Simplicity of my Faith
Whilst at a friends house today I was browsing in her bookshelf. There were a plethora of self help and spirituality books.
I read the blurb on some. Each one promised a different thing. Health, wealth, well being, peace, prosperity, material possessions, everlasting love………..
The one thing all these books had in common was they all involved lots of hard work from the person wanting these things. Things such as a no fail 10 step plan, lengthy spiritual rights of passage to appease the spirit world, self denial, 100% positive thinking…………
Most of these books then went on to say that happiness etc was in the power of the person reading the book and their ability to carry out afore mentioned tasks. Thus absolving the writer of any responsibility if the promises did not come to pass
Got me thinking about the God I believe in. He asks only that I Love him with all my heart and mind and strength and love others as he love me.”
No ten step plan, no hours of praying to appease an angry God, no compulsory attendance to weekly meetings, Just love him love others.
His promises are equally simple:
He promises that he will never leave me or turn away from me.
He promises that he will never allow anything to happen to me that I am not strong enough to cope with.
He promises that I will have eternal life with him some day.
How is he able to make such promises? Simple he gave his life. In essence he did the hard yards, followed the plan, denied himself and continue to intercede for me daily.
All I feel I can say to that is Thanks
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