This evening I had a good discussion about God. How do we decide we are doing his will? How do we know?
A lot of the discussion came down to how well I fit into my created role. Do I walk with both feet or do I hop around on one leg?
David took me to the top of a parking garage and we looked down on the teeming city streets. Below us we saw the man waiting on a ride, another man asking for money, musicians loading instruments, girls walking merrily down the sidewalk, cars stopping and going as the traffic signals dictated.
Each of these people were doing what they wished on their own free will and I had no feeling of wishing to change what they were doing. They were just living and breathing.
David said he imagines God is a lot like that. Not looking for someone who is doing wrong so He can punish and correct, but just observing, enjoying his created beings.
Taking it to another level, how much individual attention does God give me? I believe that God notices my prayers and meditations. I think He probably doesn't care much for it when I ask him to interfere with other parts of His creation for my selfish wants.
Does that silence and alone feeling I get at times mean He's not there? No, it probably means that I'm just a human being doing what I'm created to do and if I feel alone, its because I am failing to realize that God is right there at the top of the garage.
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thank you.
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