there are these moments when God, His Spirit, His Presence, His Will, are so heavy on me. they are moments of a day, like so many others, but they are miraculous moments. and in those times of perspective, when He is so much moving throughout me and dwelling in my heart, it seems as if someone must be praying for me at that moment. there is freedom in knowing that life is brief, that we are but a passing shadow, and that God is eternal. it is the ultimate satisfaction that is derived from His Presence and nothing else. it is not a method, not a passing fad, not a feel-good attempt to cope with reality, but it is Truth, it is absolute Truth. and these moments fade, the feelings of His presence, so if my faith were based on those feelings it would be as unstable as the weather. yet since faith is based on Truth, and not on feeling or reason, it is consistent. as much as love is a choice, and a commitment, so is a relationship with God. dont forget in the darkness what you have been shown in the light. and in emotionless moments it is inexcusable to neglect all the emotion God has created in us in past instances.

my discovery is not that i am a particularly loving or compassionate person, because i am selfish and sinful as much as anyone... but rather that i am put in situations where it is my desire to love people, where God has continually and constantly created something in me that loves people. and i choose to daily.

but these opinions and thoughts are subject to change, except for the Truth parts.

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