My pastor once said that knowing who you are suppose to marry comes in one of two ways. Some people walk into a room and bam! That's it. They see the person and know. Love at first sight. And others are walking along for a while and one day they turn to see their best friend who has been beside them for years and they realize it's been them all along. I feel the latter is how I would describe my relationship with Christ.
I was raised in the Catholic Church. I went to Christian schools until 7th grade. When my mother married my step-father, we began going to a non-denomination church (about 9th grade). In college, I only attended church when invited by friends or when I was home for the weekend. And then one day during senior year… I don’t know, it was like I finally realized it was ok for me to go to church by myself. That it wasn’t about me being with someone; it was about me being with God.
I have always had the knowledge of God and the belief of him… that has never been a question to my mind. I have always prayed to him, I have always spoken to him and cried out to him during hardships, when I was scared or sick. A friend’s mother once told me that God ‘fathers the fatherless’ and I believe my life is proof of that. But senior year of college, I finally made the choice to meet him halfway… to put effort into my faith, into my relationship with him.
I could list for you the miracles he has worked in my life – how he has comforted me in my dark times, given me freedom from work anxieties, blessed me with financial help, even answered my prayers for a friends medical healing. But the point is not a list, the point is… God is good. He is miraculous. I have been blessed to have known him all my life and am continuously endeavoring to know him better.
