The Shack part 2

One of the hardest things I face is holding on to faith. It seems like we read a book like this or go on a retreat and really feel like we have found something solid to stand on. But, before you know it something sweeps in and puts us in a rut. I think this is just a fear that is a byproduct of our ability to imagine. The bad part about being able to imagine is that without wisdom the ability cripples us into picturing a unhappy future. Finding our faith and relationship with God is a process that has many ups and downs. I find it necessary that I build a trust with Jesus so that no matter what comes my way I can always remain hopeful for the future. After all we are all immortals and in time we will find eternal happiness. I see my life on earth as a shot must take, even though I know it is going to sting, it is for the best. If we try to avoid pain, the shot, we are only preventing the miracle of forgiveness from working in our lives. Because in the end it is the sting that makes the rest of our life so wonderful.

The Shack

This is my first post and I want to write something that is meaningful to me. Recently a friend suggested a book for me to read. She told me that it explained how God works in our world. Personally I have been going through a valley in my faith. I have been questioning what my faith really means to me and what I am supposed to do in this life. As a college student, over the past years I have learned much about the ongoing struggles that are being played out around the world. Millions are starving, sex trafficking is not limited to any one part of the world, corporations have put profit before mankind, a countless number go on each day not knowing if things are going to get better. The world is a dangerous place. With so many large problems, how can I do anything? This question has driven me to think, at times, that radical change needed to happen. After reading this book I was humbled to know that my purpose in this life is not to imagine the future as something I can create. Instead, I realize that the so called evils are not so much evil as they are part of a huge mess that only God can work out. I started to talk to God in a new way after reading this book. I no longer think about the future. It is the present that I strive to live in.