Faith in a Higher Power
If I am not as close to my higher power (God) as I used to be, who moved?
Life has its ways of being so unbearable at times; that it can cause a person to feel like the entire world is against them. One tragic situation after another can definitely bring someone to his or her breaking point. Numerous times, I have felt like my back was against the wall and all my problems were caving in on me, but at this one specific point in my life, I felt I had reached my breaking point. Devastating situations were occurring back to back in my life. Things had gotten so bad that I began questioning my faith in God. I was seriously at a crossroad. This slightly put a strain on our relationship, which led me to not be as close to God as I was previously. I had stopped going to church, I barely prayed at night, and when unfortunate circumstances kept appearing; that diminished my faith even more. I saw my life spiraling out of control and I honestly did not know what to do about it. Therefore, I did the only thing that I grew up doing… I prayed. Prayer really does change things. I hear people say that all the time, but it never affected me until I saw a change with my own eyes. Recently, things have been looking up in my life. My life is not where I want it to be, but it is not where it use to be and I am thankful for that. I feel less stressed and I even have a positive outlook on things when they seem to turn for the worse. I finally feel worriless. And each day as I progress, I thank God for showing me the light. Now, I am not saying my relationship with God is perfect, but he and I are much better than what we use to be. As I am writing this paper, I realized that I was the one that moved from God, because as soon as I said a prayer he was right there waiting to answer. He never left my side. Words cannot express how grateful I am for his unconditional love. So I leave you with a phrase my grandmother use to say, “Although I may stray, it is not too late to go back
Life has its ways of being so unbearable at times; that it can cause a person to feel like the entire world is against them. One tragic situation after another can definitely bring someone to his or her breaking point. Numerous times, I have felt like my back was against the wall and all my problems were caving in on me, but at this one specific point in my life, I felt I had reached my breaking point. Devastating situations were occurring back to back in my life. Things had gotten so bad that I began questioning my faith in God. I was seriously at a crossroad. This slightly put a strain on our relationship, which led me to not be as close to God as I was previously. I had stopped going to church, I barely prayed at night, and when unfortunate circumstances kept appearing; that diminished my faith even more. I saw my life spiraling out of control and I honestly did not know what to do about it. Therefore, I did the only thing that I grew up doing… I prayed. Prayer really does change things. I hear people say that all the time, but it never affected me until I saw a change with my own eyes. Recently, things have been looking up in my life. My life is not where I want it to be, but it is not where it use to be and I am thankful for that. I feel less stressed and I even have a positive outlook on things when they seem to turn for the worse. I finally feel worriless. And each day as I progress, I thank God for showing me the light. Now, I am not saying my relationship with God is perfect, but he and I are much better than what we use to be. As I am writing this paper, I realized that I was the one that moved from God, because as soon as I said a prayer he was right there waiting to answer. He never left my side. Words cannot express how grateful I am for his unconditional love. So I leave you with a phrase my grandmother use to say, “Although I may stray, it is not too late to go back