Life...

prove to me there's a God. I can't see him. How can you prove He's really out there?
ya know...God is like the wind. You can't see him but try and convince me that wind doesn't exist. I would call you crazy and completely dismiss your claim if u tried to convince me that wind is not real. Do ya know why? Because you can see the affects of wind. You see the leaves blowing on the trees, you see the power of tornadoes that can rip apart houses. Much like you can see the effects of God, you can see him changing peoples lives, giving people joy and peace that you know can't come from anywhere else. You can feel God, much like u feel a breeze of wind. I feel God in my life, I feel his peace come over me when I'm having a rough day and I feel his love through many different ways. There is no way you can convince me that wind isn't real, much like I know without a shadow of doubt that God is real.

So you may be asking, how does this tie in with what life is about?
Well. God created you, he created me, he created all of us! And we didn't pop out of a "people mold" God has stored up there in heaven. He made each and every one of us for a specific purpose. He gave you your specific talents and characteristics for a reason.

So how do we know what life's about? So okay, I understand there's a God but he's way up there in heaven and I'm down here and know nothing about Him or who He is.
Well, that's where sin comes in. We are born human, breathe human, do human. We don't default to being a good person ya know? So there is this huge gap between God and us. a chasm. No good thing we do can ever get us to heaven, no amount of effort can save us from ourselves.

But...good news! There doesn't have to be that huge chasm between us and God, we were MADE to know God, and love God and experience a whole new level of living by knowing God. Why is this a whole new level of living? Because God made us for a purpose, we have a reason for being here...but we can't possibly know what this is, unless we get to know God.
**There is a God shaped hole in our hearts that we try to fill. With relationships, with success, with drinking, with anything we can possibly think of. But its like putting a square peg in a round hole. It doesn't fit.**

God loved us so stinkin' much that he sent his son Jesus to die for us. His death on the cross covers all of our sins. All we have to do is accept this free gift of salvation. All we have to do is be like, ya know what God? I realize I'm a sinner. I realize I can't do this life on my own. I understand that you love me and made me for a purpose. I believe you are real and I believe you are powerful enough to save me from eternal death and being separated from you. I give my life to you. This is kinda scary to give up control of my life, but I trust you that you have better plans for me than I can ever even imagine for myself. Because he does! Picture a little kid holding on to an old blanket. They refuse to give it up...why? Well for one it's comfortable, it's what they know to be safe. They don't know any better? So imagine their parent is trying to give them a brand new, 5000 thread count fleece fluffy blanket. They can't enjoy the brand new blanket unless they let go of their old ratty blanket.

So maybe you're thinkin, this is great but I'm comfortable with where I am right now ya know? I don't want to give my life and hopes and dreams to someone I don't trust. How can you trust someone you don't know right? Well thats where faith comes in. I heard a cool quote that "Faith is a bird that feels dawn breaking and sings while it is still dark". Ya gotta take that step of faith. But I guarantee is not going to be a step you're going to take where God's not gonna meet you half way.

This past year God has radically changed my life. I've realized that God is all I need. There's a verse that says if you try to save your life, you will lose it, but if you lose your life for Christ than you will find it. Thats where I had been going wrong, I love to be in control and I had been trying to run my life the way that I thought was best and it came crashing down. But when I gave my life to Christ and was like, God you are way better at this than me, here please help me live my life for you (so "losing" my life), that is when I finally found life. And not just any life, but a great life! Filled with the joy and peace and purpose that comes from knowing God.