this asymptotic relationship with God

Every day, I make it a point to read Christian blogs.
Or listen to a sermon.
To learn things that I cannot learn by myself alone.
To feed my soul with the Bread of Life.


I cannot claim wisdom to interpret the meaning of all Bible passages.
So I pray to God before reading~~
asking Him to teach me how to understand His words.


I do not wish to totally depend on others' wisdom
but I do believe that the people I read and the people I listen to~~
they base their sermons and blogs on the Bible.


And I see the TRUTH of God's words in the way they share it
and the way they live their own lives.


Someone asked: "Are you taking the words of mere human beings as Bible truths"?

No.
But their words are not their own.
They extract God's words from the Holy Book.
They ask for God's guidance in teaching others.


I pick up nuggets of wisdom from other men and women.
They who write and speak about God's Kingdom and God's will for us.


Dietrich Bonhoeffer,a theologian who was martyred by the Nazis during the second world war, wrote:
 
“The Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him. He needs him again and again when he becomes uncertain and discouraged, for by himself he cannot help himself without belying the truth. He needs his brother as a bearer and proclaimer of the divine word of salvation.”


That is how I begin understanding the deeper meaning of God's words.
By looking into other Christians' words and experiences.
Their encounters with God in different places and different areas in their lives make plain to me what the difficult verses want to convey.


The Bible was not designed to be an "easy read".


And each time I read other Christians' blogs or listen to what they share~~
Each time is an invitation to open my Bible and see for myself God's promises.
They teach me how to search God's words and build up my faith.
They teach me that all is Grace.
They teach me the value of my life and how much God loves me.



In the past, I have taken single steps towards God and later take two steps backward.
So that I never quite made it there.


This asymptotic relationship with my Maker is like a descending curve that approaches but does not reach the horizontal axis.


I want to know more.
I want to build my relationship with my Creator.
and I want to help others build their relationship with God too.
In whatever way I can.


First to start with my own family.
To bring my children closer to God.
And help them realize what their life is all about.


I want us to get to that point of actually reaching the horizontal axis.


An understanding and acceptance of what God's plan for each one of us is.
To understand that there is a reason that things in our lives happen.
That we may not understand everything because our thoughts are different from God's thoughts. 
To not fear death but instead look forward to the time we join our Creator.


There is so much more to learn.
There is so much more truths to know.
And I pray that the time left for each one of us to live our lives is enough for us to live according to His will.