Monday, February 4, 2013
Contentment Amidst the Confusion
Tonight, an interesting thing happened to me that I can't say I've ever experienced before. I felt the need to post about it mainly because I think it is probably relatable and, of course I always love to ramble about my thoughts. Anyway, I went to a girl's ministry event for the campus ministry I'm involved with, and the main topic was dating. Now, this topic happens to be something I know next to nothing about personally, but I've seen a lot of friends go through various situations and have formed the most basic of opinions about it. However, how I feel about the subject really isn't relevant to what I want to talk about. The main thing I want to talk about is exactly what to do after the decision to follow Christ is made, and how this topic relates to faith as a whole. Now, I have no idea where you, my dear readers, are in your faith in God, or if you have one at all, and on that note, I encourage those who have not given their lives to Christ to think about it and pray because it is the best decision you will ever make. It can be hard, but living with a purpose and knowing you are free from your sin is the most beautiful thing you can experience. Anyway, after this decision, the main thing I have been struggling with, without even knowing it, is what to do now. Since it took me so long to accept Christianity as a whole, now I have no idea what to think about and live out. In the environment I'm in, all sorts of ideas are thrown at me at once to think and pray about and grow in my faith through. I hear about all of these experiences from other people and how I should learn from them and their mistakes. However, since I've never experienced them myself, I have no clue if I will think about that when the time comes. Anyway, back to the girl's ministry thing I attended: The topic itself was a breaking point for me concerning my faith as a whole. I was already thinking about everything else I'm trying to grow through, and I couldn't handle another topic to consider. I was overwhelmed, but I guess what I need to realize, and what I want to get across is that it is extremely important to be content in being confused. I don't mean we shouldn't spend time with God and try to become closer to Him; I mean that He will help us figure out His will when we are ready for it. For instance, we all want to know what our future career will be, and why we are in a certain major or why we can't seem to pick a major. One day, He will allow you to understand, but only when you are ready and it will allow you to better glorify Him. Until then, we have to find our joy in Him and glorify Him in everything we do and overall just be content with where we are and what we don't understand yet. I hope this made coherent sense.
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