coach
you posting inspires me...i am seeking a similar path to the one you seem to be on. i have to find a church/bible study group which works for me.
i would like to hear more about what you have learned from your pastor and church.
i have accepted God as a One who loves me, will listen to me, will forgive me....my degree of passion and committment fluctuates somewhat. i would like to improve my relationship with God. I do not come from a religous background, so I do not have a lot of history or emotional attachments to God. From a rational point of view, i can't understand God very well. I have simply said that i believe. i pray, i read some scriptures...its a work in progress. Ocassionally I feel I connect. Often i seem to sort of draw a blank, in terms of emotional connection. Of course there's a lot of wisdom in the Bible concerning how we should lead our lives. I don't look at the Bible as a list of rules, but more as a set of goals, or as inspiration for me to change my behaviour or thinking. Perhaps i have to look at what i can serve God...or how I can help others, though at the moment I seem to have enough difficulty merely enabling myself to function at a minimally satisfactory level.
I don't know that God will solve my problems, but I hope that He can help me in dealing with my problems.
thanks for writing back...I hope you will share some more of your ideas and experiences with me.
thanks
bob
