Drawing Close

There are times in our lives that can seem so dark and low and dreary that you start to think you will never see the light of day again. You feel like the whole world is just weighing down on you and...
There are times in our lives that can seem so dark and low and dreary that you start to think you will never see the light of day again. You feel like the whole world is just weighing down on you and life is nothing more than a chore that you have to go through day after day. Strangely, even those who are in Christ experience these low times - sometimes, I believe, even worse than non-believers. God seems so far away. But... we know that God is never farther away from us that a simple prayer or a word of Scripture. That really is a miracle of this thing we call the Christian life, isn't it? The fact that we can just cry out to our Creator and He actually hears us. Not only that, but He is eagerly waiting for us to do just that so He can respond with His incredible grace. That, I think, is what keeps me going sometimes - just the sheer marvel of God. Who He is. What He does. How He can love even the most vile sinner enough to want to turn him into a saint. No other religion or belief system can make this claim - that the God of the universe loves His creation and want to be in relationship with it. That is truly amazing grace.

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