no God, no peace, know God, know peace..

 

 

Lord ... is that you?

i remember when i painted this piece. i was really at odds with my faith.  

i was seeking answers that i just couldn't seem to find.  i wanted to know God as a friend. 
i wanted a relationship with him that was meaningful 
and real and not fake.  i didn't want to recite 
made up or worst yet- memorized prayers from my childhood.

my understanding of who He was and what He meant to me seemed to be buried under a whole lot of crap, worries and superficial social agenda's that had nothing to do with growing my spiritual life. 

it wasn't until i scraped away the layers that i found what i was really looking for.   

my cross...all tattered and scratched from my past regrets.  dulled from sin, doubt, judgments and lies. i carried it with a distorted sort of pride, an impressive martyr no less.  

... He wouldn't allowed that... no, He was on the ready to take it from me and place it on His back.  

in that moment i knew i had found my God ..that He had never left my side.

so i will pass along what someone had once shared with me...

no God, no peace...know God, know peace...

always believe that God is with you...seek His divine inspiration

pray for wisdom and strength, trust that whatever is in front of you...challenging you will serve His purpose. believe He has a plan for you ...i used to have a friend read to me jeremiah 29:11 every day...now it is etched on my heart:

"for I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, 

“plans to prosper you and not to harm you, 

plans to give you hope and a future." 

the feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.  ~teresa of avila

"ask and it will be given to you; 

seek and you will find; 

knock and the door will be opened to you.

matthew 7:7

prayer is when you talk to God; 

meditation is when you listen to God.  diana robinson