Christianity isn't about feelings, warm fuzzies and such. It's a way of life. It is about our walk with our Lord - our fellowship with Him - our commitment to Him - our relationship with Him through our good times and bad...our "mountaintop" experiences and the valleys we go through. Having the joy of Christ through this is a wonderful thing.
The past few years have taught me to be dependent on God and to appreciate his blessings. Caretaking for my brother during his last couple of years taught me how precious life is, and that our every breath is a gift from God. My wife filing for divorce at a time when I was briefly between jobs taught me that God will provide.
I am ashamed to say that it was easier to love God when life was harder.
What does one do when you don't feel that close to God anymore, and prayer, reading his word, and fellowship with other believers doesn't really do anything?
Can this just be a season through which I remain faithful, trusting that God will change me?
I'll be honest. Right now...and for a while now, I just haven't been feeling it. I'm wondering if I really love the Lord or if I just like him a lot.
Is there anyone else who is in, or has been, in a spiritual funk?
The past few years have taught me to be dependent on God and to appreciate his blessings. Caretaking for my brother during his last couple of years taught me how precious life is, and that our every breath is a gift from God. My wife filing for divorce at a time when I was briefly between jobs taught me that God will provide.
I am ashamed to say that it was easier to love God when life was harder.
What does one do when you don't feel that close to God anymore, and prayer, reading his word, and fellowship with other believers doesn't really do anything?
Can this just be a season through which I remain faithful, trusting that God will change me?
I'll be honest. Right now...and for a while now, I just haven't been feeling it. I'm wondering if I really love the Lord or if I just like him a lot.
Is there anyone else who is in, or has been, in a spiritual funk?