This message is coming through by the initial thought, I can’t wait for the day my friends and family awaken to God’s Grace.
I watch those around me speak briefly or vaguely of the Lord, or even just hear about Him.
But to know, is something else.
I think back to the night where I was crying in my room, harshly scraping notes into my journal, cursing God. I remember saying I could care less for Him if He existed; my feelings being so close to hate.
How could God exist if X, Y, and Z has happened to me? I never did anything wrong?? Why should I be punished??
You could imagine this in a teenage mind.
If you would have asked me about God back then, I would have spit on the floor at His name.
I have nothing but empathy toward my younger self now. I give no apologies either as I know God put those feelings in my heart in order for me to meet Him later on in life.
I now know those feelings are what bred my devotion today. It created fertile soil for something new to grow. Who knew it would be the Holy Spirit?
I’ll also briefly say before I continue, I am not a proclaimed Christian. I follow God’s Word in more ways than one however the use of Christian dialect comes easy to an American such as I.
With my life experience, I should know devotion does not come easily.
Someone asked me yesterday, “how does one become devoted?“
There is no answer for this, I thought joyfully as I considered one.
Devotion, as I’ve come to know it, is like falling in love.
There is no “how-to” book or sequential steps to follow. It just sort of happens.
And you definitely can’t teach it. That is a lesson only to be brought on by God Himself.
I am devoted because I am in love. I will walk to the edges of the Earth and back for God without question. I will choose The Word over anyone else’s. Putting God first, that to me, is true devotion. But sincerely, and not just on paper.
This is something I can’t speak well on with others. Many have their gripes and own challenges with meeting the Lord. And I try not to get involved in that.
However, I pray that my devotion, which is observed by others, leads them on a path that only takes them closer to knowing Him.
It’s not an easy path. And as I’ve heard a pastor say, it’s a lifelong journey.
So with that being said, I can’t wait for the day my friends and family awaken to God’s Grace.