The need for God

Rev. Tim Keller wrote on the book of the title but I have not had the chance to read it just yet. However, I can tell the same story, my story, my need for God.

When I was younger, I used to think of reasons for believing in a God... particularly, Jesus. I would compare Jesus with every other religion that I know of and come out with reasons with Jesus is better than any of the other gods. Of course, I do not fully comprehend the whole meaning about the reason of Jesus then other than that He is the one that I feel the safest with.

Today, my reason for Jesus paints a whole different set of directions. Growing up with the many different situations that I was put through, God gave me more reasons to believe in Him. It is a ashamed that I do not know more about other religions as I thought I knew about because it leaves me at a place of incredibility for argument sake. Yet I claim to do my best work among internationals, and here I know very little of their culture and beliefs.

But on a personal note, something that is deeper within myself lies something that I learned that it cannot be filled by anyone or anything else but God alone. Verses that speaks of my weakness is a venue for God's strength to come through makes more sense the older I become. College life was never an easy journey for me and evermore will be after. I am going to college now but yet I feel that its different. My college days are gone, what I am going through now is a phase of reinforcement of my calling.

My new journey into this calling demands a greater dependency on God, such that in all my years as a believer, such times as this is the most demanding for His strength.

I need God not only because I know that I am weak but also because I find that He is the only one in this world that can bring me into tears in a matter of a few seconds even in the midst of my high.