About this faith I’ve been talking about…

Just this morning I was in a meeting of like-minded individuals, discussing how much the our past lives should play a part in our present situations.  As I reflected, I became aware that each of the most-eventful times in my recent past history have helped raise my level of faith in a Higher Power, whom I choose to call God.

There are many times over the past nine-and-a-half years that I could call my sanity into question.  There were so many things going on around me that I didn’t understand and no matter how hard I tried, could not wrap my mind around.  It would seem that the world had cast upon me a cruel trial of faith that called into question my very being and purpose in life.  Yet through it all, I kept praying and mustering as much faith as I could in a God that was watching out over it all and keeping me in His care.  From those experiences, I have developed a stronger faith than at any other point in my life.

I can look back at the most recent past of my life and know that I didn’t really sit down and plan any of it out.  I never figured to be divorced, go through rehab for an addiction, sell my house, move from the school I’d taught at for twenty-two years, and so many other twists and turns.  But somehow, someway, there was a guiding force that took me to exactly where I needed to be to learn what I needed to learn.  This includes all the people I’ve come into contact with along the way, most of which have had a positive influence on my spiritual life.  That guiding force in my life is a God that knows more about me than I know about myself and always seems to know what’s best, with or without my conscious effort.

So when I face present-day-difficulties, I once again turn to God and ask Him for His guidance, wisdom, and strength.  And I am certain in the process that He will lead me to think, do, and say exactly what He would have me to in order to fulfill His will for my life and the lives of those I encounter.   Just my present take on my faith-life as I face each day, one day at a time, on life’s terms

David Lee