Alone

I can definitely see how life can bear proof of how alone we are in life but it is not a fact that I am willing to accept.

I had a conversation with a good friend who is craving for a personal relationship with God. He feels alone, abandoned, and marginalized by a God who supposedly claims love for his children. He feels betrayed by the God he worships that is seemingly MIA in his life.

I know how he feels. Fortunately, and unfortunately, I can empathized.

It is easy to cite the unavailability of God but I am under the impression that he is more there than we give him credit for...as human beings, we have a tendency to expect answers in other forms outside of what is common for the Lord.

"For ye shall not go out with haste nor go by flight; for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel shall be your rearward" (3 Nephi 20:42).

Easy to say but difficult to fathom but there is strength in having an open heart to understand the workings of God in our lives through others or through life itself.

List of God Related Things From Just Today

#1 - A friend of mine willingly offered to drive down to St. George so that we could attend our mutual friend's farewell.

#2 - I wanted to break the sabbath by going out to buy stuff which might seem innocuous or even meh but my friend said that he would drive but would not be purchasing. He didn't say it with a mightier than thou attitude or a self-righteous up turned nose. He just spoke simply and I ended up not breaking the sabbath.

#3 - My friend's talk in church was full of tears... and no, they were not silly, girly tears, but they were tears of humility and desire to serve God.

#4 - My friend's dad prayed specifically for our safe journey home when he blessed the food.

#5 - My friend's mom reminded us that we could always come down for a meal whenever we wanted.

#6 - A thunderstorm left the rolling desert hills wet with a haze of smoky condensation that came alive when sunlight peeked through the clouds.

#7 - We arrived home safely.

#8 - Playing video games alerted passersby who stopped in and played with us in my apartment
which alerted me to the fact that these people would not have come in if they did not feel comfortable around us.

#9 - The last scripture I highlighted a few days ago was specific to the main conversation tonight.

#10 - I am alive and aware of God's love.