If you are one who fears approaching God, then let me offer you a
few words of hope and courage.
The God of my understanding wants us to
He is the inviting God who says often to “come, draw near, I will
give you rest.”
I understand the reticence in coming to God. We’ve perhaps put Him on such a high pedestal
we wonder if we can ever climb up to where He is. Or we think we have committed some
unthinkable, unforgiveable act and God could never tolerate being near us.
My friend, God wants you.
He welcomes you into His embrace.
Ann Lamott tells us this in Help,
Thanks Wow, and I’m paraphrasing:
“Sometimes Help is the
most profound thing we can say when approaching God.”
And in another spot, she says: “Prayer means that in some unique
way, we believe we’re invited into a relationship with someone who hears us
when we speak in silence.”
Yes, even if we don’t utter a sound, yet in our mind we reach out
to God in sincerity, He in some mystical, spiritually connected way hears what
we cannot say, and He is near.
Approaching God doesn’t mean you have it all together. It means we need help getting it together and
we’ve come to the only being capable of helping us do just that.
Come to the approachable God.
His arms are wide open, for you.
Hope Encouragement Inspiration
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