I have an enormous faith in God. It is He who carried Davin and through many dark days. I pray to Him every night, and thank him for all he has given us.
I think people confuse this with "church". Currently, I do not have a church that I attend. Davin and I have always been pretty private when it comes to religion. However, since we are hoping to have children soon, I am looking for a church to join, as we want our children to grow up in faith, just as we did. It's hard. There is a church on every corner. How do we know where we will be comfortable? I pray to find that place.
That's all.
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Hi, Laura. I am right there with you. I have never doubted the presence of God in my life and cannot imagine a life without faith. However, I also do not have a church that I attend. I attend the church that I was part of during my growing up years on visits home but since part of "church" for me is the sense of belonging to a local Christian community, I do not consider that my church. I've thought about looking for a church for a few years now, but have yet to do so. One of the reasons I have not is because the two activities that I do on Sundays in lieu of church - spending time outdoors and volunteering at a family shelter for the homeless - fill me with a sense of God's presence in the world in a way that nothing else has never done. Whenever I am in nature, I find myself filled with thankfulness and singing "Oh Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder ..", and whenever I am at the shelter, I see the strength of people's faith in times that would try the soul and am filled anew with thankfulness for the blessings in my life. Both are very humbling. Another small reason I have not started the search is because it's hard to know where to start .. I'll pray that both of us find the right place eventually. :)
Wow, beautiful. (I sort of hope Shannon will weigh in on this one if she reads this).
I do have a church. I'm very very happy there, but I think faith should not be limited to a building. Come on...God is EVERYWHERE! If you don't see Him, you're eyes aren't open. :)
The song you referred to reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend not too long ago. I was listening to Selah's version of it and I actually heard the words, "then SINGS my soul." I've actually been meaning to blog about it, but I'll cover it here instead. How often does your soul sing? What does it sound like? Like have you actually heard your soul SING? For me, it feels like my boys' hugs. It looks like the fall leaves falling, and then coming to life in the spring. It sounds like snoring children (ah, peace!), and my favorite musicians. It's important to pay attention and listen for it! Honestly, it's this thread. Makes my soul sing!
You'll find your place to worship. "Seek and ye shall find," right?
I will have to listen more closely- I don't know that I have heard my soul sing- and that's sad! But I remember that version- it's beautiful!
I think a great deal of my Oregon coast posts turn into posts about me trying to explain how I feel when my soul is singing. It is very hard to explain, but also wonderful. I felt it less often when I was younger, and it was for "bigger" things (seeing Scotland for the first time, or the hills and distinctive trees above Rome), but now I feel it more for the little things: watching Atlas run free and happy, the smell of the ocean air and the roar of the surf, a random drive on the freeway where I realize yet again how much I love Oregon, seeing someone manage to express something that I cannot ..
It's like I'm being overwhelmed with feeling. It bubbles up inside me and I want to let it out but don't know how - but it brings tears to my eyes and an irrepressible happiness.
Elizabeth- *smile* You sound happy. It's a good feeling. You know, sometimes a move is what a person needs. I found a new happiness when I moved. After I decided to embrace the good things and let go of the fact that I don't have "my people" or even church nearby. Although, I do listen to church every Sunday and still consider myself a member of our church in MN.
It's hard to explain my happiness. I guess things just fit right now. When people visit then leave, I miss them. But overall, life is good. Really good. I think everyone deserves to find this kind of good.
I know we all have different views on 'faith' and what we believe, but I know that soul-singing feeling and there's nothing like it. Just to find that place of total happiness, that feeling where your heart is rejoicing. I often feel like that at communion.
In terms of a happy place, I get like that about Minnesota in general. I'm so happy here. I miss Cokato so much. There is that part of me that feels like that anytime I'm there or in the cities. I can't explain it but it's the best feeling ever. And I feel utter and total contentment and happiness when I'm there.
(Probably sounds weird to someone who grew up there! But try growing up in a hustling and bustling place like I did with a country girl's heart.) ;)
Join the church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints :) It will bless your life more that you can ever imagine.
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