Hello my fellow humans,
First thing I want to address is luck — I don’t believe in it. I believe in God, which leads me to believe that luck is a blessing, and bad luck is a blessing in disguise. Also I don’t believe in randomness. I believe humans perceive things as random, but God’s plan and God’s timing are never random.
I think it’s safe to say I’ve been a mess for much of my life, especially as an adult. Bouncing around from point to point, sporadic decisions, not knowing what to do next. I bet it’s normal to feel lost. I bet people who are not a mess also feel lost. As a result of feeling lost, I started developing faith in a higher power. Years later, I’ve realized — the stronger my faith, the less lost I feel.
I’m not trying to impose my faith on you. I have many people in my life who are not Christians, and I respect that. I mean no disrespect to other religions when I talk about Christianity. The fact is, Christianity is the religion that found its way into my life.
Personally, I don’t like when people say, “He’s a good man”. I don’t think we’re in a position to make that judgement. I think sometimes we don’t say what we mean. Rather than saying “I like him” or “I’m glad we’re friends”, we say “He’s a good man”.
I’ve made great decisions in my life, yet I don’t think I’m good through and through. I’ve made poor decisions in my life, yet I don’t think I’m bad through and through. I am who I am. Sometimes I’m on the right path, sometimes I’m on the wrong path, and that’s the way it is.
Religion can be a mysterious thing sometimes. If somebody asked me to prove that God is real, I couldn’t. I could explain to them that my life gets better as my faith gets stronger. Faith is my only answer.
There’s no possible way I’m the most devout Christian on earth, or even my neighborhood. What’s important to me is that I think about the Lord every single day, no exceptions, and I try to serve Him as best I can. I have faith that God has a plan for our lives. I believe the more we seek God, the better our lives will be.
To me, Christianity is simply looking to Jesus Christ as a leader, and holding no one in higher regard. Especially not myself. I’ve made too many poor decisions in my life to hold myself in high regard. I think it’s best to be humble.
Religious text can mean many different things to many different people. One single piece of religious text can be interpreted in many different ways. Rather than being caught up in conflicting principles, I find it’s best for me to focus on what Jesus actually said, according to the Holy Bible. His words give us a great understanding for who He was, and who He wants us to be.
If I can pass one of His teachings on to you, I would remind you that He said there is only one way to heaven, and that’s through Him. According to the Bible, the closer we are with Jesus, the better our odds are to enter heaven someday. Even if the Bible isn’t true, and heaven doesn’t exist, it can’t hurt to follow the story of a man who died to protect others. Remember that none of us are perfect, but that doesn’t mean we are prohibited from going to heaven.
Some days I think I’ve already messed up my life too much, getting caught up in painful memories. Then I realize I wouldn’t be alive if that were true. I believe each day is given to us as a clean slate. We might carry our baggage with us, but that doesn’t mean our opportunities are gone.
Life can be a difficult process. Sometimes I make the mistake of dwelling on the highlights, trying to escape reality. Then I realize those highlights wouldn’t be possible without the in-between moments. Happiness wouldn’t feel good if sadness didn’t exist. Pleasure wouldn’t feel good if pain didn’t exist. Laughter wouldn’t feel good if we never cried. Success wouldn’t feel good if we never failed.
Letting go of the past can be very difficult. I think most people struggle with that, especially myself. In some mysterious way, I think that’s what connects us as human beings. All of us go through challenging times, and everybody copes differently. As much as we like to say we’re doing well, sometimes we’re dealing with an ongoing internal struggle. I don’t believe there’s any reason to hide that.
Becoming a Christian has taught me many things. It’s taught me to accept responsibility for my poor decisions, allowing myself to feel guilty. That process has been instrumental in my personal growth. It’s taught me to challenge myself to become better, no matter how uncomfortable I am. Every day is a challenge for me, and no days are perfect. However, I’ve found a perfect leader to follow, and His name is Jesus Christ.
Lastly, if you are seeking a way to build or strengthen your relationship with God, I encourage you to pray and read the Bible on a daily basis. If you don’t know how to pray, try to imagine who God is, then talk to Him. I talk out loud to myself all the time, so there’s no reason for you to be ashamed talking to God. If you’ve read different versions of the Bible, then you know it’s difficult to understand some versions, because of the language. The New International Version (NIV) is much more user-friendly. Also, I’ve found it’s very helpful to be grateful and appreciate God as much as possible.
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Thank you and God Bless,
Salvatore Norge
First person I ever connected with....we've been at a distance for ages but I never feel the distance you will always be my brother an I will always be my brothers keeper....love you to the moon back this is amazing!!!! You post im there ....o yea...im in training for how to write a book!!!🤫🤫🤫🤐🤐🤐... you know more than alot that I can relate to this, without his blessings and grace I wouldn't have made it to 10 let alone 30!! And without my faith and his proof through me I wouldn't be in this training working on how to give my testimony you inspire me my brother in more ways than you can imagine and im forever greatful that we met keep praying an pushing an know that im always here for you even if its just an ear il give you two!!!