A bumper sticker read “Let go and let God,” and somehow I knew that was an answer I had been looking for. I was a new Christian with a lot of good intentions but not much fruit-bearing.
The Reverend Billy Graham died at the age of 99 on February 21, 2018. Soon after hearing the news, I began feeling a sense of urgency to live a more selfless and obedient life for Jesus. It seems that I can feel a huge gap left by his departure to heaven.
There are many words uniquely associated with Christianity, and they can be tough to understand. To name a few, the Christian faith involves: Consecration; atonement; reconciliation; and redemption.
Things might be heating up on the earth, and we don’t want to be among the large population of church-goers who don’t recognize that blessed are the persecuted Christians.
When I left God out of the entire morning equation, that was the day of the heartfelt pain and misery and crying of many tears. When I realized I had left off my God-focus, I knew it was no coincidence. It was definitely an epiphany. God is apparently the One who keeps me from falling completely apart.