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Peace and Confidence of a Prisoner

Peace and Confidence of a Prisoner

I grew up going to church regularly, attended Sunday School, went to Catechism, got confirmed, and all that, but I was just going through the motions. I felt that God wasn’t concerned with my small issues, and that he had his hands full with the old people who were getting ready to die and go be with him. Well, such is a child’s thoughts, but it’s only been in the last couple years where I’ve come to realize the monitoring that God does in my life.

Looking back, he has been there in my rising, falling, and in everything. I can now say, “Huh!! God was there when I didn’t even know it!!!” And today, I see. Ya know, a lot of people in here really don’t understand my daily happiness. Oh sure, I tell them that it is the joy and happiness of God and his blessings in my life, and the knowing that hey, tomorrow, well what’s the worry? God’s already got all that figured out. I just have to do his will and live that day when it gets here.

Sometimes it gets frustrating trying to explain to others how being a Christian isn’t hard, it isn’t a burden, or anything. It’s just so simple, it’s like hanging on to the branch of a tree and you can’t pull yourself back up. Your father stands there and says, “It’s OK, let go and I will catch ya.” Well, soon you just get so tired you let go, but the fear is still there. Will he catch me? And he does.

Now take this scenario and repeat it 100 times with always the same result. Dad catches you. Come the 101st time, you just let go because Dad will catch you. That I guess is what happened to me. After all these years of second guessing and doubt, I’ve finally come to the point where I’ve just had to let go, and God caught me in his loving arms and said, “See, David, peace.”

Now I am at peace. All is well, and all will work out just fine, and our Lord will see to that. Hey, Praise, Praise, PRAISE the Lord!!! He let someone like me along for the ride and it truly is quite peaceful. God bless you.

David — Originally published in July 2007

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