Good grief, Cori...while I am not a parent...YOU ARE LIKE ME!!!! Amazing how are the similarities in our relationship to God.... relationship being the key word.
I love your wording: [ "I talk to God constantly. My reference above about sore knees is figurative. I pray while walking, showering, brushing my teeth, driving, grocery shopping. It’s everywhere. It’s all around me. My conversation with God. I’m like that person who doesn’t get out enough and talks non-stop when around other people, barely taking a breath. For me, it’s an ongoing stream of consciousness, like inner dialogue. Such is the prevalence of thanks, requests, behests, and rants I exchange with my creator." ] This is ME! I am so glad I am not the only one who does what I call "flopping on the couch with Papa" and pouring out my heart before Him. He never shuts me up , He listens, He comforts, He gives guidance and counsel and NUDGES of correction and He never "hits me with a stick". The God of all Comfort, indeed. I relate to the RANTS of King David in the Psalms...and how blunt they are, some of them...and yet God described David as a "man after my own heart." What a thing to be! God bless you for this magnificent writing, Cori, it brought a tear to my eyes and comfort to my soul. Wendy
Cori, that is how I write as well. Holy Spirit gives me snippets and titles to begin with and I rumble on these for a day or two and then begin to write en masse, as it usually flows out in one big pile. I always seek to "bind up the brokenhearted", from Isaiah 61:1. Blessings to you and your wonderful relationship with God! This is not "religion", this is relationship! Wendy
Thank you. I had a moment, as working Mom’s sometimes do. It was crushing at the time but I was compelled to write through it and many have found it helpful. SS is a wonderful community to share with.
Love this Cori! I’m someone who many maybe consider a very blasphemous Christian due to the way I look and speak, too many tattoos and a whole lot of cursing going on at any given time. But in my darkest moments I have never once stopped believing in God or talking directly to him or Jesus. I lean very heavily on the message I was taught as a child which is God is Love.
Me too. The great news is he loves all of us even the least of us, so you’ll never need to think or speak those words about how you look or talk again. If anyone else does they might not be a Christian.
UGH I related to this more than you know. Parenting IS the world's biggest test and we never stop wondering if we're doing / have done the right thing. And in my case, having lost my son when he was 28, I will forever wonder if I did it right, what I could have done differently, and whether he thought I was a good enough mom.
For what it's worth...I talk to God most days and to dead people (my son) literally every day lol.
So sorry that happened to you. My youngest sister died in a car crash at 25 and I think it broke my dad. All my angst is fearing those worse case scenarios for my sons and I just have to let that go so we’ll all thrive in the now. Xoxo
Good grief, Cori...while I am not a parent...YOU ARE LIKE ME!!!! Amazing how are the similarities in our relationship to God.... relationship being the key word.
I love your wording: [ "I talk to God constantly. My reference above about sore knees is figurative. I pray while walking, showering, brushing my teeth, driving, grocery shopping. It’s everywhere. It’s all around me. My conversation with God. I’m like that person who doesn’t get out enough and talks non-stop when around other people, barely taking a breath. For me, it’s an ongoing stream of consciousness, like inner dialogue. Such is the prevalence of thanks, requests, behests, and rants I exchange with my creator." ] This is ME! I am so glad I am not the only one who does what I call "flopping on the couch with Papa" and pouring out my heart before Him. He never shuts me up , He listens, He comforts, He gives guidance and counsel and NUDGES of correction and He never "hits me with a stick". The God of all Comfort, indeed. I relate to the RANTS of King David in the Psalms...and how blunt they are, some of them...and yet God described David as a "man after my own heart." What a thing to be! God bless you for this magnificent writing, Cori, it brought a tear to my eyes and comfort to my soul. Wendy
In the moments I wrote this I had no off switch. I thank God that His words flowed in a way that helps others.
Thank you for such a lovely response
Cori, that is how I write as well. Holy Spirit gives me snippets and titles to begin with and I rumble on these for a day or two and then begin to write en masse, as it usually flows out in one big pile. I always seek to "bind up the brokenhearted", from Isaiah 61:1. Blessings to you and your wonderful relationship with God! This is not "religion", this is relationship! Wendy
Thank you Cori, this is so deeply moving and inspiring. Just the lift I needed today. 🥰
Thank you. I had a moment, as working Mom’s sometimes do. It was crushing at the time but I was compelled to write through it and many have found it helpful. SS is a wonderful community to share with.
This is beautiful. It’s the same in Judaism. The Torah has all the answers. It’s a guide book. And every single moment is ordained for you.
Thank you. I had a moment and it all came pouring out. I want to read up on all the religions. It’s on my list.
Love this Cori! I’m someone who many maybe consider a very blasphemous Christian due to the way I look and speak, too many tattoos and a whole lot of cursing going on at any given time. But in my darkest moments I have never once stopped believing in God or talking directly to him or Jesus. I lean very heavily on the message I was taught as a child which is God is Love.
Me too. The great news is he loves all of us even the least of us, so you’ll never need to think or speak those words about how you look or talk again. If anyone else does they might not be a Christian.
Exactly and I don’t. I did though for way too long and I’m much happier now these days 😊
Amazing interpretation 👏 Thanking you for this.
Thank you for engaging Audra
UGH I related to this more than you know. Parenting IS the world's biggest test and we never stop wondering if we're doing / have done the right thing. And in my case, having lost my son when he was 28, I will forever wonder if I did it right, what I could have done differently, and whether he thought I was a good enough mom.
For what it's worth...I talk to God most days and to dead people (my son) literally every day lol.
So sorry that happened to you. My youngest sister died in a car crash at 25 and I think it broke my dad. All my angst is fearing those worse case scenarios for my sons and I just have to let that go so we’ll all thrive in the now. Xoxo
Yes, you do need to let that go and enjoy the now. I realize the thought can be crippling, I get it. But they’re here now 😊
I’m so sorry your family had to go through it as well.
Love this and YOU!!!! Heartfelt and moving🙏
Thank you sis. I love you
😘 Beautiful 🥰❤️
Thank you Dawn. I’m glad you liked it!