Burning alive

Ever wonder what it would be like to be “burned alive?” Now that I have your attention, I can tell you that when I say “burned alive” I am talking about the spiritual “burning alive”. Not too long ago, I was on my way to George Mason and was listening to the radio and something struck me, I am not sure what but something told me I needed to write something about this “burning” feeling that I had at the moment. So, I let this idea stew for a few days and it is still there strong as ever! Being “burned alive” in a spiritual sense is one of the greatest things that can happen to anyone because they want to have a relationship with God, which is awesome! I am writing this blog to let everyone know I am “burning alive” and wanted to express some of my feelings and or experiences. It is a privilege to serve God even though it is a rocky road. I understand that and accept that. I feel that being tested and keeping your composure during those times of tribulation make you stronger, but in the sense of spiritual strength it makes you even stronger because your faith grows. The world we live in today is far from perfect and I notice a lot of people putting their faith in an artificial gods like: the stock market, gas prices and the economy. What do all three of these have in common? They all deal with money and just this last summer (it feels like autumn now!) I learned an important lesson about keeping my faith about such artificial things. I was on vacation with my parents stressing out about financial aid because my GPA was just under the requirements, so I thought, and my loans had not gone through yet and I was in a state of mental chaos. One day I was just getting ready to shave and for some unknown reason I was led to my knees, I could not stop myself from going to my knees, and this chilling feeling came over me and a loving yet authoritative voice began to speak to me. It said “stop worrying, you have put great faith in ME all summer, it will be ok I promise”. This voice was God speaking to me through the Holy Spirit. This is just one of many experiences that led me to believe that God, The Father, does exists and I need to keep doing what I have been doing, keeping the faith no matter the peril, no matter the circumstances even though as I said earlier it can be difficult to do and it is easy to go to a fictitious god like logic and reason alone. The truth is logic and reason cannot solve the problem because they are the easy way out and the only truth that matters is that we are here because God needs us to be here and needs us to have faith. Showing faith is our way of expressing our love for Our Father!

Your humble servant,

Ryan