God-Governed

Many adults and children seem to find themselves easily distracted, and find it difficult to concentrate. When I first came to the Plainfield Church years ago, I would often get easily distracted by every thought that popped into my consciousness, and I was also quite hyper. I probably would have been diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Disorder.

In working with a good old-time practitioner here, the practitioner encouraged me to take time each day to talk to God. He told me to talk to Him like a friend, and said to do this several times during the day. It was something I had not really thought about doing before, so I gave it a try. I found wonderful things taking place in my life as a result of beginning this discipline.

When I started actually opening my heart to God, talking out loud to Him, big changes began to take place in my life. I became much more peaceful, much more disciplined about my thinking, and much more productive in things that God had for me to do.

To talk to God as a friend established a relationship with God that I had never known, a real and practical relationship. Before then, I thought I knew a little about God, but it was always God up there and me down here. I would reach out when I felt like I needed to; sometimes the connection would be there and sometimes it wouldn’t.

I think the reason why I am so grateful for this is that it really was the beginning of a real and practical relationship between me and God, and through that relationship, I found my thoughts and my actions becoming more and more peaceful, disciplined, and under God’s control.

So, I encourage anybody who wants to have a better relationship with God, and to have a more fulfilling, disciplined, and peaceful life, to do the same. Take time out each day. It is amazing the kind of conversation you can have with God in just a few minutes. It can make a huge difference in anyone’s life.