This I Believe

To Believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest. –Mahatma Gandhi

When I was asked to write about something that I believed in, I tried thinking of different things. I thought about how I believe in love, and I almost used my amazing boyfriend as an example as to why. I thought about writing about a few of my hobbies because I believe in them, they interest me. I even contemplated writing about how I believe in myself, and then it hit me, I thought, "I'll write about all 3." So, here I am, tirelessly (maybe due to some minor procrastination) typing this essay about all 3 of those things. About love, about things that captivate me to my core, and about myself, or even more, where my identity is placed. So, here I am, telling you about one subject, or even more, one person, who sums up all three of those things. His name? God.

Let me tell you about how He is who my identity is found in because of the amazing power that He holds. You see, I am convinced beyond the shadow of any doubt that the greatest adventure we can embark upon is to know The Lord, so that, in and of itself should be a basic summary as to how this paper will be laid out. One thing that never, even briefly ceases to amaze me about God is His unconditional ability to heal me. Now when I say "heal me", I do mean physically, yes, absolutely, in fact! He is the ultimate physician, there's nothing He can't do. But I don't only mean heal my physical elements. No, to say He was only capable of healing every illness, disease and physical disorder ever known would be completely belittling and insulting to Him, His power, and His capability. He can, in fact, do so much more. He also heals and mends me spiritually. There are days and even seasons of my life where I wonder why the world is out to get me (and no, it's not just every twenty eight days whenever my uterine wall decides to shed.) I wonder why people have hurt me, betrayed me, abandoned me and forgotten me. I have wondered if I'm alone, if I'm worthy, if I'm even here for anything. Well, you see, God has this way of completely stepping into the midst of my sorrow, my shame, my pain and my worthless feelings and demolishing them. He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. He makes my soul soar, it's seriously the most liberating thing on this side of Heaven. His ability to completely be light in darkness, hope in hopelessness and restoration in destruction is simply beyond me. He lifts me up and encourages me to no end, He is my rock and my salvation, my hope comes from Him alone. No wonder I'm glad, He holds me in His mighty right hand. Whenever I wonder why things are the way they are and I don't understand situations, He reveals to me that all along, even since the start of the world, He's always had a plan up His sovereign sleeve.