to tell her why I believe in God , and it being about the personal relationship you can have . It ’ s not about any man or woman on this Earth , and God is so much bigger than anything that you can dream of .
I never felt like I was forcing the conversation , or demeaning any of her concerns , I got the thought of the person in the Bible who denied God three times , and I didn ’ t want to do that . I even said a quick prayer under my breath that I don ’ t say anything that God doesn ’ t want me to . I chose my words carefully , and allowed her to voice her concerns . The next thing I remember clearly stating is , I DO NOT have all the answers , I won ’ t try to explain it , and there is no one on this Earth who does have all the answers . It ’ s truly about the Faith that I have . How is my Faith so strong ? Because I know God is real . I ’ ve seen too much , heard too much , lived too much , and experienced way too much to deny the existence of God in my personal life . For me , that is more than enough .
I listened to her talk for a little while longer , and by this time two other people were really listening to our conversation , they even chimed in about some things they thought . I was totally comfortable , and learning about them , I realized I was actually the minority of people who identified themselves as believers in any organized religions in this program .
Fast forward a few minutes , the young lady looked at me , turned her head to the side and said ; wow Courtney you ’ ve convinced me . I didn ’ t know how to take that at first , it wasn ’ t my intention to try and convince her , or convert or anything of that nature . I just did not want to deny God , because I know he is too real in my life . I ’ m not even sure exactly what she meant . But I saw the wheels spinning in her head , and the look in her eyes that she really appreciated me sharing my thoughts about this subject .
God is good , and it ’ s a Big World out there . I ’ m thankful for the experiences and situations that I ’ m getting to be involved in . For me personally it was encouraging conversation that helped me think even more .
I wrote this letter not to preach , or boast about anything that I ’ ve done , but to share an experience that happened to help me stay encouraged . Take it as you may , but I thank IMPACT for giving me an outlet to share . I read all the stories , and often see parallels , and when you do it for yourself first and foremost , it ’ s an amazing feeling .
Thank You
C . Reddix cmreddix @ gmail . com http :// nostatick32 . tumblr . com /
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