God promises throughout His Word that He will never leave us or forsake us. Put simply God will not leave us or renounce us or turn away from us.
As a follower of the LORD Jesus Christ, I have sung about this, I have listened to many people talk about this, but I haven’t really thought about it in regards to my life. I have listened to people speak about how they have looked back over their lives and clearly seen how God has always been there. I have given momentary thought to it, but always concluded that this had not been my experience.
It wasn’t until I began to write my story that I have seen moments when things could have gone very differently. I have not, obviously, shared every detail of my life, but as I have been writing many memories of situations I have been in have arisen which I acknowledge could have ended very differently.
Throughout my life, I have placed myself in situations that I am sure were never part of God’s plan for my life. I was struggling to find myself and find where I fit and so every new and different thing that came across my path, I tried. I can now see clearly how God has kept me from imminent danger. The many times I drank too much and drove on the roads. The times I had used drugs and wandered the streets of Redfern in my PJ’s. How I walked through the streets of Los Angeles, a young single woman alone on the streets with no idea how much danger I was in. Co-incidence that I stayed unharmed – I think not.
Here’s the thing though – I would tell you that all through this time – I did not give God one thought. I really didn’t care what He thought and I certainly was not on speaking terms with Him. Regardless of that – God continued to watch over me and protect me.
Why would He do that you might ask? Why would He even care about you since you clearly didn’t care about Him? The reason is simple and yet complex to human understanding. God loves me. I do not have to acknowledge Him or have a relationship with Him, He loves me anyway. How can that even be possible?
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