There's an old saying that you don't know what you've got until it's gone. I feel this applies to all aspects of life and the lesson is we should try not to take anything for granted. My faith seems to come in waves, externally I'm always involved and will never shy away from what I believe. But internally there are times I feel distance from God, not intentionally it just happens. Like all relationships we have in life our relationship with God is not always growing at a constant rate there will inevitably be ups and downs.
The best thing about periods of distance in a relationship is the rediscovery of how important the relationship is to you. I recently attended a talk on how knowing what God wants for us and releasing his will is the essence of being holy. The simple test being that if we want what is the same as what God wants for us then our God's will and our will become ones.
This made me realise that to live my life as a practicing Catholic I don't need to walk around preaching or trying to convert everyone I meet. To be holy my aim is to live my life the way that God wants me to live it. With the help of my friends and with guidance from others I can become a holy person. To do this I must consider God's will whenever I make a decision. At first this might sound difficult but I think with practice I should be able to live my life as God wants me to. We've all heard of the saying 'What Would Jesus Do?', I am going to develop my own relationship with God by thinking 'What Does God Want?' whenever I have a decision to make.
May God bless you all with his abundant love
YCM
