Faith in the journey

I'm sitting here, eating my egg white "pizza" and had two gentlemen knock on my door.  They introduced themselves and said they wanted to share a few things from the bible and their faith with me.  While, I'm a good Lutheran gal, I know my faith, and I know I don't go door to door.  However, I thought, while we probably disagree on most everything, those men have a lot of guts going door to door sharing God's word.

Well, NATURALLY, in my thoughtful way, it got me thinking.  I know people on all levels of faith, but which way is the way God would "approve" of.

Okay, stop right there.  What I was taught, God is happy with who you are. Whether you go to church every Sunday, walk door to door, or even just think about Her/Him every once and a while.  I would be the third option. I  don't go to church that often (although I should 'cus the people there rock...gotta love those ELCAers!) I really don't pray.  I doubt a lot of things in life and don't pretend it's going to be all right because God has a plan.  Sometimes I want to say "F-U God for making life the way it is!!"

I see people on Facebook saying "God is great...blah blah blah!" Then they go and talk smack behind everybody's back. Think they're higher and so much better because for some reason, because they use God's name in a status update, S/He loves them more.

Then I turn to a great friend I met at Gorilla.  She has had a much harder year than I ever have, or really anyone I know.  Through all of it though, her faith has stayed strong.  However, that's not why I look to her as  a spiritual role model.  She, a lot like my mom, walks the walk, rather than just talk the talk.  It's SO easy to say "God has a plan" and go to church on Sunday, but then most people hop in their cars, drive home and ignore the words the rest of the week by acting selfish, greedy, petty and down right non--Christian (even if they "praise God" on Facebook. (P.S. God doesn't have a real facebook page, fyi))

However, my friend is amazing.  I've never seen anyone put everyone else first, over her.  She, in my opinion, has the right to be pissed off at God, saying, "Well, you screwed me over, so forget you!"  But she doesn't.  She helps EVERYONE. When I was struggling, she made me this amazing key chain and wrote a card that touched me deeper than any bible verse ever has. While I don't think she thought it was a lot, it STILL has gotten me through hard days.

I look at some of the emails she written to me about faith, and hard times, and it helps. THAT my friends, is what Jesus, God, Allah, Buddah, whomever keeps you in line, would want.  She takes care of everyone! Her son is one of the luckiest boys!

So, while these gentlemen have guts going door to door, and good for some of my friends for supposedly re-finding their faith,  my dear friend is what I strive for in my faith.  To not just talk the talk, but really walk the walk. Love everybody, this is most certainly true!


Sidenote:  One of the versus my friend shared with me when I was in an ultimate low has stuck with me through this journey, and WILL keep me going until I reach my goal and so far beyond:
"I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."