A letter to God

 

 

 

Dear Father,

 

 

I want to start this letter by thanking you for the gift of life. This is not a function of protocol although, the rules of engaging you is pretty much defined (Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise). I am truly full of gratitude for giving me the opportunity  to be here at this other side of eternity. There are things in my life that I'm glad you forgot and I'm truly grateful. You are ever faithful. You are a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Thank you for the wonderful gift of salvation wrought by your dear son and my own saviour; Jesus. I reference your holy spirit for his nudges. Adoration be unto you, the maker of heaven and the earth. My soul magnifies you. What is man that you are mindful of us? What is it about the son of men that you made us (some theologians say a bit lower than Elohim)? You even crowned us with your glory. What manner of love? It is such a privilege to be yours. Hallelujah.

 

 

 

Would it be okay to ask how you are doing today? I know you've got it all together. You are God and there is no other. Your job seems to be a tough one. My finite and limited mind which constantly aggregate things can't even phantom how you do the things you do. You are everywhere all at the same time. You are omnipresent. You are such an enigma. I am yet to see who can explain you. I know you are spirit so there's no need to ask what material you are made of. I understand by scriptures that you are made of love. Is it true that you have hidden eternity in man and he knows it not? I shake my head for me. Love is your nature and that explains why you are indestructible. Its amazing how out of your love, you made man and put him in charge of those things you created. You left the company of your angels to fellowship with clay. No wonder angels beef us. Lucifer couldn't stomach his beef so much so that he decided to stage a coup. He compromised some of those ministering spirits. What did he tell them? How did he convince or shall I say confuse them? What exactly was his value proposition?

 

 

 

In your last letter, you spoke a great deal about many key issues. Thanks for providing the illumination. One thing that stood out for me is the fact that you wouldn't do for me what I can do for me. I am  strongly guided and warmly instructed. I now know that I have to grow up and step up to the plate doing away with childish things. You told me that my trials are only to make me strong. I take solace in the truth that you wouldn't give a Lamborghini to a two year old because that will kill him. Help me to become the king that you have made me to be. After receiving your letter, it became very clear to me that I needed to make some urgent changes in my life. I proceeded on leave from work. The leave period was a remarkable time with you. My Eugene Peterson's Message Bible translation fostered the experience. I have since committed to spending more time in your word. I read the book of James yesterday. James's letter was a down to earth dispatch on FAITH & WORK. Each chapter and verse was pregnant with spiritual direction. The writer of the book of James didn't mince words in slapping foolishness out of me leaving no room for sloppiness.

 

 

 

The past few weeks has been the best time of my life. I am blessed with the gifts of new relationships and old alliances. My family and friends have experienced your grace and gifting. Its been a wonderful season in my life. In these past weeks, I have come in contact with the most profound insights of my life. Just yesterday, I read Harvard University's Clayton Christensen's book titled How Will You Measure Your Life? A professing Christian himself, Clay shared life's most amazing secrets in very few pages. There is nothing coincidental about this. I am in the most auspicious time of my life. Soon, I will be 30 and I have so many questions in my head. I choose not to be anxious but I really can't help it. Megan Jay's (PHD) book; the defining decade had renewed a deep curiosity from within me. She is a a clinical psychologist who demonstrated the importance of the twenties and how its important to get one's act together. There is something about the thirties that's symbolic. As a God of numbers yourself, you will agree with me that this is true. You dear son; Jesus started his public ministry by the age of 30. His cousin, John the Baptist was also about that same age. Bible theologians claim that David was about 30 when he became King.

 

 

 

I know I cannot take thoughts for my life. Worrying about the things I cannot control only reveal my folly. I know all of these. I also know that life is a product of personal responsibility where  my actions and choices determine my outcome. This much is clear even from the scriptures. I have had a few failings Lord. You know these things. Broken accord and dashed hopes aptly describe the cause for my anguish. Need I mention the state of the world also. Things are truly upside down. Men have become lovers of themselves. The enemy seems to be gaining ground using the  airwaves to attack the soul of men. The media is particularly filled with obscene messages. The god of this world has blinded the eyes of many. Unbridled heresy prevails even in worship grounds. In an attempt to become, many have sold their soul to the devil. The pride of life, lust of the eyes and the lust of flesh have become the stock-in-trade of many.

 

 

Teach me to number my days so I can apply my heart unto wisdom. Help me and others to retain the knowledge of you in our hearts. I understand that the scorecard for my life isn't about the abundance of the things that I have. You have given us everything that pertains to life and godliness. Thank you for your grace. Heal your people all over the world. We need you like never before.

 

 

PS: I love you.



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