we all have some point in our lives when we question God's purpose for making things the way they are sometimes to the point of blaming Him. we'd question our faith, doubt His presence and His love. we are human, and when adam and eve ate the forbidden fruit it was our independence from God that we all acquired from that one sin. but as experienced...days without Him in our lives is pure darkness. its like groping in the dark finding our way out. i speak for myself, it is how i felt during the "dark" times.

finishing the book "the shack" is just so illuminating. questions that have been bothering most of us were there simply explained like the answers were there all along. it should only take us to open our hearts and our minds to the truth. most of the time in the hustle and bustle of life we tend to take the little things for granted. we oversee the basic structure like our relationships. not only with family and friends but most of all with Him. how much we tend to underestimate the power of His love and forgiving heart. 

To quote the book. "God is a verb." Jesus now spoke again "I don't want tobe the first among a list of values; I want to be the center of everything. When I live in you, then together we can live through everything that happens to you. Rather than a pyramid, I want to be the center of a mobile, where everything in your life - your friends, family, occupation, thoughts, activities - is connected to me but moves with the wind, in and out and back and forth, in an incredible dance of being."

and the part that moved me to tears was the part about forgiveness. again to quote the book"I already told you that forgiveness does not create a relationship. Unless people speak the truth about what they have done and change their mind and behavior, a relationship of trust is not possible. when you forgive someone you certainly release them from judgment, but without true change, no real relationship can be established."

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