Walking with God

Over the years, I have come to view life as a journey of knowing God, or "walking with God." My years and relationships in Puerto Viejo have deepened this understanding as I have seen God's compassion on a people who want to know Him, yet live in a difficult place. This place is severely oppressed with various addictions, all forms of abuse, crime and all manner of evil. There are many people who genuinely want to know God and yet struggle with these various evils.

Having re-connected with some old friends, they have shared their successes & struggles in this walk with God...and I am moved by God's compassion and grace. In the book of Romans, the apostle Paul reminds us that "while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Even when we had no inclination of turning towards God, He pursued us. If God is this gracious in the times we didn't care for Him, I can only imagine His compassion in our attempts and loving & walking with Him...even in the midst of our failures.

People ask me about my "testimony" or my story of knowing God and I cannot help but describe it as a journey, a step-by-step process of growing to know Him more & therefore falling more deeply in love with Him. I know of many people, some of them here in PV, who have had "radical conversions", or moments of enlightenment when they choose to leave behind the dark life they've lived and turn towards God. And yet, we are not perfected in a single moment. The Bible says to "work out your salvation with fear & trembling," not that salvation is something we acquire, but it does take a lifetime of change and of continuing to choose God.