unconventional

When I was younger, I viewed God as this stern authority figure…sitting on His throne…waiting to scold me when I failed. I didn’t see His eternal presence in my life as comforting. As I study Him and my mind and eyes are open to His truth, I’ve learned that He isn’t there to police me. He does occasionally allow me to be disciplined…but He isn’t the one who administers my pain. He is there to guide me, strengthen me, encourage me.
This quote from my Bible study today is a beautiful truth in my life and I very much appreciate the analogy.
“His presence isn’t something you enter, walking in and out of like the rooms of your house. It is something that you open your eyes to, becoming aware of the truth that His presence constantly surrounds you.”