God Walks With Us!

For any of you facing conflict, anxiety, or stresses, I have good news. The good news is that scripture, tradition, the experience of the saints, and our own experience tell us that it is possible to face the unknown and even to face opposition without fear or defeat. To expect a life without struggle is unrealistic. However, it is realistic to expect God to walk with us and help us in living an authentic and joyful life as a Christian. To daily declare our love for God and neighbor, to give ourselves as fully as we can to God, and to ask for God’s help in living an authentic life of faith is to be prepared to meet any situation and all opposition. The powers of this world do not want to see their authority and control usurped by another, not even by God. Still, to practice a life of authentic discipleship is the answer…the only answer for victory. Once we have given all of life to God, we have absolutely nothing to lose. In fact, we have everything because God has us and is in us: "You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world" 1 John 4:4.