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Rediscovering God<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been a Christian since birth, yet for many years, my understanding of God was\u2026 wrong. The God I grew up with\u2014the one my parents and church spoke of\u2014felt distant, strict, and even frightening. My faith remained stagnant, and church became an obligation rather than a place of growth. There were seasons when I seriously considered walking away from God altogether. I didn\u2019t want the God I had been taught to fear. I didn\u2019t want a God who seemed more concerned with punishment than with relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About six years ago, everything began to change. I chose to give God another chance. This decision was not out of pressure but from a quiet longing to truly know Him. I began reading the Bible chronologically<\/a>, allowing His story to unfold as it did in history, page by page, moment by moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The God I met along that journey was nothing like the God of my childhood. He is not a God who punishes every small mistake with illness or suffering. Instead, He is compassionate, patient, and deeply loving\u2014a God who welcomes us back whenever we turn toward Him. He is not frightening, and I no longer approach Him with trembling or guilt of not being enough. Now, I come confidently to the mercy seat, bringing my weaknesses, worries, and failures, trusting that He truly cares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, I am walking through the Bible with a journal in hand, seeking to know God more deeply with every passage I read. I long to be transformed\u2014to align my heart, my thoughts, and my actions with His. My desire is to become more like Jesus, day by day. This blog is my way of sharing that journey with you. My hope is that as you read along, you\u2019ll be encouraged to encounter God in a more personal and meaningful way. Perhaps, you’ll even walk this path of faith, reflection, and discovery alongside me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s explore the Bible together, one story, one verse, and one journal entry at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rediscovering God I\u2019ve been a Christian since birth, yet for many years, my understanding of God was\u2026 wrong. The God I grew up with\u2014the one my parents and church spoke of\u2014felt distant, strict, and even frightening. My faith remained stagnant, and church became an obligation rather than a place of growth. There were seasons when I seriously considered walking away from God altogether. I didn\u2019t want the God I had been taught to fear. I didn\u2019t want a God who seemed more concerned with punishment than with relationship. About six years ago, everything began to change. I chose to give God another chance. This decision was not out of pressure but from a quiet longing to truly know Him. I began reading the Bible chronologically, allowing His story to unfold as it did in history, page by page, moment by moment. The God I met along that journey was nothing like the God of my childhood. He is not a God who punishes every small mistake with illness or suffering. Instead, He is compassionate, patient, and deeply loving\u2014a God who welcomes us back whenever we turn toward Him. He is not frightening, and I no longer approach Him with trembling or guilt of not being enough. Now, I come confidently to the mercy seat, bringing my weaknesses, worries, and failures, trusting that He truly cares. Today, I am walking through the Bible with a journal in hand, seeking to know God more deeply with every passage I read. I long to be transformed\u2014to align my heart, my thoughts, and my actions with His. My desire is to become more like Jesus, day by day. This blog is my way of sharing that journey with you. My hope is that as you read along, you\u2019ll be encouraged to encounter God in a more personal and meaningful way. Perhaps, you’ll even walk this path of faith, reflection, and discovery alongside me. 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