2 Places I See God...
So, when asked about where I see God, I can never really give just one answer. I see God in lots of places. In thinking about writing on this blog, I was trying to come up with one place I saw God, but no one place seemed like quite enough. So, I came up with the brilliant idea to talk about more than one place I see God. I know you can’t believe it took me that long to figure this out, eh? I’ll just mention two of the many places where I see God.
So, the first of these two places is in music. I will be the first to admit that I am a music nut. If I don’t listen to anything for a few days, I start going crazy. I have what I consider a fairly wide range of musical tastes – folk, country, pop, some rock, etc. And in all of them I see a little bit of God. But it’s not just the words that help me do this….even though I enjoy musicians like Steve Bell and House of Doc (both Christian), I believe it’s possible to see God in music that isn’t exclusively Christian (although this depends a lot on the messages in the words and the type of music the words are set to). Many people make music purely because they love to do it and that beauty and that joy that they create and share with others is, to me, a gift from God.
My second place is through other people. This year has been a bit of a challenging one for me so far. I’m in my second year of university, studying translation, in my second language (French), which can be very difficult at times. I also have a very full course load right now, and it doesn’t help that I procrastinate like crazy. Because of this, I get stressed out quite a bit. My friends and family, both at home and away, have been really great at helping me see that I’m not the only one who’s tired and stressed out and to generally help me stop worrying so much. At such times, it’s as if, through them, God is saying, “Okay, calm down. Breathe. You can do this. I’m always with you and I’ll help you get through all this.” This is a very comforting message to hear, when I’m all stressed out.
By: Megan Friesen --Camp Assiniboia
So, the first of these two places is in music. I will be the first to admit that I am a music nut. If I don’t listen to anything for a few days, I start going crazy. I have what I consider a fairly wide range of musical tastes – folk, country, pop, some rock, etc. And in all of them I see a little bit of God. But it’s not just the words that help me do this….even though I enjoy musicians like Steve Bell and House of Doc (both Christian), I believe it’s possible to see God in music that isn’t exclusively Christian (although this depends a lot on the messages in the words and the type of music the words are set to). Many people make music purely because they love to do it and that beauty and that joy that they create and share with others is, to me, a gift from God.
My second place is through other people. This year has been a bit of a challenging one for me so far. I’m in my second year of university, studying translation, in my second language (French), which can be very difficult at times. I also have a very full course load right now, and it doesn’t help that I procrastinate like crazy. Because of this, I get stressed out quite a bit. My friends and family, both at home and away, have been really great at helping me see that I’m not the only one who’s tired and stressed out and to generally help me stop worrying so much. At such times, it’s as if, through them, God is saying, “Okay, calm down. Breathe. You can do this. I’m always with you and I’ll help you get through all this.” This is a very comforting message to hear, when I’m all stressed out.
By: Megan Friesen --Camp Assiniboia
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