03/02/2018
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A letter to God
Our Father who lives in Heaven, oh how do You stay so benevolent? A creator who defines peace and love with the power of making them omnipresent. No, I have not summoned You today just for my selfish needs, to cry or for justification of my sinful deeds. For a simple conversation with You is what I beg. A moment to set me free. Just a fragment of Your time is what I plea. Forgiveness is what I wish for, but it is Your judgement for which I deserve.
Is it human nature to sin and fall short like me? I am here today to repent for all the bad I have done, and take full responsibility! For a child of Yours to have fallen so low, I wonder why You still love me. It is not my wisdom that I am still alive and breathing, but it is more than a sign to illustrate that I still have purpose on earth. It hurts knowing that as humans, we are capable of so many terrible things; lying, stealing, adultery, murder; but we are still so brave to claim You as our Father. Forgive us.
I used to pay attention to the irrelevant voices, and the perceptions of other people. As Christians, and other faithful religions that worship You, we have endured a lifetime of stereotypes. The pressure we face each day that since we claim to be Your children, then to sin is taboo. We are judged every single step we take, and chastised making it nearly impossible for any human to ever live up to the expectation of perfection. A world of NO SIN. Oh Lord please help us all to understand that no one is perfect, that to be in Your good books is showing that we are striving to be our very best. That our grace is found in acknowledging when we have made a mistake. Followed by the humbleness and knowledge that we must then bend our knees, and seek You asking for forgiveness and strength. The strength, so that we do not fall into cycles of reoccurring sin.
However, if there is one thing I have learnt on the journey with You; it is to take everything as a challenge that I must fight and overcome. There are times when You test Your best warriors in order to make them stronger and more aware’. Lord carry me. Give me the resilience to keep striving for Your Heavenly kingdom. Some people may see the GOOD that I do, on the other hand others are ALWAYS there to criticise and judge every SMALL MISTAKE made.
I am asking for guidance, help others to see that I do try my best Lord. That is all I can do. I pray that one day we will understand that we are not repenting or living to please mortals who live among us; but that we are confessing and resolute to gratify a higher being that we have wronged and may have distanced ourselves from. I believe that confession is a gift You gave us to cleanse our souls, and so we should not be scared or discouraged by those who may judge us. Father, only You know our hearts and true intentions.
To show my determination of becoming a new and better person, I pray and purely ask for the power, the strength and courage to experience a whole and fulfilling spiritual journey. A journey where I can get to know You better, and where You can draw closer to me, and we can walk one another. I know I will fall countless times, however I ask for Your continuous support and mercy through thick and thin. I ask for You to speak to me, and encourage me, when I start to feel weak and alone. May You gift me with the WISDOM and grace to show the world what it is to truly be a child of God.
I love you.
Tinotenda Tarugarira