Cling to Your Foundation…your Personal Relationship with God..

Cling To Your Foundation…  Your Personal Relationship With God…

The first paragraph of this write is how I view life, as it relates to my personal thoughts and beliefs.  The paragraphs to follow touch on the outside influences, and my understanding that they cannot be allowed to control, or alter my voyage through life.

As it applies to me, personally…

In order to be fully grounded, you must understand and utilize the very foundation that makes you who you are, as a person, as a citizen, and especially as you follow God’s plan with your daily life.  For me, I have a simple mentality as it relates to life and to my walk with God.  I have a personal relationship with God, and that is “MY” true foundation of all else that exists within “MY” world.  That personal relationship is all that I am truly able to control, and with the existence of “free will” that is all that I am meant to control, as I am unable to venture beyond the will of those whom may cross within my path.  I am able to share my faith, to help others with all aspects of their lives, and to project to others as to my understanding of what is or is not good.  But, I cannot force my thoughts or demand certain actions or beliefs upon others, nor is it my right or even my place to do so.  My foundation; my personal relationship with God, is my guide in all of life, and that foundation also suggests and even allows me to share that foundation with others, as I move through my life.  I understand that I have limitations, not as they apply to abilities given by God, Himself, but limitations as to how far I am allowed to influence others with my representation of who I am.  My influence in the lives of others cannot exceed the exercise of free will of the individuals that are either directly, or indirectly injected into my life.  With that in mind, I am guided by God, Himself, and I move within my life as I am allowed, clinging tightly to my foundation, regardless of what may exist beyond that foundation around me. 

The influence of society…

Society, in general is a confusing entity, mainly because it is composed of all there is, as it relates to people.  It is not within our mental ability to fully understand society; so why would we allow something we could never understand to have a true influence on our lives?  Society contains all faiths, and even not believing in anything at all.  Society contains all races and the man-made ugliness that comes with the hate and labels that come with the existence of the different races.  Society contains endless beliefs and details of what is or is not to be considered as acceptable within society, itself.  Society contains both love and hate, both good and evil, both faith and lack of faith, and the list is endless.  Society is a confused entity, as a whole, and it is nothing more than a word that represents our existence, as a whole.  We cannot understand it, and we certainly should not let this clouded collective entity place distance between our true foundation and us.  Cling to your foundation.  Exist within our society, but do not let society alter, weaken, or confuse your true foundation.

The influence of government…

There is so much fear within our nation, and even in the world, as it relates to decisions and actions that are thrown at us by our government.  The word, “CONTROL” as it applies to our government, and those within offices of authority should be understood for what it actually is.  The government seems to have tremendous power, and they are moving quickly as they clearly are trying to control our very lives.  Those of us with faith need to have an understanding, as it applies to government control.  Regardless of how far our government moves into our lives, they cannot touch the foundation that is our personal relationship with God.  They simply do not have any power as it relates to our faith.  That should be our strength as we move daily through our lives, and that should be our focus as we repel the concept of the government having true control.  God, Himself will deal with those who try to shake or destroy that foundation, so it is important for us to simply cling to our foundation and not allow the government to have an impact on that part of our lives. 

Conclusion…

We should simply understand that our personal relationship with God is indeed our foundation for life, and to know that nothing in the world is strong enough to take that from us.  Cling to your foundation, and let that be your solid ground as you move within life as we dance around these outside, weak, unjustified influences.  Do not let anything take away from the beauty and blessing of our faith. 

Vic Damico