The Turnaround

God certainly has a sense of humor.

When people would ask me, "so when do you think you'll come back to faith/church?" I would reply coyly, "I'm doing just fine the way I'm going now [away from God], so unless I hit a brick wall I think I'll just keep doing my own thing and let God do His own thing."

Well, it wasn't a brick wall, but it was a wall nonetheless: a side railing of a highway. With that miraculous survival from the accident where no other cars were involved and I came out scratch free, I certainly got the message from God.

The irony of all this? It came on what would be homecoming week for many places (last week of Oct).

And homecoming it was this morning, when I went to church for the first time in 3 months. The message was spot on, as if it was tailored just for me (usually a sign of God speaking to your life... I'm sure others in the pews got that feeling too for the different circumstances in their lives). Also, something about taking communion after not having done so... made me realize how important that sacrament is in reminding us of the core beliefs of Christian faith.

Overall, I'm just very happy to be alive and grateful for this second chance/life that God has given me. My life really is not my own anymore and I just need to find ways to get back on track.

And all that fuss about finding someone - well, let's just say I've found contentment like I did not have before. Sometimes it takes a pride-wrenching, tumultuous pothole of an experience to realize that. But better late than never.