I didn’t realize until recently that the emptiness inside was gone. It started to dissipate when I began cultivating a relationship with God.
~ Cathy Stone
We spent our lives trying to fill the emptiness inside. We looked to drugs or food or relationships. For brief spells we may have felt filled up, but in the early morning hours the fear and loneliness generally returned. Why hadn’t we learned about the hope that comes from having a relationship with God?
Everything looks different to us when we include a caring Higher Power in our picture. The terror dissipates when God is present. The torment over what decision to make is gone when God is consulted. Expanding our perspective to embrace the reality of God’s existence changes even the tiniest details in our lives.
What a wonderful gift we have in this relationship with God. Our worries are gone, if we want them to be. Our emptiness is filled, if we want it to be. Our joy is complete, if we are ready.
My relationship with God will answer all my questions today.
© 1994 by Hazelden Foundation
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