By Elsa On February 27th 2025, I wrote a short piece about how having a relationship with God is the essence of life. It was special for me because it was my birthday, and for the first time, I was beaming with excitement for a new year in life. The enthusiasm wasn’t because of any external factors like going out with friends, birthday messages, pictures or travel, but because the innermost part of me knew the One who is Life itself. From the core of me, I was happy, peaceful and excited, all independent of anything in this world. Can you imagine?
The unsatisfied heart
I grew up in a Christian home, but that doesn’t automatically make one a believer. That’s because, well, faith is not inherited; it’s a personal decision.
It wasn’t until my late teens that I started to wonder about this God. I couldn’t shake the feeling that there had to be more to life. Something more than chasing a career, more than living from one high to the other, more than partying, more than living for oneself. I had questions like why are we here, and what’s the end of it all? To simply exist and then leave the earth felt myopic and limited. Not to mention the unhidden problem of all the suffering in the world. Was that all there was?
He’s always been the answer
During my childhood, in the times that we went to church, the times we prayed together, I had known God. I knew he was there; I had just decided to do life my own way. But at the point all those questions sprung up, I only had to lean into him, which I did.
Since then, I’ve come to know this God as one who is not distant, but deeply personal and beyond religion. To me, He is the coolest and realest being. I’ve also come to know that there is no true & full life without Him.
See, Jesus said, “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” (John 10:10). This looks to me like there is no in-between: either we are being craftily robbed of life, or we have life in full.
Life for you and me
In this blog, I hope to shed light on this life that Jesus came to give us, and how it’s incomparable to life without Him. I am eager to offer insight about this life in God for anyone seeking, and perhaps I’ll be graced to encourage conversations between you and the Lover of your soul. I’m especially excited to uncover some falsehoods about life in God, for example, that you’ll have to quit your passions or that you’ll become unfashionably religious. My prayer is that you would open your heart to God. You just might find that he is more beautiful and worthwhile than anything else.
Sincerely,
Elsa