Human ability is limited. However, in journeying through life, we need not rely on our limited abilities alone. We can also draw on the unlimited capabilities of God so long as we establish a relationship with Him by living in a God-friendly way.

 

 

 

 

Time and again the question has been asked: If really the world was created by a good and omnipotent God who watches over His creation,Guest Posting why are we visited so often by natural disasters and personal tragedies? Every now and then, tens of thousands are killed and whole communities rendered homeless by earthquake. At other times, death and destruction are caused by flooding. And when their season comes, hurricanes, typhoons or tornadoes sweep in violently and take their toll on lives and property.

 

Planes crash, the same goes for motor vehicles; trains derail, boats sink and cancer manifests. The hopes and aspirations of victims are tragically cut short and their loved ones are left grieving. Famine, poverty, course in miracles and armed conflict are ravaging a whole continent - Africa.

 

And why does God, the most benevolent, allow so much evil in the world? Our experience of evil deeds ranges from the occasional abduction, rape and murder to genocide perpetrated in the name of racial or ethnic cleansing. And while we are still grappling with discrimination and oppression by invoking human rights, terrorism has added a horrifying new dimension to our experience of wicked deeds.

 

Given the catalogue of woes we have to live with, some people are understandably disenchanted with God. But this should not be so. The fault does not lie with God. Instead it lies with our lack of adequate knowledge of how God intends the system He put in place to work. If we understand the way the system is meant to work and we do things the right way, then all will certainly be well with us. Fortunately, the knowledge I acquired after many years of research into the spiritual aspect of life will help provide answers to some of life's perplexing questions.

 

God has endowed us with ability to do things. But this ability is limited. The extent of the limitation is such that we cannot on our own ensure the attainment and maintenance of the happiness, good health and success we all crave for. For us, therefore, association with God is a necessity if our well being is to be guaranteed. He is almighty and can provide the help and protection we need in order to live completely happy and successful lives. This arrangement makes it impractical for us to disregard God and do things our own way. For His part, God has to have influence over us - His co-workers - so as to ensure that we cooperate with Him in the ongoing work of creation.

 

In order to fully appreciate this arrangement, we can liken it to the divine design that necessitates the marital relationship. A man may desire to have children. But his ability to procreate is limited. He can only make a woman pregnant. There, his contribution ends. It is the woman that carries the fetus in her womb until it is fully developed. She then delivers the baby. No matter how big, strong and virile a man may be, he cannot on his own bring a child into the world. His ability to reproduce is limited to the extent that he must enter into a relationship with a woman before he can have children.

 

Let us now look into the important issue of proper relationship. For a woman to cooperate with a man in bearing and raising children, the man has to enter into a proper relationship with her. This relationship is what we know as marriage. When a marriage has been properly contracted, the woman will gladly do what she is naturally equipped to do - bear children. She is fulfilled when she brings children into the union. The husband does not have to beg or plead with her to play this role.

 

The issue of proper relationship is also important in our association with God. In order for God to cooperate with us in ensuring our well being, we have to establish a proper relationship with Him. While human ability is limited, God is almighty. When we establish a proper relationship with Him, here is what happens. In striving to realize our goals and aspirations, we will do those things that are humanly possible, while God will accomplish those things that are humanly impossible.

 

It does not require prayers and supplications on our part for God to play His role in ensuring our safety and welfare. God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. He is always ready and willing to prove Himself by accomplishing those things we consider impossible including performing those things we regard as miracles. The way God relates to humans is aptly expressed in the statement, "man's extremity is God's opportunity".

 

And now we come to the question of how someone can establish a proper relationship with God. In the case of marriage, a wedding ceremony is generally accepted as the requirement for establishing a proper marital relationship. It could be a religious, customary or court wedding. However, establishing a proper relationship with God does not require any ceremonies. All a person has to do is get close to God. "But how does someone get close to God?" you ask. Here is how.

 

It is a natural phenomenon that people of like nature tend to come together. That is why it is said, "Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are" or "birds of like feather flock together". To get close to God a person has to emulate God in His goodness. Such a person has to become good-natured and they have to live a moral life. To be good-natured means to be kind, helpful and unselfish in your dealings with others. An unselfish person is one who considers the interests and welfare of others first. And to live a moral life is to always do what is morally right. To become well-connected with God requires that you become godly. To express it in modern parlance, you have to live a God-friendly life.