I am NOT one of those “God people”.
That is what you would have heard me say less than a year ago if you had suggested I might be writing a column such as this. So what changed?
Well, nothing.
And everything.
I’m 30-something and single, and for years I’ve been living my life feeling as if I don’t have anyone to answer to, any explanations to make about the choices I make. Perfectly content in my singledom, with a decent job, my own home, an eclectic group of friends, and an amazing family. I would tell anyone who asked that I lived a good life. I was happy.
I would have also told you that I was spiritual not religious. I’d give you my speech about my issues with organized religion, but at the end of the day, I felt that God and I had a pretty good relationship.
And I plugged along…status quo, day in day out, la-di-da.
Over the last year things began to change. God was putting his plan for me in motion, setting me on the path.
It was happening slowly, but in March I was laid off from work. For me, a single woman with a mortgage, this should have been a major blow. I am highly emotional so this sort of thing can easily send me spiraling into panic and depression. But all I told anyone who asked was “Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise; I’m putting it in God’s hands”.
In the meantime, I had reconnected with my church community, (old friends and new) and specifically with a group who like me, didn’t fit the mold of what you expect when you think about “those God people”.
We call ourselves “The Misfits”, and we are such a diverse and unique bunch; but like pieces of a puzzle that don’t make much sense when seen on their own, when we come together? Man, we make a beautiful picture!
This year I have rediscovered my relationship with God, and realized that while I thought we were doing okay before, we were merely acquaintances.
We are now friends.
It took a group of Misfits to show me where I belonged. I’ve always done everything in an unconventional manner, why would finding my place with God be any different?
When the opportunity to write for Inspired Bliss appeared, I knew I had to take it. I’ve learned so much, there’s so much I have to share. So, here I am, writing about faith.
Me.
Turns out I am one of “those God people”. Who knew?
He did.
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When she's not being "Blissful" (which she would tell you is more often than not) Karina can be found being Candid and sometimes Creative at her other blogs. Once in a while she's also serving up coffee and pop culture fare at Cafe Karina.
Photo Credit: My own.
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Welcome to the Inspired Bliss-fits! LOL!
I'm a believer in having multiple circles of friends, and I'm so glad to have found you here. I don't really fit in a standard church either, which is why my church isn't standard (I like to call it the "un-church," like 7-Up). It's definitely Biblically based, very much so, but it's not the usual thing. I'm thrilled to have found a place there. And here. God is good.
Glad God saw fit to fit you in here!
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is one of my heroes. He and the dentist elf and the peppermint miner. Love it!