Annelies

Today my cousin tells about her relationship with God. I really really love her because she is super sweet.

And once when I was younger she accomanied us with her flute (google says it’s a cross flute or a german flute) while we sang an offkey song for mother’s day. Reason enough for saying she’s super sweet, not?!

She was my youth leader, and didn’t give me scoldings when I said or looked or did idiotic things because of my no-social-skills-syndrome. Instead, she sent me encouraging emails in my most difficult times and kept her inbox open for me. Therefore when I am a little girl again I shall draw her drawings to hang on her fridge.

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I’m Annelies, married to a fantastic man and mama of 2 beautiful daughters. Naomi asked me to write something about my daily life with God. I realize now that it is quite a challenge 🙂

God is very clearly present in my life. But to explain this to others is not very easy. It is very interesting to think about this, because it is really my goal to make God’s greatness known to the people around me. ?He is so unbelievably fantastic and a relationship with Him is something I wish to everybody!

I didn’t have a spectacular conversion. My parents told me about Jesus when I was a child, and it is the greatest gift they have every given me. I go to church every sunday. That my sound boring, but it is everything but boring! It is truly an honor to be part of God’s church. We are really like family to each other, everybody is different, everybody has his own strengths and weaknesses, but together we can grow in faith and get to know God better. To worship Him and support each other in this. It is so special to experience God’s greatness in church!

Without God, my life would look very different. It is hard to explain, but I have a very close relationship with the Creator of heaven and earth. He is there for me, day in and day out and I can trust everything to him. That doesn’t say my life is easy and everything happens without effort. Not at all. But His love and grace give me hope, and that is something I can hold onto every day. Because God comes through on His promises. What He says will happen…And that is so beautiful to look ahead to!

There is hope in the promise of the cross
You gave everything to save the world You love
And this hope is an anchor for my soul
Our God will stand
Unshakeable

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This post is part of my 31 days series ‘More like My Father’.