WELCOME TO GODSPACE

I have always shied away from being "the face of Christianity" in any setting, because the teachings of the church has made it so that there is only one way that it should look, and that is what others expect when engaging with a devout Christian - I refused to acquiesce or conform to that version of Christian. I could never be a Bible-Basher because I value autonomy way too much, nor could I sit in haughty judgement of others just because I sin differently. My faith and conviction is strong, but I don't believe in telling people how to be Christian or engage with God; I wholeheartedly believe that it is a personal journey that is different for everyone.

I recently saw discourse on Twitter (it will never be 'X' on this part of the internet!) about people wanting a safe space to be able to discuss their questions around faith, religion and God and it got me thinking - where was that safe space for me? I can tell you right now that it wasn't church! I grew up in the church and went to church schools, yet those were the spaces I felt least comfortable discussing my views on faith, Christianity and God.

I was blessed to have been able to form a personal relationship with God from quite a young age and yet, in my late teens I questioned my faith - was it all a delusion created by being immersed in Christianity by my parents or was I truly a believer? As always, I took the scientific approach and did some research. I read and explored different religions and doctrines until I could say with confidence "I believe in God and Jesus Christ."

"You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)

Despite this conviction, I have at times questioned the strength of my faith. I believe that questioning your beliefs on anything is healthy, and as quiet as it's kept, questioning is encouraged by the Bible. Had the people of Jerusalem B.C. questioned a little more, they wouldn't have followed the teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees or crucified Jesus! 🙃

A lot of healing and clarity has come from my questioning what we are taught as Christians, and it has always reaffirmed that I am indeed a child of God and that I have way more than a mustard seed of faith. My biggest breakthroughs when struggling to understand God's ways or the teachings of the Bible, have come from having conversations with different types of people, not just devout Christians.

The talk of safe spaces to question religion lead me to create GODSPACE. For as far as I remember, I have used writing as my preferred medium of communication and communicating with and about God is no exception. Parts of my book '7 Days of Struggle: A Memoir', was composed of snippets I had written to express my feelings to God when going through the hardest time in my life.

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With GODSPACE I will share my thoughts and feelings around faith, Christianity, religion and God. My hope is that reading how I'm navigating this journey through life with God, will help at least one person navigate theirs, and maybe it will become a safe space for many others to learn to do the same.

Welcome to GODSPACE.