integration paper

Date: 03.22.18

Most of the things we do in our lives are things that are not good and are not helping as to come closer to God. I believe as a student, my main objectives are to ensure that I pass my examinations and move to the next level. By doing that, I forget I about God the provider of life and my creator. My desire to achieve my goals have displaced God in me. God should have been what I work hard for. By reading the notes, I have realized that the goals we should have in life is to live with God forever.

The notes are about Gods love for us and why we should live in Gods way. I agree with everything written on the notes because they are true and help us get closer to God. They help us realize why we should appreciate Gods love. The truth is that, everything we have today are a gift from God. We should therefore appreciate what we have and use them in the right way that appreciates God. Finding God is the easiest thing to do as I have learnt from the notes. If we find God and fall in love, everything else will just fall in place.

Prayer is the way to communicate to God. By communicating to God, I mean we thank Him for lovingly creating us, for providing for us and many other things. The notes have also shown us the way to pray. We need to be aware of Gods presence within us, we need to review our days with gratitude, pay attention to our emotions, chose one specific thing for the day and pray for it the look forward for tomorrow. These steps help us not to be confused in our prayers. When you want to pray for so many things at the same time, we tend to get confused and start running away from God feeling that He is not answering our prayers.

Believing in God will always make us do the right things. Before we do anything, we should as God for help. He will guide us in making good decisions that are best for us. The notes show us the Ignatian method for making a decision. At times we find that we need to make decisions within a very short time, when we trust and believe in God, we will always make the right and best decision within that short time.

Reading the notes provided was very enjoyable. It made me learn a lot and also made me aware of the so many things I do that displace God in me. The reading was well written and it can be used to help other people know what to do when they need help. It also helps people know when and how to make the right decisions. The notes have made me realize that my education is important but without God, good grades are nothing. Therefore, I would like to appreciate the writers and urge people to read and try to live in Gods way.