12. What reflections and connections can you make with this novel?
Strangely, I was able to make many connections with this novel, Peace Child.Like the Sawi, I have accepted Christ as my Savior, and having Him as my Savior transformed my life. Of course, the change wasn’t as radical as the Sawi’s, but personally, I know that this change was very significant.
After I got to know God, I did not care about being popular. I became confident in who I was and didn’t mind what others thought of me. All I cared about was how my Holy Father viewed me, and I began to follow my Father’s commands. I also stopped trying to please myself but started striving to please others and more importantly God.
I often ponder about my life without my magnificent God…
I think if I didn’t know about God or have Him in my life, I would have followed the rules only when I wanted to and would have easily broken them if it didn’t benefit me. I would have been easily overwhelmed with the journey of life and would not have been able to see the light at the end of the road. I would have wanted to be loved and accepted so much that I would have done anything and conformed to the rules of world.
So, I am able to connect with the Sawi because I have God in my life and understand His importance in my life. Knowing Him gave me so much wisdom and matured me greatly. I have blossomed greatly under His love. I also am so grateful for what He has done with my life and consider Him my biggest blessing.
I agree Rong - I'd also only follow rules that would benefit me - if I had no relationship with our God. He is amazing!
ReplyDeleteHello Rong,
ReplyDeleteThis post is made very personal, and I think that the reflections that you have made are very nice and makes a person who has not read the novel understand how important Gos is to the Sawi now and how he has changed their hearts. When reading your Blog I was very positively surprised with your insights on the novel and God himself. I think that you have made this Blog very enjoyable and this post in particular (which is why i had to comment (:) I envy you for your humbleness towards your faith! Great Job!