Student's Topic - Overthinking

Student's Topic 3

Thoughts inspired by "On Stories" by C.S. Lewis
12/9/16

I am a Christian and I came to know the Lord when I was eleven. I am a person  who overthink and over-complicates things far too often---this includes my relationship with God. Sometimes when I am going through a part of my walk with the Lord that feels really difficult, I feel as if I am really far from God and that I think in order to be “closer” with God again that something really complicated or dramatic needs to happen. This is not reality; reality is that I need to love the Lord, bring my sins and burdens to him, let him do work inside of me, and obey him when he directs me. It is difficult me for me to keep sight of the simplicity of faith & grace and so I personally value books like the Chronicles  of Narnia series because something that people often find very complex and difficult to grasp is portrayed in  very simple & relatable way. I think there is value & this & I think it is a wonderful witness to others. I think that there are a lot of Christians today that need this reminder that they do not need to over-complicate or over-think their walks with God.