I stumbled upon this weblog called Scattered Words (via mute Troubadour). The author is named Ben, and he is a 22-year old struggling with his sexual identity and his relationship with God (a double load to carry). Someone wrote him an email asking several questions about his struggle to turn toward God. His answer to the second question should hit home for all of us:
What’s the hardest part so far?
The hardest part has really been turning to God instead of turning to myself. Realizing that I can’t do this on my own…
Ahh, the first step to poverty…