My mind is beginning to wander again, into things that are not clear. To clarify something I said, I mentioned that evil does not provide peace ...but sometimes it temporarily does, and that is called deception. I was also wondering if my dreams of becoming an angel, hold the awesome good in the fact that I am not one. I would not want to imagine, in being an angel, whether I would be tempted to be more than I already was. I am thankful that I don't have to imagine where I'd be in that third/ two-thirds split. I also listen to people's claims today ...and wonder whether I would have listened to the prophets, or just thought they were a bit arrogant and blowing their own horns. The worst of it is ...I wonder if I'd lived during the time that Jesus lived on earth, whether I would mumble, "Who does he think he is?"
I feel we have a real advantage to believe. I can read the entire Bible, and gain wisdom from the mistakes of others ...while at the same time, gain the tremendous power of understanding His Word. And the point I was trying to make earlier ...is that I believe we were the ones God had originally in His plan, before He created the angels, even though I believe He created the angels first. I believe God gave us the loving design ...in having us born helpless, not as pathetic creatures, but as set beautifully into a relationship. We have caregivers, most of the time being parents. And we develop relationships ...parent-child, being one of the most significant. When developed in a healthy fashion, that can help us develop other healthy relationships.
We can imagine that the angels had just about everything. We also see parents who want to give their kids everything ...they have the best & most toys while they are growing up, then they are gifted with a car & a free education, and when they are married they are given a house. Others kids grow up having to learn to do without, and later have to fairly much earn everything they get. If these two types of upbringing exist under one roof ---within one household---it can create a big divide. A child can become spoiled, and experience one definition of love ---not entirely, but most of it exclusively involving what centers upon self. Others could become bitter, for not benefiting from being spoiled. Of course, these also exist in spite of the supposed best of upbringing. In general, as people look at their lot in life ...and how they view their status, sometimes it weighs heavily upon their comparison to how others view it. Gratefulness, on the other hand, can be taught ...but it usually flourishes on its own, irregardless of its popularity. That is mostly because of its source.
Not by status, but by what we learn from relationships is what makes us the person we become. And it makes the whole difference on whether we learn from the Person who created us ...or if we learn from the expert of deceit and destruction.
We can learn so much in this world, but it is most critical that we learn this.
One more thing ...I don't think that TV is teaching you much.
I feel we have a real advantage to believe. I can read the entire Bible, and gain wisdom from the mistakes of others ...while at the same time, gain the tremendous power of understanding His Word. And the point I was trying to make earlier ...is that I believe we were the ones God had originally in His plan, before He created the angels, even though I believe He created the angels first. I believe God gave us the loving design ...in having us born helpless, not as pathetic creatures, but as set beautifully into a relationship. We have caregivers, most of the time being parents. And we develop relationships ...parent-child, being one of the most significant. When developed in a healthy fashion, that can help us develop other healthy relationships.
We can imagine that the angels had just about everything. We also see parents who want to give their kids everything ...they have the best & most toys while they are growing up, then they are gifted with a car & a free education, and when they are married they are given a house. Others kids grow up having to learn to do without, and later have to fairly much earn everything they get. If these two types of upbringing exist under one roof ---within one household---it can create a big divide. A child can become spoiled, and experience one definition of love ---not entirely, but most of it exclusively involving what centers upon self. Others could become bitter, for not benefiting from being spoiled. Of course, these also exist in spite of the supposed best of upbringing. In general, as people look at their lot in life ...and how they view their status, sometimes it weighs heavily upon their comparison to how others view it. Gratefulness, on the other hand, can be taught ...but it usually flourishes on its own, irregardless of its popularity. That is mostly because of its source.
Not by status, but by what we learn from relationships is what makes us the person we become. And it makes the whole difference on whether we learn from the Person who created us ...or if we learn from the expert of deceit and destruction.
We can learn so much in this world, but it is most critical that we learn this.
One more thing ...I don't think that TV is teaching you much.
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