(Potentially) Profound Thoughts
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Thank you for the reminder Lord... Forgive them, for the majority know not what you do...
Personally experienced or agree with literally everything in your lovely comment. Did have a strange, quite troubling childhood but i wouldn't wish it away for anything, because it taught me so much.
One of the most true adages to me is walk a mile in my shoes. Sure we can judge/condemn an action but not people, point the finger and it's guaranteed many have the right to point at you. Which doesn't mean we should tolerate wicked behaviour, if you aren't the type to get angry easily, it's usually possible to find a solution, even if it's just walk away. I think holding grudges is really harmful and that the world is now a very angry, frightened place. I'm a pretty new Christian and so appreciate that the problems which made me fear for my children's future, are in the hands of the LORD, only he can and will sort the nightmare out.
Grrr! Waiting for the humidity to drop before running my bath
Having the ability to conduct genuine self reflection while growing and learning along the way, is indeed a blessing of itself…. Trust that our Lord has a masterful plan for you and it is HE that has led you to your place of discernment today…Personally experienced or agree with literally everything in your lovely comment. Did have a strange, quite troubling childhood but i wouldn't wish it away for anything, because it taught me so much.
One of the most true adages to me is walk a mile in my shoes. Sure we can judge/condemn an action but not people, point the finger and it's guaranteed many have the right to point at you. Which doesn't mean we should tolerate wicked behaviour, if you aren't the type to get angry easily, it's usually possible to find a solution, even if it's just walk away. I think holding grudges is really harmful and that the world is now a very angry, frightened place. I'm a pretty new Christian and so appreciate that the problems which made me fear for my children's future, are in the hands of the LORD, only he can and will sort the nightmare out.
Grrr! Waiting for the humidity to drop before running my bath
Striving to follow HIS Will and not our own is the steadfast ambition…
Have tears in my eyes, that's a beautiful, truly uplifting reply Solemateleft. It was only the end of March '24 i began my walk with the Lord, in my mid '60s so pretty late to begin but thankfully, not too late.
Think you're right, it's new thinking to me but HE definitely seems to train us without us knowing and activate us when the time is right. Last March i just quit binge drinking, which is actually a more dangerous problem than alcoholism, as just one drink can lead to a life threatening binge. Also, i was a chain smoker of rolling tobacco, woke up after a binge session and just stopped doing both. I do believe God intervened, that just doesn't seem humanly possible to me and obviously, getting old radically increased the danger of binge sessions.
It's lovely waking up with a clear head and feeling so thankful to the Lord, cheers for your lovely comment again, blessings and hugs
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I think the ruling side of it speaks for itself…
You are absolutely correct… when it comes to living a day to day existence together as partners…
Ephesians 5:22 is often controversial with many interpretations… my favorite interpretation is from my spiritual leader…
When I prepared and delivered my daughter’s ‘father of the bride’ speech I boiled it down based upon my personal experience… and the interpretation I was taught with an emphasis upon keeping a marriage together during times of struggle, hardship and verge of divide…
As the husband and father of a family is intended to serve as the spiritual leader…
It is during these times of difficulty that rather than take the responsibility of making a rash decision to break apart a
marriage or keeping a family together in her on hands… it is then when a wife should submit to the spiritual leadership of her husband to help guide them with their faith to keep their family together…
I was listening to some material from Emmet Fox's The Mind of Christ today and it germinated a potentially profound thought: the body has influence, and the mind has influence, and the spirit has influence, and so the soul has influence according to the part of the soul that has primary influence.
Near a year and five months since belief in the LORD hit me like a bolt from the blue. It's been an amazing, oft troubling journey to where i am now.
Makes me smile i now see the LORD so differently to the strongly Calvinist perspective i started out with, which is around 85/90% right in my opinion. However the flawed 10/15% is crucial and obviously heavily influenced by the spiritual corruption of the time. The main difference is i no longer see Him as predominantly judgemental, i actually think he's rooting for us to defy the evil ones and make his heart proud. No doubt in my mind that snatching souls out of the wicked ones hands, is to His glory. There are an abundance of scriptures where He literally pleads with people to turn from doing evil, so he won't have to destroy them. We are absolutely incapable of obtaining our own salvation, however, i think it's possible we might think, say or do something which interests the LORD enough, to give us a helping hand. Think Ezekiel 6:9 is pretty good for getting across what i mean:
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/ezekiel/6-9.htm
Think we all probably can see aspects of our own personality types in what He tells us about Him, His creative/inventive/adventurous aspects seriously gel with me. Think He mentions walking on the seabed in a scripture, i can imagine Him planet and star hopping etc for sheer joy/delight. He doesn't need us but i think He heavily invests in and loves His creations, which are an expression of the adventurousness and wonder i think are fundamental to him. So no, i can't imagine him as being like the big, bad i said NO! The bbisn! was a character from a kids cartoon series of the '80s called Stop It and Tidy up! Which i loved, having children helped keep my inner child alive and kicking for sure.
Would love to hear other people's thoughts if my comment makes sense to/interests you.
Makes me smile i now see the LORD so differently to the strongly Calvinist perspective i started out with, which is around 85/90% right in my opinion. However the flawed 10/15% is crucial and obviously heavily influenced by the spiritual corruption of the time. The main difference is i no longer see Him as predominantly judgemental, i actually think he's rooting for us to defy the evil ones and make his heart proud. No doubt in my mind that snatching souls out of the wicked ones hands, is to His glory. There are an abundance of scriptures where He literally pleads with people to turn from doing evil, so he won't have to destroy them. We are absolutely incapable of obtaining our own salvation, however, i think it's possible we might think, say or do something which interests the LORD enough, to give us a helping hand. Think Ezekiel 6:9 is pretty good for getting across what i mean:
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/ezekiel/6-9.htm
Think we all probably can see aspects of our own personality types in what He tells us about Him, His creative/inventive/adventurous aspects seriously gel with me. Think He mentions walking on the seabed in a scripture, i can imagine Him planet and star hopping etc for sheer joy/delight. He doesn't need us but i think He heavily invests in and loves His creations, which are an expression of the adventurousness and wonder i think are fundamental to him. So no, i can't imagine him as being like the big, bad i said NO! The bbisn! was a character from a kids cartoon series of the '80s called Stop It and Tidy up! Which i loved, having children helped keep my inner child alive and kicking for sure.
Would love to hear other people's thoughts if my comment makes sense to/interests you.
I have found that keeping track of what a person finds funny is even more important than knowing what makes him angry. If I know what a person's sense of humor is like, I can tell a lot about whether I should avoid that person or cultivate a stronger friendship with him.
I have subconsciously known this for some time, I think, but only just today have I realized it consciously to put it in words.
I have subconsciously known this for some time, I think, but only just today have I realized it consciously to put it in words.
