171009 A Passage to Live By
Whenever I get down or frustrated, I have to return to true wisdom. A lot of people have been ragging on God, blaming God, and supposedly showing proof of the nonexistance of God. Do they really think that everyone needs to be tightly controlled in order to keep them from doing bad things? If so, which human or group of humans could possibly be qualified to judge and control them? Whose standard would we use? The result of taking God out of everything leads to removing a great Power for Good. Argue if you must, but this physical world runs on spiritual power. There are two diametrically opposed spiritual powers; there is no good in the Devil, and no evil in God. The secret to Satan's success lies in the secrecy of his moves.
This is why people blame God for what Satan orchestrates. Every period of extreme unrest has taken a generation or two to be developed. Why is a simple message of love now viewed as hate? This simple message has been carried by imperfect people. Then, Satan holds out the carrot of power to dissuade people from true power, which requires self discipline, i.e. work. It takes tremendous effort to discipline one's mind, and people are lazy.
Satan is called "the god of this world" in 1 Corinthians 4:4, so calling weather events "acts of god" has some truth to it. Hurricanes are not, however, from the True God. Even Christians have bought into the lie that God hurts people. No, He doesn't hurt people, but if people run from Him, they may find themselves caught in Satan's storm without any protection. The storm, strife, pain, cooties, etc, all belong to Satan, not God. God does not have multiple personality disorder. Instead, He had His identity stolen.
This brings me to a great passage that gave me an AHA! moment this morning. It won't win an argument with the worldly, but will comfort those who know how the story ends.
1 Corinthians 1:18-20
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
The love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation wins, not eros.
This is why people blame God for what Satan orchestrates. Every period of extreme unrest has taken a generation or two to be developed. Why is a simple message of love now viewed as hate? This simple message has been carried by imperfect people. Then, Satan holds out the carrot of power to dissuade people from true power, which requires self discipline, i.e. work. It takes tremendous effort to discipline one's mind, and people are lazy.
Satan is called "the god of this world" in 1 Corinthians 4:4, so calling weather events "acts of god" has some truth to it. Hurricanes are not, however, from the True God. Even Christians have bought into the lie that God hurts people. No, He doesn't hurt people, but if people run from Him, they may find themselves caught in Satan's storm without any protection. The storm, strife, pain, cooties, etc, all belong to Satan, not God. God does not have multiple personality disorder. Instead, He had His identity stolen.
This brings me to a great passage that gave me an AHA! moment this morning. It won't win an argument with the worldly, but will comfort those who know how the story ends.
1 Corinthians 1:18-20
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
The love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation wins, not eros.