Jesus Is My Guru

[zpotus]

There are certain moments/events in life we know are from God. Certain dreams, for example, that are so clear and so real that they leave no doubt as to their meaning, and we live them out and look back and think, "Wow." And for me, there are certain books (in an endless list of books I've read and books I'm reading) that I know for a fact have

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[log_junkie]

She explains how the ancients believed it essential to have a guru in order to find God, and that, in order to find a guru, all one needed to do was desire one sincerely enough and all the Fates would align to bring you one.

I'm happy you were able to find Christ in this. God can certainly use anything He wants to bring His children closer to Himself.

I'm totally not trying to burst your bubble here, but this screams New Age to me. Jesus didn't become your guru because you desired Him and the "fates" consented to your desires. Jesus became your guru because He desired you and He chose you, not the other way around. We cannot come to God without His grace, so there is no way for us to desire Him without Him first placing it in our hearts.

Like I said, I'm happy for you that you took what you did from the book. A lot of New Age stuff sounds very similar to Christianity. I believe this is true because God has written Himself on our hearts, so any spiritual pursuit is going to contain some truth about God. The fallen nature of man tends to muck that up a bit, though :o) Which is why it's important to be discerning along with being wrapped up in the emotions of it all.

At any rate, yay God! He is amazing. Praise be to Jesus, alleluia!

Clarification...

[zpotus]

hahahaha.. No, no, no. I think I've been misunderstood here. My apologies.

I didn't "find Christ" in this. I found Christ a long time ago and have been a devoted followed ever since. My point in this was that I was happy to have found a motivation to meditate on Christ as a way to make Him so much more present and real in my life. The meditation this book inspired me to finally do - meditations on Biblical principles and the truth of God as told by the Bible - led me to a better, deeper, happier understanding and connection to Christ; not to a first-time knowledge of Him.

Also, I realize God chose me, so no worries there. He called me long ago and far away and I love Him for it. Perhaps I was too literal with the guru bit; it was meant more metaphorically. In other words, I read about the concept of a guru (only b/c the book contained it; I would never have thought to inquire into guru-ism otherwise) and thought, "Ha! I have one of those; His name is Jesus! Sweet!" I was giving another name to something I already had, nothing more, and enjoying the connotations that name contained.

I appreciate your concern and sense perhaps a bit of worry that I've found some look-alike to Christianity and have followed it in my excitement without considering concerns like those you've expressed.

But I promise, that's not the case;) Again, apologies if my story was misleading. That was not intended.

Re: Clarification...

[log_junkie]

No misunderstanding, I gathered you knew Him beforehand. I think it was my over-developed sense of responsibility kicking in ;o) I am happy you were able to see God in this book, I think it's beautiful to see He can work in all places if we let Him.

Thanks for sharing your story.