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My wife and I were listening to Van Morrison's greatest hits, she really likes the Celtic Spiritual type songs that you'd never hear on the radio. I said his voice is distinctive and unmistakable and it hit me... that is the way I see God. Too much of churchianity, religiosity and even the literalist's interpretation of the Bible is too vague for me. Too wide. Its not that I want to limit God in any way, in fact I can't limit God to any particular dogma, denomination or religion.
As much problem as I have had, trying to figure out God and being vague myself, in the moment that I described Van Morrison's voice, i realized, I had described the moves of God in my life.
I believe we are capable of good outside of God even with our equal ability to do no good or evil as well. I believe we can prosper outside of God. Jesus even said the bad folks love their own kind.
But I do believe that Love, prosperity and goodness are things that follow Godliness. And in Godliness I mean, loving your neighbor and if you're capable, even loving your enemy. I had an occasion today where I was quite perturbed at the treatment I was getting from a pharmacist. But in the end, I killed em with kindness. The day turned out much better than I could have allowed it to be, had I been ugly in return.
Not everything I see is God. Not everything that is pretty and good and loving is God, in my opinion and perspective. But there are things I see, things I witness, things I hear, and deeds that are done that are distinctively G O D.
Unmistakable in their Samartanish selflessness are the moves of God in our lives. Yes, sometimes in whispers, and we miss some, but never ever do moves of God not produce good fruit, in it's appointed time.
I just wrote today to share a revelation. Much like what happened to these guys as recorded in the book of LukeI suspect -
31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
God's movement in our lives, in my perspective is distinctive and unmistakable.
Peace --
David
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My wife and I were listening to Van Morrison's greatest hits, she really likes the Celtic Spiritual type songs that you'd never hear on the radio. I said his voice is distinctive and unmistakable and it hit me... that is the way I see God. Too much of churchianity, religiosity and even the literalist's interpretation of the Bible is too vague for me. Too wide. Its not that I want to limit God in any way, in fact I can't limit God to any particular dogma, denomination or religion.
As much problem as I have had, trying to figure out God and being vague myself, in the moment that I described Van Morrison's voice, i realized, I had described the moves of God in my life.
I believe we are capable of good outside of God even with our equal ability to do no good or evil as well. I believe we can prosper outside of God. Jesus even said the bad folks love their own kind.
But I do believe that Love, prosperity and goodness are things that follow Godliness. And in Godliness I mean, loving your neighbor and if you're capable, even loving your enemy. I had an occasion today where I was quite perturbed at the treatment I was getting from a pharmacist. But in the end, I killed em with kindness. The day turned out much better than I could have allowed it to be, had I been ugly in return.
Not everything I see is God. Not everything that is pretty and good and loving is God, in my opinion and perspective. But there are things I see, things I witness, things I hear, and deeds that are done that are distinctively G O D.
Unmistakable in their Samartanish selflessness are the moves of God in our lives. Yes, sometimes in whispers, and we miss some, but never ever do moves of God not produce good fruit, in it's appointed time.
I just wrote today to share a revelation. Much like what happened to these guys as recorded in the book of LukeI suspect -
31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
Luke 24:31-33
God's movement in our lives, in my perspective is distinctive and unmistakable.
Peace --
David
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