So..I was thinking last night..and I got to thinking more. Halt, you could be entering dangerous territory, the realm of my thoughts, exposed!
Well...let's see..I walk into the kitchen and there's a pan, sitting on the stove. The burner is turned on beneath the pan, and in its center is a melting glob of gooey, warm butter. I looked around, but no one was in the kitchen. I called out, but no one was in the house. I looked around to be sure, but as I'd thought, I was the only one there.
What really freaked me out was....I didn't do it!! I didn't place the pan on the stove, I didn't turn the burner on, I didn't get the butter out of the refrigerator, nor did I put the glob of butter in the hot pan for it to melt.
So how in the heck did it happen? It's an "action" being carried out..The butter is doing something, a chemical and physical reaction is taking place. Butter is in the pan, on a hot stove, melting!
How did these physical items (that I can see with my naked eye..ex: the butter, pan, stove) and this action of time and space (the butter actually melting in the pot as the reaction of being applied to the element of heat) happen, if I didn't do it, and if there was no one else in the house. Who did it?
Uh, yeah..That's my question to anyone and everyone who doesn't believe in God?
The above scenario just couldn't be possible, right?..Unless I was the one who had walked into the kitchen, placed the pan on the stove, turned on the burner, went to the refrigerator, opened the door, retrieved the butter, went back to stove, took a utensil and got a glob of butter out of the container and placed it in pan. Then, there would be a logical and rational explanation as to why the pan with melting butter existed....Because I, or someone else in the house, had caused it to happen. Someone had to be the action or "acting source" that caused the "reaction" (of the melting butter in the pan) to come into existence. My point being, no reaction just happens without an "acting source" causing it to happen. So how did earth and life on earth come about, if no one walked into the "universe"
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Earth and Life on Earth = The pan on the stove with melting butter........God is the "person" who walked in the kitchen and was the "acting force" that caused it to happen, hence..we (our universe and existence) became a reaction in time and space.
We exist today because God was the ACTION that created us, the REACTION!
woohoooo, this is my personal belief, but isn't it wonderful to think!! How awesome he is.
In Jesus' Name Amen
Note: For so long, I was afraid to publically profess my love for Jesus Christ!
I am no longer afraid :) There is power within his name. Speaking it out loud, confronting life's trials, does wonders.
It is my Shield, It is my Armor, It is my Today, It is my Tomorrow.
Though I encounter evil, terror, destruction, and pain..God is my shelter in the burning rain.
Though I struggle through torment, Sadness persists
I always know I'm forgiven, and my place is in paradise with him.
There is never a brighter moment of life, than to know I am loved by my creator :)
Sending Love and Light to everyone. I wish you well and hope you're having a peaceful weekend.
A fabulous Bible verse to have handy in these uncertain times we face:
~Psalm 91, Verse 15~
"He will call upon me, and I will answer him..
I will be with him in trouble
I will rescue him, and honor him"
How reassuring to know that we have God's supernatural "promise of protection"..How loving to know that no matter what we must go through to get there, in the end, God is waiting with open arms, and he has a gift for us that we have craved as we've lived our lives. "True Love"
It doesn't mean we won't be persecuted, it doesn't mean we won't feel pain while we're in the physical life, it doesn't mean we won't cry or go through hard times, it doesn't mean we won't face tough decisions....But what it does mean is...If we endure, if we are strong, humble, and patient, despite our hardships, We Will Be Rewarded at the end of our Journey.
(It's like school, and no one really likes tests, but we study, we take the test, and it feels good after the teacher hands the paper back, to see we got an A! It feels alot better than when she places that white paper on our desk with a big, bold "F" staring back at us. That's how I see life (Living the Journey is the studying and preparing for the test, the transition of Death..Heaven and hell are the ultimate grade)
After all, no one's getting outta this life any other way but "death"
We know when it all started, and since we also know that nothing lastes forever (that'd be like saying a pot of water would boil FOREVER on a hot flame. Not..eventually, it would evaporate, and the pan's bottom would "burn up")
So the only question is...when does our beginning start coming to an end? Like a pan of boiling water, we have to eventually come to a calm again, simmering down to a little shallow pool of water in the bottom of a cooling pan. (Though when we started, we were a pan full of fresh, clear water, building to a climax, a peak (began boiling.)
Every mountain has a peak, but all exits lead down, and nothing can stay at a "peak" forever.
It's called the "process of life"..Even life for each of us..From the time we're born, we start dying. From the minute we take our first breath of life, we are taking breaths leading up to our very death. In a manner of speaking, we are living to die O_o..In my opinion, Life is a Prelude to Death, a test, not the ending, and Death is a Prelude to our final destination. Death can take us to our ending, hell, or it can take us to an eternal paradise with no ending, Heaven. It's up to each of us where our final destination is.
But please, let's not ever forget, when considering our personal beliefs concerning "God"..that someone did have to come in the kitchen. That melting butter didn't just walk over there and cook itself!!
Come back soon, ya'll..God Bless ~jadee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeshua
How do we know which side to choose? How do we know which side, light or darkness? Darkness tempts us with the best the physical life has to offer, but it does it in a way that's deceiving. The Light, on the other hand, is more of a gradual progression of wisdom and knowledge. It is the process of reaching a higher plateau of existence through the very psyche that ecompasses our thoughts.
The darkness has to offer its bounty through trickery and deceit, through lies and greed. The darkness has to attain its power through the exploitation of those who are weaker. The darkness has to use bribery and lust to obtain its followers...Ultimately, for those to realize, this isn't what I want. This isn't bringing me inner joy and completion. This isn't the light, wonderful, airy feeling of happiness I wan't to awake to each day. Many people live their lives searching for that feeling of comfort and contentment.
The Light is that undying source of redemption. The Light is our salvation. The Light is the Way to the most high place of existence. The Light is our "Cosmic Orgasm"..Light rises, while, darkness settles below. Like Oil in Water...Heaven is the origination of all light and space...So naturally, I'd think Heaven existed outside of (or above as if oil floating on the surface of water) our black abyss of space, we call, the universe.
Because our minds are constrained by the physical conditions of this world, it's hard for us to grasp the concept of Heaven, or Parallel Universe(s)..but if we allow our mind to meditate on this concept, eventually it opens to the idea, and over time, begins to translate this cosmic message and important knowledge, into our reality and rational thinking. It becomes our "FAITH"
God (The Light) doesn't have to hide or be sneaky about what he's doing for us. He gives us the Bible to tell us of all he ever did and all he's ever going to do with humanity. He gives us our free gift of life, nature, and mother EARTH every single day..Though, through manipulation and instigation of the darker forces that are at work all around us, we have raped and abused the free gifts God has given us.
God doesn't have to lie or cheat to get his followers. He gives it away as a free gift. He lets us believe in him if we choose. He doesn't force it on us. He gives us free will. He even tells us when to prepare for his wrath..In my opinion, that's a pretty loving God, to warn us before he punishes us, especially if it's for the well-being of the greater good, the bigger picture of all. They even teach that in military, don't they? To fight as a collective, for the greater good of the whole squad..Each troop, though started as individual, once in battle-scenarios together, they become a "Brotherhood"..A Human Collective of Thought, Will, and Objective. Not always based on the proper source, or ending with positive results, but nevertheless, the act of the Collective is still a beautiful thing. Imagine, instead of war and violence, we use the power of that collective for goodness and love, like it's going to be in HEAVEN! Life is only a much smaller scale of something grander.
(Man, I remember when I was a kid, I'd get in trouble, and as punishment, I'd get a whipping with the belt. There were even times, I had to go and pick the belt out myself..lol..and If I came back with a belt that was too little, I'd have to go back and get a different one, suitable for a "good whipping".....Ya know, as cruel as that type of physical punishment may sound..at least I was prepared for it. I knew it was coming. I had time, as I was going to get the belt, to let the idea of getting whipped, settle in. To where, when my momma, actually, gave me the whippin, it wasn't so bad. My mind had already dealt with the fear and anticipation that accompanies any type "punishment"
It would have been wrong of her to come and get me while I slept that night, just lashing me in my very bed, waking me to that type physical punishment. That would have been horrible...But I believe that's the way the dark forces work...They come in the middle of the night, when we're least expecting it. And it gets us unprepared, catches us off guard..while we "sleep"
God, our creator, the one who really cares about our overall well-being, he gives us warning of his punishment, He lets us know what he's going to do ahead of time and even gives us a minute or two to prepare and let our minds and hearts adjust to the idea. He doesn't come in the middle of the night to steal our souls. He comes in broad daylight to save them!!
And...God even tells us of all the ways he's previously punished us. He keeps no secrets from humanity, yet the dark forces are constantly working, in secret, all around us, all the time.
I know it can't hurt to believe in God and Yeshua. In the end...I lose nothing by believing. Saying it's true, I've actually won in the end. My soul has won its rightful place in the Kingdom of "Paradise and Light"..But if I choose not to believe in God..and in the end, it IS TRUE...then I have alot to lose, everything to lose..My eternal soul and unending existence. To fall to eternal damnation is to never see the light again. To rise to the light is to become one with the very force that created us..The origination of man is a beautiful unimaginable place that exists in a spiritual realm. We can't explain it, or paint a picture of it. We can't write a song about it, or recite a poem of its glory..No, God says it's like nothing we've ever seen. Beyond......A Shade Beyond!!
yay!...I'll see ya there
Are you living in the Light?..Go on babeeee, Turn it on!!!! ;)
Let's Open Our Eyes Together (:~_~:)
Interesting Information
http://biblelight.net/seal.htm
http://www.aug.edu/augusta/iconography/h
Keep reading for my next blog...The Seal of God and the Trinity..God exists in "Three Persons"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shield-T
Cool Pictures of Interest!
The Time to Unify is Now!! There is only one Race~HUMAN :)
(Mom wasn't too hard on me, and I thank her for that. Much Love and Respect for the wonderful woman who brought me into this world. She has graciously taught me to be the woman I am today. My mom is the most loving and compassionate woman I know..I'll have to tell ya a great story about her later!)
I don't know if you would consider this being nosy, but I couldn't resist :) I saw a comment today, and it made me think of this..so I had to share it. The comment/question I'm referring to went something like this....If God really exists, why didn't he just kill satan to begin with? Why did God kill everyone in Sodom and Gomorrah when he could've killed satan in the first place and spared all these people falling to evil?
This is such an awesome question as it made me think..and think..until I came up with this. May God Lead me and Bless me in my writing so that I may relate to you properly, the words he'd have me say...Amen
I believe once God saw that even in Heaven, evil could seep through and find its way into "paradise"..Where it's only love, light, and goodness....If even a place like the next dimension of existence, Heaven, could have such a window to allow even a fragment of negative, darkness, and hate to manifest in one of the spirits that reside there, well...I believe, God knew that if there can be a "rotten egg" or "bad apple" in Heaven, then there must be a plan to cleanse all future possibilities of evil. So to form the "Perfect Being" for the cosmic heaven that awaits in the next dimension..Once we've went through the next phase of living, we have given the term "death"....God wanted the new paradise to be free from hate, or even the prospect of hate breeding later, amongst another dark spirit that manages to seep through the "cosmic cracks" or "loopholes"..To weed out all darkness and negative souls, to make way for the one supreme, ultimate, clean, spirit of all of us, he had to send all souls on a cosmic journey, a universal test to see who was the purest souls, worthy enough for the purest of paradise, the one he has created and has waiting for us, once this experience, we call life, is over.
So why didn't God just kill satan? Well, I'm figuring he is using him as part of the test of humanity. He allows satan to tempt us as part of the test to see who are truly living in the light. For the smallest flicker of light can illuminate a room full of darkness, while the darkness in the light can only exist as shade or a shadow...Just a dimmer version of the light. Light always overcomes darkness and love always overcomes hate. Jesus always overcomes Evil.
Come on peeps...no one's getting out of here alive. Death is inevitable, and most people are uncomfortable with the issue simply out of fear. Some would rather assume we just go to sleep forever, than believe in an after-life..Again, I believe this personal belief system stems from fear of the after-life and what may or may not lie ahead. It's easier to live life the way you want, not following anyone's rules, especially God's, and simply believe, in the end, we go to sleep. That makes life, and even death, pretty easy. Doesn't it? Believing there is an after-life and having to answer for our souls, that makes people feel uncertain, so instead they'd not have faith at all....But it's sad to let fear and uncertainty keep us from harnessing the power of faith. Death is nothing to fear, as it's just the next part of the "journey"..We fear it because it's unknown to us, and Humans have a knack for requiring proof. They like to be able to see what they believe, with their naked eye...Death is beyond anything we know or have experienced, so it scares us greatly by taking us out of our "comfort zone"..Funny thing is..Death is just a "doorway" through time and space. It's not even really "death" like we humans like to think of death as being an ending, but it's actually a beginning to something far greater than our present human minds can phathom.
It's not for those who prefer living life on the surface. It's for those who are seeking answers and for those who feel. What I'm talking about here..When you feel God, you know what I mean. He is with us all the time, just like the air we breathe. No matter where we're at on this planet, we have to have air to breathe, and it's always there, unless we're under water, even then..the air is there, only we do not possess the gills to breathe it properly..But still, air is present everywhere..just like God. He envelopes us. It's just a matter of changing our perspective. The mind is so powerful, use it to its fullest. Don't let it go to waste!
I also believe Evolution, like science, is a "tool" of God. Yes, I believe creation and evolution exist, hand-in-hand..That's why God gave us the knowledge and capabilities to obtain the information of Evolution and Science. I believe he created the Homosapien race to begin with, and from there..when he said to go forth on the land and flourish, to prosper..He very well could've been metaphorically speaking..saying..go forth, and over generations of time, evolve and become the developed species I intend for you to be. He didn't record all the details of this in the Bible because he wanted us to find this information out for ourselves..Enter the knowledge of Science. It's why he gave us a brain that houses our minds, our psyches, so that we may use our free will and wisdom to seek him and find him. Through this process of Evolution, God can determine who adapts best, who is enlightened and awakened along the way..So many questions this answers for God. Through Evolution, he is able to study us as a species, to determine how best to appropriate our reward in the next dimension. If Jesus is not of this world, then he is alien, because we call anything that is not on earth, alien..and if Heaven is not on Earth, then it must be in the next dimension..as anything not on earth, or visible through our technology, within our universe, it must be considered to be in a Parallel universe , or in whatever exists outside our own. As scientists can't see outside of our own Universe, we don't actually know what exists further than what our technology allows us to see. That being said, it could very well be, that outside of the realm of our own universe, lies the realm of the next dimension we call Heaven.
God only accepts the best in the paradise of perfection and bliss he has waiting. He doesn't want darkness, perversion, sadistic spirits, brutal spirits, or cold, harsh spirits. He doesn't want spirits that even have the potential of turning and embracing any darkness that may be in them. So to find out, who are the truest of believers and truest of spirits, we live this life as humans, on earth. He wants those who understand the concept of the truest form of love and possess and exercise it with every part of their being. Why? Because Heaven is a communal spiritual place , where everyone exists in perfect harmony. We won't have to speak, we'll be in spiritual form, as a collective. A very beautiful thing to look forward to. Only love can come from that, only light. To allow darkness inside the light of God would upset the balance of Paradise. This physical life we all must live is a way to ensure the darkness is filtered out, and only the light remains. Is that unfair to be put through a cosmic test such as this..na, not at all, because I believe God is doing it for the greater good of all of us. He's doing it with the collective of humanity as his objective. Not the individual's outcome, but the outcome of the whole of us. That is how God rewards, through completion of being, through completion of soul, through the communal, spiritual gathering of us all.
Yay! I'll see ya there :)
Are you living in the light?...Go on babeeeee, turn it on!!
Psalm 91, Verse 15 from the Holy Bible, King James Version
"He will call upon me, and I will answer him..
I wil be with him in trouble
I will rescue him, and honor him."
For greater inner joy and peace, try reading all of Psalm 91 in the Bible, for daily comfort and reassurance in God's word.
For informative, spiritual reading, I'd suggest this book.
Psalm 91 "God's Shield of Protection" by Peggy Joyce Ruth
Additional Information and Resource Links regarding the above information. (Einstein's ideas of Parallel Universe)
Albert Einstein
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physi
http://www.gap-system.org/~history/Mathe
Information about Parallel Universe Theory
http://www.qedcorp.com/pcr/pcr/parauniv.h
http://science.howstuffworks.com/paralle
http://library.thinkquest.org/2890/para.h
Interesting article about "dark flow" in space, at edge of known Universe.
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/200
Information about our universe having an "edge"..What's outside of our own Universe?
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/i
Interesting article on what people around the world think about Heaven.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/Beli
Jesus (Yeshua) is here!
http://www.jesus2020.com/?gclid=CNHh0_Oy
http://www.biblehelp.org/eternity.html
http://www.whatdoesthebibleteach.com/hom
http://www.4hurtingchristians.com/gettin
Information about 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012
http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/?gclid=C
http://www.ask.com/web?qsrc=999&l=dis&si
http://www.the-end.com/2008GodsFinalWitn
Very cool information about fish gills and how they breathe in water. They extract oxygen via their gills!
(And this is kinda freaky....Did u know, even humans have gills at an early stage of the development process while we're in the womb, but fish retain them until birth and on)..wow!
http://www.essortment.com/all/howdofishb
Not sure why I felt the need to write about this..but it seems like an important detail for the times we're living in.
Sending out love and light to everyone. Waking people up, Let's open our eyes together ~_~
in Jesus' Name, Amen
It seems the world we live in, denial is better for some people. I believe acceptance and knowledge is the answer. I've been asleep most of my life. Only now am I waking from this slumber to open my eyes to the truth. If you piece all the signs, clues, and signals together, you will find, life has been telling us a story all along. It was each of us who has chosen to keep our eyes closed. It was me who decided I didn't want to believe in certain things. It was us who decided to walk in the dark. It was each of us and our own personal decisions..Yet, in the end..Our personal decisions become the very thing that binds us as a species and communes us together as a collective.
If there is a red, octagon stop sign in front of me, I'm going to stop because that's what it says. It would get my attention, a physical sign that I could see with my naked eye..Yet when a sign is too subtle, we choose to just ignore it..as if, because it's more of a "read between the line" sign..or a sign that requires us to piece it together as if it were a puzzle, then we would assume take the easier route by denying it all together. Why..out of fear and uncertainty? Because we don't want to take out the time from our busy lives to look a little deeper than what the surface of life allows us to see. Out of fear of change, Fear of the unknown, Fear of life not being what it's always been and finding out it's been a lie. What then? Then we must accept the knowledge of truth and reality. Not accept it out of fear, but from wisdom and the need to evolve, rather cower.
Why would we fear the sunlight shining on our face. God's return will be like the sunlight. I do not believe it will be a scary ordeal, the Rapture. There should be no fear, worry, or sorrow for the days of yester. God will heal us from all that. There will be no more hurt, pain, suffering, memories of things of the past. There will only be love and understanding of our truest beings. Please accept the truth of life as being different from what we've always believed it to be. Like there is light and day, there is also two forces that are constantly at work around us. Good and Bad, Light and Darkness..Life and Death...Everything has something that counteracts it. A cosmic balance..An energy input and output, a Positive and Negative, Day and Night..One component for another..Like a cosmic "teeter totter"....You wouldn't get the teeter without the totter. One end would just sit there with dead weight..It would never get a momentum of action going if only one end of the mechanism was weighted. It needs both components to even out it's balance..to complete the action as it's intended to be executed.
So even the spiritual aspect of life needs balance from both sides. Light and dark. Holy and evil...If both are at work around us, then we must accept that as truth and know we should live our life accordingly. Basing our faith on the truth, instead of a lifelong misleading. GOD SAVES ALL. He doesn't have prejudice, that is man's possession, created from hate, greed, lust...God only has love for everyone, patience, and forgiveness. It's the greatest love of all. Safcrifice and Forgiveness. God shows us both, Sacrifice through Jesus Christ and Forgiving us of our sins by accepting the truth of Jesus Christ to be so.
Being asleep is not a good way to live life. Eyes and mind wide-open is the only way. When you accept the things you never wanted to accept, it's easier to adjust to the idea of it, over time, so the fear you once associated it with, becomes enlightenment and wisdom. It becomes opportunity to share with others, the knowledge of truth. Pry eyes open if we have to..lol..but get the message out there..that life is more than what it seems and never what it appears. I guess the cosmic rules say that all games must be fair and opponents must play fair..so I'm guessing that's why we've been given signs and warnings of things to come. I guess that's why all of a sudden during these last few generations, people have started putting information of these issues out there for everyone to comprehend the magnitude of what our reality could actually be. Not the reality we've been programmed to perceive since birth, but the real truth of life. The one that exists in the state of the psyche. The one we don't want to allow ourselves to believe because it scares us, so we dismiss it as folly, folklore. Maybe we shouldn't be so quick to throw it away as trash, but embrace the idea of a "bigger picture."
Does anyone ever read Revelations of the Bible? It's very interesting how many similarities and coincidences exist with modern-day times and Revelation's Prophecies. God said the generation of (1948) would not pass from the earth before the return of Jesus Christ. Do the math...Why 1948?..because it's when Israel became a country..First time it happened in history of humanity, and it's a prophecy in the Bible, that God's chosen people will come together as a nation...So from that generation on..From that time on, the people who were born of that year will not all die before Jesus Returns and the Rapture has taken place. No one knows the exact time, day, week, year, or hour, but God did give us roadsigns and a map so we'd have a general idea when it was going to take place and be prepared. It would have been unfair for us not to have a heads-up and have a chance to be prepared, so God sent Jesus and the word of the Bible to "prepare" us. It's up to us if we want to continue ignoring the signs or see them and accept what we see.
God put a huge "red, octagon sign" in front of humanity..A road map and an instructional manual..THE BIBLE!
Though it doesn't give us an exact timeline, it points to a general time and events to take place. It would be wise for us to at least consider all available evidence relating to this matter..because our souls matter!
If you're interested, you can buy a Bible at your local store, or purchase one online. You can also find Bibles online for virtual reading. You can find videos on the internet, about the Bible, specifically Revelations. You can look up information about 2012 and Future Maps..Also interesting information available on the internet. You can read about Jesus Christ on Bible Study-type Blogs and Websites. Do an internet search to find more information, but never quit seeking the truth. If you have comments or questions on my topics, post it in the comments of this blog, or in a message...Sending out love and light to everyone :) Let's open our eyes together...xoxo jaDee~
btw...If you feel in your heart and soul that you'd like to give it a try..Turn it all over to the light. Personally, Privately between you and God, there where you sit at home..Say a little prayer accepting Jesus Christ as the one and only Son of God and Creator. And in doing so, accept the knowledge and light of him into your life and into your heart. Read the ten commandments in the Bible for further enlightenment on honoring the word of God. Refer to the Bible for the teachings of Jesus Christ, as they clearly teach of loving one another harmoniously, having unending compassion for each other, and treating everyone with respect and kindness. His teachings are very simple..a message of LOVE!
But if anyone ever considers the possibility we could be living in "end times"..Turn our worry over to God and he will ease our mind, giving us contentment and comfort in these darkened days. Peace and Love everyone.
A Poem....by jadee....Titled-------To Lead, To Misread, A Generation in me
To be a true leader is to know you are no greater than those you lead.
Humility for humanity is the key.
The material world only leads to greed.
I'm not a material girl, look at me. See?
Pink petals, soft as skin..Or maybe it's the crying things within.
I hear sounds...No, come again.
Whispers, Butterfly wings crumble in my fingers.
Blisters, Bumble Bee's Stingers.
Honeysuckle, Dew drops, Early Morning Rain.
A lifetime gone, To remember these things.
Ribbon in my hair, Wirey and Gray.
Gone tomorrow, Before it's yesterday.
Time, Space, Time, Space.
Stars twinkle in their place.
Standing still, Moving again, Flip upside down, Completely Spin.
A world awaits, An uncertain fate.
Open doors of ancient, Our heavenly gate.
Stairs descend, Darkness tinged. Blood-stained smokescreen looking late.
Seeing from the time it was, to the time of a broken state.
Tears made of sand, Water corrupt, Death of an innocence, Cold and abrupt.
Nakedness?..Oh shut up
Tell me, or tell me not..do you...want to?
Even the thought is enough.
A cloud is bright, full of fluff..Leading unto a paradise of light erupt.
Shhhh...if you hear, silence is still..It's until you shake it, it begins ill.
Chains rusted, hard against my face..Bruised and Disgusted, the main of the race.
But as a peak..and a tree..and everything in me..so must this...to walk first is to lead.
Original Poetry by Jadee Slayton Copyright 2009 Just HELP Productions
I also believe if skin color and the lack of "whiteness" is so important to some people, someone please pass me a big-a$$ can of white spray paint. Since skin color is superficial and only "skin deep" anyway..How about I go around the world spray painting everyone WHITE.(sounds about as crazy as people's outlandish claims of white supremecy, right?)
At least then..the world will be nothing but white people and we can finally do away with prejudice toward other skin colors. It's so silly that I'm even writing such stuff..to prove a point...But I hope everyone sees my point.
One day, without spray paint or hate...Maybe, just maybe, people will quit looking at our outer layers, and see what's really inside..the soul.
The soul has no color.
I thought of what I wanted to write about today because you guys inspire me sooo much! You inspire me to think, feel, wonder, to question! We should each inspire the other to do these things. It's what makes us human beings and allows growth.
Armed with imagination, inspiration, and determination, we can accomplish anything :)
What are my beliefs?
I do not believe Jesus is a "Religion"...as Religion is just another made-up term or word, given a definition to describe a happening or a belief in action, carried out by humanity. It's more like a math equation...If we divide everything up into individual components and see them for what they are. If we take away the False Religion, the Fake Church, and the Hate-Filled Personal Speculation...If we take away the word, what is religion, but a collective of human spiritual beliefs, burdened with the small-mindedness of everyone's individual opinions.
But if we subtract from all these variables, the concept of the teachings of Jesus Christ, and if we took his teachings and based our lives on this concept..We'd get the correct answer! We'd see, he only taught of loving one another, being wise and humble, being good to our neighbor, respecting our parents, sacrificing for our friends..Jesus said this was one of the greatest loves. Forgiveness, he taught very importantly on forgiveness. He taught us not to hold grudges or seek revenge. He taught us to walk with a quiet demeanor and patient spirit. He taught us not to be jealous, he taught us not to kill, steal, tell lies, or commit injustices. Jesus spoke of truth, freedom, and equality for every man. He taught us to be happy and content in everything we do, even the way we interact with others. He taught us to save our money and organize our finances. He taught us to think of those less fortunate and help the weaker man. His teachings were of honesty, integrity, humility, understanding, wisdom, kindness...complete enlightenment!..And all it takes is changing our outlook, nothing more!
Religion was created to be deceiving and trick us into believing God is a farce, and then somehow, all the bull of religion got tacked on to Jesus' back..like he himself created religion or something. Humans created religion, yet when Jesus is mentioned, people automatically assume we're talking about church and religion. Jesus was babtized in an outdoor, natural body of water, and his missionary work was walking the steps of the earth with average people, it wasn't being stuck up in some stuffy ol' church preaching at others. Jesus said we should commune with one another, because "Where two or more of us come together, the spirit of him will be present." Humans have put that into their own perspective by building physical structures for people to "commune" in..but honestly, I believe people can commune anywhere..even here on the internet, in the privacy of our own home..Wherever there is two or more believers. This is what it truly means to be a "Christian"....To be a Christian means we are a believer and we have understanding of the teachings of Christ.
It's humans that have turned that into "church" and religion as we now know it. As long as we go around acting uncivilized to one another, we are taking the bait, and hate is winning. We wonder why the world is full of depression, suppression, and oppression?...It all starts with Hate...Greed, Cruelty, Pettiness..All these words we've used to define our actions..they all breed from hate. Please someone tell me...WHAT GOOD COMES FROM THAT? Depression leads to sickness, death, suicide..Oppression and Suppression leads to Poverty, Disease, Famine, War. These very words carried out by our actions, set the stage for a future of uncertainty. Walking in the dark is always going to cause us to stumble versus walking in the light. In the light, God brightens the way for us to see all that lies before us. He gives us peace of mind to where we are never looking back at the turmoil we've already walked through. He gives us steady determination and hope for a more positive outlook and wholesome morals. God gives us a whole new attitude on life. He allows us to see what we've always been missing. It's like we finally go.....ohhhhhhhhh??!! Now I get it!!..Like a huge lightbulb comes on, and our entire existence finally makes sense. That's what God did for me. He opened my mind, my heart, and my soul to everything I never knew was possible!
Over time..what once was "Religion" has now faded away into a bunch of hearsay. Many people don't take it seriously anymore. Religion has given itself a bad name with all the corruption that has taken place amongst the church of the world. Many feel they can't trust church or religion anymore..and for good reason.
That's why my faith is unique. It was developed freely by me. I am saved because God saves me through acceptance of his son. It's not because someone told me to believe this or that. It's not because I went to a building and listened to what someone said. It's not because I've been influenced by modern-day "religion"...It's simply because I believe in the basic teachings of Jesus Christ. The bottom line is, I believe in Jesus the same way I believe in the light of the sun and the darkness of the night. If they exist, so must the essence of God.
Yes, I do believe in the Bible, but I don't believe in the way man tries to distort it for his own personal use and gain. I don't always take the Bible in a literal sense either. I believe it's spoken a lot in metaphorical terms and expects us to read between the lines in many instances.
God put a brain inside our head that harnesses the capabilities to phathom all knowledge he laid before us, in this physical world. We close our minds and our pysche, so we can never see the truest light of the world. We close our minds to where we only see and are surrounded by darkness, confusion, and chaos. It's when we open our mind, heart and soul, that God allows us to see the real light of the world. The real truth..not the "truth" we've been brainwashed to believe since birth.
Why does God have to be labeled "supernatural"....another man-made word & definition. We created the human language..the truth of our actions come from our heart & soul, not mere words. Why can't we see God as a matter of heart, mind, body & soul. Why can't we see God as being One with us, One with nature, One with everything, even our thoughts & actions. If we see God in this respect, it's much easier to grasp the idea of him, rather think he's buried beneath a mountain full of human language & words.
In trashing peeps, it doesn't set a good example of love. Hate breeds ignorance. We should be giving love & positive encouragement to each other at all times. Even though I disagree with someone, I do my best to refrain from hate. I see someone's point & I share mine, but in a positive way. A present full of hate produces a future full of hate. It'd be nice to see peeps celebrating other's positive attributes.
What good does hate bring the world? We tend to concentrate our hateful thoughts and feelings on "religion" and God, but really, what we're upset about, is that we can't understand what it all means. It frustrates us because it makes us feel small. Opening the mind and psyche is only the first step. Then we must really believe in the idea of God. Jesus was simply the spiritual bridge God built for us, to lead us out of the physicality of darkness.
We can swim all we want, but God gave us a better way to get to where we need to go. Jesus opens our heart and our mind to something new, something we've never experienced before...TRUE LOVE.
It's a feeling....well, it's actually hard to explain...but ya know how you felt when you thought you were experiencing the best moment of your life?..Well, God's like that..ALL THE TIME!! woohooo!
He's like a high on life, no drugs required.
My thoughts have been set free, my mind has been unchained, and for the first time in my life, I am flying while I walk. God has shown me the Light, and I'll never turn back.
Another way to see life..Like an onion. Why?...Well, I believe when it comes to destiny and free will and how they are both incorporated into life as we know it. For instance, if you looked at the oddly, bulb-shaped onion, each life starts from a certain point (Point A) "Free Will"....and before each of us lies many paths..With each path a choice, the paths of life are so many that they "bulb out" in the center, until eventually, they come back to another center point (Point B) "Destiny"
So, my question is...Do both Free Will and Destiny exist, and if so, how do they both exist simultaneously?
If life, in a sense of the "scheme of things"...is actually similar to that of an onion..We begin at birth, born unto this universe and world, and we are faced with a series of paths and choices, that we have been given the freedom to make, that allows us free will, but also at the same time, we are playing into the outcome of our own destiny. Each being different roads, for each soul, the "bulb of the onion" or the climax of the roads, the peak of life for each of us is different with different circumstances. So the bulb of the onion contains variables that makes life seem by chance and coincidence, makes life seem unique for each of us. Yet, in the end, we all meet back at the center point of the onion. The center point at the top of the onion would represent heaven, eternal life, continuance..The bottom center point area of the onion would represent hell and death.
At the beginning of life, we start from the top of the onion, each soul originating in heaven by light. Then through our lifetime, we work our way down the years, until we are migrating toward the lower end of the onion (death). It all comes back to a center point at the bottom of the onion, because everyone must go through the same experience of death. Everyone must come back to the center point after living through the "bulb of the onion" based on free will. And once we've reached the opposite side of the onion and life is over in the physical realm, then we must go through the final phase of living (death)..If we pass the cosmic test given by God, he allows us to return to the top of the onion and continue on past the entire onion all together, into an unimaginable paradise. So in my opinion, free will actually brings us to our destiny..How we choose to live it, and our personal choices in life are up to us. So it's free will and destiny exisitng harmoniously and working together, hand-in-hand...To bring us all back to "death"..with our final destination being either hell, or eteranal life by heaven.
(Maybe that's why peeling onions makes us cry!! Life is hard and the bulb of the onion contains the hardest part of all, the intensity and density of life. It holds the peak of each of our souls, where we go through the most we're ever going to go through in this lifetime. Where the experience is the greatest and memories are created. It makes us feel many emotions, but it also forms and molds us into the human beings we become. It creates and nurtures our spirits in preparation for the spiritual world that awaits. Life is hard, but it's a journey, an experience, a lesson to be learned..So that we'll each be prepared for the next phase of existence.)
Let me stop there!..lol I'm starting to get into my next comparison, ooops..want to save that for my next blog.
see ya then..sending out ((love and light)) to everyone.
Warning: What I write about here is my personal opinions and beliefs, much having to do with the spiritual side of life. Issues having to do with news, religion, philosophy etc.. It's from my perspective, and I don't impose my beliefs on you, but share my ideas with you..for if there's anyone who's interested in reading about these type issues, so you'll know you're not alone. Please feel free to give me your feedback. Let me know what you think about 2012, about God and Jesus Christ. Modern-Day religion has taken a bad name, but faith is still a wonderful thing. Let me know what you believe about the Bible. Do you believe in what it says? I accept comments on my blog, if you'd like to share your thoughts and opinions on anything I write about. I don't intend on being so serious or to frighten anyone with my topics. Maybe I should put a parental rating on my blogs..lol??
Do not pass go, do not collect $200..Go straight to Jail with no chance of parole....Okay, a bit extreme, maybe?...na, not really..if you ask yourself, what have you ever known to last forever? Even games we play come to an end at some point. (Or is it that we think it's coming to an end because that's what our human minds have been programmed to perceive) We're born, and from the day we're born, we start dying. We're actually living to die, yet we act like we're dying to live..Live forever..stay young forever..As sad as it is, some people go to great lengths just to maintain an image of their younger selves. "Eternal fountain of youth"..prolonging the inevitable. No one lives forever..not in the flesh. Like all things, life comes to a climax, a phasing period of change. We, as human beings, have coined this phase "death"..because we are mere humans who operate on logic. We read the "lines", but find it difficult to "read between the lines" or think "outside the box"..We go by meanings of words we've created to communicate with one another. So taken out of context, and out of human perspective, death is really just another experience..the next phase for the living. (If you were living in a beautiful home, that over time, had started to erode and fall down, but someone came along and showed you a brand new house down the street..Wouldn't you choose to go live in the new house, versus try to stay in the old house forever, that was falling down around you? Why try to hold onto something forever, if you know there's something even better waiting for you up ahead? That's how I see life and death...and this phase of life we're living right now..It's the first beautiful house that is now beginning to fall down around us. We must go to the next phase to understand true evolution of time and space...Foot Note: This concept is variable, and I'm applying it to this scenario only as an example. For instance, while living the physical life as a human being, some things we should try to hold onto for as along as we can, like true love, friends, family. Our sense of love for them needs to progress to a new phase, to the next level..but the love itself should always be cherished, even as we phase into the next realm of existence. The presence of true love is everlasting.)
If you take away the human meaning and definition of a "word"..It becomes simply a process of life, an action or experience...An event, a happening. Not a beginning or an end, but a continuance of this phase of existence, that we have called "life'..or living.
So in saying that..how do we know what really exists outside of this phase we like to call "death"...death itself may just be a doorway in time and space that leads us to another dimension of existence...Where all things began, where even light itself originates. Where also the vaste and utter darkness exists. But if the word "darkness" is taken out of context, and spoken metaphorically, it could mean a wide variety of things..Like the "LAKE OF FIRE" the Bible speaks of..How do we know that God meant it literally? Maybe the "Lake of Fire"..is simply darkness itself....to each, his own lake of misery and despair. Never escaping the torment of pain and agony.
For instance...I could have ate something spicy for dinner, and say to someone, "man, my stomach is on fire"...Obviously I don't really mean my stomach is on fire..I only mean it is exhibiting a feeling of being on fire..It's a form of speech, a slang, a form of expression, words with different meanings than what one would naturally assume..So how do we know the Bible doesn't, at times, speak in terms such as this. So the "lake of fire" or Hell...could be such as the feeling of your immortal soul burning forever in whatever would be the worst type hell for you. A person may fear soiltude, so they may feel a 'burning" tinge of lonliness and singularity in hell. Feeling an intense knawing sensation of time itself lingering and protruding into their very existence. Only you, there, alone, the lonliness burning away at your very soul. Maybe that is your "lake of fire" in hell..While someone else's "lake of fire" may be sex. They are stuck with a constant desire of sexual pleasure in the flesh form, but they are no longer in the flesh form, so they only feel the desire, the longing, yet can never satisfy the hunger..Until it drives them into sheer madness and constant contempt for all eternity. Do you see what I''m saying?
I don't always assume the Bible is speaking to us literally, but at times, maybe it requires the human mind to sink a little deeper into the outer realm of rationality..to a place where we think only our dreams and nightmares exist. There is more to our minds than meets the eye. Unlocking our psyche is the only way to achieve true enlightenment. Then you see life as if it's a board game. Time's up, game's over..The board has been folded, and we are left standing in the center of nothingness. Before us lies two paths...One path is pitch dark with nothing but lingering doom, the other is brightly lit, with rays of sunshine beaming down to light the way. Which one are you going to choose?
Start walking...For some, it will be like passing go and collecting our reward of the earthly life we've endured. We will finally have completed the cosmic spiritual test, and be given the opportunity to be judged accordingly. Do we get an A or an F? God has for us, in the next phase of our existence, everything we could've ever dreamed of having here, in this realm. He promises that to us. Heaven, could also be metaphorically perceived...As in, it could be your best dream come true. My best dream will differ from yours, so maybe Heaven is a collective of dreams, where we live harmoniously and peacefully..As beautiful as God always intended for us to be. Free from the burdens of the physical world, free from the boundaries of the flesh, free from the harness of this earthly reality, free from the constraints of time.
Hell, the same..for each person, hell could be their worst nigtmare come true...Always leaving us longing, desiring, burning, for the things we can't and will never have..With no escape, no relief, no way out of our own misery. Whatever we could imagine hell to be, it would be, only much much worse.
But the cold, harsh reality...is, nothing lasts forever. Each phase of existence must lead into the next..and even life as we know it will surely come to an end one day. The end may be torment in hell being the final phase for some, or it may never be an ending at all..It could turn out to be like going home after a long hard stay in this physical place. Like the most beautiful delicate red rose, it's ironic that something so beautiful could wither and die and become so ugly until death erodes it back to the very earth from which it came. We, and life in this universe are the same, only on a much grander scale..But, life in our universe must reach a climax..Like a pot of boiling water..If you leave it sitting on an open flame, eventually, it will boil over and evaporate back into nothingness. We know life repeats and imitates itself constantly, life is always changing..and change requires adaption and evolution. All processes known to man are made up of phases..To the point, we give words to these phases. Like beginning, middle, and end. Or like in a good story, an opening (hook), plot, climax, the ending..always want to have a good ending...Leaving the reader flabbergasted. Every good story comes to an end because if a story just kept going on and on forever without phasing itself, we'd get bored and not like it. We'd ignore it and move on to something else. I believe that's how life in our universe is....It's reached its climax. Something has to happen next, the "boil over"...It seems we're in the climax of the plot now...and what happnes next....? The clues of the story have been stratigically placed before us. The "bread crumbs" have been tossed, now if we choose to continue walking with our eyes shut, that's up to us. But we don't have to. God offers a way to see the light ahead, and know that if comes from him, not from the darkness.
He places within us, the knowledge and capabilities to determine right from wrong, good from evil, light form darkness. We can choose to ignore or we can choose to acknowledge. The bottom line is, we choose what side we're on in life, which ultimately determines which side we're on in the next phase of existence.
Which side are you on?
(With all the talk of 2012, it's something to think about. Open our minds, free our thoughts, believe like we have never believed, be prepared for anything, never be surprised by what happens outside the box, always know our enemy..to know of our enemy is our best defense, be humble, don't be afraid of darkness, the light always overcomes the darkness..and if we know we're walking life in the light, then we are saved. God is merciful and willing to forgive anyone under any circumstances until the day of his return. Then, time of forgiveness is over, unless we survive the seven year tribulation period, without receiving the mark of the beast. Then we are judged accordingly and granted our reward of heaven. If anyone is not raptured, do not allow ourselves to be marked in any way what-so-ever. Not the veri-chip or any other sort of marking device. It is the way of darkness and deception. Do not believe any good can come from a foreign object, marking, or material of any kind to be permanently placed anywhere upon our body. Do not even take a mark in words or by definition. It could be wordplay and deceiving through communication. WE ARE NOT CATTLE..We do not need to be branded! We are each free souls with free spirits)
Jesus is the LIGHT of the People. He leads with a silent humility and steady contentment with peace amongst the people. He does not lead with violence, anger, or vengeance..He leads with patience, understanding, and hope. Only goodness comes from that, only TRUTH!
Jesus Christ is the ONLY LIGHT OF THE WORLD. He is the bridge leading out of darkness. The SON is the only way uP!
If you feel you've been led astray. If you feel you've been deceived, don't give in. It's not too late. There's always time to be saved.
Got a problem, talk to God about it. Turn it over to God and he will give you peace in your heart, body, mind, and soul..for all eternity.
God a heartache?..Take it to the Cross..the Cross is a representation of the love and sacrifice of Jesus. He loved humanity more than his own life, that he went to the cross willingly. He did not run away when he could've. He stood strong against his enemy because he knew it was never to be the ending. It was only the beginning for him and for everyone who shall so ever believe in him. By his blood we are cleansed of our sins. TRUST IN ONLY JESUS!
It is the love, light and TRUTH of JESUS CHRIST that redeems us to our rightful place....HEAVEN..I'll meet ya at the Pearly Gates!
woooohoooooo! yeah babeee ;)
No war, because war is derived from the need of power, wealth, it comes from greed, envy..If you took away the source of all these things...money..if from the beginning, Earth was "neutral ground"...free for all..no one would hurt, no one would be angry, no one would need or feel pain. But this concept seems unheard of, unearthly of an idea..People would laugh at me if I spewed forth such lunacy. I feel if no one ever changes their outlook, then the outlook will never change. Life will only keep spiraling downward for many, while it climbs to the top for others. An unbalance and injustice exists..and it's seems to be the people who hurt the most..are the ones most forgotten.
With the changing of the seasons and the spinning of the earth, life continues on each day. Change is always taking place whether we're ready for it or not. It's the very flow of life, the vibes we all send out..the cosmic ripple we each create with our individual existence. That is the energy of life we must keep ourselves in harmony with because it's our individual energies that create the universal collective we know as "humanity"...If we keep our energies balanced, we will find happiness and contentment. For instance, if the earth is spinning, the flow of life is moving, the vibes are functioning, your ripple was created the day you were born. You know how ripples look when you throw a pebble in the water. It's nice seeing a beautifully undisturbed ripple, isn't it? Until it peacefully fades. Sorta the way life is. We're born, the ripple is created, each ring portrays the phases of our life..until the ending of our life, the ripple begins to fade..we approach death. It pretty much sucks when a big stick is floating nearby and drifts right through your ripple. I believe it's important to have positive thoughts, feelings, and actions to create positive ripples..so when an outside source ("a stick" or negative thoughts) comes along and disturbs it, it creates unbalance in your "ripple"..creates unbalance in your life and your inner self, which also creates unbalance in the human collective, as a whole. Finding inner peace with ourselves and the fast-paced life around us takes patience, understanding, and determination..Controlling our emotions and thoughts is the best way to rid ourselves of the "clutter" in life and the turmoil that infects us.
We've been born to systemated societies. Depending on what generation u were born to, some don't even know what life was like before the personal computer and modern-day technology. Many of our youth are already trapped by the system, with a pre-programmed idea and false image of life...Nowadays, people are finding more comfort in their fake identities and self-generated lies, rather than our Creator and Spiritual completeness through Jesus Christ. (I'm also guilty of this)
It's a sad world we live in..when people would rather be virtual than real..and when they are real, they're not happy. Many seek refuge and comfort in a world that doesn't really exist...This cyber world, full of deception and unrealistic expectations. What you see, is simply not the case around here. It's very hard to get people's attention, because they were already born into a systematic way of life, where almost immediately after birth, brainwashing, through means of partnership between government and media, began. Control of the masses makes the strong, stronger and keeps the weak in check. They plant the seed, give us this grand image of what life could be like..if we work their jobs, buy their houses, drive their cars, pay taxes..while all along, they're using those very taxes we're paying to create the world and system that controls us. Because we think..it's helping our world economy as a whole, we don't stop to ask questions about what's really happening here. Accepting things as they are is submission and questioning anything is within our human rights..Though they have spent much time and effort trying to convince us otherwise.
It's like when someone goes to prison for a life sentence..and by the time they've reached the end of their sentence, they've become "institutionalized"..and even if the system wanted to release them back into society..they most likely wouldn't be able to function properly in society anymore. The subject themselves, would prefer to be left in prison because it's what they've become accustomed to (their comfort zone)..I feel that's how alot of peeps have become with the present-day "system" or way of life, almost that they depend on it, and they don't feel comfortable opening their mind to new ideas and prospects...as that would take them out of their comfort zone..our "safe place".We all have one, and people don't like having to give that up. It scares them to have to do it...so we'd rather just keep things as they are, "eyes-wide-closed"..makes it easier to ignore and go on..than to acknowledge and apply.
So we know that it's possible to be greatly impacted and influenced by our surroundings in a way that controls our thoughts, feelings, and actions. The way i see it, in the case of alot of people, it's not their fault that they were born unto this made-up, fast-paced, and ever-changing system.
If you were born with a blindfold over your face, you never know the blindfold exists, right..Because you never had the chance to see the light...Meaning, you also never know the light exists. A person could go their entire life walking in darkness..searching, needing, wanting, hoping. You aren't aware that you can pull the blindfold away from your own eyes and see the truth right in front of you. How would you know to do something you have never been exposed to..How would a person know to walk in the light..if they had always been surrounded by darkness? If you were born into the darkness, then it's up to an outside source to see the problem and reach out to the person and help them. Sometimes, all it takes is someone who's already aware of the light's existence to show others the way..To take our own hands and pull the "blindfold" from their faces. I feel it's our humanly duty and it's what God expects of us. There are people here in the world, this very day..who's been given this "job"..the Beacons. To honor God's word and his son, Jesus Christ, through our actions, offering hope and love to all those seeking. To offer the light to a darkened world. I hope you'll join me :)
Love, Light..God Bless us All...in Jesus' Name! ((peace)) Brothers and Sisters!
First off, I want to say..this is not a blog of persuasion. I am not perfect, and I still make many mistakes and wrong decisions..Though I've been saved, I still sin sometimes because I was created as a normal human being with a "sin nature"...but I also have the ability to choose good. It's up to the individual. This is not me trying to convert anyone who may happen along and read my lil bit of opinions..This is just my journal where I write things that I think about. It's not always the easiest conversation piece, if u get my drift..lol..peeps tend to get a lil on edge when discussing anything of religious, spiritual or political matter...so I like to steer clear of those topics. My journal is a little different because it's just a place for me to jot down my thoughts, feelings, opinions, beliefs..I'm not intending for it to be intrusive...Rather sharing a part of myself. I've been in a writing mood lately...because I trusted someone who turned out not to be...This is how I vent...I don't like getting angry or bitter...but...typing it out helps...Try it sometime!
I keep thinking of more I want to say..lol..For instance...Modern-Day Religion and what it means to be religious....Versus what it means to be an Independent believer in Christ and trust in the faith of the spirit. What does it mean to be religious versus spiritual? Well, I'm not Religious..no way..I'm an independent spiritual believer of Jesus Christ. (im an ISBC...hehe) I believe he was here to walk this earth and to teach a message of hope, love and unity amongst all people...No matter who or where you come from. Jesus was neutral and welcomed anyone to follow his teachings. God doesn't only accept those who are already cleansed, he accepts everyone..sins and all..he saves us as we are...then we are still capable of sin, but it's easier to avoid temptation. It's when we accept the truth of God, through believing in the propehcy of Christ, that we are given the spirit of him, which keeps us in God's Grace. It never leaves us unless we ourselves turn away from the light...It's when we accept his word as the truth that we are given the knowledge of the spirit. It fills our being with a sense of contentment and humility.
Jesus is misperceived. People still think of him as a flesh and bone man..and they may think Christians worship him, the man..or the image of the man..but what many don't realize..is Christians DO NOT worship the man or any image of the man..We accept the spirit of the very nature of God as being so, through the existence of Jesus. He was sent here as a link for humanity. Only through Jesus can we be linked to the almighty, pure power of God. Say for instance, the way humanity was able to harness the power of the atom..by splitting it and creating the nuclear bomb that can wipe everything out of existence in a certain mile radius. Isn't that on some level, playing God..to control Life and Death? I mean, some folks would consider it a miracle in itself that we are able to create nuclear power, through acceptance of the knowledge of it. So why do people not believe that God could do something just as mighty, only on a grander scale...like harnessing the power of himself through a chosen human being. That's how I see Jesus Christ..I see him as being the power of God harnessed in the living flesh of man. Within this concept lies all the power God gives to our Earthly world. If we accept it as the truth, God rewards us with the peace and awareness of knowing we are with him now. We are saved and forgiven by simply believing in what we can't see.
Forget what you've heard. Forget what everyone tells you. Forget the jokes everyone makes about Jesus and God and just think of it like this....If there is no afterlife and we all just go to sleep when we die, then what does it hurt to believe in JESUS while we're living...obviously, if we believe while we're alive, and death is nothing but an ending..it really won't matter what we believed while we were here, right?...but let's say...Heaven, Hell, God, Satan, and an afterlife really exist....Then it means everything to believe. Now, everything is at stake and there's a lot we can gain or lose...OUR SOUL...Our Mortal Soul..I believe it has a final destination..and all I know is..I'm not going to waste my time listening to what some man in a suit at the front of a church is telling me...I'm going to listen to what's in my heart. My heart tells me to be ready for whatever is to come..The only thing I know to do is prepare my soul. The only way I know to do that is to believe in the Loving message of Christ.
Christ stands for one thing...LOVE! The spirit of LOVE stands for PEACE for all things. Not war, hate, bitterness, fear, worry...Christ stands for complete and utter fulfillment. It stands for the idea of brotherly love, generosity amongst the people of the EARTH, It stands for understanding, compassion and forgiveness....no matter what your circumstances. Christians see the Cross as a Representation of the SACRIFICE Christ made in the name of Humanity's Sin. We do not see it as two pieces of wood that a mortal man was nailed to. We see it as everlasting life..We see it as redemption, We see it as salvation..Because it was through the generosity and compassion of Christ, that we are given the chance of Forgiveness.
I don't go to church and I like it that way. The modern-day church is another organized institution that's formed to control the beliefs of the masses. It becomes more of a routine than anything. People walk under the false belief that if they go to church every week and pay their dues..If they read the Bible and try to be a good person..Then they are a Christian...but it's sooooo much more than that. It's not just about the duties and routine of being a Christian, it's about your entire outlook. It's about everything you do, say, think, feel..how you react to others...EVERYTHING..and it really has nothing to do with the man in the flesh, but more the spirit he carried inside of him..to give to people freely, if they so desired. I do not agree with forcing my beliefs on anyone..That's just not right. It's uncomfortable, it's embarassing, and it only gives God and Jesus a "bad name" To be a real Christian means to walk with a peaceful nature. Not just with yourself, but with everything around you. You must also be at balance with..animals..earth, wind, fire, water..EVERYTHING in the universe. You must understand that each individual person will come to Christ when they're ready and only on their time. The concept Jesus was here to share with us...The Light that illuminates a darkened world. Many walk around, feeling lost..lost in the dark..But it was the spirit of God in Jesus that showed us there is always a light and it never dims, it never falters. I write about my faith, but I don't ask anyone to believe the way I do...God wants souls to come to him willingly and on their own, not because someone pressured them or bullied them to do it. I love everyone and I'm fine with everyone's beliefs...You're always welcome around me :) hugggggz
I've been thinking these last couple weeks...(That can be a scary thing) Thinking about everything, really..I can't explain a lot of it, but I still feel uncertainty....I can't shake it...It's one of those things...It can't be discussed because it'd be hard for anyone to understand. They would have to be me and be walking through the exact steps I'm walking to get the idea. Simply talking about it, I may sound a little bit "off"..The experiences I'm going through. It's so hard to put into words, yet I feel a desire to write about it....Why do I write in a web journal instead of talk to the person?..Well..that's just it...on the internet, I'm not sure who I'm really talking to.
Do you ever wonder how a man can say the most serious things..like you're my life and all these type phrases. Then one day, poof, they're gone. How can a man say all these things like it's some sort of game..Then turn it off like a light switch. This is why it's always wise to be careful who you trust your heart to. I tried to be careful...I'm not sure if it worked. I tried to be honest and sincere..Not sure if that worked either..Do you ever feel like everything good you try to do just backfires in your face....It smacks you hard and hot, and makes you feel like a pot boiled over. I've learned that actions speak louder than words...you can say you love someone..when u say it, it's just a word. When you read it, it's just a word...The internet is full of words that mean nothing. It seems, when people are online, they can say anything..it doesn't have to have feeling or meaning..the person reading the words will never know if the person was being sincere or just saying it to get them to like them...who knows...So the big question is..As a female, who can you really trust while online. It doesn't matter who you are or what your age...Married, Single, Gay, Straight, you can still be approached by someone on the web, even if you're only here to work. Okay, I know there's always the option of ignoring and blocking anyone who contacts you in an inappropriate way..but who wants to have to do that. Who wants to involve hostility during their internet time? I don't want to spend my time blocking men or being hostile..I just wanna do my music and art O_O
I don't like questioning guys who contact me...who are you...what do you want with me?...lol...it sounds so paranoid!! O_o
I can't tell who is who sometimes...how strange does that sound. Have you ever thought you were talking to the same person under two different identities while on the internet? So you never really knew what to do or say..thinking it could be the wrong thing..like a test?...That's what I mean..it can cause a person confusion in just trying to determine who they're really talking to. Who's who?....Good thing is, we can always retreat to real life, to the reality of things..touch base with the practical. Don't let the internet draw you in to the point, it affects your reality. If you feel you need to get away, do it!
I don't like the idea of not knowing who I'm talking to. I made a decision to keep my presence, while online, in a business environment. I'm still making the transition, it's hard not to respond to everyone because I love being friendly..but on the other hand..when are you giving a man the wrong idea? When is simple friendliness perceived as something more? For instance, I actually had a male get angry with me because I didn't respond to him..Would you believe the last time I checked..I had 31,000 shared videos in my yt inbox..there's NO WAY i could possibly reply to all those..I'm only one person.
Where is the line in the cyber world and how do you know when you're crossing it? That's why I'm going to do my best to keep my communication non-personal. It keeps anyone from getting too serious, attached, or feelings hurt. I don't enjoy hurting anyone's feelings. I've recently had enough of my share of hurt and heartache...I'm not looking for more..Only looking to chill out and enjoy life. Make music, create art..be at peace with things. No more question marks...no more unopened doors...just living...happy :)
Have you ever felt like you were talking to the same person, yet a different person....????....Something was said..A little detail that you remember telling the other person..Then that person says something so similar that it sticks out in your mind as being..."odd"...Okay, I hope this has happened to someone else..because I have to say...I've felt this way. I'm not sure O_o It makes me uneasy...Or been contacted by several different people..all who knew someone you knew...somehow....and then they said something that made you think....what the???? I'm sure I sound like I'm making no sense whatsoever.
The little details is what's important...Be sure when you're dealing with anyone on the web, to pay attention to details..Though sometimes, peeps can make those up too...as sad as it is to say...some people aren't upfront about who they are. Sometimes, you have to try to figure it out for yourself, while being a nice person. I mean...how can you just blurt out...hey! what's going on here with all these similarities..coincidences "small world" type instances..where you have a brief, in-your-face type moment..and something inside tells you something is not right. Why is my mind wondering these things...if there wasn't anything to make it wonder?
I'd love to set down and pick the brain of a psychologist..lol..I find the human mind to be awesome..A fantastic area of study..If I didn't love music and art so much, I'd take up the brain..hehee
So..how do you know when someone is testing you?....Better yet..Have you ever felt like someone was testing you? If you have, then you know what I mean..I don't have to explain myself ;)
Well, I'll tell ya..I say all this with a light heart..It's always good, even if your heart has been broken, to make the best of any situation. Go on with yourself and let life be life. If someone doesn't want to know you or be around you, then accept it and go on. No point in looking back on things you can't change. It took me a long time to realize this. I wasted so much time looking back..But we can't change any of that behind us..We can mold our future, we can nurture our dreams, we can never give up on ourselves, even though others like to give up on us.
We can make our tomorrow what we want it to be..no one else can decide who we're going to be...but us...you, me..we decide.
Wishing everyone well...I love my friends, subscribers, and viewers on the tube...I don't mean any of this toward those of you who are true.
And don't waste time hurting over those who don't want you or like you..Keep going strong!
I don't expect everyone to agree with me..As a matter of fact, You're right...to a point...but I disagree with you the rest of the way.
If we can't offer Unconditional love to everyone, equally...then we are no better than the lowest of us.
It's the truest of human beings that can offer love and hope to even the worst counterpart...It's what distinguishes us from animals.
Sometimes, it just takes believing in someone, to bring out the good in them.
Yes, of course, I understand this is not always the case..some people can't be saved..especially in EXTREME cases when people are so perverted and sadistic...and thrive on being that way. Some people are so far gone, there is no way to get through to them or bring out the good in their spirits. I understand some people love the darkness, they love being bad, and they love being who they are. I understand there's many who are not looking for hope, help, salvation, etc.......But there are others, who only need a bit of encouragement to sustain them and help them "see".. Sometimes, it takes a little love, faith, and support from an "outside" source...like giving someone a lil "nudge" in the right direction. I'm a firm believer of Good spreads Good and Love spreads Love..and vice versa...Like a ripple effect in the universe. If you throw a pebble in the water..you'll see a circular, round design going outward into the rest of the water (note.."what goes around comes around saying")...I feel that's how our actions react in the universe. They send out a ripple effect into the rest of space and time..If we send out a good ripple...It can have a positive impact on everything it comes in contact with..We send out hate, darkness, negative...that's the kind of ripple we'll create.
I mentioned there are others who ARE seeking the light...How many souls fall into this category of "others" is the big question. Is it my choice to play russian roulette with souls? We're all born a blank canvas, it's life that paints us into the person we become. Is it not the experiences we go through, the pain we endure, the love that breaks our heart, the trials and tribulations of life..is it not these very things that turns us into who we become as adults. I would love all newborn babies equally, without prejudice because they are still innocent to the ways of the world. They are free from corruption and have not been tarnished by man's wicked ways...Why is it when we grow up, we become "unloveable"..Why then do we become full of hate..full of torment, full or darkness? We're certainly NOT born that way. It's not until life paints the picture on our canvas that we become the person we are. We're all given a life..it's everything else around that influences us and shapes our outlook. I choose to see things in a positive light. That's my right the same you have the right not to believe.
I don't go out on the internet hunting down non-believers so I can judge them and cast "stones" at them...No, I live my life peacefully to myself, the way God showed us through Jesus Christ. I put my work on the internet for anyone who wants to share in it, can. If they don't like me, they can just as easily walk away with the click of a button. I don't force myself or my beliefs on anyone. I allow comments on videos and blogs so people can give me their feedback, thoughts, feelings, opinions, so they can oppose me, disagree..whatever..but I do my best to keep it a friendly and neutral environment, where all is welcome. I don't make it a hostile environment, or act judgemental to anyone.(I do my best, anyway ;) I'm not without sin, so I can never cast a stone at anyone. The way I see it, all souls deserve a fair chance...Or should I say, they deserve to be given a fair chance...like all criminals deserve to be given a fair trial...whether they're guilty or not, law says we have to treat them fair like a human being and give them a fair and equal trial. Even to the worst of them, like Jeffrey Dahmer...Did the law give one criminal a better trial based on the amount of "goodness" or "badness" he already possessed or the actions he'd carried out? No, the law gives all criminals a fair trial, right?
But, let's say...I'm walking down the street and a building is on fire. (Note: Since modern-day society places such an importance on skin color)..I'll say....Two white men are stuck hanging out a first story window located at opposite ends of the building. The windows are about 15 feet from the ground. They only need a bit of support to be pulled from the window. One man is smiling and saying please help..while the other man is screaming frantically with a scour on his face. They appear same age, etc...who should I choose to save first?...taking into consideration, the building is about to blow and kill them both....Or should I just keep walking by and ignore both?..Should I choose to save the man who appears, through his actions, to be a "good" man..and ignore the man who seems to be " bad"..because he's reacting in a mean, hatelful way..telling me if I don't save him, he'll kill me..while the other man is kindly saying please.
Most people would consider me a monster if I walked on by and didn't at least try to help save them. Others might possibly question my moral standards if I were to do pros and cons before deciding which dying man to help based on whether I thought he was good or bad. Most people, in a situation like that, would try to save both men, regardless...wouldn't they?..It's called being humane, caring about our fellow man..as brothers and sisters. I could be wrong, but I'm saying...I see life on a grander scale...as if souls are hanging out of a "burning building"...in need of HELP. I feel I have a duty as a human being to at least try and help souls. I feel uncomfortable just "walkin on by"..Of course only if they want my help. I don't believe in pushing help on anyone. If someone is happy with who they are..so be it..but there are tons of people out there right now..looking for help...in search of hope. Something, anything that will let them know everything's going to be ok. You'd probably be surprised at how many people fall into this category.
For example, in the case of psychopaths and serial killers, isn't it that they are longing to get caught...that's why they keep doing it. They must feed the need of their sickness by carrying out the intolerable act, yet, at the same time, they desire peace from the torment it causes their soul. Even some of the worst type of human beings, like serial killers, are reaching out for help and ultimately desire mercy for their soul. I'm sure when they go to meet their maker, even the worst of the worst would choose heaven over hell...if we were allowed to choose, after death, where we reeeealllly wanted to go. If God allowed us that option after we died, don't ya think hell would be an empty place? I mean, come on...who really WANTS to go to hell for all eternity? I don't think anyone does, that's why I believe the way I do..and it's rooted deeper than even I've realized. I tend to hold onto the idea...that in some last, blink-of-an-eye type moment, even people like Hitler, may have cried out to God and asked for forgiveness...Besides, when you use Hitler as an example, that's like comparing the general population's intellect to Einstein. You can't compare the general population of "bad people" to Hitler..because he was an EXTREME case of his kind. However, I could love a bank robber the same as I could an Embezzler. I could love a murderer the same as a rapist....you get my drift? But I'm sure the average crowd of "bad" people are no where near as extreme of a case as Hitler..so I don't find justification for your question..Your statement was something similar to this..Could I love Hitler the same (equally) as another...
If we never trust in anyone, by showing them unconditional love, then a person may never get the chance to prove themselves through goodness. If we're all born bad with no chance of redemption...If we didn't at least believe the chance existed for everyone to be good and choose good, then isn't this already hell?
Life on Earth is supposed to be about FREE WILL and having a chance to live and be happy. If we were born with pre-determined destinies to be bad, then isn't that saying..we never had a chance..We didn't really have free will...and all of this is just a big delusional illusion?
If no one was ever willing to be the truest human being who could love, EVERYONE..equally and unconditionally..then what kind of hope could humanity offer anymore?
If no one is ever willing to start the love and help make the world a better place, then it'll never become a better place. It all starts with the outlook of the individual.
As newborn babies..I would've loved Hitler and Mother Teresa the same..As adults, my love for them would not be in the same "light".. but I like to think of everyone as when they first started out on this journey...uncorrupted and loveable. That's why I choose to be kind to everyone and show love to all people..No matter who someone grows into, I think of their pure soul, before it even entered the realm of our Earthly world..That's why I'm able to love everyone easily..I look past the humaness of them..and see the light of their spirit..the very soul inside their being. The way they started when they left heaven to be born unto this life. To me, that makes everyone worth being given the chance of loving..ALWAYS..EVERYONE!! No matter the person, I would, at first, at least, attempt to love them both the same. I would put forth the effort to love them both equally. Then if they rejected the love and chose darkness anyway...they would be gone from me, and I would have nothing further to do with them. But I must always take the burden and responsibility to my fellow man..to at least try and reach out to his soul with love and light....I believe there's always that chance people love the light and want to be a part of it. If not, I understand and go about my merry lil way. But what if it helps? If so...a Soul is proven GOOD and Love has conquered....To me, that's unconditional....yet..offers the biggest satisfaction....(Footnote..If, say from the beginning of time...peeps would've followed this "be kind to one another" rule..then the "Hitlers" of the world may have never been created.) Love breeds light..but it's when hate shows its ugly head, we breed more hate that tends to manifest itself through the actions and spirits of individuals...People become bitter, cynical, lonely, afraid, worried, frustrated..and the only thing they want to do is blame someone or something. God seems to be the one most favored for blaming...yet, it's the very spirit of God that saves us from such despair. You can't heal until you first believe.
We're not supposed to agree about everything, but we are at least responsible to put forth the effort for human's harmonious existence..before our time is up. I love to learn and grow...I'm never too big to grow or too shallow to learn...But I'll always choose to learn with an open-mind and a heart that's filled with the love of Jesus Christ.
I'm not on the internet to get famous or win a popularity contest. I'm not here to see how many subscribers or "friends" I can collect...like some sort of prize...To be here for those reasons isn't worth it to me, I'd rather not be on the internet at all, if it's going to surround me with negative effects. I love all things positive and that is exaclty what Jesus Christ and my faith stands for. If you have a problem with Christians, then you'll have a big problem with me!!....My faith is more important to me than any worldly thing. The world stops one day, but faith will take our soul on to a better place...A place that goes on forever and NEVER STOPS. Eternity..Heaven! It's real and it's waiting. Death isn't an ending..It's a doorway into the next portal of existence. It's a time warp into another dimension..one that our humanly mind can't comprehend, but it's through the transition of death that our awareness is activated and the bigger picture comes into focus. It's then we realize, it was all true. Heaven and Hell, God and Satan..not just fantasy and fiction, but true...and waiting for each of us. We're all getting outta here one day, and there's only one of two places our spirit is going to go..............you get the point!!!
I cherish all the wonderful friends (who were being real) that I've met, and I'll never forget you..No matter where life takes us.
After much thought and consideration, I must step back and take a "breath" ..I'll no longer be talking on the internet in anything more than a business environment, so if you contact me and I do not reply..You'll understand why. Under normal circumstances, I would in a heartbeat..but the cyber world is not normal..it's "cyber"..."virtual"..people can be anyone..and they're not always nice.
If you're interested in my work, you can still find my links and everything at my website...Please Visit any time :)
Thanks and much appreciation goes out to everyone who helped me get this far. It's been wonderful, and I'll always have this experience in my heart...xoxo ~jaDee~
God Bless..Love and Light..IN JESUS' NAME!!!!!!!!
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