Tuesday, January 10, 2023

My Beliefs, the Meaning of Life and the End of Religion


Throughout life, I've had a kid's "normal" experience to circumstances, especially being raised as a Christian. They labeled me (and still do), as The Troublemaker. Being a True Troublemaker, meant that number one, you question everything and two, you take risks that normal people don't. Seems that I would continually take risks to a higher level. And what would you consider to be the ultimate high-level risk? Damnation, the condemnation to Hell, done by simply accepting responsibility and generating highly favorable progression for your world.

There is No God.

There is No Heaven, and No Hell.

You have always been and will always be.

Religion is just another creation.

1. The New Spirit Movement: We Are All One.

I no longer believe in the separation theology, the assumption that we are separate from others and from our environment, and with our ideas of God or a higher, divine power. As Neale Donald Walsch explains, "This separation theology inevitably creates a separation psychology. As a result, one begins to see one's own psyche as separate from every other psyche. One even denies that one could be unified."

2. Love Is the Meaning of Life

To feel the intense sensation of physical or mental fusion leads to the meaning of life. There’s a lot happening at the neurochemical level.

  1. Pure and simple enjoyment of accomplishments, your gratitude, & who you are will usually generate endorphins.
  2. When the body produces high levels of testosterone and estrogen, intense feelings of lust can trigger actions.
  3. Companionship & sharing give birth to contentedness.

3. Thought Power—Your Thoughts Create Your Reality

We do indeed create and destroy of our reality. Denying this denies your power and stunts your spiritual growth. We also influence other living things with our actions. If you walk into a room, see a stranger sitting there, and decide to slap them in the face, that person will surely respond differently than if you had instead smiled. But you don’t determine how that person responds.

4. Overcoming Negative Reactions

Step 1: Identify the Emotion. Learning to notice and identify your feelings takes practice.

Step 2: Take Action. Once you've processed what you're feeling, you can decide if you need to express your emotion.

Step 3: Get Help with Difficult Emotions.

5. There Is No Good or Bad

Rather than label things as being good or bad, consider them to be advantageous and non-advantageous. When anyone calls out that something is bad, it likely contains emotion. And the conventional mind-set would apply condemnation to that thing or energy.

But in reality, you usually wouldn't describe anything as advantageous and non-advantageous. You're not going to say, "That was an advantageous pizza," or "This is a non-advantageous movie," but you could say it to attitudes & actions; "That was an advantageous discovery," or This is a non-advantageous habit I used to have."

Your soul is the individuation of the Divine Spirit, which is All There Is. The soul is the universal life energy, focused and localized and vibrating at a particular frequency in one specific time and space. Energy vibrating in such a highly specific way is a Singular Outflow of Universal Life. You may abbreviate that in English as S.O.U.L. ~Neale Donald Walsch



Monday, July 21, 2014

Clap Along if You Feel Like...

 
Would you say that we all want to be happy? I'm pretty sure we all do! We strive for it, we pursue it, we work for it, and we live for it! We know it when we have it, and we know when we don't.

Clap Along if You Feel Like Jesus Makes You Happy

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Collection of Funny Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep's





--- Wishful Woman

Now I lay me down to sleep
I sit in bed and here I weep
I wish that he would love me back
But now it's beauty that I lack

--- In a Gun Shop

Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord you do not creep.
If you should die because I wake,
I'll explain it to the judge, make no mistake.

--- Fisherman Version

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord for fish to eat.
If I should die before I wake,
dont' let the dog my fishez take.

--- Vodka Version

Now I lay me down to sleep
A bottle of vodka at me feet
If I shall die before I wake
Tell my friends I drank it straight.

Now I Lay Me Parent's Prayer

Friday, September 20, 2013

Prayer for Reliance on God to Practice Daily

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
(Matthew 11:28, NIV)

Freedom comes when you say, “God, I’m turning it all over to You. You know my desires and what’s best for me. I’m choosing to trust You today.”

The Battle Belongs to the Lord.

Daily we need to stop and be still so we can focus on knowing God, and realize His place in our daily lives. First thing in the morning, stop and say, “God, I rest in You. I know You have my world in the palm of Your hand.” Remember, our battles are spiritual battles. The people in our lives aren’t our enemies, the situations in our lives aren’t our enemies; the forces of darkness are. When you choose to be still and know that the Greater One lives on the inside of you, you are saying to the whole world, “I trust thoroughly in God. He is my Defender.” When you choose to believe in Him, you will enter into His rest. So go ahead, and allow yourself to enter into His rest. Remember to use your prayer language.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Our Fears and How to Escape them Through Faith

Click for sales page of this book at Amazon.
"I wish I had great faith." These are words that almost every Christian has said at one time or another. But faith is like a muscle, which must be exercised in order to become strong; just wishing cannot make it happen, but prayer can help.

Christians are to believe God, not only for salvation but for everything. Rather than a spiritual "plateau," faith is actually a process that involves increasing degrees of trust throughout life.
  • Little faith hopes that God will do what He says,

  • Strong faith knows that He will,

  • Great faith believes that He has already done it.

From Victoria Osteen at Facebook.

"Your vision sets your expectations. See yourself blessed, strong, healthy & accomplishing your dreams. Get in agreement with what God says about you and live the life of blessing He has prepared for you!"

Prision Ministry Could Use More Respect: 16 of the Worst Prisions

Form a post at Facebook, I followed this link, and was aghast at the deplorable conditions. It make you more appreciable for prison ministry, and as so, we need to offer our prayers and support for the missionaries, and all involved. Just click on the link to view:

The Worst Prisons on Earth

 

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Demonic Oppression/Posession when Drinking

There are several gateways that Satan's angels, his demons, can use to gain access to our body, and cause a big disturbance. A few examples are Ouija boards, hypnotism, drug abuse, Satan worship, astrology, Scientology, and Christian Science.

But I'm writing more specifically about Satanic influences while intoxicated. Most people don't believe that alcohol can release dark spirits. Think about it though, why do they call strong drink spirits? It happens especially when the drinker goes into a black-out, and cannot remember what happened during this time. That's when he can unknowingly tap into, or actually open doors for alien and dangerous spiritual realms.

Go directly to My Story

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Releasing the Power of Faith in God

It was all working up to this point in my life, and then it became a reality for me on July 28, 2013. 

 Christianity is all about making improvements in our lives, and one subject it focuses upon, is removing the sins that so easily distract us, those things that produce negative results. From my last post: ...there's been a bunch of days where I felt defeated, experienced discouragement, and got depressed. Would I have been operating in total faith, these experiences would not, and could not happen. But I had conditioned myself to fall back into fear.


Thursday, July 18, 2013

Defeat, Discouragement, and Depression - Don't Give Up!

Yea, that's what they all tell you, "Don't give up."

It was back in mid May, when my self-employment work source (I do web design and SEO) came to a screech. It hasn't picked back up yet, and I document that here now - 2 months. I've had a few jobs from prior clients, but nothing to keep me busy. I've had a few ups and downs, but always in communication with God, even if it was only to express my attitude.

The 5 Deadly D's

The 5 Deadly D's - link to post at blog.precept.org


Monday, June 3, 2013

Free Unbranded Christian Photos

While doing research for a client who has a free Christian pictures website, I came upon this GREAT website with loads of Free Unbranded Christian Photos.

For links, click on link below image .
From spiritlessons.com, Christian Posters Armor Of God Poster

Friday, May 10, 2013

What Is Forgiveness and Why Do I Need It?

While performing a search on my last post, I came across this write-up from a question at Yahoo Answers: "Does God forgive sins that we continuously repeat?" by REDMAN
The word “forgive” means to wipe the slate clean, to pardon, to cancel a debt. When we wrong someone, we seek their forgiveness in order for the relationship to be restored. Forgiveness is not granted because a person deserves to be forgiven. No one deserves to be forgiven. Forgiveness is an act of love, mercy, and grace. Forgiveness is a decision to not hold something against another person, despite what they have done to you.

The Bible tells us that we are all in need of forgiveness from God. We have all committed sin. Ecclesiastes 7:20 proclaims, “There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins.” 1 John 1:8 says, “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.” All sin is ultimately an act of rebellion against God (Psalm 51:4). As a result, we desperately need God’s forgiveness. If our sins are not forgiven, we will spend eternity suffering the consequences of our sins (Matthew 25:46; John 3:36).

Forgiveness – How do I get it?

Saturday, May 4, 2013

How Does God Deal with Repeated Sins?

I noticed this podcast from Dr. Charles Stanley, "Grace And Continuing Sin - Part 1," and was really curious what his thoughts were on it, as I have a couple of these. I have a great admiration for Dr. Stanley; his teachings are always strong, scriptually sound, and meaningful.
We've all had to deal with coming back to God with the same thing over and over again and wondering, "How long will He keep forgiving for the same sins?" Just how much grace is available to us? Dr. Stanley suggests that if a person is saved, sin cannot terminate her relationship to God. But it can destroy her testimony, fellowship, joy, peace, happiness, and purpose for living. A sinful lifestyle is like a disease and is spread by human nature.
I like how he puts it: No matter how much sin you have, God's forgiving grace has even more. If you sin 10 times, grace (God's unlimited love for us) abounds more. If you sin 1,000 times, grace still abounds more. You cannot out-sin the grace of God. Otherwise, sin could rein over the cross.

Monday, April 29, 2013

Behaving as Myself; Impaired with a Loss of God's Power

Even though we try to cover it up, it's evident to our associations, when we have fallen from God's abundant life style. They may not realize that we're out of touch with God, but they can sense something different about us, usually reflected in our mental state. And most of the time, we don't realize it ourselves, "I'm just behaving as myself, and need to make things right."

Grace means that all of your mistakes now serve a purpose instead of serving shame.
…because He has a purpose. A purpose for your hurt, troubles, trials, failures, everything!

Courtesy of  King David, after the Father's heart… grace

Sunday, April 21, 2013

A Promise from God - 23rd Psalm Paraphrased

I am your Shepherd
You will never have need of anything that I want for you.
If you will trust Me, and allow Me to be the shepherd of your life,
I will give to you such great peace of mind that it will be like
Lying in the cool green grass of a springtime meadow;
And as you learn to deepen your love and trust,
A quietness will come over your soul.
Like a serene, calm lake.



Sunday, April 14, 2013

Christian Funny Pictures for Facebook #3


Wanna Go To Heaven - WHY? Ain't Any Good People There!

This May Shock You but... You Won't Find Good People in Heaven!

I subscribe to Dr. Charles Stanley's monthly magazine and this article was so profound, that I felt the need to share it.

One section goes into depth, "Who is Jesus, anyway?" It expounds on the four possible ways to view Jesus, what He declares, and who He is, in the eyes of the people of the world. One thing He said, in John 14:6 is this:

"I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me."

FACT or FICTION? If Jesus wasn't a liar, then that statement holds your afterlife in His hands!

 From In Touch Ministries, How Good Is Good Enough?

The reason good people don’t go to heaven is that there aren’t any good people. There are only sinners. No matter how much good we do, we all have the propensity to do things our way at another’s expense. Yet, as much trouble as our selfishness gets us into, we continue to bow to it. It chokes the love out of marriages. It drives a wedge between parents and their kids. It fuels ambition to the point of self-destruction. After several millennia of human experience, we still haven’t found a way to rid ourselves of this “taskmaster”—what we need is to be saved, or delivered, from that thing that rages inside us. And we need to be forgiven for all the hurt we’ve caused as a result of our sin.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Here I Am, but Who Am I?

I think everyone should do some self evaluation, whether they are Christians or not. You should do this at least bi-monthly. And if you ARE a Christian, then even the more so.

First thing to evaluate, is, "Who am I?" This could lead to so many conflicting issues. But the true answer you should have, is: I am a child of God, saved by His sovereign grace. But yet, admit it - you may not believe this wholeheartedly. Most people, Christians or not, devaluate themselves, myself included.

But still, we all have our daily demands that reflect upon who we are, as we make choices accordingly. Every decision is based upon what we think we are. Who are you?

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

How to Help your Facebook Friends Find Jesus

Can't help myself - I did a search for - How to "help your Facebook friends" find Jesus - with no results. Tried again with how to help your facebook friends "find Jesus" - see screenshot:



Looks like we need better representation - what you think?