Let
's do things Your way God, not mine.
Not exact matches
«Every event you hear of sounds different, or happens in a different
way... There's all these
things you and you think, «My
God, how
do I get my arms around that whole risk and what are the consequences?
We don't dig up the bones of «heretics» either the
way some
did in the Dark Ages who held grip on the people, ruled over them by fear, and claimed they had authority of
God, holding keys to heaven or hell in their possession, making people hostages by their lies... I think you have a lots of
things mixed up in your mind friend!
Working hard is obviously the right
thing to
do, because it's literally your job, but it's also a practical
way to honor
God in the everyday moments.
Doing that in every flight trip I take make me at rest that if any
thing happened on the
way at least then if died will not go waste but would face the mercy of
God on my soul... Because there only in the upper heavens or mid oceans you have nothing but the mercy of
God and nothing in hand to relay upon trying to save self...!!!
Atheists: I know many there are many people that practice religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying to saints hopping to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think Religion and Science need to be opposites, I believe in
God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a
God, I don't think
God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means to solve them by ourselves that's were
God is, also I think that
God created everything but not as a Magical
thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that
way?
Before you jump on me let me say this I believe in a
God just not the one anyone else wants me to believe in... As far as religion gos they all say the same damn
thing If I don't believe in
God your
way then I am doomed to Hell.
But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to
do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one
thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on
God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to
do what is right, but my flesh
does what I hate: This is when
God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with
God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to
do what we hate, our hearts are set on
God and His
ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has
done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria
I can question them (which I often have), I can get pissed that
God's
way of
doing things means makes my friendships difficult, and I can tell
God «I wouldn't have
done it that
way» to which He shrugs and says, «I know.
As to these
things I am forewarning YOU, the same
way as I
did forewarn YOU, that those who practice such
things will not inherit
God's kingdom.»
It also doesn't mean that the chaplain has to
do things your
way or the
way you believe she should because you think
God said so.
Christians believe that their
god, their religion, their
way of
doing things is better than everyone else.
No... essentially,
God is the collective wild imagination of a bunch of scientifically ignorant humans who lived thousands of years ago and had absolutely no understanding of the world around them, so the only
way they could possibly accept the
way things were was to invent something that controlled any natural mechanism they didn't understand.
We should be happy about how far we have come as a species via the hard work and dedication of man kind... we should be stopping and looking at the big picture and think about how far we have come in 2000 years... we have made tremendous progress in so many
ways and it is really sad that instead of
doing the right
thing and giving mankind credit where credit is due, you fall back on 2000 year old beliefs and you thank a
god who has never been proven to exist.
God doesn't seem to
do things the
way I would either.
I've seen the extra heartache that comes with plowing ahead and
doing things my
way instead of waiting for
God's
way.
And as for the question of why are their bad
things going on in the world and why
god does not fix them or help, the answer I would give would be too ask
god and the
way to
do that is too pray (don't worry praying is like Facebook, you post on
gods wall and wait for a reply)
Buddhism (in its true form) provides a guide to the elimination of suffering, not deity worship; in fact never talks about
God or
gods in the sense the west
does... FYI Buddha was born 630 years before Jesus, and it is proven that Buddhism traveled from eastern India all the
way to Syria and the Middle East via the Silk Road... i am quite sure Jesus had heard some of his teachings... some of the
things that Jesus says are a direct reflection of the eightfold path from buddhism... Jesus was the greatest salesman of all time... sold the most books in history... he really honestly
does nt deserve worship but an Academy Award
I know that I see elements of divine around me in
things and in
ways that others don't, including other religious people... And as long as different religions and even sects constantly argue about what
god truly is, and as long as they come up with different asnwers, then I have to say that the spiritual elements of our universe simply manifest differently for different folks, including not at all for some... as with those who label themselves as athiest...
Many of the
things he said, the
way he said them... he
did not study the same as I
did for certain, and anyone who believes they converse with
god, should not be involved with anyone elses treatment.
That doesn't mean a
thing, There's no evidence either
way on whether
God exists or not.
If you people really want to know if
God exists just look into our planet and look at yourselves and if you
do not say the same
thing King David said centuries ago» In a fear inspiring
way I am wonderfully made» then something is really wrong.
And the people who follow allah or shiva or Buddha all say the same
thing, that their
god revealed themselves to them in the same
way, yet you say their
gods don't exist.
Your so - called
god is a phony, and has not
done a single
thing to help mankind, in any
way.
I agree that
God didn't pursue Adam to smash his face in, never suggested that or alluded to it, but there is no confusion where sin leads and there is no doubt about the consequences off those who love their lives, they will lose it where as those that hate their lives will find it... So to conclude, Jesus and the father are not two different
things, they are both the very same in as much as
God desires all to be saved and has shown the
way to salvation.
In the same
way, African American friends have said that the fact that the Black church survived or that Native Americans still love Jesus is one of the greatest signs that
God is at work in the world that we can ever imagine, considering the hideous, terrible
things that we have
done in His name.
It was a
way of acknowledging
God and in a sense saying sorry for that bad
things that people
did.
If you feel like
God is telling you to leave, before
doing that, there are always opportunities to, as you said, to
do things like «personally loving our neighbors, hanging out with «sinners,» spending time with societal rejects, defending the cause of the weak, and a variety of other
ways of living that look just like Jesus.»
Since
things don't happen the
way I would have them, there must be no
God since His
ways couldn't be deeper than mine, after all I'm a smart guy and modest to boot.
Beng a christian is a hard
thing to
do, and faith is tested always, we find our
way back to
God.
That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only
way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to
do bad
things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally
do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many
things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with
God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «
God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to
do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear
God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll
When
God does show up in the
ways these small churches expect, we'll know it is definitely
God, for they can not accomplish these
things by their own power.
The disdain for godly
things is accelerating due to the lust people have for THEIR own
ways, not
God's
ways, Loving yourself
does not mean getting all the stuff you want or actually not helping others in love, which only
God can change your motivations for.
And that's not a dodge, it basically means that most of these people don't feel welcome in church, they don't feel like
God loves them, so before we even talk about those
things — which by the
way, the church hierarchy and LGBT Catholics are
way far apart on — we have to talk about the basics: i.e.
God loves them;
God created them this
way; etc..
If your
god were actually the
way YOU imagine him to be, everyone else would be in agreement on anything to
do with this
god, yet we see the exact opposite of that — every believer interprets and views
things individually with extreme variations.
People that
do nt know the Lord would think that
way, read the bible then u will know what
God is about,
God cares about your soul in the name of Jesus, he wants to save your soul from hell if u would surrender your life to him and live for him, he is not concern about no football game or worldly
things, he wants u to come to him and get saved thats what
God is about, learn of him read the Holy Bible.
I pray that you will understand the
way God works in our lives and not go out preaching to people who may not be Christians that
God does terrible
things to you sometimes
What we
do has to make sense for the people of
God in Chicago or New York or Springfield or wherever we are, in the late 20th century, with the themes of Pentecost VI or Advent I or whatever the occasion is, with all the resources that are available to us within the confines of our capabilities: old hymns, new hymns, music from various periods and of various styles, old translations, new translations, the same and different
ways of
doing things, etc..
Here is the
way I see it.The first
thing God did for mankind, after they sinned but before He ejected them from Paradise, was to get rid of their fig leaf underwear and make them some new clothing.
There is a new church plant in town that
does things in a
way I've never seen, and so attracts people who would never worship
God together.
My view is that when
God called Abraham he knew he was going to work through flawed human beings to bring about redemption... and that the fault lines run forward then all the
way to the cross, the most wicked
thing humans ever
did and the most loving
thing God ever
did.
I don't relegate
things into «this is a Christian
thing» and «this is not» — no, I am a follower of Christ and therefore whatever I lend my hand or heart towards is a
way to honour and know
God.
Jeremy, you could write a novel, without any
thing illicit being said or
done, as Lewis
did, about a man who found
ways to talk about Jesus (
Gods Grace you know what I mean) over and against the forces surrounding him.
So Jeremiah's companions in disaster asked him to pray that «
God may show us the
way wherein we should walk, and the
thing that we should
do» (Jeremiah 42:3) With
God conceived as infinitely wise and good, reasonable prayer must be conceived not as a means of forcing on
God the bidding of man, but as a means of releasing through man the purpose of
God.
The point of justice and mercy anyway is not «they deserve it» but «this is the
way God's world should be», and we are called to
do those
things that truly anticipate the
way God's world WILL be.
At least, not for
God's
way of
doing things.
atoms... all brought about by the scientific method have evidence as to their the reason why
things are the
way they are... NOT
god... in EVERY instance
god has proven not to be what it is... the reason a volcano explodes is not because the wrath of
god is upon a community... we understand the process behind the event but we didn't always KNOW that.
I think that one of the
things these
God memes
do is help us understand some of the
ways that people view
God.
Someone like Hawking whos body is clearly breaking down can look at
things two
ways... It's a (
god given) miracle he's alive at all or life really stinks and why would any
god do this to someone deliberately.
You
do things your
way and I'll
do things God's
way.»