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"God's not out there."
Deborah-Leigh:
“God’s not out there.” The young man leaning on the rail in front of me in the queue at the ATM. He’d told me moments before that he wasn’t in a hurry and I could go before him. I was most grateful and explained I have a shop and said in an all too motherly way to this pimply faced youth
“Bless you. “
“You are right. God is definitely not out there. “ I noticed his disappointment as a shadow over his sweet face. Here was a youngster who God was certainly having some dealings with. His tattooed arms showed preferences for body art yet his demeanor in the moment of hearing my confirmation that God is not out there, expressed a sweeter heart of a boy who had been through the fire or was going through it.
Leaving the disappointment only as long as to not descend into self affirmation and rage, I then said.
“God is everywhere. He is not out there somewhere like a man. God is everywhere. He is not like us. “
He responded, after a somewhat brief contemplation of this new thought in his dark mind, “There can’t be a God” almost to himself.
I looked straight into his eyes and behind his eyes and affirmed, “I know there is a God. God will put you through all kinds of hell, and fire and …**&^%# .
The youth smiled. He got that one! He just didn’t know it was God. Formulating his own hypothesis, he remarked “God made a mistake.”
“Oh no He didn’t. God doesn’t make any mistakes! “
The next conclusion the young made came to was, “The world is evil.”
“Yes” I replied “God has caused it to be exactly that way. You see you cannot know the difference between good and evil unless you experience evil. Evil happens to you and you do evil things and that way you learn to distinguish between good and evil and that is what God causes. “
It was my turn in the queue. As I returned, I stopped to tell him that everything he was thinking and feeling was all because of God.
That last bit of council was more for me than him! It is good to feel that when things inside are feeling dark and complicated, sad or lonely, that it is God giving the feelings and thoughts we have as no one is immune from being caused to know good from evil. :)
Oh, I also told the young man that the beast is humanity and no Church will teach him that!
Arc
acomplishedartis:
--- Quote from: Arcturus on September 28, 2010, 07:18:40 AM ---
“God is everywhere. He is not out there somewhere like a man. God is everywhere. He is not like us. “
“God doesn’t make any mistakes! “
“God has caused it to be exactly that way. You see you cannot know the difference between good and evil unless you experience evil. Evil happens to you and you do evil things and that way you learn to distinguish between good and evil and that is what God causes. “
the beast is humanity and no Church will teach him that!
--- End quote ---
i CAN SEE IT, and as I might have more posibilities to live longer than the mayority here, I guess I might have a longer way to go.
Good anecdote Arcturus and also I appreciate the way on witch you narrate it.
--- Quote from: Arcturus on September 28, 2010, 07:18:40 AM ---
That last bit of council was more for me than him!
no one is immune from being caused to know good from evil. :)
--- End quote ---
These kind of encourage me to get into being a little bit more open regarding my believes when talking with people whom share them not (however, it might would be more for me than for them...).
Deborah-Leigh:
Believe it my dear brother. It is more for us than for them as we are to learn patience from their blindness, endurance from their persecution and Faith of Christ as we are scorned, rejected and refused. Why?
The carnal mind can not know the Spirit of God nor can it discern spiritual things. The youth brought to my conversation, I may never see again and it is for God alone to bring the increase or not of the words spoken into his heart and soul mind and awareness.
God is causing everything. I was grateful to hear Him speaking consolation to me in that moment after I turned away to return home.
It is well we keep the Faith and faint not in well doing, or well speaking! :D :)
Blessings to you Moises as you walk the path of our Lord.
Arc
gmik:
thanks for sharing that encounter.
Today I went to a womens bible study and had lunch w/ about 6 other ladies. I just held my tongue and let them ramble on. Its amazing how they can't "connect the dots".
In a couple of sentences one gal went from "God has it all planned from the beginning..why, he had slain the lamb before the foundation of the world" takes a breath..and then starts blabbling about having free choice and she's glad we are not all robots!!
I am glad the Spirit had you speak to a young man who needed to hear some pearls to "ruminate" on. In my case, no. Those ladies weren't searching for truth at that moment. I am hoping as I stick around them, the Lord will lead one that I can help. (I ran out of Bablyon as quick as I could and have never gone back to church, as my friend invited me to this I did it for her)
This bible study just solidifies in me what I believe. I wouldn't really advise a newbie to do this unless the Spirit is leading!
Deborah-Leigh:
Hi G
It is a work of God that most women are not given to know where they are to fit and belong in the Body of Christ.
You were sitting among the spiritually abused, condemned and ostracised who in keeping up with appearances, were gathering to eat nothing, say nothing and mean less and that hurt, they keep to themselves. Go near what is paining them and they will kill you....or try to..in order to feel better, more united, more acceptable to the Harlot Babylon in which they are being blinded and kept bound ....
It is the Work of God until His Spirit shall drag out as we have been blessed to have been dragged!...running, as you :D :)...or knocked down and dragged out, as I was! :D
Blessings
Arc
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