I've looked in the mirror, not for the purpose of examining physical attributes but really looked at ME. Its weird to think that I'm controlling the person staring back. Then there comes the question who am I? My personality isn't what makes me, that changes due to surroundings, my image isn't what defines the true me.. & then recently I heard a song that went something like this
“I'm not a natural being with a spiritual experience but a spiritual being experiencing a natural existence” And bang! All my identity issues were answered.
When God created us, he made us in his own image. What this means is that every single person who existed, exists & is soon to exist are all individually sculpted by his hands. However even with all our obvious similarities, human beings weren't a batch production, we all consist of intricate and unique designs assigned to us by our father. But this exterior wasn't made to determine WHO we are.
The body I am in is a temple for “me”. You see, God took a piece of himself and put it into our human body, this is what we call spirit, and that is your true self. Now this little fire, is the same size for everyone when we are born. But as we grow up and endure life's challenges, the choices that we make will either grow the fire or shrink it. For example, continuous sin. The result of consistent sin eventually leaves you feeling empty, dull and finally sends you to your grave. These momentary self centred pleasures we guiltily indulge in such as, lying, profanity, pride, pre marital sex, idol worshipping, drinking etc. will cause us to wither inside. As God's children we are already far away from our home, which is “With God” in heaven, the earth is not our true place of belonging. It is temporary, everything we see will come to an end. Our bodies will return to dust, because it is from the very earth which we walk on, that our worldly self's are created from.
However in life if you chose to meditate, & grow your fire by making the right choices (as hard as they may be in this world where the devil has made grounds for play) you will achieve a kind of happiness which pays no attention to external factors such as health, social class, love, lack of money, loneliness etc, why? Well because you are concentrating on feeding your spirit! you will feel at home because you have surrounded you're temple with things the God in you desires. And even though you're in this world where they will never accept you, you will feel at peace because you know exactly what you are. A piece of your heavenly father. It is those who forget they're roots, who become lost and unhappy.
We have to be serious about making ourselves feel at home. As mentioned earlier the Devil is a predominant figure in society. He wants to make us feel worthless so that our spirits fall. He does this by tempting us to sin and as a person your biggest mistake will be to think you're strong enough to resist sin alone. You need back up from a stronger spirit, your father, God. However if a person dies and the fire has shrunk due to the choices made, the fire will fall down into hell just as the Devil wanted. He's so determined to belittle us, perhaps so he can have more slaves in hell and enjoy his reign as king. I believe this is what is meant by “taking your glory”. On earth his aim is to take away your opportunity to return to your father and be given the love you deserve. The Devil doesn't love you, he hates you. So as good as sin may feel, remember its purpose is to bring you down.
When God created us, he made us in his own image. What this means is that every single person who existed, exists & is soon to exist are all individually sculpted by his hands. However even with all our obvious similarities, human beings weren't a batch production, we all consist of intricate and unique designs assigned to us by our father. But this exterior wasn't made to determine WHO we are.
The body I am in is a temple for “me”. You see, God took a piece of himself and put it into our human body, this is what we call spirit, and that is your true self. Now this little fire, is the same size for everyone when we are born. But as we grow up and endure life's challenges, the choices that we make will either grow the fire or shrink it. For example, continuous sin. The result of consistent sin eventually leaves you feeling empty, dull and finally sends you to your grave. These momentary self centred pleasures we guiltily indulge in such as, lying, profanity, pride, pre marital sex, idol worshipping, drinking etc. will cause us to wither inside. As God's children we are already far away from our home, which is “With God” in heaven, the earth is not our true place of belonging. It is temporary, everything we see will come to an end. Our bodies will return to dust, because it is from the very earth which we walk on, that our worldly self's are created from.
However in life if you chose to meditate, & grow your fire by making the right choices (as hard as they may be in this world where the devil has made grounds for play) you will achieve a kind of happiness which pays no attention to external factors such as health, social class, love, lack of money, loneliness etc, why? Well because you are concentrating on feeding your spirit! you will feel at home because you have surrounded you're temple with things the God in you desires. And even though you're in this world where they will never accept you, you will feel at peace because you know exactly what you are. A piece of your heavenly father. It is those who forget they're roots, who become lost and unhappy.
We have to be serious about making ourselves feel at home. As mentioned earlier the Devil is a predominant figure in society. He wants to make us feel worthless so that our spirits fall. He does this by tempting us to sin and as a person your biggest mistake will be to think you're strong enough to resist sin alone. You need back up from a stronger spirit, your father, God. However if a person dies and the fire has shrunk due to the choices made, the fire will fall down into hell just as the Devil wanted. He's so determined to belittle us, perhaps so he can have more slaves in hell and enjoy his reign as king. I believe this is what is meant by “taking your glory”. On earth his aim is to take away your opportunity to return to your father and be given the love you deserve. The Devil doesn't love you, he hates you. So as good as sin may feel, remember its purpose is to bring you down.
The spirits who have grown, will rise up and be attracted to the path of light, it leads them home to their daddy.
God will sometimes put you in a pitch black stormy situation, you may think you have reached a dead end but its in these times that people fall to their knees and realise they are truly powerless. This is Gods way of humbling you and beckoning you closer to him. It pains him to watch us suffer, we complain and cry and ask why me, but think about it, if the death of a family member, job loss or illness causes us to take that first step to God, which is more important? The minor worldly situation or growing your shrunken spirit so God can have you back home..
OK so you're going through rough times..
Cliché as it sounds
You're not alone.
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