Very interesting JP , the way I look at my weeds I carry is that they help me understand others, they helped me with my son's growing up , if they did something wrong or fucked up a little I from my own experiences knew they were not dammed and I would share something similar I did at their age, it took away their sin in a way , the three of them never gave us any troubles and are good upstanding young men that will make good husbands and fathers .
So I would say to André's stop punishing yourself , if you fucked up just accept it and try not to fall into the same mistake next time. That's coming from a Man that has fucked things up lot's all by myself and who after many years of dying from sin's just accepted my life and from that point have something to strive for , To be better , to grow , to be truthful in my eye's not another's .
But André without my weed's I would think I was just good without the effort.
Your opening words ‘It is like humanity is holding its breath right now, as if everyone is waiting anxiously for something to happen’ & the title ‘Waiting for God...’. are probably partially correct. The world is waiting for someone but it isn’t for God . They’re waiting for someone to arrive on the world scene to solve the problems & bring peace. And that guy is the Antichrist - the Jews will believe he is their Messiah not realising they murdered their Messiah 2000 years ago. He will bring world peace & stability for 3.5 years - specifically a peace deal with Israel. Everyone will love him. Then mid way through his 7 year reign he will turn on the Jews & they will realise that Jesus was the real Messiah. The next 3.5 years are hell on earth - at least for Christians & Jews as they will be slaughtered. The Bible says that ‘unless those days be shortened no flesh would survive, but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.’ Matthew 24 v 22. The prophet Daniel fainted & was sick for days when he had a vision of the last days. Daneil 8 v 27. No one can be certain when these things will happen but Jesus told His disciples that before His return ‘nation will rise against nation & kingdom against kingdom & there shall be famines & pestilences & earthquakes in divers places.’ Matthew 24. So I watch events unfolding with interest knowing that what lies ahead is bleak as the world descends into further immorality & wickedness. I believe we’ve past the point of no return. And for anyone who doesn’t believe the Bible, Voddie Baucham does a thought provoking sermon on YouTube, ‘Why I Choose to Believe the Bible,’ which is worth watching before you write it off. At the end of the day, if it is true, where does that leave you?
I like this .. asking sensible questions about our ideas and beliefs .
When I was younger I once asked a born again Christian friend who was trying her best to" bring me back to God " a few ,what I thought were , sensible questions ,like: does God have a willy ?(since men were created in his image it seemed sensible to assume that he does ) ; And if so what does he do with it ? .. Must have seemed cheeky but I was genuinely curious . I was kicked out of the house..so no more questions !
This is wonderful. I have a few things to add though - God never gives you just one chance to prove yourself. Just as a parent doesn’t give their child only one chance. We have many chances embedded in every choice that we make, every day.
Pulling up the weeds would destroy the crop - indeed, perhaps. But trusting that God would enable the crop to be perfect no matter for the weeds would be another way to look at this. Perfect in God’s eye is not the same as in our own. The rose bush grows alone on the mountain trusting that God won’t strike it down in a storm and will give it enough water to quench its thirst. But to trust God also means that if he was to strike it down, then there would be reason, and that reason needs to be enough for us. We have lost our humility, and our need to know all the answers has taken us down a road that perhaps we do not need to go down. Want vs need is always something we struggle with. Let go of the want and the needs will be fulfilled. When is it ever enough for us?
Thank God for sensible people. I agree. Perhaps Beckett was channeling Gods word directly from ear to hand and his ego was struggling with that and in denial. He was the one who was waiting for God, but also resisting what he knew was the truth. Waiting to be at ease with God. That’s probably what the collective struggles with now.
Thanks for spending time today it flew past and gave me plenty of grist for the mill.
Very interesting JP , the way I look at my weeds I carry is that they help me understand others, they helped me with my son's growing up , if they did something wrong or fucked up a little I from my own experiences knew they were not dammed and I would share something similar I did at their age, it took away their sin in a way , the three of them never gave us any troubles and are good upstanding young men that will make good husbands and fathers .
So I would say to André's stop punishing yourself , if you fucked up just accept it and try not to fall into the same mistake next time. That's coming from a Man that has fucked things up lot's all by myself and who after many years of dying from sin's just accepted my life and from that point have something to strive for , To be better , to grow , to be truthful in my eye's not another's .
But André without my weed's I would think I was just good without the effort.
Your opening words ‘It is like humanity is holding its breath right now, as if everyone is waiting anxiously for something to happen’ & the title ‘Waiting for God...’. are probably partially correct. The world is waiting for someone but it isn’t for God . They’re waiting for someone to arrive on the world scene to solve the problems & bring peace. And that guy is the Antichrist - the Jews will believe he is their Messiah not realising they murdered their Messiah 2000 years ago. He will bring world peace & stability for 3.5 years - specifically a peace deal with Israel. Everyone will love him. Then mid way through his 7 year reign he will turn on the Jews & they will realise that Jesus was the real Messiah. The next 3.5 years are hell on earth - at least for Christians & Jews as they will be slaughtered. The Bible says that ‘unless those days be shortened no flesh would survive, but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.’ Matthew 24 v 22. The prophet Daniel fainted & was sick for days when he had a vision of the last days. Daneil 8 v 27. No one can be certain when these things will happen but Jesus told His disciples that before His return ‘nation will rise against nation & kingdom against kingdom & there shall be famines & pestilences & earthquakes in divers places.’ Matthew 24. So I watch events unfolding with interest knowing that what lies ahead is bleak as the world descends into further immorality & wickedness. I believe we’ve past the point of no return. And for anyone who doesn’t believe the Bible, Voddie Baucham does a thought provoking sermon on YouTube, ‘Why I Choose to Believe the Bible,’ which is worth watching before you write it off. At the end of the day, if it is true, where does that leave you?
Lovely writing .
I like this .. asking sensible questions about our ideas and beliefs .
When I was younger I once asked a born again Christian friend who was trying her best to" bring me back to God " a few ,what I thought were , sensible questions ,like: does God have a willy ?(since men were created in his image it seemed sensible to assume that he does ) ; And if so what does he do with it ? .. Must have seemed cheeky but I was genuinely curious . I was kicked out of the house..so no more questions !
This is wonderful. I have a few things to add though - God never gives you just one chance to prove yourself. Just as a parent doesn’t give their child only one chance. We have many chances embedded in every choice that we make, every day.
Pulling up the weeds would destroy the crop - indeed, perhaps. But trusting that God would enable the crop to be perfect no matter for the weeds would be another way to look at this. Perfect in God’s eye is not the same as in our own. The rose bush grows alone on the mountain trusting that God won’t strike it down in a storm and will give it enough water to quench its thirst. But to trust God also means that if he was to strike it down, then there would be reason, and that reason needs to be enough for us. We have lost our humility, and our need to know all the answers has taken us down a road that perhaps we do not need to go down. Want vs need is always something we struggle with. Let go of the want and the needs will be fulfilled. When is it ever enough for us?
Thank God for sensible people. I agree. Perhaps Beckett was channeling Gods word directly from ear to hand and his ego was struggling with that and in denial. He was the one who was waiting for God, but also resisting what he knew was the truth. Waiting to be at ease with God. That’s probably what the collective struggles with now.
Thanks for spending time today it flew past and gave me plenty of grist for the mill.
Food for thought, food for harvest, we go deeper into the garden......
I loved this article. It is just what I needed today.