higher calling and higher education are oil and water/ the skills needed for a true higher calling are not learned through books, lectures ,classes, or bloggers higher calling is learned though emotion conection to that higher power which can be a real kick in the ass , but really you go with your gut and call it in
On Jul 30, 1:01 am, Manfraco Frank the Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Molly! > Thanks for taking the time to reply to my post and your explanations > are spot on. > I can see now that again I have not expressed myself clearly, because > some of you think that I am bitter towards God, but I am not because I > have already heard the call as you put it, in fact I post here just > because I want to find a way on how can I do what my call wants me to > do. > I want to look for God outside the box of the existing religious > beliefs, and I know that this is not going to be easy for me as I am > low in formal education, but then I look at what the higher educated > people have done till now and I wonder whether they are going to do > anything to fix things, as I see they need to be fixed, so here I am > to start following my higher call and see if I can get anywhere with > my limited writing skills. > > So to the phrase, let those with ears hear, I would like to add, let > those with minds think what needs to be done. > I hope that this explanation may also be an answer to the rest of the > group. > My regards to you all > Manfraco. > > On Jul 26, 10:53 pm, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I agree with your picture of God, Manfranco. I think he is the life > > force within us and around us, infinitely. And I think that this is > > where it all begins with each religion, and then individuals take over > > and make it more and more different and complex to fit the needs of > > their culture. In regard to God pleasing, my opinion is that the > > expression of God is love, in all forms. > > > This God within us is "a respecter of no man," and to me what this > > biblical phrase means is that he takes us at our exact word and > > intent. Because we are human, we are not always operating from the > > God within us or our highest self, but sometimes from our finite > > instinctual or egotistical natures. If we are feeling fear because we > > think we don't have enough then God will give this to us, not enough. > > If we are feeling hate because "others" have more than we do or do not > > recognize us for the great people we think we are, then God gives us > > more to hate. > > > His love gives us what we feel and think, but gives us more - a higher > > calling. Within the hate and fear that we have drawn into our > > experience with thoughts and feelings of hate and fear, there will > > always be a higher calling from God toward love. If we have the > > wisdom to hear the call, we can move out of our smaller selves and > > into our higher calling. Let those with ears hear. > > > On Jul 25, 7:29 pm, Manfraco Frank the Elder <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Hi everybody: > > > Allow me to say what I think about God > > > > I believe that there is a god life force in the universe, which > > > somehow rules over everything in the universe. This life force is what > > > all religious people are talking about and while they claim and state > > > that they know everything about God, they really know very little > > > about him/her/it. > > > For me: > > > (1) God may even be the whole universe, so we live within God and we > > > are part of God life force. > > > (2) God may just be all the energies in the universe that have > > > crystallized with time and in the end became just like an intelligent > > > entity capable of doing God’s things, like giving life to every living > > > thing. > > > (3) For God to exist, God ought to be willing to please every living > > > thing, if God is going to exist within our minds, otherwise we will > > > forget about God and this immense god life force will be for us > > > nothing. > > > (4) What do you think? I hope I don’t upset many people with these > > > statements. > > > (5) Greetings to you all, Manfraco. > > > > On Jul 25, 5:56 am, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm not sure how much we have evolved, but I know we have adapted. > > > > Our inventiveness makes sure of it. > > > > > On Jul 24, 3:16 pm, retiredjim34 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Lotro - If by "God" you mean the god of the bible, then I disagree. > > > > > Why? First, I view the bible as just a collection of campfire stories. > > > > > Second, the god of the bible is awful - for example, he (or she) told > > > > > Abraham to take his kid out back and kill him, and to win a bet put > > > > > Job through the agonies of the damned, and put his "only begotten son" > > > > > here to die a death of prolonged torture. What rational person would > > > > > choose to believe in such a "God?" Not me. But I do believe there is a > > > > > spirit that pervades all and that gives rise to all, maybe just > > > > > because it can. And one of the things it gives rise to is rationality > > > > > - the ability to understand that yeilds all of science including the > > > > > theory of evolution. Jim > > > > > > On Jul 23, 11:31 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > > Do not believe humans have revolved from apes of any kind. However, > > > > > > we have evolved. As the earth was formed and has changes throughout > > > > > > the many years, humans have had to evolve in order to survive > > > > > > earth's different climits , etc. Any other wonderful, highly > > > > > > intelligent (ha) humans agree with this conclusion? I believe there > > > > > > is a God. BUT, that doesn't mean there could not have been a big > > > > > > bang, or any other way the earth was formed (as many like to > > > > > > subscribe to.) It does, however, mean that "GOD" could have formed > > > > > > the earth in anyway. Science, evolution and the God theory can > > > > > > still all go together. One must not believe only one or the other, > > > > > > as in Science or God. What do you think?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
