To Know the Creator, Look at Creation

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I love the message below from Sandie Thomas.  He gave his permission for me to use it here.

From Sandie:

I wonder if people have ever just stepped away from "the book" and walked out in the wilderness and watched creations reaction to life ? Have they watched and listened to the trees and the water rushing across and around the rocks ? Have they ever watched the birds and squirrels in their daily routine of life ? What Im trying to say is that there is more to The Most High Almighty Creator than just 66 books wrapped up in one cover. To know the Creator - we should look at the creation. Go outside the little black box and see that there are no limits to what the creator can do, will do and has done. Its like Art - to know the artist - look at their art and imagine what they saw,felt, smelled, tasted as they created. There is so much more to life than what is written on paper. Our spirits are meant to be free - not bound up by doctrine, tradition, religion. The bald eagle cannot read a book - but it knows how to fly, hunt, eat, breed, build a nest.

Human Purposes

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I super love this message from Eugene Ferrell III.  He gave me his permission to post it here.

From Eugene:

Is there an issue with being self- reliant or prideful? Why would anyone deem humans as being incapable of knowing what their purpose is? (Which by the way is knowing how to be human.) Unless they want to manipulate, limit and control their tthinking. Religion brainwashes people into be-lie ving that they need instructions on how to be what they already know how to be.Because according to religion in conjunction to the biblios it is not an issue of being bound to a book, as oppossed to being bound to the ones who use and facilitate that book as if it is the only book that's relevant in terms of determining rather or not you can can live a wholesome & spiritual life. And furthermore the ones that indoctrinate the niave into believing that self- reliance and pride is bad "know" that if you seek outside of what they have bound you to you will cease being dependent upon them causing you to be spiritually free; and as a result they'll fear the inevitable_ that those who were once bound to their doctrine will "know" where they truly got their information from and how they twisted ,shaped & conformed it into a psychological instrument of control.

Handling Truth

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There have been times in the lives of us all that we couldn't or didn't want to handle truth.

A lot that is touted as truth -- actually isn't. A lot that is touted as lies -- actually isn't.

Key is to be inclined to weigh, examine, investigate, research and to view to make reasonable and sensible determinations. Too often folks hastily dismiss without investing time in TRULY coming to places of knowing -- for real.

There are numerous EDUCATED folks who, in some areas, don't know what they're talking about but certain  people give them credibility passes because they are educated. When truth is -- that there are some educated fools . . . . There are also numerous UNEDUCATED folks who are full of profound awareness and enlightenment.  And there are things that nobody knows . . .

Beware of folks that talk good games but are indeed ignorant in areas that they seem -- to some -- to be enlightened . . .

We're all capable of using our intelligence channels, though it is certainly helpful to gain from the wisdom and knowledge of others. But NO ONE can substitute for our own unique journeys of examining, etc.

Ex Christians, Including Undercover Pastors

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Undercover Pastors Who Are No Longer Christians . . .

http://www.tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/fall2010/features/pastorssecret.html

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/atheist-ministers-leading-faithful/story?id=12004359

Website and Facebook site of Ex-Christians

Website: http://new.exchristian.net/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ExChristian.Net?_rdr=p

Be Authentic

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Don’t bend with the wind. Keep yourselves grounded in the authentic essence of you.

As we evolve, some folks will come while others will go. Those people who go -- free up spaces for those who come. Such is reality. Key is to be true to you.

Yes, life does involve some compromises, but the FOUNDATION of who we are should remain intact. My authentic self ain’t for sale and I don’t take bribes. I am who I am -- period.

Yep, I’ll work WITH folks, but those who aim to alter my authentic landscape will likely work themselves out of my spaces. I’m a thoroughbred, and enjoy engaging with other thoroughbreds. Some engagements with asses are inevitable -- but I measure and limit my dealings with folks who persist on being assholes. And some of them are relegated to permanent chopping blocks. Miss me with the bullshit.

Deuces.

P.S. Debates can prove helpful, constructive and beneficial. It’s in my DNA to debate; it fuels me when I elect to engage in them. And when folks elect to debate on my Facebook wall or in my FB group, typically, I don’t censor. So folks who come on my wall and in my group can expect to SOMETIMES see cussing, and vigorous disagreements. That’s how we roll in Sandra’s spaces.

I and other non Christians engage in a Christian FB group, "Spirit Led" and respectfully abide by their policy not to use what they consider profanity. That shit ain’t the case in my spaces, y’all.

P.S. S. I have a VERY, VERY low tolerance for lying.

Ray Hagins on the Council

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqFtpV4i4zs

Spiritually Conscious School

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http://thespiritscience.net/2015/06/30/muse-this-spiritually-conscious-super-school-raises-the-bar-on-education/