What God Wants con't

I have to address this topic once again, what god wants- is nothing...absolutely nothing but to give us all the opportunity to experience life. I am not going to get in depth as I addressed this previously in another blog. I addressed it through my Favourite author of all time (Neale Donald Waslch) and his book "WHAT GOD WANTS" .... but this time I'm here to write about a second book from him called "HOME WITH GOD"... he has multiple series of this book which continue on conversations with god in attempt to aid us all from continuosly retsraining ourselves from being happy and allowing us to stay on track in life.

This book really brought me to the core of my being, to my pure soul, to bring me closer to God than I have ever been, because I am closer to understanding who I really am at the core of my being and that is God, as God lives within me, infact God is me elaboratively speaking.


We all must come to understand that we are never condemned or not loved by the Devine no matter what we have done. God will always love us. And much of what we condemn ourselves for, anything in life has, to do with the simple fact that we do not feel worthy of God. Even those who dont believe in God at all experience this through a subconcious level because the core of our being, which is god is also our concious.... and any guilt, shame, hurt, misunderstanding that thrives from our concious is also the same place where the exact opposite of that can flourish. As souls made into physical human beings at birth, we choose everything in life... infact we choose our life and when we want to live, wat experiences we want induce, what family we want to be enriched with, and much more in fact we even choose our own death... it is very hard to loosely state this without having to read the book to understand it more precisely. But I can assure you all that if you do go out and get this book, you will no longer quetsion my statement. Life is a big question mark indeed... but thats what our soul purpose came here to figure out. And God is with you throughout it all, the good the bad, the beautiful and the ugly.

The book changed my life, Yet im still learning each day and struggling with things and as I do, one thing keeps me on track and moving forward. one simple thought keeps me focused, and I too have many struggles staying persistent. But here it is, everyting that happens in life is meant to be, and that phrase means more than it ever did after reading this book, and I musn't look into the past as it is an illusion and an experience, nothing more nothing less... life can only go one from one point and that one point is Now. We must live in the now, and understand that now is where your happiness manifests from. And Now is who you are not yesterday or even tomorrow. But NOW.


"be distracting by the moment" Jc.

Your Will For You is God's Will For You

From one of the greatest books of all time. A book that releases all your worries. Tells you that everything will be okay. And that God the only one we all strive for acceptance by at the end of the road, will love you NO MATTER WHAT.

From the book What God Wants by Neal Donald Walsch. Short and inspiring. Short and enlightening. Short and extremely sweet if we can accept that we are all put on this Earth for nothing, absolutely nothing but for ourselves, God wants us to love ourselves.

We have been told from generations upon generations what God wants from us and it was simply that we follow a guide and to love him and only Him. To not bare false witness, to worship him and use this world as a place of suffering so that He see our suffering for him and reserve a place in heaven. I can go on forever. But have we ever stopped to think about this...

Think about this,

Perhaps God does not want something from Humans, But exists only to give something to Humans and perhaps what God wants to give to Humans is exactly what humans truly want in life. Nothing more and nothing less but to just live willfully o.f yourself

Wouldn't That be interesting....


Wouldn't that just change the course of theology? wouldn't that just step on every political ideologists toes, wouldn't that truly and really make us all one?

Wouldn't that make a difference...


I think so.



ONE thing to ponder about,

I go to University and study Politics and Health. And so many times I have been asked and we have discussed what societies issues are. What causes all the problems from poor health, inadequate food supplies, war, terrorism, every problem you can possibly name. I have heard its a Political problem, a social problem, an economical problem to name a few, and I have too stated these problems, Yet nothing has ever been changed, we are continually repeating history just in different ways. Maybe physical war has died down, but we fight and struggle for our lives everyday when it comes to living rich and living poor. Have we ever even uttered the words that it is a Spiritual Problem? maybe if we got right to the very point of our salvation and our first thoughts that there is a God we could figure out what has seggrogated us all..

If we opened our eyes to see that since we believe we are all right about our religions, and fought constantly to gain power withing our religions, and then it moved to social factors, then to political and then to economical... would'nt we all think that this is primarily the cause of all our problems?

I know so,

We have structured our lives over three dominant religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

they have fought for generations upon generations to gain power and we all ignore its struggle because we feel this is what God wants. I am right because I am Christian, they are wrong because they aren't. The power goes to me.

Do we not all believe that God exist?

Here is what I believe, WE ALL ARE RIGHT. ALL OF US. We pose good judgments about God in all of our religious scriptures to SOME extent. We mention that God is loving, merciful, and forgiving. We innately know that God wants happiness. But structures and limits within each religion stir our beliefs away from one another. We all believe that WE ARE THE TRUTH, do not mix with unbelievers, do not understand them for they are ungrateful and wrong. This is the downfall, this is where we all divide and feel hostility and thus, our structures thrive and not allow us to live freely and willingly as God would have it.

What happened to God is all loving? We all have read this and heard this about God plenty. SO why would he condemn us for our confusion in life, our struggle, our strive to survive? He would never condemn us, we do that to ourselves everyday. We do it because of all the social, economical, political problems around us. Primarily because of spiritual issues.

I will leave of with this, from the book What God Wants Walsch states, If God were to come down to earth today to say one thing... I think it would be...

"You guys have me all Wrong".

My Heart is Smart

I have become a better person. Being with Handsome has not destroyed my faith since he is Muslim and I am Christian. My Faith in God in fact has become stronger.

If I happened to doubt God or feel he may not exist it was mainly at the beginning of our relationship when I was too narrow minded to see the reality of God's love in all religions, and differences in the world. That is why I would like to share my experience in hopes that others would support and feel the same way too.

My Theory in God's purpose of creation.
There is ONE GOD. Many Religions see it this way, and if they do not that is fine I believe that they are right too. God is God, if we can't explain how there is no beginning and no end to him then we can't explain if he is a girl, or boy, a million and one gods or just one. I Just know there is A God. I believe he created an earth for ALL his children; of different religions, cultures, races and beliefs, to inhabit and live as a unit. To understand one another and see eachother as brothers and sisters. This is known as unconditional love. A love God possesses.

So,how can humanity itself work as a unit? if we find limits in all these aspects then we embrace conditional love. The opposite love God does not possess.

Conditional love is all love that expresses itself only when an expectation be met. A love that only strengthens when it is satisfied and weakens when it is disatisfied.


It's safe to say that even my theory has expectations. I.e. working as a unit is an expectation from me, loving one another, accepting one another etc. These are all expectations from me. But not from God. His love never dies and every man and women out there could induldge in wrongdoings but deep down we know, or eventually will know we have done wrong and feel guilty. God has automatically forgiven us because our guilt has indirectly pleaded for forgiveness. God did not expect us to ask for forgiveness. Our heart had felt it Naturally. I will further explain how strong the heart can be but most importantly, the heart is the purest part of our body, it is the function that longs for what God feels most. Unconditional love.

I would like to place a devil's advocate here.

If there is a God, there is a Devil, But I believe the Devil only exists here on earth. If you believe in good, bad must be present too or else we can't exhilarate in good. If there is unconditional love then there must be conditional love.


If one weighs out all the social constraints that endure in the world we live in, such as the law, past ideologies or slavery, or powerlessness that still exist today through constraints of race, class and gender and most importantly constraints between religions, the one thing that tells us that we are all Gods children but doesn't allow certain things. They all place limits that lead to certain groups being more powerful. This is so because the little things that make us so powerful such as, money, dominating groups over minorities, the physically strong over the physically weak and so fourth. Inevitably this leads to certain groups being limited, doesn't it? (Conditional love).

Thus, conditional love enhances a love no God of ours would comprehend. He loves us all and perceives love as a love that there is no beginning or end to just like Gods power of existance.

So, then how can Handsome and I work as a unit?

To this world it would definately be perceieved conditionally by religion on it's own. But not God.

My eyes have finally opened and I am believing in God's path for me. The path that brought me closer to God, the path that made me wiser, the path that strengthened my faith. The path that helped me to explore the many faces of life and ALL it's differences. And really showed me why one human can not judge another simply because they just don't know all the facts.

And, whatever happens next in my love life, my career life, my family life, my health life you name it, I am willing to accept it because I have Faith in God, and Faith within my Heart.

In my heart, Handsome and I are meant to be in this crazy limited world. If we are not meant to be for any reason it would be no other but by a change in MY heart. Not because of those who told me that we cannot work out, not because of religion, or opposing powers, not because of money, or a fortune teller that told me a path that limits my options,

(but because of my heart.)

The Heart: The only thing God has given me that can never be influenced not even by me or my own head, the head that thought about all the stuff I just mentioned and wrote down. The head is only good for logic but not decision making.
But the heart, Gods special gift to all of us, is the smartest, wisest, all knowing body part. follow your heart.

Daddy Loves you

I Read this from a blogger of mine, I believe hes a priest but he blogs... I love reading what he says because his heart is close to God. I wanted to share this blog with you... I hope you all feel alittle closer to God today, and just know you are never alone.

xoxox Bloggers.

God loves you.
I found this beautiful letter by Krystle Koay on the web and thought I would pass it on. She suggests that after reading it you spend a few minutes just talking to God and thanking him for his love while you share your hopes and fears.

A lot of her letter comes right out of the Psalms, in the Bible, God's entire love letter to you and me. Thank you Krystle.

Cal.

My beloved,
You are fearfully and wonderfully made.

I’ve chose you when I planned creation. Have you not remember that you were a miracle child? I’ve brought you to this world according to my plan. I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live.

You were not a mistake, the country you were put in was not a mistake, and the life you are living is not a mistake – for all your days are written in my book.

I am familiar with all your ways even the very hairs on your head are numbered.
It is my desire to lavish my love on you.
I love you. Simply because you are my child and I am your Father.
I am your provider and I meet all your needs.

My plans for you have always been filled with hope because I love you. My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore.

Do not worry about tomorrow, I will have that taken care of.

Delight in me and I will grant you the desire of your heart. I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine.

I am your greatest encourager, your Father who comforts you in all your troubles.
I see your tears, I see your frustrations.
When you go through the deepest and hardest moments, I am there. When you failed the exams, I was there. When your friends leave you, I was there. When you felt alone, I was there.

When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. I have carried you close to my heart. I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. I am your Father, and I love you!

All that I ask for is that you spend time with me and hear me. Despite your running in and out, your busy schedule, remember I am waiting for you to respond: Daddy, I love you!

Love,
Daddy in heaven

After all is said and done Communication is Number 1

Look at John 7:24. There, Jesus tells us to judge, but to do so righteously. Righteously means to use the Truth of the Word to discern sins and not by appearances only. In 1Cor. 6:2-3 Jesus authorizes us to judge. Judge we must else we could not discern good from bad, proper from improper, righteousness from evil. But judge behavior, not the individual; the deed not the doer; the choice not the chooser. The individual/doer/chooser is accountable for his/her deed/choice, but judge the deed/choice in your judgment. Jesus could see a king in a shepherd boy. And an Apostle in a murderer. So while we must judge one's behavior we must we try to nurture the goodness in an individual: to separate the deed from the doer.


Jesus wants us to embrace the sinner not the sin. This means he wants us to accuse and judge the sin not the person who sinned.

Hence, "he who has not sinned cast the first stone"

When the law makers of Jesus' time asked Jesus what he believed of the lady who prostituted and was sentenced to be stone to death, Jesus ignored answering that question. However they repeated it enough for Jesus to answer. He answered by saying, "he who has no sinned cast the first stone" He did not question the law as he felt that we should always judge the deeds of others but he did not judge the individual for their mishaps.

Followers of God know the different between good and bad, so it is right to feel and judge wrongful acts. Jesus' knew this and he did so, he judged others for their acts. He even acknoweledged her sins of prostituion and say, " you are forgiven, now go on and SIN NO MORE" God allows us the capacity to judge but one thing that can be understood in multiple ways: wrong from right, righteousness to evilness, proper from improper. However WE ALLL have been tempted, we all have given in to the latter, we have ALL sinned. And God knows this. He wishes upon all of us that we know this too so that we can constructively adhere to others and help them become better and not judge them from their wrongful deeds.


In my eyes that is, I would take Gods proclaimations in such a way that if I see that others are sinful, I would definately take a step back before judging them as a whole. With those around me that I know and Love I would never judge them for any wrong instead embrace them for working to change their wrong in their life. As well as try to steer them to doing what is right.

I feel that I am a 22 year old young lady who had been struggling with alot of acceptance. I have learned alot about why I am this way through a physchology course in which I learned a few years back in College. I decided to do some research on it again because I remember some of it but not all of it and I couldnt find my physchology book with all the details.

I remember one important thing that helps me everytime.
Erikson's 8 stages of development.
each stage of development is grouped by age.



first stage is 0-1 ( Trust vs. Mistrust)
second stage 2-3 ( Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt)
third stage 4-6 ( Initiative vs. Guilt)
fith stage 7-11 (Industry vs. Inferiority)
sixth stage 12-19 (Identity vs. Role Confusion)
seventh stage 20-34(Am I loved or wanted vs. Shoul I live my life in isolation)
eigth stage 34-65 or up (Did I produce a life of real value)



You can find out more about these stages individually one your own time if you like to see what each stage discusses. But I would like to mention that Parenting is very important for the first 6 stages. And even more important for the first 3. they all have there pros and cons in brackets beside the stages and they are all usually constructed from the first 5 stages of parenting. From then on it is mainly the individuals own decisions and personalities that entice but most of their attitudes and outlooks on life are imbedded through their past.

Have hope if you have been in the less fortunate charactertics of your age group qualities though, because it can be changed if you finally see why you have been a certain way.


As I am in the Seventh Stage of my life I realised I have followed all of my previous stages quite thoroughly. And I feel if you reflect on your years and where your mentality was at each of these stages it was mainly reasoned with what that stage of life was gardned by.

I strongly encourage all of you who are learning about yourselves, or who have childred to study Eriksons 8 stages of development.


Ages 20-34 ( worthiness vs. unworthiness)
Right now, I do feel a sense of unworthyness but then I have a sense that I am worthy. I am inbetween with many things but the over haul of my mentality and my hopes and aspirations of this time is that I am loved, find love, feel love, create love.. Just love.

At this stage you begin to have regrets from your previous stage ages 12-19 where you tend to rebell, and do what you feel is right and proper. You can lose a sense of moral judgment and think ahead where you start to think ahead more constructively in the 20's and up.

If you have been raised with pros of all the previous stages, such as trust, autonomy, initiative, and Industry you have a much stronger change to feel less regret when entering your 20's.

I wanna make it clear that I don't put the blame on any one for my feelings of insecurity because it isnt something I blame about. I just know more now about parenting. I know what to look out for as I have found my reasons to why I did certain things so I know what to do to help my future children.

Going back to religion in this aspect. I love my parents and they did ALL they can do to raise me and they did it all to the best of their ability. So who I am today no matter who I am I should be thankful. And so I am.

When I have children of my own I will only be able to raise them to the best of my own ability and knowledge too. So I don't expect my future childreb to be perfect either because they too will make many mistakes. Jesus was the best parent of All and the reason why I mentioned Jesus's proclaimations at the beginning is simply because he taught his children well. Better then any law that has condemned anyone and sentenced anyone. I would never Just punish my hildren with no reason communictaion or consequence to it. but I'll never say, "you're grounded because I said so!!!" I will say what I believe is wrong with reason, provide them with the reasons why it is wrond, definately not judge them and call them all kinds of names and make them fear me for thinking shameful of them, because I too was a child and know how that feels, forgive them of their wrong and teach them not to do it again.


I gotta thank Jesus for sticking by me through it all as I navigated through all the stages I have been compelled to endure. I am VERY thank full that now I get the opportunity to see the greater scheme of things and that there were MANY reasons why I was who I was and I have the capacity to see people are always the way they are too becaus they just simply havent been taught what was right.


THANK YOU BLOGGERS FOR READING, MAN O' MAN I CAN TYPE!

Signs are Everywhere!

I'm a firm believer that God gives us signs all the time. However, signs are not always given to us when we ask for them.


Signs should not steer faith:

Signs should only confirm our faith and should not be the other way around, in the kingdom of God that would be like the tail wagging the dog. Nuh uh not gonna work.


My point is, lately I have received such beautiful signs. And all have come when I don't ask for them. I just reflect on what has happened throughout the day and realise yes, God is telling me everything will be alright.


Today, I spent the day with Handsome. We relaxed by the pool side and chatted about all sorts of things. I haven't really gotten time to spend time with him in the form of utter relaxation. It eazed our minds fully and felt great.

I wish I had taken pictures of us because we don't have any recent pictures lately. I didn't have my camera or camera phone at hand. I was too busy just enjoying his company.


I received such a beautiful sign from God today :) it felt so assuring. In the back of my head all day today I constantly felt that I wanted God to pat me on the back and say, "Jess, you did good kid. Keep it up". Tick tocking away, I wasn't sure if I really felt God's gesture. As I reflected back on my day, something dawned on me, actually about 10minutes ago. A light bulb went off! SO I wasn't crazy, I DID feel tap taping on my back! ;)

This is why...

I was saying goodbye to Handsome and his phone rang, he was on the phone with his soccer buddies so my goodbye kiss had to wait for a bit... As we were sitting in the car, Handsome picked up one of my CD's from Ciara and discretely searched through the song titles as he talked away on the phone. I didn't think anything of it, just thought he was a little bored talking away. But he left the CD cover opened up on my lap with no meaningful intention. I looked down and focused on one word. Evolution. I continued to read it. (Keep in mind I haven't looked through the CD cover once since I had it).

It read:



Aleluyah! I finally felt like God was smiling down on me:) He noticed the change! Phew because, I notice the change, and Handsome noticed the change.. So my trio is completed.

Signs are absolutely everywhere. They don't have to be right in your face saying, "hey, hey look at me! I'm right here!!" They can be anything, big or small signs, but the most important thing to notice is that no matter the size of the sign it's still always the same outcome. God is present and listening. Just have Faith.

Inspirational quote:

"People see God everywhere. They just don't recognize Him"

Even Shopping gives me Signs

So I was shopping at Suzy Shier and this song was playing in the store. I couldn't make out the words just the chorus. But the Chorus was just about all I needed for me to go searching for this song on YouTube!

It's called Caught In The Crowd.I was too, extremely caught in the crowd...

Love this song and the video too. Although she relates it to highschool, I relate it to a few years back when I just didn't express how important Handsome is to me. <3 I always loved him, just too caught in my young ways and wanted to live life in the way I thought it was suppose to be... But if I knew what I knew now I wouldn't have been that way. I'm Sorry!(K)


I also like to mention the metaphor they you is brilliant as always:) They used butterflies alot in the video to show that beauty will come from a caterpillar if you just give it the chance.

If the song isn't showing up just type ouf "caught in the crowd" onto the search engine of the video screen on my blog and it should show up.

ARASH - "Pure Love" (Official Video)

This song is by far the most beautiful song I have ever heard and only part of it is in english!

The video tells the story itself for those who don't understand the lyrics. It's english/persian. It was dedicated to me from Handsome since it's a song so perfect for us. I love him alway's n' forever because it's pure love! Just like the song.
It's beautiful Bloggers! you should listen and watch it. You won't be dissapointed I promise.

They are also from two different worlds. And yet, they are perfect for eachother.

<3 Jessica-Lauren