So what shall I leave you with? Well, I have little to no sense of grey, so I guess bluntness shall be it.
What do you believe in? everyone believes in something, whether they realize it or not, so what is yours?
Perhaps you live your life believing in evolution. No offense, but you're nuts. Science does not even support it anymore. DNA and deeper defy it massively. Look into it. If this is what you base your life on and around, then you surely should do a bit of research beyond the Discovery channel. By the way, compassion has no place in the 'survival of the fittest' evolutionary theory, for compassion is counter productive to it. Something to ponder.
Perhaps you believe all the 'gods' are the same. Nice thought but no. Characteristics of each are different. Like Allah for the muslim is different in character, nature and make up than the God of the Bible. They may have taken from the texts of the old testament but the god they follow is not the same God. Again, more to ponder.
What about Hinduism? You have an assortment of millions of gods to choose from. Not to mention the religion is based heavily upon the caste system they follow. Now that is one seriously nasty belief system. The highest classes are encouraged and expected to crush the lowest. Do your own research, it is icky.
Buddism? Buddism has no point. The base belief in a nutshell is that you're born, you live, you suffer, you die. Now there's a hopeful future. No wonder they have to meditate so much - go nuts thinking like that every day.
Oh what about any of the myraid of 'new' pagan beliefs? First, they are not new. Not even vaguely new. Then there is that whole floating morality thing. No set point or standard, just whatever for whomever works. Fine if the person is a decent one but what if they are not. Need a center to work from. After all, a compass is not good if it does not point anywhere.
Jesus said He was the way. Not a way, the way. Why is that so hard to grasp? Why do you fight against that so hard?
After all, there is no long list of rules to follow - love God, love others. pretty easy list but both are required not just the second. And that is the God of the Bible, not whomever you want to toss in there. You really should think on these things - is your life after all on the line here.
Perhaps you are one of those who think a God of love would not toss aside someone who did not love Him and others.
Think about that for a moment. If everyone got to go home regardless of life lived or whom followed, heaven would be no different than this hellish world we live in now.
My own misery is not because of God, rather, it is due to people and this world is full of them. If anything, it is God who has allowed me to live this long.
So this I leave with you my precious ones. No matter who you are, where you have been or what you have done, Jesus can and will forgive and accept you, but you do have to ask. You do have to ask Him, but nothing more than ask and follow as He leads.
May God bless and keep each of you who reads this, and even those who do not.
Troy Nov.18, 2013
