God, Jesus, The Holy Spirit, The Blessed Virgin, The Apostles, The Saints, renowned sinners, satan… They all have a reputation, a set of character-traits, a legacy, a set of footprints, those things they are known and remembered most for. Now in the case of the two diametrically-opposed-polar-opposites above, each would like us to follow in their legacy. While God is known for (I won’t attempt to encapsulate God with words)… satan on the other hand, his chief transgression, his chief legacy is that of placing himself above God -while in the bathroom brushing my teeth just a few minutes ago 😳, I realized that the constant bombardment I have been struggling with is (the struggle to stay down) with a voice inside constantly trying to “E”dge “G”od “O”ut and place me center stage*.
Sidenote: One of the problems among humanity is that we care about what other people think. You know it, I know it, they know it! Jesus took the wind out of everybody’s sails by not caring what anybody thought! Let me repeat that: JESUS TOOK THE WIND OUT OF EVERYBODY’S SAILS BY NOT CARING WHAT ANYBODY THOUGHT (EXCEPT OF COURSE HIS HEAVRNLY FATHER). IT ONLY TAKES THE UTMOST LOVE AND COURAGE TO ACT AS SUCH!
Sidenote #2: What appears to have been a complete waste of time to us to us is oftentimes an exercise thighs in fake or spiritual edification to God. God is no respect of man or things! But to grow and our Creator’s likeness -is Paramount
Oftentimes it’s not the thing itself that is important, but how we come away from it! -who we become through the experience! I NEVER CARED ABOUT THAT -I CARED ABOUT THE THING (Care = anything to make me feel…).
A mind which is subordinate to its body is weak. A body which is subordinate to its mind has learned its place.
Sometimes, the answer (from God) pertaining to “Y” changes; after we’ve gone through “X”; sometimes depending on the outcome of X, sometimes not; Sometimes (being willing to go through) the experience itself is enough-is the point.
•Sometimes the outcome matters
• Sometimes simply going through the experiences what matters.
• Sometimes, not going through the experience at all -but simply being willing to do so when called upon is what matters (Abraham).
*God and satan are to be found at the most extreme ends of the (spiritual) universe. They represent the highest and the lowest among all things in, and beyond our universe!