Snarl Wrote:One thing I find incredibly interesting is that there are so few people who 'know' God is real ... yet are unwilling to address the subject in casual conversation. Though, on one occasion, a fella started toying with me (as a neophyte) in front of a group of folks who didn't 'know'. And, before that, I didn't know it could be a 'fun' game for some.
That is really the essence of "faith". Folks bat the word "belief" around, but faith is more than a mere belief. Faith is "knowing" without SEEING. But there are folks in this world who will label that as crazy, a delusion, a mental disorder... but it is what it is, and those folks will likely never understand, much less "know". So, they are left to their own devices. God lets the sun shine on sinners and saints alike, and for some, the sunshine in this world is all the happiness they will ever get, so it's best to leave them be to enjoy it while they can. That's the Christian thing to do, anyhow.
Folks shouldn't throw their pearls before swine, because the swine will just trample them into the mud, and the pearls will just be wasted.
Quote:If anyone ever gets down to San Antonio, you could look-up Pastor Hagee of the Cornerstone Church. Very interesting fella to say the least. God is with him all the time. That's something I'd like to know more about.
I don't know anything about this Hagee fella, but I can tell you that YOUR God is always with you, too - but God doesn't always yell at you. Sometimes, God just whispers, and you have to be quiet to hear. Whether yelling or whispering, if God is with you once, God will always be with you. You don't have to run a big church to have God with you all the time. God is just there, always.
The yelling tends to have a stronger effect than necessary on folks. Bowls 'em right over. The still whispering is where you learn.
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