Re: Which God would you choose?
Posted: February 3rd, 2015, 9:02 pm
It's probably just wording. You originally said experiences can only define us if we let them. I'm saying every experience defines us but our reaction determines how.Ezra wrote:Jezebel wrote:I don't totally agree, Ezra. I think all our experiences define us either for good or for bad.
When my husband beat me up, I could tell it was coming and was afraid that I would break from the pain. I've never been able to handle physical pain very well. But it had the opposite effect on me. When it actually happened, I found that it made me more determined to withstand his control.
On the other hand, I have read of women who were beaten into submission by their husbands and lived in fear of it. The same experience that empowered me weakened them.
I have to say that this subject is of interest to me. I recently had an experience that left me doubting the existence of God. It threw me into turmoil because the Lord is such an integral part of my life. After a couple of weeks of questioning every thing I felt came from God, I told him straight out, "You know I am having a hard time believing in you lately." He replied, "I know. It's okay." Then he opened up my mind to the understanding that if I did completely stop believing in God for a while, it would be okay, because I would relentlessly seek the truth and when I discovered it, I would be on firmer ground than I had been before. I would be able to see both sides.
Funny isn't it, that I would take my concerns about the existence of God to God? I just can't help myself.
I'm firmly planted in my belief in God again, but I am not quite so concerned about atheists anymore. My God sure is understanding and patient. If he isn't there, I suppose it wouldn't matter anyway. But if he is, then he'll be kind to them.
I don't see where you and I differ on this???