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Then you don't understand anything. I have no grief, only disdain for people who need to white-wash their god with claims of his justness in order to pass him off to others. Lie to yourself all you want, but don't be surprised if it's a hard sell elsewhere.
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(with my appreciation to Jayhawker Soule)
Yup
As I mentioned I believe we each understood the types of trials we would be given before we were born into this life. I chose my trials and they chose theirs. They were the fast trackers, that does not mean however that I believe in letting them suffer. I honor them for what they chose to endure and believe in giving whatever support I can.
I have 2 very young daughters with 2 very different personalities. I don't believe those personalities are pure genetics, but rather they are who they are even though they don't recall the choices they made in getting here. Their personalities shine through the veil.
My kids both had very different personalities both in the womb and the moment they were born. I can't say very much of that came from their time with my wife and I. It is amazing how everyone is so different.
A friend of mine came to me and said, "God saved me from a car crash today, but later allowed me to injure my leg at work. Why would he save me from one thing, but not another?"
This is what I sent him in a message and had to share it with you too.
Here is my personal testimony, take it as you will...
I know and believe that life is a blessing from God. I believe we are all his children. I believe we are all sent here to be tested and to learn to follow him and grow from a baby to an adult with all the life lessons we can to be the greatest we can one day. I also believe that as his children he allows us (like all good parents) to make mistakes, to fall down, to hurt our leg, to experience trials. Because it is from pain and heartache, and working out that we grow muscles or grow our spirit and become wiser and more like God would have us be. He gives us agency. And because of this agency he does not force us to do anything. He loves us and lets us govern ourselves. As a parent myself I know this. And this has been a recent discovery for myself that I can relate to.
So when you ask God, "Why would you save me from one harm, but not from another?" Well he is the most greatest, most all knowing God. He knows the trials that you need to grow and become wiser. It seems funny that he may use a leg issue to help your spirit grow. We cannot comprehend the way trials work. But as humans have children. We the parents knows what is best for them. We know that our children must be left a lone when it comes to learning to walk. If we hold there hand the entire time, every time they will not learn to do it on their own. But we let them go, we let them fall, we let them bruise their knee. Because its all apart of life. We must experience pain, to know the greater joy. And we will never understand why we go through even greater challenges in life.... like a huge one... cancer.... Our lives do not end here. They do go on is my testimony. Many trials are beyond us and are so "unfair" but they humble our hearts, if we let them. God will never give us trials we can not handle. I have been taught this in my faith. And I know it. He loves us. But he also loves us enough to let us fall so we can grow and experience all forms of happiness from being stronger and wiser as He wishes for us.
I believe that like God, we have always existed and that the term created does not mean out of nothing, but rather means organized and led.
