LOL ... ... ... When I read this, I was still on my 1st cup of coffee ... ... ... I shook my head and thought, WHAT ... ... ...
After reading it again, I came to see that it carries the same 'shock' value that happens when you hear someone say they are happy or glad that they are alcoholic .... ... ... cause at the time its HARD to love the despair, pain, and agony of what we were going through ... but THAT is exactly what was needed to make us who we became ...
Look at it this way, ... ... ... if we had not gone through the experiences we did to get us where we are, we wouldn't have reached a 'higher plane' of spiritual enlightenment ... ... ... we are now closer to God than we otherwise would have been ... or perhaps we now know God where we didn't before ... therefore it makes us happy ...
Confused Now??? ... If not then maybe you can answer back and convince me!!! ... LOL
-- Edited by Pythonpappy on Friday 8th of March 2013 07:43:46 AM
-- Edited by Pythonpappy on Friday 8th of March 2013 07:45:42 AM
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
It's easy to love people who are like us, who may have been raised the same way, educated the same way, share the same values, or have had many of the same experiences. It's not as easy to love people who seem different. But if we are to fulfill God's plan for us, we should try.
It's not easy, either, to love the way we feel sometimes, or the unpleasant things that happen to us. But, like the people who are "different" from us, even our negative feelings need to be loved. Our fears, frustrations, pain, boredom, despair - these are part of us and they oftentimes have a greater purpose.
We may not think it's possible to love how we feel, but we can make the decision to love everything about ourselves - and then we can see what happens. We may not know God's purpose, but we may understand better if we learn to love ourselves the way we are.
I don't know God's plan for me, but I accept myself and others in love.
