If you heard a voice speaking to you telling you to do something. Is it God or I
- Snakesmumposted 8 years ago
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If I heard a voice telling me to brutally sacrifice my son, then I should assume that this is the voice of God. Precisely because we know that these are the types of things that God has told people in the past, and have been documented. I would know, in fact, that I am not insane, because Abraham, the great prophet, was definitely NOT insane when he laid his son on the alter and proceeded to slaughter his own flesh and blood.
God loves us all so much!I'd guess you're a fairly new 'unbeliever', getitright. We get MAD about being manipulated and lied to. But, we're also like former alchoholics who RAGE against the harm of booze after they clean up. The baby does NOT go out with the bathwater.
I stand corrected.
That 'voice' could be coming for lots of reasons - not necessarily because of insanity. This is how you 'hear' God:
Christ said: "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit."
Because we each 'are who we are'. We CANNOT CONTROL our spiritual destiny as so many religions insist we can. The best thing you can do for 'God' in this life is to LIVE your life to the fullest according to your own conscious and life experience as those things grow and develop in you.
It is said in many religions in various ways - you are closest to God when your attention is fully-present 'in the moment': when your mind is not wandering around in various forms of 'escapes'; and not concerned about the past nor worried about the future. ALL of your attention goes into whatever you are doing in any given moment.
In this way, your entire life essentially becomes a living prayer. Of course, you still take the time to plan your life. That is what your ego is for - helping you to navigate this earthly existence. But, your 'christos' becomes more involved in decisions when you make this change; and it begins to rule during your moments - instead of your ego.
Take in the occassional escape. We have this ability so that we CAN escape and relax because this life can get so hard; and so that we can participate in our lives - reading books; or going out with your friends to watch a concert or see a movie, etc.
Staying in the moment is kind of hard to do, consistently. Thoughts try to pop into your head to take you elsewhere. But, as you begin to 'practice' - it will become easier and second nature to you.
There are no magic, miracles or rituals that you need. Your connection, no matter how 'undeveloped' it may be with God is DIRECT, just as Christ's is. Religious rituals are human concepts. While some may be 'stepping stones' to help you realize some spiritual thing - they are not 'the way'; and you don't need them.
When you stay in the moment regularly, you will notice that when offensive thoughts come into your mind, you will automatically begin to reject the ones that your 'true self' does not want - and, those ugly thoughts come at you less and less.
You will also begin to realize what your 'intuition' is saying to you, more clearly.
You are an extention & experience of God.No one is 'without' and we're all equally blessed - whether we 'realize' this connection, or not. Life certainly becomes easier to navigate when we do; and love falls in line - in fact, everything 'falls in line'. No extra effort needed.
That is exactly how we hear God - from inside of us. He doesn't need to use a 'voice' to communicate with us. In fact, an audible voice obviously raises questions, ha!
- Nishita sisodiaposted 8 years ago0
- Hxprofposted 8 years ago0
What a typically rude judgment, K&T. Could you possibly be any more insulting? Just tell her she is EVIL and get it over with!! What is WRONG with you?!! Obviously, some part of you wanted you to be safe, MzB - and trying to be LOUD about it.
Thanks
Oh Wow. This question has brought out another reason fear each other. We say, "Well I don't know any schizophrenics. I just don't know how to deal with Mentally Ill People. The Church says that the sins of the father will be revisted on the son, Or he might have blew his mind out on drugs. We might look like taquitos to him, and he's hungry"
I recently noticed something, at the age of 51, and I have been seeing psychiatrists and taking pills since I was 17. I thought that my psychiatrist would understand everything I told her, She went to college for at least 8 years, did internship and did even more school that MDs don't require, but all that schooling but does not give her a clue as to what my mind feels like. She looked at me like I was from another planet and she badly wanted to understand. She did look afraid, and on some days she is escorted down the hall and to her chair by a pair of security trained German Shepherds. For six months I was crying a lot at our appointments because a very sad thing was happening to me and when I go to the shrink I think about it, and because it is the kind of thing that would change anyone's life, fill them with deep grief, and memories of the person you may never see again flow through your mind and you torture yourself with thoughts of what you could have done better, what you attempt when you get home. That was an example of what one "Mental ILLness" feels like. Not too different. But people can be very out there and not be mentally ill, like people with personality disorders, you know your average psyco path. That is not considered a mental illness. I know my father was one, know what else he was? A preacher, graduated from Duke Divinity. But you could tell he didn't really believe in God, and I don't know how he felt about Mental Illness. I was experiencing CPTSD, disociation identity disorder, and then they wanted to add on bipolar 1. If you are scared of "Crazy" people or think that God made them that way, you are hard core trailer trash ignorant. Most of the ungodly medicines they use to actually "treat" Mental Illness, (these days everybody needs pills, no since working through it, you might kill us. The mentally ill used to be the least likely people to kill you, now everyone is afraid of them because of (mostly teens and young adults) having their brains used like guinia pigs. Every time I was placed on a mood stabilizer, I would hallucinate fully and vividly, something I have never done in my life.- snapcracklepopposted 7 years ago0
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