Topic: Healthy escapism????
Dragoness's photo
Wed 03/04/09 03:19 PM
To: YOU

Date: TODAY

From: GOD

Subject: YOURSELF

Reference: LIFE



This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.

I love you. And, remember... If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now. Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched their life in ways you will never know!



Now, you have a nice day.

God



God has seen you struggling, God says it's over.

A blessing is coming your way. If you believe in God, please send to ten people (including me) please don't ignore this. You are being tested.



I received this in my regular email today. I am always receiving these kind of things because the religious around me have decided to "save" me from myself...lol

I understand the thought process of escaping, of course, the reason most people end up being addicted to drugs or alchohol is this form of escapism. How can this be a healthy thought or action process for the religious in this world?

I personally utilize the "done as much as I can so I will now set it down for a bit and let the pieces fall" philosophy.

What happened to the bible philosophy of "god only does for those who do for themselves?"






MirrorMirror's photo
Wed 03/04/09 03:49 PM

To: YOU

Date: TODAY

From: GOD

Subject: YOURSELF

Reference: LIFE



This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.

I love you. And, remember... If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now. Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched their life in ways you will never know!



Now, you have a nice day.

God



God has seen you struggling, God says it's over.

A blessing is coming your way. If you believe in God, please send to ten people (including me) please don't ignore this. You are being tested.



I received this in my regular email today. I am always receiving these kind of things because the religious around me have decided to "save" me from myself...lol

I understand the thought process of escaping, of course, the reason most people end up being addicted to drugs or alchohol is this form of escapism. How can this be a healthy thought or action process for the religious in this world?

I personally utilize the "done as much as I can so I will now set it down for a bit and let the pieces fall" philosophy.

What happened to the bible philosophy of "god only does for those who do for themselves?"










laugh Its like some people think "God" is a genie or somethinglaugh

yellowrose10's photo
Wed 03/04/09 03:51 PM
who said that mirror?

MirrorMirror's photo
Wed 03/04/09 03:54 PM

who said that mirror?



:smile: People who think that God exists only to answer peoples prayers and wishes and when they don't get their way they get mad at God.:smile:

no photo
Wed 03/04/09 03:55 PM


To: YOU

Date: TODAY

From: GOD

Subject: YOURSELF

Reference: LIFE



This is God. Today I will be handling All of your problems for you. I do Not need your help. So, have a nice day.

I love you. And, remember... If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot handle, do Not attempt to resolve it yourself! Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something for God to do) box. I will get to it in MY TIME. All situations will be resolved, but in My time, not yours. Once the matter is placed into the box, do not hold onto it by worrying about it. Instead, focus on all the wonderful things that are present in your life now. Should you decide to send this to a friend; Thank you. You may have touched their life in ways you will never know!



Now, you have a nice day.

God



God has seen you struggling, God says it's over.

A blessing is coming your way. If you believe in God, please send to ten people (including me) please don't ignore this. You are being tested.



I received this in my regular email today. I am always receiving these kind of things because the religious around me have decided to "save" me from myself...lol

I understand the thought process of escaping, of course, the reason most people end up being addicted to drugs or alchohol is this form of escapism. How can this be a healthy thought or action process for the religious in this world?

I personally utilize the "done as much as I can so I will now set it down for a bit and let the pieces fall" philosophy.

What happened to the bible philosophy of "god only does for those who do for themselves?"










laugh Its like some people think "God" is a genie or somethinglaugh


He isnt?

Dam, I must have watched the wrong documentary. DOH!

http://www.hulu.com/watch/54634/family-guy-evolution-vs-creation


yellowrose10's photo
Wed 03/04/09 03:56 PM


who said that mirror?



:smile: People who think that God exists only to answer peoples prayers and wishes and when they don't get their way they get mad at God.:smile:


Then maybe those people need to relook at themselves. God is not a genie and I don't know of believers that think he is

MirrorMirror's photo
Wed 03/04/09 04:27 PM



who said that mirror?



:smile: People who think that God exists only to answer peoples prayers and wishes and when they don't get their way they get mad at God.:smile:


Then maybe those people need to relook at themselves. God is not a genie and I don't know of believers that think he is




:smile: Its the people that assume that "God" should answer their prayers and when they dont get their way they deny him:smile:

Dragoness's photo
Wed 03/04/09 04:40 PM




who said that mirror?



:smile: People who think that God exists only to answer peoples prayers and wishes and when they don't get their way they get mad at God.:smile:


Then maybe those people need to relook at themselves. God is not a genie and I don't know of believers that think he is




:smile: Its the people that assume that "God" should answer their prayers and when they dont get their way they deny him:smile:


Or like in the email, god works in his own way, in his own time and you are just suppose to wait until he does it. Or better yet god decides you don't need it and you are suppose to accept that he knows better. Or how about his "mysterious ways". Talk about dependency on someone else for your very life.huh


Abracadabra's photo
Wed 03/04/09 06:11 PM

:smile: Its the people that assume that "God" should answer their prayers and when they dont get their way they deny him:smile:


Well according to Mark in the Bible Jesus said, "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."

So clearly Jesus believed that God is a genie.

Those who believe that Mark tells the truth, and also believe that Jesus tells the truth, must also believe that God is a genie.

Of course, that's getting to be a lengthy chain already and we know how easily rumors get twisted around when they are handed down through the grapevine. So it's anyone's guess who might have been telling the truth, or who might have been misunderstood, or whatever.

We do know that there had to have been at least a half a century between the time when Jesus supposedly said these words and Mark actually wrote them down.

I don't know about you, but after 50 years I tend to be a bit vague about precisely what other people might have said exactly. :wink:

Especially if I'm claiming to quote an entire ministry verbatim! noway

I don't know about Mark, but I know I couldn't get all that perfectly verbatim after 50 years. Sounds pretty shaky to me.

MirrorMirror's photo
Wed 03/04/09 06:57 PM





who said that mirror?



:smile: People who think that God exists only to answer peoples prayers and wishes and when they don't get their way they get mad at God.:smile:


Then maybe those people need to relook at themselves. God is not a genie and I don't know of believers that think he is




:smile: Its the people that assume that "God" should answer their prayers and when they dont get their way they deny him:smile:


Or like in the email, god works in his own way, in his own time and you are just suppose to wait until he does it. Or better yet god decides you don't need it and you are suppose to accept that he knows better. Or how about his "mysterious ways". Talk about dependency on someone else for your very life.huh





flowerforyou God may not be able to answer anyones prayers.flowerforyou He got kicked off this planet.flowerforyouI often wonder where the notion of God being able to grant wishes came from.flowerforyou God may not be able to intervene in this world even if he wanted to.:smile:

davidben1's photo
Wed 03/04/09 07:08 PM
Edited by davidben1 on Wed 03/04/09 07:12 PM
and the sign over the door to eternal love that live without pain sayeth other's first, while the sign over the door of the religion's of the world proclaim forth from the pits of hell, me first.

ThomasJB's photo
Wed 03/04/09 08:17 PM
So if you get what you want it is god's will that you have it, but if don't then that is god's will also? No wonder people say it is all a matter of faith. You could never prove it. How do you ever really know what god's will is? Is it that whatever happens in life is god's will? Does anything happen outside of god's will?

davidben1's photo
Thu 03/05/09 02:35 PM

So if you get what you want it is god's will that you have it, but if don't then that is god's will also? No wonder people say it is all a matter of faith. You could never prove it. How do you ever really know what god's will is? Is it that whatever happens in life is god's will? Does anything happen outside of god's will?


YEAH!!!

thats what i'm talkin about!!!

IF GOD MADE EVERYTHING, AND KNOWS THE BEGINNING AND THE END EVEN "BEFORE CREATING IT, THEN IT IS ONLY FALSE TEACHING'S THAT SELF PROFESSED WISE ONE'S TRY TO USE TO CONVINCE OTHER'S THEY ARE EVIL!!!

so, EVIL IS ACTUALLY CREATED WITH EACH WORD OUT OF THE MOUTH, AS THAT IS WHAT IS BELIEVED, SO IS WHAT IS CREATED!!!

if all things came from god, ALL LIFE, then it has to be a plan of better, OR THERE IS NO GOD ANYHOW???

only eye's that think self is more as god than other's create convincing's in young hearts, as generations bound into slavery of believing itself as evil, and THIS CREATE THE ONLY REBELLION, AS DOGS TRYINBG TO GET OFF A LEASH, INSTALLED BY THE SELF PROFESSDED BETTER DO GOODERS!!!

IF there be a damn god that is just, AND FAIR, THEN HE WOULD CERTAINLY SMASH THE CHAINS INSTALLED UPON HIS OWN CHILDREN BY SELF PROFESSED LEADERS OF GOD!!!




yellowrose10's photo
Thu 03/05/09 06:43 PM
I fail to see the humor in this. if you don't want to believe then DON'T

ThomasJB's photo
Thu 03/05/09 06:49 PM

I fail to see the humor in this. if you don't want to believe then DON'T

I fail to see how there was any humor intent his comments. Did he hit a nerve? Are you lashing out because you secretly know that you can't refute our arguments and it makes uncomfortable. Doubt is normal and it is nothing to fear. It can either make you stronger or open your eyes to a new truth.

davidben1's photo
Thu 03/05/09 07:52 PM
it was written in your own text, NOTHING GET INTO HEAVEN, THE PLACE OF PEACE AND NO DOUBT, LESS IT DENOUCNE EVERY RELIGION THAT EXIST, OR WAS THAT POINT LOST IN TRANSLATION???

click on U2.com, and hear what you must know within to excape the carnage that come alive in the days to come......

oh, but U2 are the evil and wicked and unsaved, the unrepentant, that's right, i forgot......

too bad, since they speak the truth from the other side, that i am willing to give up my soul and the soul of my families and loved one's, if it is mistaken, but make no mistake, not one word they sing shall not come to pass, and each self righteouss soul shall be made to drink of the cup of their neighbor's, that they despise in the heart......

look into the mirror, and point that damn religion within, and that groaning mind shall find peace.

unpeace shall drive out the carnage of religion that once ruled the towers of babel, that churn and suck on the blood and bones of the honest and real......

peace from a devil......


yellowrose10's photo
Fri 03/06/09 05:45 AM


I fail to see the humor in this. if you don't want to believe then DON'T

I fail to see how there was any humor intent his comments. Did he hit a nerve? Are you lashing out because you secretly know that you can't refute our arguments and it makes uncomfortable. Doubt is normal and it is nothing to fear. It can either make you stronger or open your eyes to a new truth.


isn't referring to a particular post. you are right...doubt is normal. and nothing wrong with questions to learn more.

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Fri 03/06/09 06:37 AM



I fail to see the humor in this. if you don't want to believe then DON'T

I fail to see how there was any humor intent his comments. Did he hit a nerve? Are you lashing out because you secretly know that you can't refute our arguments and it makes uncomfortable. Doubt is normal and it is nothing to fear. It can either make you stronger or open your eyes to a new truth.


isn't referring to a particular post. you are right...doubt is normal. and nothing wrong with questions to learn more.


Which post did you fail to see the humor in?

One's own freedom to see truth is no joke... to anyone.