I love this!! My passion is thinking OUTSIDE of the box! This nails it! I saw this over at http://www.stephenBrewster.me Click there and read his post on it!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
CAN DESTINY HAPPEN IN A VACUUM?
Remember the story of Macbeth? He tried to change his own destiny only to see the "prophesies" about him come true. To make a long story short he tried to avoid his foretold death only to be beheaded as his "fate".
Question: Can destiny happen in a vacuum?
I was talking to a coupe of co-workers on my break today and asked them this question. I posed the question in the form of what I call, "Plinko in a sealed room' Go with me on this.......
Remember the game 'Plinko" on the game show "The Price Is Right"? The game was all about the luck of the way a large poker looking chip would be dropped along the top of strategically placed pegs. When a person would drop the chip down the plinko board it would bounce along the pegs, and if "luck" was on their side it could land in the 10,000 money slot.
When the chip would land in a large money slot, the contestant would try from the very same spot with different results only to be frustrated.
Why?
I have been told that if you try the same thing you will get the same results. tell the contestant that. Maybe it is the atmosphere of the room. Maybe its the air coming from the vents blowing it. Maybe it is the rumble of the audience cheering vibrating it in a different direction. Maybe.
So, lets change the atmosphere.
A vacuumed room - sealed tight - plinko - a machine that is programed to drop the chip at the same place with the pegs, board, and all aspects with NO variables to change it.
Can destiny be changed in a vacuum? A sealed off room?
My co-workers said No. I asked, why? they said because its impossible to create that atmosphere.
Hmmmm.
As is life. THERE IS NOT A "ONE FORMULA" that can work EVERY TIME... Enter, the Cross. Jesus. The Messiah. YHWH. GOD.
He (Jesus) said, "I am the (Only) way, the (only) truth the (Only) Life"
That, is destiny.
That IS a cure all.
So, from the moment we accept Christ, does our destiny begin? Free will VS. Unconditional Election.
Macbeth. Was that "supposed" to happened? Could it have changed?
Judas (who betrayed Jesus), was that "Supposed" to happened? Could it have been changed?
The plinko chip. In a sealed environment - could it fall in the same place every time?
Me and You, In a sealed environment - does that effect us?
Or, does God drop us on earth like plinko chips (with a Bible) and say "I'll see you on the other side."
What do you think?
Question: Can destiny happen in a vacuum?
I was talking to a coupe of co-workers on my break today and asked them this question. I posed the question in the form of what I call, "Plinko in a sealed room' Go with me on this.......
Remember the game 'Plinko" on the game show "The Price Is Right"? The game was all about the luck of the way a large poker looking chip would be dropped along the top of strategically placed pegs. When a person would drop the chip down the plinko board it would bounce along the pegs, and if "luck" was on their side it could land in the 10,000 money slot.
When the chip would land in a large money slot, the contestant would try from the very same spot with different results only to be frustrated.
Why?
I have been told that if you try the same thing you will get the same results. tell the contestant that. Maybe it is the atmosphere of the room. Maybe its the air coming from the vents blowing it. Maybe it is the rumble of the audience cheering vibrating it in a different direction. Maybe.
So, lets change the atmosphere.
A vacuumed room - sealed tight - plinko - a machine that is programed to drop the chip at the same place with the pegs, board, and all aspects with NO variables to change it.
Can destiny be changed in a vacuum? A sealed off room?
My co-workers said No. I asked, why? they said because its impossible to create that atmosphere.
Hmmmm.
As is life. THERE IS NOT A "ONE FORMULA" that can work EVERY TIME... Enter, the Cross. Jesus. The Messiah. YHWH. GOD.
He (Jesus) said, "I am the (Only) way, the (only) truth the (Only) Life"
That, is destiny.
That IS a cure all.
So, from the moment we accept Christ, does our destiny begin? Free will VS. Unconditional Election.
Macbeth. Was that "supposed" to happened? Could it have changed?
Judas (who betrayed Jesus), was that "Supposed" to happened? Could it have been changed?
The plinko chip. In a sealed environment - could it fall in the same place every time?
Me and You, In a sealed environment - does that effect us?
Or, does God drop us on earth like plinko chips (with a Bible) and say "I'll see you on the other side."
What do you think?
Friday, August 7, 2009
Just listen!
Conversation. Its a lost art. Especially with a lot of "Christians". Have you ever noticed in the Gospels that Jesus listened to people , (NOT THE PHARISEE'S), but to the ones that would reach His heart?
I get really tired of egotistic Christians, preachers, pastors that don't hear the cry of people who are so quick to judge people who have questions. they don't listen, they just talk (or in their words, "preach") about how lost they are.
Can i say something? Why cant we just listen? Why cant we just allow people who are trying to find truth (which is Jesus) find Him? EVERYONE OF US ARE ON A JOURNEY, EVERYONE.
Just listen, its that simple. They don't want our quick cliche' christian words that we are so quick to regurgitate out of our narrow minds. they just want someone to listen, really listen.
Jesus is in the people business. He is in the listening business. He is the only one who is perfect. He is the only one who really, truly understands sin and the final cure for it. He is the only one who truly understands grace.
So, to anyone who may read this blog, I have a challenge for us. let's Just listen. Lets listen to the hurting people, the mean people, the weird people, the gay people, the wild people, the hurting people, etc.....
Just listen, we will be amazed what we will hear. Then, Jesus will listen to us as we pray for them and ourselves.
I get really tired of egotistic Christians, preachers, pastors that don't hear the cry of people who are so quick to judge people who have questions. they don't listen, they just talk (or in their words, "preach") about how lost they are.
Can i say something? Why cant we just listen? Why cant we just allow people who are trying to find truth (which is Jesus) find Him? EVERYONE OF US ARE ON A JOURNEY, EVERYONE.
Just listen, its that simple. They don't want our quick cliche' christian words that we are so quick to regurgitate out of our narrow minds. they just want someone to listen, really listen.
Jesus is in the people business. He is in the listening business. He is the only one who is perfect. He is the only one who really, truly understands sin and the final cure for it. He is the only one who truly understands grace.
So, to anyone who may read this blog, I have a challenge for us. let's Just listen. Lets listen to the hurting people, the mean people, the weird people, the gay people, the wild people, the hurting people, etc.....
Just listen, we will be amazed what we will hear. Then, Jesus will listen to us as we pray for them and ourselves.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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