Who’s To Blame?
Virtually any and every creative venture requires inspiration. This occurs when the mind is stimulated to a heightened degree. To inspire and motivate others we need undertake two very different initiatives concurrently. Motivation involves some inducement such as emotional or physical rewards for actions. When God created the self sustaining heavens and earth, He was definitely inspired and motivated. The physical universe is the most complex project ever conceived. Add us into the mix, along with our associated learning limitations and we have the most incredibly long and drawn out Waaa-Laaaah for all of time. God has an inspired vision and He has repeatedly attempted to motivate us to do our part in it (eternal life). Anyway the subject was clear in His mind, to create the very first Landscape, which He then dotted with an even cooler concept called “Life”. God later copyrighted all of this in His first and only book, the Holy Bible. Since that time, certain people (whom of course He created) have been unappreciatively attempting to infringe on that copyright, but God has one great witness to all this, who’s testified as to original ownership. God’s copyright has been challenged by the greatest minds on earth and none have been able to overturn His original testimony. So the project and lesson continues.
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11 ESV). Welfare means; health, happiness and good fortune, even prosperity, it was never intended to mean government assistance. God’s “welfare” does not come at anyone else’s expense, but it is delivered through everyone else’s generosity. “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” (Hebrews 13:16 ESV). Let’s boil this down quickly, if we were all doing what our Creator keeps telling us to do, there would be NO need for government assistance and NO entitlement programs to gripe about. We would ALL be quietly serving our neighbors as God has instructed, showing the smily face of love, rather than the frowny faces of greed, envy, anger and frustration. The problems and blame for today’s issues are ours and the corresponding solutions should come forth from our hands. Unless we’re helping per God’s original instructions, we shouldn’t be blaming Him and we really shouldn’t be complaining about the headaches we’ve created for ourselves. If WE solve the issues WE’VE neglected, WE can disassemble much of this unnecessary and ineffective government bureaucracy WE’VE created.
JC Calkins with COMMON SENSE 4 UNCOMMON PEOPLE (share)
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