I think you articulate some of the issues well; describing how the ego can attach to this or that emotion or thought, and use it as a pivot point.
"the devil wants god's children to turn on one another, its the oldest game he has ever played" This is something that the wisest of the wise remember. Divide and conquer is not merely a political ploy. It's the method of evil.
(For example, scripture explains that the serpent (the archangel Lucifer) first asked Eve "Did God say NNNN? It's not true. YYYY is true" those words had the primary single purpose of dividing Eve from her Father, by fermenting distrust and disbelief in Him. Divide, then conquer. The purpose of her faith in God and his command was to bind her to him during that period when she was vulnerable.)
I don't know that it couldn't have happened any other way. I'm not a fatalist in my faith or outlook. My faith conviction is that God's will manifests into reality based on the following formula:
God's portion of work (we'll call it God's "responsibility", which he takes on freely and with conscious choice) + the human portion of work (our responsibility, assigned to us by God, for our own benefit, for our growth, and so that we are co-creators with him) = fulfillment of God's will.
This is why history repeats, and the same patterns re-occur in history, and in scripture; because God sets up one person, or family, or people, or nation, to fulfill a certain role in His plan, and if that person, or family, or people, or nation, fails, God has to find someone else He can then set up to fulfill it. This happens again and again until the work has been done. When one person (or family, or people, or nation) fails his or her responsibility, another must eventually step up and resolve it. E.g. Adam's failure >>> resolved by Jesus. Abraham's failure (in the first offering) >>>> resolved by Isaac and Jacob. etc. NB: Parable of the vineyard: (Israel failed to recognize the Messiah, Jesus, so God established Christians as a world-level 'people' to do the job.)
Anyway, point is, I don't know if it HAD to be this way, but as you say, what has happened has happened, and attaching to that too much can lead the ego astray. I also believe that what we do today and tomorrow, can change the course of events. God is the great architect of our lives and the life of humanity, but we all have a role to play, too, to the best of our ability.
Your emphasis on love, compassion, and praying for healing are ... well, just great. When we practice such a heart, I believe GOd's heart is much comforted.
Thanks for your moving reply.
I think you articulate some of the issues well; describing how the ego can attach to this or that emotion or thought, and use it as a pivot point.
"the devil wants god's children to turn on one another, its the oldest game he has ever played" This is something that the wisest of the wise remember. Divide and conquer is not merely a political ploy. It's the method of evil.
(For example, scripture explains that the serpent (the archangel Lucifer) first asked Eve "Did God say NNNN? It's not true. YYYY is true" those words had the primary single purpose of dividing Eve from her Father, by fermenting distrust and disbelief in Him. Divide, then conquer. The purpose of her faith in God and his command was to bind her to him during that period when she was vulnerable.)
I don't know that it couldn't have happened any other way. I'm not a fatalist in my faith or outlook. My faith conviction is that God's will manifests into reality based on the following formula:
God's portion of work (we'll call it God's "responsibility", which he takes on freely and with conscious choice) + the human portion of work (our responsibility, assigned to us by God, for our own benefit, for our growth, and so that we are co-creators with him) = fulfillment of God's will.
This is why history repeats, and the same patterns re-occur in history, and in scripture; because God sets up one person, or family, or people, or nation, to fulfill a certain role in His plan, and if that person, or family, or people, or nation, fails, God has to find someone else He can then set up to fulfill it. This happens again and again until the work has been done. When one person (or family, or people, or nation) fails his or her responsibility, another must eventually step up and resolve it. E.g. Adam's failure >>> resolved by Jesus. Abraham's failure (in the first offering) >>>> resolved by Isaac and Jacob. etc. NB: Parable of the vineyard: (Israel failed to recognize the Messiah, Jesus, so God established Christians as a world-level 'people' to do the job.)
Anyway, point is, I don't know if it HAD to be this way, but as you say, what has happened has happened, and attaching to that too much can lead the ego astray. I also believe that what we do today and tomorrow, can change the course of events. God is the great architect of our lives and the life of humanity, but we all have a role to play, too, to the best of our ability.
Your emphasis on love, compassion, and praying for healing are ... well, just great. When we practice such a heart, I believe GOd's heart is much comforted.
Thank you very much for your comment.