Who gets it? Often on social media when commenting on a post some people do not understand another's point of view, and because the handiness of face-to-face conversations are lacking in these types of venues, such comments usually gets misunderstood. Especially when it comes to the perspective of a Christian by secular people, it often requires a rather long thread.
I remember a time when I commented on a post and said, "we are born alone and we will die alone." Someone thought I was being very cruel by making this comment. I am a lazy explainer, I will admit it. One of the things I lack, which God has not graced me with, is patience. God teaches me to be patience every day. Every day, I fail. I keep on trying, but somehow, I find myself struggling with patience. The only test I struggle with on impatience is impatience with lazy thinkers. I do not use the word "stupid" in this instance because I feel that God gave us all a brain to use. But for whatever reason, there are people out there who refuse to push the envelope when it comes to thinking.
Case in point, this person who accused me of being cruel to another. So, for his sake and anyone else's sake out there, I will expound.
When I say we were born alone and will die alone, I meant that physically. It is a fact that even in a multiple birth situation, we think and feel individually so we are still born alone. Similarly, when we die, we die alone. Throughout our lives, our brains and our hearts only feel and think for one person. Our accountability to God and our fulfillment of His plan for us is for each and every person by themselves. Even if we have been married for a thousand years, when we die, we will die in one body. Our spirits live on but life for only one.
For this reason, being co-dependent with our spouse is a silly notion. Our relationship with God is between us and God, individually. We cannot read others' thoughts or their hearts but God can. If there is a person present when we die a physical death, it is God. He is there waiting for us on the other side.
There is no joy that can compare to that time when we meet God as we enter our eternal lives. This life is merely an incubator. We exit it when we are fully cooked. We are given a chance day after day to hone our skills for God's glory. Let us not waste a moment for the opportunity to do so.
Until my next rant... LOVE ONE ANOTHER!
I remember a time when I commented on a post and said, "we are born alone and we will die alone." Someone thought I was being very cruel by making this comment. I am a lazy explainer, I will admit it. One of the things I lack, which God has not graced me with, is patience. God teaches me to be patience every day. Every day, I fail. I keep on trying, but somehow, I find myself struggling with patience. The only test I struggle with on impatience is impatience with lazy thinkers. I do not use the word "stupid" in this instance because I feel that God gave us all a brain to use. But for whatever reason, there are people out there who refuse to push the envelope when it comes to thinking.
Case in point, this person who accused me of being cruel to another. So, for his sake and anyone else's sake out there, I will expound.
When I say we were born alone and will die alone, I meant that physically. It is a fact that even in a multiple birth situation, we think and feel individually so we are still born alone. Similarly, when we die, we die alone. Throughout our lives, our brains and our hearts only feel and think for one person. Our accountability to God and our fulfillment of His plan for us is for each and every person by themselves. Even if we have been married for a thousand years, when we die, we will die in one body. Our spirits live on but life for only one.
For this reason, being co-dependent with our spouse is a silly notion. Our relationship with God is between us and God, individually. We cannot read others' thoughts or their hearts but God can. If there is a person present when we die a physical death, it is God. He is there waiting for us on the other side.
There is no joy that can compare to that time when we meet God as we enter our eternal lives. This life is merely an incubator. We exit it when we are fully cooked. We are given a chance day after day to hone our skills for God's glory. Let us not waste a moment for the opportunity to do so.
Until my next rant... LOVE ONE ANOTHER!
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