tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853445063276866567.post4053523707547892729..comments2016-02-22T10:05:06.375-07:00Comments on 3 Scattered Friends: Why the existence of God, god or gods is irrelevant to meamiihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169522450196210980noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3853445063276866567.post-88868993635990644322012-10-25T07:06:33.000-06:002012-10-25T07:06:33.000-06:00See? This is where propaganda from "other&quo...See? This is where propaganda from "other" Christians make MY faith look bad. So that folks like my precious Amii end up with these feelings. It hurts me. Yes, I believe there's a Hell & a Heaven & I know which one I'm going to. Not because I bow down & worry over doing right, but because I accepted what God had to offer. I do what's right...because it is. I teach my kids to share to get that more enjoyment out of things. Yes, they have to learn to obey...me, and eventually God. I have a loving relationship with God & I can tell Him my troubles, but yes, He does have expectations of me. Just like I have a loving relationship with my children & yet have expectations for them. Will I punish them for wrongdoing? Yes. Do I love them less for that wrongdoing? No. I know that having a piss poor Earthly set of parents can have an impact on some folks. I had a hard time reconciling God in my mind as a father figure...you've met my dad, you understand. The book, The Shack, let me see that God can be what I need Him to be. Even if I still say Him...I can put Him (in my mind at least) in the position of a mother figure...& mine is pretty darn cool! I'm not saying that everyone has to believe as I do, you know that's not how I am. But I get so...annoyed, when I feel as if the main stream Christian message has gotten skewed from what the message SHOULD be! God only has 2 "rules"...Love God First, Love others as yourself. That's it. That's all. Accepting Jesus means you don't go to Hell, and if once you have, you mess up, because we all mess up, then God will accept the I want to do better, but it'll also mean you're not going at it all by yourself! <br /><br />Now, I'm sure that was a big rambling mess of, well, Karen-isms! Thank goodness you can read that! Love my Amii! And I really want you in Heaven with me someday. Not in Hell. Because those are the options. And I love you too much to just let it slide, but I'm not gonna make you believe it because I want you to so badly, but because YOU want to!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713752883645133999noreply@blogger.com