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Name: Daniel
Country: United States
State: California
Birthday: 5/3/1982
Gender: Male
Interests: guitar, gym, church, snowboarding, bodyboarding, hiking, xanga, music, movies, computer, friends, animals, reading, acting crazy, talking to strangers, telling dry punny dorky corny stupid jokes, being weird
Expertise: Master of disaster.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Other
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AIM:  mercedzdanz
Member Since:
2/28/2003
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| Many times I pray and then I feel led to do something that I think is
from the Spirit/God. However, many times, my impressions were wrong or
factually incorrect. When that happens, was it God or was it me? If
it's factually incorrect or doesn't happen, then it definitely wasn't
from God and it was my voice telling me what I wanted to hear. If it is
factually correct and happens, then it can be from God, or it could
still be my voice telling me what I wanted to hear. When are you ever
certain?
Let me expand on that thought:
(1) Suppose I pray and the impression I get is "You will become a
world-class pianist," and then the following day I lose my arms, was
that an impression from God? One could argue that maybe one day people
will be able to play piano without arms. Does that matter? What if I
die the next day? Will I become a pianist in Heaven?
(2) Suppose I get the same impression, and then I do become a
world-class pianist, was that impression from God? It could still be my
voice telling me what I wanted to hear. In that case however, it may
seem more like God because it would be a beautiful story to tell.
However, suppose the impression I get is "You will go to school
tomorrow (assuming today is Monday and there is no indication that
school would be closed due to any holiday or weather etc)." Was that
impression from God? Probably not. What if my impression is that I will
become a bank robber?
(3) It makes me want to believe that God should only talk to us through
Scripture. Suppose I get an impression that says "Come to me, and I
will give you rest." Was that God talking to me or was I merely
remembering what I read in the Bible? I remember a lot of things I
learned from school and apply it to my emotional life. Was that from
the Holy Spirit too? Suppose I get an impression that says, "You can do
all things through Christ who strengthens you," and then I proceed to
take on Mike Tyson in the boxing ring only to get severely injured. Was
that from God just because I heard Scripture? Wouldn't that be an
improper interpretation of the verse (a more correct way of viewing it
is "I can ENDURE all things through Christ who strengthens me)? One
could say that my remembering Scripture is from the Holy Spirit. But
maybe I'm remembering Scripture in a false way.
I present to people this dilemma and they say that God desires to talk
to you, but you need to be a proper receptor of His voice. I desire to
be a proper receptor.
I want to know His plans for me, like how He commanded all the prophets
and apostles in the Bible. I never heard a straight commandment from
God. I only know of His plan after-the-fact or when I look back. I'm
never 100% certain before. But maybe that's a Faith issue on my part or
I'm too big of a sinner to hear His voice.
Before you make a decision, do you either (1) go to God and wait for
His voice/impression/Spirit, (2) make a decision by following the
desire of your heart as long as it is not contradicting the Bible, or
(3) little bit of both (probably depending on how big your decision
is)? Or maybe it's none of the above.
Expanding on the second option, I hear (very wise) people saying that
in order to live His perfect will, you must make the best (most loving)
possible choice according to the knowledge you attain from the Bible.
Obviously there are choices that are equal and doesn't really have much
bearing on your life ie "should I eat Cheerios of Fruit Loops" or to a
greater degree "should I go to this school or that school," and we
shouldn't split hairs over it and follow the desires-of-our-heart. But
there are some choices that are "better" than the other one, and we
should strive to make the better choice... best if possible. In that
case, where is the room for God to speak to you? Will you ever know His
will BEFORE you do something? Will you ever hear His voice? Subscribing
to this school of thought makes Him feel very impersonal. I believe God
should be able to work through metaphysical means.
So my question is... How does God speak to you? But understand that if
you make any claim about how God speaks to you and that claim
subsequently turns out to be wrong or Scripturally unsound, you run the
risk of misrepresenting Him. If God literally did speak to You, it
might as well be canonical.
I'll appreciate any philisophical, personal, biblical, or emotional approach to this question.
I'm curious. | | |
| FlowersForDan-gernon: My early days of
blogging.
This post is inspired by Sonia's recent read "Flowers for
Algernon." Here are some journal entries I wrote
during Mrs. Wilson's 3rd and 4th grade
class. I think I wrote at a 2nd grade level. Compared
to everyone else, my entries were really really short and I
always scored below-the-mean in
English... those blasted CTBS tests  ! My math scores were through the roof however
 . Now I want to become a lawyer... the
irony of it all. Anyway, here
are some entries I've hand picked for you
guys.
My Brilliant/Weird/LameYouthful
Creativity
I thought I was a genius when I wrote this. I wonder what I
would do today if I could be invisible  .
I was surprised when I read this entry. Did I ever make that
pea-shooter!? Did I think of this myself!?
Omgosh. 9 yr old Dan surprises 22 yr old Dan.
I still want this toy.
After all these years it's still my favorite show.
This seemed like a normal, thoughtful entry about
friends until I read the part about the silver bow.
If I could go back in time, I would stop 9 yr old Dan from
writing this weird entry. I don't remember what I was
writing about.
Nightmare
Series
I took advantage of the freewriting opportunities in order to
write this epic sequel.
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| 1. Become fluent in Spanish. 4 years of Spanish and I have nothing to show for it.
2. Finish the Old Testament (it can probably be done in a week).
3. Pass the Bar Exam but never practice Law because I'm despising it now.
4.
Learn how to dance. Disco and/or breakdancing would be top because they
could be done solo. If I get a mate, perhaps swing dancing and/or salsa
rawr.
5. Travel around the world centered around world class hotels and food, like the ones I've been seeing on Discovery HD.
6.
Get a motorcycle. Or better yet, call Orange County Chopper and have
them custom build one and have them make an episode out of it.
7.
Start a small professional sounding worship band with my cousins and/or
friends. And, learn how to do those crazy solos on the electric guitar.
9. Brush up and finish Presto Agitato from Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement.
10. Start a Korean BBQ and seafood pasta restaurant. Mutually exclusive?
11. Write one of those Dave Barry type novels.
12. Become an elder (maybe pastor) of a church and give sage advice.
13.
Start a family with a really hot wife (tall blonde blue eyes) who's
also a super Christian so I won't ever have to covet my neighbor's
wife. And have 3-5 kids. And they have to be born in this order: Boy,
girl, boy, girl, girl, so I won't ever have to covet my neighbor's life.
14. Speak in Tongues... controversial I know!
15. Run a marathon, but don't invite me them right now please.
16.
And die a slow yet painless death so everyone from all over the nation
will come and see me and I can give them my last words.
P.S. Oh,
if you have a crush on me and were saddened because I said tall blond
blue eyes, I didn't really mean it. It's just a stereotype. | | |
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