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| Kit_Katt (profile) wrote, on 10-28-2002 at 4:24pm | |
| Current mood: Faithfully Optimistic Music: Alright-- SuperChic[k] Subject: The Base of Faith |
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| The base of true faith in God is optimism. There is no way to have a strong faith and be pesimistic, even if it is just about your own life. Think about this; everything that has ever been accomplished in the bible was accomplished by optimistic people. Adam and Eve didn't have faith in God when they were in the Garden. They were naieve children that were believing in only what they knew. After falling for the temptation and getting kicked out of the garden was when they showed true faith. Why? Because they still believed in God, they didn't say "screw everything. We were just kicked out of the Garden, our own personal paradise and now Eve is gonna have trouble with childbirth and Adam is gonna have to work the land." No they accepted what had happened and was thankful to God that he even gave them another chance. Optimism. and look at Jesus Christ himself. He had to be optimistic when carring out a mission such as he did. He could have been like "What's the point? I'm just going to die? And for what? I mean come on, people are just going to follow this Antichrist character years after anyway". But instead he looked at all the people that he would save through all of this, through the sacrafic that he had to endure, and it made it all worth while. That was some true optimism there. So next time you feel like being a downer and asking yourself "what's the point?" think of all that you can accomplish, all that you could do if you just poit your mind to it. Be thankful for what you have, not upset over what you don't. That is how to strengthen your faith. | |
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Stay_C | Thanks, 10-28-02 8:12pm You posted that when I needed it. I really need to spend more time with you. Then maybe you can help me with my faith... talk to ya later.
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Issuvejels | 10-30-02 4:56pm I must agree Kit_Katt, though there are other things that are a must when strengthening your faith. Thankfullness is always important, which is something that you must do to be optimistic. So they basicly go hand in hand. If one is not thankful for the good that they have, they can never be optimistic about what they will have tomorrow. The key is to always realize that the good always outwieghs the bad. How you ask? Simple, God loves you. That is the most important thing in anyone's life. It is the ultimate good. But if that's not enough, there is more. You have a place to sleep with a roof over your head, at least some food, which is more then others have. You obviously can't be that bad off if you are sitting in front of a computer reading some comment to a journal entry. So optimism is a yes, but thankfullness is something that cannot be left out of the picture. |