tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185920475315753457.post5947952794380332105..comments2023-10-10T01:59:09.924-07:00Comments on Light Before the Tunnel: Trusting Truth- 40 Days of Psalm 37 (Day 35)Ryan J. Moreauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085282038807122855noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185920475315753457.post-55833892622743011042009-09-27T17:16:33.818-07:002009-09-27T17:16:33.818-07:00Ken, thanks for the comment. Amazingly, you were a...Ken, thanks for the comment. Amazingly, you were an answer to prayer today. I'll explain to you another time but it was a literal answer. WOW! Hope all is well my man!Ryan J. Moreauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085282038807122855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9185920475315753457.post-61290877142596887392009-09-27T15:27:50.493-07:002009-09-27T15:27:50.493-07:00RJ,
Again, a beautifully crafted blog about a won...RJ,<br /><br />Again, a beautifully crafted blog about a wonderfully selected topic. I always appreciate a thought-provoking look at the different ways we perceive the concept of "abundance". In American society when we think of abundance, our thoughts almost instictively go toward financial wealth. We consider being monetarily "rich" as being "successful", "prosperous", or "wealthy". I think the evil that is mentioned in the scripture you chose (brilliantly, by the way) is the assumption that physical means of abundance can alone suffice as a vehicle for all types of necessary growth. Much like what your friend Tyler was eluding to about losing an arm,I think money, or physical abundance, can be very fleeting as we are all well aware. A limb, or eyesight, good looks ; all are similar in that they too are perishable. However, spiritual wealth, spritual success, is the true mark of being a carrier of great abundance, in my opinion. Radiating truly powerful currencies such as joy, peace, and love is much more valuable than the expenditure of financial wealth. All of God's children were born with a never-ending supply of all things virtuous. I agree with David Hawkins, author of "Power vs. Force", when he says, "Force (money in this case) can bring satisfaction, but only power can bring true joy".<br />The "fed" as you mentioned, governs and is governed by the physical, fear-based laws of scarcity, fear, competition, and separatism. An enlightened being such as Jesus Christ was obviously very unimpressed, and not concerned whatsoever with the concept of material wealth or acquisition. He knew, by being completely independent of the good opinion of others, that true power lies within, where only God and our spiritual worth exist. Knowing that there is no such thing as competition, and that it is only a costruct of the ego, "nice guys finsih last" would not apply to a non-competitve, non-separatist society. We all finish in the same place in an infinite, God-realized universe. I believe we all end where we started - at a blissful reuninting with the Almighty. <br /><br />You are an inspiring source of light, my man. Keep the blog flowing. It ignites my soul each time. Thank you for this, and God Bless!<br /><br /><br />kenkenkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561996585287782626noreply@blogger.com