there was a time that I did not personally know that God, today is a different story, but I asked you what constituted observation, not do you have a personal experience with the living God. If you explain to me what you think qualifies as observable, maybe we can identify what you see that I don't, or what I see that you don't...but if you would rather just pretend I don't care what others think, rather than communicating with me when I ask questions, then I guess we will never know what is and is not standing in the way of our understanding one another.
Oh, and one more thing, don't confuse my having answers with my not listening or trying to understand your point of view. Scripture tells us to be ready to give an answer, I take that command seriously, and because I do, I have answers when others don't. It doesn't mean I know it all, or that I don't want to learn all I can, but rather it means that I take seriously the command to be ready to give an answer. I appreciate this, but I also wish to explain a bit before you decide to put me on ignore. In the past, I have been warned for accepting an apology, for warning another poster that the comments made were out of line and some other hard to believe things. In fact, I was warned once because I said that I believe God has more to say to us than simply "yes, no or wait"...yep, I was warned for saying He has more to say than yes, no or wait. Hard to believe I know. For this reason, I never know what will offend another poster to the point of reporting me and me being warned. This sometimes sets me on edge because I do not wish to offend anyone nor do I wish to compromise the truth of scripture out of fear of being reported and warned. That being said, I am more sensitive at the moment and probably if I was wise, would take a short break, but that too would drive me crazy. You see, a few months ago our son suddenly died, yesterday, we buried and aunt, so I am on hyper alert right now and not wise enough to take a break. they concern me because (and I know this sounds odd) I love them. As I love you, which is why I am interested in learning all I can from you and others here. I know that some don't think I am going about it the right way, that is their issue, not mine. When I write, I am not only honest, but in the minds of many, authoritative, this is only because I am prepared to give answer to what I believe and nothing more, reading more into it, is to remove the context of what I am saying and reinventing it into something else. thanks, I am content, in pain, grieving, confused by so many comments here and how people are reading my posts, but content none the less. Cautious of storms, tired of pain, wishing people could read what I write for what it says, but content, for I know whom I believe in and why I believe and that is great contentment.
