How do you think Christ relates to us?

[Ecclectic79]

I think of this in reference to the two primary commandments of the NT: love the Lord with all of your heart mind and soul, love your neighbor as yourself.

Our condition trips that up a lot. We may greatly edify others, even if we can't always neurologically/chemically feel it and even more often can't physically show it in a way that other people can understand.

So what I wonder - what is Christ's plan for us? How would he utilize our condition in fighting evil or spreading love? How would the Lord utilize one of us who truly wants to serve him?

I'm sure you've all pondered it, I'd love to find some resources on the topic but it seems like its rarely broached. IMHO I'm certain he has a use for all believers, but with autism quite often 'finding our path' in service can be an incredibly complicated matter just by the shape and nature of our general limits.

 

[Sabertooth]

Our omnilinguistic God speaks and understands Aspergers/autism. Get the baptism of the Holy Spirit and you'll hear Him better, too.

 

[RCF]

For every spokesman of every fundraiser, christian and otherwise, there are many people behind the scenes making the whole project successful.

People have different talents, different gifts. A tonedeaf person may not beable to lead a curch, musically, but that doesn't inhibit him from worshiping. We all have to use our strengths, and work on our weaknesses.

If I read your post correctly, you don't have a problem loveing, but showing your love. For social reasons, acceptiblilty in your environment, you will probably always be working on things, but for God, He gets it.

Do what you do and do it well. Do it not only for you, but for God's glory.

RCF

 

[Ecclectic79]

If I read your post correctly, you don't have a problem loveing, but showing your love. For social reasons, acceptiblilty in your environment, you will probably always be working on things, but for God, He gets it.

The danger seems to be that with enough rebuffing it almost seems to fry your emotions into an extremely left-brained utilitarian state. Its not that my emotions are lacking in other areas, but trying to reestablish love as a feeling for others after enough years of incurring PTSD and repetitive damage makes it challenging to be there on a gut level or be responsive to others in a way that they instinctively find authentic.

I'd agree though, I'm sure the Lord does understand. The trick I suppose is giving things till this fall or winter, where I'm more certain that I'm out of seeker status, and find a place where I can get socially vested. Currently at my church its a benefit that I can just show up, participate, and not have anyone ask questions - that's good for the time being as I make certain of my own permanence.