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Self-Torments?

lampwicke

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2-18-04

There is a phenomonon particular to Gods children,
and the worldly person.
It is the capability to inflict self pain.
Ever hear of "Misery loves company"?

When we ourselves cannot or will not examine our inner man,
choose to ignore our spirits urging for healing;
we lose our ability to maintain our relationship with God.

A mouthful isn't it?

Dealing with many feelings,broken spirits,and wounded hearts,
over many years this has proven itself as truth.
Were you aware that "fear" has many avenues within the
human psyche?

It can, in rare cases "kill",or physically afflict a person.
So intertwined within us is the fragility of our own minds
that the self can do this.
Perhaps the best example of this are those who fill the
mental facilities in our world today.

We have the ability to hamper our own salvation,
through our own self-torment.

This can be a choice of the self,
a decision to not deal with the pain and sufferings
of living our life today.

Many christians have placed the delusion upon themselves
that once having salvation, then life will be wonderful,
that they will soon be perfect,and that nothing will
afflict them as it once did.

A wonderful illusion,but a lie nevertheless.

There are parameters within Gods ways,
in which He will not work.
For He has found that sometimes His creation
must fend for themselves to understand a specific lesson
that He is frequently teaching them.

There is a close tie to self-actualization,introspection,
or self-awareness within Gods plan of things?

Would that, all christians could go through this process
prior to their salvation.
It would make understanding their relationship
with their God so much easier.

Knowing themselves to the best of ones ability,
frees the soul from much selfishness within.
Preparing the spirit for the knowledge of God,
through an untainted vessel for Him.

The " anxiety" in life creates the "fears" of today,
stresses do this?
The "panic" attacks set in,crippling,creating isolation,
the many thoughts of aloness.
The physical you becomes afflicted, your world
christian or otherwise shuts down.
Deep self-torment then separates you from your God
in your mind.

By this time most "hope" is waning,
and we did this to ourselves.
After all self-torment is a indirect product
of selfishness.
My how good we are at this facet
of suffering?

It is then easy for "denial" to take control.
A place of no spiritual growth,distanced from your God,
a land of self-permissive lies told to you,by you.
The saddest reality is that you have allowed you to
believe your own lie!

Such is the power of the human mind,
if you allow it!


"Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for what-soever
a man soweth,that shall he also reap."
Galatians 6:7

"Check up on yourselves.Are you really Christians?
Do you pass the test? Do you feel Christ's
presence and power more and more within you
Or are you just pretending to be Christians when
actually you aren't at all?"
2Corinthians 13:5 ... TLB.

"Ye are of God,little children,and have overcome them:
because greater is he that is in you,
than he that is in the world."
1st.John 4:4


In His love, lampwicke xxx