AND MAN CREATED GOD....

And man created god in his own concept.

And man created god in his own image.

And man created god in his own resourcefulness.

And man created god in his own desperation.

And man created god in his own ingenuity.

And man created god in his own irrationality.

And man created god in his own selfishness.

And man created god in his own stupidity.

And man created god in hs own necessities.

And man created god in his own desires.

Need I say more?

IRRITATING RANT

I get so irritated when people are asking what my religious affiliations are. This is my 11^th time in 2 months span people I just met and asked me the same question. Does my face seem different? I have a nose, 2 eyes, 1 mouth, 2 ears and a body. That looks normal. Maybe these people saw a bubble over my head that says, “ask me what my religion is?” or “I don’t have religion, convert me!” or “I need a miracle, please help.” or maybe a couple of horns sticking out of my forehead, fiery eyes, red skin and a tail on my back. These people are hallucinating. Please, ease up on the drugs – it’s not healthy for you. There are more important questions to ask than my religious association. Like, how YOU save the whales? Help the hungry children? House for the homeless? Money for those that don’t have, like me?! 

Here’s a better way to put yourself at comfort, if you have religious questions, keep it to yourself. Your god can do that for you because he doesn’t need your help. He’s omniscient, omnipotent, all-powerful entity and he sees everything that needs to see, correct?. So, keep it. let him do his work and not you doing his work because you are encouraging him to be lazy. That’s the reason he’s not showing himself to people like you because you’re doing his responsibility as a god. 

THE PARADOX OF PRAYER

The type of prayer concerning God for something to happen. 

Here are two examples: if you ask God for your favorite sports team to win or for a family member to overcome a disease. The point of this prayer is that the outcome will have one of two options will or won’t happen. The team will win, or the organization will lose, the family member will die, or the family member will live. 

It’s always one, or the other will happen. 

The issue is, God already knows which team will win and which organization will lose. God already knows when a family member will live or die. 

It’s all part of his plan. 

So when you pray to God, ask him about his plan for you. If it’s God’s plan, then it’s going to happen because it is the final and best method. It’s pointless to ask for something otherwise because it’s going to happen regardless of your prayer. If it’s not part of God’s plan, it will not happen; it's pointless to pray and ask like this because it’s not going to happen. This kind of prayer is not only hurting your cause, but it's also not helping. When you’re praying for one thing to happen that’s already going to happen, the prayer is ineffective. This means that the inconceivable outcomes of this type of worship are entirely unaffected by the prayer itself. This lies the paradox, whether it’s God’s plan or not. What you’re praying for will have no effect; in the end, if you have a personal relationship that you know God can change his plan, then there are no contradictions to what you believe.

Special recognition to my daughter, who helped me piece this together to a more transparent standpoint because I started writing this with garbled thoughts.  Reading at first gives me headaches. With her intellect and an expert in constructive reasoning – it all comes easy. Thank you.