Manipulating
Destiny
As human
beings we manipulate destiny by the choices we make in our daily lives.
In
Genesis, Chapter 1, God referred to Himself as being multi-dimensional (Holy
Trinity). He said, “Let ‘US’ create man in ‘OUR’ image”. This was the
"spirit-man”. The “physical-man” was formed later in Chapter 2.
As
"spirit-man” the choices we make are creative in nature. We express
ourselves as God fashioned us to do. We create stuff out of the nothingness of
pure thought.
When
"spirit-man” dictates a need for activity, then the very things we think
and speak, become our reality. Our very existence is multi-dimensional, i.e.
parallel realities. One simple thought may program where and how we reside in
the next moment of time. Thus without direct interaction in and through the
Holy Spirit, our plans will go awry.
The gift
of Spiritual Discernment must test the relevancy of things we bring into our
lives—like, mates, careers, homes, cars, etc. We must read His Word, and study
the words of the world around us in order to be knowledgeable. The Bible says,
"My people perish for lack of knowledge." Holy Spirit will,
"...teach us all things", tutoring according to our needs.
Safety
and fulfillment are a small part of this deeded information, but absolutely
vital to the continuity of our existence. We need to have a good grasp of our
environment in order to make quality decisions. Our manifest destiny remains a
changeable quality, subject to the evolutionary whims of nature herself. The
Bible tells us about the man who built his house on the sand, and another man
who build his house on the rock.
The
result of those efforts is entirely predictable in light of the time of storm.
As we
absorb the impact of spiritual, mental, physical, and environmental
bombardment, our choices can be based only on how much we've allowed ourselves
to be educated. WHO are we; WHAT are we predestined (called) to do; WHY are we
here; WHERE we are going; WHEN will it all take place?
We
continue to seek the Divine.
Our earthly
environment is a generic composition of everything that’s happened since the
“Big Bang”. When God created the Earth, He said it was “GOOD”! Even though we
might like to think otherwise, this includes: earthquakes, tsunami, tornadoes,
hurricanes, floods, drought, lightning, tidal currents, and meteors—
the
whole cosmic bag of surprises.
For us
to really enjoy His ‘Good Stuff’, we need to be tuned-in enough to Him, to
continually be enlightened.
This way
we can create our stuff intelligently.
Thus our
spiritual environment is created as a result of what we KNOW, then what we DO.
The best way to know anything about what it takes to make it all work is to
peruse the operations manual: The Holy Bible. This search of the scriptures is
what constitutes the adventure that breeds the important differences in our
lives. Especially, in the lives that immediately surround us--our family and
friends.
Copyright © 8/27/1999 * jdSmith *
Revised and re-printed: 02-22-2003