Think To Stop Mistakes

In Deuteronomy, Moses summarized the Israelites' history of not obeying God and warned against repeating these mistakes.

He wanted them to think for themselves and not blindly follow their families' traditions.

People repeat their mistakes throughout history as a nation, family or individual.  Repeating mistakes are bad habits that come from worldly programing.

To change these habits, everyone needs to stop, think, ask "why?" and decide if this is a good reason.

God wants people to think for themselves, so they can achieve spiritual growth.

Rebellious Humans

People love to have their own way and the Israelites in the Old Testament were no exception. 

In the book of Numbers, the cycle of rebellion and discipline continued no matter how many more rules were given.

When God becomes the frame of reference for wisdom, it keeps humans humble because they have a realistic understanding of their limitations.  But even this realization did not stop Moses from disobeying God out of frustration and being punished.

Unfortunately, human behavior has not improved on this planet and the same anger problems can still be seen today. 

Only through the wisdom of our Heavenly Father can this world be improved so sincerely pray for guidance and be totally open to His direction.

Rules For The Unruly

God taught the Israelites righteous living with His 613 laws in Exodus and continued in Leviticus.

The amount of laws and requirements needed to govern people directly reflects their many problem behaviors, which this group had in excess.

With rules on worship now in place, religious leaders became more accountable and responsible before God.  The worst sin humans commit is when they lead others away from the Lord, and there are many examples of this in the world today.

A spiritually barren life occurs when humans worship themselves, others or worldly gain.

Only through obedience to the Lord's wisdom can people learn to grow spiritually, so pray and ask sincerely for His help.

Trust God

Two major problems humans have with their Heavenly Father are trust and expectations. 

With God being limitless, He seems unbelievable and difficult to understand for our limited minds.  The book of Exodus shows many examples of these issues from multiple perspectives.

When God called Moses to lead the Israelites, he said, no, at first and made excuses.  Once the Israelites heard Moses, they expected their lives to become easy and rebelled against their many difficulties. 

Moses expected to be done with his mission within a year but the mistrusting Israelites caused it to become 40.

Everyone has a spiritual mission to accomplish on Earth for reaching heaven.  With help from others, Moses fulfilled his destiny and learned to trust God. 

Anyone can learn how to trust our Creator and follow his or her destiny when on a spiritual journey.

In The Beginning

Genesis, the first book of the Bible, tells the beginning of God's creation and how He loves humans.

The people that returned God's love were obedient to His Will no matter what hardships resulted.  These exceptional humans knew they needed a Father to guide and help them grow spiritually.

Noah loved and pleased God, so he obtained information for physical salvation but witnessed the world's destruction in a flood.

Abraham loved and pleased God but underwent many difficult tests along with his material rewards.

Joseph loved and pleased God but was sold into slavery at 17 until his release at age 30 for a high ranking position.

Being God's beloved children does not necessarily bring riches and comfort.  The Father disciplines and tests His children for spiritual growth with any physical rewards being secondary.

Love God by viewing the eternal picture and striving for spiritual growth!

Understand The Bible

The Bible is actually separate books compiled together to show the relationship between The Creator God and His human creation.  Since God wants people to mature spiritually and live an eternal holy life, the Bible becomes a workbook on how to accomplish this difficult task.

To deeply understand this complex book, a person must be filled with the Holy Spirit for guidance or else the information will be filtered and processed through the internal worldly programing all humans receive in this physical realm.

When I began a close relationship with God in 2009, I discovered how the Holy Spirit lives in me as a constant support, guide, comforter and companion.  Over the course of my life, I had read the Bible many times but could not comprehend it because all I had was a worldly interpretation.

Now I understand the Bible spiritually and will share some of my insights on what I have learned in a series of future blogs.

Evolve Spiritually

Humans are born into the "drama" of physical life.  While the amount of  "drama" varies greatly, people can reduce negative experiences by changing their internal unconscious programing.

God created this illusionary world for learning and growing spiritually.  People need to appreciate their wonderful gift of life and take this opportunity to develop their souls.

To accomplish this growth, humans need to love themselves, others and God.

With this sincere love demonstrated, people would be peaceful, forgiving, gentle, humble, kind, joyful, patient, faithful and self-controlled.


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