IS HAVING A CHOICE THE PROBLEM?

Anyone that knows me personally knows that I am totally blind as a result of a car accident. Also, anyone that knows me knows that I like the Andy Griffith show.

This show is based on a spiritual way of life that blends us mixed up human beings with a positive higher purpose instead of a free falling feeling of fear.
The demonstrations of the simplicity of love in this program connects my soul to a loving, safe place, and it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks of that. I am what I am.

I like to love and to feel loved, and I love family life. I like the “old school of thinking”.

I’ve come to believe, after having lived many years, connecting with so many people in my journeys, that people are going to do things for their reason’s, not mine. And, that I am going to live my life, no longer with the issue of shame of my childhood meager beginnings, or the guilt of my tattered past, all due to my spiritual cleansing that I am promised and I believe. I love the simplicity of family life and safety and security of spiritual guidance, the guidance totally based on love, which may include fuzzy feelings, or protective discipline.

I was on the path of destruction and almost lost my life, as I was free to choose my destiny. I was free to live in this world as I chose. Allowed to watch any channel of sex, scenes of blood, and scenes of being drunk as fun. Thinking that feelings were the headlights and guidelines to my life. The world was telling me, if it feels good, do it.

In a free falling state, inside, afraid of everything, the altered state, "false courage", of alcohol, made me feel almost O K. Therefore, letting go of all inhibitions, with drinking as much as I wanted, I awoke in a hospital bed almost dead.

How did this happen? Was it because I had a choice? In my misery and bewilderment, I asked this question also. Except I had no one to ask. It never occurred to me to take responsibility for my actions. The only one I could possibly blame was God that I was told about as a little boy that I didn't understand, and that I didn't want anything to do with because I couldn't do anything I wanted, when I wanted to do it, as was his rules.

At least, that was what I was told. So, as a child, I decided, never mind him.

I was off and running, free falling most of the time.

So, my long recovery begun as I was brought down to a state of powerlessness, lame with both legs and blind. Being totally dependent on others at this point, I waited to get better.

At this time, I didn't understand that God allowed this in my life to bring me to a point of surrender. God is saying that ultimately, that he is in charge of all things. And that he allows evil, to hurt bad enough to look, seek out, and abide by his rules.

He allowed me to make my choices, and have consequences for these choices to do things for my reasons, not what I learned from the outside world.

In my case, the 12 steps of AA not only helped save my life, but gave me life abundantly.

I don't have to understand why, while it was happening to me, but I know it was true.

I have come to find out that these 12 steps are derived directly from scripture in the King James Holy Bible, and that they are guide lines in living by principal of God's rules to give us life and life abundantly. The major stumbling block of these principals is the selfishness of my own desires. That if I believe in God that I have to be accountable to abide by his rules. And that, if I am accountable to his rules, that I can't do what I want, when I want to. Some people see this as confining, over-bearing rules that take away our freedom. To me, these rules protect me and give me the freedom that I desire and what this country was founded on.

Very sadly, as JESUS said, "the love of money is the root of all evil", American politics, which was the world power, is taken away our freedom to seek God for our guiding principals, even in our schools by informing our kids, even our little children that there is no God. That they have taken away the 10 commandments saying that there are no rules and morals. Sadly, our children are influenced the most from birth to age 5 through our 5 senses by watching what their parents see, say and do.

Lately, the world is not a good, safe, or healthy place for our children to grow up.

Evolutionist, that do not want to be accountable to God, say that there is no God, and that you can have freedom and do what ever you want. Followers of Christ learn from God, to follow Christ and do what he does. To serve others and do good and resist evil.

To me, the world is the guidance of the corrupt government, seeking their own selfish desires, more rapidly taking over control of our destiny’s, stating that there is no God, dis-mounting the sacred documents that this country was founded on, “they are gone”.

Their new command’s that you cannot pray in schools, especially mention the name of JESUS CHRIST. What are they afraid of, being controlled by him?

Why is the name of JESUS CHRIST so offensive to so many? What’s wrong with those two words? Are you offended by them? Why?

I don't know why God allowed evil in the first place, but he did provide an answer.

1.Romans 10:9 That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

Matthew 22:36-39

New King James Version (NKJV)

³⁶“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?”

³⁷Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’^{[this is the first and great commandment.}