| Find A Higher Power That Is Kind |
| Written by Dave Owen | |
| Tuesday, 01 June 2010 | |
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When I first began attending 12 step meetings some 20+ years ago, I heard that I could redefine my Higher Power. I was told that I was able to make him anything that I wanted to.
When I first began attending 12 step meetings some 20+ years ago, I heard that I could redefine my Higher Power. I was told that I was able to make him anything that I desired. This was a great thing to learn because at that time in my life, the diety of my childhood was not nice at all. I won't allege that I was instructed about a judging God. But, I will say what I was taught. Most of this 'education' included things concerning self esteem and self confidence. So, when I learned that my God could be redefined, it was a huge relief. I was allowed to define my God as very Non Judging and that cared for me no matter what. I listened to a person say that his God "knew what I was doing and loved me while I did it". I guess that a lot of us have been taught "to act as if God is watching, because he is". And, if this was the case, I was in deep difficulty as the result of some of the things I had done while growing up. After changing my beliefs I did not have to be concerned about being thrown into the "depths of Hell" for what I had done in my youth, I could start living a good life. So, if you have a God that is not Kind, the best thing for you to do is to sit down and create a "designer God". I do not intend to be flippant about this but you need to have a God that is loving if you are going to live a good life. We don't want to be "looking over our shoulder" to make certain that our "punishing God" is not breathing down our neck. Life is too short to be lived running from a God of our parents. It is time to define a God for you that is caring and loving. I have heard it stated that our only problem in life is our "perceived separation from God". That separation is very easy to imagine if the God of your understanding is punishing and mean. The Article Author: If you want the see a unique view of how to be happy, visit Dave Owen's site "I Choose Happiness". You will find ways to be happy, one smile at a time. |
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