Evil deeds - Good outcomes.

I have an interesting viewpoint I wanted to discuss. Most people believe that Evil is not necessary and is wasteful. Well, here's the truth. If evil did not exist in our reality there would be no purpose, no drive to continue living. There would only be good.. and where the is one and not the other there can be no appreciation of itself. Do you understand? Let me break this down in an extreme parable.

A man was born in heaven. The clouds beneath his feet were soft and white, the golden gates glimmered in the sunny sky. Filled with love and friends and family there was no thought of anger or hate. His life was perfect, or so it seemed. He could not understand why everyone else was so happy who had just arrived. Heaven was all this man knew, was he missing something? Is it selfish to think that heaven is not good enough? The man struggled with these thoughts and asked God to see the place these newcomers arrived from. The Lord showed him the earth and said, go there, live among the people. So the man was sent to earth to live as a human. Everything man became overwhelmed by the emotions he began feeling. There was pain, there was suffering, there was death, there was famine. The man couldn't understand why people had to live in this life the way it was. The man prayed to God to release him from the earth to return back to heaven, but God would not listen to his plea. The man lived out his days on the earth, learning and growing the way most humans do. He raised a family, had three children and a beautiful wife. One day, his entire family was shot in a drive-by shooting, including himself. His wife lay there in his arms bleeding to death. The man had been shot in the chest and lost grip of his wife. The man asked God in that moment "Why have you forsaken me Lord? What have I done to deserve this?" But God did not reply. The man awoke in heaven, and the Lord greeted him with a hug and said, "Son, do you now understand why I have created this place? You must understand inside of yourself the duality that is life. There is happiness, there is sadness, there is fear and there is love. All of these things have I instilled inside of you. Now you can appreciate what I have made for you."

In this short story, I hope I have made it clear exactly why we must endure hardships, and why we must accept evil deeds as nothing more than an experience to grow from. You see, without evil there can be no appreciation of Good.. and if you do not appreciate Good, it serves no purpose for you. Take the good with the bad, no more or less than the other.

This brings me to my second point, the drive-by shooting as most would say is an act of evil. But is it really? It's an act of chaos. Look around yourself, the world is a constant repetition of chaos. Chance, luck, destiny, choice. Everything is intertwined within the divine chaos that initially was sparked by God. These choices and these decisions that we make have formed the world in our image, not God's. We are the only image left of God. Evil things must happen sometimes, in order for good things to come. You cannot be happy with everything being handed to you, it's not in our nature.


Thanks,
Matthew Avello

Strength

Do you ever wonder sometimes what gives you strength? Why are we so persistent in life and have to continue on? I often wonder.. It's always when things get the toughest that we seem to muster up the strength and courage to attempt beating the odds. However, just because we believe we are capable of beating the odds, it doesn't mean we will. Sure, anything is possible.. but there is always the element of chance in any decision or action.

I often ask God why certain things happen, and why I am lead down certain paths.. it seems like things are always more difficult than necessary. God tells me it's because the more challenging the objective, the greater the reward. But what if the reward is great in God's eyes and not in mine? Does that demean it? Is it just that we as humans don't appreciate everything God gives us? Or does God give us anything at all? God has told me numerous times that it doesn't want to intervene in our lives, but to have us create our lives by our own will, only offering guidance and support when requested.

So with that being said.. does God really support us at all? Or are our decisions and outcomes a direct correlation to our efforts? Something to think about. What this means to me is, don't put 100% of your faith in God, put it in yourself and know that you have God on your side. If you believe in yourself, God will believe in you also.

God loves us regardless of how we feel about God. No wrong can be done in God's eyes, only the actions we choose to make. Don't worry about what others may deem right or wrong, just trust in yourself and trust in your ability to decide what is the best thing for yourself and/or others. God doesn't care what you believe in, just that you believe. Do not succumb to apathy, or you'd be better off dead.

Thanks,
Matt

My thoughts for the day.

As I am at a customer's location I begin to wonder.. what exactly is wrong with people? How is it that someone can obtain a job and sustain it when they have absolutely no idea how to complete their daily objectives? I find it fascinating when there are tons of people in the world who would put forth much greater effort to have said job and do it more effectively, yet have no opportunity.

So I think to myself, if only we demanded less from others and more from ourselves how much better everything would be. Let's ponder on this thought for a minute. If every single person performed better individually and worked efficiently within themselves not depending on others as much, wouldn't things run much smoother? For instance, you have 3 people in an office and each person only knows their specific role in the company...What if person #1 is busy and cannot assist person #2, person #2 then has to wait for person #1 to complete their task before person #2's task can be completed. Meanwhile, what if person #3 knows how to assist person #2 but is not allowed to due to job "restrictions"? This creates a world of inefficiency.

My topics kind of got jumbled today, however I think the moral of my story is this; don't be simple minded, knowledge is a precious gift and should be sought after in every facet. Learn how you operate and master yourself. Do not depend on others to do this for you, don't require other people to make your life easier. You have the power inside of you to do anything you will, so will you? It's certainly much easier to have someone else do it for you, but God has given us the ability to create our own path. Don't follow someone elses. Be yourself and let God experience all that you have to offer through your experiences. God designed the structure, but that doesn't mean we can't do some remodeling.

Matt

What is God?

This is an age old question, what is God? When was God created? Why does God exist? How do we know that God is real. To Myself, the answer is simple... to most it's not so clear. To Me, I know God is real because I look at it constantly. I Am a living example of God. It's impossible for God to not exist. If there was no God, then what is there? God, to put it quite simply Is Everything. What does that mean? There is nothing but God. Every emotion, every thought, every single thing that exists both on the conscious and unconscious levels.  Let's break this down further, shall we?

Q.Is God a tree?
A. Absolutely. A tree is living, breathing and conscious. It is connected to every other living organism on this planet, just as we are. There is no difference but our ego's that separate us.

Q. If God is everything, then what are we?
A. We are a part of everything. Much like an artist paints a portrait, that portrait is a representation of a feeling, a thought, a creative perception. These paintings are brought forth into reality by our will, just as God has brought us into reality. We are literal reflections of God.

Q. When was God created?
A. Well, simply put..God Is. Meaning there was no  beginning. Time is a thing created by man to judge the changes in God's creations. But, can God really be measured? I think not. It's great that we've developed a system, but that system cannot contain God in a box. God is everything.

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