OCT
8
2008
The “Should Have Known Better” Graph
by Traveling Matt
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<- Click to rate this post! (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A friend of mine did something kinda snippy today and didn't apologize though she definitely should have known better, especially after having it pointed out to her. So I had some fun and made the following graph. Where do YOU fall on it?
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This is very thought provoking. I think I know where I am, and I need to do a little bit better.
. . . said the nicest person I've ever met.
Well, Matthew, you have some interesting ideas. These seem to be stereotypes you have made in your mind. Wonder where I would fit? Certainly not in one your stereotypes. I’m not a religious dogmatist, although I am certainly a fundamentalist who loves God and sincerely pursues Him. In fact, I believe religion is a dead-end road, and many “religious” folks practice intolerance, hate, condemnation, legalism, judgment, etc. And I’m not a poor, pitiful, self-ignorant, insight-lacking abused victim who continues to live in a victim mentality, although I certainly was very abused in the past. I’m certainly not self-righteous, that’s why I believe I need a Savior, because I do fall short. I’m certainly not contemptible and so evil I inflict harm on others. Rather, I am simply an over-comer who lives to love. I was once a victim with fear, doubt, shame, isolation, self-absorption, etc, but I have since found the love that satisfies my soul, touches and heals those deep wounds, and gives me so much joy, peace, love, and security I want to give it away to others. I serve the poor, needy, afflicted, addicted, mentally ill, at my work, I serve the youth in our community on Friday nights, I serve in the soup kitchen on Sundays, and spread God’s love and healing. After 6 plus years of my own counseling and many healing sessions from the Holy Spirit I have truly been transformed, and continue to grow and yield to Truth and love. I feel I have much insight. I feel like self-actualization is synonymous with developing an intimate relationship with God, discovering who He really is and who you really are in Him, and then doing what God says to do. I think if we do this we are led into our greatest potential and destiny, fear is overcome, peace and joy is released, and we learn to walk in true love and self-sacrifice. Once we truly have a taste of the love that satisfies, we can give it away.