A Reason for Disbelief

I recently saw a preview for a new documentary called Religulous. From the preview, it basically seems like it is saying that it is stupid to believe in God and just because many do doesn't mean it isn't crazy. He goes on to knock believers of all faiths and mock God. Which is totally fine by free speech. So in a spirit of free speech, I am at liberty also to profess my beliefs. 

God does exist. He does communicate with His children on earth. Those who cannot hear His voice often come to the conclusion that they do not hear because He does not speak. If He doesn't speak to them, then the 'others' must be making it up. This is false. The reason we often cannot hear His voice and feel His love is because we disobey His codes of conduct and commandments. In this state of rebellion, we can either get back on track or justify our loss of light and love by reasoning the light and love never existed in the first place. Then it is easier to go on according to our will in disregard for God's. 

I know God has spoken to me at times in my life. No doubt. I also know that at times I have had a very hard time hearing and it has required making changes to get back on course. Faith in Christ and belief in His atoning sacrifice enable one to feel the spirit again and hear God whisper. So if you don't believe because you do not hear and do not feel- I implore you to utilize Christ's free gift and change, rather than justify your actions and deny God. In so doing, the darkness of heavenly silence will dispel. See below quote.

"Man may deceive his fellow-men, deception may follow deception, and the children of the wicked one may have power to seduce the foolish and untaught, till naught but fiction feeds the many, and the fruit of falsehood carries in its current the giddy to the grave; but one touch with the finger of his love, yes, one ray of glory from the upper world, or one word from the mouth of the Savior, from the bosom of eternity, strikes it all into insignificance, and blots it forever from the mind."

-Oliver Cowdery

His love is manifest and available through the atonement. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

-Matt 3:16

And the way we utilize the atonement I can most simply describe as asking for forgiveness through Christ and not doing it anymore. And if we do it again, asking for forgiveness again, until the not doing it part finally sticks. The danger of repeating sin after repentance is that is you start to think... "This is silly. I can do what I want. I don't feel God forgiving me or talking to me. This repentance is the result of a frenzied mind bothered by a false belief. I'll stop believing, stop feeling bad, and do what I want." Don't be fooled by that line of logic. Repent. God is waiting in love to touch your heart and then you will feel his whispering. Thats what I know.

Oh Meridian...

This is the true story of George Phillips of Meridian, Mississippi, who was going to bed when his wife told him that he'd left the light on in the shed. George opened the door to go turn off the light but saw there were people in the shed in the process of stealing things.

He immediately phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" and George said no and explained the situation. Then they explained that all patrols were busy, and that he should simply lock his door and an officer would be there when available.

George said, "Okay," hung up, counted to 30, and phoned the police again.

"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I've just shot them all."

Then he hung up. Within five minutes three squad cars, an Armed Response unit, and an ambulance showed up. Of course, the police caught the burglars red-handed.

One of the policemen said to George: "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"

George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"

True Love Part II

Last entry defining love was all quotes from LDS leaders. Just watched Meet Joe Black for the first time last night and heard a great line from Hannibal Lector that rings true.

Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. If you don't start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who'll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I'm not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you'll come back. Because, the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven't lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven't tried, you haven't lived.

-William Parrish (Anthony Hopkins)