Grace to Love

I woke up this morning from a bad dream. Most people won’t understand how it was a bad dream. After spending almost 20 years as a Jehovah’s Witness (JW) in an abusive marriage any logical person would think I was crazy to do so, except my devotion in the religion and as a wife is a matter of the heart. Who I am, more importantly, whom God made me to be! I’ve dreamt similar dreams in the past few months, only to wake up disturbed. The Dream: I am back in the congregation amongst many I knew before listening to some talk about how JW are separate and better than others for no other reason than they have aligned themselves with a body of men that say they have “The Truth” (about God). All JW’s are to believe the One truth about God without question. To question or to believe anything different means disloyalty and something is wrong with YOU. As I sat listening to words that were untrue and harsh concerning people outside of their realm, I stood up, threw down my bible toward the...

A friend that I had met on the internet a few years ago, declared that she had become an atheist/agnostic recently. I had noticed how she for years went from one line of thinking to another....usually following some ones way of thinking until she came to state that God created all evil, the spirit is active force, the dead are in a soul-sleep. Many things I had believed until I came to know God. Men have blamed God for all sorts of horrible deeds in the name of religion. When a man becomes dissatisfied with their religion again they blame God. Her words were this..." I became an agnostic or atheist. I woke up one morning and I just didn't believe in god anymore. I found a couple of discussion forums for atheists and also open forums on religion. The more I study christianity the more sickened I am by the bible and what type of people religion seems to bring into its fold. Well, I won't bore you anymore with my new found unreligion." I w...

When I came t o understand God's Grace, I learned to Love. I then learned that God IS LOVE. God has given us His grace to love....or God has given us His divine influence to Love...May we come to understand God will give us His Grace to Love one another...May Our Love increase towards one another ....Elchanan Grace -the divine influence on the heart and it's reflection in the life-(Strong's GK5485-Charis) or (H2603/2583 Chanan-to bend or stoop in kindness...to favor) AH dictionary states: 4a Disposition to be generous...Merciful...7a Divine love & protection bestowed upon mankind (word root gwere1-To praise aloud-Beloved-Thankful-Favorable)