WOTM: How To Discern Between God's Voice And Your Own, Part III
Part three has some pretty weird stuff in it. I had a flashback while working on this. Certain Mormons I knew really thought they had some kind of direct line from God. They wouldn't do anything without His approval. But I don't think I knew anyone who went as far as the guy in this video. Maybe I was just not hanging out with the right crowd. I'm sure they existed. But holy crap, some of these people are batshit crazy!!! I can no longer imagine what it's' like to be so worried — all the time, about whether I'm doing exactly what God wants me to be doing. #exhausting!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! More to come. Enjoy! B
WOTM: How To Discern Between God's Voice And Your Own, Part III (YouTube)
Comments (13)
LOL! I can imagine that question being distressing coming from your pastor. By the way, I’m a Brian with an i. Don’t trust those Brians with a y. They’ve been spelling their names wrong their entire lives. Imagine the psychological damage.
Well-done, Bryan! Years ago, when I was a pastor, I put out that same question and mentioned my struggles with differentiating between the Spirit leading and my own inner thoughts. The only response I got was, "You're a pastor, you're supposed to know." Ha! Good luck on that happening.
Great video! You hit the nail(s) on the head. Sadly, although you so expertly poke through the religious "logic", I fear it will seldomly land with the believer. (Wanting to) belief is often stronger than logic. To me listing to you is a mix of enjoyment, healing from religious "logic" and frustration over how difficult it still is accepting the many wildly different beliefs people (including our selves) hold on to and the problems it can cause. Listening to you helps to remind me why I am ultimately glad to have given up on prayer and now follow the voice in my head that actually makes sense...
What a nice comment. I’m so moved. Thank you!
Praying, praying, praying. Way too much work. Praying asking God to do something (different) is asking him to change his perfect plan. Why mess with perfection? Maybe the big guy just likes to hear us all beg and kiss his ass? RemiTRUMPnd you of anyone?
Fasting, removing unbelievers from your life and submitting to the will of 'spiritually mature' elders might not help you hear god voice, but it's a perfect way to run a dooms day cult, just ask Jim Jones, Bonnie Nettles and Edmund Creffield.
Such a great point! Creepy stuff, right?
Oh… Great Buddha Almighty! I feel so sorry for the Japanese. Good luck with this fool's admonitions. I'm sure the Tlatoques were listening attentively to Huitzilopochtli to know if they should cut the hearts out of captives' chests, right?
"Praying is like a rocking chair—it’ll give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere."—Gypsy Rose Lee
Amy used to tell me that all the time. Except it was about worrying.
He completely ignores the Satan character! Does the Satan character follow rules that prevent him from pretending to be god? Because a supernatural Father of Lies character armed with unknown powers of persuasion could, I imagine, imitate the voice of the god character really convincingly!
If God speaks though booze and drugs, then yes, I consulted with God about the women I wanted to "date." I learned two things: God has weird taste in women; he seemed to favor batshit crazy divorcees with large breasts. Second, now that I am an old married guy, my wife gets pissy when I ask God if she is right for me while I am praying ceaselessly. Then I can't tell if it's Gods voice in my head or hers. Let's just say his will not be the final word on the subject.
LOL!!!