7 Ways to Better Align with God's Purpose for Our Lives

And 4 Lies that harm your ability to follow God

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. —Philippians 4:13

Here are some ways of existing in the world that can help us better align with God’s purpose for our lives:

1. Trust, total assurance that God will give you only the best. Empty out of lies and habits of negativity, make room for truth and huge blessings.

   Everyone has times when we get bogged down with negative thinking, but the key is to stay close to God and his will for our lives, put out your sword and shield in total faith and do the work necessary to reap great blessings.

2. Unite with self and true purpose. Be completely trustworthy in finishing all work immediately.

3. Do not judge. Observe. Ask to be able to see more clearly. Love. Understanding. Acceptance. (See “4 Lies that harm your ability to follow God” below for more info.)

4. Release, make peace with it all. Forgive. Ask to learn the lesson(s) found in a particular situation. (See “4 Lies that harm your ability to follow God” below.)

5. Be rooted firmly in your responsibilities and in God, like a tree. Don’t worry about anything beyond staying close to God. Cast every care on God.

6. Learn to support others out of your strength without putting yourself above (or below) others, again, like a tree.

7. Don’t trust the untested, or even talk. Beware, the internet is treachery.

The last one is difficult because we now rely on the internet, and it does enable many amazing things. As computers are currently configured, they are an unconstitutional technology in the US — illegal surveillance is against the 4th Amendment of the US Constitution, but everyone thus far looks away. Use a VPN and microphone blocks for phone and computer to prevent being listened to surreptitiously, and many people now have multiple phones. (Pre-paid phone numbers have an average lifespan of 1-2 years, with some users changing phone numbers every few months.) And pray for God’s favor over your life and all interactions.

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Info On Panspermia & Some Thoughts

Re. last week’s film “The Blackout: Invasion Earth,” the idea of panspermia (the theory that life originated elsewhere in universe and was seeded on Earth) started in the 5th century BC when Greek philosopher Anaxagoras wrote that the seeds of life were brought to Earth by “stones from heaven.” In 1871, Lord Kelvin hypothesized life was brought to Earth by a comet. In 1903, the chemist Svante Arrhenius formalized the concept of radiopanspermia, stating that spores of microorganisms could be driven through space by the pressure of starlight.

More recently, organic molecules have been detected in meteorites and comets, proving the building blocks of life can travel through space.

But how does the theory strike our media-influenced minds today? Reactions are mixed, from fear to excitement. It’s noteworthy that to many (including me), panspermia can be seen as supporting the biblical narrative that we are God’s creation (although clearly not 6,000 Earth years ago since Earth was not yet created when Genesis starts ticking off the days). Technically, I guess, God can be considered an “alien,” but for many people the word triggers terrifying scenes from the film “Alien,” even though all it means is God is not from Indiana or anywhere on Earth.

It’s like the reactions of people in far-flung countries when they first hear Americans keep dogs inside the house—no, it can’t be! Disbelief and disgust register on their faces as they try to imagine keeping the dirty, wild street dogs familiar to them indoors. How can they fathom shampooed pedigreed pups when their experience of “dogs” is very different?

Most people, however, react to panspermia with skepticism; it is one of many hypotheses on the origins of life, as yet unproven.