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Pastimes : Ask God -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mitch Blevins who wrote (32965)	10/5/2001 10:04:38 AM
From: Stan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Thanks for your response, Mitch. From an objective viewpoint, I don't think that certainty is always a positive thing in and of itself. I had a girlfriend who was absolutely sure that it was dangerous to talk on a wireless phone during a thunderstorm... that somehow the lightning would reach the handset though the base station. There are kinds of people who are totally convinced they are flying: those who are dreaming it at night; those who are hypnotized; on LSD; or those on airplanes. Each of them can have vivid and detailed descriptions. Regardless of the descriptions offered by each, the dreamer or hypnotized subject or drug user can’t use their convictions to actually arrive in some other location after their experience. The one who paid for the ticket and got on board can. But, he can’t necessarily explain anything technical very well or even at all to skeptics. All he really did was trust the pilot, pay for a ticket and board the plane. I believe my absolute sureness to be more than subjective because: It has remained a constant regardless of personal triumphs or hardships and throughout the many changes in my life. (possible to be merely subjective, but hard to maintain without extreme effort -- something I wouldn't be predisposed to because of the cost of the "ticket") I know I could go anywhere in the world, and find a real family with those who share common beliefs regardless of our local cultures. This has already happened to me in my own limited travels. (possible shared subjective, but not very probable) I always had an inquisitive mind that has found deep intellectual and spiritual satisfaction. Frankly, I don't have nagging questions about "big things" anymore. The answers I have satisfy them and more. (extremely hard to be merely subjective, due to the persistence of the inquisitiveness) Very self-destructive ways (compulsive drinking, depression, even suicidal tendencies) came to an abrupt halt and which have not returned in these 26 years. (Objective; because others who know me can confirm this.) Arrival of deep inner peace and real meaning in my life. I’m no longer bored with life since I became a believer in Jesus. (These are very significant and welcome changes to me; could hardly be subjective or a placebo effect.) Favorable responses to prayers too numerous to count, which are similar to what happens to others of like faith. (random or coincidental effects could explain some of them to a skeptic, but beyond a certain point, such explanations are inadequate.) Some of these responses are actually observable. (objective only) Stan