If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there, does it make a sound?
Ever since I was a child this question has always interested me.
Not because I couldn't figure it out; but because it seemed to be the most arrogant and shallow thing I had ever heard.
Why would we assume that nature, and everything else in the world, is only REAL if we can see it, hear it, categorize and classify it??? Who are we to assume that Yahweh requires us to validate natural occurrences for them to have 'realness'.
While I love the story of the Velveteen Rabbit, it always made sense to me that while important, it was never the LOVE the child had for the rabbit toy that made it real, it was the FAITH and REVELATION of the LOVE that did it. Same as with the 'Toy Story' movies. Can we really value something/someone without really thinking about it, kind of like being on emotional and mental 'auto-pilot'? I think so-its called 'taking for granted'. Does that love stop or stay on hold until we 'buy the vowel', as on a game show?
Miracles and blessings happen ALL the time, ALL around us. But do you SEE them? Do you RECOGNIZE them? DO you ACCEPT and BELIEVE in them? Or do you simply think that you had to 'be there' (mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically) to validate them, or that they 'just happened', or worse, do you totally discount that miracles even exist?
We see, hear, and read about 'bad things' all the time and it is rare that we question THAT they occur. We ask 'why' or 'how' could these things happen, but do we struggle to recognize and determine them as 'negative/bad'??
No, reader, we can spot 'bad' a mile away.
But what about 'goodness'? Why so much think-tanking on the pure and simple, sheer, unadulterated goodness of something?
Yahweh graces us with many things. He gives us love. He sent His son, Yahshua, to deliver us from sin and grant us eternal salvation. He sent us the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, to be with us. He sends us prophets and teachers and a myriad of witnesses to prove and testify to the very REAL love that He has for us.
This love is, and has been REAL for thousands of years, yet mankind continues to consistently and arrogantly put Goliath (yes, I said Goliath) efforts into justifying and rationalizing why redemption and salvation is either unatainable, unavailabe, mythical, or obsolete.
Have you ever had an experience where your efforts either went unrecognized and/or someone else received the credit for it? Even the most humble of persons will at least recognize this when it occurs.
While this situation brings forth several emotional responses, the important connection and revelation should be this-what were the questions you asked yourself when it happened?
I can pretty much figure out what your emotions said (WTF??!!), but what did your MIND say? Probably something like 'how is it that this was perceived in this way', 'why and I letting this bother me', 'what do I do about this'.
Did the lack of recognition totally obliterate your hard work? Did it erase the 'you' that you poured into the effort itself? No way, Jose!
Even if NO ONE sees, hears, or validates your efforts, YOU know and, yes, they are REAL and they do have value!
There are so many credos, mantras, ideologies, and explanations that surround us.
Beginning from infancy, we were given, by God, gateways to learning and evolution. The keys to these gateways are the ability to speak, listen, read, retain, reason. How you use these keys will determine the areas you unlock and the journey you take. However, none of this matters unless you CONNECT with, and RECOGNIZE the value of these keys and become ACCOUNTABLE for them not only in your own life, but in the lives of others, and overall, in the world around you.
I see nothing weak, pagan, or unsophisticated about recognizing God's work each and every time I encounter it. Where I once would say 'Isnt that weird', or 'What a conicindence', I now say 'That aint nothin' BUT the Holy Spirit', because I know it. In my heart, in my mind, and in the core of my being. I know it; I just do.
If you don't see God's love, recognize it, accept it and give credit where credit is due, does that mean it doesn't exist.
Silly rabbit; tricks are for kids...
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