Just do something for God!
It's like a child growing up with a mom
"mom can I?"
At some point the child shouldn't be asking the mom anymore, they should just know what they can and cannot and should and should not do.
God gives you the abilities to do things on your own.
You don't have to pray about everything.
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. If you are not completely prepared, the enemy is very likely to knock you down and kill you.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. I have other posts on if evil and the devil and angels and all that are real. Yeah, here's your sign. The struggle in the spiritual realm is very, very real.
13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Always be having a conversation, a "pep talk" if you will, will God. Talking to Him, also known as prayer, is crucial to knowing what you're supposed to do on the battle field.
Life is the battle field. If you are prepared with all the the things God has given you, you'll be prepared. This doesn't mean the devil won't beat you hard, but it does mean you'll be ready for the battle.
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control.Against such things there is no law.
These are all things that God instills inside of us when we decide we are going to live for Him.
When we decide to do things His way instead of on our own, these qualities are given to us.
Now that's not saying you can't have these qualities and be a non-believer. But when you're doing things for God with these at the core, it's that much more amazing and you are that much more blessed. The smallest thing we do for Him is a big deal, no matter what.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_fruit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_(symbolism)
In the Old Testament, the apple was significant of the fall of man; in the New Testament, it is an emblem of the redemption from that fall. ... The phrase 'the apple of your eye' comes from verses in Deuteronomy 32:10, Psalm 17:8 Proverbs 7:2, and Zechariah 2:8, implying an object or person who is greatly valued
In the Garden of Eden, there was only one thing God told Adam and Eve they couldn't do.
If they ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they would die.
Die?
no Perish.
They would understand what good and bad meant, and their beautiful pure connection to God would be broken.
Satan, the Serpent (at that time) used this "loophole" to lure Eve to eat it.
She would know things she wasn't supposed to, and that made her curious, and in time, made her do something she shouldn't, because of the devil.
The first sin.
Adam trusted her. Sure, he knew which tree the fruit was from, but since she had done it, why not, right?
Because someone does something and it looks like their okay, we do it too, don't we?
We think "hey it can't be that bad".
Do you know why God made rules? Does a child know why parents make rules? In order to have your best life. In order to live refreshed and beautiful lives.
You can't do that when you follow sin. Unfortunately, now, because of what Satan did to Eve, and because she allowed herself to make that choice (yes, even in the beautiful perfect garden, she had a choice).. now we are born impure. We are born into sin.
What would be your thing? What would be the item or thought or thing that would make you choose bad over good? Is it something you're addicted to? Is it something you've always wanted to do and you have it on your bucket list, but you know it's not right, but you refuse to erase it anyway?
The hardest thing is knowing and admitting what yours is, the next hardest thing is to say it out loud, and bring it to God. But I challenge you and I dare you. Say the word out loud. In a quiet space, speak it into the space around you, and give it to Him. He's waiting.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318895
What is so scary about dying?
I guess for me, I don't really fear being gone from this earth because I don't feel like my body is mine anyway.
I have a dissociative disorder, which means I have out of body experiences because my brain and my body separate at times. So honestly, my spirit doesn't really feel at home in my human form.
That's probably why I'm okay with the fact that I know I, internally, psychologically, spiritually will be gone from this earth someday and I'm okay with that.
I go through pain all the time, so pain isn't as big a deal for me.
Is it a fear of leaving things behind?
leaving people behind? I know my husband will be a mess, if I pass away before him. But I think that's up to God to take care of his heart, and to have people surrounding him and taking care of him. My husband has people that will do that.
And I don't do that much financially for the family, so there's not much of a loss there. (Maybe it's because I'm autistic, I think about everything so literally, and there's not much feeling connected to it.)
earthly belongings not being taken care of?
I have thought of some of these things, but none of them really stick for me.
GENESIS 9
