Far From The Civilised World

.MEDITATIONS                        

 The following entries will come  from my  study in the  Bible and thoughts resulting from such with reflections from our life's work.

 

                                                   Far From The Civilized  World 

                                    .                   November 18, 2014 

                            

At present I struggle with two Spiritual realities. The one, is my nature to do for myself what I  please  as I please. I understand the power of free expression and that driving need  that seeks to make itself known, and to be understood  and know,  I know my ego needs and  ambitions.  They do not require translation into any foreign language, as this nature is shared by all  mankind . 

Every face nears it's own humanity with hope and disappointment , joys , triumphs and pain. The human condition. 

Of the struggle then is the reality we are spiritual and there is certainly the truisms  we submit too,  convinced    Or otherwise, So we have our human nature , then we have a spiritual nature enlivened by the Spirit of God  Who  is bringing light toour minds through the Bible. Consider, the Scripture  , "... Our foolish minds were darkened"

So where is the conflict?

I liken  it in the setting of a Theatre. As I see it, we act out and involve, and are persuaded of our engagements first by  our  minds, the mind  is us,  what  we think becomes who we are and what we do and react too, in essence what we 

Dwell upon". 

Let's not leave it  there. The struggle  is a collision with the  Will. 

We all have one.  Can we consider who rules who? 

Does the Mind rule the Will?

Does the Will  indeed rule the Mind?

It appears to me from study we must submit our Will to the reinforced and enlightened Mind changed and made alive to God by His Light , see  John 10 Jesus is THE light. 

If I have the wealth of this world or a modest representation of it, why  yet does conflict  hamper  my  way   with shadows of discontent?

As I increase in learning, why yet does  the  insatiable desire for more  leave me wanton and beggarly?? 

I seek to know wisdom, but is spend countless hours on acquiring knowledge. 

In the summation of this  inquiry, 

I will submit to the reading of the bible  as an appropriate   Act of Wisdom and submission. 

For this moment of Time, the struggle of the Will becomes  quieted as a nursed child. 

Shonda Davis