Website owner: James Miller
Q. What happens when a person decides to go God's way, starts
taking God seriously, following his teachings and spiritual
principles; starts concerning himself with God's approval
only, forgetting about the acceptance and approval of
society?
A. As we pursue Good, occupy ourselves with habitually
reflecting on that which is Good, Just and Right; as we
gradually come to appreciate the foolishness of Badness and
the value of Goodness; as we get our values and priorities
straightened out; as we come to be ourselves, understand
ourselves, appreciate what we really are and why; as we
come to the point where we can articulate why we are what
we are and why we are not what we are not; when we come to
this point we start to esteem ourselves, value ourselves,
as we ought to. We come to be happy with ourselves,
content with ourselves. We know God's way, the way to
which we are committed, is right and that we can defend it.
We have confidence and sureness of ourselves. What society
may think or whether it accepts or rejects us, approves or
disapproves of us, doesn't bother us anymore. Honesty,
righteousness, right values and right thinking do indeed
give confidence and boldness. We know that there will be
many people who will reject us, disapprove of us, and
probably make fun of us, but it doesn't bother us. Because
we know we are right. We know God approves. What does it
matter what man thinks? We are totally convinced both
emotionally and intellectually, both in our heart and in
our mind, that we are right. We become well balanced,
emotionally adjusted, spiritually healthy people.
Oct 1977
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