Let’s talk about God, Baby!

Annette McGee
Sep 4, 2018 · 3 min read
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The fruits of the spirit are: “love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22–23 (NIV).

I believe within each and every one of us is what I will call God.

My question….

Why do we debate whether or not there is a God?

So, what this is not….. is a treatise to theoretically debate the God concept.

On the contrary, this is one gal’s further take on God and Jesus.

I Believe Jesus Was The Manifestation Of God’s Cool

A Kirk Franklin song lyric says it just right for me…

“My desire is to please you,
To be more and more like you Jesus,
Each and every day,
I lift my hands and say,
I want to be more like God — “My Desire.”

I desire to show less of me and more of God’s manifestation in me.

You see, I wanna be more like Jesus.

Jesus was Cool. I believe he was the personification of the “fruits.”

I want to be unadulterated in these same qualities listed — “The fruits.”

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I Read A Newsletter Called “Personal Growth” By Dan Pedersen

A recent newsletter was on the topic of being a believer in God and Jesus.

He posed a question…. “So, am I a Christian?”

Here were his thoughts on this….

“Yes, I am. But I use that term loosely.

I consider myself a student and follower of many people. I want to be more like people who are/were a living example of the truth.

Truth is grounded in love, peace, simplicity, and humility. I believe these qualities represent the character of God. These are the qualities we should all want to cultivate, regardless of what we label ourselves. That is the type of Christian I am now. One who wants to be more like Christ. ” — Dan Pedersen

Love is Truth.

Dan’s thoughts on this topic resonate deeply with me and I agree with him.

I, like Dan, say yes to authenticity in love, grace, joy, respect, tolerance, and kindness.

We can take advantage of the God presence in the details of life.

We have the opportunities to cultivate the fruits of one’s spirit presented to us daily.

This is the beauty in living.

My Acronym…..

G:REAT

O:PPORTUNITIES

D:AILY

Stay Golden

💃afm/drB

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Annette McGee

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An advocate to encourage. Sharing thoughts and personal experiences in a quest to LiveBrave. Prone to the gratuitous use of movies, music, and comics. Go!

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