Quote Originally Posted by Hardcore Newbie
It depends on what you mean by 'above'. I'm happy that I love my life, maybe more so than others. If this makes me above someone else than so be it.

I feel aggressive when I'm being competitive. Only in sport, never in life.
My dad in particular wonders why I don't search for a higher paying job so I can get the nice things in life. I tell him I already have the nice things.
Bitter... contempt? about what? I have nothing to be bitter about or contempt anyone.

I know I'm already where I need to be, which is why I find the need for god talk... almost silly. I know that I'm not lost, so when people talk as if I (or anyone else without god) am lost, I have a hard time believing what they say. The idea that without God you are missing something is truly ridiculous in my eyes, and very pre-judgemental as well. It's a very weird viewpoint to me.

Imagine if i were to tell you that the only way to truly be happy was to learn French (not that I'm very good at it, just as an example). You'd think I was off my rocker You'd see no reason for it. And if I told you that you'd be lost without it, that it's the only way you'd find happiness, and the only way you'd ever realize it were to learn French and experience it for yourself. And if I passed it off as fact, and spoke about it with such certainty, over and over, it might be a little patronizing.

So I hope that you now see what I mean when I say that certain comments about being lost are condescending
I think condescending might be a wrong term here. I can only speak for myself, but I do not feel superior to anyone. I view everyone in equal terms. We are all human, we all make mistakes, and we all need love. This is where God comes in, bro. (God is Love) Most of us have experienced only remnants of love. Meaning we have only known love in measure, whether it came from family or from friends. Very few of us however, know and understand the power of Godā??s Love, and what His grace can do for us.

If you feel satisfied, who am I to doubt you, Hardcore? I think the most important thing is to just be honest with yourself. Not that you're not being honest. You seem to be a geniune person, sincere, hopeful, and you have a calm about you that is quite refreshing.

I was merely attempting to help you understand my side of the fence, so that you might be better equipped if you ever earnestly gave God a chance. Christ tells us to enter in at the strait gate. I personally believe that love is that gate, and Christ the gatekeeper.

Much Love


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