Comments on: The Only Thing You Need You Already Have http://thefallencleric.com/2009/11/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/ Thoughts on God, counseling, relationships, etc. Tue, 15 May 2012 15:19:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: thefallencleric http://thefallencleric.com/2009/11/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/comment-page-1/#comment-240 thefallencleric Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:02:55 +0000 http://thefallencleric.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/#comment-240 I think it's because all that nasty emotional stuff that causes us to be mean and reject love creates a readiness to hurt people, and even a delight in it. And we feed on that sick cycle. It's evil. I think we can reach a state where we stop feeling bad about it, stop seeing it as something other than how we want to be, and begin to identify ourselves with those evil emotions, and when that happens we become truly evil people at the core, and it is characterized by that same inability to see how debased we have become. M. Scott Peck wrote a fantastic book about this called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/People-Lie-Hope-Healing-Human/dp/0684848597/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259078753&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">People of the Lie</a>. I highly recommend it. I told my wife last night, "I am so ashamed and embarrassed at how I behaved yesterday. On the other hand, I fired off a good blog post about it." :-) She, of course, was gracious. Because -- of course -- she loves me. I think it’s because all that nasty emotional stuff that causes us to be mean and reject love creates a readiness to hurt people, and even a delight in it. And we feed on that sick cycle. It’s evil. I think we can reach a state where we stop feeling bad about it, stop seeing it as something other than how we want to be, and begin to identify ourselves with those evil emotions, and when that happens we become truly evil people at the core, and it is characterized by that same inability to see how debased we have become. M. Scott Peck wrote a fantastic book about this called People of the Lie. I highly recommend it.

I told my wife last night, “I am so ashamed and embarrassed at how I behaved yesterday. On the other hand, I fired off a good blog post about it.” :-) She, of course, was gracious. Because — of course — she loves me.

]]> By: Sarah http://thefallencleric.com/2009/11/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Sarah Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:29:25 +0000 http://thefallencleric.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/#comment-239 Your description is so true of me at times, especially when I'm really tired. Why can't we see that before we get there? Your description is so true of me at times, especially when I’m really tired. Why can’t we see that before we get there?

]]> By: thefallencleric http://thefallencleric.com/2009/11/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/comment-page-1/#comment-238 thefallencleric Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:15:52 +0000 http://thefallencleric.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/#comment-238 God gets shown off, I think, when we realize how far we've drifted from love, and set out to move back into that place by opening back up to the one who is the source of love. God gets shown off, I think, when we realize how far we’ve drifted from love, and set out to move back into that place by opening back up to the one who is the source of love.

]]> By: thefallencleric http://thefallencleric.com/2009/11/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/comment-page-1/#comment-237 thefallencleric Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:12:45 +0000 http://thefallencleric.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/#comment-237 Yeah, we definitely all have those days! There's just something in human nature that lashes out against the people we love most, and refuses to let them love us when we most need it. I hope to be more aware that that's what I'm doing, and maybe learn to accept love a little better. Yeah, we definitely all have those days! There’s just something in human nature that lashes out against the people we love most, and refuses to let them love us when we most need it. I hope to be more aware that that’s what I’m doing, and maybe learn to accept love a little better.

]]> By: Nathan http://thefallencleric.com/2009/11/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Nathan Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:05:04 +0000 http://thefallencleric.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/#comment-236 Sounds like a Monday (any Monday). It's amazing how God takes the less part of us and incerts the more part of himself. He's strong in our weakness. He's always strong but it's most apparant when we are weakest. So, you might just be showing your God off. Sounds like a Monday (any Monday). It’s amazing how God takes the less part of us and incerts the more part of himself. He’s strong in our weakness. He’s always strong but it’s most apparant when we are weakest. So, you might just be showing your God off.

]]> By: Kate Elliott http://thefallencleric.com/2009/11/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Kate Elliott Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:31:10 +0000 http://thefallencleric.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/#comment-235 Hey Dave. I have these days too, as I'm sure most do. I lash out and then fully regret it seconds later. I even wonder what possessed me to do it in the first place, like I was another person when it happened. Makes me so sad that I can be so mean to my loved ones. Hugs! Hope you're feeling more yourself soon! Hey Dave. I have these days too, as I’m sure most do. I lash out and then fully regret it seconds later. I even wonder what possessed me to do it in the first place, like I was another person when it happened. Makes me so sad that I can be so mean to my loved ones. Hugs! Hope you’re feeling more yourself soon!

]]> By: thefallencleric http://thefallencleric.com/2009/11/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/comment-page-1/#comment-234 thefallencleric Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:52:51 +0000 http://thefallencleric.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/#comment-234 Thanks for reading and commenting, Janinne. You've always been an encourager. You might appreciate the book I’m working on, which will actually be a whole book of thoughts on the connection between human relationships and our relationship with God. Thanks for reading and commenting, Janinne. You’ve always been an encourager. You might appreciate the book I’m working on, which will actually be a whole book of thoughts on the connection between human relationships and our relationship with God.

]]> By: Janinne Garrett http://thefallencleric.com/2009/11/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Janinne Garrett Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:47:46 +0000 http://thefallencleric.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/the-only-thing-you-need-you-already-have/#comment-233 Holy Cow Dave! You are one smart guy! Holy Cow Dave! You are one smart guy!

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