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Subject: Re: the devil's dishpan? Author: Bob [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 22:01:45 01/07/10 Thu In reply to: tim 's message, "the devil's dishpan?" on 09:43:11 12/31/09 Thu Tim It takes a minute to post. I will dominate this forum too. Only because you have that Lazyness gene. You couldn't keep up with me if you tried. What the hell do you do all day anyway? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: the devil's dishpan? Author: tim [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:31:34 01/08/10 Fri I'm in search of rest for my soul. I believe it is what every person alive wants, but many are not even aware that it can be found and experienced every day. It has become for me the only thing that is really important in life. Real rest doesn't mean that I don't do anything physical. It means that I seek first things first. The Bible says in Matthew 6:33, "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you." In a sense, extreme skiing is a form of seeking after God. All of life then is a quest, from birth to death. A quest for the ultimate relationship. It can start to come through art, music, earthly relationships, but these are all means to an end. In searching for the ultimate relationship with God, I believe that it is possible for those who persevere to find that even the most mundane of tasks can bring with it the kind of inexpressible joy and excitement that for most of us can only be found when we are on vacation in some foreign land or during some tremendous mountaintop experience. For many, the ultimate experience of life is sexual, drug induced, or soulish. Real intimacy with God is the ultimate experience and when you have had it, no other earthly experience can compare. It is, as you describe your mountain rides, where you find peace; no need to look anywhere else. Your experience in the woods; the call of the wild, the call to adventure and the ultimate thrill is in a sense the call of God. But it is not attainable in the physical realm; these experiences we have are only glimpses into the divine. The physical world that we live in is only a reflection of what's to come; the waiting room for the real thing. Jesus said: "Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and YOU WILL FIND rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." - Matt 11:28-30 That you and possibly others have the time and the desire to visit my forum is a testament of how God is always reaching out in love to those who sincerely search for Him. Deuteronomy 4:29 says, "All who seek God will find Him IF they seek Him with all of their heart and with all of their soul." [ Post a Reply to This Message ]