[toastedsalmon]

Originally Posted by ArmsOfLove

One day the Lord asked me who I thought I was--if I was Him. He asked me why I thought it was okay for me to learn the hard way but no one else could learn the way they needed to. Ever since then I've tried to live my life in a genuine way, share information with people who ask, and know that the information I found is out there for anyone who looks, and I can't make people want to look. The peace that has brought me is immense, and not a day goes by that the Lord doesn't bring me in contact with either someone who wants to learn what I want to share, or wants to share what I want to learn.

Wow, the whole bean dip idea, and this explanation, are like an epiphany for me! For the past several years, one thing I have been learning and repeating in conversation is, "I am not God." So simple, but for me, a planner and doer and checker off of lists, this has been a very big lesson. I'm thinking maybe there is another lesson here, though. Not only am I not God the Father, maker of all things, knower of the future and uberplanner of the world, and the One in charge; I am also not the Holy Spirit, educator, inspirer, and guide to all around me, the One in charge of letting people know where they have strayed off the path....hmmmm.... this may take a while to sink in

~becky