Sermon 17: Three Important Things
Since the purpose of life is to ascend to Heaven, only three things matter: how you treat God, how you treat others, and how you treat yourself. When circumstances in your life are unpleasant, when you feel things are going wrong, recognize that you are in the process of being taught a necessary lesson on your path to Heaven. When you have strayed from a straight, smooth path to Heaven, it will be the result of failing in one of those three areas.
Treating God in the right way is spelled out in the first two Commandments. Have no other Gods and make no false idols. Know that we are made in God’s image, so treat Him the way we’d like to be treated. We want to be loved, so love Him. We want to be appreciated, so be gracious for the gift He has given us – Life Everlasting. We don’t want to be alone, so keep Him involved in your life. We want to have purpose in our lives, show Him your respect for His purpose by breezing through our earthly journey of learning so we can wind up with Him in His glorious Kingdom of Everlasting Paradise. Do this by paying particular attention to what really matters. And God is primary in this respect.
Examine how you are affecting the lives of others. Bring other people’s moods up by complaining less, being more tolerant and patient, and by being pleasant. Everyone you see is also on their own path to Heaven and may be at a time of learning when you encounter them. Try to give them the benefit of the doubt, as you have most likely been at a time of learning yourself. Practice not judging them, as you hope other won’t judge you when you slip up. We are all on the same important mission toward Heaven where we’ll all be living in joy together. So, each of us is equally important as another in this respect, how we treat others is an important matter. To do this, don’t lie about another person, don’t steal from anyone, don’t murder anyone, don’t hurt them or their families in any way. Remember God’s Commandments.
How you treat yourself is important because God created you for His purpose of giving you Heaven. Your body is the vessel for the learning portion of our heavenly experience. You must treat your body in the best way possible. Live in balance, reduce excesses of anything. Don’t over-react to events, but don’t under-react to them either. Neither overdo it, nor underdo it. Balance work and play, balance logic and emotion, until all the shades of gray in between the extremes emerge as one choice, one direction. The way to Heaven, the way to enlightenment. To do this, practice using your own self-control until peaceful and contented are the primary descriptions of your attitude in almost every circumstance. Practice having faith that how you’ll be acting when in Heaven is your purpose and that’s what matters.
Hold every issue in your life up before a measuring stick of how important it is in fulfilling your purpose on earth. The important issues are the ones that will enhance your relationship with God, or with other people, or with yourself. And remembering that will always provide you with the right direction to take, a straighter path to Heaven.
Thank you for reading our sermons and we hope they will help you find easier ways to cope with “bumps” in your life’s path. If you would like more personalized direction in an area of difficulty, please email us at candylovespop2@yahoo.com.
Treating God in the right way is spelled out in the first two Commandments. Have no other Gods and make no false idols. Know that we are made in God’s image, so treat Him the way we’d like to be treated. We want to be loved, so love Him. We want to be appreciated, so be gracious for the gift He has given us – Life Everlasting. We don’t want to be alone, so keep Him involved in your life. We want to have purpose in our lives, show Him your respect for His purpose by breezing through our earthly journey of learning so we can wind up with Him in His glorious Kingdom of Everlasting Paradise. Do this by paying particular attention to what really matters. And God is primary in this respect.
Examine how you are affecting the lives of others. Bring other people’s moods up by complaining less, being more tolerant and patient, and by being pleasant. Everyone you see is also on their own path to Heaven and may be at a time of learning when you encounter them. Try to give them the benefit of the doubt, as you have most likely been at a time of learning yourself. Practice not judging them, as you hope other won’t judge you when you slip up. We are all on the same important mission toward Heaven where we’ll all be living in joy together. So, each of us is equally important as another in this respect, how we treat others is an important matter. To do this, don’t lie about another person, don’t steal from anyone, don’t murder anyone, don’t hurt them or their families in any way. Remember God’s Commandments.
How you treat yourself is important because God created you for His purpose of giving you Heaven. Your body is the vessel for the learning portion of our heavenly experience. You must treat your body in the best way possible. Live in balance, reduce excesses of anything. Don’t over-react to events, but don’t under-react to them either. Neither overdo it, nor underdo it. Balance work and play, balance logic and emotion, until all the shades of gray in between the extremes emerge as one choice, one direction. The way to Heaven, the way to enlightenment. To do this, practice using your own self-control until peaceful and contented are the primary descriptions of your attitude in almost every circumstance. Practice having faith that how you’ll be acting when in Heaven is your purpose and that’s what matters.
Hold every issue in your life up before a measuring stick of how important it is in fulfilling your purpose on earth. The important issues are the ones that will enhance your relationship with God, or with other people, or with yourself. And remembering that will always provide you with the right direction to take, a straighter path to Heaven.
Thank you for reading our sermons and we hope they will help you find easier ways to cope with “bumps” in your life’s path. If you would like more personalized direction in an area of difficulty, please email us at candylovespop2@yahoo.com.
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