Today we have an extremely broad yet abstract definition of existence. Our ideas of existence are both scientific and philosophical according to various human opinions. Scientifically speaking, something exists if it can be experienced through the five senses—this is empirical evidence of whether or not something has being. This sounds like a good way to measure existence, right? Well, at least if you want to find out if something exists materially. What about the immaterial? This can scarcely be measured through empirical evidence. This is where human thinkers move into the philosophical realm. How do we know if something really existence if it can’t be measured materially? I have two comments on this point.
First, our culture—and the culture from which we originated—have an obsession with matter. This is evident in statements such as “Why does that MATTER?” If something isn’t matter we don’t care about it. We are materialistic in every way. This is not entirely our fault. We were created materially. All matter is from the POP (Power Of Powers)—this is the acronym I use to refer to the One religious people call “God.” All matter is constantly expressed—literally “pressed out”—through the limitlessness which scientists refer to as “Kinetic Energy” meaning literally “moving work within.” This work that moves within is, as far as humanity now understands, the Power Of Powers (POP). Nothing can escape Kinetic Energy, and all things are held in the hands of this Fuel of our universe—everything. This Kinetic Energy is beneath, above, and surrounding all the material we see. So, what is within is far more important than what is without. What is unseen determines what is seen. Our passion should not be for what is seen, but for what is unseen. What is more important: the seed or the fruit tree? Without the seed there would be no tree at all. I’m not saying the tree is not important; I am just saying that the tree is second to the seed. The tree is the expression—pressing out—of the seed.
My second comment is that existence is not measured by our five senses alone. Existence is measured by every symbol that fills our world. If we watch carefully and pay close attention to our world, we will notice that everything around and inside of us is a messenger. Everything we interact with communicates with us in a way far more effective than words or human language. The material world around us is trying to tell us something. The message is altered at each moment, but the summary and heart of the message is always the same. The universe—or rather, the Kinetic Energy which moves the material universe—sends constant signals to each of us in order to help us survive. This message is not just to one of us, but to all of us. The message is collective to the entirety of our human species and to all other living things. Thus, the messengers and the One that sends them are completely unbiased. Think about this. As you enjoy your life—and even when you suffer in this world—never forget the significance behind each of your experiences. There is no doubt that there is meaning in all things. Nothing is meaningless. Am I telling you there is a God? No. Because “God” is a term that has been thrown around so much that it has become somewhat useless in the mouths of English speakers today. I am telling you to abandon everything you think you know for just a moment and think about your experiences. After you have completely and utterly understood what I am saying up until now, read on.
Etymology—the study of breaking down words and discovering roots that create words—is a wonderful way to understand human language. We must understand our language in origin and in context to modern times if we hope to be effective communicators. The English term “exist” comes from the roots “ex-” and “-sistere.” “Ex” means “out.” “Sistere” means “to stand.” Put together, ex-ist means literally “outstand” or “stand out.” Thus, the etymological definition of existence is that which stands out, that which is outstanding, that which is popular, that which is unique, that which is obvious, and ultimately that which is purposefully seen by all people.
In ancient times, people viewed the world completely different than we do today. To our ancient ancestors, something existed when it outstood everything around it. Nothing existed unless it stood out as a distinct identity. To demonstrate this I will provide a few examples of their worldview. In ancient times, two things were considered nonexistent: the desert and the ocean. The ocean didn’t exist. Why? It could be experienced by them and tested by their five senses. Nevertheless, the ocean had no purpose to them. It was a waste of space. They couldn’t drink the water and most of them were terrified of the depthless seas. They considered the ocean virtually worthless. Therefore, the ocean did not exist. The desert also had no useful function or purpose. Thus, the desert did not exist. Something only existed when it was relevant to human survival and purposeful within the human experience. In summary, ancient people believed that existence = worth to humanity. Nothing worthless existed even if it could be experienced through the five senses. Usually, things of complete uniformity—such as the ocean with endless waters and the desert with endless sand—were considered worthless/nonexistent. To be nonexistent, then, was to be the same as everything else. When one was the same as everything else, one did not “stand out (exist).”
There was once a Jewish Rabbi called Yeshua. Most people today know this man as “Jesus Christ.” This Rabbi taught many things. However, the heart of all His teachings was the Torah—the Jewish Covenant Code of Life and Living. The “God” of Israel gave them the Torah (literally meaning “teachings”) after He saved them from slavery and oppression in the supposedly all-powerful land of Egypt. He gave them these “laws” to give them guidance in how to obtain true survival (literally “super-vival” meaning “to live above and beyond”). If they followed these teachings they would live a prosperous life of consistent enjoyment. Unfortunately, no one could follow all of the Torah. Nevertheless, the people of Israel never gave up trying. Rabbi Yeshua taught the people that the Torah was summarized in Love. Love the God of Israel with everything and love people as you love yourself. Everything else in the Torah was only details and specific descriptions of how to love properly. But where does love begin? How does one show love? Through self-denial. This was the primary message of Rabbi Yeshua’s teachings. You must deny self if you want to follow the Rabbi and love God with everything.
What is “self?” You are a self. What is a self? Etymologically, the term “self” means “same.” To be a self is to be a same. It is to be ONE unit. So, you are a self in the sense that all your body and soul—that is, your mind—work together as the same essence. Given this definition of “self,” we have a new look at the meaning of “self”-denial. To deny self is to deny sameness. It is to desire diversity and difference. It is to separate. It is to STAND OUT and OUTSTAND. Therefore, to deny self is to EXIST.
The ancient Israelites had a very unique perspective on the creation of the world. They believed that all things were compressed, squeezed, and complied into one uniform unit of sameness. Specifically, all things were watery abyss. There was not sky above or land beneath. There was only all-encompassing water and blackness. The only One Who stood out from the blob of sameness was Israel’s God—in Hebrew He is called “Elohim” meaning “Powers.” He was the only One Who existed. Nothing else was like Him. He was unique and outstanding. However, He was not content to remain the only One standing out. So, He separated the sameness of dark water in the process typically known as the “creation” of the world. He pulled the waters apart piece by piece. He put a sheet between some of the waters to give a distinction. This sheet became the sky. After this, He took the rest of the waters and created the ocean. Once the waters were moved out of the way all that was left was “dry dryness (literal Hebrew translation).” So, Powers called the dry dryness “land.” After separating the watery sameness into three distinct essences, God filled each of these essences with beauty. He decorated the sky with stars, planets, and all other celestial bodies/spheres. He filled the sky and sea with living entities (birds and fish). Then, the sky and sea were finished. This left the most important element of all in ancient humanity’s mind: the land. God clothed the land with green vegetation. He used the dust of the land to form all animals. Finally, He separated a portion of the glorious ground to form for Himself an image or idol: mankind. This completed His creative works. Before resting on the seventh day, He empowered humanity to rule over everything on the land with absolute power second only to God Himself. How would humanity use their God-given authority? This is the rest of the Bible’s story—unfortunately most religious people don’t tell the story this way. They prefer to focus on a salvation to and from places in old pagan mythologies. But that is a topic for another discussion.
The point is this: Israel’s God created the world through self-denial. He brought diversity into the sameness causing each part of the world we live in to stand out as a distinct entity. Does this mean that it is bad to be a self/same? No. It means that there must be diversity in order to have existence. It is good that all existence—each individual portion of the universe which stands out in its own way—should be organized and joined together in unity within the diversity. After all, this is how Israel’s God identified Himself.
Deuteronomy 6:4 – Listen, Israel: He Stands Out our Powers, He Stands Out is one.*
This is directly from Hebrew. Notice three things here. First, the personal name of Israel’s God is “YaHWeH” meaning “He Exists” or “He Stands Out.” Given the ancient perspective on this name, this also meant “He Is Worthy.” Second, the term “God” in English covers the Hebrew “Elohim” meaning “Powers” (plural). So, “Yahweh our Elohim” means “He Stands Out our Powers.” Lastly, this Outstanding “He” of multiple powers is altogether “ONE.” He is the same within His difference. The Hebrew word for one here—echad—has to do with a joined or compound unity. This is about organization. Consider your own body. You have many parts that stand out, but each one stands out as the same you. You are one entity because all of your outstanding parts work together for a common goal. Thus, the God of Israel wanted the universe to stand out in diversity while remaining one same unity all at once. This is diverse unity and multiple singularity. The problem is that the world of today is not a self (same) in terms of unity. There are many diverse parts coming together in disharmony. This is not how it was meant to be. The universe should stand out (exist) harmoniously. Everything should be a beautiful orchestra of love to the One Who created the various instruments. This means that each instrument must play the right notes. There will come a day when this happens, but unfortunately that day has not yet arrived.
Nevertheless, it is clear that existence comes from self (same)-denial:
-Abram left the sameness of Ur and all his family becoming a distinct identity in the land of Canaan.
-Israel left the sameness of Egypt becoming a distinct identity as a new nation on earth.
-The Torah left the sameness of God and became a distinct identity in Rabbi Yeshua the Moshiach in order to show Love and self-denial to the world.
-The human race of all times has been called out to stand out of the sameness of dysfunction through self-worship which has caused evil to reign on earth since humanity first abandoned their Lover—Israel’s God and the very Kinetic Energy which ceaselessly expresses itself through the material universe.
So, will you deny yourself so you can stand out and outstand with Him? Or will you accept yourself and the sameness which brings disharmony to everything around us? The choice is yours. Choose wisely and remember that you always live to serve your authority—be it Rabbi Yeshua and Israel’s God or whatever else you would choose to base your life upon.
Note: I know the content of this was deep. I hope I communicated everything clearly. If you have any questions let me know.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Find Romance In Love
Love is in the air. Valentine’s Day has arrived once again. So, who is your Valentine?
With this holiday surrounding us, we are confronted with the subject of romance. Yes, we all remember that euphoric sensation of being “in love.” In today’s society, we all know what this means. It fills our media with endless movies, songs, and novels about romantic partners. It is a cornucopia of good feelings brought about by the exclusivity of two people—no less than two and no more than two. Each one of us longs for that special someone—that is, if we have not found them yet. We have this idea of a special one out there for us. We all search for “the one.” Many believe each individual has a soul-mate out there somewhere. This soul-mate is the one that will be their exclusive romantic companion—the one that they can spend their entire lives being “in love” with.
Though the Christians of today may not believe in “soul-mates,” a great majority believe God has “the one” for them. This is basically the soul-mate idea dressed in a Christianized costume. So, is it true? Do we each have a special someone for us out there? I don’t know; I’ll let you decide.
Here is what I do know: romance in the real world doesn’t last forever. The fairy tales have deceived us. The media has displayed a plethora of beautiful mythology. As we always see, after the couple rides off in the sunset the story ends. Why? Is it because these cute narratives don’t want to show the couple’s sexual adventures that evening? Partially. However, what the story really doesn’t want to tell you is what happens a few years after that couple ride into the sunset. The lovey-dovey emotions go away. The flowing of the blood goes back to normal. The magic of something new fades. The couple becomes bored with one another and they find themselves in a rut. Have they “fallen out of love?” Perhaps. However, if your definition of being “in love” is that mystical, blissful sensation of passion, I submit to you that this is bound to end no matter what. This feeling is a temporary high; it is a sort of drug in many ways. This is why some scientists classify love as an addiction. It is an addiction one person has for another. However, the addiction is conditional. It is dependent upon each individual in the relationship feeling euphoric about the other. So, this idea of love we strive for is a myth among many of our human mind. At least, it is a myth when we talk about it between two humans. We will never find another human being that we will always feel “in love” with. Why? Because people aren’t perfect. People aren’t consistent. People change.
I find it fascinating that this modern idea of romance did not exist in ancient times. Back in the eras of our ancestors, there was no such thing as being “in love” (at least not in a popular sense like it is today). So why did they get married? To survive and to perpetuate the human race. To multiply the self. Also, to satisfy their sexual needs. Ancient marriages were arranged between two fathers for economic benefit. Each family would profit financially from this exchange. The husband and wife did not love one another when they got married. Marriage was their duty. If they felt that “in love” feeling later on in their marriage, it was a pleasant bonus. Marriage of ancient times was about duty and survival, not about love.
Some of you are thinking “That’s horrible!” Is it? Is it better that people get married because of special love feelings? If you answered yes, why? These feelings won’t last. Eventually, both individuals in the marriage couple will be unsatisfied somehow. How will they deal with this dissatisfaction? They will either seek being “in love” elsewhere (cheat on the spouse) or simply live in discontentment. What is the problem here? The problem is that humanity today seeks being “in love” with other humans. It is because of this that our society has so many issues.
So, what is it that humans are searching for? They are searching for an exclusive Lover who will satisfy their needs and fulfill their wants without fail. Where can they find this?
When the one some call “God” expressed humanity, He did so giving them this purpose: to be His image. An image refers to an idol, a representative symbol of a higher power. In ancient times, idols were crafted to contain the intimate presence of a deity—though ancient peoples didn’t believe in gods, they believed in cosmic authorities or powers of nature. Nevertheless, the ancient Israelites believed that their natural Authority created them to be His idol—His presence-carrier. This was their take on the human purpose.
So, how was this image of God created? From the dust of the ground and the breath of God. What would God call this creature, the last of His many creations? Well, He formed this image out of the ground (the Hebrew word “adamah”). Thus, He named His image “adam.” The Hebrew term “adam” is the single term used to designate all humankind. So, adam was one individual. However, God determined that adam needed a suitable companion to co-rule with (being the image of God meant being ruler over this planet). So, God split adam in two; He reached into adam and pulled out an “ishshah”—the Hebrew word for woman. The remaining adam then calls himself an “iysh”—the Hebrew for man. However, though God split adam in two parts, they would have to become one again in order to multiply the race. Nevertheless, since that time one adam is an iysh (man) and an ishshah (woman). Without both of these pieces, there is no complete human race. Both of these pieces comprise the race of adam—male and female. Thus, adam’s (humanity’s) purpose is to have God come inside of them. This is the romance which everyone needs and this is the romance everyone wants. No adam can be in Love unless Love is in them (God Is Love). How can adam (men and women) be in Love forever without Love in them?
You may wonder where we get the word “sex”—referring to gender—from. This term comes from the Latin “sexus” meaning “half.” To be a sex is to be a half. Clearly there are two halves to the whole. There are females and there are males. So, what about this issue of sexuality?
If sexuality is based on sex (the half), then it is dependent upon body parts. Those with male organs are the male half, those with female organs are the female half. What about hermaphrodites? This is something that is unfortunate, but clearly not the norm—thus I won’t address this issue at this time. The majority of human beings have clear male or female organs. So, your organs determine your sex (which half you are). When the male organ enters the female organ and performs its function, this is how another human is brought into the world. It doesn’t always produce a human being, but this is the only way to produce a human being. What about artificial insemination? Still, the male organ must operate and his product must enter the female organ. The process has never changed and it never will—though scientists and doctors will attempt to change this. Thus, each half of the human race has a duty to fulfill if we want our race to continue to survive. This is the obvious and natural truth regardless of how anyone feels.
What about our feelings? According to the reality I mentioned above, they are irrelevant. It doesn’t matter how I feel, if I want to perpetuate my fellow humans I must deliver my product to the organ of the other half. When it comes to survival it doesn’t matter how we feel; it only matters that we survive. So, what is the problem?
The problem is that we have a sexual drive. God made sure that we would be excited about multiplying our race. He put life’s most euphoric sensations into the process of child-making. The problem with the euphoric sensations is that they must be controlled. We must make them serve us, not let ourselves serve them. If we dedicate ourselves to feel those good sexual sensations, then the possibilities of what we can do are endless. However, they are not fruitful. There is only one way to produce a child no matter what we do. Men can satisfy their sexual drive with women. Women can satisfy their sexual drive with men. Men can satisfy their sexual drive with men. Women can satisfy their sexual drive with women. A group of humans can satisfy their sexual drive with another group of humans. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive with animals. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive with plants. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive with objects. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive with their own individual body parts. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive by forcing other humans to satisfy their needs (rape). The list goes on and on and on…
I reiterate: there is only one way to produce children and perpetuate the human race. The pleasure we each receive through multiplying ourselves is just a bonus. We should not make our lives revolve around this. Doing so is to have an addiction to experiencing sensual pleasure.
I submit to you that there is no such thing as “heterosexuality” or “homosexuality.” Our sexuality is in our body parts, and our sexual actions are just our means of fulfilling our sexual drive. There is only one productive, useful, functional, and fruitful way to fulfill the sexual drive: to produce children with someone of the other half. So why is “sexual orientation” such an issue? Romance.
Romance is worship. The word “worship,” refers to placing a great value or worth on something. We worship what we want to be with and we worship what we want to be like. Our worship determines the destiny of our individual identity. Addiction (dependence) is the highest form of worship. On this note, I remind you that many scientists classify being “in love” as an addiction. To be “in love” is to worship the human who you share romance with.
So, if you seek romance with another human (regardless of their gender), you are seeking to direct your worship toward humanity. Now, if you want nothing to do with God (the Lover) then you should just continue to worship humanity. I say this because humanity is the closest thing on earth to God (even with human failures). However, if you want a romance that will truly satisfy your needs and desires, you should stop seeking human-to-human romance and seek divine romance with the One Who designs you in detail on a moment-to-moment basis. He didn’t just create us long ago and turn His back on you. He isn’t just watching everything we do from afar. He is active and intimately involved in our lives. He determines our every destination as we relate to Him through the interactions we have with the world around us. All you love about the humans you know is only a small part of Who “God” is. What every human desires is a relationship with Love that never fails (Proverbs 19:22). This relationship is only found in the One so plainly called “God.”* (See * comment at bottom of page).
What about marriage? What about male-to-female relationships? Am I telling you to be single? No. God intended for male-to-female companionship and all human-to-human companionships; but each of these companionships has its own order. What He did not intend for is the human-to-human romance this society builds its life upon. When we have a romance with Love, then we will be “in Love” in everything we do. When we interact with all other men and women we will be “in Love.” Our relationship is supposed to be with the POP (Power Of Powers) known through SKY (Surrounding Kindness of Yahweh). The entire universe that surrounds us is one magnificent symphony that plays for our pleasure. It is His symphony. And as the symphony plays through everything we encounter, if we listen to it closely we can hear His constant lyric whispering in our ears: “I love you.” The question is: do you hear Him?
When we hear and reflect His words back to Him, then we enter into a perfect romance that will never end. This is how to live life abundantly. This is how to thrive. This is true survival (literally super-vival meaning “to live above and beyond”). Everything else is only temporary. Everything else ends with dust and desolation.
Love is in the air. Make Love your Valentine, now and always.
I leave you with the words of Jewish singer Matisyahu from his song “King Without A Crown”:
“Make room for His love and the fire can blaze, make room for His love and the fire can blaze: what’s this feeling? My love will rip a hole in the ceiling; I give myself to You from the essence of my being and I sing to my God songs of love and healing. I want Moshiach [Messiah] now! Time, it starts revealing…”
If you seek Him, you will find Him. But you must seek Him with all your being. Hold nothing back.
Deuteronomy 4:29 – “But from there you will seek Yahweh your Author and you will find Him, if you search after Him with all your thoughts and with all your being.”
*Note: When I say “God” I am NOT referring to a man in the sky. To understand “God” as He is written about in various Hebrew writings you must understand what science calls “Kinetic Energy.” It is only in a poetical sense and through human description that “God” is said to have a “face” or any other body parts. The pure and limitless (yet Self-limiting) Energy that holds all things and actively enables the universe by its expressions is the One so plainly called “God.” And “God” Is Love.
With this holiday surrounding us, we are confronted with the subject of romance. Yes, we all remember that euphoric sensation of being “in love.” In today’s society, we all know what this means. It fills our media with endless movies, songs, and novels about romantic partners. It is a cornucopia of good feelings brought about by the exclusivity of two people—no less than two and no more than two. Each one of us longs for that special someone—that is, if we have not found them yet. We have this idea of a special one out there for us. We all search for “the one.” Many believe each individual has a soul-mate out there somewhere. This soul-mate is the one that will be their exclusive romantic companion—the one that they can spend their entire lives being “in love” with.
Though the Christians of today may not believe in “soul-mates,” a great majority believe God has “the one” for them. This is basically the soul-mate idea dressed in a Christianized costume. So, is it true? Do we each have a special someone for us out there? I don’t know; I’ll let you decide.
Here is what I do know: romance in the real world doesn’t last forever. The fairy tales have deceived us. The media has displayed a plethora of beautiful mythology. As we always see, after the couple rides off in the sunset the story ends. Why? Is it because these cute narratives don’t want to show the couple’s sexual adventures that evening? Partially. However, what the story really doesn’t want to tell you is what happens a few years after that couple ride into the sunset. The lovey-dovey emotions go away. The flowing of the blood goes back to normal. The magic of something new fades. The couple becomes bored with one another and they find themselves in a rut. Have they “fallen out of love?” Perhaps. However, if your definition of being “in love” is that mystical, blissful sensation of passion, I submit to you that this is bound to end no matter what. This feeling is a temporary high; it is a sort of drug in many ways. This is why some scientists classify love as an addiction. It is an addiction one person has for another. However, the addiction is conditional. It is dependent upon each individual in the relationship feeling euphoric about the other. So, this idea of love we strive for is a myth among many of our human mind. At least, it is a myth when we talk about it between two humans. We will never find another human being that we will always feel “in love” with. Why? Because people aren’t perfect. People aren’t consistent. People change.
I find it fascinating that this modern idea of romance did not exist in ancient times. Back in the eras of our ancestors, there was no such thing as being “in love” (at least not in a popular sense like it is today). So why did they get married? To survive and to perpetuate the human race. To multiply the self. Also, to satisfy their sexual needs. Ancient marriages were arranged between two fathers for economic benefit. Each family would profit financially from this exchange. The husband and wife did not love one another when they got married. Marriage was their duty. If they felt that “in love” feeling later on in their marriage, it was a pleasant bonus. Marriage of ancient times was about duty and survival, not about love.
Some of you are thinking “That’s horrible!” Is it? Is it better that people get married because of special love feelings? If you answered yes, why? These feelings won’t last. Eventually, both individuals in the marriage couple will be unsatisfied somehow. How will they deal with this dissatisfaction? They will either seek being “in love” elsewhere (cheat on the spouse) or simply live in discontentment. What is the problem here? The problem is that humanity today seeks being “in love” with other humans. It is because of this that our society has so many issues.
So, what is it that humans are searching for? They are searching for an exclusive Lover who will satisfy their needs and fulfill their wants without fail. Where can they find this?
When the one some call “God” expressed humanity, He did so giving them this purpose: to be His image. An image refers to an idol, a representative symbol of a higher power. In ancient times, idols were crafted to contain the intimate presence of a deity—though ancient peoples didn’t believe in gods, they believed in cosmic authorities or powers of nature. Nevertheless, the ancient Israelites believed that their natural Authority created them to be His idol—His presence-carrier. This was their take on the human purpose.
So, how was this image of God created? From the dust of the ground and the breath of God. What would God call this creature, the last of His many creations? Well, He formed this image out of the ground (the Hebrew word “adamah”). Thus, He named His image “adam.” The Hebrew term “adam” is the single term used to designate all humankind. So, adam was one individual. However, God determined that adam needed a suitable companion to co-rule with (being the image of God meant being ruler over this planet). So, God split adam in two; He reached into adam and pulled out an “ishshah”—the Hebrew word for woman. The remaining adam then calls himself an “iysh”—the Hebrew for man. However, though God split adam in two parts, they would have to become one again in order to multiply the race. Nevertheless, since that time one adam is an iysh (man) and an ishshah (woman). Without both of these pieces, there is no complete human race. Both of these pieces comprise the race of adam—male and female. Thus, adam’s (humanity’s) purpose is to have God come inside of them. This is the romance which everyone needs and this is the romance everyone wants. No adam can be in Love unless Love is in them (God Is Love). How can adam (men and women) be in Love forever without Love in them?
You may wonder where we get the word “sex”—referring to gender—from. This term comes from the Latin “sexus” meaning “half.” To be a sex is to be a half. Clearly there are two halves to the whole. There are females and there are males. So, what about this issue of sexuality?
If sexuality is based on sex (the half), then it is dependent upon body parts. Those with male organs are the male half, those with female organs are the female half. What about hermaphrodites? This is something that is unfortunate, but clearly not the norm—thus I won’t address this issue at this time. The majority of human beings have clear male or female organs. So, your organs determine your sex (which half you are). When the male organ enters the female organ and performs its function, this is how another human is brought into the world. It doesn’t always produce a human being, but this is the only way to produce a human being. What about artificial insemination? Still, the male organ must operate and his product must enter the female organ. The process has never changed and it never will—though scientists and doctors will attempt to change this. Thus, each half of the human race has a duty to fulfill if we want our race to continue to survive. This is the obvious and natural truth regardless of how anyone feels.
What about our feelings? According to the reality I mentioned above, they are irrelevant. It doesn’t matter how I feel, if I want to perpetuate my fellow humans I must deliver my product to the organ of the other half. When it comes to survival it doesn’t matter how we feel; it only matters that we survive. So, what is the problem?
The problem is that we have a sexual drive. God made sure that we would be excited about multiplying our race. He put life’s most euphoric sensations into the process of child-making. The problem with the euphoric sensations is that they must be controlled. We must make them serve us, not let ourselves serve them. If we dedicate ourselves to feel those good sexual sensations, then the possibilities of what we can do are endless. However, they are not fruitful. There is only one way to produce a child no matter what we do. Men can satisfy their sexual drive with women. Women can satisfy their sexual drive with men. Men can satisfy their sexual drive with men. Women can satisfy their sexual drive with women. A group of humans can satisfy their sexual drive with another group of humans. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive with animals. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive with plants. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive with objects. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive with their own individual body parts. Humans can satisfy their sexual drive by forcing other humans to satisfy their needs (rape). The list goes on and on and on…
I reiterate: there is only one way to produce children and perpetuate the human race. The pleasure we each receive through multiplying ourselves is just a bonus. We should not make our lives revolve around this. Doing so is to have an addiction to experiencing sensual pleasure.
I submit to you that there is no such thing as “heterosexuality” or “homosexuality.” Our sexuality is in our body parts, and our sexual actions are just our means of fulfilling our sexual drive. There is only one productive, useful, functional, and fruitful way to fulfill the sexual drive: to produce children with someone of the other half. So why is “sexual orientation” such an issue? Romance.
Romance is worship. The word “worship,” refers to placing a great value or worth on something. We worship what we want to be with and we worship what we want to be like. Our worship determines the destiny of our individual identity. Addiction (dependence) is the highest form of worship. On this note, I remind you that many scientists classify being “in love” as an addiction. To be “in love” is to worship the human who you share romance with.
So, if you seek romance with another human (regardless of their gender), you are seeking to direct your worship toward humanity. Now, if you want nothing to do with God (the Lover) then you should just continue to worship humanity. I say this because humanity is the closest thing on earth to God (even with human failures). However, if you want a romance that will truly satisfy your needs and desires, you should stop seeking human-to-human romance and seek divine romance with the One Who designs you in detail on a moment-to-moment basis. He didn’t just create us long ago and turn His back on you. He isn’t just watching everything we do from afar. He is active and intimately involved in our lives. He determines our every destination as we relate to Him through the interactions we have with the world around us. All you love about the humans you know is only a small part of Who “God” is. What every human desires is a relationship with Love that never fails (Proverbs 19:22). This relationship is only found in the One so plainly called “God.”* (See * comment at bottom of page).
What about marriage? What about male-to-female relationships? Am I telling you to be single? No. God intended for male-to-female companionship and all human-to-human companionships; but each of these companionships has its own order. What He did not intend for is the human-to-human romance this society builds its life upon. When we have a romance with Love, then we will be “in Love” in everything we do. When we interact with all other men and women we will be “in Love.” Our relationship is supposed to be with the POP (Power Of Powers) known through SKY (Surrounding Kindness of Yahweh). The entire universe that surrounds us is one magnificent symphony that plays for our pleasure. It is His symphony. And as the symphony plays through everything we encounter, if we listen to it closely we can hear His constant lyric whispering in our ears: “I love you.” The question is: do you hear Him?
When we hear and reflect His words back to Him, then we enter into a perfect romance that will never end. This is how to live life abundantly. This is how to thrive. This is true survival (literally super-vival meaning “to live above and beyond”). Everything else is only temporary. Everything else ends with dust and desolation.
Love is in the air. Make Love your Valentine, now and always.
I leave you with the words of Jewish singer Matisyahu from his song “King Without A Crown”:
“Make room for His love and the fire can blaze, make room for His love and the fire can blaze: what’s this feeling? My love will rip a hole in the ceiling; I give myself to You from the essence of my being and I sing to my God songs of love and healing. I want Moshiach [Messiah] now! Time, it starts revealing…”
If you seek Him, you will find Him. But you must seek Him with all your being. Hold nothing back.
Deuteronomy 4:29 – “But from there you will seek Yahweh your Author and you will find Him, if you search after Him with all your thoughts and with all your being.”
*Note: When I say “God” I am NOT referring to a man in the sky. To understand “God” as He is written about in various Hebrew writings you must understand what science calls “Kinetic Energy.” It is only in a poetical sense and through human description that “God” is said to have a “face” or any other body parts. The pure and limitless (yet Self-limiting) Energy that holds all things and actively enables the universe by its expressions is the One so plainly called “God.” And “God” Is Love.
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