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- www.ted.com Pastor, philanthropist and author Rick Warren reflects on how the success of his book The Purpose-Driven Life triggered his own crisis of purpose. What should he do with this unanticipated wealth and attention? Warren uses his own story to explain the central tenet of his teaching: that the antidote to spiritual emptiness is recognizing what we have been given -- wealth, creativity, talent -- and using those gifts to make the world a better place.
"There are accidental parents but there are no accidental kids." He got me from there already. 😮
You should watch Dan Dennett: Responding to Pastor Rick Warren
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I was seeking for my life purpose since 8 years old. I started to talk to God because I was bullied at school and started to have suicidal thoughts. I cried out, I scolded God and I also blamed God why He allowed all the bullying and rejection in my life. I talked to God almost every day. I found strength coming within although I was a Buddhist.
In end of 2014, my life hits rock bottom. I made so many mistakes and bad choices in life which I resigned my job thinking to be with someone I met online which in the end it was a scam. I was jobless and hopeless. I called out to all the God or Goddess I used to worship and I even called out to other God I can call their names including Allah and Jesus although I did not know them. I asked who was the God I used to talk to, I used to get angry with and I used to blame. But this God still helped me to stand up again and again. I asked this one true God to reveal. If there’s a true God, please reveal to me.
In January 2015 I had a dream about a man in white robe. I remembered seeing the man in white robe and his robe was so white and bright. I didn't bother to look at his face as his hand was holding my hand and he took me to walk around the ancient city. I also saw few men in light brown robe walking behind us. I felt so calm and peaceful walking with the man in white robe.
I woke up feeling very good as I just walked in ancient city but I did not understand my dream at all. In the same month, I also dreamt about satan in my dream. The black transparent shadow in a well-built man form. He was touching my neck until my chest from behind. I felt something evil. I tried so hard to wake up from my dream after I managed to open my eyes, I realized I can’t move my body. I shouted for help but there’s no voice coming out.
When I managed to move my body I ran out from my bedroom then I saw the black shadow stood near my living room looking at me. It was the same devil I saw in my dream. I shouted for help from my mom and sis. Then they opened their bedroom door then the black transparent shadow disappeared immediately. I opened my bedroom door and I couldn’t sleep although I let the light on until the next morning. I was so traumatized. I never encountered this in my life before. I thought it was ghost as I was a Buddhist that time.
3 months later in mid-April, one morning I asked God how long I have to wait to understand my life purpose. I suddenly thought of a college friend whom I didn’t contact for 16 years. I found her in Facebook. She invited me to church and I agreed to follow her to church as I was seeking for my life purpose. Before this, I approached numerology, astrology, tarot card reading, psychic medium to find out about my life purpose but it did not make me understand, it actually caused me to make so many bad choices and mistakes in life.
After 2 Sunday services, I came home to look for a movie about Jesus Christ. I saw Jesus was wearing white robe in the movie and few of his disciples were in light brown robe then I suddenly recalled about the dream I had in January 2015. But I told myself not to be too emotional or jump to conclusion too fast. There was one scene when Jesus was standing at the mountain top then, Jesus began to shine with bright rays of light when God and Prophets Moses and Elijah appeared speaking to Him. I talked to myself that was the man I saw in my dream as his robe was so white and bright. But I tried to keep cool and reminded myself not to be too over excited.
I watched the other half of the movie next day. I continued to watch without thinking too much about my dream but when the movie came toward the end, Jesus was carrying a cross to walk around the ancient city, I was stunned as I saw what I was seeing in my dream in January and I cried out very loud and uncontrollably. My mom and sis thought what was happening to me. I told them Jesus came into my dream and I was sure Jesus was the man in white robe who revealed to me in my dream then I was guided to church 3 months later.
Jesus tried to reveal to me by arranging my college friend to meet up with me and took me to church. If not I will not know Him. After that, I been through few spiritual attacks which I encountered with satan in spirit in all attacks I called out to Jesus Christ's name:"In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast all the evil out." Then everything back to normal. I was stunned as I never experienced the power of Jesus Christ's name until I experienced it myself in a foreign land in Sri Lanka and also in dream and reality satan is attacking those who finds out the truth and who comes to know the one true God through Jesus Christ.
I used my 9 months of jobless period to experience God through Jesus Christ. Then God has put in a desire and confident in me to seek for a job I wanted to do but always have no confident to do in training. With God's grace I got myself a career change and working as a soft skills trainer. I started to tell people about God through Jesus Christ.
I wanted to help people with suicidal thoughts but satan came to stop me. I called out to Jesus Christ's name. God and satan both exist. Please get to know God through Jesus Christ, seek the truth, learn about God's words in Bible then you will learn about your true life purpose.
Satan and the dark side is very real. Encountered them many times in my dreams and each time I would shout out to Jesus for help and each time they will vanish and I'll wake up. That's the power of Christ's name that even they will tremble.
As for God, it's important to have a 2 way relationship with Him. Being a Christian is not all about asking God for help each time like He's a genie.. He's not. When we have a strong relationship with Him (via prayer, listening to Him, reading His word, and doing His will) that's when we're a true Christian.
David Tay Thanks for sharing. I truly live to experience to have closer relationship with God. Now I do not really care how others see me as I know God knows my heart. There's still many things I need to learn while walking with God.
***** yup continue to grow and keep up the good work. Preach & share the gospel to others too when the right time comes. God bless.
David Tay Thanks for your advice. I will continue to share the gospel. PTL!
Im from Romania. i read all you been through and i think its nothing extraordinary...everyone that seeks and sees the truth is going through this kind of things....What i want to say to you is that im very happy :) :* that a budist person from asia belives in Jesus but that is only the half of what a human has to do. the other half is to do what Jesus whats you to do and that is extremly hard.... so if the relegion in wich you are right now is not orthodox than satan stoped you from seeing the whole thruth by not respecting Jesus will to the end...in Romania we had and still have thousants of living saints. thay can read your mind see the future and other things.... so document yourself about that and about orthodox religion and you will see how demons will try to stop you from doing that but they will have no chance if you are determined and belive in God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
You can see how he's made a difference in people's lives, a very profound individual.
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I have read the book.....it’s bullshit!
Profound??
His lecture is simply using God to flatter people with. In spirit he is intendeding to make you feel as though you are the center of God's universe. That just by striving to be yourself God is overjoyed. It's humanism wrapped in religion.
With these talks he understands his worldly success gives his words greater weight than a commoner. He believes using that weight as an influence to pull others to the religion he believes is the only way they can be saved, justifiys the maniipulation, after all it's for their salvation.
It even validates to his own mind he is a righteous man who is truly trying to be a christian. Giving 90% and living of 10%. This is a man who walks the walk! He should be listened to he reasons.
Using veiled dares like "I dont have the faith to be an atheist" to elicit internal inspections among ourselves. Do you have eternal insurance?, he hopes we ponder. Are you right with God??
Basically if he can get you to question the 'gamble' you've made for what's in the best interest of your soul, he'll have the best oppurtunity to for you to listen to him. He basically uses this newly implanted 'healthy doubt' as to the outcome of your impending judgment to coherse you towards a decision to buy his eternal life insurance policy. Basically become a Christian by having faith in Jesus and you'll find purpose.
In summary he is saying: Do faith like me, in Christ of course, ME, as in the one who has clearly been doing it successfully, and your life to will have purpose and best of all Jesus is will be proud of you and you can expect open arms in heaven from God when you die.
Did I nail it?
It's not about me, it's about making the world a better place!
Inspiring talk!!
If it wasn't about him, then why is he announcing to the world he is a philanthropist? Not what the Bible says to do.
He got to that right after he spent about half his 20 minutes taking about how successful his book is, and bragging about how charitable he is
In his book he says if you study prophecy then that’s the devil distracting you I am absolutely shocked by this scene is how the Bible is greatly about prophecy for us to know things
I'm Muslim, and i respect Very mich this great man
I don't even care wat u think of him or his teaching. Rick warrens purpose z far much bigger than your rants. The best book I ever read..purpose driven life. Jesus z Lord
This was an opportunity to promote Jesus, not Rick Warren!! Obvious Tribulation is waiting at the door. Your Power is in a sincere desire for Baptism of the Holy Spirit & receiving the Spiritual Gifts. People will need the miraculous to help others in the unprecedented times ahead. “Many will perish for lack of knowledge!” Media lies... Never take the “Mark of the Beast” which is the fraud Gates injection! Jesus is the only way! No Apostasy, watered down, NAR... Deception is within Churches!
@@jesusiskingofkings4650 I agree. The book is very watered down. The Lord's pronouns were not capitalized, scripture was quoted, loosely, and no reference to where it could be found was there. I only read the first chapter and threw it in the trash. The Holy Bible is the best book to read if you want the truth. It won't be found in a book written by someone who obviously doesn't really know the Bible. Even the smallest error can lead someone in the wrong direction. There were many.
Amen
2 tim 4:3
For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.
“Chrislam” is NOT of my Father! Deception will lead many astray! Time is short... Be Baptized in the Holy Spirit! You will need the Spiritual Gifts to withstand & help others in Tribulation!
11:27 "BEING good in DOING good.
That's what a good life is about. :)"
I really love this line.
how can be this video have dislikes?? this guy is amazing! he has been touched by God and consequently he is touching so many lifes. Thanks Nick God bless u!!!
Hi Lorena , this video has so many dislikes because Rick Warren preaches good works, Jesus wants Rick to speak of the love , acceptance and forgiveness of God. God loves us as we are, if we come to Christ as we are we will be accepted, and we can recieve forgivness for everything..it is an historical fact that 11 of the 12 Apostles were executed because they continued to say they were eye witnesses that Jesus was risen from the dead. Not only will God forgive us but Jesus promised those who believe in Him would recieve POWER from the Holy Spirit to live holy lives .Rick never mentions power from God either.
Everyone thinks they are a good person, even prisoners. eg a drug dealer might say " i'm not a bad person, i sell a fair product at a fair price, not like some theif who breaks into someone place and steals their stuff !" a theif might say " i just take stuff from rich people, i dont wreck peoples lives not like some drug dealer getting people hooked on drugs !!.. And everyone does this,, good is me, bad is stuff i havent done.. i have covered a lot in just a few minutes , Rick had 20 and said nothing of value..God bless
Well, he spends about a third of the video blowing his own horn. And it takes him a long time to get to his main point. But overall it's not so bad. So yeah, atheists.
Pretty sure I hear him mention the word "Jesus" once the entire video. Feels like he makes it more about him than God
@@GlorifiedTruth Honestly, if you think that's true I want to say you missed the whole point of the talk.
it's amazing words pastor Rick i love it
am Muslim hopefully that will be okay with you sharing my admiration
Yes, it is amazing. I hope you will have a purpose driven life by God!
Ya am a Muslim n used so much from z book
@@emebetabduk948 thanks for sharing buddy, I hope one day you accept jesus into your heart and you will have freedom and your life completely transformed by Jesus
The book is life changing, it brought me to a better understanding of what it means to be a Christian and helped me grow my relationship with God. I definitely recommend this book.
Edit: I am now a Satanist. Read this book if you want, but I don't recommend it anymore. 🤘
Amy Rae same here.
Amy Rae, did the book tell you that Christ died for the forgiveness of your sins, and that you need to be born again?
Pls go read up on Rick and how he twist the Word. You not growing your relationship with God, cause hes stearing you in the wrong way, keeping important things that would bring salvation
I'm on day 28
Im on day 33
Yep...When we live in service, to help other people, you come out of your experiences feeling such elation. You're on cloud nine, of the highest heaven.
No matter what all you atheist say this video really make me change my way this book that Rick wrote really change my life and im not those type of religous man or preacher im just a young men with problems like you i was nothing until i read this book and really make me read the Bible to check if it was correct and my life has been rremaded by God.
Why are people so critical? Sure I think he gets stuff wrong, but stepping back he gives a lot of people a helpful hopeful direction. He clarifies some things for me not 100% but with a good spirit and love for my fellow man. For that, I say thanks.
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We need such a person, to make a difference in z whole world
God bless you ...love you
What is in your hand is a wonderful question. The answer is in your hands.
Thank you Pastor Rick. Your idea of the purpose-driven life greatly influenced my Christian life.
It greatly impact me of living life for Christ...
Thank God for you...
Be blessed all the more...
"That's my boy ! "
I don't care about religious things but this is a good thing to hear, isn't it?
About 4 or 5 years ago, I heard a Catholic priest at Mass quote Rick Warren, spoke highly of him.
You know, it sucks to be 42, married, and a father of 2 and still not have a grasp on what it is i'm wired for....
"Seek and ye shall find, knock and it will be opened onto you"............let me tell you that this is true. I searched for my purpose and I found it. It took some time, it took a lot of going down blind alleys, it took battling and most difficult of all it took feeling completely lost and alone in the universe. If you want to find your purpose you have to face incredibly difficult thing, but its worth it. Seek and ye shall find.
Well if you listen to this video, it’s all about “asking God”. So there you go lol
One of the greatest TED speeches yet! Incredible and inspiring!
(Do you know that God smiles when you be you?)
for those of you who are not inclined to watch this video in full,his central message is to use your wealth and/or influence in society to help those who are disenfranchised and disadvantaged eg orphans,the homeless etc.In doing so,this altruistic kindness (ie voluntary charity) will give you existential fulfillment/meaningfulness and happiness.At face value that was my interpretation (for what its worth)
I often wonder to myself, How do we work? Who exactly made us? where did our mind come from? where did our souls come from? Does God exist? Why are we here? and What exactly are we?
We are fearfully and wonderfully made by God and for God. He wants us to be used to help and love others.
@@bradhall9120 I guess that's the sort of servile attitude that helps one in a booty tickling situation.
This is worth listening. (y)
You have a BMW advert on a video telling us not to be materialistic
+Mothercityguy Those Google ads are based on your search history, and honestly have nothing to do with the video.
bmw must have sponsored to TED...they made it possible for us to see the vid. its called enabling.
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i got nothing out of this. Glad your book made you rich
8:14 the book is better than a Ted talk.
1) In that same respect, when I was single (and not practicing my faith well), I felt that I deserved to have my options & the best the world had to offer. That meant my expectations were high & I could make others feel "unworthy". This is the challenge that many rich & famous people have: they deserve it all. But now, once God changed my heart, I instead feel that I am the "unworhy" one when compared to my wife. But she loves me & even feels the same. So this humility leads to greater joy.
I am blessed by hearing purpose driven life
What a mesmerizing speech it is. I am an African-Ethiopian 61 years old- living at the middle of civil war with the entire my life. I did not get a chance to read the book, but I understood my life of purpose from the speech your are making.
I am so glad to hear from you Pastor.
WOW. Just simply WOW!!
The work you do when reading The Purpose Driven life changes the course of one's life permanently and changes everything from relationships to environments. This Easter, I joined a women's book club in Stuart Florida and contemplating my life today compared to when I first read you book. The chapters we discussed this week reminded me of one of the key topics. Thanking God for when things do not turn our your way so that the outcome can be God's perfect plan. Happy Easter!
Nailed it!! The purpose of having power is to use it protecting them with none
i just wanted to make a comment i was reading a sample of your book "purpose driven life devotional for kids" i came across it in kindle and it is beautiful educational and i was saying to myself why didn't i get this book when i was a kid .keep doing what God placed in your heart to do
The purpose of influence is to speak up for those who have no influence. Love it. Amazing. Tears in my eyes.
Thank Rick Warren for being an example of what Christ looks like!
what great insight...thank you Mr. Warren!
As a good christian, Ive always found great guidence in Ted Haggard.
Wonderful preaching
Thanks God for you pastor Rick.
I appreciate his honesty and bravery.
This was the first book I read when I started seeking God. They gave it to me at my new church and it really helped me. It gave me a real good look at the plan God has for me.
This man is more than worhy to speak on TED God blesss him for being the light
in there
He is doing what he thinks is right, I admire that. IF all of us did that this world would be a better place wouldn't it, but the problem is that most of us are too selfish to care about helping and giving to others. Each one of us know what is right and what is wrong so, what's stopping us from choosing to do right? Self. Giving ourselves to God completely, allowing Him to transform our lives will make the world a better place one person at a time.
Only an open mind can learn and grow.
Great video! Great message! "It's not about you."
Praying for you Acasieteable! God loves you and so do we!
i love his man this is what i have been looking for on TH-cam
Getting clear on what Life Purpose actually is, is the first step to getting clarity on your true authentic purpose
Perfect. Everything about this talk was perfect! :)
...... I Bet My Life ... On Pastor Rick .... Being Truly Blessed .... By Our Holy Father ... Right Here! .... Inspiring, Leading .... By True Faith! ...
i love ted talks
but why all the thumbs down? im agnostic with a religious up bringing and i still really enjoyed this
Great talk. A couple of pointers. Our purpose is firstly to be loved by God and to love Him in return through Jesus Christ and secondly to love others as ourselves. It's that simple but we complicate and stress and worry over so many things that aren't necessary. Jesus said can worrying add a day to your life?
If you want to know more, I strongly recommend you read the book of Matthew in the Bible. God bless you.
2019 just experienced transmutation from hearing this for the first time. Officially one of my favorite ted talks
Amen.....Thank You Rick for telling the Truth!
I'm impressed about how charitable this man is actually.
Great speech indeed pastor Rick Warren God bless you!
I love rick Warren. He is a great pastor
The deception lasted many, many years, as nobody taught on the powerful miracles experienced... So much wasted time. It’s imperative to understand NOW. Be Baptized in the Holy Spirit & ask for the Spiritual Gifts! Repent daily in prayer! We are in a Spiritual War for our Souls! Few here are prepared for what is coming Fall 2020 into 2021 ! Deception is the enemy’s Primary tool & it is found within Churches often!
Jesus Is King of Kings tell us all. What’s coming and how do you know the dates? You MUST be a chosen one! Go away loser
Awesome,I love the simple explanation, much meaning ❤❤
"Your net worth is not your self-worth and your value is not based on your valuables." How true.
great vid... love you dr Rick!
GLORY to GOD!!
Thank you God for Rick Warren
most of what he said is exactly how I've been feeling the last few weeks.. wow :)
Truly a revelation! Scales feel from my eyes as I partook of this revolutionary vision.
"I personally don't have enough faith to be [a person with no faith]."
- Rick Warren, a pastor
I never understood what he meant by that. You dont need faith to be without faith (atheist)
faceless, an atheist is not someone without belief. He is saying that he doesn’t have enough faith to bet his life on believing that the world was created without God.
God bless this man
Every word is wise
what a powerful talk!!!
WHAT'S IN YOUR HAND???
Great vid!!!
Thank you Pastor Rick.. All praises to God for using you mightily to win perishing souls like me.
I was talking to a funeral director one time and he said they play that music to make people sad and cry really depends on the circumstances if a person dies in Christ
Live and let live.simple.
thanks for God's purpose driven in my life
Awsome :3
Thank You So Much ❤️ You made my day
I was as skeptical of everyone else making these "negative" comments. So I had to scroll down just to not see his smug Mr. Know-it-all face. But upon listening to him and opening up my mind and heart to his ideas. A few key notes just made absolute sense. I hope you can take into account the wisdom he attempted to enlighten within all of you. Instead of having the impatience to point the finger right away and say he was full of nonsense.
Wow!! A true man of G-D filled with The Spirit!!!!!!!
god bless you for this good work... nobody can ever understand what this book has done into people's lives. glory to GOD...For this great work I can just glorify GOD alone...like Peter, when he said that Jesus was the son of GOD, remember what he told him? so it is to Rick Warren..
So humble 💜
Thank You Rick !
This is not who I pictured who wrote this. Very cool
those people comment below, as I human being , I don't care you believe in Jesus or not, but I do!
If you do not care if others believe in Jesus, I would argue that you do not really believe in him.
Such a beautiful book
Give a hand to Rick for picking up the check for the whole table !! :))
I remember about 5 to 7 years ago, I don't know exactly when because years just fly by and I am the same spiritual lacking individual I have always been, thinking I can do it with my own ways. I was riding my bysicle all day and stooped at this park to rest. I was laying down exhausted and very dehydrated and I heard a voice, would you lIke something to drink. I opened my eyes and a lady and her teenager was standing next to me and she had a cooler and gave me a cold drink. She also gave me something to eat and I told I been riding all day and I was trying to get home because I was long past finish with this ride and I spent all my money so I had no bus fare to get home. She then gave me $5 and this book. Since then I started to read this book several times and always something happens and I do not finish. I believe I went about 20 days once. I know the dark side will do everything it can to stop me from reading this and going the full 40 days. The lady told me I'will have blessing in my life when I complete the 40 days. She said I would be renewed and know my life purpose in God's eyes. The book along with my first bible, a large king James embroided with pics sits at my bedside these past years. Today I start again, day 1 and like the man in the first chapter I feel a small sensation of walking into God's light. I would appreciate your prayers to complete this 40 day journey. Aloha
Happy reading! Hope you finish reading the book. I'll try to pray for you.
God bless you brother.
This is amazing!
Never thought I see so many negative comments on a channel that I generally thought consisted of intelligent individuals
No wonder this is a the most selling non-fiction book in the history. Purpose-driven living is a radically different mindset that the world fails to grasp. Only through Christ, one can understand his or her purpose and start to live a life of intentionality. Here's a great post that shares the sense of urgency we need to live an intentional life
THIS BOOK CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE! I STILL SPREAD IT 2 OTHER SICNIFICANT OTHERS! THANK YOU RICK!
He turned living a life of purpose into a auto-biography. wow....
I hate reading but I'm trying to read this book I'm only on day 3 it's changed my mindset so much this far god bless this man
Soul hunger,..that gnawing appetite for significance. For meaning a connection to a reality bigger than oneself
This man is obviously a philosopher. He has reduced decisions he makes down to core components, determines it's significance, then chooses a stance. Your betting on something, what's in your hands,..... no what's in your hands? Ok now that I'm famous what's the point of this? You see he asks questions to what he observes then he tries to logically answer those questions with the guidance of the holy spirit because he is betting it all on God. He placed his bet first, now how does what just happened help contribute to my bet being the winning bet? How about this... How did he decide to bet it all on God? For someone that appears to be so deeply logical, I would be willing to bet he asked himself the following question; When I die, is it better for me to die believing God is a myth or God is real, and furthermore with so many Gods in the World, is there any God on earth whom shows more compassion, grace, mercy and love than that of the God Christians pray to? A logical person would answer there is a God and the God Christians pray to is the one true God. Consider this when you add up grace, mercy, and love...The God Christians follow has set up his people for success, that is a characteristic that successful leaders use today, they set their people up for success, if you're successful or you're successfully leading, you're following some guidelines and setting your people up for success is one of them. It would make perfect logical sense that God, the one true God, would share this fundamental trait with successful leaders, he is after all "the leader" Now the question is do you want to be successful? Have you really tried to answer that? Define it?
One can read through these comments and find diversions and insults such as gay rights, he's an idiot, your purpose comes from within, mumbo jumbo...... These folks would never spend one minute considering a rebuttal to the thoughts that popped into their minds. The motive behind such comments is for internet trolling purposes, why else would one even bother to comment in such a negative fashion. If a troll makes it this far into what I've written do yourself a favor and do some research on what an internet troll is, then ask yourself if you fit the description, when you find out you do, consider how that makes you feel about yourself. I've been in your shoes, that's all it took to get me to stop.
Rocky Hartz 👍
What an irony! This man who wrote purpose driven life got a son who committed suicide! Did he not read his father's book or may have read it but was not convinced!
Who's Michael anyway?
Thank you for this amazing video
Pastor Warren I have found my Purpose in my Life through your book.. Purpose Driven Life... I am so excited to get more from the Lord for my Calling and Purpose of my Life.... David
Jesus loves all the atheists commenting on this page, just know that ;)
Mattitude678 I love you
Correction he loves everyone everywhere.
And Superman loves lois lane.
@Warrior of God of course why wouldn't he?
Mattitude678 amen
got to 1 minute 35 seconds.
Keep going it's well worth your time
commentaries are exactly that, commentaries. But the concordance aspect of the program gives you exact word used (hebrew/greek) and the other passages where the word is used. Then you can see the definitions of those words, and if you don't trust those, now, knowing the precise word, you can do your own research.
I haven't used it for the commentaries, though its nice that they are there. You will find that on any given issue, even 'allies' in doctrine won't always agree on everything.
Thanks. I've been trying to let providence lead me. Even knowing it always was so. Due to shortcomings, I made tragic errors. Not that that's so unusual for humans. Perhaps I just need to get back on the horse rather than abandon what I was or am. Be OK with some improvement. Resolve to do better, be better. I was already sold on your ideals. I still am much of what I was, which truly wasn't so bad. Battered a bit. An improvement I know. I do need to take better care. I need to take steps. Trying to blast myself out of a cannon on some big leap forward simply hasn't worked. Providence guides me, but not very far if I'm not moving. Encouraging to see your success from service. We tend to put the cart before the horse.