Random musings

Every once in a while, I see messages or videos that speak about God's blessings. Sometimes, the videos show people that have no food to eat, or are crippled and disabled, or suffering with disease, or have children and family that die and so on.  Through it all, the message is that God has blessed us with so much because we don't suffer these things. So, we should be thankful that God loves us so much that He doesn't inflict us with such misery.  I don't know - but to me, this seems like such a twisted philosophy. It's like we are telling ourselves that "Better them than us" . Or that, we are mistakenly assuming that God doesn't love them enough. So maybe, it is their " lot " in life, to be punished like that. Or, maybe, this is an indirect way of shaming people so that we don't whine and complain about silly things, because someone out there is suffering more than we are. If the intent is for us to have a thankful heart or ...

Among many verses in the Bible about women, this specific verse has been quoted often as an admirable trait about women.  Your adornment must not be merely external-- braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. - 1 Peter 3:4 I must admit that I did not understand what it meant, until recently. I thought that it meant that a woman must not pay that much importance to her outward appearance, as much as she does to the condition of her heart, as this is precious in the sight of God. This much part is true.  But, I also thought that a " quiet " woman is more preferable than a talkative/outgoing one. This was confusing to me, because if God has created each one of us, with our individual traits, why does the Bible talk about being " quiet "? Maybe, this was my big " A-ha/DUH " m...