“Conversations with God”: An “Interview” with Jesus on the State of the World Today

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AN “INTERVIEW” WITH JESUS ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD TODAY: “MY CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD”
From https://beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com/conversations-with-god/
And www.sharefaith.wordpress.com

picture (great by my friend, Jenny) from http://www.awritersdreams.wordpress.com

AN “INTERVIEW” WITH JESUS ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD TODAY
“MY CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD” through Jesus
Key words (Tags): Jesus, Jesus Christ, teachings, “inspiration”, faith, new book, ‘The Real, The True Jesus’
Submitter’s Note:
The ‘reporter’ “did this interview with Jesus” yesterday and he doesn’t know whether he’s really crazy sharing this personal “interview” publically on the net (perhaps I’ll be locked away by funny little men in white coats), but am just doing it… “impulsively” (as always).

(Updated article from http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/an-interview-with-jesus-on-the-state-of-the-world-today-my-conversations-with-god)
“Be bold and unseen forces come to one’s aid.”

(Love that quote and perhaps the story of my ‘little life)
Craig is currently writing a new manuscript titled ‘The Real, The True Jesus: The One I Know and Love’
“Lucky” 13th Feb 2010
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“MY CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD” through Jesus
Jesus, why is the world such a mess and how can the world be made a better place?
It always has been, but these are particularly uncertain days in history. Still the current state of the world saddens me greatly.. especially the great divisions between nations. My message (very simple) today is still as relevant as ever. Justice, respect for all people, hope, love and peace. And if more people could just follow my simple teachings of 2000 years ago the world would be transformed (by a new consciousness – collective). These teachings are practical solutions to the problems of the world … and they are as valid in my time on earth… today and always.
What can be done to bring unity between people, particularly between east and west, as there are so many religions (apparently conflicting), cultures and religious traditions?
A spirit of love is the well-spring of hope and brings people together… and this brings peace. Put God, the Father first, love your neighbour as yourself… and everything else, GOOD flows from that.
Is there one God and are YOU God, Jesus? There are many manifestations of God and I am but one manifestation. I have always had a very special relationship with my Father; but so can YOU, if you so choose.
I call myself “Son of Man”, in fact, more than “Son of God”, but everyone is a “child of God, the Father”. I just have and always will have a very special, intimate relationship with God, my Father.
There will be other messengers bringing God’s message after me, as our Father works through special people on earth (those who have a special sense of ‘mission and destiny’ and are available and totally committed to me). Then they are my hands and voice, a channel for my spirit to flow through.
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What about Allah?
As I said, there is only ONE Infinite Spirit, One God. It’s just another term for the Creator of the Universe, which stems from different cultures, another tradition.
So are you saying all rivers lead to the ocean?
No, not all oceans are the same. Because each person’s path is different and you’ll have different experiences of God along the journey, depending on what you believe. So YOU choose what the concept of God (or “my Father”) means to you. And everyone’s experience of Heaven, the Kingdom of God will then be different… because of their unique journeys of life.
So are you the only way to God?

As in your words in John…

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14: 6 (NIV)
I am quite horrified by the way the church has applied much of what I taught over the past 2000 years, taken some statements out of context for their own ends (and even omitted many of my words). Power for its own sake is corrupting (and dangerous). I used (and use) parables to get my message across very simply, but so much of what I said is taken so literally.
I said no-one comes to the Father, except through ME. Other religions don’t offer a personal relationship with God, the Ultimate Source, and don’t utilise the concept of God as “a Father figure”. So only those who follow me will have a “Christ-consciousness” (and this is different to an “Allah consciousness” of the same ONE God).
I hope, I trust that my spirit comes alive through my words… giving hope eternally…and the only way I could do that was to die as I did!
“When (or perhaps rather if) you arrive in heaven, let hope, faith and love be the wings that carried you there.”
God bless you all.”
Jesus
13th Feb in the year 2010
“If I can throw a single ray of light across the darkened pathway of another;
if I can aid some soul to clearer sight of life and duty, and thus bless my brother;
if I can wipe from any human cheek a tear,
I shall not have lived my life in vain while here.
If I can guide some erring one to truth, inspire within his heart a sense of duty;
if I can plant within my soul of rosy youth a sense of right, a love of truth and beauty;
if I can teach one man that God and heaven are near,
I shall not then have lived in vain while here.
If from my mind I banish doubt and fear, and keep my life attuned to love and kindness;
if I can scatter light and hope and cheer, and help remove the curse of mental blindness;
if I can make more joy, more hope, less pain,
I shall not have lived and loved in vain.
If by life’s roadside I can plant a tree, beneath whose shade some wearied head may rest,
though I may never share its beauty, I shall yet be truly blest –
though no one knows my name, nor drops a flower upon my grave,
I shall not have lived in vain while here.”
– St Francis of Assisi
Today, don’t just try to make a living… try to make a difference
“If a man is called to be a street-sweeper,
he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted,
or Beethoven composed music,
or Shakespeare wrote poetry.
He should sweep streets so well,
that all the hosts of heaven will pause to say,
here lived a great street sweeper
who did his job well.
– Martin Luther King, Jr

About the submitter:
In his various writings, little by little, one mind, one heart, one soul at a time, Craig strives in some small way to break down and economic, social, cultural and religious barriers. Craig believes that whilst we should celebrate our differences, what we share in the form of our common humanity is way more important than what divides us.
He is currently “writing” ‘Jesus Meets Muhammad’.

www.craigsbooks.wordpress.com

“Whilst we can (and should) celebrate our differences (unique), let not our varying beliefs divide us, but let the Spirit of our shared humanity be what defines and unites us all as common citizens of our planet.””

“Instead of the limits of borders (of countries and of our minds) let us and our leaders expand our sense of possibility… and together let’s look at building bridges to distant horizons, far and great. Lord, help us all lift our eyes a little higher.”

from www.craigsquotes.wordpress..com and https://peacepursuit.wordpress.com/category/inspirational-quotes-2/page/6/

The submitter’s blogs (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) are at https://craigsblogs.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/craigs-list-of-blogs-updated-sept-2011/ and www.sharefaith.wordpress.com

From https://beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com/conversations-with-god/

And www.sharefaith.wordpress.com

(Updated article from http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/an-interview-with-jesus-on-the-state-of-the-world-today-my-conversations-with-god

“Together, one mind, one heart, one life, one small step at a time, let’s link hands and march into a new tomorrow, a better and brighter future. TOGETHER we can do it”

linking hands

TOGETHER, one mind, one heart, one soul, one small step at a time, we can make some difference towards a better world, a brighter tomorrow
“SHARE, ENCOURAGE and SPREAD, HOPE, LOVE and LIGHT”

Sharing some Thoughts (and Quotations) on the Power of Love to Make a Difference (through Helping Make a Shift in Global Consciousness)

http://sharefaith.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/sharing-some-thoughts-and-quotations-on-the-power-of-love-to-make-a-difference-through-helping-make-a-shift-in-global-consciousness-2/

read to the great singing of Jennifer Rush (if you can do two things at once, unlike most men (and this writer who can’t even walk and chew gum/talk at the same time)

and shared by “totally unmusical” c

from http://www.momsgarden.wordpress.com (song from mom’s funeral)
http://grandprizegrandprix.wordpress.com/
http://godandformula1.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/on-the-podium-after-the-greatest-race/
and http://thegrandprize.wordpress.com/page/2/

“Together, one mind, one heart, one life, one small step at a time, let’s plant tiny seeds, embers of hope, see the embers turn into a flame, then link hands and march into a new tomorrow, a better and brighter future. TOGETHER we can do it”

– c
see http://peacepursuit.wordpress.com/2014/07/03/a-review-hope-love-dream-believe-peace-from-the-words-and-inspiration-of-desmond-tutu-6/ and https://beliefhope.wordpress.com/

“SHARE, ENCOURAGE and SPREAD, HOPE, LOVE and LIGHT”

light

Sharing some Thoughts on the Spiritual Journey

Crowded Beach

Beach at Natures Valley on the scenic Garden Route, South Africa. Picture by my old friend John (whose “photographic talents” I definitely do not posess!)

web site http://jetpix.wordpress.com/

Article Title: Sharing some Thoughts on the Spiritual Journey

Shared by: Craig Lock

Category (key words): Inspirational quotes, spiritual, spiritual writings, spiritual growth, inspiration, empowerment, words of empowerment, peace, pursuit of peace

The submitter’s web sites are at:

The submitter’s blogs (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) are at
his various other blogs are at http://craigsblogs.wordpress.com
Obsessive or WHAT!

(Personal growth, self help, writing, internet marketing, spiritual, ‘spiritual writings’ (how ‘airey-fairey’), words of inspiration and money management, how boring now, craig

Publishing Guidelines:

This piece (as with all my writings) may be freely reproduced electronically or in print. If it helps others “out there” on the ‘amazing journey of life’, then we’re very happy.

“We share what we know, so that we all may grow

Sharing some Thoughts on the Spiritual Journey

Here are some of my notes and thoughts (in point form) that I’ve collected and written down over the years. Some are from authors unknown. I find them uplifting, empowering and inspirational on my own journey “on the path less travelled”. So will share with you and hope them may be uplifting, empowering and perhaps even inspirational to you too. Enjoy…

craig

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To start off some quotes about my great passion, motor racing and Formula 1…

“People talk about the Zone as a very outward thing, but it’s not. It’s very spiritual. To me, the Zone is when you’re operating at the intuitive level;. You’re not thinking about it, so it happens naturally. You’re at the top of your job. You’ve got your emotions controlled, your energy is channelled and you’re just doing it. That’s the Zone. You’re just doing it.”

– British and European touring car champion driver, Andy Priax

“The driver is expected to explore the inner places of his desire by taking everything to this limit…to translate it into a sublime peak only he can reach; but the trouble is they’re all doing it…. on a narrow ribbon of track, together.”

– fine writing by Christopher Hilton in his fascinating book Inside the Mind of a Grand Prix Driver

The journey is more important and enjoyable than the destination.

Education is food for the family

“My ambition is the souls of men”

You have to know yourself before you can know God.

Spirituality (and religion) is man reaching out to God, but Christianity is God reaching out to man.

“Sin is not having faith in your dreams.”

Have a heart for lost people.

Sow seeds of hope to as many people as possible.

“it fanned the flame of vengeance”

New Zealand has a BIG heart for a little country.

God, Divine Source doesn’t need you to pray.

“The thing always happens that you believe in. And the belief in a thing makes it happen.”

– Frank Lloyd Wright

Humanity and solidarity

Gandhi was a ‘pilgrim of peace’. A story of his experiments with truth. He took the moral high ground.

“Christ gave me the message. Gandhi gave me the method.”

– Dr Martin Luther King, Jnr

God transcends human comprehension.

The Divine (Divine Source) speaks to us (primarily) through feelings and connects us to the Ultimate Source.

How you choose to get through adversity.

The power of decision.

We can all do great things in our lives. Aspire to do significant things.

Here are some thoughts from Dr Deepak Chopra…

The power of:

* intention

* imagination

* information

* wisdom

and

* memory.

Stretch your faith

Christianity is a bridge. God reaching down and touching us.

With clarity comes understanding and with it comes knowledge.

Blend theology with psychology.

You don’t have to have made a good start in life – you just need  to have a great finish.

I will instruct you and guide you along the best pathway for your life

– Psalm 328??

I live by what I believe... and not by what I feel

Feelings follow actions.

The Holy Spirit helps me in what honours me most???

Stretch your faith.

CHOOSE to make God as BIG, as you can possibly conceive

“A New God for a New World”??

You have to know yourself before you can know God

“Sin is not having faith in your dreams.”

“The me I see is the me I’ll be.”

What you think is what you become.

“As a man thinketh (in his heart), so is he.”

– Proverbs

Reframing is taking a thought(s) and changing the way you see it/them.

What counts in life is not what in the depths (of the past), but what’s in the future.”

– Auschwitz survivor, Viktor Frankl in his compelling book ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’

There are better ways than war to resolve conflict

THE RECONCILIATOR

“Our wish is that the Assad regime, which is now on a knife-edge, does not enter this road of no return, which leads to the edge of the abyss. No regime can survive by killing or jailing. No one can build a future over the blood of the oppressed.”

– Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister

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“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”

– Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi

A NEW HEART

A story of hope, renewal, transformation and ultimately PEACE

“We can learn far more from our tears than from our laughter”

“Peace: This does not mean that we are immune from life’s daily struggles, trials and tribulations (and also the tragedies and wars occurring around the globe. It’s a choice of living amidst the disappointments, the daily “ups and downs”, yet having a calmness in our hearts and truly being at peace …with ourselves and the world.”

craig (20th Dec 2011)

“This too shall pass and things WILL get better”

Threads of hope

“Every tiny action by seemingly ‘ordinary’* people may be seen as a pin-prick in a small piece of card-board. Yet it is each ONE of these barely observable holes that makes a miniscule difference… through allowing a glimmer of light to shine through. And it’s the myriad of tiny flickers, thousands and thousands at a time that can shine the brightest light in the darkest of places.”

* what’s that!

FORGIVE. Move ahead

I have a passion for mutual tolerance, moderation and self-responsibility.

“I ‘work’ for the betterment and upliftment of humanity, working for and attempting in some small way to advance the cause of peace… or at least a slightly better and more peaceful world.”

I write to impel some kind of ACTION (or reaction) in readers. YOU CAN , one person at a time, make some impact on the world, through planting “seeds of hope” (from ‘Seeds of Hope to Endless Possibilities’, ‘Far and Grand Horizons’)

Themes of justice, hope, love and peace.

The great power of LOVE to effect transformation…in lives, in countries…everywhere.

Together, you and I, let’s march bravely into a bright new tomorrow

Shared by craig (“Information and Inspiration Distributor, Incorrigible Encourager and People-builder”)

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“Lord,

Let me be a channel for your peace, a window for Your light to shine through… to everyone I meet.

Lord

Use my ‘little’ life as a focus for your (infinite) possibilities

Let YOUR Spirit shine through these words.

“Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable…

and receives the impossible.”

– Corrie Ten Boom

“When you were born,
you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live your life so when you die,
the world cries and you rejoice.”
– Indian saying

Thanks, dearest mom, your spirit will live on…forever
craig

About the submitter:

In his life mission Craig hopes to help, encourage, motivate, uplift and perhaps even inspire people to be their best through realising their full potentials. His dream is seeing people finding, striving for the “seemingly impossible” and one day perhaps even realising their personal goals and dreams having great FUN along the journey. Craig has a ‘passion’ for writing books that tell stories about people doing positive things in this often so hard, sometimes unkind world, occasionally so cruel, yet always amazing world He loves ‘telling tales’, sharing true stories that leave the reader feeling uplifted, empowered and perhaps hopefully even inspired.

http://members.tripod.com/~lock77/  http://www.craiglockbooks.com and www.selfgrowth.com/experts/craig_lock.html

The various books that Craig “felt inspired to write” are available at:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=la_B005GGMAW4_sr?rh=i%3Abooks&field-author=Craig+Lock   http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 http://www.creativekiwis.com/amazon.html   and http://goo.gl/vTpjk

The submitter’s blogs (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) are at
his various other blogs are at http://craigsblogs.wordpress.com/
Obsessive or WHAT!
“The world’s smallest and most exclusive bookstore”

“A book is small enough to hold in your hand; but when you read it, the walls fall away and you’re in a room as big as the world.”

A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.” – Chinese proverb

“A book, like a dog, is man’s best friend, but inside it’s too dark to read.” – Woody Allen (I “tink” – no, on reflection it was Groucho Marx)

“Together, one mind, one soul at a time, let’s see how many people we can impact, empower, encourage and perhaps even inspire to reach their fullest potentials. Change YOUR world and you help change THE world…for the better”

THESE THOUGHTS MAY BE FREELY PUBLISHED

May you all see God’s brilliant light on the path (road) up ahead… that is your life

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Picture by my old friend John (whose “photographic talents” I definitely do not posess!)

web site http://jetpix.wordpress.com/

“Where do we find peace? Peace is in the rosy softness of a new dawn breaking. It’s the sound of the wind across the mountain peak, the quiet and mystical beauty of a snow-flake drifting silence downward to a land blanketed in white. Peace is the elusive Kingdom of the Soul.”

Quote

 

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A man and mountain

“Where do we find peace?
Peace is in the rosy softness of a new dawn breaking.
It’s the sound of the wind across the mountain peak,
the quiet and mystical beauty of a snow-flake drifting silence downward to a land blanketed in white.
Peace is the elusive Kingdom of the Soul.”

A Gizzy beauty

 

from http://www.momsgarden.wordpress.com