{"id":3531,"date":"2010-10-17T13:15:05","date_gmt":"2010-10-17T17:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeasprayer.wordpress.com\/?p=3531"},"modified":"2010-10-17T13:15:05","modified_gmt":"2010-10-17T17:15:05","slug":"what-is-a-living-god-part-2-8-qualities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/what-is-a-living-god-part-2-8-qualities\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Living God? (part 2: 8 Qualities)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How easy it is to forget that there is (exists) a Living<\/span> God<\/a><\/strong>. Maybe this is so because we are surrounded by dead ones. Since the things we need and “serve” are not consistently life-giving, I think we lump everything to together and get along with that sort of paradigm. A “less-than Living” take on life.<\/p>\n

The originator, Creator<\/a> God, is never-ending, and a not relegated to some notion of goodness, or idea we get to keep in the back of our minds.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are 8 attributes to this Living God: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. A Living God embodies Love not Apathy (the opposite of love)<\/strong><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2. A Living God makes a worshiper like him\/her (God transcends gender).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It should be noted that dead gods, in their way, do the same thing<\/span>. Nevertheless, a Living God refines and purifies, and dead gods foster forms of decay\/destruction, and of course selfishness\u2013which cannot lead to life. (Examples: the (dead) god of career, of drugs, of overeating, of anger, of popularity, and so on.)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

3. A Living God has a personality (is a being), and relates to others (has the true quality for connecting in relationship) as a primary undertaking and desire.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

4. A Living God is interactive<\/em> in human history, and perpetually involved in common life with regards to people, events, and circumstances.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

5. A Living God is wise and forbearing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

6. A Living God is everywhere, unconquered, and vigorous (spirited).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

7. A Living God may display displeasure or delight.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

8. A Living God has no pride, (because pride is delusional and also leads to deadened life).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In light of this, what is your response to God?<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I’m asking for you to take a minute, and comment on your response, one (or more) of these 8 mentioned traits, or bring up something I didn’t mentioned. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you very much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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