One Spirit. One Soul. One God. One Will. One Purpose. SIMPLIFIED!

There is only One Spirit. No matter what term you speak of, what life exists on whatever plane of the universe, there is only ONE SPIRIT. It is the Spirit of GOD. Our Maker. All things are a fragment of this ONE SPIRIT. Through Him it was created and through Him it's existence is possible.

We, are a fragment of God’s Spirit. God's Spirit is also known my many as our SOUL. He lives inside of each of us, we just have to give heed to His stirring. When man, through exercising the free will given to us by God, chooses to misdirect the Spirit and divert the power into selfish channels of personal aggrandizement, rather than toward the expression of its original impulse (God’s Will and the glorification of the Creator), then is when sin comes into existence!

There are so many various people who believe in different things. Many say that they do not believe in God, but instead give acknowledgment to "some Supreme being or force." If you listen to them speak of their beliefs and understandings, it will often times sound a whole lot like they do apply the same concepts, values, beliefs and morals as Christians do. Some will tell you that they believe in a "Universal Energy" - such as the Native American's. Others will say Karma, etc... etc...  But when it all comes down to it, no matter what you want to name it-- there is only ONE CREATOR, ONE SUPREME BEING, which is responsible for all things of Life and it is God. God is the UNIVERSAL SUPREME Spirit of Earth and all other life forces. 

There is no way of denying His existence. There is no way in claiming to believe all other things, but Him. You can not even speak of and give notice to the presence and existence of evil without acknowledging God's existence because if it was not for Him... there would be NO EVIL. No, he did not create nor intend for the EVIL. But he created life, then created free will... which then, unfortunately was taken advantage of resulting in Lucifer (Satan, EVIL) and his followers of fallen angels.

This is the platform for which my spiritual journey stems and continuously returns to. It does not matter if I am studying the bible of Christianity, Native American tradition and beliefs, Zen or anything else... it ALWAYS leads me back to MY GOD. And no matter what exploration I might come upon, what beliefs I might weigh and consider, if it is not in line with God as a universal creator and the ONE LAW that is HIS ULTIMATE WILL (An abundance of LOVE FOR ALL)... I can not apply it in my life.

While I do not give way to man-made beliefs or dogmas... I do believe that all things GOOD are the will of God. I do not choose to complicate my life and my journey of striving for His perfection and purpose by adding silly rules that just don't matter or make sense. I embrace an overall idea of Christianity and belief in God. It is one that is simple and just includes all things LOVE. Service to others. Helping. Loving. Reaching out. Living simple. Being humble. Giving glory and thanks to our Creator (as we wouldn't be here without Him). Searching for and Embracing the presence of Him in my life through synchronicity, etc... Everyone needs to stop making things so complicated with words of the bible this and that (and then doing the opposite) or following some rules and not others, as it becomes so discouraging to those who are just arriving... it is so confusing to others who do not have the knowledge already.Therefore, if I walk in my daily life, as an example of Jesus Christ... keeping things simple, it makes it easier for others to follow!

Some traditional Christians may not agree with some of the things that I declare, but I am not here to perfect MY RELATIONSHIP with God to anyone else's standards. I am here to seek out and strengthen a PERSONAL INTIMATE relationship with MY GOD! And as long as I am living by the ultimate law of Love and applying his ten commandments to my life, none of the rest of it really matters.

My Christian Exploration Journey of Being an "Empath" and having the gift of "Knowing"

For as long as I can remember, I have believed in God. My mother used to tell me that I was her angel, sent to her as a gift from God. My father was raised in a traditional Catholic Family, where he went to church regularly. From a young age, I was given the option of believing in God. It was never forced on me; however, it was strongly encouraged. I am glad that this is the case, for I am not sure where I would be in life without my belief in God.

I was baptized as a baby in the Lutheran Church, only because it is the one that my parents were a member of at that time in their life. Then when my father began going to church again at St. Pete’s Catholic Church, he signed me up for confirmation classes, first communion lessons, etc… at the Catholic Church. There have been many faiths that I have observed and/or experienced through the lessons of those around me. I have never been excited about religion as a whole, but rather I have always been curious to understand the underlying concept of God because He is the root of all religions and spiritual matters.

I figure that while religion may be the dictation of man, in how to worship or apply God in your life… God is absolutely real because He is the one thing that all men, no matter what religion, agree upon! There are many different types of “Spirituality” that are practiced by man here on Earth. But when you pick them apart and look at the various belief systems acquired, the basis of them are usually all stemmed from the same basic beliefs, no matter what terms they may use to define or explain them.

I was allowed to experience God on my own. I was allowed to attend whatever church I found interesting. I was allowed to freely explore my own Spirituality and acquire my own belief system. My father always guided me and always did his best to answer any questions that I had, but he NEVER told me what I should believe. He told me what he was taught, what he learned through his own experiences and what beliefs he had that gave Him comfort. I am eternally grateful for this, as I don’t know where I would be without it. Too many times, children who are forced to believe in God and practice as tightly wound Christians at a young age, actually grow into adults that end up resenting God and turn into agnostics or atheists.

I have applied the same strategy with my children. I educate them on my active Christianity morals, values, beliefs, etc… and allow them to think and draw their own conclusions. I leave an open ended forum for discussion about things and trust and know that God will lead them in the right direction. We must not force adult spirituality on children, but we must at least give them the seed of His existence in their lives. If you never know that something exists, then you never explore knowledge regarding that something.

I am only in my early 30’s and there is still so much that I feel I have to learn about God. My spirituality journey will be never ending, as I will always seek to know and understand Him and His will better. I will continue to strive to gain wisdom and knowledge to apply to my life. So while I feel that I live by means of a solid Christian value system, I still only feel like a “baby” in Christ. God’s wondrous works and presence in the world is so huge that it is hard to believe that I will ever know the full picture of it all. But while I am alive, I will always strive to try and reach a full understanding, a grasping of the whole picture, to share with others.

Man-made religions have various beliefs and understandings. It can become very confusing to us, seeking out God, to apply and know what it is truly of God and what is only of man. My perspective, I choose to leave religion aside and only seek an intimate and solid relationship with God.

My spiritual journey was fueled from a self-exploration process that I embarked on. For as long as I can remember, I have experienced things such as dreams that come true, an innate knowing (or intuition) that is so strong, it’s undeniable and a constant desire to heal others. I began seeking to understand these things through a psychology degree that teaches me the workings of the human body, mind and emotions; but, that is not what has given me the most understanding. What has given me the most comfort in not feeling like I was “weird” or “crazy” is seeking God and his various gifts and abilities that He gives to man to achieve His ultimate Will for human kind.

This blog will be a sharing of experiences, research, etc… that will attempt to explain spiritually and scientifically why I am an “EMPATH” who burdens the pain and feelings of others and why I experience “KNOWING” that others do not possess. I hope that you will find my blog invoking of thought and spiritual exploration.           God Bless to all,   Miranda Rhuda

Don't Talk About IT -- Start Living IT!

I had totally forgotten that I had started my Spirituality blog. Actually, I had forgotten about blogging altogether. But my spiritual journey that I started, almost 2 years ago, is still in process. There is so much to be learned about God, the various aspects of Jesus Christ, etc... 

When I began my Search for God, I did not have the clear picture of Him that I do now. Like so many other people, I did not know "HOW" to pray or what to say to Him. And now, I have come to the realization that there is no "right" way to pray to Him. I started a group on Facebook called I NEED PRAYER SUPPORT GROUP.  The reason for starting it was because so often in life we see someone going through a hard time and we say "I'll pray for you" but then we go about our day and forget. So many of us live, so caught up in our own lives, that we do not spend enough time focusing nor offering assistance on fellow man. The prayer group is the idea that if someone asks for prayer, that you immediately pray for them. So if someone posts a need, you comment, reply with a prayer to God. This offers support and hope to those in need of comfort. It is our job as Christians to pray for our fellow human kind. 

We need to stop claiming to be Christian. Stop talking about wanting to do good and start acting on it. It is my personal life goal to do all that I can to start living like a REAL CHRISTIAN... Walking through my life like Jesus Christ did. I want to provide help, hope, love, patient, peace and support to everyone I cross paths with in life. I hope to have others join me in this journey of leading by example! 

Stop talking about being Christian. Start living like it TODAY and EVERY DAY... Join us on Facebook and follow my blog! I plan to share stories of "synchronicities" that prove the existence of God and his answered prayers. I want to post stories of Angels that make a difference in others lives... If we just take some time to examine our lives and focus on God, we will see Him in everything around us!

We need to start being God's warriors in this CRAZY SINFUL DISTURBING world that we live in. We need to start bringing HIM back in everything and making the difference. Don't just talk about how CRAZY and AWEFUL the world has become, start taking action to change it. Jesus didn't talk about doing things, he just did them as the time came in His life.

God Bless!
Miranda Rhuda