Memo from God

[Fadhli]

I've just received it yesterday.. have you received it yet?

Date: Eternity

From: GOD

To: My Children on Earth

Subject: Idiotic religious rivalries

My Dear Children (and believe me, that's all of you),

I consider myself a pretty patient Guy. I mean, look at the Grand Canyon. It took millions of years to get it right. And how about evolution? Boy, nothing is slower than designing that whole Darwinian thing to take place, cell by cell and gene by gene. I've even been patient through your fantasies, fashions, civilizations, wars and schemes, and the countless ways you take Me for granted until you get yourselves into big trouble over and over again and again.

I want to let you know about some things that are starting to tick me off.

First of all, your religious rivalries are driving Me up a wall. Enough already! Let's get one thing straight: These are YOUR religions, not Mine. I'm the Whole Enchilada; I'm beyond them all. Every one of your religions claims there's only one of Me (which, by the way, is absolutely true). But in the very next breath, each religion claims it's My favorite one. And each claims its bible was written personally by me, and that all the other bibles are man-made. Oh, Me. How do I even begin to put a stop to such complicated nonsense?

Okay, listen up now: I'm your Father and Mother, and I don't play favorites among My Children. Also, I hate to break it to you, but I don't write. My longhand is awful, and I've always been more of a "doer" anyway. So all your books, including the bibles, were written by men and women. They were inspired remarkable people but they also made mistakes here and there in their understanding. I made sure of that, so that you would never trust a written word more than your own living Heart.

You see, one Human Being to me--even a Bum on the street--is worth more than all the holy books in the world. That's just the kind of Guy I Am. My Spirit is not an historical thing, It's alive right here, right now, as fresh as your next breath and whether you believe it or not, I'm making all things new continuously.

Holy books and religious rites are sacred and powerful, but not more so than the least of You. They were only meant to steer you in the right direction, not to keep you arguing with each other, and certainly not to keep you from trusting your own personal connection with Me.

Which brings Me to My next point about your nonsense: You act like I need you and your religions to stick up for Me to "win souls" for My Sake. Please, don't do Me any favors. I can stand quite well on my own, thank you. I don't need you to defend Me, and I certainly don't need constant credit. I just want you to be good to each other.

And another thing: I don't get all worked up over money or politics, so stop dragging My name into your dramas. For example, I swear to Me that I never threatened Oral Roberts. I never rode in any of Rajneesh's Rolls Royces. I never told Pat Robertson to run for president, and I've never ever had a conversation with Jim Bakker, Jerry Falwell, or Jimmy Swaggart!

The thing is, I want you to stop thinking of religion as some sort of loyalty pledge to Me. The true purpose of your religions is so that you can become more aware of Me, not the other way around. Believe Me, I know you already. I know what's in each of your hearts, and I love you with no strings attached. Lighten up and enjoy Me. That's what religion is best for.

What you seem to forget is how Mysterious I Am. You look at the petty little differences in your scriptures and say, "Well, if this is the Truth, then that can't be!" But instead of trying to figure out My Paradoxes and Unfathomable Nature -- which, by the way, you never will -- why not open your hearts to the simple common threads in every religion?

You know what I'm talking about: Love and respect everyone. Be kind. Even when life is scary or confusing, take courage and be of good cheer, for I Am always with you. Learn how to be quiet, so you can hear My Still, Small Voice (I don't like to shout). Leave the world a better place by living your life with dignity and gracefulness, for you are My Own Child. Hold back nothing from life, for the part of you which is your fantasy world and attendant dramas will surely die, and the part of you that reflects Me can't, and won't. So don't worry, be happy (I stole that last line from Bobby McFerrin, but he stole it from Meher Baba in the first place.)

Simple stuff. Why do you keep making it so complicated? It's like you're always looking for an excuse to be upset. And I'm very tired of being your main excuse. Do you think I care whether you call me Yahweh, Jehovah, Allah, Wakantonka, Brahma, Father, Mother, or even The Universe, The Void or Nirvana? Do you think I care which of My chosen Children you feel closest to--Jesus, Mary, Buddha, Krishna, Mohammed or any of the others? You can call Me and My chosen Ones any name you choose, if only you would go about My business of loving one another as I love you. I've chosen you all, you know. How can you keep neglecting something so simple?

I'm not telling you to abandon your religions. Enjoy your religions, honor them, learn from them, just as you should enjoy, honor, and learn from your parents. But do you walk around telling everyone that your parents are better than theirs? Your religion, like your parents, may always have the most special place in your heart; I don't mind that at all. And I don't want you to combine all the Great Traditions into One Big Mess. Each religion is unique for a reason. Each has a unique style so that people can find the best path for themselves.

But My Chosen Children -- the ones your religions revolve around -- all live in the same place (My Heart) and they get along perfectly, I assure you. The clergy must stop creating a myth of sibling rivalry where there is none.

My Blessed Children of Earth, the world has grown too small for your pervasive religious bigotry and confusion. The whole planet is connected by air travel, the internet, satellite dishes, cell phones, telephones, fax machines. Get with the program! If you really want to help Me --then commit yourselves to figuring out how to feed your hungry, clothe your naked, protect your abused, and shelter your poor. And just as importantly, make your own everyday life a shining example of kindness and good humor. I've given you all the resources you need, if only you abandon your fear of each other and begin living, loving, and laughing together.

Finally, My Children everywhere, I love each one of you. I'm not really ticked off, I just wanted to grab your attention because I hate to see you suffer. But I gave you Free Will, so what can I do now other than to try to influence you through reason, persuasion, and a little old-fashioned guilt and manipulation? After all, I Am the original Jewish Mother. I just want you to be happy. I really Am, indeed, I swear, I'm with you always.

Always. Trust In Me.

Your One and Only true Love,

GOD

[AlFajr]

2:79 So woe to those who write the Scripture with their hands then say: ?This is from God,? so that they can seek a cheap gain! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they gained.

[Fadhli]

 



i don't seek to gain anything nor i think this would made me gain anything other than feeling to be close to Him... yet it is something that i feel that i should deliver... I just follow my heart... I put all my trust in You... If i were to be woed by this... I would accept it wholeheartedly my God... I consider that as Your love to me... Your light to me....

Peace

[alan]

2:79 So woe to those who write the Scripture with their hands then say: ?This is from God,? so that they can seek a cheap gain! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they gained.

I think that was a vey sad response.Poor God having such shallow servants.

[AlFajr]

I think that was a vey sad response.Poor God having such shallow servants.

Please elaborate. Right now it just reads like a baseless insult.

[alan]

Please elaborate. Right now it just reads like a baseless insult.

Your response appears to be an insult to the effort and thought that went into that post,you seem oblivious to this,but not to your own sensitivities,perhaps.

[AlFajr]

I would not have posted that verse if he didn't claimed it was from God. How is that an insult to the effort he put in?

[alan]

I would not have posted that verse if he didn't claimed it was from God. How is that an insult to the effort he put in.

No offense,but you cant be serious!
He/she wasnt claiming it was actually from God.

[AlFajr]

No offense,but you cant be serious!
He/she wasnt claiming it was actually from God.

How can you be so sure? One of the main doctrines of the "new age" movement is that every individual is God. And the memo sounds very much like a new age piece.

In any case I would advise the author not to write in first person perspective under the pen name God, if he is not God.

[alan]

How can you be so sure? One of the main doctrines of the "new age" movement is that every individual is God. And the memo sounds very much like a new age piece.

In any case I would advise the author not to write in first person perspective under the pen name God, if he is not God.

Ok if thats what you think,but thats not how it came across to me.

[AlFajr]

ok   

[L.Hu]

"I would not have posted that verse if he didn't claimed it was from God. How is that an insult to the effort he put in?"
He or she never claimed it was from God. It never came across like that to me. People are getting weird these days. Logic and infrence skills seem to be at a all time low.

[farida]

Your response appears to be an insult to the effort and thought that went into that post,you seem oblivious to this,but not to your own sensitivities,perhaps.

What great efforts went into that post, its a typical American jargon, forward mail and what is that God = "the original Jewish Mother " ha ha ha I think the writer doesn?t know that Jewish mothers are famous for not letting go their children unlike God who allows us to wonder in this world on our own as if we are independent of Him.

[AlFajr]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversations_with_God

We are all One.
There's Enough.
There's Nothing We Have [an obligation] to Do.
Ours Is Not A Better Way, Ours Is Merely Another Way.

In an interview with Larry King, Walsch described the inception of the books as follows: at a low period in his life, Walsch wrote an angry letter to God asking questions about why his life wasn't working. After writing down all of his questions, he heard a voice over his right shoulder say: "Do you really want an answer to all these questions or are you just venting?" Though when he turned around he saw no one there, Walsch felt answers to his questions filling his mind and decided to write them down. The ensuing dialogue became the Conversations with God books. However, in the interview with Larry King, Walsch freely admitted that he couldn?t be sure that it was God speaking and that the books could have been the product of his own subconscious, but he stated that he truly believed it to be the voice of God speaking to him.

So having read the book, and noticing the similarities in theme with the "memo". I would not be suprised if the OP also thought he was writing a message from God.

[alan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversations_with_God
So having read the book, and noticing the similarities in theme with the "memo". I would not be suprised if the OP also thought he was writing a message from God.

Chill,I dont think so,mild dose of overzealousness?

[AlFajr]

Chill,I dont think so,mild dose of overzealousness?

Overzealous, I doubt it. For you to understand what my issue with the post is you have to understand my beliefs. Firstly, I believe that God does send down revelations and I believe that God sends down messengers and prophets.

So all your books, including the bibles, were written by men and women. They were inspired remarkable people but they also made mistakes here and there in their understanding. I made sure of that, so that you would never trust a written word more than your own living Heart.

Now this insult is aimed directly at people like me who believe that the Quran was divinely inspired. He suggests that we are devoting all our time and energy to some mans mental fabrications. 

I'm not telling you to abandon your religions. Enjoy your religions, honor them, learn from them, just as you should enjoy, honor, and learn from your parents.

Now the memo says to "enjoy" my religion? Even though he just claimed it was man made? I don't take religion as fun and games.

Now those two points in particular I strongly oppose. I admit I could have just argued against his point of view. But the OP presented his view in a format that I found extremely insulting. So I decided to post the stern warning:

2:79 So woe to those who write the Scripture with their hands then say: ?This is from God,? so that they can seek a cheap gain! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they gained.

Because not only is the message being preached unquranic but it also uses God's name in such a trivial manner. I hope you understand now why I posted what I did.

No offense,but you cant be serious!
He/she wasnt claiming it was actually from God.

He or she never claimed it was from God. It never came across like that to me. People are getting weird these days. Logic and infrence skills seem to be at a all time low.

Title = Memo from God. Sounds like the OP does not believe in God's Revelations. Otherwise they would be more careful in making sure they do not ascribe anything with God's name without authority and definetly not in such a light hearted manner. Now before you go questioning my logic and inference skills I want to make it clear that I knew that the OP had little to no chance of convincing anyone it is really from God. Does that however make the behavior right? Particularly posting it on a forum full of people who believe that the Quran is the true message of God?  Please answer the question.

[alan]

Overzealous, I doubt it. For you to understand what my issue with the post is you have to understand my beliefs. Firstly, I believe that God does send down revelations and I believe that God sends down messengers and prophets.

Now this insult is aimed directly at people like me who believe that the Quran was divinely inspired. He suggests that we are devoting all our time and energy to some mans mental fabrications. 

Now the memo says to "enjoy" my religion? Even though he just claimed it was man made? I don't take religion as fun and games.

Now those two points in particular I strongly oppose. I admit I could have just argued against his point of view. But the OP presented his view in a format that I found extremely insulting. So I decided to post the stern warning:

2:79 So woe to those who write the Scripture with their hands then say: ?This is from God,? so that they can seek a cheap gain! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they gained.

Because not only is the message being preached unquranic but it also uses God's name in such a trivial manner. I hope you understand now why I posted what I did.

Title = Memo from God. Sounds like the OP does not believe in God's Revelations. Otherwise they would be more careful in making sure they do not ascribe anything with God's name without authority and definetly not in such a light hearted manner. Now before you go questioning my logic and inference skills I want to make it clear that I knew that the OP had little to no chance of convincing anyone it is really from God. Does that however make the behavior right? Particularly posting it on a forum full of people who believe that the Quran is the true message of God?  Please answer the question.

I think you are spitting your dummy out now.

[AlFajr]

I think you are spitting your dummy out now.

Peace Alan 


No hard feelings. I tried to get across to you but failed.

[L.Hu]

Aalmakto please be serius. How can you infer that that person was giving a message he/she thinks is from God. The lesson of the "memo" was that do not kill each other or hate each other because of useless and pity relugous diffrences. I mean you no insult or offence but you take stuff to litrally.

[AlFajr]

Aalmakto please be serius. How can you infer that that person was giving a message he/she thinks is from God. The lesson of the "memo" was that do not kill each other or hate each other because of useless and pity relugous diffrences. I mean you no insult or offence but you take stuff to litrally.

Peace L.Hu
I already explained how I inferred what  I did. Am I 100% certain of my reasoning? Of course not. Only God knows Fadhli's true intentions and beliefs. But you are wrong in saying that the only message of the memo is not to kill each other or hate. You failed to read the lines I quoted earlier in particular.

[Fadhli]

*bump* I felt like falling in the floor...

Why disputes guys... no insults please... it was not as i expected (kinda shocked actually)... just take the message digest it and leave it be... it was suppose to be a fun message...   

I  apologize if i'm wrong aalmakto... but it seems like you thought that i have some bad intention to sway people with what you call new age crap.... my objective is simple... to open a new perspective about God... if one can't except it one can leave it be... don't have to take it to literally... i don't care much about who wrote that... the jewish mother thing or any names inside there... i just care about the core message... the hidden message.. God's signature... i hope some would open their eyes on that core message too... I truly understand too that some WILL try to debunk it... it does not matter to me cuz.... it's their perspective and preference and I respect that... so i leave it to God to handle and guide them... i don't have to worry nor fear you guys be swayed cuz i trust the God in all of you... you guys has the ability to discern it yourself... i just deliver... that is all to it... the trick is to keep it simple...

New age or not... we are coming to the age of change... be prepared to face it... you don't have to join any group.. you have God beside you... Know that... For those who seek God they can feel it and be glorified with it... for those who see to debunk it... they only see the errors in it and feared with it... that's what i learned. i used to be like that...

i'm really aware that a lot of disinfos looming in the internet... especially on the new age movements... but please consider too that... in that disinfo... there's also a gem and love from God... one have to learn to discover it themselves... nobody can teach them other than themselves... and we have the power to choose and take what we want from all of the abundance in this world... I know you guys are smart creations of the God.. i don't have to debate on these things...

I hope we clear on the doubts on why i post this... I just learning to follow my heart... If i'm wrong i don't think i'm harming anybody... If i'm right we all become happy God's creations (i like to use the term children but i think some would not like it)... but then again... right or wrong are just our own interpretation of our thoughts and perspective. So no need to dispute just respect others and all is well...  ... so i apologize if i'm disputing with anyone.. i just want to express my thought that is all...

Oh God... we glorify you for all the creations that you made....  for this please bless us... and i also bless them.. i also bless myself... let them bless themselves... let us understands each other more from this thread of event... Thank you God...

Peace and thank you   

[Fadhli]

Oh yeah.. i did try to search from where it came from... the actual title is an open letter from God. you can google it and investigate it yourself.. I found out that there are a couple of versions in the message... but that's a small matter to me... unless you guys want to make it a big matter.. you can analyze it break it into pieces and autopsy it here... let the others know... i don't mind  ... if that can satisfy the hunger for truth... i don't mind being the doll

Peaces 

[AlFajr]

Peace Fadhli 
Whats done is done. I appreciate you coming out with your opinion and it is an act of sincerity on your part. Now I know you did not write the memo and you only agree with the core of the message but not the specifics.

In other words the reason why you posted the memo is because you wanted to teach people a lesson about God.

There are alot of people who claim they know "what God wants". By default if they contradict each other than either one or even both groups are wrong.

Suppose someone sincerely wants to know what God wants. The jumble of differing opinion makes this task harder.

No offense. But you say that what you posted can be refuted. So why bother posting it.

Are you trying to justify the spread of falsehood because you agree with the "hidden message"? Even though you know spreading of falsehood is wrong?

Fadhli, again I appreciate you posting this. But realise that you actually do cause harm when you spread falsehood. Falsehood makes the path to God crooked and makes it harder for the sincere to find out what the purpose of their life is. If you want to support the truth I advice you verify it to your utmost ability before even telling or showing anyone else. I advice you not to post something that you know can be refuted.

Another thing, your heart is not infallible. Every tyrant, murderer, rapist, criminal throughout history followed their heart.  They disregarded morality to chase after power and Wealth. They ended up destroying countless lives and caused alot of corruption on the earth. They followed their heart, but one of the mistakes they committed is they chose not to trust in Goodness and God.

You believe in a "subjective" morality... Please consider the implications of this. Imagine looking into the eyes of one of the victims of this world, and telling them that the injustices commited on them are merely someone elses "interpretation" of right or wrong.

Subjective Morality is for the carefree people, the ones who are not being trodden on and exploited. Most of us have been blessed with great abundance, but we commit an injustice when we forget to consider the less fortunate.

Ultimately we are only responsible for ourselves. If you think the purpose of this earth is for God to amuse himself. Ponder over this:

21:17 If We wanted to be amused, We could have done so from what is already with Us, if that is what We wished to do.

[Fadhli]

Erm a lot of questions to answer.. this gonna be fun heh... I'll try to be responsible for what i posted for...

In other words the reason why you posted the memo is because you wanted to teach people a lesson about God.
You can put it that way but i'm not a teacher nor a wise man nor an expert. I prefer to put it more on giving other people new perspectives rather than absolute truth. I tend to come to a conclusion now that the more perspective we can handle the wider the views that we can see.... the wider our mind can accept new ideas the more closer we can understand God's mysteries... So in these case there is a memo from God which sounded like an American. So i deliver it to you guys to ponder. Isn't that interesting?

There are a lot of people who claim they know "what God wants". By default if they contradict each other than either one or even both groups are wrong.
Maybe that is what God wants? who knows... maybe God wants all? maybe God want's His children to think what God wants? I don't know but i'm joyfully workin on it  . Why groups want their opinions to be accepted when they can just settled them directly with God? Why not directed that opinion to God? Have anybody tried that approach?

Suppose someone sincerely wants to know what God wants. The jumble of differing opinion makes this task harder.
Probably it's hard because it's not the correct way to do?

No offense. But you say that what you posted can be refuted. So why bother posting it.
Because i want to learn what i felt like posting things like that. I want to see the reaction of the other minds. Mostly for my own understanding and at the same time increasing others awareness that there is a letter that one claimed is from God. Whether it's true or not the person decides. Ask God whether it's true or not. You guys believe God is as close as your jugular vein right?.

Are you trying to justify the spread of falsehood because you agree with the "hidden message"? Even though you know spreading of falsehood is wrong?
First off i don't easily posts things like this in a forum. This forum has a lot of seekers and smart and intelligent people like you guys. So they can easily identify things like falsehood and what not. (like you). So my intention is not to spread and promote. My intention is to deliver. You can accept it or leave it.

Fadhli, again I appreciate you posting this. But realise that you actually do cause harm when you spread falsehood. Falsehood makes the path to God crooked and makes it harder for the sincere to find out what the purpose of their life is. If you want to support the truth I advice you verify it to your utmost ability before even telling or showing anyone else. I advice you not to post something that you know can be refuted.
Those who had been harmed by this please tell me now... tell me what kind of harm do you get? feel insulted? insulted for what? Did God tell us did He don't like to be insulted? Is the God insulted or is it your ego disguised as God that tells you that He is insulted? This falsehood that you say that i am spreading... how do you know that this is falsehood? oh yeah it contradicts with your own understanding of God. But why other people don't mention that it is falsehood? Why did someone say Solat is suppose to be 3 while some say it is suppose to 5 times only? they claim both is the right one? why the difference then? Again it depends on perpspective like i said before. So instead of judging what is false and what is true... why not we take it and let the heart decide and keep it inside us. I don't want to judge it because i myself is a human like you things that i am not capable of judging i keep it to myself or i share it.. So the path to God can be made crooked or straight depends on what you want the path to be. I like straight path and i keep it straight and simple.

Another thing, your heart is not infallible. Every tyrant, murderer, rapist, criminal throughout history followed their heart.  They disregarded morality to chase after power and Wealth. They ended up destroying countless lives and caused alot of corruption on the earth. They followed their heart, but one of the mistakes they committed is they chose not to trust in Goodness and God.
Don't forgot the prophets, the messenger and the saints too, the entreprenaurs, great leaders, saviors. They followed their heart too.... Think positive man...

You believe in a "subjective" morality... Please consider the implications of this. Imagine looking into the eyes of one of the victims of this world, and telling them that the injustices commited on them are merely someone elses "interpretation" of right or wrong.
I haven't thought about the implications because i followed my heart, then i thought why not, let's see where this'd take us... no harm done by doing this. Morality is always subjective don't you think? for me if it's based on human judgement it seems subjective to me. A judge also has different perspective on the criminal whether he is guilty or not right? A lot of injustices had happened in front of us don't you think? What do God want to tell us from that. I wonder... Sometihng is not right...Hmm....

Subjective Morality is for the carefree people, the ones who are not being trodden on and exploited. Most of us have been blessed with great abundance, but we commit an injustice when we forget to consider the less fortunate.
I don't know about subjective morality. I don't study it that way like you do. But what i know is I'm breathing now. I'm discussing about God with you with the time and facility that had been given to post this comment. I feel blessed already. I want to always feel blessed. For those who felt had been injusticed to, think about the other blessing that God gave us. Isn't that is enough already? There's a whole lot more. Not just the injustice that one had experienced. Move on and see more. Leave those pesky injustice there...

Ultimately we are only responsible for ourselves. If you think the purpose of this earth is for God to amuse himself. Ponder over this:

21:17 If We wanted to be amused, We could have done so from what is already with Us, if that is what We wished to do.

Thank you for the verse. I suggest not to think that we are the victim of God's amusement. Instead try to think as we are with God amusing (if amusement is your priorty) ourselves in His creation. Sharing the experiences together and with others together... God already has all... but we only has a bit of it... let's seek that joy let's share it to taste God's all.... please

I don't know where this will take me... These are all opinions anyway. Not a stone... but i take all the steps joyfully now... i think you guys too so let's not to worry and be happy  ...

Peaces

[yeshuahamashiach]

I know I should not laugh but could not help it. but what you just said is a lie and you know it. When God speaks it has to line up with the bible. God does not contridict what He says. God is the same yesterday, today and Forever and He changes NOT. God would never speak like that. God is a Holy God and His Words are very Holy, and you trying to mock God like that well news for you buddy, God cannot be mocked. Keep going and you will find yourself in the lake of fire, expecially if you reject Jesus as the only One that can save you if you come to Him, but nobody can come to Jesus unless the Holy Spirit brings you, but you have to Ask, Seek and Knock as Jesus said. Please I know you were trying to have a bit of fun but what seems funny to us may not always seem funny to God.