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Tag Archives: ego
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God!
“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God!” Yes, that WAS the title of a sermon given by Jonathan Edwards in the 18th century. The title has changed over the years; the message has remained the same. You are a … Continue reading
Posted in Death to self, ego, Religion, Spirituality
Tagged before I die, do better, ego, eternal conscious torment, falling upward, fr richard rohr, hands of angry god, jonathan edwards, know better, lost, maya angelou, miss the mark, samaritan woman, saved, sin, sinner, sinners, The Enoch Factor, theological logic, you are a sinner
What is Truth?
Soren Kierkegaard said, “There are two ways to be fooled: one is to believe what isn’t so; the other is to refuse to believe what is so.” Apply this to almost anything: – The Genesis account is a scientific explanation … Continue reading
Posted in truth
Tagged acts 17:28, believe what is so, believe what isn't so, bible, books of faith, born of god, ego, enjoy God, enlightened, false self, Genesis, I am, illusion of separateness, inerrant, infallible, refuse to believe, Saint Paul, saved, soren kierkegaard, truth, truth is your freedom, universe evolved, what is truth
The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God – Video Blog # 7
Jean J. Rousseau asked, “Why are people so unhappy?” The culprit in all human unhappiness can be understood…when you understand…the meaning in a little, 3-lettered word. Take a look here and see what it is…
Posted in Be Happy, ego, Enoch, Happiness
Tagged dr steve mcswain, drstevemcswain, ego, enoch, enoch factor, happy, human unhappiness, knowing god, sacred art, sacred art of knowing god, steve mcswain, stevemcswain, The Enoch Factor, to know god, unhappy
Vanity…Vanity…(another word for “ego”) – Everyone’s Problem but MINE!
Vanity…Vanity…(another word for “ego”) – Everyone’s problem but MINE! Have you ever noticed how vain we are? You, of course. Not me. What about the author who advertises he or she is a “Bestselling Author.” If you were really a “bestselling” … Continue reading
Posted in ego, Vanity
Tagged bestselling author, dr stevemcswain, ego, satire, slice of truth, vanity
Gratitude…
When you feel gratitude, know that you are most completely free of ego. If the anachronism for ego is “Edging God Out,” you might also think of it as “Edging GRATITUDE Out.” When gratitude fills your heart, therefore, you are … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude
Tagged edging god out, edging gratitude out, ego, free of yourself, fullness of presence
Stress and Peace…
R. Lehman,”We don’t let go into trust until we’ve exhausted our egos.” In other words, living by faith is letting go and trusting the Unseen. People talk about “having faith,” as if it were something you could possess and in … Continue reading
Posted in ego, Peace, Stress
Tagged awareness, consciousness, controlling, edge God out, ego, egos, enough, faith, faith to move mountains, fear, having faith, lehman, oneness with God, peace, person of faith, seeking, stress, struggling, surrender
Failing or Failure?
Someone said, “No one ends up where they aim…not even God.” Really? Not even God? Surely, this person was not suggesting that God sometimes fails? Yes, come to think of it, I suspect God does. From the beginning, didn’t creation … Continue reading
Posted in ego, failing, failure, Grace
Tagged blessed holiday, creation was one colossal failure, drstevemcswain, ego, failing, failure, god, grace, grace is born, Jesus, steve mcswain, stevemcswain, The Buddha, the lost, to save, to seek
Ever Felt Misunderstood? Unfairly Attacked? What Do You Do?
ver felt misunderstood? Unfairly attacked? Betrayed? Like you’ve been set up by someone who asks what you think about something but, when you answer, they turn on you like a pack of wolves? Such was the case most recently. Continue reading
Posted in Attacked, ego, Faith, Happiness, Misunderstood
Tagged ego, enoch, enoch factor, misunderstood, personal attack
How To Be Happy: The Culprit in Virtually All Human Unhappiness
Robert Louis Stephenson once wrote: “I have a little shadow who goes in and out with me; and what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, How to Know God, Spirituality
Tagged chief culprit, clever poem, deepak chopra, ego, Happiness, human unhappiness, illusory image, immanuel kant, inner character, life experiences, little monster, little shadow, martha beck, necessary steps, nietzsche, old and new testaments, philosopher immanuel kant, robert louis stephenson, social mask, social self, wayne dyer
