Tuesday, August 6, 2013

The Mag 180

Drawing Hands, 1948 by M. C. Escher

Sponsored by [Magpie Tales]

More Than a Helping Hand
I must admit that I do not consider myself to be a writer.  For I am at most, just transcribing the words that I “hear” in my head.

No, I would not call it dictation.  For taking dictation is something that a secretary would do, and preforming the work of a secretary is beneath my station as a manly man.

In all seriousness, I may be quite mad.  For I can honestly attest to the fact of actually hearing a composition forming in my head, and there are times when I am in awe of the final draft.

Not always, which I attribute to being allowed to play editor at times.  The entry for [last week] was certainly one of those occasions.  For the original piece was going to be something with depth, but I just didn’t feel like dealing with it at the time—much to my chagrin.  Nonetheless, I am thrilled with how well what was published was received.

One of the very encouraging comments that were left even contributed to this piece.  For the lady talked about the little ditty coming with a voice that she could hear in her head.

Many writers have talked about having a muse.  So, what I am trying to say (so to speak) should not be considered all that unusual.

Oh, but I expect that what I have been given to say next will be summarily dismissed by most.  For I have become convinced that my muse is actually the Lord God Almighty—albeit in the form of His Holy Spirit, and that is more than what most can accept for a number of reasons.

Alas, have not far too many of those reasons come from those who have openly professed to have been given the authority to speak for Him?  For it has been widely taught in His most holy and precious name that He stopped seeking to directly communicate with us when the last of His Holy Scriptures were given almost two thousand years ago.

Furthermore, it was been also widely taught that the Creator of all that exists (apart from Himself, of course) is not interested in the mundane things of this world—let alone being an active participant in our daily lives.  So, there is no way when a little bird tells them something (or have a “feeling” deep down in their gut) that it could be coming from our Heavenly Father—right?

Okay, many, who cannot accept the absolute truth of the matter truly being that our Creator has been actually talking to each and every one of us since being in the womb, are more receptive to the possibility of insight coming from a source outside of ourselves.  For they are awake enough to realize that they have experienced the like many times over the years, and if I was raised in a different culture, I can see where I could be much more willing to accept a different option.

The thing is, however, that I was raised to believe that God is there to help those who meet with His approval by first seeking to help themselves by following His written instructions, which has us being pretty much on our own for the most part in this world, and yet, here I am with a completely different point of view.

It was 20 years ago when I could no longer ignore the voices in my head.  Oh, I suppose I should make some mention of the devil and his demons also being allowed to whisper sweet nothings in our ears from time to time.  It happens to me a lot.  Yeah, I may very well be quite mad.

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25 comments:

  1. when i get 'nudges' from inside my head, i try to attribute them to my angels. :)

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  2. Thanks for stopping by, my dear TWG!!! That is very good, but if it is indeed true that they (both good and bad angels) are not doing anything on their own, could it be that it is actually coming from our Heavenly Father? If anything, it is something to think about.

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  3. Curiously involving; well done.

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  4. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Berowne. Be assured that I greatly appreciate the encouragement.

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  5. The voice I hear in my head is usually just me having a grumble about something or other!

    I had a great old talk with myself this morning when I heard my landlord out and about before 7 am with his chainsaw in hand! Even though I was up and about myself...that is too early for the annoying noise of a chainsaw!

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  6. I meant to say....that is a fantastic drawing...oh, to be able to draw hands as well as that!

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  7. I love the voices in the head. I believe that is the Holy Spirit guiding us. However, like you said, other things can get in too. We need to watch out for this. When I get a low rumbling and buzzing or sounds like a million people talking (not in a friendly) I pray a lot. Loved it. Kim

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  8. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Lee!!! I hope you have better success arguing with yourself than I usually do when I am not getting with the program. Oh, and that is a fantastic sketch. Alas, I can't even draw a straight line for more than a couple of inches, and all of my attempts at post-modern impressionism have been set on fire by Arlynda while I was still working of them!

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  9. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Kim!!! One of things that He has personally revealed to me is that we would do well to not take anything too much for granted, which is what 1 John 4:1-6 is referring to. For the devil and his demons are masters at making something false sound oh so very true, but as you know, our Heavenly Father is faithful to clear up any and all confusion, if we would just want to humble ourselves enough to fully accept what He actually says is absolutely true {James 1:5-8}.

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  10. So what/where exactly is the link with The Mag post in which Tess prompted us with a picture by Escher? I wonder if your God thinks using her Linky List is an honest connection to your words here?

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  11. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Trellissimo!!! Well, if you would have bothered to click on the image, as well as the quite conspicuous link right under the image (the one that has: Sponsored by [Magpie Tales]) you would have been taken to her Mag 180 post. Come on now, if you are going to take a shot, make it a good one.

    On the other hand, I did mess up the conspicuous link. For instead of it going to her front page, it went to the Mag 180 post again. This has now been corrected, and I thank you for helping with that.

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  12. I'm not quite right in the head...

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  13. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Tess!!! Yeah, it happens. (LOL?)

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  14. True peace is listening to the voice and following it.

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  15. I sometimes have complete two sided conversations going on in my head. They can be quite entertaining

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  16. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Laurie!!! A big AMEN to that! Quite sadly, however, is that far too many only hear what they want to.

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  17. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Ann!!! Me, too!

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  18. Its ok, Jerry, we are all mad, its just the degree that varies, i think my personal God manifests more in the realm of intuition and feeling, a gentle insistence over quite a long period , never rushed or insistent or commanding, never verbal. On the other hand there are 72 voices from time to time are a little more noisy, of a somewhat lower order of being, but no less important to my life.....cheers mate

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  19. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Kutamun!!! 72?????????!!!!!!!!!!??????????

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  20. Julia Cameron in The Artist's Way talks about being open to God's leading. Anne Lamott says the same. She says in Bird by Bird, that she has to sit down and ask God to help her get out of the way so she can here what is being said. Many people believe they are conduits in their creation, not the prime source. I believe this too.

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  21. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Julie!!! Oh how I wish you would take the time to read at least the last two crumbs of The Crackerhead Chronicles.

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  22. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Amrit!!! Indeed.

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  23. ahah!Thanks Jerry! I got your most educational email and now know how to go about commenting! hah!
    and thanks again!

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  24. Thanks for stopping by, my dear Kathe!!! Alas, not everything is a snap--is it?

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