Submitted: Tue, Feb
17, 2004 7:33 pm
Subject: mcwj
Just wanted to let you know I am reading your book. I may call or email again after I finish it. What time zone do you live in if I call? What would be a good time to call? In your book you talk about you having a job to earn money for your family and talking to coworkers at your place of work. I was wondering what type of job you have? I ask just to get a better understanding of you. I myself work at a TV station as a broadcast engineer.
Finding
PEACE Everywhere!
Art
Submitted: Wed, Feb
18, 2004 10:05 am
Subject: Re: mcwj
Art,
I appreciate that you are reading my book. E-Mail or call me anytime you like.
If you want to talk it would be best after 7pm CST, and I can call you back so
you won't have any LD charges for it.
I am a Computer Network Engineer and have certifications for all 3 major
networks (MS, Novell & Sun.) My current position is as the Manager of
Customer Services at a Dot Com company (i.e. - I talk to and help people!) I
live in central Oklahoma, Central time zone.
I am just a regular kinda guy, 47 years old, married 27 years, grandfather to a
3-year old wild-child boy, father of a 24 year old (Summer) and married to the
love of my life, Gail.
Excepting for the fact that 23 years ago, Jesus picked me out to begin a
13-year series of conversations with, and the subsequent changes that those
conversations brought about in me, I guess that I would be considered pretty
normal.
The real difference between myself and most of those I have encountered is my clear understanding of and joyous attitude and outlook on life, love, relations and God (All of this resulting from our early conversations, many years ago.)
Since the writing of the book, many years ago, I have focused on sharing what Dad gave me with others: clear understanding regarding life, God, Love etc. and from that clear understanding - the natural joy that life is supposed to be (like it was when we were children!)
Drop me a line, or call when you want - I am anxiously awaiting to share with you whatever you are interested in.
May Dad grant you success, well-being and good fortune and
put you eternally in His favor.
Peniel G.G.G.
Submitted: Sat, Apr
03, 2004 6:55 am
Subject: regarding 'holiness'
Peniel,
For me Holy means part of the whole. Part of the I AM and everything is.
Finding
PEACE Everywhere!
Art
Submitted: Sat, Apr
03, 2004 12:20 pm
Subject: Peniel's reply
to Art - how 'holiness' effected me as a person
I will take what you wrote and
comment on it. I will comment on all of it (verbosely, what did you expect) in
black (and blue for emphasis) and your text will be in red.
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Art wrote:
For me Holy
means part of the whole. Part of the I AM and everything is.
Peniel replies:
Art,
I love that. Very concise. You know, as I was going through the origins of the
word 'holy' and realized that it was derived from the word 'whole' it set my
mind reeling a little.
And, your assessment is right on target, the 'whole' originally could ONLY have
meant He Who Is, for He was all that was. Indeed, He was surely 'whole' in
Himself, hence, He was 'Holy'.
The part that fascinates me is where a 'mundane' (I loved that word usage in
this instance) object such as a person, building or cup gets 'set aside' - FOR
God, or FOR His use OR FOR His service; and IF He ACCEPTS it, He makes it
'holy'.
How can a cup, now separate (in a sense) from the 'Whole' once again become
'part of the whole'?
When God accepts the cup to be used in a worship service to Him, does He
'change its essence' and it is somehow then more a part of Him than before its
consecration?
I know that the 'accidents' (physical characteristics, attributes, etc) of
the cup in no way change, but it is possible that its 'essence' (that part of
it which is not part of this physical universe, its 'spirit' if you will, that
part of it that 'touches God' - as God holds all things in existence, He is
constantly 'in touch' with all things) - perhaps this 'essence' of it is
somehow changed?
Perhaps that now that it is NOT mundane, but holy, God holds it is 'special
regard' in His mind, as He holds it in existence?
I am unsure how this 'holiness' truly affects the cup, for I understand it
contains a mystery, possibly unfathomable by us as we are now?
What I do know is this: when God 'accepts a person' as 'set aside for His
service' (as He did me, many years ago) He effects an actual change in them. I
was given a short (30 seconds) vision of Him and at the end He forced me to
look into His eyes. When our eyes met, there was an indescribably powerful
'Communion' that happened - between us. Somehow, what I had been before was
instantly and completely changed. The feelings that were associated with this
event are also beyond words, but it was as if huge lightning bolts of
electricity were suddenly surging throughout my entire body, limited only at
the internal surfaces of my skin. To say the least, it was 'quite an
experience'. I can fully understand how Moses' hair turned instantly white.
This 'defining moment' in my life transformed my 'soul', not my body. My
'personality' was vastly altered...
No, that's not really true. What really happened was that the personality I was
'showing to others', the 'fake masks' I wore around others in order to be
acceptable, the 'games I played' with my actions around others so that they
would like me, in fact, ALL of the 'phoniness' that I had piled up in my
personality for all those years was instantly 'blown off', like a blanket over
a cannon. What remained, I believe, was my TRUE SELF! The exact same innocent,
loving, and beautiful personality that I had as a child - my TRUE me.
He somehow instantly removed all the garbage that I had collected for years,
and I was instantly made clean. What's more impressive, I was given power. I am
unsure if this power had been there, in me, all along, but it was certainly
there now.
Also, in that instant of Communion we shared, I saw EVERYTHING, and suddenly
understood everything. He 'imparted' directly into my mind all of the
knowledge, understanding, and even some wisdom that I had for years longed for
and searched for. It is difficult to explain, but He gave me a 'foretaste' of
heaven itself, and this 'glimpse' of heaven both transforms a person, makes
them holy, removes their soul's garbage, calls forth the innocent child (true
self), empowers them (kinda like an internal spring of electric water that
contains immense power), and at the same time, teaches them all that there is
to know that is of true value.
After those 30 seconds, I really have not 'learned' anything new. It was ALL
given to me then, in an instant. I could not 'comprehend' all of it at once, in
my limited human mind, but it is right there. As time went on, and I began
teaching, I realized that I was drawing on this wellspring within me, that had
all of the answers to all of our questions, and that I already 'knew' this
thing I just said, although it was the first time that the thoughts / words had
come out in my mind and been expressed.
I guess, it would be best summed up by saying that I was 'blessed' (the
clearest and most widely-encompassing word that covers many of the aspects of
my transformation). This blessing caused me to suddenly become 'holy', for
after that, I was so enveloped in the desire to serve God, and only to serve
God, that it was originally quite difficult to control or contain myself. I
wanted to grab people and tell them, HE IS!!!! I wanted to express to them the
answers to all of those important answers they were seeking. But, few are
called. Those not called, cannot hear.
This blessing instantly changed all of my actions (which I later came to
realize were dictated by my personality, my accepted 'belief-set'.) Since my
personality and 'belief-set' had been so radically altered (back to what it
originally was - the real ME) my life and actions did a 180% turn. My wife
thought I was on some wonderful drug that made me love her, serve her, take
care of her, make her happy, seek ways to express my love to her, find new ways
to give her joy, align my mind and attitude and desires and will an want
completely with hers, such that whatever she desired became my goal. What she
sought was my task. What she didn't accept or like was abhorrent to me. I
become a magnifying mirror to her personality. Our love blossomed. It grew far
beyond what we had ever known before. I became a true lover. I loved he madly,
deeply, and completely! I realized that my mission in life was to make HER
happy! And, I knew exactly HOW to do that. I realized that my love expressed to
her in a variety of ways was the source of her joy. I lavished the love God
gave me on her. The most amazing part was that she, without having received
this vision, she was eventually also 'changed' by my love. I came to realize,
when someone is loved so purely, so intensely, with the very love God has for
him or her, after some time (about six months, in my wife's case) she began to
change. The love I was lavishing on her FORCED her to become a better person.
She began loving me - more purely, more intensely, in more ways. She began
asking, "Is there anything you would like for me to do for you?" To
this very day, she gets me coffee (while I sleep), runs my bath, starts my car,
empties the trash, mows the lawn (huge), and does ALL of the household chores
that I never really 'enjoyed' doing. What's more amazing, she LOVES doing these
things, because it more deeply shows me her love! She actually wants to
'help' me, and be my 'helpmate' as fully as she can! She does 'EVERYTHING' so
that all of my time is free to help you guys and gals! She knows how important
this is to me, and she assist in it in this way. She has never understood
or grasped my calling, but she accepts it. She has seen how it has transformed
so many peoples lives, and sometimes I think she was a little scared by the
apparent power I seemed to have over other people. I supposed over the
years she has grown accustomed to all of it. She lets me go over to some
seekers house, and spend long hours away from home. She never doubts me or
thinks I might be cheating or something. She has GREAT FAITH in me, and this is
to HER credit, certainly not my doing. My GOD, how blessed I am to have such a
helpmate, the very source of all of my joy, and She LOVES ME! She is mine for
life! She is my Christ to Love, and I LOVE her to death!
OK, back to the story of my transformation. For a few weeks, the 'high'
effect that I had been given continued and only slowly faded. I ha this
constant smile, and could only tell people, "You JUST DON'T KNOW!"
There was no explanation possible. As the high faded, the clear vision of what
Jesus looked like faded with it. I can now no longer recall the details of His
face; it is veiled in shadows in my memory. However, the effects it affected in
me remained, steadfast and true, and I have been His now for 25 years (this
happened in late April, 1979).
Now to the heart of why I am revealing all of this. Art, what you said about
'holiness' merely being a part of the 'I AM' - the true 'wholeness', all I can
say is WOW! That hits the nail right on the head with all that I have
described. What actually occurred, in making me 'holy' was that God somehow
'accepted me' into His presence, into His very 'self'. He somehow 'joined' us,
like in a marriage when a man and woman are joined. Oh, I joined willingly,
lovingly, and wantingly! But, before I was allowed to be let in His presence
and joined with Him, I had to be bathed and cleansed spiritually. I was. The
joining then brought the power, knowledge, understanding, wisdom desire, and my
return to 'innocence'.
I am going to have to stop here as recalling all of this has gotten me very
verclept.
FATHER! I am SO YOURS! Please use me and teach and help all of these
seekers to come to where you have brought me, if they are willing and if it is
in your good time.
Peniel G.G.G.
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