BEST of PONDER on THIS for Thursday, March 18th, by Neale Donald Walsch in FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“Even if you manage to eliminate need from your relationship with each other, and with Me, you may still have to struggle with expectation. This is a state in which you have an idea that someone else in your life is to perform in a particular way, is going to show up as who you think they are, or who you think they should be.
Like need, expectation is deadly. Expectation reduces freedom, and freedom is the essence of love. When you love someone, you grant them total freedom to be who they are, for this is the greatest gift you could give them, and love always gives the greatest gift.
It is the gift that I give you, yet you cannot imagine that I am giving it to you, because you cannot imagine a love so great. So you have decided that I must have given you the freedom to do only the things that I want you to do. Yes, your religions say that I give you the freedom to anything, to make any choice that you wish. Yet I ask you again: if I torture you endlessly and damn you eternally for making a choice I did not want you to make, have I made you free?”
God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, “Friendship with God”
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Like need, expectation is deadly. Expectation reduces freedom, and freedom is the essence of love. When you love someone, you grant them total freedom to be who they are, for this is the greatest gift you could give them, and love always gives the greatest gift.
It is the gift that I give you, yet you cannot imagine that I am giving it to you, because you cannot imagine a love so great. So you have decided that I must have given you the freedom to do only the things that I want you to do. Yes, your religions say that I give you the freedom to anything, to make any choice that you wish. Yet I ask you again: if I torture you endlessly and damn you eternally for making a choice I did not want you to make, have I made you free?”
God, as spoken to Neale Donald Walsch, “Friendship with God”
For more information regarding this book, visit Amazon.
COMPILER'S NOTE: Today marks the 11th anniversary for Pondercentral, and amazingly many of the original 30 subscribers are still on board. Time sure does fly when you're having fun! Thanks to all of you for being a part of this community.
A FREE service since its inception, "Ponder on This" benefits subscribers, authors, and publishers by including "links" to Amazon.com and other Web sites where subscribers can learn more about the book being quoted, and also purchase it. In all instances these links are provided as a convenience, and do NOT generate any type of compensation for Pondercentral.
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Posted by Jeff Maziarek at 3/17/2010 6:00 PM 
Categories: Ponder on This Daily Inspiration, Freewill choice
Tags: Neale Donald Walsch Friendship with God
Categories: Ponder on This Daily Inspiration, Freewill choice
Tags: Neale Donald Walsch Friendship with God
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