Pawns of spirituality, Jamaican brand

So we grew up respecting the Bible, revering it so much that it was chief map to all our actions. As we grow older however and the scales fall pieces at a time from our eyes, the increase of knowledge and understanding which should lead to wisdom.. really instead causes us to question things more.
On one hand we wonder whether if we ever really understood, on the other we wonder about our sanity or the essence of spirituality.
We know however that our spiritual experiences were real, whether any one else can relate or care to believe. Our own experiences are testimonies.

But then,

I grew up with lots of persons whether from church or just for the sake of having really big families. Incidentally persons who adopted me as their family members also had very large families. so in the end it was almost as though we knew everybody.
Ok so let’s present cases to ponder.
CASE ONE:
There was this one girl, who was perhaps the most lying and false person I knew, it was annoying. The thing is though it was her the leaders of the church saw as the divine one — speaking God’s truth. She always manipulated a situation and then present it as God speaking — and none of the relevant persons who should have addressed it neither realised.. Had they realised, did they care was my number one question. But then what happens to this thing called faith and following spiritual leaders etc. We follow spiritual leaders who support liars without even a seer in conscience.
CASE TWO:
Now this person who claims God never intended for her to be in US, is now in US living it big.. and to tell the truth her material wealth is seen as success from God. REminds me of the one who begs a bundle.. then is applauded for her testimony of having exercised faith and removed poverty.
CASE THREE:
Then the blessed pawns. Those who give and give AD GIVE IT BECOMES in my biblical opinion stupid. Yet, you can forgive them being naive, I guess.. but how do you reckon with the leaders who take advantage. Those leaders who take all and live BIG ,and the little persons give all and cant even find somewhere to rest more than temporary.

Go figure Jamaican brand of spirituality. Should we therefore lose our sanity – do we stop believing in God? It becomes hard and at times we loose focus.

We’d love to focus on our experiences.. our one-on-one. Then we muse on humans being the extended arm of God. Christianity should not be a one man thing as three or two gathered brings blessings manifold.

However there is much to consider when thinking on the relevance of our actions impacting on the after life, and what should be worked though the collective human now reflecting and confirming the existence of god.

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