A centipede was quite happy,
Until a frog in fun
Said, “Pray, which leg comes after which?”
This raised her mind to such a pitch,
She lay distracted in the ditch,
Considering how to run.
Paralysis through analysis. We have all at some point in our lives engaged in a conversation (i.e. heated debate/argument) on a topic where the parties are intractable. When this occurs concerning politics, sports or any other secular activity it is one thing, but if the topic is God or spirituality then we should avoid it like the plague. Never argue with anyone about God. Speak quietly about your belief and let it go. No one is ever moved far spiritually by words alone. The only thing that ever truly persuades someone who questions is a demonstration of His love and guidance, typically when they are in pain, for pain is the only instrument sharp enough to cut away the excess of self, to reveal the inner man, becoming teachable.
We convince others when we walk the way we talk and let our actions speak in a way words never can. “There is a place for analysis, but it is apt to be quite fatal in prayer and meditation. Do not dissect the love of God, but feel it. Do not dissect divine intelligence, but realize it. Do not wonder how God can possibly solve this problem, but just watch Him do it in His own way-and He will if you give Him a chance" Emmet Fox. The principle of attraction not promotion is one that we must live by once we have begun to Live on the Spiritual Basis.
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