Today however I didn't want to get what was on my mind off, so I was felt like I was floating through the forest. I was so unawares due to my giddy happiness. I was of course listening to the different birds and other critters moving in the trees, but I wasn't really looking out for anything. I did however hear the mountain biker behind me so I moved aside. After he passed I began wandering again. He stopped ahead and told me to watch out because there was a snake on the trail. I guess I had walked over it because I didn't see it. Normally I am very aware of what's around me, especially under my feet. Thank Goodness that guy was nice enough to tell me.
Here we go. Go back to Genesis. God created Adam right? Well Adam was sitting around bored and whatever after he named all the animals. So God creates Eve. I believe strongly that people NEED to be around other people, and today is a testament to that. If that guy hadn't told me about the snake, I might've been bitten. It's less probable I think when there are more people, more eyes, more brains around so that we make better decisions.
Now, about that stupid snake. Snake are sneaky creatures. They are not evil, but are slithery and pretty quiet (like most things are when they are hunting). Many of them are camouflaged. The Genesis serpent is like this snake. Even though this one "talks" it is tricky. It's intentions are ill. Take note that it's ambiguous as to where in the Garden Adam is when the serpent is talking to Eve. God said it was not good for man (and probably woman) to be alone. And we see what happens when woman is alone. It wouldn't surprise me if the serpent had first talked to Adam when Eve was somewhere else that Adam would have done the same thing, offer the apple to his helper. So again, it's good to not be alone talking to serpents in gardens... or being alone in general to deal with real serpents and other bad things that happen in life that sneak up on us.
Suppose Eve WASN'T alone. Suppose Adam was there. It doesn't say that he walks up to Eve and the serpent, it just says that he was there, kind of all of a sudden. If he was there, why didn't he speak up? This goes to show that it's important to speak up for yourself. If he let Eve do all the talking, that wasn't being a very good helper to her. So maybe the lesson here is we need to communicate and back each other up. At least think things through... though it might be nice to have a helper who will just eat anything you fix for him no questions asked. I'm not much for fussy eaters myself :P
One might wonder why I was floating through the forest in the first place. I'm not kidding when I say that Jesus might have talked to me this morning. It was mind blowing. I was in another world and still am. I'll admit that maybe I'm just crazy, but when I dictate things in my head it's my voice doing the talking. All of a sudden I heard "There is a God!" I repeated it out-loud as if to affirm what the voice had said. It wasn't like Jesus was sitting there in car, but it was an experience like none I have experienced before. The joy I have feels like floating. If Heaven is this, then I want to dwell here forever. I fear it might go away, but hope that it doesn't. I think this is what "being saved" is feels like. To just exist in joy and love.
I think what makes people think this is "just too crazy" is that they don't think these moments will happen to them. Even as a faithful person, filled with spirit, I haven't ever been to this place. After asking "why me?" I ask... well "why NOT me?" "Why not EVERYONE?" Everyone should be this happy even if it doesn't last forever. I think that's why we're supposed to share love and joy with others so that maybe there's a trickle-down effect and joy will fill up people's hearts, over time, over-flowing to the point of this experiencing. It's magical. Like unicorns and mermaids. Which were totally in the Garden and Springs of Eden. Why not?
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