Easter. I believe Christ showed us the path to be like Him. We have to suffer for our sins. My faith expansion changed my view of sin, I believe sin is our separation from God, our separation from truth and light. Our behaviors become very bad when we are living in sin. We don’t treat others lovingly. We have to feel our sin to heal our sin.

Authenticity is the straight and narrow. Owning and accepting myself fully led me down my straight and narrow. Learning to fully love and embrace myself was my salvation(pulling me away from harm- emotional pain). Through repentance (changing my mind), baptism (washing with water- water symbolizing ‘the truth of God’) led to a remission of sins(washed off hate) and I feel healed 😇

The devil wants people think they are right and to stay the same,to die, and think all is well, everything is fine. But God wants us to change, to live, and will give us line upon line, precept upon precept as we seek further light and knowledge we will be given it. But if we do not seek we don’t not receive.

I love the symbolism of the poison from the serpents. Serpents as old as time have been tied to dualistic thinking and the tree of good and evil. The poison creates a need for healing, creates the need for Christ. And once I started to experience this healing, I became very passionate about Christ, my life, and loving others.

Good and evil. Love and hate. Connection and disconnection. Sweet and bitter. Unconditional love and conditional love. I talk about what I think is good and what is evil. The midst of darkness is what showed me the light and brought my life great joy.

I developed a healthy relationship with my heavenly parents when I became ‘valuable no matter what’ rather than an object that could be discarded when I didn’t behave the way they wanted me to. Now I believe my heavenly parents could never discard me- I am too valuable. It was me that cut off, in my mind, people and myself from God’s acceptance. By accepting the atonement I’ve deepened my love and trust for my heavenly parents and entered into a covenant relationship-my covenant is I promise to love their children as much as they love me… which is Alot❤️. If I am to accept unconditional love- I am to give it.

Taking ownership of our life is coming into our power. Speaking in the 1st person is powerful.

I believe we can go from immaturity to maturity *if* we take ownership of our life. We can become whole, happy, and healthy. Take ownership and create the life we want. We are free after we take ownership.

The truth of God cut me to the core. It destroyed me and a new person was born. The truth is God loves me the most God could love me every single day of my life. God’s love for me doesn’t change. That’s transformative love. I liken the scriptures to my life and find pathways forward.

I explain my lived experience with the tree of life. I view every part as good, every person as good. This is the path to maturity and faith in Jesus Christ is needed to get through the whole mess. People who stay in the knowledge part of life are full of worry. I can love and accept everyone where they are at- with no need to control them.