![]() ![]() God is above all a Creator, and as expressions of God it is our job to spend life creating, not by living unconsciously according to other people's rules or, indeed, the expectations of conventional religion. In Conversations With God, the point is made over and over that life is, in fact, about creation. Most people think of life as a series of tests, or a process of discovery. The question-and-answer sessions range over subjects diverse as war, sex, reincarnation, relationships and the body here we focus on the themes of life as creation, personal power and abundance. Particularly when it moves through the deeper issues about the human soul, its connection to God and the concept of free will, the book can inspire reflection and even awe in the reader. But notice that you've all been doing that since time began. God rejoinders that he has, but most people are not willing to listen, and one reason is that we don't want to hear what to us seems wrong: "Go ahead and act on all that you know. For example, Walsch wonders why God hasn't before provided definite guidance for life as a human being. Are these actually God's thoughts channeled through a man, or a brilliant synthesis of all the author has learned in his spiritual searching? Even if you believe the latter, it will be difficult to deny the profound and radical nature of some of the answers offered. It is easy to be skeptical about the Conversations With God series (this commentary relates to Book One). The book in manuscript form had a powerful effect on people, and when published became a bestseller. He began to have, he says, a 'conversation with God', one question following another until there was enough material to fill a book. Then something remarkable happened: he felt his pen move almost with a will of its own, and answers started to flow. He demanded to know: why was his life always a struggle? Why did his relationships always fail? Why did he never have enough money? Neale Donald Walsch was in the habit of writing down his thoughts in the form of letters, and during a very difficult period of his life he drafted a particularly angry letter to God. ![]()
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