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Question: Are we masters of our faith, or victims of circumstances!?
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The choice is ours!

Many people frame their lives as a series of unfortunate events beyond their control !.!. and thus become victims!.

Others in the most dire of circumstances find ways to make choices, and achieve mastery of their fate!.

I think the tendency toward the first has become stronger in the post-modern world!.

There was a real sense in the last century that people can and would define themselves!.

As usual it was mixed bag !.!.!. a few appear to have achieved "enlightenment" !.!.!.!. the rest:

woke up from their dream state
to find themselves no more at peace than before
older, meek and conformed

Its a lot of work to make your own choices, and those choices are often terribly difficult, but to refuse to make them dooms you to being merely a "confluence of forces" !.!.!. or a victim of circumstance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Since faith is internal, yes, we have control of that!. Circumstances are external, and afford us only a limited amount of control!.

One of the biggest problems in the world today is, everyone is focused on controlling Circumstances, and neglecting their Faith!. It is, at a certain point, a wasteful exercise!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

there are the super powers in this world who's reach is beyond the individual to do much about- we are so close to losing the fundamentals of freedom it's just scary!

such as travel, property, and sovereignty!. When it comes to our faith -
even the USA which meant to give freedom to ALL human beings - not to matter what our beliefs are-

so this is a really great question - full of far reachnig depth of thought

http://www!.renewamerica!.us/columns/keyes!.!.!.

Note the Declaration of Independance does NOT say "our creator" but "Their creator"!.

but after all - we still hold the power to be, as you say - the "masters of our faith" regardless of what the secularity throws on us!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

(Suddenly a big booming voice of authority and command seems to come from everywhere at once!.!.!.)

"Silence, Fool!

"You are Masters of Nothing!

"For I Rule The Entire Universe!!.!.!."

(Let me introduce myself!.!.!.won't you guess my name!)

Gong!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think we can be masters of our fate at times, and at others we are victims of circumstance!. It depends on one's locus of control!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

We are always masters, but we are just not doing it well when we think we are victims!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

!.!.!.followers are victims of circumstances!.!.!.
!.!.!.responsible individuals choose and make their own life!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

We are the product of our thinking and subsequent actions because we are responsible for both!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

there are no victims, only volunteers!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Both, depending on when you choose to take action or not!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Masters of our own fate!. We have something called free will!.Www@QuestionHome@Com