many little gods

many little gods this refers to authors of fiction works who create whole world and especially create people and situations out of their own imagination. I've come to this attitude about fictional works and the authors in recent years. i say to myself, "someone made up this story. they did not have to make it that way. they did not have to give those two people that reason (excuse) for "being drawn into" an extramarital affair/adultery. this was the work of a writer! the writer CHOSE how this story would go. this (theoretical) writer ran the show. He (or she) was the little god of his own imaginary world. is this what we should be doing?

THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD

HOLD ON TO THE BEST FOR ALL.
HOLD ON!!
GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY, REMEMBER N ME TO HAROLD SQUARE.

OK. I just had to get that out of my system.

This post is about pondering the specific requirements God has for women in light of the wording of the Bible and that much is addressed specifically to men, and that truth that God has ordained that women act in submission to the authority over them (?)
Well, on that last- " . . .act . . . over them"- : that's a bitter pill for us women to swallow. And we often don't. However, God asks ALL to act in submission to the authority over us, recognizing that God is the ultimate authority; and Jesus modeled this extreme submission to Father God in His intense obedience of enduring crucifixion, as celebrated in the hymn of PHILIPPIANS 2:5-11.
Jesus' humility is the subject of that hymn of praise.
So, the greatest story never told is the "small" continuous acts of obedience of women throughout history.  These things are never actually mentioned in the Bible, but are foundational.

PREMIUM LEVEL

a Bible teacher whose teaching i value consistently advises and exhorts everyone who will listen to Daily spend time in God's Word, the Bible, praying to God in faith that God (by the Holy Spirit) will open up the Word to our understanding. this man testified that he learned this important lesson as a young man and as new Christian (born anew). the friend who gave the Gospel message to him also told him this key to becoming all that the Lord would have him to be throughout his life. I was already convinced that this life habit and commitment was important. but i had not and still have not ACTED as though I believe this. it reminds me of a sad misunderstanding that has come about in my life and perhaps many others' lives too. We need to desire to give excellence to the Lord. That means doing the best with what we have. However, during my school days (long ago), I got the impression that a "B" grade or even a "C" grade was good enough, that i didn't have to push myself to get an "A". "B" was ok. That mindset continued past school years. NOW I see that i want to give God my best, in order that i may be best connected to Him ( in the best possible way.) that's what i mean when referring to PREMIUM LEVEL WELL that was what I wanted to say. but let me continue a little: Last night some of us were in the phone for zoom Bible study. commenting on PSALM 116, one said it was definitely "transactional". After that the word was repeated 2 or 3 now times. I couldn't bear the thought of hearing Psalm 116 describing a relationship being called "transactional" for several minutes, so i said "I object to this being identified as transactional." oops. no one called me on my statement. BUT the Psalm does describe transactional dynamic. I think what i objected too was the bad connotation that that word has. it sounds cold and calculating. then i powered- is a baby's love for caregiver transactional? also, principal I have discovered in life is that an emotion or relationship with another human is only a "human", imperfect approximation (by us fallen people) of the perfect relationship or emotion that our Creator God is willing to move to for us. mm