motives God inspired or self-serving? Have you ever thought about that? Mmm
2007-07-29 20:16:56 · 10 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That is a very good question that is burning in my mind now...well most my actions I do are reason behind because i want to be more like Heavenly Father and Christ, but I also do hate confrontation...wow excellent question
2007-07-29 21:23:47 · answer #1 · answered by travsbest 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because God is in my life I make a choice not to be confrontational. It is an effort, due to the fact I like the rush of confrontation. I do my best to respect others. I think I am a good person, and I do feel God motivated. Yes, I have thought about this, especially every time I bite my tongue.
Peace be with you.
2007-07-30 02:16:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
that must be an old picture of you and your wife. well anyhow i am polite and kind but when i need to stick up for something i believe in i do. you can not avoid confrontation some people avoid it at all cost some go over board and flip out and act like nut cases and some handle it in very well. Confrontation is part of life you just gotta know how to deal with it in a proper manner.
2007-07-30 01:29:39 · answer #3 · answered by mindy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of our behavior is behavior that has been conditioned by our society. Society praises what I call the social graces and we all love to be praised. Society punishes bad behavior and we all fear punishment. We get practical benefits also from our social graces because when people like us, they tend to trust us and trust brings opportunity.
But this behavior conditioning is paper thin. When the circumstances change, our good behavior can rapidly deteriorate.
So if being good is defined as doing the right thing for no reward nor threat of punishment, then I don't know that any of us are good, God inspired or not.
But we love to think ourselves as good because that is a most pleasant thought. I understand that even criminals plotting their next crime think of themselves as basically good.
2007-07-29 23:16:49 · answer #4 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Good" is a matter of opinion, but whatever I am I am by choice, God has nothing to do with it. And I fail to see how someone can be "good" and self serving at the same time, some how self serving doesn't fit into my idea of a good person.In my opinion I am a good person, but like I said thats just my opinion.
2007-07-29 20:32:07 · answer #5 · answered by draconum321 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm polite because that is how I want to be treated
and yes I do have God in my life
2007-07-29 20:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I try to be nice and polite because I know that is what God expects from me as his daughter.
Before I met God, I was neither polite, nor was I nice!!!
2007-07-29 20:27:18 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Personally I find that a lot of people who have god in their lives fall under both categories
2007-07-29 20:27:56 · answer #8 · answered by darwinsfriend AM 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am kind and polite by choice, God has nothing to do with it. In my mind I am "good", but "good' is subjective and relative to each individual...you may not choose to perceive me as "good"...but that really doesn't matter.
2007-07-29 20:21:44 · answer #9 · answered by Always Curious 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
lol you have 666 answers
good show!
2007-07-29 20:20:05 · answer #10 · answered by Skeptic123 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋