If You Were God, What Would You Do

By K. C. Boone, MSFE

Mankind has a tendency to place judgments upon God. These judgments are based on our perceptions of how we think God behaves. We hold a composite view of God based on the teachings of others, generally using the Bible as our guide. We often superimpose our motivations on God believing, as He created us, so is He. What if our preconceived notions about God are flawed and God is actually very different from the God of our perceptions?

We cannot simply know God as He truly is as He is beyond our comprehension. We must seek to gain knowledge about Him directly from Him. We must let go of our former beliefs and be open to God’s revelations about Himself. God chooses for us to know Him and to develop a personal relationship with Him. Only by more fully understanding Him and His motivations, can we truly advance in our spiritual quest to know God.

God tells us He is only love and that love is all there is. We find this difficult to understand, seeing life filled with so many unloving acts and conditions. It is not until we look at life from God’s perspective, or as much as we can, that we can even begin to understand that love is really all there is.

When first we think a circumstance tragic, from God’s perspective, we see it is an invaluable learning tool sent to us specifically for the advancement of our souls. We see that God has given each of us free will to fully explore our creative potential and to experience life to the fullest. It is from bad that we fully know good, from hate that we fully know love and from selflessness that we can fully know ourselves as God intends.

• Language: English
• Publisher: K. C. Boone, MSFE
• Release date: Feb 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781939634214

K. C. Boone, MSFE

The Scribe Described This scribe did not intend to be, yet was somehow chosen. Destiny played its part, shifting me to we, from I to all. I have always had a great curiosity about God and had studied much on the subject, but my primary focus was my career. Learning about God took on a new twist when God inspired me to write the words heard. “Hearing” is not how the words actually come, for it is more of a “knowing.” When the mind is quieted, the emptiness is filled with inspired knowledge. I write as and when instructed, either with pen or keyboard. The vehicle does not matter, but the content is to be kept sacred. Always, I understand that I must keep the sanctity of the gift given. Regardless of my own judgments about the content, I understood that the content is not about or for me. The content is to be presented as received, for the benefit of those seeking to have their questions answered. I cannot profess to be specially qualified, except that I am able to simply bring the words received to print. My credentials really do not offer credence to the work, except that they are verifiable and do demonstrate the normality of my life. I do hold degrees in accounting and education and have thirty years business experience.

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IF YOU WERE GOD, WHAT WOULD YOU DO

Exploring Your Full Potential

Book Three

Copyright: 2003

By: K. C. Boone, MSFE

Publisher: The Scribed Light

ISBN: 978-1-939634-21-4

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Table Of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 - What would you do differently today?

Chapter 2 - How would you see things?

Chapter 3 - How would you handle life's crisis?

Chapter 4 - How would you affect the future now?

Chapter 5 - How would you deal with mean spirited people?

Chapter 6 - How would you deal with hard headed people?

Chapter 7 - How would you teach?

Chapter 8 - What would you teach?

Chapter 9 - Would you just get sick of all the mistakes that people make?

Chapter 10 - Would you turn and walk away?

Chapter 11 - Would you simply solve all problems?

Chapter 12 - How would you demonstrate love most effectively?

Chapter 13 - What fun would you have?

Chapter 14 - How would you draw your children near?

Chapter 15 - What would you do?

Bibliography

Dedication

This book is dedicated to the giver of it, God, and to All of His creations in whom He has planted His creativity.

Acknowledgments

To all of those who have so graciously given of themselves for the fulfillment of my soul’s purpose. The lessons contained in the following pages were given to me by those who have crossed my path during this lifetime and have left their indelible mark upon my soul. Realizing that there are no accidents or coincidences, I find that I have been extremely fortunate to have been given so much by so many.

Introduction

In our never ending quest to know God, it may be easier if we walk a mile in His shoes. Sometimes, we learn much about a person if we imagine ourselves in his/her place. Ancient American Indians coined this concept as a means of relating to the other person. Of course, the Indians called shoes moccasins, but the point is still very much valid. Seeing ourselves in the place of another does offer us a better insight into the other person’s perspective. Think about all of those who came from broken homes. If we see things through their eyes, we may see things very differently than we would see them through our own eyes.

God is much the same way. Surely, imagining things from God’s perspective is more complex, but if you put love as the basis for everything, then it becomes almost possible. Just as we jump to conclusions in our short-sightedness, we must take the time to imagine that God would not do such a thing. Of course, in our own defense, we don’t have God’s wisdom. But, this becomes less plausible with every step that we progress in our knowing God. With each step of progression, we lose more and more excuses for not behaving more like God.

Surely, if we knew what God knows, then we would make better decisions. A person’s history greatly influences his/her perspective with only God and the person knowing the history. But God is different. He is not tainted by history as we are. He has quite a different perspective. Imagine that you knew everything and everyone – you made everything, so you have quite a unique perspective. If your basis for everything is love, then your actions will demonstrate love and only love. You won’t punish or judge. You will see things from the perspective of a perfect parent looking at your children whom you love dearly.

So, strap on your God hat and let the games begin.

Chapter 1 - What would you do differently today?

Walking in the light of God really gives a unique perspective on how to handle the day and all that comes your way. You are without fault and cannot fail. There are no rights or wrongs, so you are free to behave lovingly in all actions. The best way to see the beauty of this is to simply use some for instance scenarios.

Let’s say that you wake up feeling full of love and joy. You spring into action, not choosing to waste one minute of this glorious day. You shower and dress and kiss your family goodbye. You are off to do great things knowing that you can do no wrong. Your car runs perfectly and traffic is nothing but a breeze. You arrive at work lifted by the festive spirit inside. The spring in your step shows that you are walking in the light.

You bump into Charlie, your first negative soul of the day. You greet him with your usual morning cheer. He grumbles and tries desperately to avoid your cheerfulness. Knowing that you can’t force happiness on anyone, you greet him lovingly and move on. Charlie thinks to himself that you are such a dingle-head that you don’t realize all the pressure you should be feeling. He knows that the pressures of the day are overwhelming and will surely consume his last ounce of energy. He takes his job seriously, not like you who just glosses through the day without a care in the world. Why can’t you be more like him – he is just a better employee and cares more than you do. He would never be so simple minded as to not show the proper amount of stress. What would the boss think if he were to be so unstressed? The boss might just assume that he isn’t doing his job. Everyone knows that those who are happy, don’t really do a good job. We don’t work to have fun – we work to make money for the boss. What kind of employee takes his job so lightly?

You priss on down the hall and see Susie. Susie is going through a bitter divorce, so she is always in a funk. You understand that she isn’t very happy, but you drop a smile on her and ask how she is doing with genuine concern. You let her know that you will help her in any way that you can. You don’t force help on her, because you know that you can’t. You offer your assistance and move on down the hall.

You run into John, your boss, and greet him with the enthusiasm representative of your pleasure working for his company. You ask about the family and kids, ask if he needs anything special and don’t waste any more of his valuable time. You know that he is very busy as he is responsible for the livelihoods of all employees. You move on to the business at hand.

You arrive in your office and begin immediately to deal with the tasks at hand. You take care of any unfinished business first knowing that the job isn’t done until it’s finished. You look at the day’s schedule of to-dos and make your plan for the day. You begin by asking your subordinates for their plans, so that you all have a cohesive work plan. You realize that your employees are your assets and that you alone cannot get the job done. You realize that your life is not your job, just as employee’s lives are not their jobs. You inquire of them and offer any assistance that you can provide. The team is set for the day and you are happy with the forecast.

The problems start immediately. One angry customer calls and wants to speak with the boss. Your department didn’t handle the shipment as you promised. One of your managers calls to say that he is sick and is going home. Another employee gets notification that a relative has died and will be out for a week. Another employee needs time off to go to her child’s school as little Joey has bitten another child. Soon, you see that you have to work around the lives of all of your employees. Instead of being overwhelmed, you revise your plan accordingly. You decide to handle second, those tasks which can be handled by the remaining employees, after you deal with the angry customer first.

Ahhh, lunch break - your favorite time of the day. Your chance to relax and take a mental vacation. You want to make the most of it, so you decide to have lunch outside in the fresh air. On the way to pick up lunch, you run into Marge who is crying. You instinctively stop to help her by listening. You know that your blessed lunch break is lost, but your concern for Marge takes over. Marge just really needed someone to listen, so you help her over her crisis and return to your office.

The battle rages on till quitting time. At the last minute, you get a call from the boss who desperately needs a report for the directors at once. You fight your first instinct to not answer the phone at quitting time and you leap into action to give your boss what he needs. You get the report done within a couple of hours and pass it on to the boss. The boss smiles and you can finally get home to the family. You are pleased with your day and have made the most of the opportunities at hand.

On your way out, you pass Charlie who is looking overwhelmed. He has a million deadlines and can’t even begin to see getting all the work done – ever. The look of despair brings you sorrow, so you stop to ask if he could use some help. You look at all the deadlines, help him develop a plan and suddenly he is uplifted (as much as he can be.) Charlie never looks on the bright side – he prefers the dark side. If he isn’t miserable, then he is just not ok.

You proceed to the parking lot and drive home. You are feeling good about the day, but are saddened that you have lost time with your family. They will understand, as they know you are helping others. You will make it up to them as you always do.

You are greeted warmly at home by spouse and kids. You change out of your work clothes and spend a wonderful evening with the family. You take the time to ask about their day and relish in every detail. Little Bert and Fay tell you about all what happened to them and you are fascinated by their perspective. You advise as appropriate and give them clever ways to deal with uncomfortable situations. You realize that these events are but small instances in the paths of their lives, so you don’t get rattled by the small stuff. You teach your kids to behave with kindness in all instances, but tell them that it is ok to make mistakes. You know how they feel, as you were once in their shoes.

You take time to give special attention to your spouse. You are all ears and nothing but assistance. You treat your spouse with the respect that you would give to your most prized possession, realizing that a spouse is not a possession but a wonderful gift. You go to sleep feeling nothing but goodness about the day past and only hope for the next day. You don’t waste your time reliving the past as you know that tomorrow is almost at hand. You sleep as if it were the most wonderful thing you ever did.

You wake refreshed and the cycle continues. Your walk in the light, shines light on all who come in contact with you. Doesn’t this all sound like it is too good to be true? If anything sounds too good to be true, it usually is. You can just as easily approach life in this manner or in the manner of Charlie. You can choose to enjoy life or let life get the better of you. We’ve all heard about the power of positive thinking, but have we ever actually given it a try? If we were God, we would have no choice but to always think positively. Is it really possible? You be the judge and give it a whirl.

As I said before, I have given it a try and it does work up to the point of our choosing. After we get a few pellets of bad news, our positive thinking usually wanes quickly. We can’t seem to hold onto positive thinking for very long. We fall back into our old habits and before you know it – we are Charlie again. Choosing constantly is the power that we have internally to make our life what we want it to be. It seems sometimes, that we choose to be miserable as if being miserable will offer us a respite from any more misery. There have actually been times in my life when I dreaded good things happening, because I always knew that something bad would follow. As sure as the sun is shining, the bad did follow closely behind. Did I unconsciously will the bad to happen or is there something in life that always follows good with bad?

We’ve all heard that bad news comes in threes. Haven’t you always suspected that this is true? I have so many times experienced the bad news threes. Only after you hear the final three, can you relax and know that good is just in sight. Do we expect bad, so we get it? I have always found that it is all God’s fault and I have no trouble blaming Him. Have you ever considered that if you were God, you would take a more self righteous approach? An eye for an eye kind of legal system would be your motes operandi. You would sit as a court judge and pass down just punishments on the wrong-doers. Perhaps this is our view of God as we see Him in a more Biblically inspired light. Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord. Now that’s the kind of God that we can relate to. We have no trouble understanding the God of Judgment. Yeah, now we can put a more Biblically inspired spin on a day in the life.

You get up feeling all full of yourself, knowing that you are ready to judge all who do wrong. You know that your employees are your servants and have to succumb to your will. You lose no time in putting people in their places. You immediately call a scare meeting to let your employees know that you are watching their every move. You know what they are doing and you won’t waste a minute in processing disciplinary action. You know what losers they are and how lazy they are. Their productivity is laughable and you won’t stand for poor performance. You pass Charlie in the hall and ask if he ever intends meeting his deadlines. You add insult to injury and cause Charlie to make a medical appointment, because he can’t cope with the stress. Soon Charlie is out on FMLA for stress related ailments, but you are glad, because he is just a weak link in the chain.

You walk around the work areas of your employees and give them the old scowl of a knowing person seeing poor quality work. Soon, you have them with knots in their stomachs – a scared employee is a motivated employee. You think that your high staff turnover rate is a good indication that you are culling out the non-performers. Only the good employees remain. You are handling business just as God Himself would. Employees get their just desserts.

One day, in the not so distant future, your boss calls you in for a meeting and wants to know why productivity is down and your employees are bailing. He’s heard complaints about your lack of effective people skills and employees are complaining to the human resources department. In your own defense, as you have perfect organizational skills, you state that employees are just trying to make you look bad because they really don’t want to work. You explain how lazy they are and that they really don’t fit in with the needs of your working style. You are certain that the culprits are the employees and certainly not you. You know that you are an excellent representative of your company and work diligently to provide maximum productivity and profit for the company.

You can’t believe the boss had the nerve to question your skills and are glad that you got him straightened out. He was led astray by those whiners and you were able to set him straight. Now, you seek to ferret out the complainers and make them suffer the consequences of their actions. Anyone