I am thinking that we, as God's creation, in His Image, are of and part of the Trinity. We, as humans...have three parts that are integral to our persona.
The first part of our "Trinity" is our "face value." It is the self that we show to our peers, friends, social groups, and much of our interactions of daily encounters with others. It is "who" we present ourselves to be, and as we wish to be seen by those we encounter daily or frequently, and it is generally our false personalities..selves, that we show. We all have that face that is turned to the world and everyone in it. It may not be a pleasant "first self" or a good representation of God's Image, but here we are. Or it can be a very good portrait of our other two inner selves, depending on our personal mores, cultural backgrounds, experiences and intentions.
The Second Self is just below the surface of the reality of what we present ourselves to be. The Second Self can be the side of ourselves that we really try to hide, cover and bury and often do. It can be all the things that make up a very unpleasant or unhappy person, someone with a quick temper, an individual who strikes out at, shrinks from responsibilities, jealousies, hostilities and anger, greed and any lack of control, from we have not been able to master. Our First Self is the face we hide behind. Or the Second Self may be the one that we shouldn't try to hide of shy away from. Every face has an opposite relflection.
Our Third Self is very deep. It is our soul. Did you know that you have that third self-in our human trinity? It is the dwelling place for The Holy Spirit, also. This the face of our innermost human Trinity. It is the spiritual identity that we often do not show or want to be known. We are afraid of the connotations and perhaps being called a "religious nut case" or something similar. I am pretty sure a few of my friends call me a religious nut case, and it may be true!At the same time I know that the Spirit of God is seeking release from our little prisons of the flesh. How can
God work in us and through us if we don't recognize Him and turn Him loose? GOD WANTS TO COME OUT OF THE SPIRITUAL CLOSET!
It is really hard to give our Trinity to the world, certainly not as The Father, the Son and The Holy Spirit has done for us... His people. When and if we can see even a small portion of the Trinity in ourselves and try to live accordingly, we please God. What part do you give? The first part...the second part...or as much of the third part as you can possibly give? Or all of yourself?
Well, these are my thoughts. I may be giving some poor scholar hissy fits or some theologians gray hair, but at least I am trying to think about it and understand it...the best that I can. Comments?
On a lighter note or less "religious nut" note, the weather is about to change again. Even the weather forcastors are wondering if winter is ever going to end...and what happened to spring? Who knows?
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