by Cinda Smaagaard

Created on: February 23, 2009

Enlightenment is when God reveals truth to the mind. The best analogy would be as light hits a mirror and reflects back. It is really more like the refraction of light that is given off by a prism or cut crystal gem, because the truth spreads out in many directions and encompasses many things and many people often hitting upon unexpected places with varied effects.

Enlightenment by God is a form of spirituality. It should in no way be confused with "spiritualism" which is 1) non-physical and 2) occult or founded on nothing more than metaphysical circumstances which may have bad results. God's insight is always true and a sure thing driven by love. However, both kinds come with knowledge that is without inference to objective reality and both are arrived at without reasoning or preparedness. This means that enlightenment or "true wisdom" requires no formal education, critical thinking skills, nor genetic or mental agility. It does not require a team of experts, no matter how enormously paid, since it cannot be bought or sold. Truth is usually simple, straight-forward, noncontradictory and absolute.

Intuition is one form of Godly wisdom. We have all heard of a mother's or father's intuition which comes from the gut and heart rather than logic. It is the power of knowing intuitively and apprehending immediately. Christians call this "discernment of the spirits." We see innate and instinctive behavior in animal species all the time. Fight or flight, mating, and parenting would be examples of instinctive behavior. Something is apparently hard-wired into everything and everyone's brain that allows them to reproduce. Things get a little stickier when we think about conscience, ethics and fair-play. King Solomon is the best example of this kind of Godly common sense. He forced two mothers to make a difficult choice, thereby squeezing out the truth about who the real mother of a baby could be. When given the order to cut the child in two, the real mother offered to give the child away rather than see the child come to any harm. Only the real and loving mother would be so unselfish and compassionate.

Prophetic ability is a gift of God and although it is available to everyone as need dictates for God's sake, not everyone is called to act as God's servant or messenger. Prophecy is divine inspiration by God to predict the future or give instructions in religious matters. The words should always make reference to who is in charge - God - and contain grace and salvation themes.

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