Interview with God

Part of this was sent to me years ago in similar wording.  Much of it I added with what I believe I would have heard in this interview.  It should be on my mirror to read daily (if I could find my glasses).

 

I dreamed I had a chance to interview God.  I asked if he had time for me.

 He replied " My time is eternity, what would you like to ask me?"

 I queried " What surprises you most about mankind?"

 God answered: " That they get bored being children and rush to grow up and then long to be children again.  They lose their health striving to make money and then spend all their money trying to restore their health.  They think so anxiously about the future that they forget about the present and live neither for the present nor the future.  They live as though they will never die and die having never lived."

 I continued by asking: "What advice do you have for parents to teach their children?"

 God spoke: " Teach them that they cannot make someone love them, what they can do is allow themselves to be loved.  Learn what is most valuable in life is not what they have, but who they have in their lives. Teach them that a rich person is not the one who has the most, rather it is the one who needs the least.  Let them know it is not good to compare themselves to others for, ultimately, everyone will be judged individually. Teach them that money can buy everything but happiness and salvation.

Let them know it takes but a few seconds to open gaping wounds in persons they love, but it takes many years to heal them.  They must learn it is not always enough to be forgiven by others, they must forgive themselves.  Know that there people who love them but may not know how to express their love.  Teach them a true friend is someone who knows everything about them but remains a friend anyway.  They must learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.  Teach them two people can look at the same thing and view it completely differently.  Let them know that people may forget what they say or do but will remember how they made them feel.
Teach them that, thanks to my son, an everlasting life of salvation is available if they will but repent and belive. "

 I thanked him for his time, for all he had done for my family, and all his blessings.

 He replied: "Anytime, I'm always here and if you'll just ask for me, I'll answer."