I have a similar opinion to yours as far as being able to think for oneself. However, being awake is a lot more than just that.

I look at it almost as if someone literally woke up from a deep night sleep. Opening your eyes and realizing it’s morning isn’t enough to function, but it’s the most important part, just like thinking on your own.

Some people jump right out of the bed and start their routine, others are groggy and can barely move. To be completely awake, we must leave our bubble and let go of our ego. Only then we are becoming awake.

Looking in the right direction isn’t the same thing as seeing the right thing. I don’t think it’s possible for anyone to be fully awake until they are able to separate their experiences from reality.

And yes, absolutely we must believe in God and we don’t need proof for that. But the trust must come from within. I believed in God for all my life because I was raised in a Christian home. But until I found the faith within myself, I was clueless.

I had a near death exp in the early 80s so I have some points of reference most do not have.I can tell you FOR SURE that there is another life from here & that I had a few proven take aways. In that existence we are some form of light energy, there was no evil in existence only Good & God that I could feel. I wont go into it all but 1 of the other big deals was that time was different. The couple of decades of my life on earth then seemed like it says in the Bible just a blink of an eye& it seem very irrelevant to the real existence.
Then God gave me a dream 2yrs ago demanding that I listen&threw down a lightening bolt in the shape of a cross w/ a baby under it.Since I have had an actual wideawake vision of God, he gave me a message that I have been repeating, I have cleansed my pineal glands &now have pretty much daily visits from ET & spirit guides giving me messages & helping me connect with God an his universal consciousness.I feel like something big started yesterday.Not crazy!

Something big DID start yesterday! I felt it, I can still feel it. I have never felt this peaceful in my entire life.

Today, that feeling of something big intensified by a lot, I can physically see it now, not just sense it. The light from the sun, the feeling of the heat on my skin, the color of the sun and the moon, the total absence of the birds, those are only a few changes that you can easily notice. Things are changing rapidly. I believe it’s the beginning of the darkness.

For me, at age 55, I feel it is realizing how much of my life was a LIE. How manipulated we have been. Realizing that churches and preachers are not spirituality, they are middle men to distract us from understanding God's words for ourselves. Seeing the evil plain as day now. It is so much for real.
When I stepped God's path 9 years ago I started being able to SEE evil as soon as it presented itself. Know a distraction when it was in front of me. It becomes clearer and clearer every day.

You make a great point. With the power of God all the scales fall from our eyes and his glory lights our way. Thank you for sharing.

The Wisdom of the Holy Spirit is ALIVE WITHIN YOU!

Thanks be to God.

9 hours? Oh dear ... I'll be quick - awakened to why things are happening / decisions made, really dumb bad govt. decisions, it didn't matter what party - same poor ideas that hurt us, or made life more difficult. Then the drugs on TV advertised would "fix you" but the repercussions were disasterous / deadly. Why would they even advertise? ... long and short of it the dots kept connecting and NEWS was suppressing everything ... I knew it was about good /vs/ evil. No other possibility.

I increased my Bible study went to BSF, very strict learning center, also had one particular pastor, teaching verse by verse, chapter by chapter, a scholar who read original scripture in the Aramaic, Greek and Hebrew, always correcting poor translations.

Now I can't get enough connections to satisfy my questions ... everyone is listened to, and discernment is my guide. I pray for all of us to overcome and be the encouragement another needs.
God Bless.
J - when will you return?

I love how we are shown new lessons in every post. We must have discipline not only so we can keep focus on the road in front of us but also so we are not over taken from behind. We have created a monster and it is time we focus on taking it down.
I honestly can not say when, as fast as possible, as soon as he allows.

Today was very trying. I ran into a lot of goo and I feel it's affects. The Lord gave me extra work because he knew I would have to to shed the negative emotions that was sent with the deceptions they tried. We took them down. Patriots did it themselves after seeing the truth. That was something I had never experienced before but it really to me aback. We are given gifts daily I can not wait until that gift is my REPUBLIC. God bless.

I think I have always been awake. It has been difficult because my family and friends were not. I couldn't say what I felt or knew. I didn't know how I knew things. I went through utter darkness, but God was my strength. I also just didn't watch TV. I thought it was a nuisance. My friends were few. I went through 10 years of darkness and attacks by the evil one. Jesus became my strength. I became spiritually strong through, so it was worth it. I have a direct connection to the light. Always leading, always guiding me. I am nothing without that connection and love. That is how I found like minded souls like you.

I think in one way or another we can all relate to you. Life is never easy but why? It is because we seek self fulfillment and not God. Once we turn from self God provides everything else. God is truth and we are his warriors.
Your words are real gratitude and something we should remember when this has passed. It is hard to be grateful in times of plenty. We need to remember so we may never have to face them again.

Yes, God is a feeling. I believe in God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit - but I do not believe in the church run by the Vatican or the Church of England etc. I believe Gods Church is in each and every person that believes in him. Man made the the Church after God sent his son Jesus. It has profited and corrupted ever since, and too many evildoers take upon the priesthood for easy access in my opinion.

No disagreements here. Before sin God was adam's teacher. That says more than people credit it for. It is when we turn to man to learn and away from God, that we have damned ourselves.

Being awake for me is giving/helping/loving unconditionally. I have already sworn my life to protect God, country/family, and as many innocents as possible. I have learned to expect nothing in return and by doing so, I can see and recognize the truth more clearly.

It is difficult to fully explain, but the more I truly give freely, the more truth is presented. The less I judge people, the more I see their actual truths. The more I give of myself for God, the more I see and feel God's gifts and presence... (this barely scratches the surface, but it is more than I can put into words.)

The more awake I become, the more truths I seek, the more help I see is needed and shown to me. Now I can't help anyone without God. I am stubborn, hard headed, difficult, and aggressive, that's just if I like you! Being awake is amazing and frustrating, full of truths and so many many lies, but in the end, it brings me closer to God with each and every new truth.

True friends help with being awa

... True friends help with being awake. They support and help with understanding truths and to compare notes.

I really can't think of a more perfect way to explain it. You are dead on with everything. You have to look for truth to find it and once your have it looks to find you. Once it does it never stops giving you more light. If this is not divine I have no clue what is. The less we seek for ourselves the more we are given and what we are given is so much more than what we gave. This has never been about me but it has always been about us. Just amazing stuff here Rex, you almost brought a tear to my eye. That my fren is the power of truth.

I agree. I keep an open mind with a door on it in case I need to close it. I make no single source my guru, then I can't be more than disappointed if they fall. Accept you live in an information war and check in with your gut as well as your intellect and God.

A couple great pointers there. Never depend on just one point of information. I try to have at least 3. No one is about anyone else. We are warriors of light, light is truth. If you are not of truth you are not of light. No one should ever be afraid to question and those questioned should never be angry to answer. Truth will always rise and win. If you speak truth you can put on God's armor when you are attack and defend the light. We are here to help others while we receive help ourselves. Thanks for sharing Laura.

sharing some info with my husband within earshot of our son...
son (complete with eyeroll): Mom, I thought you were smart enough not to believe every conspiracy theroy you hear.
me: and I thought you were smart enough to actually question things you are told.
I never questioned,now I do. I trust my gut and look for answers when things don't feel correct.
I have also become more comfortable with my relationship with God/the Universe. I'm more connected and grounded and it's nice.

That is wonderful to hear, every single sentence. We are family so it is great that you let your son hear but do not force. Than you question him about what he stands for. If that is not some Q moves I do not know what is. My 3 never changing facts are TRUST your gut, GOD is real and FAITH is the most important thing you can have. That trifecta can get you to the finish line. Keep up the great work Colleen.

Can’t add anything more to what has been said in the comments. I do feel that I have been directed by God and his angels to seek and know the TRUTH. Stretched a bit beyond my comfort zone. Streching is good. 🤓

That is a good thing though Fren, how can you grow if you don't stretch? I really admire everyone who has posted. It is not easy and the thought you may be judged is scary. It takes courage and will to do this. I salute you all.

For me being able to step outside my comfort zone to verify everything with new eyes, and accept that most of what I thought to be fact was just well inserted propaganda to keep me under someone elses thumb. That knowing that my purpose here is to be a asset to my fellow people around the world not just myself. Being able to disconnect emotion from fact, and act on the facts not the emotions.
We all have been indoctrinated since birth to believe so many mistruths and the hardest part is to overcome the programming and find your own truths. I now assume that it is all false untill I verify with my own investigation. That is what it is for me.

I think that is a good path Odis. I wanted to do this so we can all see we are as one mind. How we get there may be a little different but we all get there and we get there together. Thanks for sharing Hammer.

For me, being awake, is being aware of where my investment is. Small talk irritates me to no end, because there real no end to it. No purpose. Compliments annoy me. If it’s my clothes? I dress for myself. If it’s my looks? I largely can’t do anything about it. Being awake, means being aware that my investment is in the Kingdom not of this world. Knowing that so many people are focused on subverting the choices of others, I spend my time speaking freedom from the shackles comprised of other people’s ideals. I keep up with you mu fren, to add to the toolbox of how I can better speak to others. All are necessary.

That is a brutally honest but very smart way of looking at life. I think it does us well when we are hard but not to hard on ourselves because especially in today's word it is so easy to slip.
I thank you for those kind words they mean the world.
It is because of you all that I do what I can. I wish I could give you so much more but there are not enough hours in a day. I have about 9 hours left and I must leave you for an unknown amount of time. I have delayed longer than I should but you are all more than worth it.

For me it is hard to put in words. A gut feel, type of intuition. Never been a real follower or groupee. Independent thinker, not much of a talker, but always listening, researching, self discovery. Self relient. Looking for the hidden agenda or motivation of others. Sceptic. Trust more in the natural world than man made. Adversary brings knowledge and strength. A fighter never give up. Not sure where all this is going but hope I live to see and understsnd the truth. Feel something divine is driving us to that end/new beginning.

These are good tips for all of us. We do need fellowship and challenges to round us and shape us but it is the time we spend alone in contemplation that I feel gives us huge discoveries. Thanks for sharing this with us.

My ability to utilize my intuition, with my integrity intact and a moral compass firmly guiding me, I can honestly feel the truth. We all can be wrong at times and we all need to be aware not to get complacent in hearing only what we wish to hear and believe. The word believe has the word ‘LIE’ in it. It leads us to being deceived. The most important resource is always our consciousness - we need to nurture it and raise it. That process is seriously delicate. We are made in the image of God. We are powerful beings. Knowing means there is no doubt. It the resurrection of love and light and taking responsibly for who we are in this reality. ( Pineal gland etc. ). This Ascension is within us.

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That is a great philosophy and thank you for sharing it!

Ephesians 5:14 - Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

‐ Many have lost time decoding other than God's Word. Recoup your time and walk to the Light. Seek the Word will will save your life.

This is truth and I do agree but does not God tell us to go forth an prosper? How can we do that in chains?

For me, in my opinion;
Not watching television-been 12 years for me.
Not following the crowd ..new phone, new car, new shoes.
Knowing that everything has been a deception-dig for alternate info.
Knowing Evil has hidden what we need to get back to God.
Not being afraid to tell the truth, not being afraid to be made fun of.
Trying to put God in front of everything I do.
Not being selfish-sacrifice and service to and for others.

I really think being with nature and being away from electronics as much as possible is the key to breaking the chains. I see this a lot. There is science behind it so it plays a huge part.

ESCAPING PRISON PLANET.

Nothing really matters but our FAITH in GOD & Saving his Children.

This is true but he helps those who help themselves. While he wants our devotion he also wants us to live and be free. We can not do that if we are bound.