Evolution

It's odd to me that Evolution is pretty much accepted as the definitive answer for how we all came to be here when there is so little evidence to support that. Now, when I speak of Evolution, I am speaking of the theory that life on earth started as a single cell and evolved into all the animals and plants we know and love today. This is absurd on so many levels.

Let's start with humanity. In order to believe that Evolution brought us into existence, we have to believe that Evolution got Homo Sapien right, not just once, but twice within a very short time span. And even then, it couldn't be just any human, it would have to be one male and one female human in order to further the species. Some may retort that over millions of years the progression was made from ape to human, but even with that theory you have to have a male and female evolving at the same pace to keep the species going. At some point, some being had to come into existence in an asexual way, but only be able to reproduce in a sexual way. At the same time, another such being of the opposite sex had to be available for that species to continue to exist. Not only that, but they had to be brought into existence within a very limited distance of each other in order to run into each other at some point in their life time.

The next level of fault I want to address is the fact that we have so many species out there. If Evolution is moving life on earth to a heightened state, why is everything so different? Wouldn't all life be moving towards a central, efficient, life form? If wings are the way to go, why don't I have wings?

All of that being said, I don't have a problem with survival of the fittest, or a species adapting to it's environment. I believe that the only "Evolution" that has ever actually happened has been adaptation, not Evolution at all. Now, I happen to be a Christian who believes that God made earth and everything in it in 7 - 24 hour days, however, if I find out somehow that 7 days in Genesis is really 7 million years, I don't have a problem with that either. I know that the only way Evolution would ever be possible, is if there is an outside force making changes and encouraging along the way. Otherwise, this earth would have reverted to chaos a long time ago. So if I find out that God created new life forms every 7 million years, I can take that in stride and not loose any sleep.

What bothers me about how society accepts the theory of Evolution is that they are basing their belief on scientist who are setting out to prove the theory, not looking at the evidence and coming to a conclusion. I have to laugh every time they hit a wall and the only way to get around it is to say, "looks like the earth is x number of million years older than we though!" What they are really saying is, "In order for this theory to work, we need to add more time. How much time do you want to add this time?" and then they add a few million years to the age of the earth. The fact is, the more time the earth has been here, the less likely that Evolution would get us to this point instead of dribbling into nothing. As easy as it is to say that Creationism can't be proven scientifically, the funny thing is, Evolution can't either!

Think and Grow __________

I've been reading Napoleon Hill's book Think and Grow Rich and have realized that a lot of what he is talking about in there is straight from the Bible. God has told us throughout the ages that "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Hill has simply turned that around to say, where your heart is, is where you will build your treasure! If your heart is in money, you will begin to seek ways to gain more money. If your heart is in family, you will seek ways to spend more time with family. If your heart is in God, you will seek ways to grow more God-like. Now, I have been taught this principle since grade school, but I've suddenly seen it in a whole new light.

Hill speaks in his book about repeating your goals and desires aloud when you get up, and before you go to bed at night. This way you train your subconscious to focus on acquiring whatever it is that you desire. This may as well have been pulled directly from scripture! God has told us time and again to meditate on His principles and values so we can ingrain them into ourselves. There are many laws that God has built into our world that are unseen, and yet as real as the earth we stand on. Gravity, you can't see it, but you see the law of gravity in effect all around you. The same thing applies to your desire. If you desire something, and focus yourself and your energy towards acquiring it, you can have it! You need to make sure that what you are desiring is something that is not in conflict with God's values of course, but in truth, anything is possible!

I think one regret I have is that I didn't focus early enough on what I wanted to be when I grew up. We are asked this over and over throughout our childhood, but I never really spent much time thinking about it. I seemed to think that I would just kind of do it when I got there. I've found out that you never really get there. If you don't choose your life, life chooses it for you. What bothers me most, I think, is that I'm good at many things, but I never spent the time to become great at anything. I could never make up my mind to the point that I said "This is what I want to do with my life!" because I always looked at what that pushed aside. If I decided to become a Doctor, then I would loose all that time and all that sleep during med school, and I would miss being able to hang out with friends and family as much as I did. If I became a Pro Baseball player (not that this was really a choice I had since I'm not very good!) I would be on the road all the time and would have to commit myself to a life of practice. What kept me undecided was wondering if I would miss out on something else. Let me tell you from my experience, JUST DECIDE! Make a decision and stick to it. Everything you leave behind is replaced with something else that is just as good if not better! I have spent a lot of my life looking back. I spend a lot of time trying to keep everything under control. The only way to keep everything under control is if nothing ever changes. You have to train yourself to thrive on change. There is so much out there, but before you can get it, you have to make room be getting rid of something else.

I think the next biggest thing that kept me from choosing is fear of failure. I knew that if I choose a certain career, I would have to be very good at it, and people would be judging me on how good I was. If I didn't choose, I could just say that this was my job and not really worry about whether or not I was the best at it. I could always just say "I just work for him" or in other words "I'm just doing what I'm told". I think this is one way I kept myself out of the spotlight, and therefore, out of the position one needs to be in to be recognized. If you are just doing what you're told, who do you think will be recognized for the successes you accomplish? You have to put yourself out there and do something that can only be traced back to you. Then you will know how good you really are at it. Only when you know how good you are, can you make yourself better.

Let me make one thing very clear at this point. I am very happy with my life. I've got a great wife, lovely children, and lots of wonderful friends. I wouldn't change anything about my life if it meant loosing any of these. I'm just writing this in the hopes that it will encourage someone to make that choice early on, and make something more of themselves. I'm not just talking about making money either. God put this law in place for a reason. If you put your mind to something, you can achieve it! Make the choice early that you will be pure. Tell yourself when you get up every morning and before you go to bed, that you will not give in to the temptation of the perversions of the world. You will be amazed how easy it becomes to resist temptation! Choose to be that person you admire. Choose to do the things that you think make them who they are. If you see something you admire in someone else, add that quality to your personality. If you don't make yourself into who you want to be, no-one else is going to!