{"id":688,"date":"2017-11-10T15:10:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T20:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/?p=688"},"modified":"2017-11-10T15:10:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T20:10:32","slug":"mysteries-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/?p=688","title":{"rendered":"Mysteries of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a kid, I noticed that one day the calendar read: 2:34\u00a05\/6\/78 Ever since then I see the other patterns in the calendar. While there are many, each one\u00a0happens only once a 100 years. It&#8217;s part of the gift the Lord has given humanity: pattern recognition. It&#8217;s also why we love puzzles and want to solve mysteries. It&#8217;s part of who we are, to seek and find. Even kids play (or at least they used to) hide-n-seek. To me, it&#8217;s the hole left by having sin in us that only God can fill.<\/p>\n<p>The Creator put all around us amazing puzzles and mysteries so we can seek Him out &#8211; the ultimate Mystery. By doing so, we get a sense of euphoria when we solve it. This base compelling desire to solve things is why mystery novels, plays, games and shows revolve around solving something. Sherlock Holmes, Rubik&#8217;s cube, Sudoku, conspiracy theories, etc. My greatest\u00a0euphoria is the filling of the Holy Spirit and finding things in the word of God. Some of my favorites are finding mathematical Pi\u00a0<a title=\"Enlarge image\" href=\"https:\/\/worthychristianforumscore-h45go6maxh5rpepgu.netdna-ssl.com\/uploads\/monthly_2017_11\/small_pi.png.0d45456efb739e2aa6e1886177ce46c3.png\" data-ipslightbox=\"\" data-ipslightbox-group=\"g61107\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" src=\"https:\/\/worthychristianforumscore-h45go6maxh5rpepgu.netdna-ssl.com\/uploads\/monthly_2017_11\/small_pi.png.0d45456efb739e2aa6e1886177ce46c3.png\" alt=\"small_pi.png\" data-fileid=\"29151\" \/><\/a>\u00a0in Genesis 1:1,\u00a0 Euler&#8217;s number\u00a0<a title=\"Enlarge image\" href=\"https:\/\/worthychristianforumscore-h45go6maxh5rpepgu.netdna-ssl.com\/uploads\/monthly_2017_11\/euler_num.png.700ac886623534f0c0abe403f5d950dc.png\" data-ipslightbox=\"\" data-ipslightbox-group=\"g61107\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" src=\"https:\/\/worthychristianforumscore-h45go6maxh5rpepgu.netdna-ssl.com\/uploads\/monthly_2017_11\/euler_num.png.700ac886623534f0c0abe403f5d950dc.png\" alt=\"euler_num.png\" data-fileid=\"29152\" \/><\/a>\u00a0in John 1:1 (which contains\u00a0<a title=\"Enlarge image\" href=\"https:\/\/worthychristianforumscore-h45go6maxh5rpepgu.netdna-ssl.com\/uploads\/monthly_2017_11\/small_pi.png.0d45456efb739e2aa6e1886177ce46c3.png\" data-ipslightbox=\"\" data-ipslightbox-group=\"g61107\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" src=\"https:\/\/worthychristianforumscore-h45go6maxh5rpepgu.netdna-ssl.com\/uploads\/monthly_2017_11\/small_pi.png.0d45456efb739e2aa6e1886177ce46c3.png\" alt=\"small_pi.png\" data-fileid=\"29151\" \/><\/a>), or all the evil that befalls the Jews on 9 Av, or\u00a0the equal-letter-sequence discoveries throughout the Torah. In fact,\u00a0<a title=\"Enlarge image\" href=\"https:\/\/worthychristianforumscore-h45go6maxh5rpepgu.netdna-ssl.com\/uploads\/monthly_2017_11\/small_pi.png.0d45456efb739e2aa6e1886177ce46c3.png\" data-ipslightbox=\"\" data-ipslightbox-group=\"g61107\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" src=\"https:\/\/worthychristianforumscore-h45go6maxh5rpepgu.netdna-ssl.com\/uploads\/monthly_2017_11\/small_pi.png.0d45456efb739e2aa6e1886177ce46c3.png\" alt=\"small_pi.png\" data-fileid=\"29151\" \/><\/a>\u00a0is so amazing by itself, any sequence can be found in it. Everything points to Jesus and His might!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a kid, I noticed that one day the calendar read: 2:34\u00a05\/6\/78 Ever since then I see the other patterns in the calendar. While there are many, each one\u00a0happens only once a 100 years. It&#8217;s part of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/?p=688\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hebrewgems","category-victoryliving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=688"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":689,"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688\/revisions\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abdicate.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}