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  • Leveraging Lessons Learned

    Posted on October 30th, 2010 michael No comments

    In a previous entry, I said: “The greatest takeaway / lesson from that experience (the seemingly wasted time of computer gaming) was the model of using positive reinforcement feedback to strengthen the bond between the user and the system.  Can this be used by God?  What would a system look like that used this model to bring people closer to Him?”

    Lord Jesus, is there any guidance you would provide on this topic?
    Humans are created in a specific way to become more sensitive to reward as they experience reward. In other words, the experience of reward creates a thirst for more reward. As long as that cycle is maintained, the person can continue indefinitely in that pattern.

    The trick is, this system can either lead the person closer to me more quickly, or further away more quickly. This condition is what makes it possible to become intimate with me, as well as makes it possible to find yourself firmly in the clutches of the enemy. However, I am able to redeem a person from their sin any time they decide to truly turn from their sin and seek me fully.

    All this goes to say that systems are created all the time that depend on this principle. However, the reward of the quenching of the thirst of the spirit is the only reward that is truly satisfying. All other rewards, once pursued to their fullest, wind up feeling empty.

    So, Lord, can I use this principle with Beginning of Wisdom, so that people will gain momentum in their journaling and their relationship with you?
    Yes Michael. That’s one of the things I want you to be sensitive to as you re-read your entries. Notice how the momentum was gained, and come to me at that time for specifics on how to make the experience more tangible for people who use BoW. There are many ways to use this principle – and this is one of the ways in which BoW will stand apart in its value to my body.
    Ok, thank you Lord.

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