Tue, May 11th - 9:36AM
Where do we go from here?
GREETINGS DEAR ONES:
I am not concerned as much as I have been in the past about what is taking place in our country, and in our world, because I know without any doubt that God is in charge of all that takes place. It really does not matter if we as Christians can see it or even understand it; what matters is that a perfect God does.
My heart has gone through a tremendous amount of turmoil over trying to figure out what will happen next. My mind gets fixed on the mission to understand what's going on so that some how I can have some element of control over it, but in this case there can be no control from our stand point because what we are really fighting is not a physical thing. The scriptures tell us that our real battle is against principalities and powers in heavenly places. It isn't anything that we will ever have the power to control. The only way that I had any sense of peace about what the future holds for us is to just rest in the very promises that God has made to us about His protection in times of great danger and need. The world is up in arms about saving this planet, and reversing the things that have been taking place. What people do not see is that these natural disasters are simply the groaning of a world that has been over come with evil, and it will not stop until that evil is completely free and roaming around in our presence. May I ask you a question? Why do you think that above all other things in this world that could have been so popular among kids of this generation Monsters and Demons are at the very top? We have been looking at the faces of very scary and dangerous Demons and Monsters for the last 20 years. The more ugly they look the better ,and now we are to the point that we may accept something that even looked like that walking among us. I the service it was called being desencitized toward the more harsh realities of war, blood and guts that they knew we would see, so they made sure that we saw plenty of things before we went into combat just like the kids today play video games that maim and kill in order to accept the things to come. There isn't anything in this world that happens by accident any longer...that is one thing that we must understand. Our lives and this world are changing for a reason. There is a timing and a purpose for all that we see, and for those of us who are finely tuned into Christ we can see it coming, and my dear friends take heed of what I say here because it isn't that far from happening for real.
I do not have a game plan to assure myself that I will remain safe in this life. I think it is time that each of us came to terms with what it means to God for us to be safe. In God's eyes this world is not safe, nor is it eternal or without spot or blemish. God did not send Christ down to us to save us physically or to set up a physical Kingdom...we have already known that. God sent His only Son here to redeem our souls; not our bodies. That simply means that God is not planning to save any of this physical creation, but from the beginning He has told us it will be destroyed. This place has been the prison for Satan and his demons from before we were ever created as mankind. The only thing that God wants from this place is you, and me in our purest form, which is spirit.
The only form of true security that we have is in finding our soul secure in a relationship with God , and then in trusting in His promises to us as His Children. Our security is in Christ and our retirement plan and fortune is found in the Kingdom of God which has been said to be greater than we can even imagine. I am no longer afraid of what is going on because my concentrations are not on this world, but upon the glory and praise of my Lord and God.
How about you? May you richly bless God through your life in Him
The Unworthy Servant
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Wed, May 5th - 8:56AM
About building relationships
Greetings in the name of Christ:
To be honest I have not found that many people who are...HONEST. That brings up one of the main reasons why we have such difficulty with building, having or keeping relationships. According to today's view point honesty has become a disposable product that can be used only if you feel like it, but which does not apply to the majority of our personal or {in particular} public life. This view of honesty has effected all of us in various ways no matter what our personal view about honesty is, because if we are honest people in our hearts we quickly become non-trusting of others whom we see and deal with on a daily basis.
This lack of trust can go as deeply as to our families and spouses very quickly if left unchecked, and once the trust issue is there it may never really go away again. The entire concept of what God is trying to give to us about building our relationship with Him is based upon trust and honesty; which is to say He must trust us and we must trust Him. In order for us to have a basis of faith in a relationship there must be trust which is built upon honesty. This problem is so deeply rooted in our culture now that we cannot even be honest with ourselves, and we are being told that's alright. Our bases senses tell us that we can not always be the best in the room at what we are doing , or that we are not the best looking or the brightest, and yet in order for us to " Feel Good" about who we are we must in general accept the personal lie that builds us up. We do this by comparing the lie we want to believe with the lie being told to us by this world about who we are, and the result is very often deadly. We easily end up alone, and without trust in others or in our own base judgment, but the greatest death is that we cannot trust God. Without trust there can be no faith, and without faith there can be no love. The relationship that is built upon those things can only become superficial, and bases upon only one facet of who we are, and not upon the person we are as a whole.
It easily becomes the old divide and conquer theme that seems to have a new lease on this life. So what do we do? Everything that any one does must start with them first. It starts with being honest with yourself first. Ask yourself probing questions about who you are really...are you living the kind of life that you really want? Has your life been going in the right direction? Here is the real shocker people I am not talking right now to people who do not know Christ or who do not attend church on Sunday morning...I am talking to those who do. One of the biggest lies today is that we need to go unto all the rest of the world and preach the gospel while we let those who are sitting right beside us in church wither and die on the vine.
The great realization of our age is that God is only able to change us into new creatures who fit into His Kingdom if He become relevant in our life. We cannot give this world something that we do not have, and for the vast majority of people in church today there may be a form of Godliness, but they have no real relationship with God at all. This becomes then the first real hard and heart felt truth that we must deal with in this life...Who are we really?
The answer to that may end up being very uncomfortable as we process the truth that is laid out before us, and yet it must be dealt with if we are to begin to honestly live in Christ. The facts are before us in many ways; The heart is deceitful about all things and desperately wicked who can know it, and the tongue is the most non-tamable part of our body. We know these things to be true of all of us so why do we trust them first before God? The fact is that we can only win consistently with the help of a source of power and strength that has proven never to be wrong or weak. It is an honest fact that the Kingdom of God is not of this world, and that the treasures that we so desperately seek on an eternal basis are not to be found here, and yet we build our futures based upon anything that we can find that we know without any doubt is temporary. The honesty is in realizing that among those things we cherish the most in any relationship is base upon Truth, loyalty, and love, and yet it is the single most difficult thing for us to give in return yet we wonder why we don't have good relationships?
I really don't think it is necessary to quote great passages of scripture for you to see that what I am saying to you is truth. What have you been building your life with? Even if you say you are building upon the foundations of Christ Jesus have you been watching what materials you are choosing to use in you building? Those things will be tested you know to see what quality they are, and the things of this world are not quality materials...they will burn away. May you richly bless God through your life in Him;
The Unworthy Servant
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