Previously burdened with guilt's, shames & regrets from the ghosts of my past, I've found the complete Joy of Salvation in Freeing my mind from heavy burdens(Romans 8:12-17, 10:05-13 & 12:01-02).
I've experienced the freedom of negativity and the positivity of Trusting & Believing THE LORD IS IN CONTROL(Romans 8:28 & Philippians 04:13).
Haunted by friends, family and co-workers revelations of situations involving conflict, I decided at an early age to be a "loner".
Confusing though was the emptiness felt once saturated with the memories of activities and only remembering nothing.
Harmful was the opinions of those that viewed or gossiped my activities and cursed my future with derogatory statements that perpetuated confusion & suicidal tendencies for a large portion of my life(Proverbs 23:07).
An even greater injustice of sin was the denial & rejection of myself by the prompting of someone just like or wishing to be just like me(James 4:01-10).
As a child we're constantly told, "stop", "don't", "shut-up & sit-down".
Rarely are we informed the consequences that debate these commands.
It takes more than just being able to shout commands to raise a child or instruct a toddler. I mean even babies command feed by hollering with tears.
Learning comes by observation & hearing(Galatians 3:01-14).
Give the command with a loving example of disobeying it.
I'm certain that evil is learned and developed in the mind because when I look back over my life the times that were the darkest were developed without my input(I'd relinquished my authority to some earthling-usaually someone I'd given control of my circumstances or heavenly spirit-materialism disguised as success).
Somehow I was just a bystander to someone Else's circumstance and my situations were birthed from curiosity rather than fact.
I mimicked evil attempting validation to a self-proclaimed family legacy.
Whoever said growing up was not fantasy didn't live in a California family.
I'm recognizing only recent that my past was a list of others mistakes attempted to be relived through me.
I continued a violent spiral up & down the highways of life longing to belong.
Illusions are Pandora's box & Understanding GOD'S MESSAGE OF LIFE is the Key to unlocking MYSTERIES(1 Corinthians 13:01-13).
We complicate things by the visions of ours or someones mind.
It's like a relay race to idiocy transferring negative images & false doctrines to solidify a fantasy derived from a childhood experience gone wrong.
I've been told to resist the urge to do evil. I tried but kept winding up on the opposite side of good which only renders evil.
Yet, my blindness to Reality seduced my mind to believe my wrong was Right.
I stopped growing in education some 33 years ago, therefore all of my adulthood was by the operations of a 15 year old smart Alic perpetrating maturity.
It's depressing to realize your past was lived in a closet of self-destruction & inherited mistakes turned actuality.
If it weren't for the GRACE OF GOD my poor self would still be chasing wind after a losing battle of soldiers past.
Thanks to ALMIGHTY FOR HIS PURPOSE and not mine...
HE HAS GIVEN Me New Life & Transformed my mind into Love & Understanding vs. hate and revenge.
Actually what I was looking for as revenge was actually a prison of the mind to extend the stay of evil that had entered during a grievance or debate(I welcomed the evil rather than Resisting it).
It doesn't take much for evil to be birthed into existence just a little opposition or challenge of Good & fear of unknowns promotes evil which produces sin & death
(Isaiah 59:02 & Romans 06:23).
Repeatedly GOD'S WORD INSTRUCTS Us 2 Watch & Pray-Deuteronomy 02:04, Matthew 24:42, Mark 13:35, Matthew 26:40-41, Mark 14:37-38, Luke 21:36, 1 Corinthians 16:13.
Apparently We should be on alert for temptations & distractions of the enemy to rob GOD OF HIS PRAISE & WORSHIP.
If we are too busy working or worried about affairs then We Are Not Communing with GOD on a Regular basis.
A late night confrontation with evil a few years ago provided Evidence that "if You Resist evil It will flee"(run away)-James 4:07.
Many times it's our egos or pride that graduate temptation to sin because the human tendency to question Good flirsts with doubt and weakens the Will.
We Are Also Instructed to "Keep Our Minds On CHRIST" because if We're Reminded of HIS struggles & Triumphs, We Could tell the enemy of GOOD & GOD to "get behind Us IN JESUS NAME" and avoid his set-ups.
But We're so consumed with favoritism, nepotism & narcisistic personas subconscienciously denying or distracting our True Destiny.
Robbing ourselves the pleasure of being "right" is Humbling Yourself & Permitting GOD'S SPIRIT TO SHINE-Matthew 16:24.
I've taken Charge of My Destiny by Authorizing GOD DAILY TO GOVERN Me & My Activities To Reflect HIM in My Life. It isn't Easy but The Rewards of Joy, Peace & Serenity Are Well Worth the Effort.
Learning what GOD MEANT WHEN HE QUESTIONED JOB, "Where were you when I LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH? WHO DETERMINES ITS MEASUREMENTS? OR WHO STRETCHED THE LINE UPON IT? TO WHAT WERE ITS FOUNDATIONS FASTENED?"
A list of which Job had no answer and Neither do anyone who has Not Sought THE WILL OF GOD or Studied HIS WORD and Repented of sins to Gain Understanding!
GOD FURTHER QUESTIONS, "Have you Commanded the Morning since your days began, And Caused the Dawn to Know its place That it Might Take Hold of the Ends of the Earth And The wicked Be Shaken Out of It?"(Job 38:04-13)
This Implies that we complain to GOD without EXERCISING the POWER HE ISSUED To Us At CREATION IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN(Genesis 2:).
We go through life with blinders on being led astry FROM GOD'S DESIGN and PURPOSE, until we either become tired of the constant turmoil or are forced by a Life-Threatening experience that proves THERE IS A GOD and HIS LOVE IS COMFORTING, KIND AND PEACEFUL(Philippians 1:09-25).
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
What part of Relationship is friendship?
With so much social media to transmit immediately the character of persons portraying persona's that do not reflect what everyone sees at any one time. I felt impelled to classify a few facts to release prisoners of the mental institution of double-mindedness(James 01:06-08 & 04:08). We need look no further than right here in the book of James which identifies a "double-minded man" as "unstable in All his ways". The Commentary from My Nelson's Study Bible says regarding doubt in verse :06 and the words double-minded in verse :08, "doubting means to be divided in one's mind" or "to debate. The term does not describe a momentary doubt but a divided allegiance, an uncertainty."
Double-minded is literally "two-souls". If one part of a person is Set on GOD and the other is on this world(Matthew 06:24), there will be Constant conflict Within. That's plain enough for me!
Okay, Matthew 06:24=You can not be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more Loyal to one than the other. You cannot Serve both GOD AND money(mammon refers to wealth, money, or property).
The Commentary says, "JESUS ADVISES Us to Invest in Our Future WITH HIM by Giving of Ourselves; Mammon encourages us to collect material objects for our present enjoyment." No debate on that conclusion either, GOD'S WORD Links Itself not confuses or denies(1 Corinthians 14:33-not author of confusion, but of PEACE & 2 Timothy 02:13 Cannot Deny HIMSELF!).
However, to look for friendship In the Bible relations that peaked my attention were Jonathan & king David(1 Samuel 18:01-4-makes a covenant with David & Protects him from Saul his own father). There was also Elijah and Elisha(2 Kings 02:01-18), Elijah Offered Elisha Whatever He Wanted from GOD WHILE HE WAS BEING WHISKED AWAY IN A CHARIOT OF FIRE and Elisha asked for "A Double Portion of Elijah's Spirit to be on Him(verse :o9)". Last but not least the alliance between Joseph sold by his own brothers into slavery out of envy, and the chief butler of Pharaoh in Egypt(Genesis 41:01-42). Joseph's time is prison permitted him to exercise hidden Talents that were later Revealed to Pharaoh to relieve him or his tormented dreams.
He Exalted Joseph to Governor of Egypt preparing the Reunion of he and his brothers.
Certainly we can draw conclusions that the families of these individuals meant harm or discord to some degree but GOD TOOK what was meant for wrong & MADE IT RIGHT(Romans 08:28). Utilizing strangers and enemies to rescue them in despaired moments. Why even JESUS HAD to watch both Judas & Peter betray HIM within hours of each other(Luke 22:47-48 & :52-62). We know Peter later Founded The Way in an era of blasphemy & execution for it was prevalent. However, he was double-minded momentarily... and poor Judas, but if You've had a chance to read the Apocalypse or Lost books of the Bible you see him receiving honor for his obedience to Fulfil a moment Necessary to Mankind for Reconciliation TO DEITY by Repentance after THE RESURRECTION(Isaiah 59:2, Romans 06:23 & 10:09)! GOD'S PLAN WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO SUCCEED(Isaiah 55:11).
Let's take a look at wikipedia's reference to friendship: "In the Western world, intimate physical contact has been sexualities in the public mind over the last one hundred years and is considered almost taboo in friendship, especially between two males. However, stylized hugging or kissing may be considered acceptable, depending on the context (see, for example, the kiss the tramp gives the kid in The Kid). In Spain and other Mediterranean countries, men may embrace each other in public and kiss each other on the cheek. This is not limited solely to older generations but rather is present throughout all generations. In young children throughout the modern Western world, friendship, usually of a homo social nature, typically exhibits elements of a closeness and intimacy suppressed later in life in order to conform to societal standards."
I happen to live in America and our ignorance about sexuality is morbid rather than bliss because we tend to over-indulge in every manner presentable. It's like we are self-destructing at a pace we've designed. Oblivious to the real dangers of darkness and death because we flirt with the hypothesized version or suggest atheism to appease a curious society. I'm never seeking arguments, spent over 47 plus years doing that and it's only brought me grief, guilt, shame, malice, malevolence and rebelliousness. Not very sociable emotions to point out the aftermaths of loneliness. The mind truly is a terrible thing to waste, but a wasteful thing if not Operating in THE INTENT ORDAINED BY A CARING & LOVING CREATOR(John 03:16 & 15:01-16 & 1 John 01:01-05).
If you go to wikipedia's link there is a full meal of friendship dished out for those with little or no understanding. I learned some things as always that's why I share as much as I do, I certainly shared my so-called evil back in the days.
In the flesh I've had a struggle with simplicity & totally misUnderstood Love. It honestly took a Miracle & THE HAND OF GOD to Open My Eyes, Heart & Mind to Revelation of that I thought I Knew. Futile I say, PLEASE say Have Mercy LORD!
My flesh and it's own interpretation of anything could not relate to friendship because I had no Meship, okay perhaps I tried to slip one in but excuse me "bootylicous"? Alright, what I'm saying is a person must be able to have a relationship with themselves before they can go sharing themselves with innocent victims of a maniac on the loose.
I've spent endless hours pursuing love from others and in others and couldn't identify it once I had it because, I'd never experienced it in Me.
It is Impossible to give what you don't have. Or to be appreciative to receiving what you've never known. Not rocket science common sense. If You still haven't gotten it...
You need to stop lying to yourself, You know who you really are. The only person you are fooling hiding behind a multitude of love-sick individuals looking for attention and sympathy is the person you see or don't see in the mirror.
The reason you find yourself alone is because when others want to enjoy the You they once encountered in the presence of no one important. Yet, you feel the need to pump air into a character off the cover of a girly magazine or guy car flick.
Unaware that the real you that seems to be out of touch, it's the innocence that allows the other hidden soul to free itself and enjoy the moment rather than wasting the moment trying to recapture a decade ago. Or better yet live up to a standard that was derived from the accusation floating in the depths of your long lost soul aching to be Real. Yeah I said It and I'm here to Represent It... Baby, I'm For REAL! If it don't fit/don't force it, just Relax and let it go.
Trying hard to please me cause you wanna... oops ease on down the road...
People friends are special individuals usually a reflection of the family member you think you hate most. They are there in our lives to react and respond to our unforgiven or animosities towards those closest to us.
We must stop using each other as therapeutic pillows and began recognizing the importance of relationships as a whole.
To Obtain Experience of the Knowledge you behold and can't always balance due to busyness or confusion.
Many times these relationships only Serve to Point Us back into The presence of those we love and won't forgive or are waiting for an apology or payback.
Nonsense, stupid, and void. There is nothing cute about wasting energy, life and time to accomplish something that was conceived in the emptiness of your mind while it was on vacation.
Dumb and ignorance are both teachable but not stupid or nonsense.
If We adapt the agape love which endures all things, believes all things and trusts all things then the abundance of Positive Energy in the Atmosphere will cancel any weapons against the Natural State of it(1 Peter 04:08). Love will Cover a multitude of sins... Did You get that COVER, not expose!
Walking in Love you can not tolerate disturbance of Peace(Philippians 04:04-07).
See if You are not Walking in Love you are an enemy TO GOD THE FATHER, CHRIST THE SON, & THE HOLY SPIRIT OR COMFORTER(Philippians 03:12-21). Press toward the Goal for the Prize of the Upward Call OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS & Walk by the Same Rule having the MIND OF CHRIST.
For those struggling in their flesh it is useless to argue or pursue friendship because until they have stopped pretending to themselves they will never understand the Friend you have been let alone the one you would become if they would submit the works of their flesh attempting to please mankind and denying DEITY HIS HONOR.
The Battle is not yours it's THE LORD'S.
Meditate on these things: Whatever things are True, whatever things are Noble, whatever things are Just, whatever things are Pure, whatever things are Lovely, whatever things are of GOOD Report, If there is any Virtue and if there is anything PraiseWorthy--Meditate on these things.
The GOD OF PEACE WILL BE WITH You if You Learn & Receive these things(Philippians 04:08-10).
Don't miss opportunities to Grow in Grace because you are trying to save face...
That's not GOD!
Double-minded is literally "two-souls". If one part of a person is Set on GOD and the other is on this world(Matthew 06:24), there will be Constant conflict Within. That's plain enough for me!
Okay, Matthew 06:24=You can not be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more Loyal to one than the other. You cannot Serve both GOD AND money(mammon refers to wealth, money, or property).
The Commentary says, "JESUS ADVISES Us to Invest in Our Future WITH HIM by Giving of Ourselves; Mammon encourages us to collect material objects for our present enjoyment." No debate on that conclusion either, GOD'S WORD Links Itself not confuses or denies(1 Corinthians 14:33-not author of confusion, but of PEACE & 2 Timothy 02:13 Cannot Deny HIMSELF!).
However, to look for friendship In the Bible relations that peaked my attention were Jonathan & king David(1 Samuel 18:01-4-makes a covenant with David & Protects him from Saul his own father). There was also Elijah and Elisha(2 Kings 02:01-18), Elijah Offered Elisha Whatever He Wanted from GOD WHILE HE WAS BEING WHISKED AWAY IN A CHARIOT OF FIRE and Elisha asked for "A Double Portion of Elijah's Spirit to be on Him(verse :o9)". Last but not least the alliance between Joseph sold by his own brothers into slavery out of envy, and the chief butler of Pharaoh in Egypt(Genesis 41:01-42). Joseph's time is prison permitted him to exercise hidden Talents that were later Revealed to Pharaoh to relieve him or his tormented dreams.
He Exalted Joseph to Governor of Egypt preparing the Reunion of he and his brothers.
Certainly we can draw conclusions that the families of these individuals meant harm or discord to some degree but GOD TOOK what was meant for wrong & MADE IT RIGHT(Romans 08:28). Utilizing strangers and enemies to rescue them in despaired moments. Why even JESUS HAD to watch both Judas & Peter betray HIM within hours of each other(Luke 22:47-48 & :52-62). We know Peter later Founded The Way in an era of blasphemy & execution for it was prevalent. However, he was double-minded momentarily... and poor Judas, but if You've had a chance to read the Apocalypse or Lost books of the Bible you see him receiving honor for his obedience to Fulfil a moment Necessary to Mankind for Reconciliation TO DEITY by Repentance after THE RESURRECTION(Isaiah 59:2, Romans 06:23 & 10:09)! GOD'S PLAN WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO SUCCEED(Isaiah 55:11).
Let's take a look at wikipedia's reference to friendship: "In the Western world, intimate physical contact has been sexualities in the public mind over the last one hundred years and is considered almost taboo in friendship, especially between two males. However, stylized hugging or kissing may be considered acceptable, depending on the context (see, for example, the kiss the tramp gives the kid in The Kid). In Spain and other Mediterranean countries, men may embrace each other in public and kiss each other on the cheek. This is not limited solely to older generations but rather is present throughout all generations. In young children throughout the modern Western world, friendship, usually of a homo social nature, typically exhibits elements of a closeness and intimacy suppressed later in life in order to conform to societal standards."
I happen to live in America and our ignorance about sexuality is morbid rather than bliss because we tend to over-indulge in every manner presentable. It's like we are self-destructing at a pace we've designed. Oblivious to the real dangers of darkness and death because we flirt with the hypothesized version or suggest atheism to appease a curious society. I'm never seeking arguments, spent over 47 plus years doing that and it's only brought me grief, guilt, shame, malice, malevolence and rebelliousness. Not very sociable emotions to point out the aftermaths of loneliness. The mind truly is a terrible thing to waste, but a wasteful thing if not Operating in THE INTENT ORDAINED BY A CARING & LOVING CREATOR(John 03:16 & 15:01-16 & 1 John 01:01-05).
If you go to wikipedia's link there is a full meal of friendship dished out for those with little or no understanding. I learned some things as always that's why I share as much as I do, I certainly shared my so-called evil back in the days.
In the flesh I've had a struggle with simplicity & totally misUnderstood Love. It honestly took a Miracle & THE HAND OF GOD to Open My Eyes, Heart & Mind to Revelation of that I thought I Knew. Futile I say, PLEASE say Have Mercy LORD!
My flesh and it's own interpretation of anything could not relate to friendship because I had no Meship, okay perhaps I tried to slip one in but excuse me "bootylicous"? Alright, what I'm saying is a person must be able to have a relationship with themselves before they can go sharing themselves with innocent victims of a maniac on the loose.
I've spent endless hours pursuing love from others and in others and couldn't identify it once I had it because, I'd never experienced it in Me.
It is Impossible to give what you don't have. Or to be appreciative to receiving what you've never known. Not rocket science common sense. If You still haven't gotten it...
You need to stop lying to yourself, You know who you really are. The only person you are fooling hiding behind a multitude of love-sick individuals looking for attention and sympathy is the person you see or don't see in the mirror.
The reason you find yourself alone is because when others want to enjoy the You they once encountered in the presence of no one important. Yet, you feel the need to pump air into a character off the cover of a girly magazine or guy car flick.
Unaware that the real you that seems to be out of touch, it's the innocence that allows the other hidden soul to free itself and enjoy the moment rather than wasting the moment trying to recapture a decade ago. Or better yet live up to a standard that was derived from the accusation floating in the depths of your long lost soul aching to be Real. Yeah I said It and I'm here to Represent It... Baby, I'm For REAL! If it don't fit/don't force it, just Relax and let it go.
Trying hard to please me cause you wanna... oops ease on down the road...
People friends are special individuals usually a reflection of the family member you think you hate most. They are there in our lives to react and respond to our unforgiven or animosities towards those closest to us.
We must stop using each other as therapeutic pillows and began recognizing the importance of relationships as a whole.
To Obtain Experience of the Knowledge you behold and can't always balance due to busyness or confusion.
Many times these relationships only Serve to Point Us back into The presence of those we love and won't forgive or are waiting for an apology or payback.
Nonsense, stupid, and void. There is nothing cute about wasting energy, life and time to accomplish something that was conceived in the emptiness of your mind while it was on vacation.
Dumb and ignorance are both teachable but not stupid or nonsense.
If We adapt the agape love which endures all things, believes all things and trusts all things then the abundance of Positive Energy in the Atmosphere will cancel any weapons against the Natural State of it(1 Peter 04:08). Love will Cover a multitude of sins... Did You get that COVER, not expose!
Walking in Love you can not tolerate disturbance of Peace(Philippians 04:04-07).
See if You are not Walking in Love you are an enemy TO GOD THE FATHER, CHRIST THE SON, & THE HOLY SPIRIT OR COMFORTER(Philippians 03:12-21). Press toward the Goal for the Prize of the Upward Call OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS & Walk by the Same Rule having the MIND OF CHRIST.
For those struggling in their flesh it is useless to argue or pursue friendship because until they have stopped pretending to themselves they will never understand the Friend you have been let alone the one you would become if they would submit the works of their flesh attempting to please mankind and denying DEITY HIS HONOR.
The Battle is not yours it's THE LORD'S.
Meditate on these things: Whatever things are True, whatever things are Noble, whatever things are Just, whatever things are Pure, whatever things are Lovely, whatever things are of GOOD Report, If there is any Virtue and if there is anything PraiseWorthy--Meditate on these things.
The GOD OF PEACE WILL BE WITH You if You Learn & Receive these things(Philippians 04:08-10).
Don't miss opportunities to Grow in Grace because you are trying to save face...
That's not GOD!
Don't look at life with blinders on!
Fascinated by the Word of GOD COMING To Life In My Realities influenced my reread of a book by Charles R. Swindoll-Elijah: A Man of Heroism and Humility.
Reading this story again after I allowed GOD TO TOTALLY TRANSFORM My Mind & RENEW My Heart(01/11/09), revealed new information about The Prophet we know Left Earth in a CHARIOT OF FIRE(2. Kings 2:11-18).
I began to feel the humanity in this Great Man of GOD.
Wikipedia had this to say: Elijah pronounced Elias or (Hebrew: אליהו, Eliyahu; Arabic:إلياس, Ilyās), whose name (El-i Yahu) means "Yah is my God," was a prophet in Israel in the 9th century BCE. He appears in the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Mishnah, New Testament, and the Qur'an.
According to the Books of Kings, Elijah raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and ascended into heaven in a whirlwind (accompanied by chariots, not in one). In the Book of Malachi, Elijah's return is prophesied "before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord," making him a harbinger of the Messiah and the eschaton in various faiths that revere the Hebrew Bible.
In Judaism, Elijah's name is invoked at the weekly Havdalah ritual that marks the end of Shabbat, and Elijah is invoked in other Jewish customs, among them the Passover seder and the Brit milah (ritual circumcision). He appears in numerous stories and references in the Haggadah and rabbinic literature, including the Babylonian Talmud.
In Christianity, the New Testament describes how both Jesus and John the Baptist are compared with Elijah, and on some occasions, thought by some to be manifestations of Elijah, and Elijah appears with Moses during the Transfiguration of Jesus.
Elijah is also a figure in various folkloric traditions. In Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria, he is known as "Elijah the Thunderer" and in folklore is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder and dew."
I've observed many coincidences similiar & experienced Elijah's eagerness as he sat near the Cherith Creek Awaiting Food Deliverer's ORDERED BY GOD(1 Kings 17:02-08).
Felt his fears as he ran away from the pursuit of Jezebel's commands(1 Kings 19;01-05).
All of these happenings were Set in Motion because in 1 Kings 17:01, this Prophet from Tishbe In Gilead.
Declared as a Servant of THE LIVING LORD, THE GOD OF Israel, that there would be no Rain or dew on the ground.
He swore by THIS GOD that until He said so it would be dry as dessert heat.
It amazes me how that He was able to Declare such an Oath and fall apart when what He Prayed for begins to Manifest...
Then I was faced with my own Elijah/Jezebel moments. I have family members that swear they are more in tune with my persona than I am of my own.
I've repeatedly attempted to classify or declassify heresies and gossips to wind up chasing or running from an enemy which turns out to be myself(1 Peter 2:11).
Prior to Accepting THE WILL OF GOD As My Will for myself, I flirted with danger and attempted deity within the realms of a disillusioned mind(Genesis 02:09, 03:05 & 06:05).
That journey led me into a bottomless pit of darkness & dung causing me to renounce life and give up consistently(Isaiah 59:02 & Romans 07:18) nothing Good.
Oh, but GOD HAD A PLAN IN HIS HAND For My Life and all I Needed to do was Surrender my Will for HIS WILL, and Cancel My Thoughts For HIS THOUGHTS(Isaiah 55:08).
Life has been more Pleasant Walking by the SPIRIT OF GOD rather than the rehearsed insanities of mankind(Romans 12:01-03).
It's a Blessing for Me to Read GOD'S WORD for Myself then I Get THE MESSAGE HE SENT and not some pulpit sermon to direct me towards a fraternity within the walls of worship(2 Timothy 03:03) having a form of GODLINESS denying IT'S STRENGTH.
If We Would Study for Ourselves the illusion that all must be HOLY before JUDGMENT DAY will fade & We Can Accept One Another's faults, mistakes & imperfections(1 Corinthians 13:01-13 & Galatians 06:02).
Bearing One another's burdens rather than becoming one.
Oh, if Elijah were Alive to see this day, there would be dry brooks all over the world & torn down alters to false deities everywhere.
It astonishes me that we have the POWER & INTELLIGENCE OF GOD'S SPIRIT LIVING In Our Hearts and we don't Obtain a tenth of the Faith Awarded those that believed prior to the Crucifixion of JESUS THE CHRIST.
Elijah felt no pain dancing around the king's court Commanding idol worship to end or penalties would be paid.
Yet, after his showdown with the gods & GOD.
He allowed his flesh to override His Spirit and claim insufficiency accompanied by fear when he's a victim of His own Prophecy's Fulfilment as he finds himself alone, hungry and thirsty physically(1 Kings 17:08-14).
The flesh of me wants to grasp the fact that he was selfish asking this poor widow to tend to his need before she feeds her own son and die.
However, My Re Newed Spirit Immediately sees The Confidence IN GOD'S WORD, by his statement, Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son.
For this SAYS THE LORD GOD OF Israel: "The Bin of flour Shall not be used up, not shall the jar of Oil run dry, Until THE DAY THE LORD SENDS RAIN On the Earth(1 Kings 17:14)."
Now that's Faith the size of a mustard seed. However not soon after we see Elijah in the flesh again as he hides in a cave on GOD'S MOUNT Sinai.
GOD ORDERS Him to go stand on the Mountain(1 Kings 19:11-18), GOD'S GOING TO PASS BY Him. Let's have a look: All at once a STRONG Wind SHOOK THE MOUNTAIN & SHATTERED THE ROCKS. But THE LORD WAS NOT IN the wind.
Next there was a Fire, But THE LORD WAS NOT IN the fire.
Finally, There WAS A GENTLE BREEZE, and when Elijah Heard It, He Covered His Face with His coat. He Went out and stood at the Entrance to the Cave.
Verse :13, THE LORD ASKED, "Elijah, why are you here?"
Elijah answered in panic and fear but GOD GAVE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED(verses 15-18).
The Commentary to My Learning Bible speaks this about Scripture:
verses 15 & 16, "Appointing would have included a ceremony in which Olive Oil was Poured on The Head of a person to show that he was now King("chosen one").
The Prophet Samuel had been given a similiar instruction by THE LORD when he was told to make Saul, and later, David king (1 Samuel 10-11l 16:01-13);
Unlike Samuel, However, Elijah, is CALLED to Appoint a leader for a non-Israelite nation(Syria). This shows that THE LORD IS NOT just a local DEITY, but THE GOD OF ALL Nations."
Perhaps I'm a little too excited because I can find more to link Old Testament to Modern Day and Reveal that GOD IS THE SAME 2DAY, 2MORROW & 4EVER.
Begin to Use GOD'S WORD To Speak to Your Hearts and Learn The Power of Freedom & Faith.
Don't allow your problems to overwhelm you with excuses but Overcome your problems with Confidence IN THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS & HIS LOVE for You.
Be Blessed as You Develope a Closer Walk Through Faith and Prayer which brings You IN THE PRESENCE OF Our LORD(and Faith Increases by Hearing GOD'S WORD-Romans 10:17so read it out loud to yourself)!
Reading this story again after I allowed GOD TO TOTALLY TRANSFORM My Mind & RENEW My Heart(01/11/09), revealed new information about The Prophet we know Left Earth in a CHARIOT OF FIRE(2. Kings 2:11-18).
I began to feel the humanity in this Great Man of GOD.
Wikipedia had this to say: Elijah pronounced Elias or (Hebrew: אליהו, Eliyahu; Arabic:إلياس, Ilyās), whose name (El-i Yahu) means "Yah is my God," was a prophet in Israel in the 9th century BCE. He appears in the Hebrew Bible, Talmud, Mishnah, New Testament, and the Qur'an.
According to the Books of Kings, Elijah raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and ascended into heaven in a whirlwind (accompanied by chariots, not in one). In the Book of Malachi, Elijah's return is prophesied "before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord," making him a harbinger of the Messiah and the eschaton in various faiths that revere the Hebrew Bible.
In Judaism, Elijah's name is invoked at the weekly Havdalah ritual that marks the end of Shabbat, and Elijah is invoked in other Jewish customs, among them the Passover seder and the Brit milah (ritual circumcision). He appears in numerous stories and references in the Haggadah and rabbinic literature, including the Babylonian Talmud.
In Christianity, the New Testament describes how both Jesus and John the Baptist are compared with Elijah, and on some occasions, thought by some to be manifestations of Elijah, and Elijah appears with Moses during the Transfiguration of Jesus.
Elijah is also a figure in various folkloric traditions. In Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria, he is known as "Elijah the Thunderer" and in folklore is held responsible for summer storms, hail, rain, thunder and dew."
I've observed many coincidences similiar & experienced Elijah's eagerness as he sat near the Cherith Creek Awaiting Food Deliverer's ORDERED BY GOD(1 Kings 17:02-08).
Felt his fears as he ran away from the pursuit of Jezebel's commands(1 Kings 19;01-05).
All of these happenings were Set in Motion because in 1 Kings 17:01, this Prophet from Tishbe In Gilead.
Declared as a Servant of THE LIVING LORD, THE GOD OF Israel, that there would be no Rain or dew on the ground.
He swore by THIS GOD that until He said so it would be dry as dessert heat.
It amazes me how that He was able to Declare such an Oath and fall apart when what He Prayed for begins to Manifest...
Then I was faced with my own Elijah/Jezebel moments. I have family members that swear they are more in tune with my persona than I am of my own.
I've repeatedly attempted to classify or declassify heresies and gossips to wind up chasing or running from an enemy which turns out to be myself(1 Peter 2:11).
Prior to Accepting THE WILL OF GOD As My Will for myself, I flirted with danger and attempted deity within the realms of a disillusioned mind(Genesis 02:09, 03:05 & 06:05).
That journey led me into a bottomless pit of darkness & dung causing me to renounce life and give up consistently(Isaiah 59:02 & Romans 07:18) nothing Good.
Oh, but GOD HAD A PLAN IN HIS HAND For My Life and all I Needed to do was Surrender my Will for HIS WILL, and Cancel My Thoughts For HIS THOUGHTS(Isaiah 55:08).
Life has been more Pleasant Walking by the SPIRIT OF GOD rather than the rehearsed insanities of mankind(Romans 12:01-03).
It's a Blessing for Me to Read GOD'S WORD for Myself then I Get THE MESSAGE HE SENT and not some pulpit sermon to direct me towards a fraternity within the walls of worship(2 Timothy 03:03) having a form of GODLINESS denying IT'S STRENGTH.
If We Would Study for Ourselves the illusion that all must be HOLY before JUDGMENT DAY will fade & We Can Accept One Another's faults, mistakes & imperfections(1 Corinthians 13:01-13 & Galatians 06:02).
Bearing One another's burdens rather than becoming one.
Oh, if Elijah were Alive to see this day, there would be dry brooks all over the world & torn down alters to false deities everywhere.
It astonishes me that we have the POWER & INTELLIGENCE OF GOD'S SPIRIT LIVING In Our Hearts and we don't Obtain a tenth of the Faith Awarded those that believed prior to the Crucifixion of JESUS THE CHRIST.
Elijah felt no pain dancing around the king's court Commanding idol worship to end or penalties would be paid.
Yet, after his showdown with the gods & GOD.
He allowed his flesh to override His Spirit and claim insufficiency accompanied by fear when he's a victim of His own Prophecy's Fulfilment as he finds himself alone, hungry and thirsty physically(1 Kings 17:08-14).
The flesh of me wants to grasp the fact that he was selfish asking this poor widow to tend to his need before she feeds her own son and die.
However, My Re Newed Spirit Immediately sees The Confidence IN GOD'S WORD, by his statement, Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son.
For this SAYS THE LORD GOD OF Israel: "The Bin of flour Shall not be used up, not shall the jar of Oil run dry, Until THE DAY THE LORD SENDS RAIN On the Earth(1 Kings 17:14)."
Now that's Faith the size of a mustard seed. However not soon after we see Elijah in the flesh again as he hides in a cave on GOD'S MOUNT Sinai.
GOD ORDERS Him to go stand on the Mountain(1 Kings 19:11-18), GOD'S GOING TO PASS BY Him. Let's have a look: All at once a STRONG Wind SHOOK THE MOUNTAIN & SHATTERED THE ROCKS. But THE LORD WAS NOT IN the wind.
Next there was a Fire, But THE LORD WAS NOT IN the fire.
Finally, There WAS A GENTLE BREEZE, and when Elijah Heard It, He Covered His Face with His coat. He Went out and stood at the Entrance to the Cave.
Verse :13, THE LORD ASKED, "Elijah, why are you here?"
Elijah answered in panic and fear but GOD GAVE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED(verses 15-18).
The Commentary to My Learning Bible speaks this about Scripture:
verses 15 & 16, "Appointing would have included a ceremony in which Olive Oil was Poured on The Head of a person to show that he was now King("chosen one").
The Prophet Samuel had been given a similiar instruction by THE LORD when he was told to make Saul, and later, David king (1 Samuel 10-11l 16:01-13);
Unlike Samuel, However, Elijah, is CALLED to Appoint a leader for a non-Israelite nation(Syria). This shows that THE LORD IS NOT just a local DEITY, but THE GOD OF ALL Nations."
Perhaps I'm a little too excited because I can find more to link Old Testament to Modern Day and Reveal that GOD IS THE SAME 2DAY, 2MORROW & 4EVER.
Begin to Use GOD'S WORD To Speak to Your Hearts and Learn The Power of Freedom & Faith.
Don't allow your problems to overwhelm you with excuses but Overcome your problems with Confidence IN THE CREATOR OF ALL THINGS & HIS LOVE for You.
Be Blessed as You Develope a Closer Walk Through Faith and Prayer which brings You IN THE PRESENCE OF Our LORD(and Faith Increases by Hearing GOD'S WORD-Romans 10:17so read it out loud to yourself)!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Please stop misRepresenting THE ALMIGHTY!
After reading the books Me & my big mouth-Joyce Meyers and Matters of the Heart by Juanita Bynums, I find it hard to accept the comments of so-called christians.
A few that really alter the peace of my spirit:
1. Saved, saved, saved... from what? You're worst now that supposedly you know Salvation.
2. Blessed and Highly Favored, right & you can't pay a $3.00 parking fee.
3. God is Good All the time, No HE ISN'T... James 04:12 Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. ..... The NIV
If that's not plain enough for you... GOD WILL SPEAK HIMSELF: Exodus 4:14-17
"THE LORD BECAME IRRITATED WITH Moses and SAID: What about your brother Aaron, the Levite? I KNOW he is a Good Speaker. He is already on his way here to visit you, and he will be happy to see you again.
Aaron will speak to the people for you, and You Will BE LIKE ME TELLING Aaron what to say.
I WILL BE WITH BOTH OF You AS you Speak,and I WILL TELL EACH OF You What to Do.Now Take This Walking Stick AND USE IT TO PERFORM MIRACLES."
This was After the Burning Bush incident & still Moses had doubt that he could by the POWER OF GOD Do whatever GOD WAS REQUESTING... Not just a lack of Faith but loss of memory as they had just Met through a BURNING BUSH that was not Consumed by the FIRE--Exodus 03:02-10.
We are no better. No sooner than GOD allows bills that were not accounted for to get settled. We worry about the next months bills and argue or fight with those closest to us, not understanding the ramifications of our mentality & it's Power over our Lives-Proverbs 23:07.
Another time GOD'S ANGER was provoked by Mankind: Genesis 06:05-13, Numbers 25:01-16 The Moabite women had seduced the men of Israel to ceremonial practices & fertility worship to the gods of their religious beliefs. Other Baal worships Numbers 31:16, Deuteronomy 04:03 & Hosea 09:10. The Medianites were descendants of Abraham & Keturah(Genesis 25:01-04). Sometimes they were at Peace(Ex. 02:11-22, Judges 04:11 & 1 Samuel 15:06) and sometimes in conflict(Num. 22:04 & 07, 25:06-08, & Judges 06-08:).
Numbers 25:03-04 THE LORD WAS ANGRY with Israel because they had worshipped the god Baal Peor. So HE SAID To Moses, "Take the Israelite leaders who are Responsible for this and have them Killed in front of MY SACRED TENT WHERE Everyone Can See.
Maybe then I WILL STOP BEING ANGRY with the Israelites."
Wow, now for those that say well that was in the old days, We are in the New Testament, GOD Does not operate like that any more...
Obviously you've never read or didn't understand the scene of Acts 05:01-16 with Ananias & Sapphira his wife; Ananias and his wife Sapphira also sold a piece of property. But they agreed to cheat and keep some of the money for themselves.
05:03 Peter said, "Why has Satan made you keep back some of the money from the sale of property? Why have you lied to the HOLY SPIRIT? The property was yours before you sold it, and even after you sold it, the money was still yours.
What made you do such a thing? You didn't lie to people. You lied TO GOD!"
verse :05 As soon as Ananias heard this, he dropped dead, and everone who heard about it was frightened.
Some young men came in wrapped up his body. Then they took it out and buried it.
verse :07 Three hours later Sapphira came in but did not know what happened to her husband.
Peter asked her, "Tell Me, did you sell the property for this amount?"
"Yes", she answered, "that's the amount."
verse :09 Then Peter said, "Why did the two of you agree to test THE LORD'S SPIRIT?
The men who buried Ananias are by the door, and they will carry you out!"
At once she fell at Peter's feet and died.
Now We have The Bible to reference Everything under the sun/SON to Instruct, Reproof & Restore the Relationship between GOD & mankind.
Fred Hammond a Gospel Artist wrote a song, "HE'S GOD!" and I tell You just the Words alone EmPower Me Time after Time... HE'S HIGH & LIFTED UP & You should Know that's just the way it Is, HE IS RULER OF HEAVEN & EARTH below that's just the way it is. HE IS IN CONTROL OF my life, HE'S SOVEREIGN HE KNOWS WHAT'S RIGHT!
HE WILL TAKE CARE OF HIS OWN, HE'S GOD ALMIGHTY & HE'S ON THE THRONE!!!"
At a point in the song Fred exclaims, HE DON'T NEED her, HE DON'T NEED him, HE DON'T NEED us, Altogether HE DON'T NEED them. HE DON'T NEED you, HE DON'T NEED me, HE'S GOD ALMIGHTY BY HIMSELF CAN'T YOU SEE?"
I just love that song, & I LOVE the Revelations The Word of GOD DELIVERS TO Me Daily as today I Receive what I overlooked yesterday or better, I HEAR THE VOICE OF THE LORD ANEW All the time.
What makes GOD ANGRY?
When We CREATED IN HIS IMAGE & IN THE LIKENESS OF HIMSELF fall for the lies of HIS enemy & the weakness of our flesh(Genesis 03:09-24).
GOD EXPECTS us to Love HIM as we demand love from our friends, family and passersby.
Unlike mankind though GOD IS PATIENT & WILLING TO FORGIVE(Romans 06:23 & 10:09).
GOD DESIGNED Us To Experience The Fullness of LIFE not to be burdened with stress and arguments over trivial words.
If the Word Tells us HE HAS MANY MANSIONS IN HIS HOUSE(John 14:02) without ever stating how many mansions his mansion holds...
Surely HE'S CAPABLE of Assiting our finite capabilities(Matthew 16:05-12).
Trust GOD and Live.
A few that really alter the peace of my spirit:
1. Saved, saved, saved... from what? You're worst now that supposedly you know Salvation.
2. Blessed and Highly Favored, right & you can't pay a $3.00 parking fee.
3. God is Good All the time, No HE ISN'T... James 04:12 Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. ..... The NIV
If that's not plain enough for you... GOD WILL SPEAK HIMSELF: Exodus 4:14-17
"THE LORD BECAME IRRITATED WITH Moses and SAID: What about your brother Aaron, the Levite? I KNOW he is a Good Speaker. He is already on his way here to visit you, and he will be happy to see you again.
Aaron will speak to the people for you, and You Will BE LIKE ME TELLING Aaron what to say.
I WILL BE WITH BOTH OF You AS you Speak,and I WILL TELL EACH OF You What to Do.Now Take This Walking Stick AND USE IT TO PERFORM MIRACLES."
This was After the Burning Bush incident & still Moses had doubt that he could by the POWER OF GOD Do whatever GOD WAS REQUESTING... Not just a lack of Faith but loss of memory as they had just Met through a BURNING BUSH that was not Consumed by the FIRE--Exodus 03:02-10.
We are no better. No sooner than GOD allows bills that were not accounted for to get settled. We worry about the next months bills and argue or fight with those closest to us, not understanding the ramifications of our mentality & it's Power over our Lives-Proverbs 23:07.
Another time GOD'S ANGER was provoked by Mankind: Genesis 06:05-13, Numbers 25:01-16 The Moabite women had seduced the men of Israel to ceremonial practices & fertility worship to the gods of their religious beliefs. Other Baal worships Numbers 31:16, Deuteronomy 04:03 & Hosea 09:10. The Medianites were descendants of Abraham & Keturah(Genesis 25:01-04). Sometimes they were at Peace(Ex. 02:11-22, Judges 04:11 & 1 Samuel 15:06) and sometimes in conflict(Num. 22:04 & 07, 25:06-08, & Judges 06-08:).
Numbers 25:03-04 THE LORD WAS ANGRY with Israel because they had worshipped the god Baal Peor. So HE SAID To Moses, "Take the Israelite leaders who are Responsible for this and have them Killed in front of MY SACRED TENT WHERE Everyone Can See.
Maybe then I WILL STOP BEING ANGRY with the Israelites."
Wow, now for those that say well that was in the old days, We are in the New Testament, GOD Does not operate like that any more...
Obviously you've never read or didn't understand the scene of Acts 05:01-16 with Ananias & Sapphira his wife; Ananias and his wife Sapphira also sold a piece of property. But they agreed to cheat and keep some of the money for themselves.
05:03 Peter said, "Why has Satan made you keep back some of the money from the sale of property? Why have you lied to the HOLY SPIRIT? The property was yours before you sold it, and even after you sold it, the money was still yours.
What made you do such a thing? You didn't lie to people. You lied TO GOD!"
verse :05 As soon as Ananias heard this, he dropped dead, and everone who heard about it was frightened.
Some young men came in wrapped up his body. Then they took it out and buried it.
verse :07 Three hours later Sapphira came in but did not know what happened to her husband.
Peter asked her, "Tell Me, did you sell the property for this amount?"
"Yes", she answered, "that's the amount."
verse :09 Then Peter said, "Why did the two of you agree to test THE LORD'S SPIRIT?
The men who buried Ananias are by the door, and they will carry you out!"
At once she fell at Peter's feet and died.
Now We have The Bible to reference Everything under the sun/SON to Instruct, Reproof & Restore the Relationship between GOD & mankind.
Fred Hammond a Gospel Artist wrote a song, "HE'S GOD!" and I tell You just the Words alone EmPower Me Time after Time... HE'S HIGH & LIFTED UP & You should Know that's just the way it Is, HE IS RULER OF HEAVEN & EARTH below that's just the way it is. HE IS IN CONTROL OF my life, HE'S SOVEREIGN HE KNOWS WHAT'S RIGHT!
HE WILL TAKE CARE OF HIS OWN, HE'S GOD ALMIGHTY & HE'S ON THE THRONE!!!"
At a point in the song Fred exclaims, HE DON'T NEED her, HE DON'T NEED him, HE DON'T NEED us, Altogether HE DON'T NEED them. HE DON'T NEED you, HE DON'T NEED me, HE'S GOD ALMIGHTY BY HIMSELF CAN'T YOU SEE?"
I just love that song, & I LOVE the Revelations The Word of GOD DELIVERS TO Me Daily as today I Receive what I overlooked yesterday or better, I HEAR THE VOICE OF THE LORD ANEW All the time.
What makes GOD ANGRY?
When We CREATED IN HIS IMAGE & IN THE LIKENESS OF HIMSELF fall for the lies of HIS enemy & the weakness of our flesh(Genesis 03:09-24).
GOD EXPECTS us to Love HIM as we demand love from our friends, family and passersby.
Unlike mankind though GOD IS PATIENT & WILLING TO FORGIVE(Romans 06:23 & 10:09).
GOD DESIGNED Us To Experience The Fullness of LIFE not to be burdened with stress and arguments over trivial words.
If the Word Tells us HE HAS MANY MANSIONS IN HIS HOUSE(John 14:02) without ever stating how many mansions his mansion holds...
Surely HE'S CAPABLE of Assiting our finite capabilities(Matthew 16:05-12).
Trust GOD and Live.