Living in a world that doesn't see itself as part of the Problem

It's one thing to "Assume" an opinion about the concluding results of a matter and it's another thing to "Presume" the conclusion of a matter is the direct result of your own history.

Is it silly to assume this high arching episode of creation is an event that's all about God (Our creator) wanting and having "Children"?

Would your opinion carry any weight that is also "Real" not also require you having been present when the whole thing began?

If we all came from the same womb would that not also make us all brothers and sisters?

How difficult is it then to try and fathom that some of the said"Us" will eventually end up in the confinement of Hell?

It's easy to suggest that we're all God's children, but I want to challenge your thought life a little more with a few questions should you be curious enough to continue to read.

Who are Gods children and what qualifies them as God's children?

Who of those same said "Children" are going to Hell and for what reason (or lack of reasoning that is also righteous)?

What have you done with the opportunity to repent which God has made available as the span of time you've also enjoyed?

Who are the children (objects) of wrath and who are the children of righteousness (by way of the promise made by God)?

Are you a subject of His mercy or an object of His wrath? Are you one of "Them" or are you one of "His" (own/owned)?


Rom 9:8
In other words, it is not the natural children who are God's children NIV

Eph 2:3-5

All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath . But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved. NIV

Will it be for ONLY one of the following reasons or all of them which are considered to be targets of Gods wrath which IS coming?

Will it be for some sexual offense such as adultery, fornication, homosexuality, pedophilia, incest or beastiality?

Will it be for living out your life as a liar (hypocrite), drug, alcohol or tobacco abuser or thief just to name a few?

Can a married man committing adultery cry out "Dear God" in the throws of his sexual encounter and be thought sincere about what he just said?

Can a homosexual man or woman remain in their "Chosen" way of life and still claim that Jesus IS their "Lord" and the Lord that will save them in the end having never sincerely turned away from it (repented)?

Have you ever considered the single reason of "Unbelief" as the root cause which leads to all the above?

What if all of those taboo's listed were simply ways in order for us to observe (discern) our own "Unbelief" so that we have been made "Able" to know it's forms of manifestation in our lives?

Where does repentance come into the picture(s) being taken of your life and your ways?

What if God has His own version of a "Paparazzi"?

How much would you be willing to pay in order to keep those select photographs of indiscretion(s) concealed from the eyes of God?

In light of the trinity descending in spiritual form upon and impregnating the virgin Mary, how important does the thought of actually having a Father then become in the light of an existence, its humble beginnings and then continued way of life?

How can one consider the son of man/the son of God (Jesus) while we try to recognize him as a man who in turn then produces children the way we understand the process?

Without holding out in her faith towards God, how could Mary as a virgin have children without her physical womb being seeded?

Did we begin putting God in a box when we assumed that God was only talking to Adam and Eve when He told them to be fruitful and multiply?

Can we seriously assume He did not also give the same directive to His own spiritual personage once it entered into this natural realm?

Heb 2:13
"Here am I, and the children God has given me."
NIV

What could one extract from the depths of its meaning if they were to parallel the ticking clock of a woman to the ticking spiritual clock of God with regards to children in the scope of time?

Using the word assume as a verb would be like putting on a garment which then shares your physical address whereas presuming a garment still fits is to say "I know where it still hangs in my closet".

Assuming an identity is only as difficult as it is while trying to trust what you don't already know about yourself

When we assume that we know someone, have we only investigated or maybe cross examined their reasoning ability in conversation enough to where we have presumed what we know about them?

There are a lot of intellectuals that roam the face of the earth. They've invested so much of themselves in the "Futures" market they can't see how little they don't know about the Future until they get there.

Don't assume by what I'm saying that acquired  knowledge is not needed. I believe that it's essential with respect to humanity and his comfort(s) as he goes about compiling what he thinks he understands.

Don't get me wrong because I too enjoy the added benefits of mechanical  and electronic gadgets that have found their way into our lives because of "Scientific" advances made.

Allow this question though, "How far will divine wisdom take a person if they abandon it as the foundation of everything they assume they also understand?

Getting to "Know" someone requires that we are at least willing to place ourselves at risk in dealing with their seeming outburst of emotional expressions.

When I say emotions I'm suggesting an unseen influence which maintains the ability to raise its head at any given moment should the tidal wave of their unrestrained emotions wash over them?

Does God have emotions? In what way have His emotions made an attempt to approach you in this life?

Who did He use to confront (approach) you? Were the ways and means of this personage reflective of the the God you're "Willing" to acknowledge and accept as if "Your Own" personal God?

Could it prove to be in the end that all the things we've invested energy and resources into ourselves, we also "Managed" our own denial about certain things which apply to God?

In the end could those same considerations also prove to be many of the same things which are in turn used to judge (weigh) us?

Think on this in terms of the person that knows enough about God to then be critical of said "Christians" enough to where they label them hypocrite(s)?

Can they then in the end and in all truth "Deny" that they did not "Know" to do or act differently than they chose to in this life?

Was their life performance as hypocrites or as rebellious and would it depend upon what they stated they did not "Know"?

Have you ever found yourself in public with someone where you always had this slight concern whether they would embarrass you?

A certain someone that you never knew when or if they would say something out of bounds or simply just twist off on you? How do we manage these types of personages?

Do we confine them through distancing ourselves from them or do we maintain a hope to somehow also see them "Refined"? What would burning coals suggest in terms of "Refinement"?

When you read "On the contrary" below, picture for just a moment the word substitute to say, "Just the opposite"

Rom 12:17-21
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary:

"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head."

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
NIV

Have you ever stopped to think about the above passage within that same context? Enough to where we as believers have had the burning coals of refinement poured out upon us while we were all still sinners?

Consider this then, What type of "personage" is the wrath of God coming to destroy? Is the good Father coming to destroy "His" own children or those which refused to be known and observed as if "His children"?

Heb 2:10-13
In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering. Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

 He says,
"I will declare your name to my brothers; in the presence of the congregation I will sing your praises."

 And again,

"I will put my trust in him."

And again he says,

"Here am I, and the children God has given me."
NIV

Why do we try and dismantle what we say we trust? Why the need to peel back the layers so that we can find comfort somewhere deeper within?

Sort of like the child that disassembles something in order to see more exactly how it works only then to discover they can't manage well enough putting it back together to the point that it once again works the way it was designed before being taken apart.

When we confess with our mouths that we believe something specific should we then esteem to "Become" (governed by) that same thing?

When we don't become what we proclaim at some point, what does our lives then begin to reflect? That of a  simple "Liar"? Maybe a liar is NOT so simple after all. Maybe a liar that's thought to be the least offensive is truly at the pinnacle of their "Game" (plan)

A series of lies strung together or as some might lightly suggest a "Tangled web" in which not only ourselves but others get caught up in?

When we seriously reflect on something concerning our "God", why don't we think it important enough to listen to ourselves as "We" reflect upon Him as if "Our" God (Lord/Master)?

Is it that we don't trust Him in and with all things OR is that we haven't been truthful with ourselves concerning the things we "Try" to manage without Him (His counsel)?

2 Peter 1:2-4
Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
NIV

At what point do we as believers in Him become His "Glory" and reflection(s) of His "Goodness"?

Are we lying to Him or ourselves when our own reflections are NOT becoming of His personage?

He's not asking us to "Create" vast worlds or universe. Instead he's given us the power to shape the world in which we ourselves live.

Is it that we suffer from the dis-ease of "Vagueness"?

Is our own vagueness due only to having been misinformed (and that also being Christ in You)?

Are the direct result of this lacking the more precise enlightenment about ourselves?

Is it that we've believed the lies of deception which try to convince us that we are ALL made differently in our spirit form?

Differently to mean everything about our "Presence" which takes up space, that can be seen, smelled, touched or heard?

I suppose if we only maintain respect for our physical bodies (address) and loose sight of our spiritual beings then this trap would work on any of us no matter of our size shape or beauty.

When you go into your closet of a morning to get ready for the events of the day, do you over look your spiritual consideration as if that garment that's left hanging in the corner of the closet?

Do you only adorn your outer appearance while thinking about the "How" you'll look in the eyes of those around you?

Where is the respect due the thought and for the sake of Christ that dwells richly within you?

Who does His hair for the day? Who puts on His make up so that He'll also be attractive to others? Who showers and then perfumes so that also He doesn't stink during the day?

Oh, so He doesn't have a physical appearance here in the earth? Is that thought in your mind because He's a spirit a million miles away on His throne at the right hand of God?

As it pertains to said "Believers" and what they say they believe, we must remember who the Lord says the the Body of Christ not only is, but also should look like here in the earth.

If not She's "Presuming" what others see.

Is She presently failing to manage her outward appearance?

Has she become just another one of those unsightly (ungodly) images which has no clue that she is no longer attractive? She must always remember "Who" it is she's trying to attract.

The church here in the earth is not an address. She is not a garment worn either.

Instead the body of Christ, the Church, The Eklesia is the combined presence of the Lord here in the earth which the Lord is said to also richly indwell.

Now the tough question that needs to be asked, "What would cause the God who is also supreme to come out and be separated from all the rest which reside in the mind(s) of humanity?

Have you somehow managed to place God in a box or are you only looking at the confines of the inside of Your Own "Box"?

Failing to Respond

I'm sure most have heard, "How can one man eat a 3,000 lb elephant"?

His response might be, "IF he's hungry enough, one bite at a time".

I pray our sharing here leads your thought life and resulting responses to a life that becomes more Godly with each waking moment then enjoyed.

Who are the hero's of this fallen world and what makes them to shine?

Are they hero's because they are responders? Are they only hero's by comparison because so many fail to respond?

Could it be because the responders are not asleep?

Eph 5:14
"Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
NIV

God is not only a big God but it is also said of his children close to the same things. 

The day when God's Glory is revealed for the "All" that it is, will also be a glad day for those which are and have in deed proved they were appointed as "His Glory".

John 17:4

I have brought you glory on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.

NIV

John 15:8

This is to my Father's glory , that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. 

NIV

Matt 13:43
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
NIV

1 Peter 4:13
But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed 
NIV

How unfortunate would it be to eventually find yourself standing on the edge of eternity while surveying its depths ONLY then realize that you had walked right past opportunity without "Taking"  notice?

The vague version of this might suggest the need to stop and smell the roses, yet is it enough to only consider such opportunity as if a wafting fragrance that also fades away as if a life that's been lived and with a purpose?

What is purpose and who does your purpose serve?

Does purpose in your life serve the rescuing thoughts that would otherwise have you cling to the propensities which result from "Ignorance"?

I try to encourage others when the word "Ignorance" is heard to NOT resist the reward potential that's embedded within it IF and when properly received.

Ignorance is not a malady or symptom, instead it's more of an mental address or "Mindset". I invite you to explore its root word "Ignore".

Ignorance reflects the mindset and confession of someone which makes the claim they do NOT and or DID not know to do something differently.

Shame on the other hand is a much harder word to swallow.

The intent of shame was intended to lead to "Repentance" (to turn from). The "Intent" of this word can only have its way once the "Believable" (sincere) confession made for having thought, said or done something wrong.

Humanity suffers from lack of vision and that lack of vision manifest as the absence of the knowledge (wisdom) of God. The world is being over ran with "Said" knowledge yet the wisdom of God is not in much of this same dispensation in terms of truly "Knowing" anything beyond formulaic methodology.

When I use the word "vision" I don't mean the simple ability to see and then script the blue print of an invention.

What I mean is the ability to interpret the blue print of God for the realization of life eternal already provided?

Before you read the next few words consider the "Perp" that managed to blend in with the crowd. Shortly afterwards they realize they've been "Made" (culled out by the winnowing eyes of over sight)

 If we have been told and have truly received (believed) enough that we conclude not only we've been made, but we've also been made "KNOWN" and for a purpose, how might that interpret as your life now lived?

Do you only do what you do because you realize you are observed OR do you do what you do because of the one that has loved you since before you were realized by others?

How great or small are our excuses when considering God's grace?

Can His grace be appreciated without faith? Is it seen only as a grocery list we carry as if going shopping hoping to see our tangible needs met?

Is God's grace something that can simply be conjured without having ever stopped to premeditate by way of what we are attempting to claim as "Faith"? What have we learned and how has what we say we have learned also changed us?

Could it be that finding the "Way" to be transformed comes only through the renewal of ones mind?

When is Gods grace sufficient? When is it enjoyed? When is it present and then "realized" as "Mercy"?

Is it only when you're in control or when you've seemingly lost control over (the ability to move of influence) the "One" you thought you "Knew" so well?

How much differently do we respond to those that refuse to Love us the way WE think they should?

Could this be the fertile context where familiarity then multiplies in the shape and form of contempt?

God's Grace that is sufficient enlarges through the process of being transformed through weakness.

Such grace does become sufficient because one soon realizes that without it they WILL eventually find themselves "Lost" and they dare not to go down that road.

Jesus came to DO what?

Was it to promote the works (purpose) of the devil or to defeat them?

What do you see within you?

Could you handle the shame if You were to hear coming from the mouth of Jesus, "get behind me satan"?

Is what you see moment to moment all "Good"? Or are you only passing judgement on what you think others see as your life being lived out?

Have you judged only according to what you want others to "Know" about what is considered "Good" in Gods eyes?

Is it only Gods eyes we're concerned about or is it also those eyes that are watching us from day to day as we go about our "Affairs" in this life?

John 16:3-4
They will do such things because they have not known the Father or me. I have told you this, so that when the time comes you will remember that I warned you. I did not tell you this at first because I was with you.NIV

Isa 65:22-24
No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; my chosen ones will long enjoy the works of their hands.

They will not toil in vain or bear children doomed to misfortune; for they will be a people blessed by the LORD, they and their descendants with them.

Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. NIV

Who has Fathered the spirit within you which Propels you to do?

John 15:10-17
If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. 

I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. 

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. 

I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit — fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 

This is my command: Love each other.
NIV

In terms of having traveled "Past" something one would have to be willing to fathom that their own existence does not cease to continue beyond the time span their mortal body presently enjoys.

The method more often chosen in settling many divisive religious arguments usually interprets in favor of the "Individual" which paints their own version (vision) of eternity.

This eternal picture is like the rendering of a small child that paints a picture of how they see their world where the sun is a bright yellow radiant ball that's been cast above whatever is depicted below it.

If that child has never been made aware of anything else what should one expect to see as their own rendering?

What's amazing to me is that one of the most "Resisted" miracles even among said believers IS where Jesus and the Apostles made evident the raising of the dead.

Could Him having said, "Don't be amazed" also mean don't believe (be convinced) that I am NOT able to also raise you from the dead"?

Enough to where His words direct our thinking to the future reality where we THEN find that all that have died will also be raised from the dead?

Consider this, When Lazarus was dead and beginning to smell (stinketh) who was then raised from the tomb, did he (Lazarus) have any say in the event taking place OR was it that his body simply responded to the sound of His (Jesus') voice?

If some did have their choice as to whether or not be raised from the dead, might some choose to remain in the grave in light of what they're about to have to THEN face?

This is spoken from the mouth of our Lord with respect to those that have passed through the opportunity of time given.

John 5:28-29
"Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out — those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned
NIV

Many have only flirted with this coming reality while trying to frame their own doorway into the consideration of the eternal realm as if somehow burrowing their way into this greater reality.

That is to say NOT like the prisoner who's trying to tunnel their way OUT, but instead are outsiders that are trying to tunnel their way in to a bank whose "Legal" entrance ha since been closed.

Jesus portrays this portal as if a doorway as if the only way into true "Life" which does exsist in the eternal realm. A doorway not only where He stands, but also the doorway that is Himself.

Luke 13:24-25
Make every effort to enter through the narrow door , because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door , you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.' 

"But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.' 
NIV

For years the imagination(s) of men have toyed with the thought of a time machine yet their own reality brings them back down to earth as they soon (hopefully) realize there is not enough "Time" given them in order to discover the depths of time.

They simply wake up one day and discover their own time has drawn to a close. When this happens was it knowledge that was wasted or was time wasted while being surrounded by the opportunity of divine wisdom and knowledge concerning that which lies ahead?

Titus 1:1-3
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
NIV

Grace has been made available as it pertains to the expression of the Mercy of our Lord, yet how many will receive it?

How often do you pray for your daily Bread? How often do you reflect on such a man that is too lazy in that he is not willing to leave his hut to go and gather his daily bread?

Should he then eat and then benefit of another's toiling?

Life is not simply about remembering or forgetting. Life is not only about abiding by rules and regulations or laws that must not be broken. Life that is eternal is about relationship.

Relationships that will prove to be everlasting as if fruit that has "Seed".

Interpretation

When the results of a persons life can only produce the condensed counsel "It is what it is", my question to that person would be, "Could you be any more vague about what IT is so that I could be even more confused than I am"?

What do any of us give to our children that will also have everlasting effect(s)?

Have you ever had someone say to you, "I can see you" and only later you realize that it was you that missed what they were really saying?

One of the greatest mysteries in my opinion is that man is not capable of interpreting himself.

Interpretation as though the need for it will always require the opinion of another and that as a "Need" then finds you being in agreement

What does count the most from day to day? Is it the weight of our own opinion or will it only later be realized as the opinion of someone else we've found ourselves in agreement with?

That certain someone else that also holds the bag of righteous weights being used when we do find ourselves on a balanced (truthfully calibrated) set of scales?

Also in my opinion, "Judgement" is when our reasoning AND the results of our choices made are somehow "Measured".

Scripture records Solomon as being the wisest man on earth at one point having been endowed with such a great gift (wisdom) by God.

Many can accept that he was wise, yet does the question ever get asked, "Why was he endowed with such great wisdom"?

Look closely for your self and then I'll ask, "What was Solomon's last name"? Even further what was Solomon's fathers (David) last name?

Were they both known for their recorded first names in scripture? Say the name David or Solomon to someone today and see how much weight those stand alone names carry?

Then add "What" their biblical title was as "King" in front of their name and try to see what it was they were each sent to do and become?

How could they become anything that is then measured? wouldn't it require knowing how they became who they were or what they were remembered for as the focus of any consideration that's also thought of to be "Valuable"?

How does their life serve you today? How do you interpret their lives lived out as are recorded?

Jesus having come in the form of a man was introduced to humanity many years after Solomon. To some that should suggest that he (Solomon) was not the wisest man "Ever" to have walked the face of the earth yet only if God is considered as the wisest.

Some might argue Jesus being God in the flesh, how could he NOT be all wise or the wisest ever? Can we really "SEE" Him for all that he was willing to be or become when He was physically here in shape and form among mankind?

It  is written that He (Jesus) grew and that he was filled. That is to suggest much like a container that was at first not big enough in terms of what it was intended to be filled with at some point.


Luke 2:40
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
NIV

Luke 2:51-52
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
NIV

It was also recorded the one assigned to introduce Jesus to humanity was also a man which grew.

This mans name was John.

For the sake of remembrance some readers have attached as if a last name John Baptist, yet they'll skim over the fact that baptism is what he (John) came to do. Without the association being made, his name would simply fall asleep over time among all the others named "John" in this world.

The same could also be said concerning Jesus Christ when and if the name of Christ is not clearly seen as the "What" He (Jesus) came to do".


Luke 1:80
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel. NIV

Does the same principle apply to you and I?

Do we associate who we are here in the earth by way of the name we inherit from our earthly fathers or "Will we" learn and "Accept" in all truth what it means to have been adopted as children of God?

Adopted not to mean anything you've done which somehow deserves being adopted, but instead an action taken by One that was and is "Willing" to adopt you and I as children?

What is your last name and how much more important is "Your" first name?

How much weight does it carry as you approach the "How to" go about your daily "Business" in this world?

Did you inherit your fathers business? Does it carry and honor the one you inherited it from?

If you came to America from Egypt longing to become identified as an "American" how long does it take to before you can ignore the adopted suffix that's been added to your identity (Egypt-ion)? You could apply the  same question to the scenario having come to "Earth" from Mars (Martian).

What if coming from the opposite perspective you wanted to be known from this day forward as if from "Christ" (Christian)?

How do you now carry and treat your spiritual "Last Name" or do you not have one because you reject it as something of little value? Does your business sign say, "Father and Son Incorporated"

How is your relationship with your father these days?

Am I speaking about the last name you carry, revere and protect here in the earth or am I speaking about something different which now "defines" you as if the who you are or even better, "who you've come from while here in the earth"?

How solid is your last name? Is it a last name that you're proud of enough to where others know who you are because of what you do?

How can you be something unless you were initially created to be that same thing? Read what Jesus has to say about the word "Again".


Rev 2:8
These are the words of him who is the First and the Last, who died and came to life again
NIV

John 3:6-7

Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again .

NIV

How does one give shape and form to a spirit? How does one represent who they are (mind) inside the confines of the skin they wear?

As compared to the Kingdom of Heaven, the confinement(s) of this world are really very small much like a small town and because of such "words" do get around very fast.

Unless the words of God become flesh and dwells among men, there is little hope or realizing the kingdom of heaven and all that it does hold in store.

However, the first step is the willingness to"Grow".

Growth that's not defined by what the world considers, but growth that will prove in that day to be the "Undeniable" spiritual evidence.

If you never find yourself in a struggle over what Jesus considers  to be "Righteous", is there a chance you can't "See Yourself" because you don't know who you "Belong" to?

Don't wait for God as if He has to somehow sneak up on you. It's you that thinks that YOU are invisible in this world. He and everything He is and Has done should be in plain sight.


Matt 7:21-24
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 

Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me , you evildoers!' 

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
NIV

I don't want the routine response, I NEED ANSWERS!

One might ask, "Why does this man seem to want so desperately to challenge what I believe"?

Please allow me to say this, "I see the shadow of the kingdom of God here in the earth suffering violence by way of the resounding and empty messages that are being poured out on the ears of those who are in need".

I'm seeing the Hope that's been prescribed by the Lord mutate in the minds of men to then have many different faces because of the content of what is being presented as if the truth and what is "Believed".

Just as the Lord God and Christ are one so to is that same combined personage regardless of mans attempt(s) to fragment and divide the image of all that He is based on what he (man) chooses to believe about Him.

I've grown so tired from doing nothing and saying nothing in so much that I'm fatigued with seeing God almighty being "Re-presented" as if He's an impotent God and savior.

There was a time before I realized one can grow tired of saying or doing nothing while hearing and watching others (the youth more specifically) learn to accept the lie that God is just a mysterious God that can NOT be known or understood beyond what others tell you.

How easy is it to preach about an absentee Deity that seemingly remains silent while residing a billion miles away?

How present, alive and active can this God be while a throne above the clouds who by chance "Might" periodically and at random answers prayers?

Prayers that have been based supposition having been founded upon that which is being preached rather than what is true and real beyond all that our natural eyes and ears can comprehend?

To then place the added mystic element of demand on those that are listening to what is being preached to then find a way to please Him (God) in every way?

Col 1:10-12
And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.
NIV

I'm perplexed with regard to the contrast being preached between being "Known" in the full context of Lord as opposed to Him being a "Mystery or Mysterious" or a vague God in the minds of men and how those two considerations can somehow sit down together and come to agreement about what is "True".

Especially with respect to a relationship that's also one that's growing in the knowledge of our Lord.

John 17:3
Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. NIV

John 17:26
I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."
NIV

I'm tired of hearing how wealth has become the primary promotional symbol of Gods word as if the ear mark of a life that's been touched, healed and blessed by God. What is mans earthly wealth without his physical and spiritual health and much more the hope of seeing his/her children together in heaven?

My heart aches for those that are physically suffering and are being taught that what they believe has no role with regard to faith in a God that desires to be known.

If not only for their own healing but also the healing of others said to be loved by them and that said "Results" are all due to a God that is NOT willing to heal them for some never to be revealed reason.

What ever happened to the significance of this quote, 'Let God be true and every man a liar"?

 Rom 3:3-4
What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God's faithfulness? Not at all! Let God be true , and every man a liar.
NIV

What could one possibly learn beyond remaining a mystery from the events of a life time consumed by doubt and unbelief especially as a life lived that's striving to be a good mother or father which then in turn represents their heavenly Father?



Mark 1:40
A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing , you can make me clean."

Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing ," he said. "Be clean!"  Immediately the leprosy left him and he was cured.
NIV

Matt 9:29-30
Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you"; and their sight was restored. NIV

Luke 7:48-50
Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."  The other guests began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"

Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."  NIV

I would love to be able to pencil in above, "Your faith in ME (Jesus) has saved you".

The heart of the said "Church" as a whole heart should ache because whether in part or as the whole, the spiritual gifts that were once given for her (church's) benefit have been discounted as if no longer a need for the healthy functioning of the body of Christ here in the earth.

If everything we come to know concerning a God that is good which also comes by our faith in Him, what does it all suggest with respect to what we say we believe beyond doubt?

With regard to becoming spiritually "Mature" is it any wonder why immaturity rules the day within the body of Christ? How long will the tail wag the dog?

Why does the said leadership shut down those desirous to move further into the realm of the divine grace of God? Why does the call to be Holy get watered down with the flaws of mere men which elevate and promote thoughts of imperfection?

Is unbelief not where we we all once were who've since found ourselves in "Need" of being healed from such a state of mind? Is division not only fear brought on because of that which is "Unknown" as such that can not be easily explained away?



Acts 17:23-27
I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD . Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you.

"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.

God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.'

NIV

Where is spiritual discernment when questions need to be dealt with only in the light of the truth?

Where is the results of revelation knowledge when troubled hearts seek out what they do not know?

Where is the respect that's due towards leadership which exhibits the nature of Christ having sacrificed their daily lives while having foregone the pleasures of this world for the sake of Christ teaching(s)?


James 3:1
Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
NIV

Does believing require more of leadership should "Their" followers choose to believe something promised that is greater than their present and divine endowment?

James 1:2-8
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. NIV

The worst example of this "Dis-ease" is where some have fallen away and have been counted among the lost by the rest of the body. May shame fall upon on the body of the said "Church" here in the earth and not its head (Christ) for having allowed this spiritual stronghold ever to be established in their thinking.

James 5:14-15
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

At minimum because I do believe this much to be true, I do know when Gods word tells believers "When one part suffers the whole suffers with it". What's sad is when suffering has become the only thing we know concerning a God that is Love.

There is suffering that's guided by the hand of God as well suffering at the hand(s) of (Ignorance) while ignoring specific promises made as those proclaimed from the mouth of god.

Yes I believe there is healing beneath His wings as relief as part of His intentions in proving His goodness beyond said suffering. How much more is forgiveness unless we've realized the offense committed through unbelief?

1 Cor 12:26
If one part suffers , every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
NIV

But I digress while continuing in that vein of thought so let's move forward from here.

When answering tough life questions presented by others, when is a simple response enough?

More often than not there are simple answers to just about any question one could ask yet the complexity of many life question(s) being asked usually stem from the anticipated gain as a result of those same responses.

A sound basic formula might prove to be, If you don't know what you do need enough that you've asked, then don't assume you know beyond doubt the response that's "Needed".

So let's say you've decided that you may NOT know what you "Need" to hear beyond doubt, yet you're still stuck with the question, "Who do I trust with the (potential) influence should I make the choice to believe the response someone else provides?

Much like the word "Rewind' suggest, the word "Remind" also suggest bringing a thought "Back" to your remembrance. The truth however may or may not reside in you enough to where you find yourself able to recall it from memory.

Only then can you find yourself  "Able" to come into agreement with "Respect" towards what someone else attempts to present to you as if the truth.

The Spirit of the Lord has told us that "Faith" comes by hearing and that (faith) by the word of God.


Mark 2:5
When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

Matt 10:41

Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.
NIV

What defines a righteous man? What could possibly prove to be the reward of a righteous man?

God has set forth throughout the history of His chosen people many examples as well many symbols, yet who were such things intended to speak to and for what cause? Were they not spoken as if "For" you (pro-)?

How does one receive their inheritance from God as if a reward and what is the inheritance to be shared with the first born of the beloved of God?

Let's search for a few clues that might apply here.

Gal 3:5-7
Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard?

Consider Abraham: "He believed God , and it was credited to him as righteousness."   Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham.

As is any well established symbol that also "Serves" its intended purpose the Lord has many. Some of which are to not only remind us but Him also.

The history of people runs parallel with the essence of things we encounter today. We have the bible that's full of lively examples all of which required human life in order to be lived and presented to the world.

The Apostles of the early church took the liberty afforded them to go as far to suggest the same thing in terms of those that have come and gone before any of us. All of which took place beneath the beloved eyes of the Lord.

Here a just a few of those mentions.

Ezek 14:7-8
"'When any Israelite or any alien living in Israel separates himself from me and sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face and then goes to a prophet to inquire of me, I the LORD will answer him myself. I will set my face against that man and make him an example and a byword. I will cut him off from my people. Then you will know that I am the LORD. NIV

Jude 7
In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire. NIV

James 5:10-11
Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy (Love). NIV

Gal 3:15-16
Brothers, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say "and to seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed," meaning one person, who is Christ. NIV

1 Cor 11:1
Follow my example , as I follow the example of Christ.
NIV

What many fail to see are the delayed results of their days lived. Could the delay of those results be time that's being afforded so that we might find on our own the "Need" to repent?

I've probably said it before and I'll say again in that "Silence is one of the most misinterpreted forms of communications that can pass through the possession of a man".

How might one see silence differently?

I'll respond this way, "What does it say as if to the charge of a sovereign Lord about what we may have failed to become day to day but also have refused to hear and then see (ignore) what the voice of the Lord has declared over us as His creation?

How effectual does that make the influence of His Holy spirit? What does that say about any potential ability concerning His Holy Spirit if it fails to produce the net result(s) that's in keeping with what His words says we should look like when its ability ti influence does take hold of our being?

What does it say about our love for How He has first loved us and in the way that He prescribes as the all that love is and does?

Not having heard (listened), what can such a mindset maintain as if a living hope that will also become something more specific in terms of His likeness here in the earth?

Are many waiting for another day where the Lord "Makes" you something different than you are now? (intrusively brings about this change). If so where does that leave room for the responses of a said "Faith"?

How much easier is a willing vessel filled and then endowed by the power of the promises contained in His words if those same promises are not "Believed" and made manifest?

The Apostle Paul was not chosen for his cumulative earthly wisdom or education. If one can accept Paul's opinion they might catch a glimpse of the embedded simplicity of his own words as seen below.

There is much more to be gained from what he (Paul) has already learned as the direct result of having lived through such matters.

Phil 3:7-9
But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.

What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ — the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.
NIV

Paul was chosen so that the Lord could reveal through him (Paul) not only what he must suffer but also the nothing he must "Become" as if for our example in the future. 

The apostle Paul's increasing weakness which lead to his divine strength observed became testimony through word and deeds performed in that he (Paul) learned to esteem what God has said far above what man labored to maintain as his commentary concerning that same God.

Was he (Paul) persecuted and or suffer for having a greater esteem for what God seemingly revealed as if only to him or was it because He had little regard for the opposition concerning what God revealed to him as he then labored for the sake of what Christ preached (Came to proclaim to those in need)?

Suffering through the dying process of all that he once was in his own eyes for the sake of the Lord whose person (Christ) then began to manifest through him (what remained as his presence here in the earth).

Understandably so, it's easy to shy away from chasing after the same type of zeal Paul had for the things of God because of the ultimate price he did pay,  yet Paul had it revealed to Him and then "BELIEVED" just how wretched He "Once" was while basking in his own righteousness having persecuted the early (babes in Christ) "Christians".

What earlier examples in writ could Paul have received a later (great) revelation of that would then prove to Him what he so desperately tries to convey to us today with such passion? As such that it thoroughly explains the "Why" behind all else he now pursues?

Gen 50:18-20
His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. "We are your slaves," they said.

But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
NIV

When will Gods words take up their rightful place of residency here in the earth? Enough to where His words take up a permanent residency in our flesh which then walks the face of the earth in the midst of many? Why?

So that the Lord might accomplish what He sent His word to do.

If asking life questions while in pursuit of the truth were unhindered, how many of those questions could be responded to with, "What do you need to hear? What do you want to hear? What do you think (assume) you'll hear having asked of me?

I once heard asked in a group setting, "What would any of us do if it were not for other people and the problems in their lives"?

Someone then responded, "Maybe have more time to deal with our own problems"?

Then I heard wisdom speak, "We would starve to death mainly because He created and gifted us each uniquely so that our individual uniqueness (gifting's) might become the solution to just as many problems.

Having neglected the former we would then become a miserable consideration upon the face of the earth that has zero to little regard for the intentions of God"!

That's a question that all humanity could ask without worry of loosing sight of ones uniqueness (gifting's) as each pertains to the fundamentals of an eternal economic consideration.

Many love the claim, "Nobody is perfect" while defending themselves against blame for their pride enriched problems. At what point does that type of reasoning present itself as the center piece of the underlying root cause?

Is it only after they've managed their guilt scheme to the point and place where no one else is willing to accept their reliance upon their disclaimer of "imperfection"?

I'm not talking about where someone trips over a blade of grass and breaks their wrist while falling. What I'm speaking to are the type of problems that could have ended totally different if another reasoning paradigm had been adopted leading up to the cross roads of repeatedly poor decisions being made.

The type(s) of problems which usually blossom into an even bigger consideration as the result(s) of "Failure to seek righteous counsel" because that personage truly doesn't don't know what they "need"?

The essence of the real problem remains as such, "Has an accurate assessment been made concerning what we can do concerning our imperfections"? If and when we do truthfully acknowledge the essence of our problems do we continue to assume that we alone can fix them?

 Even more while trying to come to terms with such a well established history as a people we can't seem to out run?

As such that would probably respond to that familiar and later in life question, "Where did I or we go wrong"?

Instead when does it get asked, "Do you need anyone outside of yourself or that small circle of those you've managed to manipulate with your personage? Manipulate to mean that you manage to get what YOU want or desire?

Even further to say in order to get others to respond to your needs the way that you "Choose" to understand as the "How" your life now moving forward gets lived?

The psychology of the day would suggest as the reason "Why" we should help others, is in case we ourselves need help in the future. In my opinion that type of reasoning speaks more to an economic investment rather than reasoning that is based on biblical intentions established by a faith that is also righteous.

Yes, I suppose in one context that reasoning could follow, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you", but what if you found that others have maintained their own version of faith with an added twist which differs from your own?

That is to say "Their realized day to day need(s) are being met (afforded) as compared to yours" because in their minds (reasoning) they somehow found themselves more financially prepared to meet those challenges than you?

Can you see how the principles of earthly economics can get in the way of so much more?

That principle can be applied towards anything that ranges from a house plumbing problem to the far reaches of many emotional related problems.

Having a listening problem has proved it can be life threatening, but when considered as if a problem in "Common" how easily does that consideration get serviced?

I think people these days are so obsessed with hearing what they want to hear that about 99% of questions being asked within the said "Adult" ranks of people outside of a classroom environment would qualify as "Rhetorical".

Relative to "Rhetorical" meaning that each already has their own (seeming) "Solution(s)" based on how they see the world around them AND how they "Plan" to operate/function within that same world.

To be continued.........

Lord willing come back later and join me in thoughts I trust lend themselves to a life that's also desirous to Know the Lord more than we did yesterday.

"Beyond that of a seed" ...continued

If you're not struggling against the current, you're either already dead and floating "Down" stream or you've found no value in making the effort to swim up stream.

If spiritual fitness were the reflection of the continual exercise of giving thanks to the creator of our spirit in all things, is it any wonder why our spiritual man does not look like "Charles Atlas".

Ok, so they failed at making you laugh.

I've often thought how the life cycle of the salmon could symbolize the life of a devout believer in Christ.

Don't worry I'm not looking to beat you into the mood of "Guilt" so you'll send me a tithe offering. I just want to privately encourage you to invest more of "You" into considering how worthy of continual praise our Lord and Savior Jesus truly is by way of thoroughly examining His goodness.

Think of your spiritual being as that of a seed. Should you expect as a seed that you'll germinate and then grow if you're not being watered and fed the nutrients required day to day?

Believe it or not a seed taken from within said fresh "Fruit" must first die in all practical terms before it can then in turn be planted (buried) in order to produce life (more fruit)

I would like to pick back up and expound with this thought in terms of discussing an eternal seed, There is no sovereign "King" where lawlessness freely abounds.

In my own opinion the lawless mind as some choose to believe is not simply the personality that repeatedly breaks a said "Law". Laws are only presented and implemented in order to present the greater "Need".

The lawlessness as defined by the Lord as well the mind which follows is one that has become it's own governance.

Lawlessness only allows itself to be questioned by "Self". It is only willing to respond to "Self" and is only willing to be held accountable to "Self" and its reasoning.

This mindset no longer hungers and thirst for righteousness as if there is ALWAYS more substance to it or is willing to recognize any "greater"  need for the thoughts of righteousness in their life.

Such a mindset has lost sight of the value to know the Lord more than they did the day before having become satisfied and committed to what they've assumed as their future that's based on the events of yesterday.

The heart that becomes hardened due to the restraints of this world has set aside the promise found in the words below that would otherwise lead to relief which laws only attempt to present.

The diminished value of any words is when we forget or fail to believe in the "One" which spoke them.

Matt 6:33-34
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. NIV

Often times when I become complacent and satisfied in my vague conclusion(s) as to the depths of God's great "Love" do I then realize what I'd forgotten when I allow truth to revisit. Every day comes with its own set of needs and every need its own prescribed remedy.

With regards to life's weightiest consideration (facing the thought of death) as those moments of fearful anticipation regarding death, the Lord that is also good has already provided its remedy

Rev 2:11
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. He who overcomes will not be hurt at all by the second death
NIV

1 John 3:1
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
NIV

Jesus as the believers prime example (as we make ourselves familiar with eternal matters) followed instructions being provided all the way to the time of his death and departure from the realm of this world.

As the first of the beloved, "How can we think on ourselves any differently in terms of our still being here from one day to the next as if the opportunity to encounter a death from an old approach thought to lead us into true life"?

Ps 116:15
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
NIV

A living sacrifice is also a slow death.

Our death might not prove to be as sudden, abrupt or as full of impact as was His (Jesus), yet that should not lend itself in our thinking towards our being considered any less with respect to any unfinished business of our mutual Father and all that He has in store for us that do believe (as if our faith) in Christ.

That is to say that not ONLY on another day should we embrace that we are the beloved of the Lord as "The children of God", but instead embracing the thoughts and events of TODAY as if something which participates within a life considered as eternal.

When we don't consider today while moving forward as if a portion of enternity, the net result of today as it an event then loses value.

Nearly all religions believe there is a God that will reward eternal life, yet which "God" in that day will prove to you they're not only capable of providing a life that will not taste a second death, but also "Willing" to provide the "Remainder" of such a great gift as a promise made and kept?

Keeping your heart stayed upon Christ should mean spending less time considering what you are not or better still WERE NOT outside of Christ.

Does being reconciled to the Lord come at a cost to you or WILL it prove to you to be the opportunity to "Know" the Lord here and now? The opporunity to be reconciled to Him as such that's already been paid for without you lifting a finger before it's provided?

When someones heart can accept (believe) that they can Do nothing of themselves in order to receive such a great gift are they then that much closer to being able to recognize the goodness of God.

I believe one of the hardest things man can do for Himself is to do "Nothing" when he doesn't know beyond doubt what to do.

I also believe that when he (man) has become his weakest, he's realized that he can do "Nothing" of value on his own as if something tangible that will also arrive with him into the eternal realm (Kingdom).

That is to say as opposed to how humanity (the world around us) attempts to define "How" anything and everything we've received is a reward or repayment for all that we do.

I TRY to remember that God's goodness is something that I can never repay even if I had 10 life times. With each passing day that I do remember I somehow realize I'm one day closer to realizing what eternity is.

We're all born into the systemic (economic) environment where we've been programmed to think that we have to earn every thing we also consider as gain or wealth, yet we more often fail the test in discovering what the Lord envisions for us as true Prosperity through the discovery of true weakness.

If you do believe eternal life comes at a price, what price tag have you placed on it?

What defines the God you believe in and what does your belief in Him look like here in the earth?

What is heard when "Freedom in Christ" is proclaimed? Is it free reign to say and do as one wishes? How can one be "Free in Christ" while at the same time considering themselves a slave unto "Christ"?

While experiencing such a freedom, when does a person get to pick and choose (interpret) what they're willing to believe and obey at any given moment?

I'll say it as gently as I presently know how, "Welcome to a world of understanding that fortunately for You and I, we did not also create'.

Does the lawless mindset keep its own list of the minor infractions considered NOT to be as harmful as others or does it keep a list of "Cardinal" sins where there is NO room or tolerance for ANY violation?

In case you ever want to put what you believe to the test, simply look at all the earthly laws you also consider to be good (for your benefit) and then take away their perceived enforcement.

That to mean the element of enforcement that's (you agree with) based upon what you believe to be true as a common standard and then try to contemplate all that remains once the shield of enforcement has been taken away?

That dreadful place much like the story line in all these movies and and TV series of late have been based upon? You know, those where there is "Zero" threat of incarceration or zero penalty for breaching mutually understood "Laws"? Some might even go as far to suggest "Anarchy" or as an environment of total chaos?

Now ask yourself, "How much has Law(s) helped govern, shape and form who you are today as well all that you believe in to be "Good"? How much have laws help shape and or introduce you to your creator?

Now ask yourself "How much has the thought as the gift of eternal life helped shape and form who you've become to date? What value have you placed upon its conditions? Have laws and perfect obedience unto those laws somehow guaranteed the arrival of "Your Own" definition of eternal life?

Surely man has control over his decisions made, yet who does that leave in control over his found circumstance(s)?

Rom 8:5-8
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.
NIV

Part of being reconciled to God first requires God (as your Lord) showing you and I what is considered as "Sin" otherwise where would the thoughts concerning the "Need" for forgiveness lead us?

Is it enough that a man in his life time somehow restrain himself from lying, stealing, drinking alcohol, dipping, smoking, cussing, sleeping with prostitutes or associating with those that do?

Even further is it enough to have never committed adultery, fornicated, murdered remained wed to only one woman or at best remained a virgin to the grave while assuming having accomplished such things will then provide him access into the realm of Life eternal?

Having asked such questions I'm NOT hoping to lead you into a stronghold where a lengthy list of does and don'ts could get you anywhere. Instead I hope to reveal the fact that you and I were born into a life that was seeded (sired) by the sinful nature.

The mere fact that you encountered a second thought concerning any of the above temptations that would have otherwise lead you to do any of those things mentioned should draw attention to the inner war that wages in all humanity.

Simply knowing that being aware that there is a wrong and a right way of considering anything in this world should cause you to question "Why"?

Is it simply because of the "Who" said there is a wrong or a right way or is that such things can lead you into greater harms way and or prevent you from seeing a greater "Good" over and above what you've historically observed as a reality?

Would there have been a beginning to your salvation process without first being made aware of what "Sin" is having then realized the great need for a savior and His mercy?

Without maintaining reverence for the "Need" for a savior that truly is "Holy", how then could that person maintain a degree of respect for someone as "Lord" as if their "Savior" from one moment to the next?

I think it safe to suggest that same person would also have to understand and revere what the word "Lord" means? To the point where said "Lord" is then proved capable of leading you to the place where you also maintain as your Hope to eventually find your combined (spirit/soul) presence there.

Mercy desires to define this same Lord and His Grace proves to be His power and ability to lead you.

Forgiven suggest something that's already taken place while "Forgiveness" lends itself more towards the thought as something "Yet to be obtained".

Forgetting what you were saved from is not as easy as one might assume.

As those which do continue struggling from day to day in order maintain what we say we believe, we also have an adversary (enemy) that has mastered the otherwise invisible influence (deception) that's also been appropriately labeled as the "Accuser of the Brethren".

As if a part of our process (being brought to spiritual maturity) we as believers have the obligation when we are accused to NOT try and defend the reasoning (deception) which lead us into such behavior because deep in our hearts we know it is wrong.

Instead and  because to the One that has established that such behavior is unrighteous we once again realize the NEED for a savior.

Building yourselves up on your most Holy Faith on the other hand requires remembering the nature you have been saved from while looking forward to the fulfillment of such a "Great" salvation as the "All" that it accomplishes.

When the mind (even if only for a moment) remembers just how sinful our being is capable of at any given moment, there should then become a realized need for "Armor" in order to protect you while moving forward in life. Here is where true humility before the Lord then serves you best.

How so one might ask?

How can the mind of your being weigh anything as if from God? Can the things from God be investigated without the highest regard for His righteousness? Who remains the judge of such things as to whether they are true or not? Is it not still you?

Here is where the word "Holy" gains its strength as well our reverence as believers for His ability to live a perfect (Sinless) life as if proof of "Who" Jesus was and is as our God (creator).

What many forget is that the end of all that we presently know having "Learned to trust" through our given years (evidence by all that we say and do) it will all face a day of reckoning (judgement).

What will be judged? The evidence of not only what we've believed, but also "Who" we've chosen believe as if our God (Father).

Reconciliation as a thought that's found outside of Christ Jesus as Lord would suggest a period of time which frames a process which occurs before that dreadful day comes. Whereas "Reconciliation as a thought that's found as "Christ in You" is the sweet reward that's been based upon all that His visitation was intended to accomplish as the net result in His coming to begin with.

Today is the day meaning everyday you continue to draw breath having believed and accepted the advance notice given.

When the acknowledgement of God comes by way of the seed that's been sown, it first "Informs" the mind of the spirit of it's identity (ownership) enough to where the soul has now been informed with the wisdom that Jesus is "The Father" of that new spirit given.

How the Soul continually responds beyond that "News" then interprets as part of the condition(s) under which the remainder of your life lived out (from a perspective that thrives from within your combined being of spirit, soul & body) here on earth.

Rom 8:15-17
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship . And by him we cry, "Abba,  Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children.
NIV

In my opinion when God is first of all feared within the terms of how He expresses said "Fear" only then will the things of God begin to have any hope of coming into alignment in ones reasoning having endured our past which was (by way of deeds) lived outside of Christ.

Your day of awakening (reconciliation) is like a mix between waking up from a knock out punch while trying to get everything your eyes see to come into focus and or as when the new born opening its eyes in this world for the first time.

Until one has been born again God remains an external consideration that's never experiential and only as such that is heard "About" from the outside in.

Secondly, unless Jesus alone is the only true representation of all that is "Good" and in all instances, there is little hope that's also "REAL" while desiring to come to "Know" His person as if the One to now follow.

Ask yourself this while reminding yourself that no one is perfect, "What are you left with to compare Jesus the Christ to if He has not been made "Sovereign" within the midst of everything you hear and see?

If your asking, "Then How does God become more defined"?

It begins with thought(s) in the form of a question(s) accompanied by hearing the word(s) "Of God" which then express "Who He Is".

How does it come? God gives (serves) it to you as if the desire of your heart. It becomes your personal beckoning which is then fueled by a hunger and thirst for more of its nourishment. More specifically that same nourishment as it pertains to the "Truth" concerning everything and everyone you encounter

Many assume in error that God should not be questioned.

If that were being said of a child of God that's also considering themselves "More" mature than one of their under studies then I would be in "Full" agreement.

1 Sam 3:18
So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, "He is the LORD; let him do what is good in his eyes."
NIV

I pray that you'll come back and join me as I hope to be able to continue in thoughts concerning the incorruptible seed of God that desires to bloom within you. Believing is the beginning while our faith requires the continued process in our maturity as "Christ is formed In you".

Try to remember that a relationship between fear, an unknown God and how an unknown God functions and operates are not a healthy mixture outside of the truth.

An unknown God leaves a lot of room for anything and everything that desires to fit the mold as "Fear of the unknown". Love that's being perfected can not drive out fear unless the God that is Love has made Himself known and revealed Himself unto you. The evidence of that?

The guarantee as the deposit of His Holy Spirit.

"Beyond that of a seed"

1 Cor 3:6-7

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

NIV

Righteously applying the above Godly principle to our own lives should cause a believer not to become overly dependent upon others. That to mean becoming too dependent upon them for our own spiritual growth while considering that it is God which makes Godly things grow.

It is my belief that if we're not careful having lost sight of exactly who it is that does feed and cloth us we can promote others that do meet certain needs which can evolve into "Idols" of sorts.

I also believe that a parent operating in error can get to a place where they see themselves in their own eyes as the God of their child's life while lording the same notion over their children.

Think for a moment the next time you revisit the statement, I brought you into this world and I can take you out of it just as fast"!

In terms of what is true, was it that God brought them into this world having simply used the biology of your human form as the result of having chased your spouse around the bedroom in your youth? Or was it that when you were chasing them it had nothing to do with how You see the future value in that child as the investment and informing of Christ in them?

What is a shame and more often true when confessed is the latter is usually an after thought once they arrive and now you find yourself ill equipped in the midst of the process of trying to raise them along with yourself in God's sight.

Sometimes unaware we can actually temp and or burden others unnecessarily if we find them to be our providing source with regard to desires. When a parent is operating in harmony with God while raising a child their view should be that of Jesus which repeatedly stated, "I only do as I see the father doing".

A child of god that now finds themselves responsible for the raising up of yet another of Gods children should be increasingly aware of God's presence in their life. Basically don't hinder what you CAN see God doing in their lives and don't wing it if you don't know.

Here is where the body of Christ in the earth was intended to operate at it's best having found itself in God grace as if able to make disciples.

What we forget sometimes is that short of finding buried treasure or diamonds growing in the back yard the majority of earthly riches find their way to us through others. Often times those same riches get presented to us through our children, but only when our eyes of understanding have been opened so that we can see them as such.

Surely we thank God but do we forget to thank them as well if thanking God in a moment of respect that's due to their obedience having done the "Right" thing.

Now ask yourself this "Have we made a mess of things or not in terms of being made Holy as God is Holy?

If you have time some day sit and contemplate how one single tangible item (aside from a pay check) eventually finds its way into your possession that meets your need(s). Notice also I didn't use the term "desires".

1 John 5:21
Dear children, keep yourselves from idols
NIV

Jude 20-21
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
NIV

Using marriage as the stage prop (symbol of Godly relational dependence) husbands, wives and or children can actually over burden the unity of a marriage. The trouble is there always has to be someone to blame when things don't go the way they were intended.

If we begin at the head and work our way down is God flawed as the head of Christ? Is Christ flawed as the head of man? Or is man flawed as the disobedient head over what he's been placed over?

One can choose to pursue that thought further through the remaining members of their household, but if they'll stop where their responsibility begins with themselves, there they will find that's all they're really in control over.

I once heard a man state as if his personal request for a wife, "Lord send me a woman that loves You more than she loves me". He then added, "How can that be wrong"? Maybe we should pray for children in advance in much the same way?

We always hear talk about a 50/50 share yet the reality still remains as our example, God tells us by way of Jesus that we are individually and corporately as His people to Love Him with ALL that we are.

For those that are not fond of redundant expressions, Jesus made sure while expressing that "All" means all.

Mark 12:29-31
"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.   Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'

The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
NIV

There are those circumstance's where the Lord has given us all that He understands we need in the form of others yet we'll over demand those same person's in times of selfishness.

It's too easy to sometimes to get caught in the trap (lie to self) where we want compensation for the time we "Feel" that we've served righteousness. Righteousness does not serve according to time because having been born again we are "Now" children that only relate to earthly dealing(s) under the terms of the eternal realm.

Instead we should learn to enjoy His kingdom as such that is "Being" established just as we are also human "Beings" that are increasingly being reconciled through the mind of Christ as each then becomes the different forms of enrichment sent forth in His name and timing.

Too much is built upon the earthly understanding of reward(s) and more precisely to mean how we have each been blessed.

Learning to know when you are observing a blessing that is from God comes by way of divine (personal) revelation as such to where you'll often find that you alone with God may be the only one in that moment that's found "Able" to enjoy that blessing as such.

It's easy to say stuff that goes over the head(s) of children such as "Patience is a virtue" yet if there is no understanding or value placed on the more closely defined meaning of virtue (God instilled) we miss the intent and purpose for patience that have also been well managed.

Somehow when we find ourselves loaded down as if responsible for someone else's state of joy and contentment it's forgotten that our own prosperity as said believers comes from the Lord.

The best repetitive method (if there is such a thing) when torn between something tangible in your personal life and the Lord is to simply "Give the thing away". Yes, your read right just give "It" away.

Peace is so much more sufficient when it comes to being tormented because what's attempting to be robbed of you is not the thing you have in hand, but the Joy that comes having given it away as the result of having acknowledged your "Source" (Provider).

Short of the consideration of being physically robbed when situations do present, rather than thinking in terms of something being taken from you by some form of mental and or physical manipulation simply give it away if you feel your joy is also being stripped away.

By nature and without individual restraint(s) we can drowned those around us with our seemingly insatiable desire for "More" of what we assume we don't already have as a plate that's also full. Being a glutton does not only apply to food, in so much it's simply the desire for 'More" while in possession of "Enough".

I find it more than curious that God didn't express to woman to "Love" their husbands as if already equipped with the insightful knowing of "How to Love" especially once accompanied with the processes of child bearing.

Once having become a mother of kindred heart as the Lord appoints, what more often seems to be naturally evident (Abundantly) where love can be witnessed in contrast to the nature of men?

God's kind of love understood by Solomon while king having the wisdom God bestowed upon him.as it relates to the recognized inseparable bond between a mother's love for "Her" child.


1 Kings 3:24-25
Then the king said, "Bring me a sword." So they brought a sword for the king. He then gave an order: "Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other." The woman whose son was alive was filled with compassion for her son and said to the king, "Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don't kill him!"
NIV

He specifically instructed men to Love their wives as Christ loves the Church. If a man finds himself in the place where he needs to experience Love that is alive, who would that then make the teacher as a living example as it speaks to him "How to love"?

I personally despise one sided opinions which suggest "Happy wife means a happy life". There is far too much temptation embedded in empty comments such as this. If accepted at face value statements such as this would suggest zero need for observing what the Lord has to say as if the need to be washed in His word.

Eph 5:25-28
Husbands , love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
NIV

God also expressed to woman to submit to their husbands as to the Lord, yet who would that make the teacher in terms of who to learn from the full scope of respect (being respectable)?

The corrupt nature of the surrounding world rips and tears at these principles as those things which do corrupt which then leaches into believing households. Basically "Someone" left the door open which let the flies inside.

I'm not sure in this increasingly corrupt world "Who" has the tougher task. Is it the husband or the wife? Not that knowing should promote a viable excuse for either, yet it needs to be broadcast there is great need for teachers in the home that understand the God appointed task of someone being raised up within the body of Christ.

Far to often and prior to either husband or wife finding themselves fully committed to the obligation of their office held one or both will more often demand that they get treated as the Lord instructed their mate to do. As if to suggest, 'You first then I will follow your likeness".

If either needs their spouse to first demonstrate the call of their identity in marriage before they perform as prescribed, they need to remember who's example they're following (Christ) without weighing what others may or may not be doing in the moment.

How empty would the cross be if the Lord had placed a prerequisite on each of us that said, "Become Lovable in all things and only THEN will I love you"?

The more that each begins to accept counsel the Lord has provided as if "Good", following that counsel will promote the marriage He subscribes to especially when we remember the words of Jesus, "Why do you call me good? No one except God alone is good". (Mark 10:18)

Submitting should not mean only to opinion of the person. Instead it involves acknowledging the others struggles as they "learn" to gracefully accept their marital role which in turn promotes a Godly blessed marriage.

As each learns in harmony as if for the same cause (Christ) they soon find themselves equally yoked because of whom their vows are tied to as their "First Love".

Eph 5:21-22
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

22 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
NIV

Take a look around today and assess what you do see more often in the form of poorly trained godly household teachers (husbands and wives). Who were their teachers and how embittered were their students?

When divorce is chosen often times it was chosen far in advance of its manifestation when one or both make the choice to abandon principles Christ established by example.

I won't attempt to reach for statistic's in order to skew your opinion instead I would offer the counsel of Christ to guide your perspective.

Said believers should never draw upon those outside of Christ as if a believers example to follow, but only those which do make up the church (body of Christ). The word tells us that when one part suffers, every part suffers.

This suffering does not exclude the Church (Body of Christ) as a whole the world is still observing and taking notice of as if their gauge of all that is considered as "Good".

There is yet another myth that needs busting and that is, simply staying (remaining) married is not the objective for a believing household. As we can see many poor examples of failed married environments accomplishing that task by tolerance both in and outside the church.

I've met many couples through the years that do not confess Jesus as Lord, yet they'll go to the ends of the earth to protect what they understand to be said "Marriage". It's always in the "Why" we choose to do what we do as believers in Christ having learned how to be enjoined in matrimony that's also Holy.

Marriage was intended to be a living organism where mutual worship towards Christ continues to grow and flourish, because of all the great things He has done for us and through us. Each member gets to enjoy watching the Lord fulfill his promises through their lives in the form of "Change" (transformation).

As such where we first and foremost witness the increase of the kindred heart that resembles Jesus as we hope to find ourselves surrounded by as if a cloud of witnesses.

Many see the words "Be fruitful and multiply" as simply their right to put to use their chosen biological encounters.

As God's children we were not simply intended to be "Lovely" as the surrounding world would have it to mean, instead we were intended to become "Lovable" towards each other having been transformed through the renewal of our minds.

The reality concerning Godly "Fruit" is that when He causes fruit to grow, it always has "Seed" within it for future planting and those seeds contain the direct result of Gods word that prove to be "Effectual" because they do contain the "Life" of God within them.

What kind of a future does any fruit have that also has no seed(s) inside?

We must remember "Faith" comes by what? Is it not "Hearing" and that hearing needs be the effectual word of God? We need to ask ourselves as believers "What are we hearing and possibly why not when the result(s) as the "what" we say we have heard doesn't then perform as as if the substance (evidence) of "what we were intended to hear"?

If this passage were the only righteous description of the successful rearing of a child, who should then find themselves troubled at heart?

Some manuscripts substitute the word "Start" for the word 'Train" used below.


Prov 22:6
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
NIV

Is what we say we're also hearing being observed as "Ineffectual" in the life of those teaching"? Being fruitful and multiplying in the natural sense is one thing yet producing spiritual "Children" that have been righteously trained up in the Gospel that's also full will become a undeniable thing in the future lives of God's children.

Multiplication is about fruit that's produced which comes forth from the tree of "Marriage". Much like the functionality of the church God intended which was originally intended to produce (fruit) disciples that become "Effectual" having been fathered by way of the abundance of Gods word.

The marriage environment being a shadow of the Church should also bring forth children that have been taught how to depend upon God in "All" things. One of the best ways to teach is to allow our children to hear our prayers for them which come from the same naked heart we approach God with.

Whether it be a child's approach for more attention, affection, money or property there is balance in all things especially while remembering who holds all things together.

It's easy to say to our children on the other side of problems "we're not perfect as parents" yet it's even more important our children see how all of God's children were intended to handle the thoughts and actions which speak to Him about our own imperfection.

Any of the above mentioned can become a form of over taxation if the desire for them is not taught how to be held in balance in the fashion of learning "How" to patiently wait on certain things especially while considering our own obedient expressions facilitate their manifestation in those we hope we are also teaching.

There's an older hymn that's sung which suggest one must "Take time to be Holy". Stop and think for a moment as to just how much of what we desire gets placed before the "Attention" of the Lord and then consider how much of that gets observed by our children day to day?

As those claiming to be believers in Christ we say to ourselves that He hears us, yet do we always get the immediate results of our petitions? Do prayers always get answered the way we've asked them to be?

What could possibly hinder someones prayers? Do you have and hold something "Against" your brother or sister in the Lord while asking the Lord for His forms of blessings?

How much more pressure do we place on those we say we also love here in the earth when they don't "Give or perform for us" as what we assume we need and on our time line?

More often most pray to God and then almost without being aware we go drowned those around us in our lives as if they are the ones we hold "Responsible" for the delivery of everything we've petitioned God for. Do we forget how we ourselves were supposed to participate as part to those same prayers?

Have you ever been that kid in the candy store that can't make up his mind because he's surrounded by the over abundance of "Goodies"?

The goodness of God when forgotten will not serve well in times of need. As part of a true recognition for salvation one must remember it's a process after first receiving the Gospel. How do you know? Are you still here and happy about it or will you ever sin again while still here in the flesh?

My suggestion would be not to dwell on yourself, but instead contemplating just how Holy the Lord truly is.

In doing so you might actually get closer to the greater reality over and above anything you might otherwise assume or encounter as the surrounding things of this world which try to crowd in on you.

I hope to continue this at a later time so please join me......