Do You Have A Willing Heart

A familiar companion to all of us, who live in this world is their own personal conscience. It goes will us no matter where we go or what we do or how we actions, our outlook on life, our relationships with others and who we really are inside.

When it comes to right or wrong, our conscious should cut to the “heart” of any concern in our personal makeup, right or wrong. When it comes to who we really are deep down, the question needs to be asked, “What’s in our hearts?” In essence, what controls our thoughts, our emotions, or viewpoints, our makeup, our “person?”

Who are we really? What’s in our hearts? Do we have a wise heart? Are our heart’s receptive to good values and do we live these values in our daily lives?

There are many catchphrases about the heart. Like, “put your whole heart into it” and, “have heartfelt feelings” and, “wearing your heart on your sleeve” and many more.

Edward Blumer-Liston said, “That a good heart is better than all the heads in the world.”

Tanya A. Moore said, “A person’s world is only as big as their heart.”

The Bible also gives us quotes about the heart. Romans 10:10 says, “For with the heart on believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” Galatians 6:9 says, “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we donor lose heart.”

On the flip side to what the heart holds and God is not mocked; He knows us better than we know and we need to be careful what we allow into our hearts (Galatians 6:7, Psalm 139:1-4).

As time continues for those of us who really care what God thinks about us, we need to be conscious clear,” carefully preparing what’s in our hearts, clarifying where our treasure is, and beseeching our God to put in us a clean heart worthy of His blessings and protection.

My Ideal Week

Describe your ideal week.

Sunday – Coffee and fellowship With God: Church. A comfort meal, and after noon nap. Listen to music. Reading a book. Bath. Pray before bed. Mediation

Monday – Coffee and Read Bible and Pray. Morning Prayer meeting; Visit with my daughter. Cook dinner. Swimming. Bath. Pray before bed. Mindfulness Meditation

Tuesday – Read Bible and Praying. Coffee with a friend. Music time. Start dinner. Read a book. Bath. Pray before bed. Mindfulness Meditation.

Wednesday – Coffee, Morning Bible Study group. Lunch. nap, Start dinner. evening walk, long soak in the tub. Bath. Prayer before bed. Mindfulness Meditation.

Thursday – Cofree and fellowship with God. Music, nap. Start dinner. Grocery shopping. Watch a little TV. Pray before bed, Mindfulness Meditation .

Friday -Coffee and fellowship with God. Go to the city, shopping, and lunch. Start dinner, watch a movie, Bath. Prayer before bed. Mindfulness Meditation.

Saturday- Coffee and fellowship with God. Long drive to the mountains with Husband, Dinner out. Talk to my children. Watch a movie. Bath Prayer before bed. Mindfulness Meditation.

I wish all my days would be this uniform. But with the world being as it is it’s next to impossible these days. In my ideal week I want a routine where everything would fall into place.

Why Do Many People Ignore This Reality?

A few years ago, the entire world shut down. We could turn on any news channel and hear up-to-the-minute death tolls. People hid in there homes, afraid of having contact with anyone. Schools were empty, businesses closed down, supplies ran low and fear was the driving force behind it all.

What were people afraid of? They were afraid of death. The thoughts of contracting a virus, becoming sick and ultimately dying terrified the entire population on earth.

What’s interesting is that while people took drastic, preventive measures to stay healthy and doing whatever the media instructed to avoid any risk of infection – their ultimate fear was death. People were determined to stay alive.

It’s interesting to note that most people think death is the worst things that can happen to them. But, when you reflect on the choices people make in the name of self-preservation, people never really realize what comes after death.

  • People vigorously avoid the topic of heaven and hell
  • There is no mention of judgement to come
  • There is not urgency to talk about Jesus Christ and the cross

What people should truly fear is what they will face after this life, what will happen if the don’t accept Jesus are Lord and Savior.

There is a day that’s coming where we all will give account for our actions and motives and even the intents of our heart. It is called the”Great White Throne Judgment in Revelation 20:11-15. This will be a terrifying day for any unbeliever. Imagine standing before God and being rejected and being told that you will spend eternity in hell.

It will be a place of utter darkness, isolation, and burning heat, confusing and hunger. God will not be there so that will be no light at all, there will be fire and brimstone, hopelessness and fear. Many people think it will be “one big party” they will be horribly mistaken.

A lot of people think they will reconcile the issue on their death bed or if their diagnosed with a fatal disease. But, I know I would definitely not want to take that chance. I have a friend in that is in the last stages of cancer, and refuses to accept Christ as her Lord and Savior. In my mind it’s just not worth it.

Professional Athletes

Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why.

I am definitely not a sports fan, so I couldn’t tell you which professional is which. I’ve just never liked any sport. My son played baseball when he was younger and I got excited about his games.

I know the Babe Ruth was an excellent baseball player. And Morgan Wallen the singer/songwriter used to play baseball and had a chance to play professionally until he hurt his elbow playing the sport. But other than that my mind goes blank.

Toxic People

If you know someone who’s difficult and causes a lot of conflict in your life, you may be dealing with a person who is toxic. These people an create a lot of stress and unpleasantness for you and others not to mention emotional or physical pain. I’m sure we have all met people who are toxic or been told about them.

A toxic person is anyone who’s behavior adds negativity and upset to your life. Many times people who are toxic are dealing with their own stresses and traumas. Todo this, they act in ways that don’t present then in the best light and usually others along the way. Some might even recognize family members who are toxic.

Toxicity in people isn’t considered a mental disorder. But there could be underlying mental problems that causes someone to act in toxic ways, including personality disorders.

Sometimes we tend to just accommodate toxic people, until it becomes a serious matter of mental or physical abuse or just think that’s just the way they are. I thought I would share some warning signs to watch out for if you think you’re dealing with a toxic person. Life is to short to accept toxic people into our lives. If you can help it, try and shy away from people like this.

  • You feel like you’re being manipulated Into something you don’t want to do.
  • You are constantly confused by the person’s behavior.
  • You feel like you deserve an apology that never comes.
  • You always have to defend yourself around this person.
  • You continually feed bad about yourself in their presence.

If you’ve experienced these feelings around someone, they may be toxic. If you constantly have these emotions, you may want to change the relationship or stop the relationship entirely.

Just like there are signs you’re around a toxic person because of how the person makes you feel, there are sign seen in person themselves that highlight their toxicity.

Inconsistency

Part of being human is having ups and downs, good times, and bad times. But a toxic person is almost never consistent. Their behavior is erratic. They don’t follow through on their commitments or promises. You never know what they will do next. This inconsistency is very hard when you’re trying to be there for someone. They can be elated with you one minute, and write you off the next.

They Always Need Your Attention

Have you noticed that a person who always need something from you? Whether it’s constant phone calls, texts, or showing up at your door, they always need emotional support. And they’re probably not being supportive to you in return. They take all that you have without giving much back. They have a heightened level of self-interest, a need to showcase their own greatness to receive affirmation.

There Is Always Drama

Have you ever noticed how drama seems to follow some people? It’s likely not a coincidence. Toxic people thrive in dramatic environments. They inflame emotions and create conflict. They love stirring the pot to see what happens. People are often toxic because they’re not interested in being stable and healthy relationships.

They Don’t Respect Your Boundaries

Another sign of a toxic person is no boundaries. If you have been clear with someone time and time again about your needs, and they just can’t help themselves and disrespect them, they are toxic. Healthy relationships are based on trust and the ability to respect boundaries. Toxic people just can’t do that,

They Manipulate Others For What They Need

If your around someone and constantly feel taken advantage of, or manipulated your probably dealing with a toxic person. This means they will do anything to get what they need. This means lying, bending the truth, exaggerating, or leaving out information so that you take a certain action or have a certain opinion about them. They will do whatever it takes, even if it means hurting people.

They Abuse Substances

Another toxic behavior is the abuse of substances, like drugs and alcohol. These behaviors become toxic when the person is continually harming other people, including themselves.

Now that you know the signs of a toxic person, both in the way you feel and they act, whether they’re a family member or not. What do you do about it?

Here are a few things I’ve learned over the years. These are a few strategies to try.

Confront Them

As soon as you notice toxic behaviors, call them out on any lies or inconsistencies. Tell them you don’t appreciate how they behave. This shows them that you’re paying attention. And your giving them an opportunity to explain themselves and apologize.

Set Stricter Boundaries

If you can not get away from toxic people in your life, try to set stricter boundaries. For example m if someone is abusing substances let them know you won’t see them u less they are sober. Or make it clear you won’t tolerate their overly dramatic behavior. Limit the time you spend with them.

Cut Them Out Of Your Life

I have a family member that is toxic, I can’t get away from them. But I restrict the amount of time I have to spend with them. At family get togethers I spend the least amount of time I have to with them. If I get overly stressed I go outside and take a walk or call a friend.

No one like spending time with toxic people who stress them out or cause them pain. I hope this gives you a few strategies that will help you cope.

Doors In The New Year

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah is Jerusalem’s New Year. It is September 16th 2023 , Year 5784 which would compare to our 2024.

Every year according to the Hebrew Alphabet there is a prophetic meaning for the year. If we look at the number 4 according to the Hebrew Alphabet.

The focus on the significance of number 4 in the new year 5784, 4 is dalet. The number not only looks like a door, but it means door.

This coming year will be a time of preparation, a time when some doors will be opened and others will be shut. This is the year of new opportunities and walking through new doors in the spirit.

What Is Standing In The Doorway?

There is a lack of understanding that could be standing in the doorway, getting in the way of the peace that the Spirit of God is pouring over your mind. We must see ourselves as the ones who are called and step into the calling God has prepared for us. We must be the generation caked to be repairers of the breach, pioneer reformers of the latter rain glory.

“The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. And in this place I will give you peace, says the Lord of hosts” -Haggai 2:9 (Messianic)

“The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose water do not fail. Those who shall be of you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of the breach, the Restorer of Streets to Dwell in.” -Isaiah 58:11-12 (Messianic)

Preparing For Open Doors in 5784 (2024)

As you get quiet before the Lord focus on knowing, seeing and feeling what God is releasing in the coming months. He will be taking you full circle in the coming months, asking you to reflect on what was and step into what is to come.

“I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My Word, and have not denied my name.“ Revelation 3:8 (Messianic)

Know –Know the doors God has shut for you will stay shut. The tormenting spirits that once has access will no longer have access to torment you.

He is bringing you into a full-circle reset, opening new doors of opportunity.

See – See how God used “open door” trials for something bigger. Often, an open door from God allows our faith to be stretched and straightened. Trials work out faith-like tension works our muscles. When we are in a stressful situation, God has a plan to work it out and bring about an abundant harvest in due time.

God doesn’t send tormenting through to, but He will use every situation to build your faith and bring glory to Himself if you allow it.

Feel -Feel the supernatural faith experience. Understand that in 5783 (2023), God used closed doors to open up bigger and better ones. In 5781 feet the perfect peace of God flow over you in this new season.

How To Prophetically Prepare For Doors To Open And Shut.

It is time to A.C.T. – apply, change, and transform.

A –Apply Revelations 3:7, “I know your work….” Apply the truth that Yeshua (God) has opened new doors before you!

C – Change your mindset to trusting God to shift you through this opened door. His ways are better than ours. His plans are better than ours. His plans are bigger. His dreams for your life are more rewarding, fulfilling, and more blessed than you could ever imagine.

T – Be transformed by staying focused, and open to the Spirit, and surrendering to God’s guidance to it all His way.

Preparing To Move Into 5784 (2024)

As you prepare to move into the new year, meditate on Isaiah 23:6,

“You will keep whoever’s mind in steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you,” – Isaiah 26:3 (Messianic)

Receive The Peace That Transcends All Understanding!

Open Doors

Relaxing

How do you relax?

I relax my listening to music which is usually Messianic Worship, is connects me to Jesus and causes me to intently listen for that voice within me. There is something about the Hebrew Messianic music that instantly relaxes me. I also relax by taking a walk in nature, there’s just something about the trees or water that relaxes me.

When Persecution Comes

Christian Persecution

I’ve been thinking of the times ahead of us, and I often think of those being persecuted today. I evaluated it often. thinking how people suffer for being a believer. Sometimes I cannot even wrap my head around what’s happening and is going to happen. I keep everyone who is experiencing this in prayer.

The Christian faith is counterintuitive in a number of ways, but perhaps none so much as in it’s perspective on suffering and particularly on suffering persecution. We may see this most clearly in the actions of the apostles who, after being imprisoned and beaten, “left the presence of the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’s name (Acts 5:41).

Of course they must not have been surprised to suffer persecution because, Jesus told them to expect it and evaluate it. But he did more than that, he does more than that to us, Jesus tells us to embrace persecution -to embrace it as His will.

While there is no way to soften the word embrace with the word endure. It’s certainly true we need to face persecution with patience and perseverance. But Jesus seems to call us to even more than this. He says we should as far to embrace persecution. That’s not to say we should never pray for it to be lifted, or that we should never flee from it, or that we should never turn from it, or that we should never turn to the courts where we can appeal for justice at least for the time being while some places are still called free nations. It’s does mean that as long as we face true persecution, we should rejoice in it. Jesus says “blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake. He says to even “rejoice and be glad” in persecution (Matthew 5:10-12).

But is this really possible? It this really reasonable? It is! because we know that our God is sovereign and that nothing happens apart from His plan, which means that in some way our suffering is God’s will. It’s not a mistake. It’s a opportunity to respond to God’s sovereignty with hope, with trust, and with godly character. It’s a opportunity to shine God’s light in the midst of darkness.

We need to consider: How is it possible to rejoice even during something as painful as persecution? There are reasons we can rejoice and be glad even when being persecuted.

  • Persecution Proves Your Citizenship

Our Savior who was persecuted, even though He lived a life that was perfect and unblemished, still the authorities, the civil authorities, and the common people all turned against Him and put Him to death. If that was His story, why wouldn’t it be ours? Jesus told us it would be ours. He said, “Take up your cross and follow me.” We should expect to suffer like our Savior suffered. In that way persecution is proof of our citizenship in His kingdom, proof of your alignment with Jesus.

Many fall away when their faith is tested; but those who truly love the Lord will preserve and emerge with their faith tested, proven, and strengthened. They can rejoice.

And then there’s this: persecution displays your faith. Passing through the test of persecution proves the validity and the strength of your faith. You’ll never know how strong your arms are until you have to lift something heavy, and your never know what your faith is made of until it is put to the test.

In James 1:12, he says, “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he had stood the test he will receive the crown of life.”

Persecution shapes your character. In Romans 5 Paul says, “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope” (Romans 5:3-4). It takes tremendous heat and pressure to form a diamond deep in the ground and it takes suffering and even persecution to form Christian character deep in your heart. Persecution is a means God uses to conform us to the image of Christ.

  • Persecution Equips Us For Service

Through persecution, God is equipping you for deeper service to Him. In 2 Corinthians Paul writes suffered deeply and says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction…” Why does God offer this comfort? He goes on, “so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affection, with the comfort which we ourselves are comforted by God.” He knows that in His suffering He has been comforted so that He can now extend that comfort to others. He has been made more useful in God’s purposes because of this persecution. And that’s true of you as well.

  • Persecution Produces Communion

In your suffering, you experience a deep fellowship with Jesus, because you are actually joining in his suffering. In 2 Corinthians 1:5 Paul says this: “ For, as we hear abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Jesus’s we share abundantly in comfort too. You are being persecuted because you are United with Jesus. You are suffering in Him and For Him and With Him. And God meets you in your sorrows, He draws close, and He ministers His comfort to you.

  • Persecution Provokes Longing

It causes you to look forward, to elevate your gaze beyond this world. There is nothing that more clearly that shows that this world is not our home more than persecution. There is nothing that makes it more obvious that we don’t belong here. There is nothing more likely to shift your gaze from the kingdom of this world to the kingdom of heaven. When everything in your life is going great, when everyone around you loves and affirms you, it’s easy to say “this world isn’t so bad.” But when you are hated and mocked, you understand: These are not my people. This is not my place.

And if this isn’t, then what is? The Kingdom of Heaven. Persecution makes you exercise your faith to believe that the kingdom is real and the kingdom is coming and the kingdom is your true and final home. You rejoice that your heart is being uprooted from this kingdom and planted in the kingdom still you come. You rejoice and are glad in all that God has promised, and will very soon fulfill.

God give you your suffering and trust that you will embrace it and honor Him through it in such a way that you will hear Him say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.

It surely seems like there will be more separate and even persecution in the years ahead how will you meet it? I know how God tells us to meet it, that we are supposed to meet any suffering with confidence, submission, and even the fiercest persecution with rejoicing and gladness. God means for us to emerge from it with our faith not only intact, that’s strengthened, our joy, not only present, but amplified. He means for us to marvel like the apostles that said “ I have been counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name of Jesus.” And to rejoice.

God is that work for the furthering of His kingdom, the good of His people, and the glory of His name. Let us rejoice.

My Regularly Used Word

If you had to give up one word that you use regularly, what would it be?

The work I use a lot to end most conversation with was originated by a editor of a Boston newspaper in the late 1830’s as “ol korrect,” the humorous misspelling of all correct.

I will think of this every time I’m going to say this overly used work. Especially since some conversations are not simply ol korrect (all correct). Maybe because that’s how this crazy mind of mine thinks. Even though it’s not a “heaven or hell issue.”

Separated For God… But Satan Blurs The Boundaries

Genesis holds the key todo much about God and His ways. In the beginning, God separated a lot of things, on purpose, and called it “good.” How can separation be “good?” Separation sounds hard and unpleasant. Wholeness and unity sounds way better. Yet many times in the Bible God makes a distinction between one thing and another while Satan tries to blur the lines, or even erases them. So, what are the reasons God separates things.

The basic narrative for Genesis and separation is to disjoin, divide, or distinguish something that was previously mixed together.

God separated light from darkness – Genesis 1:7

God separated the waters above from the waters below – Genesis 1:7

God separated the day from the night – Genesis 1:14

When we look at how God created all the different animals in various forms, and filled the earth with different kinds of vegetation,we see a glimpse into God’s purposes in making all the separate species. With all the variety comes great beauty. Have you ever looked at a garden with all kind of different flowering plants and foliage and thought how beautiful it looks together?

The differs seasons, and different times of the day all enriches our experiences of life in a profound way. Nature and wildlife in its many forms continues to stun believers and unbelievers with wonder. Nature is wild and varied. Wouldn’t it be boring if there was just one season? Or one type of animal? One type of tree?

In Corinthians 12 Paul describes the different gifts we each have in the body of Christ. Paul said if the whole body were an eye where would the hearing be. If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be. Our differences are something to celebrate, not resent or erase.

And Then He Made Man, And Separated Woman From Out Of The Man. Male And Female He Created Them.

God separated one from another in Genesis 2. The interesting inference then is that initially, “man” contained the elements of both man and woman, but God separated them so they could relate to one another. Secular humanism has tried to fix misogyny by trying to shove everyone into the same mold, and encourage women to behave as men instead of valuing womanhood as distinct and equally valuable. And now the distinction is getting blurred beyond belief, contravening God’s created order. Learning to be happy with who we are and how God made us is not easy in a world where the temptation to wish we were someone else is strong. Yet our diversity displays God’s glory, especially when working together in harmony. We need to follow Paul’s teaching, each of us needs to embrace the unique contribution we can bring to the world. There is only one of you, and you are deeply loved, just as you are. Resisting the enemy’s pressure to conform to the world is a life long battle, but is well worth the fight.

Another Separation God Makes In The Beginning Is The Difference Between Regular And Holy In His Creation Of Sabbath

There is nothing sinful or bad about the other days of the week, but the Sabbath is Holy to the Lord, set aside for Him. The Sabbath is a time when we can enjoy just being, relating to each other, to creation, and to God without working or striving. Just as many married couples have regular “date nights’ to keep their relationships strong, so God created this day for us to enjoy our relationship with Him. Without that time set aside, it’s all too easy for life to take over and the most important things to get sidelined. The Sabbath is God’s gift to us, made for mankind, as part of the creation narrative in Genesis. The difference between “holy” and regular is not necessarily the same as between “good” and “bad,” but this distinction of setting the Sabbath aside, sanctifying it and separating it from all other days, is an important principle that God builds on throughout His Word.

In Exodus, God’s Law Differentiates Many Times Between Israel And The Nations, Saying They Are A Holy Called-Out People.

The people of Israel were chosen by God to act differently, eat differently, farm differently, dress differently… They were set apart, separated. They were to be a presentation of God and His ways to the earth, even though it would mostly be by way of God showing His faithfulness in the light of Israel’s unfaithfulness. God’s priests were to teach the difference between holy and not holy:

“They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.” Ezekiel 44:23

God separated then so that we could get to know His ways -not because Israel was better in any way, but for God’s redemptive plans for the whole world. Many people resist this distinction by quoting Galatians 3:28 saying there is no difference between Jew and Gentile now, but forget that it also says there’s no difference between man and woman! And it’s true, before God we are all equal. One is not “better” than the other. We are all equally loved and have equal access.

But just as the distinctions of our God-given gender identity remains, so God still sees Jew and Gentile, even when we are one in Jesus. Becoming one does not erase who we are.

Worship The Creator, Not Creation!

Today’s belief that God and the Universe are the same is on the rise, which is the erroneous belief that all matter is one, and erases the distinction between us and God. We were created to worship our Creator and experience His love for us. Yet we are seeing a return to paganism in many of the nations around the world. Essentially paganism worships creation rather than the Creator.

“Who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” – Romans 1:25

In lowering God to the status of His own handiwork, these vain philosophers are trying to strip God of His sovereignty. By refusing to acknowledge God as Creator they deny His right to rule and reign over us. God is King, God is Lord of Creation, and He will judge the living and the dead by His standards, not ours. I am definitely not God, and what a sad state of affairs it would be if He were me! Mercifully the final decisions are in God’s hands, not ours. He is perfectly good and perfectly wise, and He will judge rightly. We are fools to think we can make up the rules for ourselves. We are not God and God is not us.

In Genesis 12 Abraham was sent out of paganism, out of polytheism where the “gods” were part of creation like the sun, moon and stars. In this way of thinking each can have their own view point, devise their own version of morality… but there is only one morality. There is only one yardstick. And it is in the hands of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Today we see people thinking that they are in charge of their own destiny, accountable only to their own ideas. It’s like the time of the judges in the Bible where each did what was right in their own eyes. In choosing this path people dismiss God’s love for them, and miss out on the whole meaning of life.

Babel And Boundary Stones

Another violation of separateness and distinction can be found in the Bible in the moving of boundary stones.

“Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless.” – Proverbs 23:10

This Proverb repeats commandments found in Deuteronomy 19:14 and 27:17. Crossing boundaries without permission, or worse moving the boundary stones, was out of bounds in God’s Book. Boundaries protect property, and separated one family’s inheritance from another’s. Today many think that condoning open borders that they are caring for the weak and vulnerable. After all, why shouldn’t rich countries share their wealth? But moving boundary stones or disposing of them altogether does not, in the end, produce the results people may be hoping for. For one thing, how would the poorer nation maintain its own autonomy and resist colonization?

Boundaries are necessary for identity, community, and generosity: If all property is common, giving becomes redundant – people can help themselves to whatever they want. You don’t have to consider this idea

for too long before realizing it’s not a one-way ticket to utopia. Poverty and need should be met with compassion and generosity, as exemplified in the Book of Acts chapter 2 and 4, where the needy were helped because people chose to give voluntarily. The Bible is explicit about God’s expectation that we do care for the needy -it will not go well for us on judgment day if we don’t. But that is still a choice for each person and each nation, to make. Freely. Because God gives us a free will. The alternative is people taking what is not being given voluntarily, otherwise known as theft. Boundaries prevent violation.

Different countries have different cultures and blurring distinctions ends up eliminating that difference, as it happened in Genesis 11. God sees nations as unique, with specific callings and destinies, and characteristics. These differences are glorious, like the diversity in all of creation.

Removing borders leads to sprawling empires.

If there’s one thing history should teach us even the history of missions, it that imposing one culture on another is violation. Unity is one thing, uniformity is another. We need respect and to uphold each nation’s right to be separated from others, tone who they are, to live according to their own cultures and traditions.

The God who the world and everything in it… made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their ways toward Him and find Him. Yet, He is actually not far from each one of us.

It was God’s intention and Will to have different nations and countries, tribes and tongues. He wanted the earth to be fruitful and filled (Genesis 1:28). The inverse of respecting boundary stones is war, conquest, empire, and results in Babel-style globalism. The human desire to erase differences and separateness and to build an empire of all nations fused into one monstrosity. A beast, if you will. We are steadily heading towards this according to God’s Word, but this forced merge of the nations is a counterfeit of God’s real peace plan, which will come at the end of time.

Holding A Grudge

Are you holding a grudge? About?

I can honestly say I’m not holding a grudge towards anyone. I decided a long time ago that it just isn’t worth it. We all make mistakes and everyone doesn’t always do what’s right, intentional or not. I’m not going to spend my life holding a grudge against someone or something they did. It will only makes your heart and cold, people change and if they don’t I have the right to walk away from them.

Colossians 3:14 says, “bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you must do,

My Father always said, “Fool me once shame on you; fool me twice shame on me.” If a person hurts you over and over separate yourself from them,

Victim Or Victor

We all experience some trauma’s in our lives. From abuse to not being treated fairly. But we also have a choice whether we will stay wounded by them or become wise, and whether we will be a victim of what happened to us or a victor.

Someone who has chosen to have a victim mentality feels like they have no control over their circumstances. I lived this way for nearly 20 years, feeling like the world was out to get me, that I never had a chance. I blamed my mother for everything bad that happened in my life. I admit I played my victim role perfectly. I was wounded and I wanted the entire world to know it. Before I nearly destroyed myself, and dug myself a hole so deep I couldn’t get out. I realized that, I had to start clawing and climbing my way up out of that hole. There was no way out but up.

I realized that I didn’t want Satan to win. I had to become wiser in my ways. I have to become a victor.

Life isn’t fair, and you have to overcome the obstacles put in your life. If there is any way to find peace and joy in your life, being a victim isn’t the way to do it.

They say experience is a excellent teacher. But I sure wish someone would have told me what I’m telling you now. I don’t know if I would have understood it, but I would have loved to have the option.

If profound experiences have happened to you in unpleasantness in the past, do not turn that wound within yourself. Turn it into wisdom.

Many people I see in society have come to the conclusion just like I did that being joyful is out of the question. Maybe it’s time to move beyond that.

There are people that say, “I’m like this because because of the way my because someone treated me poorly. They are making that situation into something that they cannot change for a reason of what they are today. After some hard lessons I’ve realized that no one can change what happened to me, nor can anyone else who have had painful situations in their lives. When you say “My present condition is only because of that, you are only ensuring that you cannot change.

The most unpleasant the situations that happen to us, the more possibility for us to grow out of our limitations. That’s what happened to be, I became so wounded that the only way out was up.

But, when unpleasant situations come we must grow quickly, and because wise to it. Painful experiences have a profound impact on our lives. When it comes our way, in whatever form. Don’t let it go to waste. These impacts is what helps up mature. Don’t turn that pain towards yourself curate it into wisdom.

Every life situation that comes to you, you can use it either to liberate yourself or to bind yo. You are not the way you are because of the situations that you have faced. You are the way you are because you have let those sick what they have done to you. If you are willing you can change that.

Sadhguru

Things that happen in our lives leave impressions on us. Don’t let your mind become a garbage can. Every one we meet in this life will try and stuff something into our heads. We have choices to what we receive in our minds. We have the choice on how we react and make use of it in our lives. We will either become wounded by it, or wise to it.