Nature’s Most Powerful Medicinal Plants

Have you ever wondered why many people in the past lived so long? I know I have, what was it that made them live so long. In fact Methuselah lived to be 969 years old. I know I surly don’t want to live that long. But, ask myself “how did they do it.

There are plants that God has to on the earth for help us in times of pain or disease. They have been used since before Biblical times.

Today, we live in a time when manufactured medicines and prescriptions prevail, but do they have to be the only approach to healing?

Even will all of these engineered options at our fingertips, many people find themselves turning back to the medicinal plants that started it all: Herbal remedies that have the abilities ti heal and boost physical and mental well-being.

When I researched this I found in fact at the beginning of the 21st century, 11% of 252 drugs considered basic and essential by the World Health Organization were exclusively of flowering plant origin, Drugs like codeine, quinine, and morphine all contain plant-derived ingredients.

While these manufactured drugs have certainly become paramount in our lives, it may be comfortable to know that the power of nature is on our side.

But the extent of the power they hold is still being explored. These plants are not cure all’s and they aren’t at all perfect. And many carry the same risks as manufactured medicines. And many natural and manufactured medicines/natural products are sold with unfounded promises.

However, there are many herbs and teas that offer harmless ways to improve your health. But we should be aware of what the evidence says about each herb’s effectiveness as well as potential interactions or safety issues. And always always avoid using herbs on infants and children, and if your pregnant or breastfeeding. Most herbs have not been tested for safety for those who are vulnerable. Any of these natural remedies isn’t worth the risk.

However, choosing the right plant can seem difficult to someone who wants to simply feel better without taking medication. Making decisions about herbs with traditional medicinal approaches is something you and your health care doctor can address together.

I urge you to not go experiencing any natural medicinal without seeking advice from a health care professional. That being said there are plenty plant remedies that have arrived armed with knowledge. Still speak to the health care professional before implementing this into your life. Some can have negative side affect if taken with modern medicine.

These are:

Ginkgo

Ginkgo, is one of the oldest tree species and one of the oldest homeopathic plants and is a key herb in Chinese medicine. It is known ti boost bone health. And Ginkgo is beneficial for:

  • Dementia
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Eye health
  • Information
  • Diabetes
  • Bone healing
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

But there are risks, long term use may increase chance of thyroid and liver cancer. It’s also hard on the liver, so liver enzymes have to be monitored. It can also interact with blood thinners. And ginkgo seeds are poisonous if ingested. Side effects can include headache, upset stomach, dizziness, and allergic reactions. So, make sure you discuss this with your dr before taking.

Turmeric

Turmeric if used safely is used as a herb and supplement. With its brilliant orange color, it’s almost impossible to miss a bottle of turmeric sitting on a spice shelf. Turmeric originated in India and is believed to have anti-cancer properties and can prevent DNA mutations

It’s an anti-inflammatory and can be taken as a supplement for some people with arthritis to relieve discomfort, and it’s used worldwide as a cooking ingredient.

Tumeric has been used as a medicinal herb for 4000 years.

Tumeric benefits could be used for:

  • Pain caused by inflammatory diseases, like arthritis
  • Preventing cancer
  • Stopping DNA mutations
  • Several skin diseases

But, people tend to take too much, so it can be difficult to trust the dosage and quality. Safety increases when invested as a herb in cooking or tea. Tumeric has a low bioavailability. Consumed with pepper can help your body absorb more of it’s benefits.

Evening Primrose Oil

The vibrant yellow evening, primrose flower, produces an oil that is thought to alleviate the symptoms of PMS and skin conditions like eczema.

There are studies available on this oil that tend to be all over the map. There are studies that are stronger than others. For example, some studies have found that evening primrose oil has anti-inflammatory properties. And has been known to help with conditions, such as atopic dermatitis and diabetic neuropathy.

Yet, studies has shown that it can interact with several medications, more research needs to be done.

Evening primrose flowers are also called moon flowers because they bloom and his son do you get to sit. People often say they smell like lemons.

The benefits of Evening Primrose oil can be beneficial for:

  • PMS
  • Mild skin conditions
  • Breast pain
  • Menopause
  • Inflammation
  • Diabetic neuropathy
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • PCOS
  • Blood pressure

But, they can interact with blood clotting medications. Safety during pregnancy is uncertain. It may Interfere with drug absorption, of HIV treatment. Interacts with lithium for bi-polar disorder. And long-term use may not be safe.

Flax Seed

Flax seeds is available as an oil and is one of the safest choices among plant based dietary supplements. Harvested for thousands of years, vaccine is praised for its antioxidant activity and anti-inflammatory benefits.

Other studies cite that flax seed has the ability to reduce blood pressure. When it is consumed, it can be an age for reducing obesity. Many people add flax seed to theirOatmeal and smoothies, and it’s also available in the form of tablets oil, which is put into capsules and flour Oatmeal and smoothies, and it’s also available in the form of tablets oil, which is put into capsules and flour.

Flax seed are one of a handful of plant-based washes for omega-3 fatty acids. Other sources include chai seeds. walnuts,and soy beans,

Flax seed can be beneficial for:

  • Decreasing obesity
  • Regulating blood pressure
  • Preventing colon cancer
  • Inflammation
  • Hot flashes

Flax seed can affect estrogen production in women, especially if they have a history of cancer or are pregnant. do not eat raw or unripe flax seeds because they are toxic,

Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree Is native to Australia produces an oil that’s long been thought to be Beneficial for good conditions, including mild acne, athletes, foot, small wounds dandruff, insect bites.

Tea tree oil used to be for one started into acne and scalp use, but for now there’s a new career research into the anti-microbial superpowers of tea tree oil for wounds and topical infections.

Tea tree oil is derived from leaves of a tree that’s native to Queensland and New South Wales,and Australia.

Tea Tree Oil benefits:

  • Acne
  • Athletes foot
  • Cuts
  • Dandruff
  • Insect bites

Tree tree oil is poisonous of taken orally. Your skin could experience an allergic reaction. It may influence hormones. And long-term use isn’t recommended.

While these and other herbs can be useful in small amounts always speak to your doctor before using as they can interact with medications you are taking.

Looking For The Deeper You

If I asked you, Who are you and why are you here? You would probably tell me you name, and maybe tell me what your job is. But, it takes a deeper reflection you find out who you really are.

Our world today has one great irony that is mind boggling. The majority of people are trying very hard to conform to what someone else wants them to be. And it happens so subtly that we fail to realize that is what’s happening.

We’re constantly being told what other people think we are, that’s why it’s so important to know yourself deeply.

This happens at many levels, the television bombards us with images of how we should look and dress, what we should eat or drink, even what vehicle to drive. If you think about it’s all most like psychological warfare. They are powerful words, and images to change how you think and act.

If we look around us for the things that will help us define who we are. In fact the majority of people have I sense of identity apart from the clothing they wear, the car they drive, where they live, or even to they are married,

If you were stripped of everything you own and left on a island away from everything that you think defines, would you still have a clear sense of who you are or what defines you?

Our body’s are not who you really are. At the core of it, you are more than that. Maybe that’s why it is so hard for people to fully understand and appreciate who they are.

The concept of self in the true form is something that goes beyond you physical bodies and senses. We are complex beings. We cannot be defined by the things we surround ourselves with, but the things within us. If you think about human beings in essence we are all essentially the same. It is our thoughts and experiences that differentiate us.

Our true identity lies within us, not outside of us. We should define who we are based on our thoughts, values, principles,and beliefs. It’s ok at to have material things but they should not be our sense of self.

Material things are there to help us make life easier. If we rely on them, and lost everything today that would change who you are as a person. You would still be you,

So, what’s the importance of all of this, you might ask?

The greatest difficulty is that men do not think enough of themselves, do not consider what it is they are sacrificing when they follow the herd, or when the cater for the establishment.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think this quote represents all people.

So, are you sacrificing when you go through life blindly conforming to everything. Do you sacrifice your true potential and purpose.

Look within yourself not out, everything begins and ends with our thoughts. Our perspective.

A man named Sidney Harris says, “ninety percent of the world woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, or even their own virtues. Most people go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to themselves.

Many people lack an understanding of who they are, without which they are unable to know what they are capable of achieving in life.

“When you know yourself you are empowered. When you accept yourself you are invincible.“ Tina Lifford

Psychological Warfare

War Without Arms And Weapons

Psychological warfare is one of warfare’s most influential but often underestimated aspects. The way psychological warfare was used throughout history to target the morale and emotions of many soldiers is a clear example of why people are usually made so aware of the horror and carnage of war that they overlook one of the most commonly used weapons.

The leaflets contained images of adultery, a theme that undoubtedly brought a since of unease among soldiers, who were dropped and spread by the attackers. Papers filled with propaganda used to reduce energy and enthusiasm to brainwash them to protect from its effects of psychological warfare was successfully carried out.

Psychological warfare involves mental or emotional type of battle as opposed to practicing physical combat. Psychological warfare utilizes specific designs including propaganda and menacing statements, that aim to adversely affect an enemy’s rationale and actions. This includes control, pressure, of weakening of the enemy in both mind and body.

I believe this is what’s happening in America.

Psychological Techniques

  • News outlets: Television and radio stations are used as outlets to broadcast propaganda and reach widespread audiences access cities and even nations.
  • Media: Posting propaganda on social media sites such as Facebook or twitter illistates modern psychological warfare techniques. This aims to influence viewers beliefs, either for or against certain ideas.
  • False Flags: A false flag campaign occurs when one party takes a particular action and blames it on the other party. False flag events are designed with deception in mind, they are meant to convince the enemy that the event was perpetrated by their own enemies. Alternatively a false flag event attempts to deceive individuals into thinking the action was executed by a friendly party. This tactic is intended to mislead and attract to certain activities.

Propaganda connects to one’s belief system in a sense that creators aim to affect to recipients thoughts and opinions with the hope that the recipients act on a newfound ideas. This clearly intends to take advantage of individuals emotions. In the event that the targeted populations emotions are running high, a frenzy may occur that comped the group to take action. The propagate creators count on this. Not all propaganda is forthright regarding its origin or messages. Sine propaganda is purposely misleading into order to make its point and create its intended outcome.

Types of Psychological warfare include

  • Manipulation
  • Intimidation

With the use of news, and social media that leads to intimidation and fake social media this use of psychological warfare (Propaganda) is used to encourage the “enemy” to surrender or terror.

Unfortunately The people in America don’t see any what’s happening. Too many are falling for these tactics. Our country is failing and when people wake up it will to late to save ourselves.

Treasure In Heaven

The Sermons On the included Jesus’s most famous teachings.

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.” Matthew 6:19-21

In Matthew 6:24 Jesus says you cannot serve both God and money. No one can serve two masters for either he will hate the one or love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other.

You will never see a U-Haul behind a hearse.

Treasures in heaven are clearly treasures that last. We live in a passing world with passing fancies. Treasure in heaven are treasures that no one can take from you, your car, your bank account, your house.

I’m not saying you can’t have earthly possessions, God wants us to be happy. But, we need to focus more on our treasures in heaven than “stuff.”

The more things we have, the more things seem to have. We start to organize our lives around “stuff” and spend money to maintain them. It puts something other than God at the center of our lives.

Jesus says, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also,” meaning that we will center our lives around what we value most. If we prioritize the wrong things, our lives will go off the rails. If we prioritize the right things, our lives will stay in the transformative footstep of our Redeemer,

How To Store Up Treasure In Heaven

Let’s look at some of Jesus’s teachings on the Sermon on the Mount.

Here’s a few, definitely not a comprehensive list.

  • Being humble and pure in heart (Matthew 5:5-7)
  • Hungering and thirsting for Righteousness (Matthew 5:6)
  • Showing mercy (Matthew 5:7
  • Making peace (Matthew 5:9)
  • Being persecuted for the sake of righteousness (Matthew 5:10
  • Being the ‘salt of the earth’ which is about in part, preserving the flavor of godliness in the world and our relationships. (Matthew 5:15)
  • Being the light of the world (Matthew 5:14)
  • Following God’s commands (Mathew 5:19)
  • Resisting anger (Matthew 5:22)
  • Keeping your word (promises)

If you read From Matthew 6 on. They you can read them all. I suggest you read from the NKJV (new kingdom James version) it’s easier to understand. And the most original version. Or the NKJV Amplified.

The Eternal Pathways Of God

Think about your favorite things. What are they? A fancy house, the latest gadget, a impressive social media profile, or clothes or cars that make other people turn their heads.

Look at your prize. The sobering reality is that where your heartbeat goes, so do your things.

Over 1600 years ago a man named John Chrysostom wrote something that could have been written last week.

“We are only temporary guests on earth. We recognize that the houses in which we live serve only as hostels on the road to eternal life. We do not seek peace or security from the material walls around us or the roof above our heads. Rather, we want to surround ourselves with a wall of divine grace; and we look upward to heaven as our roof. And the furniture of our lives should be good works, performed in a spirit of love,

In the glittered obsessed and distracted eyes of the world, we may not be bigger or better, or even the best, but we can be blessed.

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Bible Verse Psalm 17

God calls to walk in righteousness, and then test us to help us do it. Psalm 17 keeps us on track with God through the test and causes us to pass the test by the grace of God.

“Though you prove my heart and examine me at night, will you test me, you will find nothing. I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.”Psalm 17-3

Passing a test concerning righteousness begins with guarding your words. Keeping your words in agreement with God’s words, and your actions will follow the path of righteousness.

“Hear me, Lord, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer -it does not rise from deceitful lips. Let my vindication, from you.; may your eyes see what is right.” Psalm 17-1-2

When we pray, worship, and speak God‘s Word, You stay away from the devil schemes plotted against you. This is how God protect you. “Passing the test” keeps you in God’s protection, and out of the enemies hands.

“As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the waves of the violent.“ Psalm 17:4

Keep using what your learning. Guard against wrongful speaking and continue to speak God‘s Word over your life and situations. This is how we passed the test.

“My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped.” Psalm 17:5

The result of passing the test from God is improved relationship with God. You will see His Face more clearly and yourself more “like Him” as you move forward in the revelation.

“As for me, I will seek your faith in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in your likeness.” Psalm 17:15

What Is Freedom In Christ?

Have you ever stopped to consider what is really means to be free in Christ?

Whether you are new in your faith or you’ve been walking with God for a long time, this concept may be confusing.

Although I’ve been a follower In Christ for over 10 years, I’ve always taken this concept for granted. But when I read the scriptures that discuss freedom. I still have more questions.

These scripture’s are:

  • John 8:36
  • Romans 6:7-8
  • Galatians 5:1

This is just a primer to what it means to be free In Christ.

What Is Freedom In Christ And How To Obtain It?

Freedom means you have a choice. It means you are longer restrained or controlled by the things that once held you back.

In America we are fortunate to be born into a free country, but there are others that are not so lucky. They live their lives oppressed, or even enslaved by others.

All of us are born as slaves to sin (Psalm 51:5). Our sin nature separates from God’s love and His freeing power of the Holy Spirit. The moment we decide to place our trust in God and follow Him is when sin loses the power to control us (Romans 6:6).

Freedom in Christ means that we are no longer controlled by sin. The power of the Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:17) gives us the ability to resist our sinful desires, and instead of choosing the path of sin and death, we are free to choose life (Romans 6:22).

Our first step towards freedom is salvation (John 3:6-21). Once we open up your heart and invite the Holy Spirit in, the chains that enslave us is broken.

“ for he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness, and brought us to the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” Colossians 1:13-14

Does Freedom In Christ Mean I Can Do Whatever I Want?

Don’t be mistaken, freedom is not for unhindered autonomy. Whether it’s earthly freedom or spiritual freedom, there are always going to be laws, rules, and guidelines we have to follow. There will always be right and wrong.

“So I say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh desired, but is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.” Galatians 5:16-17

This passage goal on who is all types of sinful desires, or acts of the flesh, that we can still fall into if we are not careful, despite being free from the power of sin.

The Bible makes it very clear that if we continue to live like the world, we are still enslaved to sin, and that our future is not secure.

“ I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this, will not inherit the kingdom of God.” Galatians 5:21

Unfortunately, because of the prominence of sin in our lives, we must be so intentional about using to follow Jesus. We must choose daily between allowing sin to control our life, or following Christ, and experiencing ultimate freedom from sin.

“ Live ask people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up or evil, but living as servants of God.” 1 Peter 2:16

What Are Ways We Allow The Enemy To Control Us, Even After We Have Been Set Free?

“ For freedom in Christ has set us free; stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1

The enemy long to keep you from experiencing is sharing for freedom you have in Christ by continuing to entice you with sin, and using guilt and shame to remind you of your sinful past. Even though you have been set free from the control of sin, Satan doesn’t want you to lose his grip on you.

Be free in Christ does not mean we will never fall back into our sinful ways, But it doesn’t mean that we are no longer under sin’s control. Before Christ redeemed us, our only choice was sin.

Sin is very powerful, and without the saving power of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, the enemy will always try to use sin to drag you down.

“ But each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. Then, after desire is conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” James 1:14-15

Freedom in Christ not only means we are free from sin, but also that we are free from the burden of sin, or the guilt and shame of things we’ve done in the past.

“Once you were dead, because we were disobedient, and your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil -The commander of the powers and unseen world. He is the spirit at work in our hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us want to live that way, following the passionate desire and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature, we are subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.” Ephesians 2:1-3

Satan loves it when we allow guilt and shame to reside in our hearts, win, even after Jesus, forgives us, the weight of our past feels way, heavy on our shoulders.

“ therefore, nowthere is no condemnation for those who are in Christ, Jesus, because through Christ Jesus, the law of the spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.’ Romans 8:1-2

Remember that one of the main characteristics of God is that of love. “God is love” John 4:16, and in 1 Corinthians 13:5, Paul says that “Love keeps no records of wrongs.”

The Bible tells us that when we are set free from all the sins of our pasts, they are forgotten and forgiven; You are no longer accountable for them.

“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their nature to His cross and crucified them there.” Galatians 5:24

How Do I Avoid Going Back To Being A Slave To Sin Once We’ve Been Set Free?

“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is my strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26

Once we’ve chosen to follow Jesus, the Holy Spirit Will one our hearts and mind. We don’t have to fall into temptation of sin any longer. Yes, we will be tempted, but thanks for the Holy Spirit, we will now have victory over sin. If we sin we can repent and turn away from that sin.

Most churches will have you believe you can only take communion at church. This is not so. Since Jesus died for we can have direct access to Him. We can pray the communion prayer ourselves and drink from the wine (grape juice) and break the bread. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).

I take communion everyday. To keep my Spirit right with God.

Look to Jesus as your example to what you do when you are tempted. After fasting for 40 days in the wilderness, certain camper, Jesus, and tempted Him three times, in all three times, Jesus did not stumble into sin. Instead, He turned to the word of God, repeating scripture and worshiping His father. This is found in Matthew 4:1-11.

Jesus called the word of God our “daily bread” Matthew 6:11. Just as we need to eat to nourish our bodies every day, we also need to consume God’s Word o guard our hearts and minds from the enemy and from the temptation of sin Ephesians 6:10-17.

When we read God’s Word and pray regularly, when Kim Tatian comes our way, we will be ready to recognize it for what it is, and turn from it before it has a chance to take up residence in our life.

“So, I say, walk by the spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh Galatians 5:16

How Does Your Life Change When You Choose Jesus Over Sin?

The Bible may seem like a book of rules, but God’s Word, actually provide guidance on how to live it’s free as possible. It’s our manual for life. In Ephesians 4:8, Jesus says He freed us, and He took the captives captive.

We don’t go from being slaves to sin just to be enslaved to rules and expectations that are impossible to follow. That’s what Satan wants you to believe. Satan wants to deceive you and she believing that choosing to follow Jesus is means our life is over.

Freedom is always meant to be enjoyed. Freedom is meant to give you a new life, a fresh start, and an opportunity to be everything God designed you to be.

Once we have been saved, we become a child of God, and a part of His heavenly kingdom and God long to lavish Hid children with rich blessings of all kinds.

Here are a few verses that tell of the blessings we can expect to receive when we walk with God.

  • Ephesians 1:3
  • 2 corinthians 9:8
  • Proverbs 16:7
  • Colossians 1:11

If we declare with our mouth, and believe that Jesus is Lord that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. It is with your heart that you believe and are justified, but the truth of your mouth, that you profess your faith, and are saved. Romans 10:9-10.

Sharing Your Story Is Important

If the internet has taught us one thing, it’s that everyone has a story and we love to share them. Storytelling has always been a big part of society and relationships.

People from ancient times tell stories that date back to tens of thousands of years to pass history and culture from one generation to the next. The Holy Bible is just an example.

Why Your Story Matters

Have you ever listened to someone talk about their life and thought ‘Oh, someone else has been through that too? I thought I was the only one.’ Finding similarities with others helps us live happy healthy lives.

Your life may feel ordinary to you, but it might seem extraordinary to someone else. With every story, there is a chance to make someone feel less alone.

There a manager ways to share your story. But, the most important thing is that you feel safe and comfortable doing so. If you’re nervous, try to think beforehand how much and what you would like to share. If you feel the need to get personal things out into the open, find someone you can trust to share it with and give yourself as much time as you need.

I didn’t start healing from my life until I began sharing my story and even telling those closest to me the personal stuff.

Here are some tips and tricks to help you get started:

  • Understand that sharing your story can be a scary thing to do, no matter if you’re sharing with one person or a hundred. When you realize this it will help you tackle your nerves.
  • Use your emotions for good energy. Take people on a journey so that they can feel and understand things from your perspective.
  • Practice a lot. As with most things in life, practice makes things easier. Know what you want to say, and how you want to say it. Then you will be in a good place to succeed.
  • If you want the person/people you’re sharing to do something, make it clear. When you ask directly for what you want, you’re most likely to get it,

Where To Share Your Story

There’s no right way to tell your story but it’s yours to share, so do it the way that works best for you. Whether it’s face-to-face, writing it down or sharing it online.

Why Sharing Your Story Is Important

Sometimes we can be frustrated and feel like we have no power. But one thing I’ve learned is that we have power, and a lot more than you might realize,

Speaking up about your experiences, and about what’s important to you, is an easy and effective way to create change in your or someone else’s life.

Bible Psalm 16

Psalm 16 Is instruction given to help fulfill your destiny or purpose in God.

This Psalm will help you to learn principles that puts us track to receives God’s grace and to walk more certainly in God’s will. For a new way to walk with God.

“Preserve me, God, for I take refuge in You. My soul, You have, said to the Lord You are my Lord ; apart from You I have no good thing.” Psalm 16:1-2.

What is the source of any and every good thing you have and ever will have. When you accept this truth, and worship Him for it, you open your heart to receive everything He has for you.

“Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” Psalm 16:5-6

Have faith that God has a good inheritance for you. Praise Him for it, and keep your heart ready to receive it.

“I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instruct me in the night season. I have set the Lord always before me because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.” Psalm 16:7-8

God will instruct you and guide you through life, so you can receive His blessings and stay in His will. Make this your worship and prayer and you will receive God’s constant guidance.

“ I will bless the Lord who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for He is right beside me.” Psalm 16:7-8 NLT

Remain steadfast with God and focus on the promises from His Words. This keeps you in God’s grace, and in the power you need to receive them.

“ you will show me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forever more.” Psalm 16:11

Our prayers and promises of this Psalm are God showing us the path of life, stay faithful to what you’ve been shown in this Psalm. God will help you to not be moved and you will inherit the blessings that He has promised you.

God’s Wisdom And Man’s Foolishness

“Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of the age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” 1 Corinthians 1:20

The professors, scholars, and the world leaders of today tell us that there is no God, that the Bible is outdated, that to believe in a loving Creator is foolish – but “the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom” (1 Corinthians 1:25).

God’s wisdom is the voice of reality; it cries out from every street corner to observe, to see, to understand how the Creator built life to function, and to witness the results of rejecting Him and His methods for life. God’s wisdom enlightens the mind to comprehend cause and effect; one not only sees the chaos but understands the cause of it -and that only Jesus and the methods of truth, love, and freedom are the only,

“Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She raises her voice in the public squares; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech; ‘How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?” ( Proverbs 1:20-22),

God’s wisdom leads us to see the difference between reality and fantasy, to discern what works from what doesn’t. God’s wisdom leads us out of chaos to order, out of fear to love, out of conflict to peace, and out of death to life. His wisdom exposes the foolishness of the so-called “experts“ in our society who deny Him and His laws. But these “simple ones” those who do not understand reality, the mock God (with their inventions, and machines), make fun of truth, hate objective facts, pretend there isn’t a God, and believe what the “authorities” tell them.

“Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lotc, since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke, they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes. For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them; but whoever listens to me will live in safety and be ease, without fear from harm.” (Proverbs 1:20-33

Look at what is happening in the world today: broken families, rising crime, economic distress, and mental health crises as never seen before. It is the communities with the highest level of rejecting God and His principles – whose leaders advance the principles of humanism, liberalism, and socialism – that have the greatest chaos, homelessness, crime, failing schools, and breakdown of social order.

God permits this to happen to arouse people to understand reality; when people reject God’s principles, He respects their choice and the Holy Spirit withdraws, and the inevitable result is that evil increases.

If we want to solve these problems in society today, we must reject the wisdom of the godless world. We must return to understanding reality in the way our Creator has designed it to function.

“For the Lord gives wisdom, and from His mouth come knowledge and understanding…Then you will understand what is right and just and fair- every good path. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you. Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse, who leave the straight paths to walk in dark ways, who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in perverseness of evil, whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways.” (Proverbs 2;6, 9-15)

If you want wisdom, you must listen to the Lord. Following Jesus will save you from being deceived by those leaders who deny God, who deny the principles of the Bible, and who advance a godless worldview and agenda for society. God’s wisdom will save you from the so-called wisdom of this world. And that is the wisdom if this world, the wisdom that is perverse and leads people from light to darkness.

“The woman is Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge. She sits at the door of her house on a sear at the highest point of the city, calling out to those who pass by, who go straight on their way. “Let all who are simple come in here!’ she says to those who lack judgment. ‘Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!” But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of the grave.” (Proverbs 9;13-18),

Have you heard certain government leaders and media pundits who do not uplift our Creator justifying mass shoplifting, refusing to prosecute blatant crimes supporting riots and property destruction as healthy forms of voicing one’s concerns, proclaiming that police are the source of violence and that if we got rid of law enforcement, society would be less violent? And what are many of these leaders doing? They are refusing to hold the wicked accountable.

“Those who forsake the law praise wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.” (Proverbs 28 4)

It is a certainty that in this sinful world, if people close their hearts to God, then sin will rise, exploitation of others will increase, and society will decay. When we take God’s principles and truths out of our schools, homes, and communities, the unavoidable result is the collapse of social order, and this, if not corrected, will lead to a backlash of increased authoritarianism and loss of liberty in attempts to restore order. Understanding that clearly if people do not have God in their hearts, such that they are mature and have self control, the only way to have order in society is with extreme external governmental control line the way we see in China and North Korea.

This is what our government today in America is striving for. This is what they want!

John Adam’s, the 2nd President of the United States and co-author of the Declaration of Independence, understanding this reality, wrote: “Our Constitutionwax made for a moral and religious people, it is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

This is what our government today in America is striving to abolish! The want to control the American Citizens just like the leaders in China and North Korea. And if we look at society today. It looks like we are headed in that direction.

But when those who understand God’s wisdom arise to protest the foolishness that we are seeing from those who refuse to uplift our Creator, how are they treated?

“Whoever corrects a locker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse. Do not rebuke a locker or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man and he will love you.” (Proverbs 9 7-8)

The foolish reject God’s wisdom; they hate the voice of reason, the reproof of the righteous the call to order, the setting of boundaries, and the call for accountability -making decisions based on fact, truth, reality, and reason. The woman and fairly compete in female athletic events. The fool denies their own sinful state and claims it is because of others that they steal, kill, or murder – that it’s society’s fault. The foolish claim that if we would only get rid of the police, and law enforcement, of personal accountability, that if we only make decisions based on something other than ability, qualifications, merit, or skill, then the communities would improve. Such worldly wisdom is truly foolish,

It is only the godly, those who respect our Creator, who value God’s Word, who embrace and apply His truths to their lives who are wise.

Without Jesus, without God, in our hearts, families, and communities, there is no possibility of improving what’s happening in our society.