Living For The Glory To God

It is wonderful to know that God loves us so much that He wants us to have life and wants us to have it much more rewarding than what we have been receiving.

I have learned this as I have seen God use me, through the event in my life. Over the years I’ve seen the manifestation of His love, in the things that have happened in my life.

There are remarkable unexplained, situations that begin to make sense over time, and if we are paying attention all we can say is that God is awesome.

I think that’s the reason why the Bible says, “O taste and see that the Lord is good.” (Psalm 34:8). We don’t know how good God is, until we taste of His goodness for ourselves. I can tell you that God is good, but until you experience it you have no idea what I’m talking about.

In life, we can go as far as we want to go but we must use force against our old nature to get there. We have to be willing to move to the next level. There is a foundational truth that every generation must repeat for the next generation or else they will turn away from God.

Many of today’s teachers rarely use the things of the past that were successful to build their modern churches. But I believe there is something that has been used over the past few hundred years that could have helped church members become spiritually grounded and steadfast in the Word. Church leaders spend so much time on the education of things that are passing away and so little time on the things that are eternal isn’t it time we realize that something is wrong?

Some things poison our minds, from the music we listen to, to the things we entertain ourselves with daily. The world, the devil, and the flesh are devouring the younger generation and we are afraid to offend people and go against the status quo. A prime example is the death of a young man 31 years old, who was trying to change a generation of young people and was murdered because someone didn’t like his views. He was full of light, and some chose to hate because of it.

Today people are more concerned about racism than they are about immorality. Immorality runs rampant in our society and is more of a threat than racism is. When will we realize that racism id an attack against a race of human beings, and immorality is an attack against the human race.

If we follow God, we are supposed to be the pillar of truth, and not be silent. Many of us have lost our direction and are not grounded and steadfast in the Word of God because the church has failed them. It’s sad to see that people get upset over racism, but don’t get upset over immortality, because they don’t have a relationship with God.

A relationship with God does not just come by itself. It is always seeking God to find Him. We need to make the effort to press forward, if we don’t travel along the “narrow road’ there will be no growth, and we will remain infants in the knowledge of God and unable to participate in the greater blessings of God.

Paul said in Hebrews 5:12,

“For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food”

This describes a state of spiritual immaturity, where believers should have progressed to the point of teaching others but are still department on milk, which are the basic principles of God’s Word, rather than progressing to so, I’d food or deeper spritual understanding.

I believe we all have a purpose in life. Ecclesiastes 12:23-14 tells us, “This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep His commandments, for this id the whole duty of man. For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.”

Regardless of what we have been through in life, the most important purpose is to glorify God and the second is to , earn to enjoy our relationship with Him.

“Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” – 1 Corinthians 10:31

Topics To Keep Me Informed

Which topics would you like to be more informed about?

I seek to understand why mob mentality and dehumanization exist. Why when someone is offended they choose violence.

I know the root cause is Satan has influenced them to spread hate and violence. Why don’t people understand that the antidote to bad or offensive speech equals hurting or killing someone.

Maybe all the information we need is that people allow Satan to enter their hearts and heads.

A World Without Music

What would your life be like without music?

In a world filled with pain, music gives me comfort, soothing my soul, and calming me down along with bringing me some inner peace.

I could not imagine living without music. Music is a spiritual thread the runs through the heart of creation.

Music helps us celebrate life. It helps us through our struggles and serves as a form of emotional and spiritual healing.

Music transcends language, culture, and backgrounds, it’s the one thing that can bring people together regardless of their differences.

Living In The Awe Of God

“Those who live at the ends of the earth stand in awe of your wonders. From where the sun rises to where it sets, You inspire shouts of joy” -Psalm 65:8

Our work and worry blind us to the miracles around us. We rush through the days silencing the calling and our attention, so much that we mix the daylight before us.

If we pay attention we can see God’s wondrous acts through creation. The calming sea and the established mountains. His gracious care of earth. God’s mighty strength is evident in the creation of the earth.

To live in the awe of God, we must actively pursue a deep relationship with Him, in prayer and studying His Word, patience, and complete obedience to His commands through reflecting on His attributes, creation, and salvation, and humbly trust His plans.

A healthy fear of God involves deep reverence and awe of God. It’s a desire to align our hearts with His values, and hatred of evil, which stems from recognizing His greatness, love, and constant presence in our lives.

My awe of God began when I slowed down and observed. I made the time to pause my life and take in the breathtaking beauty of God’s creation, and allowed myself to see the miracles that surround me.

How Hate Effects Us

Colorado Train Ride

There is profound destruction of hatred. Some may argue for a limited time, in the short term it may have a motivating effect of anger or dislike, but the general consensus is that genuine hatred ultimately harms everyone it touches.

Holding onto deep-seated hatred releases stress hormones that can harm the nervous system, endocrine, and immune systems over time. It can lead to issues like inflammation, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Chronic hatred is also mentally and emotionally exhausting. It consumes energy, distorts reality, and creates obsessive negative thought patterns that interfere with peace of mind.

Hate often stems from a sense of fear, powerlessness, or feeling mistreated. This can cause people to isolate themselves which can reinforce their negative feelings.

When someone acts on deep-seated hate there are consequences of both internal and external that are profound and destructive.

Internally acting on hate intensifies the feeling of bitterness, anger, and resentment. These emotions can be corrosive and can distort the sense of identity or purpose.

Mentally, hate can lead to psychological instability.

After the emotional intensity fades there is a long-term remorse for the harm they have caused.

Externally, hate-driven actions can seriously hurt others, emotionally, physically, and socially. The trauma can last a lifetime.

It can lead to a cycle of violence. Acting on hate often breeds more hate. And can provoke retaliation or inspire others to act similarly, continuing a destructive cycle.

The societal impact can normalize the violence or prejudice, especially if left unchecked can influence others and reinforce dangerous ideologies.

As I look at things happening in America, I am in shock at what we have become. People giving in to evil, for fleshly desires. Rape, murder, and taking things that others have worked hard for. It is just heartbreaking.

“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated” – Coretta Scott King

Celebrating Holidays

How do you celebrate holidays?

Living in America during the holidays are a cherished time often shared with meals and family.

I don’t have much family left, only a sister that I talk to. Most family get togethers are with my husbands family. Admittedly I feel like an outsider even after 35 years of marriage.

But, I try to bring a few of my traditions from growing up in a Hungarian household with cookies and candies yams the way my nagymama and father taught me.

I lost my father right before the holidays in 2013, I miss him dearly, but a following a few traditions every year seems to ease the pain.

Baking Fails

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail.

My great Christmas Catastrophe was when I baked cookies, made fudge, and other assorted candies for a my family annual Christmas feast.

I made them all and they put them in the oven to get them out of the way while I was cooking my nephew’s favorite candied yam.

I forgot and set the oven to preheat in turn melting the platter of treats I had spent so much money and time on.

As I opened the oven door I was shocked and horrified, to find a disaster.

My only hope was that someone else could bring treats. Along with the store-bought candy I had.

Thank goodness I had cooked the yams and they just had to be preheated at my mother-in-law’s house.

Faith That Moves Mountains

“Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, move from here to there, and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you” -Matthew 17:20

Jesus speaks this shocking declaration to His disciples. When I read this scripture I had questions. Does this mean that if we have enough faith, we can do anything we want? If we believe hard enough, can we accomplish miraculous things?

I’ve heard many people say this is the case. It’s just hard to believe, that we will get whatever we want. However, if we look at the context of the passage, or even the Bible as a whole, we begin to see that using faith in done sort of magical power is not what I think Jesus was advocating.

Faith is not a mustering of will or a power to wield. Faith comes from trusting in God and His will.

If we go back to the context of this verse we can begin to understand what Jesus is saying. In Matthew 17, Jesus had just come down from the mountain where He was transfigured into His divine nature. From my reading, this signified a moment where Jesus’s true identity as the Son of God is made evident.

Then the following occurs in Matthew 17:14-20:

In context, the problem being addressed is that the disciples could not drive out the demon because they had too little faith.

Here the mountain Jesus is alluding to is the demon-possessed boy. Jesus is making a point that even the tiniest bit of faith -the size of a mustard seed, could accomplish great things. If the disciples had even the smallest bit of faith, they could do great mountain-sized things.

Inheriting The Kingdom

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My mind has been on what the difference is between inheriting and entering the Kingdom of heaven. Is there a difference?

This is what I have found: entering heaven refers to our immediate destination after we die (if we believe) to be in God’s presence, which is achieved through faith in Jesus. Inheriting the Kingdom of God, however, signifies a fuller entitlement and ownership within the kingdom, this requires a transformed life of obedience and endurance. While all believers enter heaven, not all believers will “inherit” the kingdom, in this deeper sense. These two concepts are deeply connected.

Entering Heaven:

We can enter heaven through a spiritual rebirth and faith in Jesus’s sacrifice which grants eternal life.

This destination is secured by God’s grace through faith. It involves being “born again into God’s family.

Inheriting the Kingdom of Heaven:

Inheriting the kingdom of God implies a deeper participation and ownership within God’s eternal rule, becoming co-heirs with Jesus.

It requires more than just belief, it necessitates a life lived in obedience to God and in perseverance.

This is an entitlement that comes through being a committed disciple of Jesus, demonstrating the fruits of the Spirit, and maintaining faith and transformed living.

Entering Heaven is like a prerequisite and parallel to inheriting. Inheriting the kingdom represents a deeper reward abs status for committed believers.

Heirs by faith, subjects by choice.

All who believe in Jesus are “children of God” and are spiritual heirs. But inheriting points to those who live in a way that reflects our status as co-heirs, in an active sense.

The question is do we want to enter heaven, or do we want to inherit the kingdom? It’s something to think about.

While this is a Biblical Concept. There are no scriptures that speak about this, maybe only my thoughts working overtime.

Lessons In Life

Share a lesson you wish you had learned earlier in life.

I wish I would have learned about the power of forgiveness.

Forgiveness is one of the most powerful, yet difficult lessons we can learn. It’s not just about leaving someone off the hook it’s about freeing yourself from the heavy burden of resentment.

It took me many years to realize that forgiveness is an act of self-healing.

It takes courage to forgive. It’s easy to lash out, stay angry or seek revenge.

I wish someone would have to told me, that it takes forgiveness to start healing. That forgiveness is a sign of inner strength, not weakness.

Forgiveness isn’t about forgetting, it’s about choosing peace over pain. That peace is more valuable than carrying the weight of a grudge.

That, in learning to forgive we become wiser, lighter, and freer.

Unforgiveness only poisons your soul. We cannot expect to heal, if we have unforgiveness or bitterness in our heart.