Sunday, May 14, 2017
Eating Pomegranates: Why Are You Sharing False Testimony?
Eating Pomegranates: Why Are You Sharing False Testimony?: “ You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." Exodus 20:16 I am constantly flabbergasted at the way Christians slander...
Eating Pomegranates: Coins
Eating Pomegranates: Coins: HEADS Has anyone kicked you in the shins lately? No? Maybe you're not standing close enough. Has anyone shoved you away lately? ...
Eating Pomegranates: Last Year's Thoughts
Eating Pomegranates: Last Year's Thoughts: I wrote this a year ago. Nothing in it has changed, but I think many Christians have. Circumstances have forced us to "Put up, or shut...
Eating Pomegranates: "A Very Happy Un-Mother's Day to You!!!"
Eating Pomegranates: "A Very Happy Un-Mother's Day to You!!!": It's Mother's Day, and I love it! I wallow in being a mommy, mum, mother, ma, whatever I get called. I have something to say th...
"A Very Happy Un-Mother's Day to You!!!"
It's Mother's Day, and I love it!
I wallow in being a mommy, mum, mother, ma, whatever I get called.
I have something to say though.
Not all mothers are moms.
I have a mess of friends who have never had a child, but I see them for the Moms they are.
So many women who have loved an nurtured other's children.
Foster moms.
Aunties.
Cousins.
Friends.
Women who never spend their days driving kids to school, or practice, or to a friends house.
Women who never have sat up all night nursing a sick baby.
Women who have never sat up all night sewing a last minute costume because "Hey Mom, I forgot. Tomorrow...".
Women who never had to give up a pedicure to buy milk and peanut butter.
These are the women I mean.
The same women who didn't think twice when they answered the frantic call from a friend at work with "Can you pick them up? I have a meeting!".
The same women who sat beside you in the hospital and held your hand, brought you drinks and made you eat. And made the phone calls.
The same women who told a crying mom. "I know just the guy to call! Don't worry. We've got this!!"
The same women who gave up their free time with that interesting new guy to go to another niece/nephew/little friend play/game'recital/concert/backyard circus.
The same women who took the special needs/wild as hares/crybaby children for the weekend so Mom and Dad could have some time together.
The same women who unsefishly love your kids, and you.
Happy Mother's Day, to all my wonderful women.
A Momma's Heart is always appreciated.
I wallow in being a mommy, mum, mother, ma, whatever I get called.
I have something to say though.
Not all mothers are moms.
I have a mess of friends who have never had a child, but I see them for the Moms they are.
So many women who have loved an nurtured other's children.
Foster moms.
Aunties.
Cousins.
Friends.
Women who never spend their days driving kids to school, or practice, or to a friends house.
Women who never have sat up all night nursing a sick baby.
Women who have never sat up all night sewing a last minute costume because "Hey Mom, I forgot. Tomorrow...".
Women who never had to give up a pedicure to buy milk and peanut butter.
These are the women I mean.
The same women who went to classes with a single mom so she wouldn't feel abandoned.
The same women who sat beside you in the hospital and held your hand, brought you drinks and made you eat. And made the phone calls.
The same women who told a crying mom. "I know just the guy to call! Don't worry. We've got this!!"
The same women who gave up their free time with that interesting new guy to go to another niece/nephew/little friend play/game'recital/concert/backyard circus.
The same women who took the special needs/wild as hares/crybaby children for the weekend so Mom and Dad could have some time together.
The same women who unsefishly love your kids, and you.
Happy Mother's Day, to all my wonderful women.
A Momma's Heart is always appreciated.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Last Year's Thoughts
I wrote this a year ago. Nothing in it has changed, but I think many Christians have. Circumstances have forced us to "Put up, or shut up" when it comes to following the Lord.
April 16, 2016
Fortune cookie says "If you keep trying to learn the tricks of the trade, you may never learn the trade itself."
Wise words.
I have been concerned in recent years of the amount of classes, training courses and 'how-to' studies soaking into the church culture.
I hear people talking about going deeper into a ministry area, pouring all their time and efforts into a specific gift or calling, yet never living it out fully.
I have done that myself; pouring my heart and soul into a ministry, learning all the rules and regulations set up by the leadership, investing in "close friendship" with everyone else involved, and finally, standing to the side wondering what happened because nothing changed!
Everyone involved with hearts desiring a stronger witness, yet losing the path to truth.
The point is; you can't go deeper, or wider, or stronger, or closer, without doing it God's way.
Jesus said to go into the whole world, preach and make disciples.
In other words (like the ones we call the scriptures) spend every day of your life talking to God, claiming the perfect, holy life of Jesus Christ as God on earth, doing what He did, saying what He said, in the power of the Holy Spirit who spends all of His time wrapping Himself around us.
For one month I challenge you.
2. Spend at least one hour a day in conversation with Him. I mean, talk to Him while you're doing your daily stuff like to any other friend.
3. Share something of your day with Him with someone else.
4. And if He tells you to do something, for crying out loud, do it.
P.S. Don't, even once, consider what someone else thinks of the way your acting. Let Jesus bless you for being honest.
shalom
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Coins
HEADS
Has anyone kicked you in the shins lately?
No?
Maybe you're not standing close enough.
Has anyone shoved you away lately?
No?
Maybe you're not hugging them enough.
Has anyone shocked your senses by yelling in your face lately?
No?
Maybe you're not asking questions enough.
Has anyone come close to breaking your heart lately?
No?
Maybe you're not risking enough.
(Right now, you're saying "That's dumb. And sanctimonious.") 😆
"You always hurt the one you love, the one you shouldn't hurt at all."
The song says it pretty well.
But that's the easy part. It's fairly common to hurt someone else and still function.
The hard part is being in the position to be hurt.
Maybe.
Here are some hard statistics for the USA
Divorces 813,862 (2016)
Children in foster care 427,910 (2015)
Abortions 51,888,303 (1970-2014)
What we don't know is which side of the equation these people were on. Were they the 'hurt' or the 'hurter'?
Is there a difference?
TAILS
Have you kicked anyone in the shins lately?
No?
Maybe they quit standing close enough.
Have you wanted to shove anyone away lately?
No?
Maybe they gave up hugging you.
Have you yelled in anyone's face lately?
No?
Maybe they quit asking you questions.
Have you broken anyone's heart lately?
No?
Maybe there was no one left.
Domestic Violence victims 2 of 7 (women and men)
Suicide 43,000 est.
suicide attempts 1,000,000 est. each year
Statistically, someone who hurts others has been hurt themselves.
Statistically, those that have been hurt by others will hurt someone else.
Statistically, the percentage of people who will hurt, or be hurt, involving themselves with other humans, is 100.
100%
100 por ciento
One hundred percent
1.00
100 אחוז
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 23
Heads or tails, a coin always has two sides, but it is always one coin.
They cannot be separated, even as we cannot truly be separated from each other.
Without the love of Jesus Christ, there will always be pain in our lives.
But...with Him, there will NEVER be pain we cannot overcome in complete victory.
So, when you're in a situation where you might hurt someone, or are sure to BE hurt, you better let Someone else flip your coin.
shalom
Has anyone kicked you in the shins lately?
No?
Maybe you're not standing close enough.
Has anyone shoved you away lately?
No?
Maybe you're not hugging them enough.
Has anyone shocked your senses by yelling in your face lately?
No?
Maybe you're not asking questions enough.
Has anyone come close to breaking your heart lately?
No?
Maybe you're not risking enough.
(Right now, you're saying "That's dumb. And sanctimonious.") 😆
"You always hurt the one you love, the one you shouldn't hurt at all."
The song says it pretty well.
But that's the easy part. It's fairly common to hurt someone else and still function.
The hard part is being in the position to be hurt.
Maybe.
Here are some hard statistics for the USA
Divorces 813,862 (2016)
Children in foster care 427,910 (2015)
Abortions 51,888,303 (1970-2014)
What we don't know is which side of the equation these people were on. Were they the 'hurt' or the 'hurter'?
Is there a difference?
TAILS
Have you kicked anyone in the shins lately?
No?
Maybe they quit standing close enough.
Have you wanted to shove anyone away lately?
No?
Maybe they gave up hugging you.
Have you yelled in anyone's face lately?
No?
Maybe they quit asking you questions.
Have you broken anyone's heart lately?
No?
Maybe there was no one left.
Domestic Violence victims 2 of 7 (women and men)
Suicide 43,000 est.
suicide attempts 1,000,000 est. each year
Statistically, someone who hurts others has been hurt themselves.
Statistically, those that have been hurt by others will hurt someone else.
Statistically, the percentage of people who will hurt, or be hurt, involving themselves with other humans, is 100.
100%
100 por ciento
One hundred percent
1.00
100 אחוז
zu 100
The only way to avoid this is never to have been conceived.
It all seems so overwhelmingly awful, doesn't it.
That's why some people make a good living compiling statistics.
But...
Here's the cap on the bottle; the cherry on top; the whipped cream on the cocoa!!
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10
...and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24
The Lord is my shepherd,
I shall not want.
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.
He leads me beside quiet waters.
He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me;
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalm 23
Heads or tails, a coin always has two sides, but it is always one coin.
They cannot be separated, even as we cannot truly be separated from each other.
Without the love of Jesus Christ, there will always be pain in our lives.
But...with Him, there will NEVER be pain we cannot overcome in complete victory.
So, when you're in a situation where you might hurt someone, or are sure to BE hurt, you better let Someone else flip your coin.
shalom
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Why Are You Sharing False Testimony?
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." Exodus 20:16
I am constantly flabbergasted at the way Christians slander each other on the interwebs with no basis.
A fake news post about a very high profile preacher (ooo, and rich too!) from 2015 popped up on my facebook page.
I was really surprised about what I read, so did a THREE MINUTE research on aforesaid interwebs.
I was not kind in my beat-down of the posting bro. Having been the recipient of false witness and bullpucky in pastsocial clubs churches, I tend to kick first, ask questions later.
The next thing that blew me up were the comments! By very righteous brothers and sisters in Christ.
Wow.
Here are some of the moreself-righteous interesting ones.
"The number one characteristic given in scriptures for false teachers is a profit motive, in other words "just follow the money trail". Here is what a Google search of TD Jakes net worth finds: Net worth: $18 million. Average annual income in his community: $56,954. T.D. Jakes earned his wealth as chief pastor of The Potter's House, a non-denominational megachurch in Dallas with 30,000 members. The Trinity Broadcasting Network and Black Entertainment Television both air his services and evangelistic sermons.Mar 26, 2015"
And this...
"The fact is that this "man of God," T.D. Jakes, claims to be a Christian, which means believing in the Bible, God's Holy Word...but he doesn't: he puts his will above that of the God he claims to represent. He is a hypocrite & a liar...not because I say so, but because his own words so proclaim...& condemn."
Aaaaand this...
"Yup, God gave discernment about this guy years ago."
Again. Wow.
Now, in the middle of all these religious slaps came one person who posted the reply Pastor Jakes made about all of this.
But no one cared. The original poster-boy made NO COMMENT, the re-poster blew it off, and in fact NO ONE AT ALL replied to it.
What is wrong with us?
Why are we so angry about brothers and sisters who have money?
Or fame?
Or are unique?
I have no truck with super star preachers who actually avoid the Truth. I can rope them off with the culls as fast as possible. Joel Osteen is at the top of the list.
I don't care if he's as rich as a king, he doesn't believe in the KING.
How can I say that?
Well, I watched a couple of interviews with him and heard him say (with his own lips) that he wasn't sure if Jesus is the only way to salvation.
From the Larry King interview...
KING: What if you're Jewish or Muslim, you don't accept Christ at all?
OSTEEN: You know, I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know ...
KING: If you believe you have to believe in Christ? They're wrong, aren't they?
OSTEEN: Well, I don't know if I believe they're wrong. I believe here's what the Bible teaches and from the Christian faith this is what I believe. But I just think that only God with judge a person's heart. I spent a lot of time in India with my father. I don't know all about their religion. But I know they love God. And I don't know. I've seen their sincerity. So I don't know. I know for me, and what the Bible teaches, I want to have a relationship with Jesus.
KING: But don't you think if people don't believe as you believe, they're somehow condemned?
OSTEEN: You know, I think that happens in our society. But I try not to do that. I tell people all the time, preached a couple Sundays about it. I'm for everybody. You may not agree with me, but to me it's not my job to try to straighten everybody out. The Gospel called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's for you. You can live a good life no matter what's happened to you. And so I don't know. I know there is condemnation but I don't feel that's my place.
KING: What is the prosperity gospel?
OSTEEN: I think the prosperity gospel in general is -- well I don't know. I hear it too. I don't know. I think what sometimes you see is it's just all about money. That's not what I believe. It's the attitude of your heart, and so you know, we believe -- but I do believe this, that God wants us to be blessed. He wants us to be able to send our kids to college, excel in our careers. But prosperity to me, Larry, is not just money, it's having health. What good is money if you don't have health?
If I may be so openly blunt...what do you know, Joel?
(Because it's funny!)
(It's so nice to know that we Christians with disabled children are basically just screwed.)
The point I'm trying to make here is if I were to post something about a not so straight-arrow preacher like Joel, I better have the fuel for the post.
Not just keep re-posting rumors, no matter how great a Christian your friend is.
I have actually deleted posts about Joel that were in fact just rumors and garbage. Fair play.
After doing the research, I have kicked a few shins of pastors I really love.
And, I've got some shin scars of my own!
The punchline is this: If you can't prove a bad thing about a brother or sister: shut the heck up!!
shalom
I am constantly flabbergasted at the way Christians slander each other on the interwebs with no basis.
A fake news post about a very high profile preacher (ooo, and rich too!) from 2015 popped up on my facebook page.
I was not kind in my beat-down of the posting bro. Having been the recipient of false witness and bullpucky in past
The next thing that blew me up were the comments! By very righteous brothers and sisters in Christ.
Wow.
Here are some of the more
"The number one characteristic given in scriptures for false teachers is a profit motive, in other words "just follow the money trail". Here is what a Google search of TD Jakes net worth finds: Net worth: $18 million. Average annual income in his community: $56,954. T.D. Jakes earned his wealth as chief pastor of The Potter's House, a non-denominational megachurch in Dallas with 30,000 members. The Trinity Broadcasting Network and Black Entertainment Television both air his services and evangelistic sermons.Mar 26, 2015"
And this...
"The fact is that this "man of God," T.D. Jakes, claims to be a Christian, which means believing in the Bible, God's Holy Word...but he doesn't: he puts his will above that of the God he claims to represent. He is a hypocrite & a liar...not because I say so, but because his own words so proclaim...& condemn."
Aaaaand this...
"Yup, God gave discernment about this guy years ago."
Again. Wow.
Now, in the middle of all these religious slaps came one person who posted the reply Pastor Jakes made about all of this.
"My comment on HuffPo TV drifted into issues of the Supreme Court ruling and changing the world through public policy verses personal witness. Further, I have come to respect that I can't force my beliefs on others by controlling public policy for taxpayers and other U.S. citizens.
Jesus never sought to change the world through public policy but rather through personal transformation. All people didn't embrace Him either. That's what I said and what I meant ... Nothing more and nothing less.
Just because a so-called Christian publication chooses to misconstrue my words using lazy journalistic tactics to further their own agenda and draw attention to their site does not make their statements an accurate depiction of what I said or meant."
But no one cared. The original poster-boy made NO COMMENT, the re-poster blew it off, and in fact NO ONE AT ALL replied to it.
What is wrong with us?
Why are we so angry about brothers and sisters who have money?
Or fame?
Or are unique?
I have no truck with super star preachers who actually avoid the Truth. I can rope them off with the culls as fast as possible. Joel Osteen is at the top of the list.
I don't care if he's as rich as a king, he doesn't believe in the KING.
How can I say that?
Well, I watched a couple of interviews with him and heard him say (with his own lips) that he wasn't sure if Jesus is the only way to salvation.
From the Larry King interview...
KING: What if you're Jewish or Muslim, you don't accept Christ at all?
OSTEEN: You know, I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know ...
KING: If you believe you have to believe in Christ? They're wrong, aren't they?
OSTEEN: Well, I don't know if I believe they're wrong. I believe here's what the Bible teaches and from the Christian faith this is what I believe. But I just think that only God with judge a person's heart. I spent a lot of time in India with my father. I don't know all about their religion. But I know they love God. And I don't know. I've seen their sincerity. So I don't know. I know for me, and what the Bible teaches, I want to have a relationship with Jesus.
KING: But don't you think if people don't believe as you believe, they're somehow condemned?
OSTEEN: You know, I think that happens in our society. But I try not to do that. I tell people all the time, preached a couple Sundays about it. I'm for everybody. You may not agree with me, but to me it's not my job to try to straighten everybody out. The Gospel called the good news. My message is a message of hope, that's God's for you. You can live a good life no matter what's happened to you. And so I don't know. I know there is condemnation but I don't feel that's my place.
KING: What is the prosperity gospel?
OSTEEN: I think the prosperity gospel in general is -- well I don't know. I hear it too. I don't know. I think what sometimes you see is it's just all about money. That's not what I believe. It's the attitude of your heart, and so you know, we believe -- but I do believe this, that God wants us to be blessed. He wants us to be able to send our kids to college, excel in our careers. But prosperity to me, Larry, is not just money, it's having health. What good is money if you don't have health?
If I may be so openly blunt...what do you know, Joel?
(It's so nice to know that we Christians with disabled children are basically just screwed.)
The point I'm trying to make here is if I were to post something about a not so straight-arrow preacher like Joel, I better have the fuel for the post.
Not just keep re-posting rumors, no matter how great a Christian your friend is.
I have actually deleted posts about Joel that were in fact just rumors and garbage. Fair play.
After doing the research, I have kicked a few shins of pastors I really love.
And, I've got some shin scars of my own!
The punchline is this: If you can't prove a bad thing about a brother or sister: shut the heck up!!
shalom
Friday, February 24, 2017
So, You're Standing for Equality, eh?
I'm going to use the pronoun "we" so as not to melt the snowflakes.**
Here's a thought.
If everyone wants "equality", why do we continue to support special interest groups?
Why do we continually define ourselves as "African-American, Native American, Asian-American, or Mexican-American?
Why are there schools with that are defined by the amount of melanin in our skin? Why are there scholarships that you can only apply for if you are black, Asian, Latino, Baptist, Catholic, or homosexual?
Do we really want equality, or to be victims with a grievance?
What is sad are professing Christians who are living as socially created victims.
We excuse those in socially/politically defined people groups of protests, rioting, rape, theft, murder, anarchy, and every kind of violence under the sun.
That's not a cry for equality. That is Satan rearing up and blasting his curse across the landscape.
I refuse to call someone an African-American, or black American, or what ever else stupid thing comes up next. There are Americans, or Not Americans.
Immigrants are people who process into another country for the purpose of work and/or residency. I will not call anyone sneaking in like a thief an immigrant, because they aren't immigrants. They're Illegal Aliens.
I will not call a man in a dress my girlfriend. He's not a girl, even if he is my friend.
I will not let my boys sleep in a tent with a girl who decided she wanted to be a guy now.
I will not supply my children and grandchildren with birth control.
There is no such thing as "safe sex" and sure as hell no such thing as "safe sin".
What I WILL do is this.
I will care about people where they are. I don't give a rat's you know what about what color you define yourself as. It doesn't matter.
No really. It doesn't matter unless you decide it does.
Yes, I know there are people to whom it DOES matter. Continue to let others define you, and you've already lost.
I don't care if you think you're gay. I will care about YOU, but not your lifestyle. I WILL tell you the truth that God says about it. I will not beat you over the head, but you will have to decide for obedience or rebellion.
I will pray for you even if we're mad at each other. Even if we decide we can't play nice together, I will never forget you.
I will stand for what God has given us, and this Identity Group mentality is ridiculous. What do you see in the Bible?
Those who believe and obey, and those who do not.
Seriously. Read the 66 books and tell me if I'm dreaming.
The wars, the killing, the blessings, the dysfunctional families, the miracles,the cheating and lying, preaching and praying and hiding and all that.
They've got a bunch of names. Ammonites, Hittites, Hebrews, Romans, Greeks, Caananites, and the list goes on.
But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:41-42
Here's a thought.
If everyone wants "equality", why do we continue to support special interest groups?
Why do we continually define ourselves as "African-American, Native American, Asian-American, or Mexican-American?
Why are there schools with that are defined by the amount of melanin in our skin? Why are there scholarships that you can only apply for if you are black, Asian, Latino, Baptist, Catholic, or homosexual?
Do we really want equality, or to be victims with a grievance?
What is sad are professing Christians who are living as socially created victims.
We excuse those in socially/politically defined people groups of protests, rioting, rape, theft, murder, anarchy, and every kind of violence under the sun.
That's not a cry for equality. That is Satan rearing up and blasting his curse across the landscape.
I refuse to call someone an African-American, or black American, or what ever else stupid thing comes up next. There are Americans, or Not Americans.
Immigrants are people who process into another country for the purpose of work and/or residency. I will not call anyone sneaking in like a thief an immigrant, because they aren't immigrants. They're Illegal Aliens.
I will not call a man in a dress my girlfriend. He's not a girl, even if he is my friend.
I will not let my boys sleep in a tent with a girl who decided she wanted to be a guy now.
I will not supply my children and grandchildren with birth control.
There is no such thing as "safe sex" and sure as hell no such thing as "safe sin".
What I WILL do is this.
I will care about people where they are. I don't give a rat's you know what about what color you define yourself as. It doesn't matter.
No really. It doesn't matter unless you decide it does.
Yes, I know there are people to whom it DOES matter. Continue to let others define you, and you've already lost.
I don't care if you think you're gay. I will care about YOU, but not your lifestyle. I WILL tell you the truth that God says about it. I will not beat you over the head, but you will have to decide for obedience or rebellion.
I will pray for you even if we're mad at each other. Even if we decide we can't play nice together, I will never forget you.
I will stand for what God has given us, and this Identity Group mentality is ridiculous. What do you see in the Bible?
Those who believe and obey, and those who do not.
Seriously. Read the 66 books and tell me if I'm dreaming.
The wars, the killing, the blessings, the dysfunctional families, the miracles,the cheating and lying, preaching and praying and hiding and all that.
They've got a bunch of names. Ammonites, Hittites, Hebrews, Romans, Greeks, Caananites, and the list goes on.
And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
Matthew 22:37-39 But the Lord answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:41-42
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.” Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been so long with you, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."
John 14:6-15
DO you see anything here that says "Keep fighting for the right to be separate!"
No.
DO you get to make up your own gospel because you and yours are mistreated?
No.
Do you get to be all nasty and angry because the WORLD is crappy and no one is giving you what you need?
No.
Just sayin'.
Believe me, I would LOVE to be on your side! I want my son back, I want my life back, I want my ministry back, I want what I want and I want it now.
That's not reality.
Reality is not what I want or think should happen.
Reality is it is a lost, frightening, hurt, angry world out there.
And it doesn't have to be, and isn't supposed to be, that way.
We have got to get our heads out of the satanically designed smokescreen of the fallen world, and remember why we are who we are.
I am a child of the Living King of Heaven.
I was designed from the beginning of time to be His child.
I cannot be overcome.
The world is counting on me being who I was created to be.
Nothing truly defines me but being a child of the Most High God of Heaven.
Not my skin, or my name, or my politics or my church.
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.’ Revelation 2:17
DO you know the only mentions of skin color are in Song of Solomon? And it's talking about her skin being sunburned from working in the open fields. That was a hint that she was not a debutante fit for the king. Nothing else.
If you want equality, you're going to have to stop making yourself unequal first.
You cannot be equal as long as you continue to promote your superiority.
That's what I said
Your superiority.
Stop it.
Just, stop
** I gave up. Snowflakes, you gotta grow up.
shalom
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