Wisdom for Thyself

Instead of telling people what they need to do - We should pray that they get a revelation from God - and they will!
Why should you hate someone because they don't know better? If you are truly of God, you will want them to learn to love- so we can all be one- with loe, with respect, with Peace- With GOD.
Sometimes I tell people what I think they should be doing. I am always correcting people, and sometimes giving good advice, but they get mad and annoyed at me whan I tell them.
It's because they haven't asked for it.
They haven't gotten tired of the same old same old, and they are "o.k." living in their comfort zone of complacency.
They will never change or recieve the blessings that they deep down really want - until they SEE the need for a change, and THEN they will seek the LORD.

So for now I keep my wisdom to myself....unless it is solicited and asked for.


:)

Q-Heart

Wondering what's really on your mind-
Do you know that I think of you sometimes?
I wonder if you think of me, and wonder if a love could be..
My life's a story, written so true~
Sometimes I wish it involved more of you~
Now you know that I think of you,
and I wonder if you think of me too...

This Day is This Scripture Fulfilled~

John 15
1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
3Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.
7If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
8Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
9As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
10If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
16Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
17These things I command you, that ye love one another.
18If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
19If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
21But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
23He that hateth me hateth my Father also.
24If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
25But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

Proverb

What do you think about people that justify their wrongs by saying other people's wrongs are ok?
Like saying, "Oh, the Jones' left their garbage cans out all week so we're ok for leaving ours out, even if it was only for half a week."
I see it as double evil.
I don't mean to get all political on ya or religious, but I had what I thought at one time was a group of friends, but when it came to the nitty-gritty I realized that they weren't really all they cracked themselves up to be, even though they seem to act like they are something they're not.
I see such people ... and I am aware of their fear- whether they are or not. Whether they choose to confront their fears or not, they will live in them untill they choose to deal face to face with reality. Not "their" reality, not what they think is reality, but- reality.
there are somethings that just ARE - and no matter how you try to make it right or wrong, you cannot make what is wrong, right, and you cannot make what is right, wrong.
Even if you decieve yourself into thinking (believing) that something wrong is right, that doesn't make it right- sorry to break it to ya, but you are not the ruler of the universe! That position is already taken!
And let me assure you, I speak with first hand knowledge, I know how easy it can be to decieve and trick ourselves into thinking all kinds of lies, excuses deceptions and falsehoods, in order to get what we want, hide from our shame or sin, or try to make our seves feel better.
And that is another issue that I want to mention as well.... making selves feel better.
So many times, people, deal with the "symptoms" of the issue, and not the actual issue itself.
Why is that?
(I am really funny about using the word "why" but I feel like this is the proper usage---- we should never question "why" someone "feels" a certain way, or "why" they did something, or "why" they think what they think.... that kind of usage of "why" is oppressive, disbelieveing and goes against the nature of freedom, --- we do what we do-- we all have freedom of choice- the question is, are you sure this is right, Are you positive that this is a good choice, is this what you want to do?)
Back to Why do not people deal with the issues, and only try to make them selves temporarily "feel" ok with themselves?
I really do not know the answer for each individuals life, I can only speak of my self, or give you my opinion (on someone else), but for me, I have learned that if I do not confront the real issue at hand, and only attempt to temporarily relieve they symptom(s) of the issue, I would still be left with an issue, maybe at an even greater depth of difficulty of overcoming, but I now know it is Way better to deal head-on with the ISSUE, and not the SYMPTOM of (the) problem- whatever it may be.

I think it must be scary or painful sometimes to admit our shortcomings, or faults, or setback, or even our weaknesses to each other, our families, and sometimes even our own selves! (Much less GOD!, the One who wants to HELP us with these infirmities!)

So what do we do?
What CAN we do?
We can begin the process of soul-searching. (Not others, our OWN!!! ;)
We can begin to really look at the areas of our hearts, and lives and even our own thoughts, and confront the things we think need to change (in order for us to truly address and deal with the "issues" and not just the "syptoms" ), and sometimes is can be scary.... because we might be so overwhelmed by our own foolishness, or wickedness, or embarrassed by our ignorance and so ashamed of our selves that we fear confronting or even thinkingh about such things because we feel alone, or that we "can't tell anyone" because they might reject us, or not understand, or laugh us off (to scorn), or think we're dumb or stupid for feeling or thinking the ways we feel or the things we think.
Believe me I've been through it. But.... I think in some ways we probably all have.... AND, I just want to write this and say thank good ness for Grace. Thank God for His Mercy. Blessed be the ones who are willing and tenacious in confronting themselves- you already know the blessings of truth, love and the grace of God through Jesus Christ! And I want to say also to those that maybe aren't where they want to be in life, or in their spiritual walk- maybe you know there is more for you, maybe you are not really as satisfyed as you truly desire to be- and maybe you think that life is never going to be completely fulfilling- maybe you think nobody will ever truly understand you---or truly care- I want to tell you that someone does understand, and that someone does care- His name is Lord Jesus.
I do not know how many "Believers" I have on here, but I can tell you, when I had no one, I had Jesus. He has been my Faithful Friend.
And when you find yourself all alone, with no one else to trun to, He will be there, and He will guide you, comfort you and show you the Way.
Like He did for me. (And always will!)
To make it easy and to close things up, let me put it to you like this, I can't heal or repair all you problems..... but there is One who can!

Be Blessed....and Remember, Jesus Loves You!!!!!!

(And so I do :)

Read the Signs...

The United Methodist Church in the Town that I live always has a thought or phrase that they change up every week on their church sign...and this week it says, "Are you teachable"
That phrase means very very much to me, considering a few very meaningfull things.
For one, I heard the message of the gospel being preached by a small group of evangelists that were from Georgia, 8 years ago. They had set up shop, so to say pretty much right across the street from where the Methodist church is downtown. they had brought out their guitars, even a set of drums and were playing and ministering on the side of the road, holding signs saying "turn or burn" and such as the like.

I was about 20 years old. I had never heard the Gospel. I didn't even know who Jesus Christ was.

But there they were, preaching and playing on the side of the street Downtown Deland on a Friday night.

Something about them made me feel good. I saw Light in their Light, and they "loved" me. I went to their house church meetings, listened to their radio broadcasts on 1310 am ... (if you live in the area and are a Spirit seeker, you probably know about 1310.... !) and then after about 6 months of hearing the Word. I asked for Jesus. (That was actually in a car at about 10:30pm in a Publix parking lot. )
But the ministry of the ones I met in Downtown Deland has meant everything to me.. if they had not been sent, I had not heard, if I had not heard, only the LORD knows where I would be!
But thanks be to the LORD for His Word, His Ways and His Great Commission!
The thing that made me want to write this message today though was what is on the Methodist sign outside... "Are you teachable" ....
When I had gotten my salvation, and I had even been water baptized (by a man named John, no less!) and I had also recieved the Holy Ghost with fire and the gift of tongues, I started having ... "Problems". Not problems by me, but ... how can I say this - all hell came against me.
I had to fight to prove real, and like I said in a post before this, I had so much persecution even from my very own family- that I had a difficult time being stable. One of the things that John (my baptismal preacher!) had told me a few times before they went on thier High Journey was that I wasn't teachable.
I thought I was, but I honestly had way too much going on and was so new to the Faithof Christ that I didn't really understand what he meant. After they had gone I didn't have a home church and went through many other trials and tribulations, but here I am! It's been 8 years in the making and I think I am finally teachable!
~Hallelujah!~

The answer is finally, "Yes."

~I am learning~

Thank You Jesus! Thank you for sending your workers to meet me where I was, Lord, and where I am.(Always~) You are always Faithful- Help me and others to trust Your Faithfulness, more and more I pray. For this I thank you, Father, in Jesus name. amen.
Be Blessed~


-edited----2.3.10