Month: August 2013
Family Continued… We Are Here To Work It Out And Testify of Christ
Functionality in this earthly realm is not the ultimate state that the human being is able to achieve. To stop there in the place of “comfort” or lack of “stress” is a sad state of affairs. We were sent here to do great things in the name of the God who sent us, even as Christ was. Even more sad are those who live … Read More Family Continued… We Are Here To Work It Out And Testify of Christ
Family…Just The Beginning
Family statistics or circumstances do not need to define us. Neither does our personal history need to define us before God, even though it may to the world. Some of what you will see here may not be easy to read. Remember they are just circumstances in a life. I do not need to claim my circumstances as my identity as a child of … Read More Family…Just The Beginning
Three Things That Keep Us Imprisoned Mark4:19
There are three things that keep us from seeking after eternal life. They “choke the word”, meaning the word of God, and we are not able to go after that which has eternal consequence. Mark 4:19 “And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.” I believe … Read More Three Things That Keep Us Imprisoned Mark4:19
This was too applicable and powerful not to share here…Pain/Freedom
I watch a site on facebook that supports vets and fights for there battle against suicide among their ranks. I empathize with the struggle but have been forced to ask myself if pain for the circumstances of this world…of which war is a part…is not a waste of energy, a vanity if you will, in light of the gospel of the atonement and resurrection … Read More This was too applicable and powerful not to share here…Pain/Freedom
Everything Begins With Our Thoughts And We Will Be Held Accountable For Them
Satan will tempt you with the lusts of the body to keep you from the work you were called to do, which is to testify of Jesus Christ and of God’s love for mankind. Whether those temptations are physically acted on or just allowed to set up housekeeping in the corridors of your mind, it is dangerous, wrong, a sin, and offensive to God. … Read More Everything Begins With Our Thoughts And We Will Be Held Accountable For Them
Meditation Update (#2)
I want to comment about this incredible journey. These are things that I have been observing, some are obvious to me and some are more subtle: Meditation puts me in a neutral state emotionally so that I become the observer. Meditation seems to make me more autonomous (heaven help me, chuckle). I am able to follow through on those things that are important to … Read More Meditation Update (#2)
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