TALKING TO OUR SELVES.....

HELLO ALL…..AND MANY BLESSINGS TO ALL….sorry about the caps below I forgot to take the caps off and I am not going to rewrite it all…..anyway I HAD A TEACHER IN GRADE SCHOOL WHO WOULD WALK DOWN THE HALLS AT SCHOOL AND JUST BE TALKIN A MILE A MINUTE TO HER SELF…HAVE YOU EVER CAUGHT YOUSELF TALKING TO YOUR SELF? I LAUGH AS I AM ASKING THIS QUESTION BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH MY SELF. WELL IN SCHOOL WE LAUGHED AT THIS PARTICULAR TEACHER FOR HER HABIT OF BEING SO CAUGHT UP IN HER CONVERSATIONS THAT MANY TIMES SHE WOULD WALK RIGHT ON BY THE CLASS ROOM AND INTO THE NEXT BEFORE SHE REALIZED WHERE SHE WAS….AND THEN MAKE A DIVE FOR THE DOOR SO FLUSTERED AND OUTRAGED AT HER SELF THAT AS SOON AS SHE GOT BACK INTO THE HALL IT START ALL OVER BUT WITH A DEFINITE CHANGE IN THE CONVERSATION. NOW, YOU MIGHT THINK WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ANY THING, BUT I DO REMEMBER HER PASSING HER CLASS ROOM ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS TWICE BEFORE SHE WAS SO UPSET THAT SHE GAVE UP THE PERSONAL FIGHT WITH HER SELF and SHE DID GET BACK ON TRACK AND MAKE IT INTO HER CLASS ROOM. WE (THE STUDENTS OF HER CLASS) WOULD MANY TIMES SAY HI AND SHE WOULD NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE US AS BEING PRESENT. IT GOT SO FUNNY AND BECAME THIS TREMENDOUS GAME BTWEEN SOME OF US THAT WE WOULD GET TO PLACING BETS ON HOW MANY OF US COULD PASS THE TEACHER AND SAY HI BEFORE SHE CAME OUT OF HER CONVERSATION. OK, KINDA FUNNY RIGHT? WELL, imagine what God is thinking of you and me as we do the same thing but on the level of our lives. Hummm Well? Sometimes we are so caught up in our lives, or physical worries that we forget about others, our neighbors, even to the point of what we are and who God is. What are you missing or dismissing today….love you all

WELL....

HELLOO FRIENDS....Hope we are ready to go on make sure you take part in my little poll at the top of page.now to one of my comments about being born into sin I flubbed it up and was meaning that we are all born into the world which is full of sin sorry about that but, glad it provoked you to look. :) Now the question I am going to throw out to you is one that really intrigues me and I am curios to see the responses. We are physical beings but our core is spiritual….. Are you in touch with your spirit? And if so is your spirit in touch with God? Now if it is, how do you really know? :) By your actions? By your feelings? Friends I am interested.....

Controversy & Understanding

OKAYYYY….Last and finale time I am going to try to explain what I mean….Gods promise to us…salvation…. we all know and agree so far…. Steps need to be accomplished for this to take place….again we all agree……….finally we will all be judged at the end for how we accomplished and what fruits we brought about…..again we all agree!!!! Ok, now if I give you a million dollars, do you have the right to that million dollars….yes because they are now yours to have and do with what you want….correct? Now, if you say no I don’t want your money and I insist and we argue about it does that mean that they are yours or that you have by right, access to that money…..well yes. Why because I gave them it to you….do you deserve it probably not but I gave it to you any way. Now if I tell you that when your child is born that I will give him another million, and I put it in the bank with his name on it does he have the right to that money when he is born…..well yes….now if I put stipulations on that money such as age, study, and what have you does he still have the right at birth….yes it has his name on it he decides if he will fulfill the agreement or not. That is up to him….more than likely he will, due to the extravagant sum but that is still his choice!!!!! We were born into sin with the promise of salvation. Nobody owes us anything except ourselves and that is to do our best here on this earth in bettering ourselves but more so our neighbors…….maybe and I probably am confusing my self by all this, but that is the way I see it and the opportunity is there for any one to grab onto and do there best. Confusion is the point right before clarity =:)

!!!DOES WHAT!!!!

Happiness is what greases the wheels of life. It's also what opens the floodgates, marshals the forces, commands the elements, raises the sun, aligns the stars, beats your heart, heals what hurts, turns the page, makes new friends, finds true love, calls the shots, waves the wand, connects the dots, feeds your mind, frees your soul, rocks the world, and pays compound interest. HAPPINESS AND LOVE TO ALL HAVE A WONDERFULL DAY

THOUGHT

HELLO ALL ….JUST A QUICK NOTE AND MORE TO COME LATER…. what gives a person hope? Since you agreed that up to the point of clearly understanding right from wrong we are saved or not accountable thus being saved, are you saying that we are not born saved? That we don’t have the right to be saved at birth? The point at which we lose this magnificent blessing is at the point that we sell ourselves to sin knowing the facts and consequences of our actions. But due to our worldly desires to be like the kid down the block or the neighbors down the street or what have you, we choose to seek worldly gain through worldly ways. You as a person of reason, decide at the age of accountability what your course is going to be, how you are going to take on life and accomplish your dreams

CONTEXT AND RELITIVITY

GOOD MORNING ALL!!!! Sorry if you felt like I was yelling at you … the truth of the matter is that I am lazy and don't like hitting the shift button J but any way for your over the coffee jitters I will. Just a few words here because I am a little pressed for time today, but I would like you to look at gal. 4 for a moment, In verse 5 Paul does use the words adoption of sons…..contextually you will see that he is speaking to the Jews that were under the law of Moses not the gentiles…..Paul was a Jew born under the law so therefore he used the word we as it also related to him and many of the people of those days. Now if you look at Romans 5:6-8 he states that jesus died for us even though we were sinners and he did so with the conviction that his sacrifice would not be wasted and that many would take advantage of it to be baptized into his salvation and grace. By being born we are given this great opportunity to be a part of this kingdom. No matter where you were born nor what race or country you are entitled to this great chance of salvation. In many instances in the bible God shows us that many of his chosen are know before birth. God knows before we are even born who is going to do his will but everyone has the opportunity at salvation now if they choose it or not is their decision. I am not saying nor have I said that we were saved from birth just that we have the right to be. Now to contradict myself a little here I do believe that from birth to the individual's inception point of right and wrong, they are not held accountable and are saved. Now that is what I think if you would let me know your thoughts and views. Have a wonderful and beautiful day….blessings and love to all. J

THE GIFT

Mat 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? I love my children and want them to enjoy life and experience many, many different adventures through out their lives. I am sure that you also love your children and or families, and that we have the same common goal. Enjoyment in and of life does not mean WORLDLY PLEASURES!!!! It means the exploration of Gods majesty and magnitude, traveling to new places and exploring different cultures and rafting the canyons and the list goes on and on. I am unique I guess in the desire for everybody to see alllll that GOD has done and made for our enjoyment. I am not on an ego trip or think I need to have more or less than somebody else to be or not to be Godly. I do however think that as a person it is my duty to empower people to see the light first in their own lives and how to achieve a more colorful understanding of what God has to offer. If one looks to God and commits to him only for financial gain it will be a short lived relationship. That is why friends, I started all of this with a lesson on gratitude. First you must truly be grateful or you will never find true happiness. Then if you are truly grateful you will learn and forgive in every aspect and experience in life. At this juncture in my spiritual maturing is where I found true happiness and along with it the liberation, the freedom, the lifting of years and years of bad, angry, hateful, feelings for those I felt had wronged me, either in actions or with their spoken words, and freedom from those who had become my masters, intentionally or unintentionally. When you encounter this freedom you will not be able to see others or look upon life with the same eyes as before. Hard concept to understand I know. It is an even harder task to accomplish.... and maintain oneself at a distance due to our own desires......love and peace to all

BIRTH RIGHT OR NOT?

GOOD MORNING FRIENDS…GOT COFFEE? HEHE….. WELL APPRECIATED THE COMMENTS AND GLAD TO BE ABLE TO CLARIFY POINTS ON PAST ENTRIES, AND THIS BRINGS US TO TODAYS QUESTION. WERE YOU BORN? WERE YOU MADE IN THE LIKENESS OF GOD? WERE YOU GIVEN THE CHANCE OR BETTER ASED THE OPTION OF SALVATION THROUGH JESUS’ DEATH? IF YOU ARE READING THIS THEN I AM 100 PERCENT SURE THAT ALL THESE THINGS CAN BE ANSWERED WITH A YES….AND THAT YOU WILL AGREE THAT THE BIBLE TEACHES YOU THAT. SO THEN YOU ALSO HAVE TO AGREE THAT WE BY RIGHT OF BIRTH ARE GIVEN THE OPTION TO THE HEIRDOM OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD ….CORRECT….OBVIOUSLY YOU ANSWERED YES. NOW, WEBSTERS SAYS THIS, Right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by BIRTH. WHEN WE LOOK BACK IN THE OLD TESTAMENT WE SEE HOW ESAU HAD THE BIRTH RIGHT TO ALL OF HIS FATHERS LAND ANIMALS AND SO FORTH…. NOW IM SURE THAT YOU AGREE TO THIS SO AS YOU READ FURTHER ON IN THE BIBLE YOU WILL SEE FOR THE LACK OF SOMRTHING IN HIS LIFE …FOOD…CAUSED HIM TO SELL IT TO JACOB FOR FOOD….SO… GOD SENT JESUS TO EARTH TO GIVE ALL MANKIND THE OPERTUNITY FOR SALVATION, THEREFORE IN TURN ALSO GIVING US OUR BIRTH RIGHT. NOW, WE CAN DO EITHER AS ESAU AND SELL OURSELVES TO SIN, TEMPTATION, AND SPIRITUAL DEATH, (LOSING OUR BIRTHRIGHT) OR HUMBLY MAKE THE ATTEMPT AT RETAINING THIS GIFT THROUGH THE SALVATION IN CHRIST. I SAY HUMBLY MAKE THE ATTEMP BECAUSE NO MAN IS PERFECT, BUT AT THE POINT OF RECOGNITION AND UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW IS, WE ALTER OURSELVES ACCORDINGLY. NOW…ASK YOURSELVES WHEN DO WE LOSE THIS BIRTH RIGHT? FORTUNATELY, UNLIKE ESAU WE ARE ABLE TO RECOVER THIS RIGHT AT ANY POINT IN OUR LIVES UP TILL DEATH. I SEE LIFE AS SUCH….LIFE IS A LONG ROAD, NARROW AND EXTREMELY STRAIGHT, WITH DITCHES ON BOTH SIDES. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN A ROAD AND HAPPEN TO GO OFF INTO THE DITCH? IT GETS REAL ROUGH. SO WHEN IT GETS REAL ROUGH GOING YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT ON THE RIGHT PATH…OR GOING WHERE GOD WANTS YOU TO GO….WALLACE WATTLES WRITES IN HIS BOOK THE SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH, THAT GOD WANTS YOU TO BE HAPPY, TO ENJOY EVERYTHING THAT HE HAS PUT HERE, BUT HE ALSO WANTS YOU TO DO HIS BIDDING. NOW, SOME MAY SAY THAT DOESNT SOUND LIKE ANY FUN…. THAT IS BECAUSE THEIR PERCEPTION OF FUN IS WORLDLY…..SEE GOD GAVE US HEALTHY BODIES, GOOD LITERATURE,BEAUTIFUL CARS, HOUSES, AIRCRAFT, ELECTRICITY, RUNNING WATER, HANDSOME MEN, BEAUTIFUL WOMEN WONDERFUL CHILDREN, GOOD ROADS, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON….YOU MIGHT BE SAYNG NO HE DIDN’T, SOMEBODY INVENTED THEM. EXACTLY, AND HOWWAS THAT POSSIBLE? THROUGH THE ABILITY TO THINK, REASON, DREAM AND ACT….ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE HERE FOR OUR ENJOYMENT, SO ENJOY THEM, LIVE LIFE, AND BE HAPPY….NOW, THIS BRINGS ME TO ANOTHER TOPIC THAT I WILL CLARIFY, YOU MAY BE SAYING LISTEN TO THIS GUY ALL TALKING BIBLE AND ALL BUT STILL CLAIMING TO THE “”IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD DO IT “” LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD. OK, I DON’T DENY THE FACT THAT I THINK LIKE “”IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD DO IT”…BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND HOW THEY CREATE THEIR HAPPINESS. NOW IM SURE THAT YOU WILL AGREE TO THE FACT THAT NOBODY DOES A WHOLE LOT OF WHAT THEY DON’T LIKE TO DO OR WHAT DOESN’T MAKE THEM HAPPY, RIGHT. YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT A PERSON, ANYBODY CAN ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE AND LOVE TO DRIVE AN EXOTIC CAR, OR ENJOY A GOOD BOOK, WITH THE LIST GOING ON AND ON... RIGHT? NOW YOU ALSO KNOW THAT IF AN INDIVIDUAL GOES OUT AND CREATES THEIR HAPPINESS THROUGH COMPETION, GREED, LUST, SEFISHNESS, AND PRIDE THAT THEY REALLY ARE NOT HAPPY EXCEPT IN THE MOMENT, AND IN TRUE REALITY ARE LOOKING FOR THAT SOMETHING BUT DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS. HAVING THIS GREAT LACK FOR SOMETHING IN THEIR LIVES CAUSES THEM TO KEEP ON LOOKING AND LOOKING FOR THEIR TRUE HAPPINESS. MONEY AND WORLDLY PLEASURES ARE NOT THE ANSWERS FRIENDS… WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU GIVE AN UNHAPPY MAN A MILLION DOLLARS..... AN UNHAPPY MAN WITH A MILLION DOLLARS….A VERY PROMINENT AND WEALTHY MAN WHO HAD ENCOUNTERED IN HIS LATTER DAYS THAT HIS FAMILY LEFT HIM AND HIS HEALTH WAS IN A BAD WAY SAID …..I WOULD GIVE ALL MY MILLIONS TO HAVE MY FAMILY AND HEALTH BACK. THIS MAN HAD WORKED HIMSELF OUT OF A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY AND GOOD HEALTH ALL IN THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS THROUGH MONEY….FOR WHAT. MONEY IS A WONDERFULL TOOL, BUT A TERRIBLE GOAL. WANT MORE MONEY, WANT MORE HAPPINESS, DO WHAT EVER IT IS THAT YOU LOVE TO DO…. WITH THE INTENTION OF WHAT EVER IT IS, THAT SOMETHING WILL BETTER HUMAN LIFE FOR ALL, AND BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH GODS DESIRES FOR YOUR LIFE. FRIENDS WE DON’T HAVE TO STRUGGLE IN LIFE, WE DON’T HAVE TO, BUT WE WILL. WHY, THAT IS HOW GOD KEEPS YOU ON THE RIGHT ROAD. SO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF STRUGGLING, JUST ASK HIM TO SHOW YOU THE RIGHT PATH BACK TO THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE RENDERING SERVICE TO HIM IN THE WAY HE WISHES. TRUST HIM AND HE WILL WITHOUT A DOUBT, SHOW YOU, AND BLESS YOU. REMEMBER FRIENDS THAT IF YOU ASK YOU ALSO NEED TO LOOK FOR DOORS THAT OPEN AND FOLLOW THAT INNER VOICE. BE READY TO ACCEPT THE DUTY NO MATTER WHAT….AND YOU WILL SEE THE WORLD OPEN UP BEFORE YOU. SMILE AND LAUGH WITH SOMEONE TODAY, BE HAPPY AND GAURENTEED MORE HAPPINESS IS SURE TO FOLLOW, LOVE AND MORE LOVE WILL FOLLOW, GIVE AND GIVE SOME MORE. THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT….DID YOU KNOW THAT THE THINGS THAT WE GET FOR FREE AND WITH OUT LIMIT ARE THE THINGS WE REALLY LIMIT AS TO WHAT WE GIVE OUT TO OTHERS …… SMILES …LAUGHTER….HAPPINESS….LOVE. YOUR GREATEST RICHES WILL BE DERIVED FROM THE GIVING OF THESE THINGS AS ABUNTANTLY AS YOU RECEIVE……KNOW IT

MINDSET MIRICLES

GOOD DAY BAD DAY…..HOW YOU START YOUR DAY CAN TEND TO INVOKE THE TREND OF YOUR DAY…WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND MANY TIMES I FEEL LIKE A DENTIST TRYING TO PULL THAT HARD TO GET AT WISDOM TOOTH WHILE WE PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR DAY OF SCHOOL. DO YOU EVER ASK YOURSELF…WHY AM I ALWAYS LATE FOR WORK IN THE MORNING OR WHY CANT THINGS BE WHERE I LEFT THEM? HOLD UP JUST A SECOND!! OK, TAKE A DEEEEP BREATH SLOW DOWN THINK ABOUT IT… WHAT ARE YOU FEELING? FRUSTERATION…ANGER… MAYBE YOU ARE READY TO START THROWING THINGS OUT OF DESPERATION. TAKE ANOTHER DEEP BREATH….. REWIND YOUR MEMORY BACK TO HOW YOU STARTED YOUR DAY. I CAN IMAGINE IF YOU WERE EXPERIENCING THESE THINGS HOW YOU WOKE UP….UUGH GOT TO GO TO WORK OR DO THIS OR DO THAT…..RIGHT…WELL WERE YOU GRATEFULL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A JOB…OR CHILDREN. 1000S OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD DON’T HAVE OR LOSE JOBS, CHILDREN, CARS, NICE CLOTHES, OR EVEN EYESIGHT OR THE BODY TO CARRY OUT THESE PRIVILEGES, BLESSED? YOU ARE EXTREMELY BLESSED. DO YOU HAVE REASONS TO BE GRATEFULL? YOU HAVE LOADS OF REASONS. WERE YOU? NOT ENOUGH…….. GRATITUDE = HAPPINESS = LOVE = HAVING AN AWESOME DAY . IF YOUR DAY STARTS OUT WRONG ….TAKE 5 TO REWIND AND YOU WILL SAVE YOUSELF TIME, YOU WILL BE MORE EFFICIENT, YOU WILL HAVE A CLEARER MIND TO ENJOY THE COLOR AND BEAUTY AROUND YOU AND YOU WILL HAVE A FEELING OF FREEDOM. TAKE A DRIVE, PUT THE TOP DOWN, LET THE WIND BLOW THROUGH YOUR HAIR AND FEEL THE SUN AS YOU PUT ON A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF MUSIC AND REALLY ENJOY ……LIFE JUST A THOUGHT

CRITIQUING AND PURPOSE

WOW.... Enjoyed the comments and feed back....hope you are back to read and enjoy more. As I read the comments I was able to see that, like someone once said, that no one understands what is written exactly like the author does. The purpose here is to help people think about the way that they treat others and how to rebuild what has been lost in relationships, and in doing this the rest will follow. You ever get frustrated with your spouse ...... or child or co worker etc...We all have...that is why we have stress......in relationships in marriage in business and many other areas of life. If love conquers all and it is patient and kind and forgiving ...then why the frustration? Because we are impatient and don't take the time to be a servant to others....there is only one time that I recall seeing Jesus during his time here on earth really get angry and making a point of a harsh judgment on people.....in most cases he was patient and loving towards people and took the time to teach them how and why they were pursuing incorrect thought and action processes. All too often we judge people and literally write them off as not even having a chance to rectify their situations and change their lives to respond to the calling of God. Oft times we forget that by love and gentle guidance Jesus brought us to where we are today. We were all born with a birthright to obtain the inheritence to the kingdom of God. Now, Paul told us that we were to be in the world but not of the world. He also says in 1 Corinthians. 9:18-23 to go unto all types and teach that they may also have the chance of a heavenly crown. In a scientific study done on fish they put 2 kinds of fish in a tank one type was a minoes and the other was a pike, the pike ate all the Minoes. Then in the second part they put a glass divider between the two types of fish. The pike could see the Minoes so he takes a fast swim towards the Minoes and hits the divider, he then shakes it off and goes around for the second try... again ....and again....well after five or six tries he stops trying. They then took the divider out and the Minoes swam all around him and even bumping into him..... And he did nothing.... why ... because to him they were off limits....many people today see others in this same fashion ... and like wise many people see the church in the same fashion.... they see nothing to gain ...only pain, so they stop trying.This friends is what I am talking about.....by judging people. Don’t look at their past and present as their future, expect change ask for change plant the seed of love and kindness. If they are falter and are carrying a load, don't preach at them invite them to gatherings of loving kind people let them feel the energy of love and attention everybody wants to be loved. They want to feel the tender mercy and to feel appreciated, to be a part of the bigger picture. Shutting the door due to ones past especially if they want to construct a new future around God and his greatness, is totally going against Gods’ purpose. Now friends I am not condoning what they are doing in the present....absolutely not, but neither am I going to refrain from gently planting a seed into their hearts and showing them love and friendship. Mat 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. Mat 7:2 for with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Mat 7:3 and why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Mat 7:4 or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Mat 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. We all have a past….present…. and a future…..what one does to make a difference in the world is what sets one apart….and what made all the great avatars of the past great? Their service to mankind…….their acts……their dreams….their aspirations and their inspirations. No man is great as a master, history proves this, and the bible proclaims it.