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That Are Nearly the Same
1. Doubt
“I am not sure I believe.”
2. Fear
“I am afraid to believe.”
3. Rage
“Why should I have to believe?”
1 Thing You Can Count On
It Will Never Be Safe Enough to Try
Even though counting the cost, checking over your options, planning ahead and troubleshooting are all noble pursuits, there is always some sort of shortage that leaves us wondering if any project is going to succeed.
This is the portion that’s bridged by faith.
As long as we understand that faith is not foolish, nor a replacement for study (we’re supposed to study to show ourselves approved) and faith is not a way to avoid involving ourselves in the process, then each one of us will have to prove his or her own work and at the end we can rejoice in what we’ve accomplished instead of waiting around for the Universal Tow Truck to come and pick up our mess.
Also, faith is not a way to pretend that God is “backing what we’re doing.”
God has systems He wants us to learn. He’s not an employee, learning our system.
It will never be safe enough to try.
At some point, we will have to launch our project, our dreams or even our rehabilitation—without guarantee.
It is another part of the universal system that makes things even, causing us to be equally challenged.
If you’ve done it in the sunshine, you will eventually have to do it in the rain.
Otherwise, you are a person who can only provide sunny-day solutions.
It is a positive part of the human race.
It keeps us from being puffed up with some claim that we are supernatural, or that the supernatural is at our beck and call.
It is what allows humility to stream through us—making us desirable not just for our achievements, but also for our kindness.
3 Things … (May 14th, 2020)
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That Can’t Go Away
1. Faith…
For we need something to believe that congeals our sanity with our talent.
2. Hope…
We require a dream to chase that sometimes chases us back.
3. Love…
Our yearning for a heart of affection is greater than our fear of affliction.
1 Thing You Can Do to Gain the Lasting Respect of Others
Be Straight
Stop trying to make the facts conform to your conviction.
Don’t merely pull out statistics to support your assertion.
Don’t quote the scriptures to confirm your theology.
And stop smirking because you’re convinced that the word “straight” cannot be used for anything other than the opposite of “gay.”
Come with me and we’ll practice:
Abortion kills something.
Religion has very little to do with faith.
Brain injuries are horrible and shouldn’t be marginalized.
The founding fathers warned against religion as much as they praised it.
Guns don’t control themselves.
North Korea is not a Superpower.
Climate change is real enough that we need to get real about it.
Drugs are dangerous—all drugs.
Poverty will not go away. Do what you can.
Wealth is all in who has it.
As far as gender, it does take two to make one.
Concerning race, no one is better than anyone else.
The truth is not here to confirm your theory, politics, theology or prejudice.
The truth is here to free us from stupidity.
1 Thing You Can Do This Week
Stir Your Heart But Lower Your Pressure
It often seems that people become nosy, interfering, nervous and worried because they haven’t settled in their own hearts what their part of life truly is, and what they should do to remain passionate.
They intrude in everybody else’s business.
They increase pressure—on people around them, themselves and even the pressure on their own religion or politics to perform miracles that are not in the making.
What you treasure in your life will be nurtured in your emotions and your passions.
If you haven’t decided what you value, then you’ll try to become involved in everything and the craziness will overwhelm you.
Here’s the truth:
- I don’t care about everything.
- I am not interested in everything.
- Therefore, I am not involved in everything.
My level of activity is limited to my passions.
If you don’t have your heart focused on what your true treasure is in life, you’ll create anxiety in yourself, trying to be proficient at everything.
Stir your heart and lower your pressure.
Tell your heart where you feel excited, where you want to be involved and leave other people alone.
Do yourself a favor–don’t comment on everything.
I don’t have an opinion on everything.
I don’t want to have an opinion on everything.
I don’t want that responsibility.
So I stir my heart everyday to do what thrills me.
And by faith I believe the other parts of life that need to be taken care of are being stirred by the treasures which are in the hearts of my brothers and sisters.
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1 Thing This Week That Life Really Wants You to Know
It’s not decided.
Yes, you will actually have to show up to the meeting, live through it, make your points and succeed or fail.
God is not going to take over for you.
Supernatural help is not coming to your aid, nor rallying to destroy you.
It’s not decided.
Your love will only grow as your fear is exposed.
Your faith will expand if you freely speak out your doubt.
Your destiny will be determined by how well you use your good cheer.
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The S Word … June 11th, 2019
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THE
WORD
The S word that should never be spoken or written again, in my determined opinion is:
SARCASTIC
To me it is the blending of the words “sour” and “caustic”—sour meaning a terrible taste, and caustic referring to poisonous.
Sarcastic is when defeat tries to be clever.
It is disappointment, insisting it is entertaining.
And it is despair, deciding to be inviting.
I am told there are only three things that truly abide: faith, hope and love. If this is true, then any attempts to hinder the trio is nothing more than being sarcastic.
At one time, maybe sarcasm was just satire with a bitter edge. But now it seems to have become the way we communicate—how everything in our world seems doomed to sameness or failure. Anyone who speaks against this sarcastic attitude is considered unlearned, a snowflake or maybe even a prude.
I, for one, believe that nasty deeds begin with nasty attitudes, and nasty attitudes are birthed in the soul of a discouraged hater. And discouraged haters are cloned from other malcontents who just refuse to believe that good has the power to win.
Sarcastic is a horrible condition we find ourselves in.
Sarcastic should be abandoned.
We desperately need artists, politicians, ministers and schoolteachers who will take the time to have their creativity born again, so that they can make faith believable, hope conceivable and love attainable.
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