Making a Difference in your Life, in the Parts that are for Keeps!
“. . . forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching for those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”—–Phillipians 3
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“He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.”—–Revelation 13
Priority is commitment to what we consider most important.
Priorities, commitments, what we consider most important—they can change.
So what can we say, to get on the right track, and stay on the right track.
Priority—something more important than other things that are also important.
Consider the Bible verse, “Seek first the kingdom of God, . . .”
That sounds like a priority, until someone pointed out that the Greek actually says, “Seek only the kingdom of God . . .”
Well, what about the other things we have to have to make it in this life?
The rest of the verse gives the answer, from Jesus, “. . . and all these things will be added unto you.”
Commitment—something we seriously promise to follow and do.
In military conflict, commitment to the cause is superseded by surrender.
In following Jesus, commitment to the cause is superseded by surrender of everything, including our priorities that we consider so important.
What we consider most important—something we must get out of life.
We must find out as soon as possible what God wants us to get out of life.
In following His plan for our life, we don’t have to keep adjusting our priorities and commitments and what we consider most important.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”
“Strait (limited) is the gate, and narrow is the way, that leads to life.”
“Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction.”
We don’t really have options for priorities along the way to heaven.
We have two choices in life, two decisions—
ONE—Choose the very exclusive gate to start on the road to heaven—Jesus.
TWO—Decide ahead of time to say “NO” to every offer to get off the narrow road.
Healthy is Comfortable !
Is Comfortable Healthy ?
Health and Comfort—is that a right ?
Health and Comfort—is that reality ?
No Pain, No Gain.
“Man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward.”
“Woe to those who are at ease in . . .”
“Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry . . . This night . . .”
“We must through much tribulation enter . . .”
God rarely chooses to use someone mightily, without first testing him severely.
“Whom the Lord loves He chastens, and scourges . . .”
What is Comfortable ?
“He will send you a Comforter,” not Comfortable.
“God does not call us to be nice; He often call us to be confrontational.”—–Sandy Rios
“Jesus and I will recognize each other right away, because of the time spent ‘in the fellowship of His suffering.'”—-Joni Erickson Tada
“I’d rather be in this wheelchair, knowing Jesus—than out of it, not knowing Him.”—–Joni Erickson Tada
Christians in China pray for American Christians to have persecution, so we can experience the sweetest relationship with Jesus.
“Endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus.”
“The peace of God passes all understanding.”
Jesus promised us peace and blessings and comfort, not comfortable.
Spiritual comfort—promised.
Physical comfort—not promised.
Rich man and Lazarus—beggar had uncomfortable here, comforted and comfortable in heaven—rich man had comfortable here, torment in hell.
“God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Before the fall, work was a blessing, not a curse.
After the fall, work is still a blessing, but cursed to be hard.
Paradise Restored—work without weariness, work without worry.
So tired, so beat, so exhausted—just want some rest—oh, that’s what heaven’s for.
Maybe someone will benefit from my sharing what I’ve been through, and still experience.
Hypoglycemia—two simple definitions–not so simple.
ONE—It’s just the opposite of diabetes, too much insulin.
TWO—Trigger-happy pancreas reacts to sugar (or perceived sugar) and dumps overdose of insulin immediately, and doesn’t stop when sugar level drops too far.
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I spent my first 27 years devastated, before discovering answers with hypoglycemia.
In fact, at the beginning of summer in 1968 before college, I could not function at all with the farmwork, which I always looked forward to.
Scott and White Hospital in Temple tested everything they could, everything !
They found nothing, and told Daddy and me that maybe someday they would find a chemical to give answers and help.
Indeed, a true conclusion—the chemical was sugar.
The medical community was dealing with diabetes for many decades, but they had no clue about low blood sugar, hypoglycemia.
Thank God for somebody nearly a decade later, who could help me and explain what was happening, and what had been ravaging my entire life.
For starters, the six-hour glucose tolerance test is key for getting numerical facts to verify hypoglycemia, but very few understand how important it is.
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Be sure to keep that on speed dial.
Be sure to call often—whether you need to or not.
You always need to call.
A Christian gentleman was well-known and well-respected by all in the community.
He insisted on one request at his funeral, insisted to such an extent that his friends agreed and promised that they would do it.
He wanted a fork in his hand in his open casket as people walked by in the church at the funeral.
Obviously, people noticed and were puzzled and asked questions.
The people responsible for abiding by their friend’s request were standing there to answer for him.
He wanted everybody to know that he was ready to enjoy dessert ! ! !
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NOW THAT’S A TESTIMONY !
Guns on racks of pickup trucks in high school parking lots were not needed to stop school shootings.
Or, is it perhaps that because they were there, is why they were not needed.
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+Guns on school campuses—everywhere.
+Shootings on school campuses—nowhere.
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NOW
+Guns on school campuses—where?
+Shootings on school campuses—anywhere.
I was there.
You probably were too.
Did you notice that moment ?
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45 seconds after 1:23 in the afternoon (or very early morning) of June 7 in 1989.
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And that makes 123456789—once in a century.
I learned some time ago to thank God for slow.
Whenever I say that to people, they get it.
You could easily expound on the obvious, like slow beats the alternative as you get older.*
But just “be thankful for slow” is sufficient food for thought, standing alone.
Then there are days like the first part of this week.
My van quit on the way to look at a job that I needed now.
It took two more days, identifying two problems, fixing two problems, including waiting for parts.
It prompted an addition to the above saying about slow, and people seem to get it as well.
I’m learning to “BE REAL THANKFUL FOR REAL SLOW.”
*Note the reality oxymoron for seniors—HURRY UP.
Trinity does not enhance evangelism.
Trinity does not make the gospel message more clear.
Trinity creates something that has to be explained, and explained,*
and . . . , and never understood.
Trinity is like a foreign language—keeps those who invented the language occupied talking—self-perpetuating.
Just how, or who said they have to keep this thing going, when it cannot be shown that it does any good reaching people to come to Jesus, or making disciples of those who do?
After seventeen centuries of pushing trinity with nothing gained, it’s time we drop it and get back to the Bible. Five hundred years someone changed the world with “Sola Scriptura“—Scripture Alone—The Bible Alone. REFORMATION REQUIRED AGAIN (on this website). Now, I don’t get excited about Latin making that carry more weight—Latin just maintains the Roman Catholic exclusive monopoly on theology. The universal use of trinity does exactly the same thing—IT KEEPS PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR BIBLES ! ! ! How so—because they won’t find anything in the Bible to explain it. When have you heard anyone expounding on the trinity, telling where they got their wording from the Bible?
*”explain the trinity”- – – 47 million attempts on the internet alone
plus “books to explain the trinity”- – -77 million, so says the internet
plus sermons and teachings “explaining the trinity” by the millions
Instead of all that unsuccessful effort, you could read every wonderful thing the Bible says about the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit a thousand times over, and be much closer to God.
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