HAPPINESS – – – WHAT’S MISSING ?

August 15, 2020 By Leave a Comment

Consider all of our criteria for happiness (missing from Jesus’ list of blessed people):

+success

+money

+entertainment

+commendation

+no pain

+health

+retirement

+self esteem

+fitness

+reputation

+included

+tolerant

+respected

+connected

+stuff

+insured

+’guaranteed’ income

+’permanent” income

+leisure

+ease

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Question:

Does our list deliver?

Does the list deliver happiness, for real, for good, lasting?

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Now, Jesus’ list:

1-“poor in spirit—happy-blessed”

2-“mourners—happy-blessed”

3-“meek—happy-blessed”

4-“hungry, thirsty for righteousness—happy-blessed”

5-“merciful—happy-blessed”

6-“pure in heart—happy-blessed”

7-“peacemakers—happy-blessed”

8-“persecuted for righteousness—happy-blessed”

9-“reviled, persecuted, falsely accused of evil for following Me—happy-blessed”

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Question:

Does Jesus’ list deliver?

Does the list deliver happiness, for real, for good, lasting?

1-“theirs is the kingdom of heaven”

2-“they will be comforted”

3-“they will inherit the earth”

4-“they will be filled”

5-“they will obtain mercy”

6-“they will see God”

7-“they will be called the children of God”

8-“theirs is the kingdom of heaven”

9-“rejoice, be exceedingly glad, your reward is great in heaven, that is how the prophets before you were persecuted”

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So, choose your list—

to achieve short-term ‘happiness’

or

to receive permanent blessedness.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

NOVEMBER 3 ELECTION – – – IF . . .

August 13, 2020 By Leave a Comment

IF . . .

+If Trump wins, all hell breaks loose (test runs are staging now by the other side).

+If Trump does not win, all hell breaks loose (endorsed by the other side, according to plan, to finish destroying Constitutional America).

+If far left democrat leaders win, we quickly find the truth of their goals—what we have filtered through the lens of AMERICA (“How could they propose such bizarre ideas here?”) will no longer apply—they will immediately destroy all we hold dear, and implement complete government control (paying for their outlandish promises is then irrelevant).

+If capitalism wins, we have a chance to recover and finish rebuilding what we had before corona.

+If socialism, marxism, totalitarianism wins, USA becomes USAR (Union of Socialist American Republics), aka Venezuela.

+If democrats win, then president Harris shortly.

+If mail-in voting delays results, then president Pelosi ????

+If the left wins, Texas better be ready to act quickly. We can’t wait and see if we can work with the new government. Re-establish The Republic of Texas (so Texans can have law and order, under authority of OUR government). Otherwise, Texans will take law and order into our own hands to stop rioting and defend our border(s).

+If the left wins—“When the wicked come to power, the righteous go into hiding.” We haven’t had to do that literally, yet.

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The converse to the above passage is all-important between now and Nov. 3.

When the righteous go into hiding, the wicked come to power.

In California, three fourths of Christians did not vote in the last election—hiding—they could flip California if they just voted.

Likewise all across this country.

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It is too late in this ball game to wait and see, or sit this one out, or listen to the media in bed with the democrats and antifa and blm.

They’re coming after you and me—last chance for voting to stop them.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Political---Cultural, Time

BUSYNESS – – – BLESSING OR CURSE

July 23, 2020 By Leave a Comment

“Busyness is often barrenness.”—–on afr.net

Filed Under: Inspirational, Political---Cultural

“SATAN FLEES WHEN . . .”

July 23, 2020 By Leave a Comment

“Satan flees when he sees the weakest saint upon his knees.”

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ANTIFA/BLM

July 23, 2020 By Leave a Comment

ANTIFA/BLM—the hooded KKK—endorsed ‘against racism’ ? ? ?

-burning
-terrorizing
-destroying
-killing
-hiding under masks
-secretly organized and funded and publicly approved by prominent people and the democrat party, to take down America.
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Americans, speak up and speak out while you can against the evil that has fooled so many people to believe lies, including people you know.
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We MUST now change from saying,
“You can’t win, reasoning with leftists”
to start practicing,
“We have to speak up for TRUTH, with TRUTH, no matter what.”
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America was founded solidly on the Bible, so “The Sword of the Spirit” is the weapon to win this war for freedom.
Get familiar with the connections between the Bible and our heritage, so you can talk with authority.
A sword does no good safe in the scabbard.

Filed Under: Inspirational, Political---Cultural, Time

WHAT IF JESUS TOLD YOU TO . . . ?

July 18, 2020 By Leave a Comment

No, Jesus wouldn’t tell me to do that—that was just for the person He was talking to in the Bible.

Such as . . .?
+”Sell all you have, give it to the poor, and come follow Me.”
+”You feed them.”
+”Let the little children come to Me, and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of God.” DON’T KILL THEM—Don’t “send them away,” as the disciples said.
+”Don’t lay up treasures on earth.” (as in the typical American retirement portfolio)
+”Where your treasure is, there your heart WILL BE ALSO.”
+”Lay up treasure in heaven.” (can’t lay it up in heaven and keep it on earth)
+”If you see your brother or sister in need, and shut up your bowels of compassion, how does the love of God dwell in you?”
+”Do good to all people, especially to those of the household of faith.”
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The devil’s first words, to Eve, effective ever since:
“Did God really say . . .?”
What if Jesus asked you to do something uncomfortable, to give up . . ., to give away . . .?
You might ought to listen, and do it.
Learn from Adam and Eve—it boils down to a simple choice, not rationale.
Are you afraid to go against the grain of history?
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Better to be on the right side with God—the right side of His/story—than on the right side of momentary history.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Financial, Political---Cultural, Time

THE PROMISE – – – THEN THE PROVISION

July 18, 2020 By Leave a Comment

The Promise—“As your days, so shall your strength be.”
The Provision—“We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.”
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“I’m glad I got the promise before I got the provision.”—–Steve Brown

Filed Under: Faith Based, Financial, Inspirational, Time

TWO DONKEY RIDES – – – AND THEN . . .

July 8, 2020 By Leave a Comment

A few days before He was born, Jesus rode in to town on a donkey.
1-small town
2-unacclaimed
3-noticed by few
4-humble circumstances, simple path
5-limited exclusive announcement by angels to a handful of uneducated shepherds, and by a star to a handful of highly educated astronomers
6-low profile for thirty years

A few days before He died, Jesus rode in to town on a donkey.
1-major city
2-widely acclaimed
3-noticed by everyone
4-honor carpeted path
5-unconstrained praise by children
6-high profile for a few days

One day Jesus will ride in to town on a white horse.
1-all cities and everywhere in between
2-acclaimed by all (some thrilled, some terrified)
3-noticed by everyone, ready or not
4-everything cleared in His path
5-angel trumpet for the whole world to hear
6-permanent, undisputed reign by
THE KING OF THE UNIVERSE, FOREVER ! ! !

Are you ready?
Better get ready, today!
Talk to Jesus.

Filed Under: Faith Based, Inspirational, Time

“LAY UP TREASURES . . .”

July 8, 2020 By Leave a Comment

“LAY UP TREASURES . . .”
WHERE TO STASH THE STUFF?

“Lay up treasures in heaven.”—–Jesus
You can’t lay it up in heaven, and keep control of it on earth.

That makes it pretty simple, black and white, where you decide to put your money.
The clear words of Jesus are at odds with much of the prevailing financial advice designed to be compatible with modern American money management.

Filed Under: Faith Based, Financial, Political---Cultural

WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT . . .

July 8, 2020 By Leave a Comment

WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT WITH OUR MONEY, AS LONG AS OUR HEART IS RIGHT BEFORE GOD.

Really?
And what says that our heart is right before God?
OUR MONEY DOES!

So we can’t do whatever we want with our money, even if we say our heart is right before God.
Everyone speaking on the story of Jesus telling the rich, young leader to sell everything, give it to the poor, and follow Him—everyone, even Billy Graham, is compelled to give a disclaimer.
“Jesus didn’t want his money; He wanted his heart.”
The problem with saying that is something else Jesus said to everyone, “Where your money is, there your heart will be also.”
So God can’t have my heart without having my money.

A man decided to go to a pastor to unload his troubles, because his life was falling apart.
When he called to make the appointment, the pastor told him to bring his checkbook.
The man got angry that this pastor was charging for counseling.
The pastor assured him that he was not.
When they met, the pastor used the man’s checkbook to reveal where his heart was, and where his priorities and problems were.

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Financial, Inspirational
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