Making a Difference in your Life, in the Parts that are for Keeps!
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“When the wicked rise to power, righteous people go into hiding.”
It could also be said (in America in recent years) that when the righteous (Christians) go into hiding, the wicked rise to power.
But, you say, we are not hiding—we still go to church and worship openly—even leaders on the other side say we have freedom of worship.
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The worst kind of hiding for Christians in America that has been going on for decades is satisfaction with business as usual.
The most dangerous, most perilous place for Christians is comfortable–getting along, fitting in, included, and inclusive.
Ask yourself, “Am I living, ‘called by Jesus’, daily, to make a difference—or—fitting Jesus into the successful life I have chosen in this prosperity-blessed country?”
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Perhaps a little play with words can help get someone’s attention.
Compatibility with the culture has canceled Christians’ countering corruption and countless calamities around us, and in our churches.
We all know how horrible it can be to experience alzheimer’s or watch someone go through it.
But we recognize the universal role of humor to help cope with fear of some things from a distance.
As a counter to my ongoing loss of memory and mental acuity, I had this light-bulb moment some time ago:
Since they say that short-term memory tends to lose function first, I decided that is not my problem—it’s just things that happened over thirty seconds ago that I struggle with.
Oh well, just a thought.
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And, if a person has a number of experiences with minor memory failure, could that give natural immunity to the real thing ?
Please don’t take this too seriously.
We can find passages in the Bible that seem to say the opposite of other passages, including instructions for living the Christian life.
And there are numerous oxymorons where opposites are found within the same verse.
So, what do we do with that ?
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Read more in the Bible, and ask for direction for our life.
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God didn’t write the Bible for us to understand everything—then we would not need Him.
He left stuff beyond our grasp to show He is beyond us.
But He also gave us all we need to know and understand—for a personal relationship with Him—and He made that so simple a child can get it—in fact we must come as a child would come.
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So, try to be less concerned about difficult parts, and ask for wisdom and willingness to obey (that is, apply in your everyday life) what is clear.
The best way to greater understanding of the Bible is to do what it says that you already understand.
“If anyone wills (decides, is willing) to do His will, he will know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God.”
Many people don’t want to accept the Bible and Jesus, because He calls for change—they must resort to raising ongoing questions and objections that come from their unwillingness to obey—because they can’t give up their lifestyle.
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Putting Jesus in charge of their life is too much to ask.
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But they can’t just walk away (like the rich, young guy, when Jesus told him he had to give up what was dear to him) because their conscience still bothers them—so they present feeble debates of the centuries.
Fighting God is a losing proposition, even if you think you have a case.
Like “There is no God, and I hate Him.”
NO CELL PHONES IN THIS ROOM OR THIS ROOM OR THIS ROOM !
+ No cell phones in the bathroom !
+ No cell phones in the bedroom !
+ No cell phones in the room where you are eating, TOGETHER !
I could write for an hour on the best use for each of those rooms, and how I thought of this article sitting in one of them.
But it is more effective if I let you think and talk about how you and yours will use your time there, without cell phones.
HOW COULD HE DO THAT ?
How ?
By evil influence and power of the devil.
HOW COULD HE GET AWAY WITH DOING THAT HERE ?
How ?
By divine influence and power of God in “we the people”—MISSING ! ! !
You’ve seen or heard of stickers on gas pumps, when prices skyrocketed—“I Did That” with Joe Biden’s picture or name.
With the new TV screens turned on for a captive audience while you pump gas, picture this, coming to a gas station near you—coming to all gas stations and all screens:
Joe Biden (or equivalent) on the screen saying, “Yes, I did that. And I did this—
— I finished fundamentally changing America,
— I finished the great reset,
— I finished shutting up Christians,
— I finished capitalism,
— I finished the economy,
— I finished my deal with China,
— I finished America.”
And then, on the screen—the real one, working for the real enemy, in charge, for real, in real time—tells everyone, EVERYONE, all at one time, the rules of the new world order, and what you must do, if you want to eat, and live.
X = 10
X = 10
XX = WOMAN
OCTOBER 10
REAL WOMEN’S DAY
Thank You, Riley Gaines
Try saying that, first thing in the morning, and perhaps during the day—
—before or after saying the verse, “casting all your cares upon Him, because He cares for you.”
The proof, the test, of casting all your cares upon God—
—can you, will you, then say, “I don’t have a care in the world.”?
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Had to add this a few days later:
“I don’t have a care in the world—I just have a job to do, in front of me right now, given by God.”
You see, I’m working for Him—He’s my boss—I’m not in charge—It’s not up to me to figure things out—I just follow His orders—So, I must ask Him for orders, about everything—Then I don’t have a care in the world.
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”
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