Showing posts with label God. Show all posts
Showing posts with label God. Show all posts

Monday, August 20, 2007

The Kingdom Of Heaven Is A Breath Away - Even When You're Going Through Hell

Heaven is a topographic point on earth. Bashes that rise questions...sound absurd? Are it possible to undergo a minute on Earth that's just like heaven? Only you can know for yourself...not believe for yourself...but know for yourself. Keep reading. Heaven may be near than you think.

A large tough samurai warrior once went to see a small monk. "Monk," he said, in a voice accustomed to instantaneous obedience, "teach me about Heaven and hell!" The monastic looked up at this mighty warrior and replied with arrant disdain, "Teach you about Heaven and hell? I can't learn you anything. Look at yourself. You're dirty. You smell. Your leaf blade is rusty. You're a disgrace. Get out of my sight." The samurai was furious. He trembled and his human face turned reddish with rage; he raised his sword, preparing to slay the small monk.

"That's hell," the monastic said softly. The samurai was completely taken back. He took a deep breath, deeply moved by the compassionateness and resignation of this small adult male who had offered his life, to give this teaching, and show him hell! He slowly lowered his sword, filled with gratitude, and suddenly peaceful. "And that's heaven," said the monk.

After reading the above narrative in a book called How Can I Help, I immediately thought how much we are like the warrior when something unpleasant haps and we acquire angry. Our disquieted fill ups us with interior disturbance and gives us an experience of life that we depict as "going through hell". If that's where we are left when upset, it's not where we must stay.

Many people utilize the saying, "This is a piece of Heaven on earth" to depict a beautiful place, experience, or clip when they are present to what only Supreme Being could do and make possible. Describing life that manner is not normally what we make on a day-to-day basis. Watching your kid being born, standing on the rim of the Thousand Canyon, and other astonishing experiences, aren't regular happenings for most of us. However, that doesn't intend we can't experience life as "a piece of Heaven on earth" on a day-to-day basis.

The cardinal is being present to what Supreme Being have created and made possible — day-in and day-out. Since Supreme Being is love and we are created in His image, when our way of being encompasses love (patience, kindness, gratitude, gentleness, forgiveness, etc.), we undergo the Kingdom of Heaven because we undergo the presence of God, but only if we acknowledge the opportunity.

Recognizing and experiencing the Kingdom of Heaven is only possible in the present moment. Experiencing life as, "just like heaven" originates from our Godly way of being...right now; Not our human way of being. Here's what I mean. See the two fundamentally different ways of being, from which we dwell our lives.

God's manner of being radiances through when we are being: Loving, Accepting, Grateful, Faithful, Trusting, Forgiving, Hopeful, Joyful, Helpful, Caring, Generous, Giving, Compassionate, Kind, Patient, Understanding, Humble, and Authentic.

The human reactive manner of being radiances through when we are being: Hateful, Judgemental, Ungrateful, Fearful, Worried, Anxious, Distrustful, Resentful, Angry, Full of Despair, Miserable, Distraught, Uncaring, Selfish, Unkind, Impatient, Self-Righteous, Prideful, Inauthentic, and Fake.

As you can see, how much or how small we undergo Supreme Being and "heaven on earth", depends on our manner of being. When our reactive ways of being tally rampant, we undergo separation from God, just as the the warrior did. In our suffering, the Kingdom of Heaven looks far, far away. We neglect to recognize that God isn't missing from our life. Rather, our reactive ways cause us to miss God's presence. In missing God's presence, we also lose the Kingdom of Heaven.

On the other hand, when we reflect a Godly manner of being, we are in harmoniousness with God. As a result, we undergo God's presence and peace and naturally depict life as..."just like heaven."

Today is a portion of ageless life. Heaven and Hell are words that tin depict your experience on any given day. If you ever depict yourself as "going through hell", take a deep breath and make what you must to set your manner of being so you can undergo the other side -the Kingdom of Heaven...right here on earth.

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Doing His Will

"...ye cognize not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a small time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Godhead will, we shall live, and make this, or that. Therefore to him that knoweth to make good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin." (James 4:13-17)

It is a good pattern in all things to state "if the Godhead will, we will make this or that" as our life is a vapor. It is of import to retrieve life is short and to see if what you're choosing and doing counts in your ageless record. One manner of doing this is how Jesus Of Nazareth said that He states nil and makes nil except what our Father have given Him to do, and He volition & can only make His volition since He is the spotless lamb and the King of Righteousness who cannot go against even one of His commands.

Many say they're seeking to make God's will. There is only one diagnostic test as to what His volition is, which is His ageless law. The Holy Place Spirit can never take person against God's law, only our ain flesh and the human race can take us on a destructive way outside of God's will. His volition is His WORD, AKA "the Bible". If you desire to cognize His volition in your life, you'll happen it in the pages of His word. The complete revealed will to His people is His word or law. In all lawsuits Jesus Of Nazareth kept God's law perfectly, He lived the word better than any other. The Sabbath was made for healing which is why He did 7 healings on the Sabbath days.

Jesus spoke the truth saying the Pharisees make cull the law of Moses by their man-made traditions (Mark 7:7-9).

Many Christian churches today also fall into this rejection of God's word through keeping their ain unbliblical man-made traditions. We cognize Supreme Being had already promised that "..they World Health Organization reject God's law, Supreme Being will in tax return reject them..."and as a consequence "forget our children". (Hosea 4:6)

Our day-to-day supplication is that we and others make God's volition in the earth, the same manner that it is perfectly being done by the angels in heaven, as we have got been told to pray, that His Kingdom makes come up up to earth:

Matt 6:10 "Thy land come. Thy will be done in earth, [as it is] in heaven." (KJV)

James Chapter 1 poetry 22 again gives us the biblical counsel of abiding in Christ: "be ye actors of the word, and not listeners only..."

This of course of study is the continual subject as Jesus is called the word (John 1:1 &14), the manner we cognize we have got a human relationship with Jesus is by how much we are doing His Word. He was the word that spoke the celestial sphere and Earth into existence, He hasn't changed the manner then sun sets since His word spoke it just as the other parts of His word hasn't.

1John Chapter 2 poetry 4 repeats this principal, which we trust is beginning to give lucidity as not to seek our ain volition in anything but God's volition we must be unfastened to exactly what His word teaches:
"He that saith I cognize Him and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in Him." For those who believe religion (or faithing as Dr. Gene George C. Scott sets it) doesn't have got to include obeisance are far off from His Grace and Freedom workings in their lives.

If you believe in the word you will react or obey it, am I right? of course! Romans 10:17 states "Faith come ups by hearing the word". So we cognize how religion comes. "Faith without plant is dead" (James 2:17).

We must go back to biblical definitions of words, as we "live by every word". The definition of sinfulness is misdemeanor of God's law (1John 3:4). If the spirit sets you free from sin, then the spirit will authorise you to obey the law of Supreme Being of course.

As Jesus Of Nazareth said we must make it in love for God, not tradition. It have always been the bosom status He is after, which is why the New Testament is those same laws being written on our Black Maria (as per Heb 8:8 and Jer 31:31).

The Holy Place Spirit will never do you go against God's law. Only the incorrect spirit or old thought of our life before Jesus or without His head operating in us gives us such as thoughts. All things go new when we come up to Christ.

We all turn day-to-day in saving grace and cognition and "a good apprehension have got all they that maintain His commandments". (Psalms 111:10) In Toilet 8:31-32 Jesus said "...they who go on in His word will cognize the truth and the truth and ...will put you free." Not they who disobey or reject it. He said "if you don't believe Moses' word ye CANNOT hear me or cognize me" (John 5:46 & Saint Luke 16:31).

Grace is the Grecian word Charisma where we acquire the word Charismatic or a very capable and talented person. This word Charisma is also translated as some of the manifestations of the Holy Place Spirit, such as as when you through the powerfulness of Supreme Being put manus on person for healing, this is called the personal appeal or gift of healing. Romans 1:15 states "Grace(charisma) is for obedience". A good illustration of biblical saving grace is "For it is Supreme Being which worketh in you both to shall and to make of His good pleasure." (Philipians 2:13) This isn't our ain righteousness when He makes it. The Holy Place Spirit fill ups us both to desire to make His volition and to make it.

Many like to cite "we're saved by by grace" and not complete the sentence which goes on "..through religion unto good WORKS". When the last portion is left out people are highly misled to travel on with the complete antonym thought the Bible conveyed in that passage. It desires you to recognize the Blood of Jesus Of Nazareth Jesus permanently saved us by His ain dear grace, but for what? To make His good works!

It is not the good plant that save but we're saved to make them, people have got just had it backwards because no amount of Good Plant can gain your lasting Negro spiritual salvation. It is only gained by accepting Jesus Of Nazareth Of Nazareth Of Nazareth Christ's punishment paid through His blood.

When our King Jesus the Jesus was asked what is the top commandment He first said "Hear Type Type O Israel" quoted from Deuteronomy 6:4,

Mar 12:29 "And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Godhead our Supreme Being is one Lord:"

That word HEAR in this transition is the word SHAMA (the word for responding & obeying in Hebrew). As we cognize religion come ups by "HEARING" again we see we acquire religion by obeying what we heard. As we go on doing His volition which is His word law.

So as we cognize His volition and His word are one and the same it is up to us to now choose. Our old flesh nature habit desire to make the law, only the Negro spiritual nature will. "For I please in the law of Supreme Being after the inward man: But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into imprisonment to the law of sinfulness which is in my members." (Romans 7:22-23 and "the law is spiritual" (Romans 7:14). Now Choose "As ye have got therefore received Jesus Of Nazareth Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:"

Recommended songs:

"God Brand Me Like You"

"In Him We Live"

"All He Wants is You"

"I Just Desire To Praise You"

Friday, May 18, 2007

Why God Doesn't Answer Your Prayers and Other Puzzling Questions We All Have

Life is full of hard questions. Here's an answer to a few of them.

Q. How come God doesn't always answer our prayers?

A. God doesn't always answer your prayers because you may be asking for something unreasonable or that doesn't fit into the plans God has for you. God is like a good parent; he won't let you do something that is bad for you. Asking to win the lottery might sound like the solution to your money woes but it will probably cause you more harm in the long run than working hard for a living.

Another reason God might not answer your prayers is because you took the credit for the answer. Pulling off that big job or saving your marriage. The expression "all glory goes to God" means you have to give God credit for answering your prayers or he may not answer the next one. And, sometimes the lack of an answer is your answer.

Q. Why do people kill in the name of God?

A. Unfortunately there are people who lose the meaning of what God is saying to us. The Old Testament in the Bible has stories about God helping the Jews fight off their enemies. They win because God is squarely on their side. The problem comes when people today think God is telling them to fight for him. God can fight his own battles. He can win them too!

After God made a new covenant or agreement with us, each of us became responsible for our own outcome. We win the battle by choosing to follow God, and conversely, lose it by not choosing God. And if we don't choose God, by default we've chosen to follow the devil. Scary thought isn't it?

Q. If God exists, why is life so difficult and why is there so much suffering in the world?

A. God is not the one who makes us suffer. God is the one who saves us from the suffering. It's ironic how most people wait until their lives are so bad or they are so miserable they want to end it all before they even consider that God might be able to help. God is available to us 24 hours a day, every day of the year, even on holidays and weekends. God will help you when you call on him, but he won't step in unless you ask.

The devil is the one who brings suffering. His only job is to literally make our lives hell so we'll turn away from God. The devil also tempts us with all sorts of pleasures too but as many people soon find out, those pleasures ruin their lives and bring suffering through loss of jobs, relationships, dignity and even our lives. Once God banishes the devil, all suffering will end.

Q. Why doesn't God just banish the devil right now?

A. As bad as this sounds, God and Satan entered into a kind of bet and we are the prize. Thousands and thousands of years ago, Satan bet God that he could turn us away from God, so God decided to give him a little time to see what would happen.

If you look at what's going on in the world, you might be convinced Satan has won. But more people than ever are turning back to God after trying Satan's pleasures and finding them lacking the one thing every human craves–love. I think we have a God hunger that cannot be satisfied by anything else and that all humans will eventually come back to God.

Q. Why does God cause bad things to happen to good people?

A. God never punishes us. The bad things always come from the devil–Satan. Satan's whole job is to get us to turn away from God so he uses the things that work the best–suffering, pain, tragedy, loss, death. All of this suffering wears us down if we don't have any help. God is there to help.

Your suffering may not end right away but suddenly there is someone else sharing the suffering with you. This is a difficult concept for most people to understand. Why doesn't God just fix it? Mostly God doesn't fix it because we don't learn anything from it. It's like a child who gets in trouble, if the parents always swoop in and fix it right away, the child doesn't learn the lessons. We are the same way.

If you've never had severe financial struggles, how can you have sympathy for someone who does? God wants us to be available to help others so we all have to struggle with something in order to be there to help someone else. Usually the most compassionate people have had the most suffering in their lives. Be thankful for whatever suffering you are going through because it prepares you to help someone else.

Q. Why are some Christians so judgmental? And why do they act so holy but aren't?

A. On the whole, most Christians are less judgmental than the average person is. Some people run into Christians who are not really saved or who are early in their journey with God so they appear to be very judgmental. Just like any other person, there are Christians who are kind, compassionate, smart, funny, goofy, serious, plodding, fussy, messy, quiet, loud, fair and yes, judgmental. Everyone travels a different road to being a better person. Some people take longer to get there than others. Some of the most judgmental Christians are actually much less judgmental than they were before being a Christian. That's all we can hope for–that they'll get less judgmental with every passing day.