Not Budda?

I have a question is our Jesus so tiny that we begin to define Him by Who he is not.

I really think we should start to heal the rift between others of different faiths. Meaning. Jesus is the one who does the convincing not us. We only need to be ready to give an account of who we believe in.

Its like cursing the darkness instead of shining your light in a dark place. If you feel that a Buddist is not walking in the full inlightenment of Jesus Christ as I do. There is no need to badger those who believe in Budda or Chrishna or any other religion. Budda is gone on to the next life of which I believe there is only one eternal life that begins when you are truly enlightened by Jesus the Messiah, the only Christ.

I believe we should define Jesus with your life by all that He is, not just limiting Him with who or what He is not.

SLM
Shundra

A Letter to a Wiccan friend

A Letter to a Wiccan friend.

Dear friend,

The opposition to the greatest Light in the universe hides from all light. So why question angelic beings who are evasive? Our
awareness of our inner light only comes when we get to know Jesus the Creator of all angelic beings. So if you want to know the self
that God wants you to be and not the self that is subject to older and more crafty powers. Ask Jesus to give you knowledge of whom
you are speaking to when you cast a spell. If you find that truth and you need help call on the Name of Jesus.

You mean well but some don't. The origin of a word is powerful. Spirits and unclean spirits are the same if they don't identify themselves. So if you want power, seek the One who has defeated all devilish power on this earth, Jesus.

A side note, all humankind have a spirit that does not die, Christians call this an eternal spirit. We miss them when they leave this world. But don't let our enemy lure you into darkness by using your pain of a loss of a loved one. We cannot go into Heaven from this earth and retrieve them back or go into Hell and pull them out of harm.

The illness that that takes them from this earth, and I did say sometimes, has an evil origin. Other times it is our carelessness. But never forget goodness and mercy has a Godly origin that will overcome all evil powers.

I personally am a Christian so Jesus helps me combat this feeling of loss. If you want to find more about Christianity Don't just look to
Christians to find Christ Jesus. Only love to seek after Jesus and you will know the purpose of gathering together to worship God. Having Christian family is essential to being a Christian. Understanding and growing in the power of Jesus' Love is harder if you don't relate well with people.

Love Shundra

On Loving the Lord Jesus

Most don't have a problem with Jesus. His followers on the other hand have trouble convincing people to believe that they love like their Savior did, and still does. We as Christians see Jesus as who He is God only begotten of the Father.

Its the ONLY part that trips people of other faiths. I do not mean to be a stumbling block. But He Jesus loves and accepts everybody that comes to Him for Help. And it is really not OUR responsibility to convince others that we Love like our Lord and Savior does.

There is a third person that we as Christians call God His name is the Holy Spirit also known as the Helper, the Comforter and the Teacher. He does all the convincing. And if we as Christians try to convince peoples of other faiths of our Love we usually fail.

So the determination to repeat the works that Jesus did in a Loving way depends solely on the Holy Spirit who knows how to convince. He will lift up a Christian or non-Christian to prominence in the world, even to a kind of celebrity of sorts. And another He will have to discipline like one would a child. With time on the team bench. But He the Holy Spirit does not always need the help of humankind to do this. His Universe will do the paying back.

If you haven't put anything in the bank account of heaven. His Universe His World His Creation will have nothing to give you. But on the other hand if you have quietly been depositing acts of kindness and loving care towards others. Then you'll have a fat check to withdraw. What that check looks like for some varies. Some need a miracle. Some actually need money that you can spend on this earth. Its the cashing part that Christians seem to disagree on.

The Bible is full of quotes written in red, by the Writer of the Bible who happened to use people, that describe ways to cash a Spiritual Check on this earth. See Matthew 6:25-33.

Shundra <><

Two Conduits to Eternity

Two Conduits to Eternity

Mat 25:1-13 KJV Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. (2) And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. (3) They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: (4) But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. (5) While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. (6) And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. (7) Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. (8) And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. (9) But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. (10) And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. (11) Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. (12) But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. (13) Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

Conduits or better said two directions to eternity. In Matthew 25 the virgins who were waiting all fell asleep. But to what will we awake to. An altered state of reality? Or the true reality that we have been left behind because we were busy doing good. Good things can be bad if done at the wrong time. When the Bridegroom, Jesus comes back to get His Bride that would not be the time to get ready for His coming. That would be the time to take what ever you have and leave with Him. He has more than enough oil with Him to supply our need for enlightenment.

Our enemy can make a good copy not because he has any creativity but because it is said of him that he is more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. Cunning meaning prudent, crafty and subtle than any beast or creature that the LORD has made. So it would be too wise for us to lean to our own knowledge or any understanding concerning him. I personally believe that our enemy the serpent or Satan cannot create but mimic us to such a degree that he can piggy back on our power to create. Or better said alter the reality that we perceive when given this authority by us. Man has already done this once in Adam. Personally I have let our enemy gain ground on my life by allowing him to use my eyes and other members for his purpose and not those of God. And when he has a piece of us he our enemy does not let go just because you ask him to leave you alone.

We have authority given by Jesus to His church to create or to call those things that are already created by our God into our lives. Jesus is the last Adam and He has taken what we have given to our enemy back for us to subdue this earth in His name. But how long will the Bridegroom do this for us?

He has said He will never leave us or forsake us. This promise will stand throughout eternity, but we have enough of the things of eternity in us to leave him. We are created in His likeness. Without him we can even use his principles to live a good earthly life. But there are times when the best we can do is not good enough. So what then. Divine intervention is needed and if not asked for and desired with everything we are and have, because we are not aware of our need, those of us who have given ground to the enemy will perish.

Where does this enlightenment or awareness come from. From my personal experience my lamp is not enough for this cold, cold world. Not enough heat or light for my feet. Our enemy does not have to attack always. People in themselves are cruel and we don't have to learn how to be from our enemy its the other way around sometimes. Remember we have the power of likeness. So if you think you can do this life by yourself go head. I happen to live in a free country. God is not mocked. I may be, but who am I compared to God the Most High. But I have decided to follow Jesus the oil is built in. Remember, if you don't hear from me again.

The Word Becoming Flesh

In the Beginning was the Word and we know that the Word goes by another name Jesus. And like our Father God we can speak a word and it will become a who or a what. So lets speak on purpose.

I've had visions and dreams formed by a word spoken to me. Some Godly some not so Godly. But Father God has made some of those dreams come true.

Speaking of purpose, the opposite is idle words that have no meaning at all they just lie there fallow and empty. We must, when we have the awareness to recognize them, repent of these idle words.

Before we repent of them we must acknowledge that we are not always aware of them. We like the fabled rip van winkle have fallen asleep. But we will wake, but what to. What will we see when our eyes open to the time that has past while our flesh has been operating on automatic pilot. Father God is Spirit and His children are made in His likeness. We need to acknowledge this truth. Our spirit man is only as strong as we want it to be. This our spirit is our true self.

Our mind will and emotions can operate to a degree by themselves. Its called our subconscious. What is there is up to us for the most part. But there are things that happen to us that we have no control over. Especially if we were children we they happened. It is then that we need Father God to do a Holy Ghost Wipe and Replace. But we as children or adults have a part to play in this process of God Bringing out the best in us. Whether it be in the subconscious (without even thinking) or with the full co-operation of our mind will and emotions. Romans 12:1-2 in the message bible

Some of my personal creeds most come from the Bible and personal experience.

Reject anything that does not fit who you want to become yourself.

Joy is always there.

Father God speaks through everything always ask if it is Him or not.

Somethings can't be translated into English.

There are gifts such as personal languages that God only understands.

But English is best for others to be blessed also.

Fear is good sometimes.

There are somethings that are not meant for man to do.

I wonder why I am not afraid of asking Father God why?

I guess because He knows the answers.

God has said no to me more than I want to admit, but in a Fatherly way.

All His promises are Yes and Amen. Even the personal ones.

Nothing But the Blood

We in the Christian community have our own jargon, but its good jargon. I don't understand the terms we sling around fully. But here is my shot at the Blood.

Its a term that refers to the atonement of Christ. He lived a lifestyle of submission to Father God a while back, in complete gentleness of Spirit concerning those who ran to Him for help. But there where times when He Jesus got angry. But most of His anger was not directed at His students. But the religious community of the time.

So He lives, He died, by torture on the cross for us. He fulfilled Holy Scripture by taking our sin in His body and allowing Himself to be killed on the cross. This was at the hand of Roman soldiers.

But the allowed part is very important. Jesus is the God man. His is fully God and fully man. He could have come down from the cross by one request of the Father.

His blood sacrifice was for our healing and to close the gap between us and Father God. There is a gap between us and God unless we allow Jesus to stand there.
Some have not met God as a Loving and living Father. Because there is still a gap there.

Some blame this on their life circumstances of not having a good Father on this earth as an example. But if Jesus is allowed to stand in your personal gap between yourself and God. He will be Father for you. However you need Him too be. Remember He is creator who made you and me.

Personally I had a good example in both parents from this vantage point. But no one is perfect there were major mistakes made by all concerned but guess who made up the slack. Jesus. My big brother.

If you were to look at my life you may disagree. But Jesus fills in all shortcomings from every person involved in your life by showing you the hurts and the whys of the hearts of your family.

He actually showed me when He was directly speaking through my father who is now with Him in heaven. And continues to speak through my Mother who is still here in the flesh. So when I hear Jesus voice through my Ma, as I call her, its easy to overlook any faults. But back to the Blood. What is left after you see a person through the Blood of Christ. Nothing But Jesus speaking through them to you throughout their whole life. You may seek to find fault but when you hear Jesus speaking you wont be able to find any. Sins need to be confronted at times but in this Light. There is nothing but the Blood of Jesus that will cover and give us the ability to serve and love God as He loves us.

I Want

Those who mourn
Will be comforted
Because I the LORD want.

I will dry your tears,
And wash the dirt
Of this world's cares
From your feet.
Because I the LORD want.

For those who feel loss
For those who have lost
All hope.

I will be a Mother to
The motherless,
A Father to the fatherless.
Because I the LORD want.

Come and give ME
Your sorrows
Because I the LORD Jesus want
To take them from you.

In Loving Memory of Martha Hodges

Shundra L. Moore

Show us the Father

Recognition through our five senses is what happens when God sets us apart for His use. He is the one who does the work. The let part is our job. let Him have his perfect work. I just read a story of a Father and daughter I'm going to change it just a bit. The daughter wanted to help her Father with His work. But what she didn't know was that most of His work was to heal her.

And He the Father had to demonstrate to her how to yield to His hand of healing the hurts in her life. These hurts were the root of all the sins of rebellion and fear that caused her to run from His presence. There is no Wisdom to work without the power of the Father's Love. That means staying still long enough to let Him love you.

His love is the work of the Cross the Grave and the Empty Tomb. The seeds that we sow into another's life is to shine the Light of God's Love and comfort to them in their individual life. His passion is for us. He wants us back so much that he actually sent His son to be tortured to death for us.

We like Adam chose and choose daily to give the power that He gives us to live as Jesus Christ does to a false christ. In plain English, and speaking in the now. He sent the Holy Spirit to teach us to receive His love that is power to live in this cold world. But instead of choosing His Way of doing. We use will power to obey Him and eventually fail. Will power is a power. But all powers will fail except the Love of God towards us. And us towards Him.

Our personal choice should not be worshiped. Even though this is the only thing that we own as Christian stewards. This too must be given to God. When desires are given to God. He gives them back to us in a new form. We are not even aware that we have desires that totally agree with the Father, until we decide to ask for revelation of what is already there.

He is the Comforter who wants show us what we have already said yes to. So that we will be encouraged to take another step towards Him and say yes to Jesus again and again and again. When He the Comforter points out He wants more of our lives.

Applying the Comfort of God to our lives. Some of us have not had a Loving Father in our lives. So the Comfort of God as the Father is alien and something that we do not want because we cannot relate. But never fear the Father will meet us at the place of our hurts. The Holy Spirit will woo us to Him from any point of view.

The Gifts are a comfort and a bait. I don't like the idea of a trap. But the trap is not for us but for the barriers that prevent us from recognizing The Father in the Son. And the witness of the Holy Spirit.

Progression and the witness of the Holy Spirit.

Where did Jesus start? Gotta start somewhere. We know were he ended seated at the right hand of the Father. He began in the desert with a Word From the Father. This is my beloved Son in whom I'm well pleased. Could that pleasure have carried Him through the hard times on the Cross. Or other times when He was called a devil by the Pharisee. The approval of the Father is the Ladder.

make it personal (A conversation with El Elyon)

God sees the end from the beginning of our lives. So He knows your life and times. He will talk to you in a personal language that you and God develop over time spent together. He will use everything that you have or have not. Whatever the case my be.

You just have to ASK. Many already have. And more will. Many of us who are Christians think that the only way God speaks is through His Bible. But this is the foundation of the language not the full substance. The fullness of this personal language is Jesus who is a person, just like you and I.

HIS Father and ours commands angels who know all languages. We also believe that HE speaks through the preached word from pulpits all over this country. It is our choice to limit the basis of our personal language with Father GOD.

Since the Bible is HIS letter to us. He really wouldn't mind if we read some of that first. Then it wouldn't be so difficult to communicate with HIM for those who have just met HIM.

For others who have had a running conversation with God for most of their lives. One where HE answers back in various ways starting with His Living Bible but not excluding other things in our lives. This wont sound strange. But we know that He speaks through the Comforter to us who is just like HIS son, The Glorified Christ Jesus.

There are different kinds of conversations. Questions that we ask HIM for our family and ourselves supplications. Those are the best kinds :).  At least I like those. But then there is the just hanging out with the Father and not really asking for anything.  Those are fun too if you have a personal language that only you and God know. Its like having a secret tree house that has only two members, you and God.

So take the time with God to form a personal language. Its worth it.

Peace Out. SLM

More Good Than Bad

2Kings 6:16  And he answered,H559 FearH3372 not:H408 forH3588 they thatH834 be withH854 us are moreH7227 than they thatH4480 H834 be withH854 them.

My Supplication for our President and his First Lady.
Voices rise to the angels God has heard your cry for our nation.
Fear Not!

HIS Cry

He cries for the souls of men
Led away in slavery.
He cries for the lives they have lost.
Because they have not known
They have an enemy.
The war is easy for our foe
If he is invisible.

The children cry.
Ones abandoned cry out
Don't leave us.
How will we live?
Do we fight alone?

Come back to us!
Away from those
Who steal the soul
And call to gods
Who cannot save them.


They worship themselves
And have no fear
Of the one true God
Who will rule all men.

His hand is sweet
and gentle is He,
But he will not always strive
To set these men free.

We ask for time
Mercy to receive,
His grace to stand in
The gap of Sin
That covers those who do not see.

The children ask
Will our parents come home
from captivity?
If we stand in the gap
That is tailor made
For you and me.

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Music Review

Sean Slaughter Music

Break Free
Review


So Now its down to me.
So Now its down to me.
So Now its down to me.

There's a kink in the system
I wrench in the gear work
All I see is victims it'll make a tear jerk
Zombies they walk the blocks
And know not the fame
I'm talkin about the people who have bowed to the machine

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If you don't want to leave the system that creates cookie cutter people who are slaves to an evil system that creates drug addicts and criminals who don't care for any type of authority. Your feelings will be hurt by this song.

I don't like the fact that he called names. Because those people have tried to restart their lives in rehab. And in my humble opinion we should let the Holy Spirit draw a person by name. And only call a name if it is positive or we have authority to speak into their lives in a word of correction.

But aside from that. This is an excellent song. For the most part he is talking to Religious Christians who give Christians a bad name. Not with their behavior. But with the attitude of being above the blood of Christ.

I know it doesn't sound like it in the first go round. But you need to know his personal testimony before you give too many critiques.


A Small note about my opinion concerning Hhis music. Honest seekers should not be afraid of the lyrics. When he says something negative it is for those who spread negativity on purpose for gain of a dollar, or in the name of God.

So check out some of his music. I own Man on Fire. Its a good album but its not for the faint of heart or those who get offended easily.

Shundra

Writing the Feast

In the process of writing a Short Story about Grace vs. Law. Not Gods Limits to Keep us away from evil vs. Gods Power to fulfill the Law of Love. But Gods Power of the Law of Love vs. Man's efforts to please God.

Limits or laws keep our society from anarchy. So they have their place. But when you talk about obtrusive laws that block our ability to practice our religion, just because one religious leader doesn't understand how you worship. Or refuses to love you into a healthy spiritual life because you live outside the limits of God's law. They these so called spiritual leaders negate the power of God.

I'm writing a short story that may turn into a novelette about just this situation. I hope to sell it to my intended audience the broken hearted who have been locked out of the righteous religious system because they do not qualify. For leadership or even just helping others because they have not submitted to a "process" defined by the so called religious leaders of the day.

This process is often a excuse to mold people in another image. One that is not of God. We all talk the same content, look the same and worship exactly alike. And we cannot agree to disagree on things that do not pertain to saving the soul. People will never qualify in this system unless they exactly like this system of man made religious hirelings. Then they can continue the machine of creating more men who worship God's Law and not God.

So I hope this is the last time I actually talk about hirelings. And I actually talk more about God's Law of Love in my short story the Feast. I hope for my second short story the Feast my audience will be those who haven't forgotten what it is to have a problem and how to abandon themselves into the loving arms of God.

He first Loved us and is always the one who is doing. We just co-operate, by acknowledging It is God's power. Not ours. Not our obedience. Not anything we can possess. Because God is to big for us to hold. If your God is big enough for you to comprehend. Your God is small.

We can understand in part. And we must not forget! Or we will continue to repeat the same mistakes of the past. That includes killing innocent people because their religion does not look like ours.

SLM Peace Out.

The Promise and the Law

 ⁷Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. Galatians 3:7, King James Version

It is my belief that God has the power to change DNA since He created it. If you feel that you came here on this earth with the wrong body. God can change that for you without the pain of surgery or expensive therapy sessions. I thank God for doctors but some pains are not from Him. They come from His enemy and the enemy of all humankind.

First before I explain myself through the scriptures I want to ask God for forgiveness for all the Hate crimes against the Homosexual community. And also want to ask the Homosexual community for forgiveness for all Hate crimes committed falsely in God's name. True Christians must ask to God for this because as the blood of Able cries out so will any innocent blood cry out to God for justice.

There is something greater than a contract between two people. A loving promise from God. Our iniquity is far weaker than God's Abrahamic Blessing on our lives. If you want this Blessing you must believe in Abraham's God. But that is only the first step of this blessing.

God wants us all to leave any lifestyle that is not His Best for us. But how will I change who Iam you ask. You say you are secure in being a homosexual. That you know that God has love for you. Well I disagree with you there. But I can agree on this. God will have just as much Love for you if you are a homosexual or bi or otherwise as He will for those who are heterosexual. We all have something called iniquities to submit to God for His help.

He does not just Love. He is everything that we think of as Love and more. He is the only one who can complete a human being. No human can change themselves by doing the right thing just because it is the right thing to do. In any belief system. God has to change you. Sometimes this can happen in one moment. He God is the only one who can help us (us being both communities gay and strait) to chase away the loneliness.

I just saw Where the Wild Things Are so I'll be using some statements from the film as an illustration of my points. I thought the movie was excellent. The main character in the film confronted the monsters in his young life with dreams and stories that I believe God gave him.

Honoring the God given gifts in our lives in each moment that is given will lead us into this place of Best things in life Who is God Himself. His gifts and callings are Him. Find God and you find the place of change for the better. The sacred things in your life are God given and to find these things are meant for kings.
There is a actually a scripture in the bible for that one. can't seem to locate it just now. I'll focus more on honoring sacred things later in another blog entry.

But back to Galatians
Blessings in prayers always overtake any iniquity that is passed down through your bloodline. Any problem can be overcome with blessing. That is why I started out with a plea to the gay community for forgiveness. I am a Christian who believes in the Daniel way of doing things. Pray first and ask questions later. So if you have any wild ways in your life tame them with God's gifts. Later.

P.S. check out the scriptures in Genesis about Abraham's blessing. Being a Christian has its benefits.

 ²And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

 ³And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.Genesis 12:2-3, King James Version

Where the Wild Things Are

This movie was great!

The story of a trouble boy who wanted to run away from his monsters. But only found them in life size form. Got to interact with them and saw himself in them and went home.

Shundra

Ill probably do a biblestudy on this on when it comes out on dvd.

Prayer for those in Need of Salvation

Lord Thank You
That you see us as precious stones that cover your heart.
We come to you and ask for those who are seeking someone to love, We come to you and ask for those who are lonely seeking someone to care about them We come to you and ask for others needs. You will become a friend to the friendless, You will be hope for those who have none,You will be a welcome to those who are starting over in life after a loss.

Lord we thank you that you meet the needs of those who don't have anyone or anything to hold on to. You are the loving Heavenly Father to those who don't have one and even to those who have the perfect example. We thank you for meeting needs today all over the world. We know that you will meet us where we are and not just where we should be.
Amen

If you need salvation in any area of your life Ask Father God to become your Lord and Savior right now.

All that is needed is to believe Romans 10:9

In short this is what you need to know and trust.

God is. God Loves. God sent His Son Jesus to Die for you and me.
He raised Him up in all power from the dead. He loves you individually and does not condem you for your sins. And wants a better life for you than you want for your self. Trust Him and confess to another person that Jesus Christ is God and Master of your life. He is a rewarder of those who seek Him continually.
Amen

FYI : The only anger that Jesus has is for those who presume to know Him and don't. This wont be as difficult as you think, find a church to attend on Sundays or Saturdays, or Wedsdays or You get the picture. Find a church that Believes that Jesus loves us individually and personally.

I recommend the following ministries. Not in any particular order. This is the short list :)

Joseph Prince Ministires
MorningStar Ministries
Hillsong.tv
Joyce Myer Ministries
Pinecrest Bible Training Center
Paula White Ministries
Larry Hutch (DFW New Beginnings)
World Harvest Bible College

Crying Out in Intercession

Eph. 6:18 Pray at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with stron purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints.


We must cry out to God for others in times of need. As Job was healed as he prayed for his friends. We still must do the same. We are called to be the replacement parts of Christ. He has arms of His own but He calls each one of us to partner with Him and be the healers and bridge builders for those who cannot get across the troubled waters of this time. Jesus is the Connecter and Healer of all mankind. But the mystery is that He wants us to help Him in his indevors.

We must draw all of our faith and strength from Him Eph 6:10 Draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides]. Eph 6:17 And take the helment of salvation like we do the communion sacrafice of Jesus His body was broken for us and saves and heals us each day as we remember Him.

And also The sword that the Spirit wields or uses as He sees fit. He uses the Word Spoken and manifested in Jesus Christ like an offensive weapon. And as we yeild to his grip He will use us in the same fashion. He wields, wills this. Thier is no need for our will power. He wills it.

If we ask Him, He will reason with us as we pray for things we cannot know or understand with our human reasoning. Only as he shows us what we are ready to understand can we understand. And Jesus has perfect timing.

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My prayer is that we ask things we cannot know and do things we cannot do without the Triune God. Father, Son Jesus and Holy Spirit. We cannot see the Tree of Life without Gods hand pointing this tree out to us. Without His hand on our lives we cannot live. Help us to know you as You Father know us. I personally believe that the Tree of Life and the Tree of knowledge of good and evil are so similar that we cannot tell the difference with out Gods hand. So guide us sweet Holy Spirit and teach us to see the Tree of Life in every form that You reveal it to us.

Rev. 7:17
For the Lamb Who is in the midst of the throne will be their Shepherd, and He will guide them to the springs of the waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.

Cry For the Hungry

Other Key Verses

For Actions following words
Matthew 8:13
Matthew 25:24-25

Scripture: From Isa. 58

Fasting only for strife and debate and to smite with the fist of wickedness. Fasting as you do today will not cause your voice to be heard on high.

Rather is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke to let the oppressed go free and that you breake every enslaving yoke...

And if you pour out that with which you sustain your own life for the hungry...

Scripture From Eph.

¹⁸Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

¹⁹And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. (Ephesians 6:18-20, King James Version


Your actions follow your words so what are you praying for the hungry. The Spiritual hungry.

Galatians

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Many preach Jesus and works and do not realize this. They make new laws that you must follow to be a Christian. As I heard from a minister just this morning. Obedience to Jesus and His Way only breeds more obedience. So what would He Jesus have you to do to satisfy your spiritual thrist. Trust that He the Three part God Loves you and wants the best for you. Get the books that He wrote through human men ,the Bible, and ask Him what He meant. Start in the book of John its easier. And Pray To Jesus. Join a good Church and love your fellow christians.

What is His Way?

You must love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.
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He reveals different indiviual methods, translated in regular english is: each individual person will have to ask Father God to give them one on one ways, slowly but surely, ways to give their whole personality to Him and everything else that is a part of your life to God for His use.

So I pray that you will find Jesus a Loving a Joyous brother who is God incarnate. I Pray for you that you find Him to be a loving God who will transform you into a superhero of a unique kind.

More on Crying out or intercession in another entry.. Later Shundra

Honoring the fallen 9/11

Justice for those who have been murdered by terrorist. We celebrate that everyday when those who don't honor anything good are incarcerated and subjected to treatment for rehabilitation.

God loves and regenerates those who don't deserve anything. But man's governmental justice is different and there for a purpose. He has given the sword for a good purpose to protect us.

So as we celebrate the lives of those who are not with us anymore. We ask God to bring others who don't celebrate Good to bring them to there knees.

Amen.

The Joyful Christ and Crop Failure

I asked for crop failure for my past sins a while ago. Actually some years ago. It is time for Righteous Judgement to come upon the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ. Seekers after the Goodness of God will get a judgement in their favor full of Rewards.

Meaning every idle word will retrieve what it was sent after and bring it back to the sender.So if you were looking for something evil when you sent a word out. That particular word will bring it back to you. Some in the Wiccan Religion call that a curse.

We were made to be creative beings. We create just like he did with our words and thoughts. So if you sent a word out that was searching for something not like God and His Son. And you changed your mind about wanting that to come back and knock on your door and come in to your household.

Just ask Him, meaning God to dry that seed up where it stands. Hopefully you will ask honestly and truthfully. And then walla. Poof, no more bad seeds in your garden. Bug spray works too.

What exactly do I mean by that. Well our words don't have to be a curse but they can produce hurt. And when you are in a position of authority your words have more power. So a stray error can cause a lot of damage, to your crop. Our Lord seeks to bless His word. He constantly looks over this whole earth for any that He can bless.

Meaning anyone who will speak His words after Him in the manner that He did. Manners are not just being nice and following a set of hospitality rules. So that you guest can feel welcome at your table. Its His heart and this is not motive alone. This is simply substance, the very thing that makes Him a Loving Father.

He is a loving Father who heals with a simple word of kindness and humor or joy. And those who constantly go contrary to this manner of doing things, He has a problem with. It doesn't matter who I have irritations with in the Body of Christ. Its all about if His feelings are hurt.

God has emotions that are not suppressed because feelings are assumed to be lesser that actions. His emotions that are used to minister His compassion.

Two Good Scriptures

¹⁹And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. (Exodus 33:19, King James Version

 ³⁶For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. (Deuteronomy 32:36, King James Version

A good book: The Joyful Christ

And a prayer for those who don't know yet to ask for God dry up the evil seeds that they have saught after. Those who are seeking the Goodness of God will find Him.

Lord, I ask now for the seekers out there in the world who have sent out evil words over people and don't know that these words will come back to haunt them even if they accomplish what they had in mind. Please Lord forgive us all for this sin of presumption. To presume that we have the mind of God when at times we don't. We only live in you when you allow it. And welcome us in to your presence to drive the universe around a every once and a while.

We thank you that you have forgiven us all for this sin. And have thrown these evil thoughts spoken or not spoken into the sea of forgetfulness. Heal the damage done by these words and place your stamp of approval on these lost ones who now understand the power of the spoken word. And enable them to speak blessing and not curses.

In the Mighty Name of Jesus,
The Lord of all Creation.
Made through and by and for Loving Father God alone, who shares.

Christ Reborn in Me

December 25 is when we celebrate the birth of Our Lord, Jesus. And we who call ourselves Christians look forward to giving gifts on this day. But there is a concept that is not readily taught. That is Christ raised up from the dead in us everyday.

What does this mean to me? Well it means, Jesus not in bodily form, at least not exactly, living in me every day of my natural born life. I take care of the bodily part. Just say I loan it to Him when I yield to God. And I did say God and not the whims of a man.

What does yielding to God and not man mean? Well that's a loaded question. Its what every Christian strives to do. That is every mature Christian. His Word is not only God's bond but His Word is a person. A He named Jesus who was not reincarnated as an animal or other lesser innocent being. But He is the incarnate Word of God.

How would you like to see your words walking and talking and living right in front of you. Well you can, in a manner of speaking. We are made in the likeness of God and He created the world so Father God lets us create every once and a while. When He sees that the Words that we speak = the Word Himself. Not just relate to the Word but actually equal what He already said.

In the beginning God created ... So a loving Father gives us the wheels to the universe. If we dare to take hold. The lesser animals and nature were created for us, not to abuse. But to be overseers over. I know that's a bit of double speak, but really they are ours to lovingly practice on. Just look at Adam in Genesis. We can ask God to reveal His power to us to create. Even in this time and place.

So allow God to let you create on this canvas of the earth that He has provided for us. Let this mind be in us that is in Christ Jesus. A creative mind that can form a world with a mere word from a man. Let us have the reigns every once and a while so that our Faith will be unshakeable and I dare to say unbreakable.

I double dog dare you to pray and ask Him to give you the eyes to see His creative Word in action in real time.

The Masquerade

Are there two faces to every human? I don't think so. The masquerade is not in our behavior but in our hearts. To change this we must seek the one who created mankind. There is a dark night of the soul for everyone. But to chase down this masquerade in motive is what I personally call insane.

Who can know the spirit of a man except the Spirit Himself. Motives will straighten themselves out. Meaning what is done in secret will be revealed in the Light. We win when we seek to hold things up to the light of inquiry only if the inquisitor is Just. And this takes us back to motive. What do just judges seek? Mostly justice, hopefully.

The darkness will flee from any just judge. They must learn to take the truth captive and let the darkness go. God gave the government of man a sword so that the institution itself can do good. The darkness in the mind of a man cannot be punished by civil authorities, only quarantined. People's behavior can change with rehabilitation. But I am speaking about evil and good. Not crime and punishment. We must seek to enforce the laws on the books. Not fictional delusions that come from studying the theory of the darkness of man. I personally believe that we do all sin, but darkness is optional.

I have no expertise in the area of putting in quarantine the motives of evil in mankind. But I will say this. If you live you can communicate what you have lived. Just keep on livin and talk about it.

Rewards

Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.' 12 And they shall call them the holy people, The redeemed of the LORD; and thou shalt be called Sought out, a city not forsaken.

Maybe His reward is a Word in due season. A Prophetic word to one who is about to end there life with there own hand. Like Saul it is too late if you let them get on the field of war.

How about timing? If someone had gotten to him before he went to the (black arts) witches house. She gives him a word that is a lie, and he believes. And brings this lie of a prophecy to past. There are  those in the belief system of wicca who are searching for Jesus. A Knight who will save them from the horrors of this world.

Those who say a word and hope that this will then come to past by the efforts of another human person are functional witches. I love them as I would love one who has the same beliefs as I do.

But it is dangerous to hope for something to come true that is a lie. The reward is the Word Himself. And curses are easy to send out. Blessings will not come as easy.

So I look for the Word to not come back to me void. Because it will not. The Word is a person and He has power of His own. So we must love and live with each other and look for rewards from God alone.

What Shall I Proclaim?

If you cannot proclaim the Peace of God, there is no victory. Rehab stood and the walls fell down. Let her come and sit at the feet of God. But don't forget she has company with her can they come too? Who says, who can come to the house of the Lord?

He does.

His ANGER will be kindled against those who don't let the children come unto Him. So to the ministers of His Church. What Shall I Proclaim to you? Just be careful that you don't shut Him Out, because you don't recognize Him in another form. Like on the road to Emmaus. His servants didn't know who they were talking to. So he does resist the proud and gives much grace to the humble.

By children I don't mean those who are younger in physical age, but in the spiritual. Those who are spiritually dead will not awake because you said what your Master said. But will only respond when the Spirit of God says come forth.

Do you think you can touch the whole world with your hands? Our master sent His word, and the whole world was created. So what is in your words. Walls of separation that keep people out, or words full of sorrow at the pain and suffering that people will go through without God.

Compassion cannot be faked because you raise the level of your voice. And boldness is not there if you have confidence in what laws that you have not violated. The confidence is in the LOVE of GOD only. That He will see you in your sins. Whatever they are, one is not greater than another. If you break one little law you break them all.

Christians who are heterosexual look down at those who call themselves gay. This angers God. They must come to Him as they are, gay and strait. Rich and poor, old and young. Locking God out? Judgement must start in the house of the Lord. Are you ready.

My Beloved

James 3:17 
Isaiah 5
Low really low thinking can get you in trouble. Learn from me and don't get a woopin from God and His Son. He corrects those that He loves. So correction from people in your life that love you is Godly. And comes from God.

But remember the wisdom of God is first peaceable. Meaning He does not beat you over the head with His correction. You may feel bad after He corrects you. This does not mean that the correction is evil. It sometimes means that you are in Godly sorrow.

And that's good.
So lets go to Song of Songs and Isaiah 5. Low level thinking. Seeing things from the base level. Not the fundamental but the crude and rude and stupid. Ok I been stuck on that word stupid. I know its rude but that's what low level thinking is. I keep hearing the song I don't Want to Be a Stupid Girl, by Pink.  Ok I hear you ask "what does that have to do with those scriptures. Well its not just about girlfriend boyfriend kind of Love or even the friendship kind of Love. Its about a deeper level of relationship with God.

So if you concentrate on the surface or the lowest crude. You will not understand the Love that God has for you. He calls us His Beloved. And we can call Him that back under His power.

So just look at the bible a little closer for the voice of Our Beloved.
Peace Out

Singing Upon My Strength

Music is really a Godsend, just try it if you are tired. My favorite is Worship and Praise Music. I just downloaded some music from mp3.walmart.com. I usually use amazon.com but I decided to try walmart this time. So just sing upon your strength when you are tired and weary of this world. Trifilin peoples and stuff like that. Just trust that God and His Son hears you and has people that you can fellowship with. Your click is right around the bend.

Just wait on God to set you up. That is in a good way pun intended. He said I am theWay and the Truth and the Light.

Go get some tunes, even itunes is really good, and fight the good fight. The End. I guess.

DEJAVU Biblestudy

 ²⁹For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
 ³⁰Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
 ³¹What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:29-31, King James Version

On Predestination and being everywhere at the same time.
This movie is great and brings up some issues that have caused arguments in the Christian Church for sometime.

 ²God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying,
 ³Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.
 ⁴But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. (Romans 11:2-4, King James Version

How can God know beforehand? Well He is God like that. He is everywhere at the same time. Knows everything there is to know. And we, finite beings can have a conversation with this same God.

In this movie Mr. Washington is a police officer investigating his partners death. With a bit of science fiction that moves the character with flashbacks,

This movie gets
5 out of 5 stars from me. Get it from http://www.amazon.com or Disney Movie Club/Store your choice.

APOCALYPTO Biblestudy

Get the DVD at Disney Movie Club or amazon.com

Apocalypto The absolute best quotes or I should say not exact quotes of the Touchstone Pictures movie.

"Deep rotting fear is a sickness, I didn't raise you to live in fear"

I will elaborate on a few more highlights that caught my attention. Jaguar Paw the hero of the movie has this inheritance from his father. His words full of courage were an gift to his son.

A special note about the death and violence we must remember that God takes note of the righteous dead

 ¹The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. (Isaiah 57:1, King James Version This movie is indeed a violent movie but much like our Bible there are times of extreme violence.

Back to the fathers words to his son which he gave to him as a gift. "Deep rotting fear is a sickness and I did not raise you to live in fear. A few scripture verses that support the quote.

 ¹⁴For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

 ¹⁵For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

 ¹⁶The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: (Romans 8:14-16, King James Version

 ⁶Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

 ⁷For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

 ⁸Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; (2 Timothy 1:6-8, King James Version

And this quote, "Your name is Almost" By one of the main antagonist of the movie. The bad guy striped Jaguar Paw of his name and called him Almost as in you almost killed me and got away. His fight Jaguars fight is not just against the bad guys of the movie but the mindset of the "bad guys" their methods were to strip there captives of their character and break their spirits so that they will not resist there attempts to shape them into little copies of themselves.

This movie is indeed for GrownUps and teenagers that are mature and can handle the adult content in the movie it gets 5 out of 5 stars from me.

Unbreakable Bible Study

Get the DVD at Disney Movie Club

Or Amazon.com your choice

For Bible Verses Check Biblegateway.com KJV

Judges 14 Genesis 50:20

A Case Study of two brothers - opposites the Samson and the un-Samson. Judges 13:24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

Samson's conquests

Judges 14:5-6 Timnath = image; figure; enumeration - A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed. So what do we notice about the young lion. One he makes a lot of noise but has no power or authority to enforce his bluff. Samson proves this by renting or better said tearing him in half as the power of the Law was rent when Jesus died on the cross. A mature weakness as Samson had is really strength. Samson's character was to be a judge between good and evil in the sight of the Lord.

My Riddles and rhymes

Young lion where are you hiding

Speak lies while you can

Because your time is short.

My left hand is empty

But my right is full of the might of the Lord.

Weakness is made perfect in this Weakness.

MartyrDOM

MartyrDOM -What happens to Christians when they don't live in a free society. My definition. Lisa Ling was released from captivity. What kind of time did she have there. Medically her needs were met. But I'm talking Spiritually how did she meditate on her GOD. How do you meditate under stressed situations. How ever you can.

Moving with God

Walking and talkin with Him.

How do you know in Him you have your being... Some say just be yourself. But do you know that the only place that you can find yourself is in God and His Son Jesus. He created you and knows you better than you know yourself. He wants more for you than you want for yourself. He believes in you more than you believe in yourself. If you have ever met Him, that is God. You would know this love, this movement of compassion, this (answers.com) n. Deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the power to relieve it...

Some of us are slow of speech and have difficulties expressing or communicating verbally the love of God. The only way that we can do this is live this compassion out through our words and deeds.. Words that are filled with an awareness of the suffering of others can go a long way towards healing a broken heart.

Brother Lawrence.. wrote practicing the presence of God I think he meant taking your everyday life and being. Just being. Relaxing in the knowledge that God CARES. About people of every religion not just those who know Him by the Name Jesus.

How can anyone know Him by any other name? Well there is His creation. It preaches the same Gospel. That He CARES and you will find your life in Him. What is this moving Gospel that Iam talking about? A very simple Gospel. He is everything and we must serve Him with every minute of our lives. Take whatever that you have and give it to Him.

When He gives it back to you, you will know that He loves you more than you can ever love yourself. We don't even know the gifts that He has given us. Our shortcomings will disappear when we have a greater awareness of the Love of God. He has High standards. And we will never attain them if we don't know that he knows everything about us and still he loves us. He knows everything we will ever do wrong. And still He knows us the US that He MADE.

If we throw ourselves away into a life of trash and grime. He will simply pick us up and wash us off with this hope. When we trust His power to LOVE us back to health. We we have hope again that HE LOVES us above all. Then we will be able with the POWER that HE gives us to crush every evil thing in our lives. And dance to his beat. Moving with the God of all POWER, talking with the God of all GRACE the God of all LOVE.

And even talkin with Him because we just want to not because we have to.

That's what I call moving with God. COVERING each other. Because LOVE covers a multitude of sins.......
The ARC moves. GOD set a rainbow in the heavens to tell man that HE LOVES and FORGIVES us for every sin. Even the sin of ______________________________. You fill in the blank its covered
In GOD's protection plan. He covers every sin and HIS POWER helps us live with the consequences.

The covering of GOD is mercy and lovingkindness. He is aware of every tear, of every hunger pain, of every trama, of everything that causes suffering in this world. HIS POWER which IS manifested in HIS SON JESUS will cause people to stop hurting and start being a healer themselves. There are no perfect healers save ONE. His hand moves to heal the scars of mankind that we have inflicted on ourselves. The moving of God creates, and heals, and speaks, and, and, and, and does anything that is needed in this world.

For God so loved this world that HE gave is only begotten Son Its there ITS all there in HIS compassionate WORD. All the words in HIS BIBLE are filled with COMPASSION. See eariler definition. When the God who wrote and is the WORD explains Himself. Even in suffering we can see HIS POWER to move us over this world and heal it.

What Not to do when channeling

I have a vauge definition of what channeling is.
Its yeilding to a "friendly" spirit. Question: How do you know the spirit is friendly. What criteria do you check off as you offer your body to this spirit to use. And if you find out this spirit is not friendly how do you ask him or her to leave.Then there is the problem of residue.


See Mary and Mary

Mary the mother of Jesus
and Mary Magdalene


Peace Out.
Shundra


P.S. from BibleGateway.com


Luke 1

Mary Visits Elizabeth
39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44 For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”


The Song of Mary

46 And Mary said:
“ My soul magnifies the Lord,

47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.

48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;

For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.

49 For He who is mighty has done great things for me,

And holy is His name.

50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him

From generation to generation.

51 He has shown strength with His arm;

He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones,

And exalted the lowly.

53 He has filled the hungry with good things,

And the rich He has sent away empty.

54 He has helped His servant Israel,

In remembrance of His mercy,

55 As He spoke to our fathers,

To Abraham and to his seed forever.”

56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.

Coming Down To See

Question where did the different nationalities come from in the human race?

(Gen 11:5) But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of  men had built.

Shundra's Note: God sees the end of a matter before it begins. So he knew no good would come of the tower that the sons of men had built.

Isa. 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning,

And from ancient times things that are not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’


Shundra's Note: Then there is seven.

Gen 11:7-8 Come let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they might not understand one another's speech. So the Lord scattered them abroad fro there over the face of all the earth, and they cease building the city.

Shundra's Questions: Was God curious?
He is a person, and he made us (people in His own Image) so yes as impossible as it may seem He came down to see. But there is a trinity. God the Father, God the Son, and last but not least God the Holy Spirit. He knows all but still asks questions. He is everywhere at the same time but chose to show up in our times as the man (Jesus, the Son). So when God asks you a question, answer Him. He likes to talk to His kids.

More later on this biblestudy....

Prayer for the people of Iraq

Lord thank you for the people of Iraq,
We ask that you protect them as they transition
Into this time of responsibility.

We put all of our fear into your hands
And bless you for the power to protect and guard them
Even through the american troops.

In Jesus Name, Amen

Knowing God

Who is He anyway?
God is the Person who has been there from the begining of everything we know and will never know.

The Same Time
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Transendent being who knows everything,
Has been everywhere,
At the same time.
And has all power that there ever is and was.
Up in the heavens,
Down in the valleys,
Everywhere at the same time.

My mind on things above,
Kicking the dust off my feet from things below.
Knowing He sees, hears, speaks, feels, and knows.

Shoes on tight
Armour on right
Thats all He requires
A heart that is full of Light.

The times are in His hands,
The bands that tie
Can't hold what He now has in store.
For all who chime in with Him.

Man in the Mirror Biblestudy ~ In Memory of Michael Jackson

I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change.
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If you want to repent and change your mind and turn away from sin towards Jesus the Christ, the Christ of amazing grace, you must start with yourself. But are you alone after then? No, you're not. But if you attempt to change yourself by yourself you will fail. Love does not fail but God will not go against your free will to turn away from Him. I will not look at my self in and with my own power and ask myself to change.
 
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
(Mat 26:41) KJV

Stay awake and pray that you won't be tested. You want to do what is right, but you are weak."
(Mat 26:41) CEV

About making the world a better place. That can happen if you consider God's people and His children in the world and make clear a distinction between a corrupt world system that is no friend of God, or His son Jesus.
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From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

(Jas 4:1-12) KJV

Why do you fight and argue with each other? Isn't it because you are full of selfish desires that fight to control your body? You want something you don't have, and you will do anything to get it. You will even kill! But you still cannot get what you want, and you won't get it by fighting and arguing. You should pray for it. Yet even when you do pray, your prayers are not answered, because you pray just for selfish reasons. You people aren't faithful to God! Don't you know that if you love the world, you are God's enemies? And if you decide to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. Do you doubt the Scriptures that say, "God truly cares about the Spirit he has put in us"? In fact, God treats us with even greater kindness, just as the Scriptures say, "God opposes everyone who is proud, but he is kind to everyone who is humble." Surrender to God! Resist the devil, and he will run from you. Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you people who can't make up your mind. Be sad and sorry and weep. Stop laughing and start crying. Be gloomy instead of glad. Be humble in the Lord's presence, and he will honor you. My friends, don't say cruel things about others! If you do, or if you condemn others, you are condemning God's Law. And if you condemn the Law, you put yourself above the Law and refuse to obey either it or God who gave it. God is our judge, and he can save or destroy us. What right do you have to condemn anyone? (CEV) (James 4:1-12)

Philemon

The short books in the bible.
Just got a new small NKJV bible reading over some of the tamer books with my young relatives. We polished off Philemon pretty fast. The main point I was trying to get across was the home chruch aspect of the book. Second Point was to have your name written in the Holy Bible is an honor from God.

Got the bible from http://www.christianbook.com/, they have a pretty good homeschoolers section too.

Shundra
PS if I mispelled anything in this post it wasn't on purpose.

Haven't Found that Server

I haven't found that Christian Game Server Yet. So I will probably have to run my own. Looking for hosting thinking about learning to setup a Linux server on a PS2 if possible. Still doing research. I'm still an IBM girl at heart.

But I'm moving toward the center concerning Microsoft Software in general. Hey if you can't beat um, join um. But I won't leave my roots. I'll post my research on http://publiclists.blogspot.com/

Christian Game Server

Looking at starting a Christian Game Server... will post the details later...

Shundra

Bravery vs. Recklessness

Jehan Sadat Widow of Anwar Sadat and who served as first lady of Egypt from 1970 until Sadat's assassination in 1981. She spoke on Charlie Rose and stated (my paraphrase) we knew they were going to kill him, we never spoke of it but we knew. Speaking of terrorist who assassinated him. My Hope for Peace


That is my definition of Bravery.Anwar Sadat was much like Dr. Martin Luther King in the US. In his writings and speeches he seemed to imply the same thing, he seemed to have foreknowledge that his enemies were going to kill him, and yet he still stood for peace against them.


Definitions for this post come from answers.com

Bravery


adj., brav·er, brav·est.

1. Possessing or displaying courage; valiant.
2. Making a fine display; impressive or showy: “a coat of brave red lipstick on a mouth so wrinkled that it didn't even have a clear outline” (Anne Tyler).
3. Excellent; great: “The Romans were like brothers/In the brave days of old” (Thomas Macaulay).

n.

1. A Native American warrior.
2. A courageous person.
3. Archaic. A bully.

v., braved, brav·ing, braves. v.tr.

1. To undergo or face courageously.
2. To challenge; dare: “Together they would brave Satan and all his legions” (Emily Brontë).
3. Obsolete. To make showy or splendid.

v.intr. Archaic. To make a courageous show or put up a stalwart front.

Reckless

adj.

1. 
   Heedless or careless.
   Headstrong; rash.
   
2. Indifferent to or disregardful of consequences: a reckless driver.

Restoration

How can we tell if someone is truly restored?

Restoration means according to answers.com

 To bring back into existence or use; reestablish: restore law and order.  

 To bring back to an original condition: restore a building.  

 To put (someone) back in a former position: restore the emperor to the throne.  

 To make restitution of; give back: restore the stolen funds.

I will deal with the 3rd definition spiritually. To put someone back in a former position. Not as in  restoring an emperor to his throne. But as in restoring our ability to hear everything our Messiah, Jesus the Christ, has told us through the Scriptures and through our day to day lives. Then we can develop a friendship with God.  John 15:15 this is the place that Jesus has restored us to. Simply being his friend. 


This is a very special scripture to me it has double numbers and says to me it is a 100 fold blessing meaning if you don't have anyone to be your friend. He will be that friend. If you want to serve in the church He will show you how to be a servant in His church. If you want to hear from God about your personal life He will tell you. Sometimes through someone else, sometimes directly through the day to day activities of your life. The small blessings of life will help you see His angels and human ambassadors and what they have to say to you. Sometimes he will speak though a fictional story or a story that is based on someone's life, that is actual true events that have happened to them. But whatever the method He uses in your life. Just know that He God and His Son Jesus loves you and actually likes you as a person and wants to be your friend.


CEV Contemporary English Version John 15:15  Servants don't know what their master is doing, and so I don't speak to you as my servants. I speak to you as my friends, and I have told you everything that my Father has told me. 




Dictionary for this post come from answers.com

Ambassador

An authorized messenger or representative.

Serve

To work for.

Friend            

A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
 

Blessing

To invoke divine favor upon

To honor as holy; glorify: Bless the Lord.

To confer well-being or prosperity on.

To endow, as with talent.