When I'm gone

As far as my belief system goes, when I'm gone I won't remember this world.  Sometimes I think it's a good thing and when I think of my family and friends and the love they have shared with me, I would like to carry those memories with me through eternity.  At other times, remembering the things that have gnashed at my heart and soul, I would never want to take them any further, even in the life I'm living.  We all have good and bad in our life and when we leave this earth, if you're a believer, there's an eternity of living without strife, pain, tears, broken bodies or anything else that troubles us here on earth.  Take the time to listen to the heart of those around you.

The single point of light

I would argue that there is no darkness.  Only the absence of light.  In the world in which we live the darkness of hunger, strife, terrorism, needless slayings, wars....yeah, it's a lot, would make it seem like the dark is taking over the light. 

To me, this couldn't be further from the truth.  People with good hearts and love of life can overcome the darkness by being that point of light.  Some say I'm overly optimistic, it's just who I am.  I believe that good will conquer evil and we do that by sharing our light.

Be gentle, be kind, be praying.

Can it be this simple?

The heart of all spiritual teaching is simple.

Be love.

Be peace.

Be harmony.

Be compassion.

Be joy.

Keep on truckin'

Sometimes it's the simplest truths that have the greatest impact. 

Just don't

I'm sure many of us have seen the Nike commercials with the slogan of Just Do It.  What I'm suggesting today for the do not's in life are...

Don't stop praying.  God answers prayers in His time.

Don't stop believing.  This is vital to number the previous.  Belief, to me, is the backbone of Christianity.  We believe in a God we cannot touch or see.

Don't give up.  When I am at a point where I don't feel like my prayers are being answered, I get out my prayer list and keep praying.

Don't hate.  I know that's a tough one given the recent world events, but we are to pray for those that persecute us.  It's a bit easier for me than my Christian brothers and sisters in other parts of the world, but I have read numerous accounts of the killings of Christians around the world and I am strengthened by their strength of faith.

1 Peter 3:9  Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

I have faith and believe that as a worldwide Christian community we can change the hearts of those oppressing Christians.

Keep praying for God's intervention in this world.  We can move the hand of God.

 

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The false peace prophecy

Micah 3:5-7
⁵ My people are deceived by prophets who promise peace to those who pay them, but threaten war for those who don't. To these prophets the Lord says, ⁶ “Prophets, your day is almost over; the sun is going down on you. Because you mislead my people, you will have no more prophetic visions, and you will not be able to predict anything.” ⁷ Those who predict the future will be disgraced by their failure. They will all be humiliated because God does not answer them.

From the year 44 to present date there are 242 "prophesied" end time events.  37 of these have been in the last 15 years.  Doing a web search for prophecy reveals in excess of 48 million results.

False prophets come in many forms.  Numerology, palm reading, seers,  and with the advent of the internet the number of doomsday-ers seems to be growing exponentially.  Is is just me or does the world that surrounds me seem to want the end of times in a nearly frantic rate?

These false prophets come from anything but God.  It's clearly stated that no man shall know when the end will be. I believe that we should be focused on living the life we have been given daily and not looking into the future.

Matthew 6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.