Author: Bradley Kallas

 

Sometimes you can feel like a lone voice in the wilderness. You may wonder if anyone listens to anything you say. This can make us feel insignificant and small. Everyone has something to say, though. However, getting other people to listen can sometimes be a challenge.

What do you do when you feel like no one listens? It can be easy to just shut up and not say anything. This can be the easiest thing to do. Yet, it’s probably not the healthiest thing to do. I believe that when we hold in what we have to say, it can have a negative impact on our health. I read somewhere that the feeling of not being heard can manifest in liver issues. The body is a complex mechanism. All these things in life and the experiences we have affect us and how we feel, not just emotionally, but physically as well.

When you look at some famous people, like celebrities, it can be easy to be envious. Since they have all this fame and notoriety, they have a platform from which to voice their concerns and ideas. That’s the interesting thing—they can talk about whatever they want and they don’t necessarily have to know anything. Just having the platform itself seems to give them the credibility to speak their voice. Many celebrities speak their voice, and feel free to, for this reason. Some use it for good purposes, while others use it to make some inane comments about things nobody cares about. We see some of them use their voice to bring awareness to some issue or charity, and can bring in millions of dollars for that reason. So, that’s admirable. At least their using their celebrity to do some good. I suppose the downside is the other people who have been given a voice, due to celebrity, and they use it for their own self-promotion, or in some other negative way.

Then, of course, there are people who have both celebrity and credibility. People like Presidents or other political leaders. And depending on whether your guy is in office or not, we might end up in a debate on whether or not they’re credible. Regardless, these people have usually accomplished something meaningful to achieve their position in office. Presidents have a great platform from which to speak their voice. They may have the strongest voice of all. And they have the power to affect change on a scale the rest of us can only imagine.

What about the rest of us? We don’t have a powerful platform from which to speak. Well, it can be easy to underestimate us. But if you look down through history you can find people with humble beginnings who ended up having a positive impact on their societies. They didn’t have a powerful voice, but they just started using the one they had. That’s encouraging for the rest of us. But even if we never impact millions of lives around the world, we still have the ability to speak to our own little world around us.

 

…Let’s go deeper

 

I was thinking about this topic, and naturally, I made this transition in my mind. I started to move from thinking about how much people listen to me, to how much God will listen to me. I asked the question, “What is the degree to which God will listen to me?” That’s a good question isn’t it?

I thought of the Old Testament where Moses had just led the Israelites out of Egypt. God was angry, though, at their disobedience and unwillingness to listen. God spoke to Moses that He would destroy them. But Moses stood in the gap for the Israelites. And it says in AV Exodus 32:14: “And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.” That’s an amazing thing to me. Now, I won’t get into all the theological issues on this. But what stands out to me here is that God heard Moses. I believe that was a reflection of the relationship He had with Moses. I also believe that’s a reflection of the relationship He wants to have with us.

AV Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” God desires us to communicate with Him. He wants an open line of communication. He’s saying, “Just talk to me, and I’ll answer you.” I believe God wants to engage in an open dialogue with us. He wants to reveal more of Himself to us than we currently know. We just need to call out to Him.
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AV 1 John 5:14 it says, “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” I believe in the power of prayer to affect change. Prayers that move the heart of God. We can have confidence when we pray that He hears us. Not only does He hear us, but He grants our requests when we believe and ask according to His will.

AV James 5:16 “Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” Also, in AV Proverbs 15:29 it says, “The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.” The prayer that comes out of a clean and pure heart have the power to move God.

I believe God wants us to have confidence, when we pray, that He hears us. This is evidenced by the whole of scripture. God has repeatedly asked us to petition Him, but not only that, just communicate with Him. Talking to Him throughout your day will, not only make a change in your world, but make a change in you.

AV Exodus 32:14: “And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.”

AV Jeremiah 33:3 “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

AV 1 John 5:14 it says, “And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.”

AV James 5:16 “Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

AV Proverbs 15:29 it says, “The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.”

 

Freedom and liberty are common themes that are discussed in this country. In fact, those ideas are what the founding of this country are based on. So, if we’re free in this country, why do we need all these laws and restrictions on our behavior? What’s with all the laws?

I think about the U. S. Constitution. It started out with a select number of rules and regulations. It provides confines within which our government and society can function. If you look at all the articles, it provides specific structures for different functions of government. The theme running through much of the Constitution is to place restrictions on Government, but ensure freedoms for the people. Amendments were added as time progressed to add restrictions or protect rights of the citizens. I think this is the difference in free societies and oppressive societies. In free societies all things are lawful unless prohibited by the state. In more oppressive societies nothing is lawful unless allowed by the state. I think we often don’t notice the big difference that makes.

The reality is, the laws are there for good or bad. It’s how they’re applied that matters. I think we often take that for granted in this country. And if we’ve never been to any other countries, the stark contrast isn’t really apparent. Maybe some foreign travel would be warranted for that reason alone. I myself, haven’t travelled outside of the United States. I wonder sometimes if it would be good for me to visit some other countries for that reason. We have a lot to be thankful for here and I know I am not as thankful as I often should be.

I think what’s often overlooked is that freedom and liberty, by definition, can’t exist without certain restrictions and limitations. Freedom and liberty only exist in a clearly defined space. Freedom and liberty aren’t ‘anything goes’. That is the definition of anarchy. And no society is pure anarchy today or it would have long since imploded. Even the worst of societies today have some law and order.

If you think about it, it’s the law and government, and rule of law we have in this country that allow for a robust economy. I believe that’s why, in a lot of countries, their economies aren’t very strong. It’s difficult for people to have confidence to start a new business if they don’t believe there are any laws there to protect them or their rights. They could start a new business one day and just have someone take it all from them the next, and there’s nothing they could do about it. That’s what a stable government and the rule of law provides in a free society. It gives us confidence in the knowledge that we have something backing us up as a free citizen. We don’t have to wonder whether there’s any recourse for us if we are slighted or wronged by someone else.

 

…Let’s go deeper

I was thinking about this topic and this verse came to mind. AV Proverbs 29:2 says, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.” I believe this verse accurately illustrates that when we are under a righteous government and leadership, we all benefit. So, it is when we experience salvation. But when you have an oppressive leader, or form of government, no one is going to benefit from that, or be happy.

Paul shows for us in Galatians that God has provided liberty for us in Christ. We have freedom once we come to Him and accept the free gift of salvation. AV Galatians 5:1 says, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” The great thing is that we have a freedom and liberty in Christ. You might say, “Really, I thought it would be constricting?” It’s not, though, because we are no longer under bondage to sin. We are free to live for Him. Put another way, we are now free to do as we ought, not do whatever we want. It says, then, not to be entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Paul was talking here to ‘Judaizers’ who thought you still had to follow religious law to be saved. Christ has set us free, so that we can follow the law in Him.

AV Galatians 5:18 says, “But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.” This further tells us that we are to be led by the Spirit of God. What does it mean, then, that we are not under the law? Well, it just means that, when we are led by the Spirit, we will automatically fulfill the law. We will act and behave in right ways. We won’t sin because the Holy Spirit cannot lead us to sin. So, following His direction we are now fulfilling the law.
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AV Romans 2:14 says, “For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:” This further amplifies this concept for us. The Gentiles are defined as anyone outside the Jewish community. They were learning to live right by living according to their regenerate spirit. They didn’t necessarily know the law but were automatically fulfilling it by the direction of the Holy Spirit.

AV 1 Corinthians 6:12 says, “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.” Just to make it clear, Paul wasn’t saying, here, that he could do anything he wanted to do. What he was saying is that he can do many things within the confines of right behavior. Some of those things, though, weren’t necessarily wrong, but they just weren’t profitable for him. They weren’t fruitful endeavors.

Putting this all together gives us a better understanding of freedom and liberty in the Biblical sense. We have a freedom and liberty in Christ that we can execute on a daily basis in our lives, when we are led by the Spirit. This is a result of the new birth.

AV Proverbs 29:2 says, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”

AV Galatians 5:1 says, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” The great thing is that we have a freedom and liberty in Christ. You might say, “Really, I thought it would be constricting?”

AV Galatians 5:18 says, “But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.”

AV Romans 2:14 says, “For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:”

AV 1 Corinthians 6:12 says, “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.”

 

I was thinking about the trials we go through in life. There’s a similarity to the tests we take in school. But what are tests? Well, tests are really proving grounds. It’s an attempt to see where you stand on what you’ve learned.

I remember taking tests in school. And whether it was in grade school, high school, or college, I always found myself in a last minute cram session to learn what I should’ve learned in weeks prior. That was my tendency to procrastinate being displayed. I didn’t really take advantage of the knowledge the teacher had been freely giving me in the weeks leading up to the exam. The reality was, that I had trouble paying attention in class. My mind would wander into other areas I thought were more interesting. I guess I just thought, “I have plenty of time to learn this stuff.” So, I didn’t really absorb, understand and learn the material leading up to the test, which usually produces the best results. My learning was a lot of last minute ‘cram it into my brain’ type of studying. ‘Cramming’ seem to be a good description, since a lot of the knowledge seemed to fall out afterwards. The retention wasn’t quite what it should be. It’s kind of like stuffing a bunch of clothes into your luggage without folding it first. A lot of it wants to fall back out.

Do you remember the TV announcements where they would test the ‘Emergency Broadcast System’? They always say, “This is only a test”. That probably wasn’t much comfort to all of us who remember taking tests in school. You probably thought, “A test? But I didn’t even study.” Then you realize that by ‘test’, they mean that it’s not the real thing. Oh, I guess that’s comforting. Why did they have to say ‘test’, though. Why not say, “This is only a quiz.” Then I wouldn’t get all bent out of shape. The word ‘test’ just gives me flashbacks.

The interesting thing about tests is that they aren’t the learning process itself, they’re just a measure to see what you have learned. The time to learn was leading up to the test, and not the previous night. I guess I didn’t respect the learning process.

Tests don’t really end once we’re out of school, though, do they? It seems we have them for the rest of our lives. Just in less formal ways. That’s how we grow up and mature into adults. We learn from our past failures and mistakes. Then we apply that knowledge when we run into the same, or similar situation in the future. Sometimes we keep taking the same test until we get the right answer. So, what other kinds of tests are there?

 

…Let’s go deeper

 

 

 

 

The length of time, dosage, and makeup of the prescription for cialis steroid are known to be the key towards managing your stress effectively and achieving optimum health. This is said so because the medicine takes time to develop and time to repair and heal. cheap online viagra buy viagra from canada You can gain bigger erection to satisfy her and there is absolutely nothing wrong in it. Factors that related to ED include: High incidence diseases: cialis tadalafil canada Heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, arteriosclerosis amongst others. The Bible talks about trials and tests quite a lot. There were many times when God tested His people, or allowed them to go through trials in their lives. I think of Abraham. He was asked by God to sacrifice his son on the altar. That would have to be the most trying experience someone could go through. He passed, though. And, in the end, God told him not to harm his son. It was just a test to see his level of faith and commitment to God.

In AV James 1:2 it says, “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” Here, James talks about the trials and temptations we face in life. The funny thing is, he says to ‘count it all joy when you fall into divers temptations.’ That’s not usually our first thought. Remember me talking about taking tests in school? It would be kind of similar to me being excited about that. But that’s not what he means here. He’s not really saying I should be excited about the trial, but the results it brings about. Our faith being tried brings about patience. The word ‘patience’ here really means endurance. We become stronger when our faith is tried. This is the result we are to be joyful about. God is trying to bring us to a more perfect state. These trials are sometimes just His refining process.

In AV Job 23:10, it says, “But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” Even though Job was going through an epic trial, he had confidence that God knew what He was doing and would bring him to a more refined state. This verse also describes that ‘he knoweth the way that I take’. What does that mean? Well, it just means that God knows what trials bring about the best results for each of us individually. Job is saying, “He knows the way I’m going to respond.”

AV Romans 5:3 says, “And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” This takes the patience brought about by trials even further. The exciting thing is, when we trust God in these trials, we see Him intervene on our behalf. And when we see His intervention in these circumstances, we see that He is faithful. This gives us a set of experiences that we can draw from. In the midst of a trial, we can look back and say, “God delivered me in that trial, and I know He’ll do it again.” This is what gives us hope. We are not disappointed in having this hope, knowing God’s love is in our hearts.

AV James 1:2 it says, “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”

AV Job 23:10, it says, “But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”

AV Romans 5:3 says, “And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”

 

I’m sometimes amazed when I watch our reactions to things. I think of how we overreact sometimes, and it’s pretty amazing. When I watch people, I notice their tendency to panic seems almost just below the surface. I’ve seen this in different situations in my life.

 

The interesting thing about when we panic—rational thought quickly goes out the window. This is when our emotions take over. It seems it’s the case when emotions take over we lose our critical thinking skills. So, then we’re reacting on just sheer emotion.

I remember when I was in high school I had a job at a grocery store. I was one of the guys bagging your groceries in the check-out lane. Winter time was the worst. Well, for many reasons, but this is just one reason. When people watched the weather and saw there was a snow storm coming, it was off to the store like nuclear war was just declared with Russia. And it didn’t have to be a big storm either. We might end up only getting a few inches of snow. But some people would stock up like they were going to get snowed in for about a week. Which never happened of course. I’m still not sure what caused this reaction. Maybe they remembered winters from way back when we actually got some snow. My grandparents had some pictures from the sixties. They had some epic snowfalls back then. It showed pictures of them having to dig a tunnel out the front door of their house. The snow was as high as the eaves on the roof of the house, or the height of a railroad car. I think they did actually get snowed in for a week or two back then. And living out in the country, you might feel compelled to stock up a little bit.

So, was this the reason for people’s reaction to the news of a snow storm? Somehow, I don’t think so. Even given a knowledge of snow storms past, it still strains the realm of rational thought. Given the technology we have today and the rarity of a big storm, I think a box of Cheerios and a gallon of milk would probably suffice. I don’t know, maybe some of them were hoping to get snowed in, thinking, “Yay, snow day!” Could be the case with some, I guess.

I would say, though, that the majority of people’s reactions were due to just overreacting to the situation. Seeing things for worse than what they are. Of course, I’m not immune to this myself. I’ve seen myself overreact to some situations. In retrospect, it’s pretty embarrassing. Seeing things like this makes me wonder, though, what we’re placing our trust in sometimes. Am I placing my trust in my government, in certain people, or maybe just completely in myself? So, what if those things fail? Then what do I do?

 

…Let’s go deeper

The reality is, there’s only one person we can place our trust in that never fails. It says in AV Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Here’s a good roadmap for us to follow. It starts with ‘trusting in the Lord with all my heart’. It doesn’t stop there, though. It also says not to lean unto my own understanding. What am I doing when I panic? I’m leaning unto my own understanding. I need to remember to trust Him with the things I don’t understand. So, moving forward I ‘acknowledge Him in all my ways and He will direct my path’. So, basically, I ask Him for direction and He will show me what to do. Good roadmap.

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AV Psalms 55:22 says, “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” This goes along the same lines, but there’s more to it. We need to ‘cast our burden on Him’. We often think we have to carry these things. So, we’re many times bound up with worry when God is asking us to give it to Him. Sometimes we thing we’ve given it to Him, but then we find out we’re still carrying it around. Why not just give it to Him? Then He can do something with it.

It’s interesting how many times in the Bible when angels appeared unto people, the first thing they would say is, “Fear not.” When the angel appeared unto the shepherds in Luke 2:10, the first thing he said to them was ‘fear not’. AV Luke 2:10 says, “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” And this was to a good announcement. He was announcing the birth of Jesus, the Saviour. See, often times our overreaction isn’t just to a bad situation, but just an unknown situation. We fear what we don’t know. That’s why trusting God is so important for us. There’s so much we don’t know. He knows it all, though. He knows the end from the beginning. We don’t need to overreact. We can just trust Him that He knows what He’s doing.

AV Proverbs 3:5, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”

AV Isaiah 41:10 says, “Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

AV Psalms 55:22 says, “Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”

AV Luke 2:10 says, “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”

 

I was at work yesterday and just felt kind of down. I had this kind of overwhelming sense of sadness. It was to the point that I felt like crying. It was strange because I don’t even know where it came from or what it was about. I didn’t actually cry, but maybe I should have.

Thinking about that more in depth, I realized that I might have missed an opportunity. I know that sounds funny. What I mean, is that I might have missed an opportunity for myself to heal, or move past something. Even though I wasn’t sure what it was about, I think our body knows when we need to let go of something. I believe that emotions are complex. Sometimes we can’t even understand them mentally. But we’re overwhelmed by them at times.

It seems that crying is often undervalued in our society today. Especially if you’re a man. You’re not supposed to cry, right? Of course, we probably shouldn’t go around crying in public. People will think something’s seriously wrong with you. Some decorum is called for. However, if I’m overcome with emotion in my home, maybe it’s best to just let it out.

If you think about when we were very young, we didn’t hesitate to cry. We didn’t worry about what people were going to think of us. We just let it out, and we felt better afterwards, didn’t we? We got it all out of our system. As we grow up, we gradually learn not to cry. It’s kind of taught out of us. Don’t cry. Be strong. Of course, not crying all the time is a part of growing up and being an adult. But, not crying at all isn’t a balanced approach either.

I believe, as we go through life, we experience a lot of different things. As we experience those things, they can’t help but have an effect on us. And to be a healthy human being we need to not ignore those experiences and how they affect us. These things can build up over time and we don’t realize how they’re affecting us mentally, or health-wise, or spiritually. They can manifest in different ways. A lot of people don’t realize that our health can deteriorate due to emotional issues. Emotional issues also have an effect on our mental health. That’s why psychiatrists are so busy. We give them a lot of material to work with when we leave issues unresolved. And, of course, this has an effect on us in a down spirit.

So, I would say we should not be afraid to let it out, and just cry. Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. Just let it out. You don’t have to hold it in.

 

…Let’s go deeper

What does the Bible say about crying? Well, even if we don’t value it, God seems to place a high value on it. AV Psalms 56:8 says, “Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?” It’s amazing to think of God saving our tears in a bottle. I think that shows how much God watches over and cares for us. To save our tears means He cares when we cry.

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AV Ps 6:6 “I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.” David’s cry out to God here was him crying out as a result of distress and a guilty conscious. He had been broken as a result. He knew what he had done and that crying out to God was his only hope.

AV Revelation 21:4 says, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Here’s something we have to look forward to at the end of all our crying. God promises to wipe away the tears from the eyes of the believer. Though this life is one filled with tears and sadness, there will be a day when we will have that ultimate joy in Heaven of seeing Him and seeing Him as He is.

AV Psalms 56:8 says, “Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: [are they] not in thy book?”

AV Psalms 34:17 says, “The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”

AV Ps 6:6 “I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.”

AV Revelation 21:4 says, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”

 

I wonder sometimes our level of belief in something. I’m talking about, not only how much we believe something, but how active our belief is. So, put another way, do we act on what we believe?

I was trying to think of an analogy. Think about it this way. Say, for instance, I have a strong belief in the defense of this nation. I believe it should be defended vigorously. I also believe just as strongly that I will be protected, as a citizen, from any harm that some would try to do to this nation. Now, I have two choices. I can sit at home and believe those things to be the case, or I can go enlist in the military and act on those beliefs. Now each person can believe it to a degree. The person who enlists, however, has put action to his faith. So, we could say that the person who sits at home has a passive belief, and the person who enlists has an active belief.

So, how does this translate? Well, the person in the military is accomplishing the task on which the belief is based. You could say, he’s doing the heavy lifting. One is believing, but the other is believing while also acting on it. I would say, first of all, not everybody can, will, or needs to join the military. So, I’m not trying to make a point about that. All things being equal, we’ll just say that this is a scenario happening in a vacuum.

Now, we can certainly have a passive belief in some things and it has no real effect on anything. I believe the sun rises in the East and sets in the West. Yeah, that’s right, isn’t it? Just kidding. Made you think. Also, I believe that the mailman will deliver my mail this morning. But my belief in that really has no effect on that fact. However, some things it matters what belief we put action to.

I believe that it’s a good idea to have money in the bank. Therefore, I go to work. I believe it’s good to have food in the fridge. Therefore, I go to the grocery store. I could have a passive belief that those things will take care of themselves. But I may end up on the street if I do that. Admittedly, some things may just get taken care of if I passively believe it. I may have some money given to me as a benevolent act. I could also collect some form of government assistance. But, even that would require some action. In either case, however, the needs would not likely be met at the same level.

So, what’s the main idea here? Well, I would conclude in saying that having an active belief in something is important. Belief is a starting point, but we often need to put action to that belief.

 

…Let’s go deeper

 

 

 

 

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Many times we can have a passive faith about something without realizing it. AV James 1:22 says, “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.” It’s important that we make sure we are acting on what the Word says in our lives. That’s how we know when our faith is really a conviction. Believing something to the point of acting on it is a true test of your belief system.

While I would say that a passive faith is at least a start, I wouldn’t put much stock in it.AV James 2:19-20 says, “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?” So, he is saying kind of facetiously, “Oh, you believe in God? Good job.” Now, this would illustrate to me that a passive faith doesn’t cut the mustard. James is saying here that if you just have a general belief in God, with no real action or conviction, that you have the same basic belief system as devils. That’s not very reassuring is it? See, even the devils believe in the existence of God. But that didn’t make any difference in their lives did it? They don’t have an active faith. One that is looking to God or acting on that belief.

So, how do we have a faith that really matters and makes a difference? AV Acts 16:31 says, “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Now, I like to emphasize this. I know I have said it before, but I’ll say it again. This verse says to ‘believe on’, it doesn’t say to ‘believe in’. That’s an important and substantial difference. We know from the verse prior that a ‘belief in’ isn’t enough, is it? Because, even the devils believe and we know they’re not saved. So, what does it mean to ‘believe on’? Well, ‘believe on’ means that I am trusting in Him and the work He did on the Cross to attain my salvation. It implies a level of trust and dependence on. See, the reality is, I can believe a lot of things exist without that belief having any impact on my life. My belief in God and His Son, Jesus Christ, and His work on the cross are the only ways it will have an impact on my life. That’s a faith that matters. That’s an active faith. And it will certainly matter when I get to the end of this life.

AV James 1:22 says, “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”

AV James 2:19-20 says, “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?”

AV Acts 16:31 says, “And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.”

 

I’ve noticed, from time to time, people in the public sphere making statements about not judging people. It seems, though, that this has become an umbrella term for not only ‘not judging’ but also ‘not making judgments about people’. This gives the impression that not only can we not judge people, we can’t make judgments about people. This seems to be a false assumption. I even remember seeing a public service announcement with a famous celebrity saying, “Don’t judge!” They’re right, we shouldn’t judge anybody. The thing is, though, that we can and should make judgments about people. In fact, we do it every day. We make judgments about who we marry, who we become friends with, people we hire or don’t hire and even what celebrities we admire and ones we don’t. And these things aren’t bad necessarily. I mean, they can be bad based on what your judgments are based on. But the point is, that we have to make judgments about people and I don’t think a lot of people understand the difference. Therefore, I think, the term, ‘judge’, often gets misapplied.

You may be wondering, “What does he mean”? Well, let’s explore this a little further. I may see someone do something wrong and I can say to myself, “What they did was wrong.” Now, when I make that statement, I’m not judging that person. First of all, I don’t have the right to judge any other person. What I do have a right to do is determine the validity of their actions. Our entire criminal justice system is based on that concept.

Imagine a man who robs a bank and ends up standing in front of a judge and jury. It’s determined without a doubt that he committed the crime for which he’s been brought to court. And standing before the judge and jury, the judge says to him, “Now, it’s been determined that you are guilty of the crime of robbery. However, we don’t want to be judgmental, or judge you in any way. So, we’re letting you go.” Now, you would say, “That’s ridiculous and absurd.” I agree. But you listen to a lot of people talking about judging, or not judging people today, and that’s how they’ve begun to apply that principle in their lives. It’s become this twisted and perverted logic, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it. The above example illustrates this. Sometimes you have to be absurd to illustrate the absurd.

Apply this to our own lives. Like I said above, we make judgments about who we marry, who we become friends with, who we hang around all the time. Yet, we don’t judge those specific people. So, what’s the difference? It all comes down to this. I don’t judge people in the sense that I don’t compare them to myself, or look down on them in any way. Also, I don’t make a judgment about people based on my standard. I make a judgment about people based on ‘the standard’. You say, “Well, what’s the standard?” I’m glad you asked.

 

…Let’s go deeper

The reality is we all have to have a standard. And we all have to have the same standard. If we all go according to our own standard, then it’s not a standard. It would all become chaos, because nobody could agree on anything. And it would defy the definition of a standard. A standard means it’s applied universally across all people. So, what’s the standard? Well, it’s the Word of God, the Bible.

The Bible tells us in AV Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.” See, this is not saying we can’t judge people’s actions. What we can’t do is judge that person. The reason being is that we don’t know anyone’s heart. Only God knows that. When we judge somebody we are making a lot of assumptions about them, about their circumstances, and about their heart. The reality is, we don’t know their reasons and all the circumstances of that situation. Only God knows that. So, we leave that in God’s hands. And I don’t want to be anyone’s judge, because if I judge them, then I will be judged the same way. But how do we know that the Bible is the standard?

Jesus said in AV John 6:63, “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.” Jesus said that His words are spirit and are life. If His words are life, then that’s certainly something I want to be associated with, isn’t it? The flesh profits nothing. That can also apply to our worldly understanding of things. It says the spirit quickeneth, which means ‘to make alive.’ When we receive His words, they have the power to awaken us and make us alive. Jesus also says in AV John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” So, we know He’s the standard.

Anyway, those are drastic situations where they put you in need of vardenafil price digital picture recovery. generic cialis overnight For example one needs to get a physiotherapy clinic like PhysiCo. As the capsule is easy to swallow and it absorbs in the blood quickly the drug levitra 60 mg assist you to recover from such problems. This raises the significance of practicing http://icks.org/n/data/ijks/2010-4.pdf discount levitra online safe sex. How does this happen? In AV John 16:13 it says, “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.” God speaks to us through His word, and His word is confirmed to us through the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will never contradict the Word of God. AV 2 Peter 1:20 says, “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.” What does this mean? This means that we know and understand His word through the Holy Spirit. Since there is only one scripture, there is also only one interpretation of scripture. Man may try to interpret a different way, but the Holy Spirit will always point us to the correct interpretation.

AV 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” We can know that God has given us His pure word. We can use this word to apply in all areas of our lives. It’s meant to teach us doctrine, to correct us, and instruct us in righteousness, or right ways of living. This is our standard. The Bible tells us it’s the truth. And it speaks the truth about its own truth.

AV Matthew 7:1: “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.”

AV John 6:63, “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and [they] are life.”

AV John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

AV John 16:13 it says, “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”

Peter 1:20 says, “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.”

AV 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

 

When we think about what we want, we tend to live in this space of dissatisfaction. We’re always striving for something more. I suppose in some ways this is good. This partly drives us forward in trying to reach a new milestone. Goals are a good thing.

I just wonder if this tension we feel between satisfaction and dissatisfaction are always good. Many of us are constantly striving towards more than what we currently have. Generally, we see ourselves striving for more stuff. We live in a very materialistic culture. The interesting thing is there’s one thing in life that we’re universally trying to get more of, yet it’s also almost universally condemned—material wealth, or the attainment of it. How do we resolve this conflict?

I notice that often times my own dissatisfaction with what I have only manifests when I start comparing what I have with what my neighbor has. I can be quite content with the car I drive one day, until I see my neighbor pull out of his garage with a new Mercedes. Then I’m looking at my car and suddenly it doesn’t look so good. Why not, I wonder? It’s the same car I had before my neighbor bought his. Interesting how that works, isn’t it? But often our own satisfaction is only relative to someone else’s level of attainment. And it’s not necessarily that this always results in outright envy, but it does result in a discontent in our own lives. We become competitive without realizing it. And it becomes a matter of keeping score. Joe Shmo down the street has a nicer house with more square footage and nicer cars, too. What am I gonna do now?

Well, I’ve found this one thing to be helpful. First of all, just be happy for my neighbor. I can think, “Good for him. That’s nice he can afford that and enjoy those things.” And I’m not talking about a fake kind of nice, like, “Good for him”, while I crush an empty can with my bare hands. But just a genuine heartfelt feeling of good will towards that person. This is a good place to start.

The next thing I do is be thankful for what I have. Maybe the car or house I have aren’t the ones I would like to have. But the reality is, there’s always something worse. Actually, the worst would be no car and no house. When I compare what I have to nothing, something always looks better than nothing. And that’s the thing, we don’t always appreciate what we’ve always had. Sometimes we don’t appreciate it until we don’t have it.

Being satisfied and content in this day and age seem to be undervalued commodities. Something probably good for us to revisit in our modern day society. Maybe we don’t even know the value of just being satisfied with what we have because we’ve never taken the time to experience it.

 

…Let’s go deeper

 

 

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Isaiah 1:18, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” This is God speaking to sinful Judah and Jerusalem. He was tired of their sinful ways and wasn’t looking for anymore sacrifices and incense. He wanted them to change their ways. A change of direction and heart. Here it says, “Come now, and let us reason together.” What God was looking for here wasn’t a compromise. God wasn’t trying to find a middle ground between His righteousness and Israel’s sin. There is no middle ground. The meaning here is God pleading with them to just come to Him and we can correct these things, if you just come to me and admit the error of your ways. This is the first common ground we must come to ourselves. We come to Him open-hearted and honest with our condition. We get in agreement with Him and what He asks of us.

1 Corinthians 9:19-22 says, “For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.” I believe the importance of what Paul is saying here is profound. Paul presented the Gospel message to people from all walks of life. The reality is, he didn’t present it by compromising his beliefs, but while staying in the confines of what was lawful he approached it from their perspective. He wanted to show them the light of the Gospel, but he didn’t want unnecessary and needless things to get in the way of them coming to the truth. He says, “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” This was his desire and endgame he had in mind. He didn’t want to get in disputes with them on some side-issue. We often do this with each other in the Church and get in arguments over things that aren’t of primary importance. And we often lose the main idea in the process.

In Ephesians 4:13 it says, “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:” What we truly want is for all of us to get in agreement with the truth, not us deciding what is true—putting our own biases and opinions aside and seeking the truth together in unity—a knowledge of the Son of God, leading to our perfection and fullness in Christ.

Isaiah 1:18, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

1 Corinthians 9:19-22 says, “For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.”

In Ephesians 4:13 it says, “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”

 

As we embark on a brand new year, many of us have the feeling of wanting to make changes in our lives or starting with a clean slate. We many times see things in our lives that we don’t like and want to make changes. A new year is a good time to do this. Even though the start of a new year doesn’t erase any of our past mistakes, I suppose it’s that start of another beginning that gives us the feeling of having a do-over.

There is one thing I thought would be good to focus on. Instead of getting caught up in and distracted by the differences we have with other people, maybe start with the things we have in common with others. I know it’s easy sometimes to go right to the things that are different about us. We don’t realize, though, that we can always find things we have in common with others. When you think about when you start a conversation with a stranger, you always start with something you have in common, don’t you? Like the weather, we all have that in common. The reality is, we can always find something that we have in common with other people.

Probably, this is most important when we find we are at odds with someone else. Could be a family member or a friend or co-worker. But if we want to resolve conflict with them we generally start with things that we can agree on, and work out from there. Starting with a point of contention is probably going to result in more contention. I notice this when people on opposite ends of whatever spectrum end up in a debate. Each side is arguing their side. The goal seems to be, though, just spouting off their viewpoint. They don’t seem to approach it with the intention of getting them to see that their points are valid. This often ends up in a shouting match—arguing for the sake of arguing.

When I think about it, I myself, am often guilty of this. I don’t generally approach a disagreement with the attitude that they might have some elements of their argument that are accurate. I’m usually too busy building up my own defense. So, I’m so busy playing defense that I forgot to play offense. Kind of the opposite of the way that saying usually goes, isn’t it? Starting off on the defensive doesn’t really provide an open door for the other side. I think this is why we often see both sides leave a disagreement with the same conclusions they had going in. I wonder if this is why company and union negotiations are so difficult—the inability to see the other side’s argument. Both sides may think they own the truth, when in reality the truth is somewhere in between the both of them. Of course we can’t yield ground to things we know to be absolute truth. But some things may be open for discussion with others. This is when finding common ground can provide the way for a productive conversation.

 

…Let’s go deeper

 

 

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1 Corinthians 9:19-22 says, “For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.” I believe the importance of what Paul is saying here is profound. Paul presented the Gospel message to people from all walks of life. The reality is, he didn’t present it by compromising his beliefs, but while staying in the confines of what was lawful he approached it from their perspective. He wanted to show them the light of the Gospel, but he didn’t want unnecessary and needless things to get in the way of them coming to the truth. He says, “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” This was his desire and endgame he had in mind. He didn’t want to get in disputes with them on some side-issue. We often do this with each other in the Church and get in arguments over things that aren’t of primary importance. And we often lose the main idea in the process.

In Ephesians 4:13 it says, “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:” What we truly want is for all of us to get in agreement with the truth, not us deciding what is true—putting our own biases and opinions aside and seeking the truth together in unity—a knowledge of the Son of God, leading to our perfection and fullness in Christ.

Isaiah 1:18, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

1 Corinthians 9:19-22 says, “For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all means save some.”

In Ephesians 4:13 it says, “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:”

 

I can’t do it. Not a good statement to start out the New Year, huh? Have you ever heard this? Or, have you ever said this yourself? I think we all have. Maybe we’ve heard it too often. Certainly there are limits to what we can do. But how many times do we make this statement without finding out what those limits are?

I know there are things that I, myself, have thought that I couldn’t do. The reality is, though that I didn’t really know. And the reason I didn’t know was because I had never even tried. So, I really just thought that I couldn’t. I think this was the case when I was in wrestling in high school. I often let my own mental limitations rule and affect my reality. Not just on the wrestling mat, but also in training and in practice. I would often get overwhelmed by the image of what I had to do. We would set off on a run for several miles or a set number of minutes. Although I wouldn’t say it out loud, I would often think it mentally—I can’t do it. Without realizing it, I was placing a lot of limits on myself without realizing it. How am I ever going to find out what I can do if I don’t even have the courage to try? So, now looking back I didn’t really find out how good I could have become because of my own mental limitations.

I suppose we often say ‘we can’t do it’ because we lack the courage to find out. Sometimes we’re too afraid of failure. Failure is going to happen, though. I’ve learned, though, that I would fail in a gigantic blaze of glory than fail because I never tried. Within reason, of course. But at least then I can walk away knowing that I made my best effort and I have nothing to feel bad about. I believe even other people will respect that. They may walk away thinking, “Man that guy went down in a horrendous ball of flames. But you know what, he gave it all he had.”

Thankfully, I feel I’ve learned since high school to take some risks in finding out what I can do. I’ve taken some of the mental limits off of my thinking. Even though I can still push myself further and find out other areas where I can discover my limitations, I don’t have the same mindset I used to have. I now know that I can work on my own car if I have to, or I can run farther than I often think I can. Sometimes I hear people say to me now, “Oh, I could never do that.” Or, “Oh, I wish I could do that.” I find myself thinking, “How do you know you can’t? Have you ever even tried?”

I’ve found that in many areas I still haven’t ran into my limits. I find this exciting. Think of that. We can keep pushing our limits in different areas of our lives and getting better. Part of the joy of life is finding out and discovering how far we can go.

 

…Let’s go deeper

I’m going to start out with an obvious verse here. Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” We all know that, even in the natural sense, we can many times accomplish more than we think we can. Just think, though, of all that we could accomplish with the power of God behind us. Imagine the creator of the universe backing us up in the things we try to accomplish.
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Of course anything that God has put His stamp of approval on, He will empower us to do it. This is the confidence we have in Him. This gives us courage and confidence when we know that He is behind us. Luke 10:19 says, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Jesus was speaking here to the disciples. This was after sending out the 70 disciples into various cities. They came back with joy realizing they had power over the enemy. Jesus confirmed for them that He had given them the power over the enemy. We can know this truth today. The spiritual battles that we face now, He has given us the power to have victory in them. So, we certainly know that we can have victory in our spiritual battles that we face, because this verse says we have been given victory over all the power of the enemy.

Mark 11:23 “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.” We often underestimate the power we have in Christ. It’s like having an arsenal of weapons and not realizing it, or never using them. Jesus was speaking here again to His disciples. Again He emphasized that He had empowered them to do the things He commanded them to do. I believe the reason Jesus told them these things was because He didn’t want them to cower in fear at the things they were facing. He wanted them to face head-on the obstacles they were facing with courage and confidence, knowing that they weren’t on their own. God was there to back them up. I’ve come to believe that if God tells me to do something, that I can do it. He’s not going to load me up with a bunch of expectations without giving me the ability to accomplish it.

So, in this upcoming year, let’s take the limits off. Let’s find out what we can do, and find out what we can do for the Lord. With Him behind us, backing us, there’s not telling the things we could accomplish. It’s the limitations we place on ourselves many times that are the most limiting. We might just find out, though, that we can accomplish more than we ever thought possible.

Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

Luke 10:19 says, “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

Mark 11:23 “For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.”