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Date: Tuesday – September 28, 2021
Meditation Opportunities
Biblegateway.com Daily Verse
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Corinthians 2:14 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)
14 But the natural, nonspiritual man
does not accept or welcome or admit into his
heart the gifts and teachings and revelations
of the Spirit of God, for they are folly (meaningless nonsense) to him; and he
is incapable of knowing them [of progressively recognizing, understanding, and
becoming better acquainted with them] because they are spiritually
discerned and estimated and appreciated.
Daily Devotion
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“ Open your mind and heart—your entire
being—to receive My love in full measure.”
Ephesians 3:16-18 I pray that out of his glorious riches, he may
strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that
Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have
power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and how long and high
and deep is the love of Christ.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with
confidence.
John 8:44 “You belong to your father, the devil, and you
want to carry out your father’s desire…When he lies, he speaks his native language,
for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
James 4:7-8 NKJV Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from
you. Draw near to God and He will draw
near to you. Cleanse your hands, you
sinners; and purifiy your hearts
Daily Journal/Thoughts/
Prayers (Thinking out
loud)
Learning to not voice or tap out what is on one’s mind when they have
had disruptions and derailments in sleep, and positive thoughts can lead to
just opening pandora’s box of anything negative can grow if we do not stop and control
what goes in and out of our mindset.
Sunday night my bad; my smoke detector went off at almost 1am. Within a matter of minutes my security
company is calling to verify all things
are good; but whenever smoke alarms go off in the middle of the night, they
automatically dispatch to our first responders. Even within the time I confirmed all was okay
and called the authorities back to confirm all is okay. They already had fire rescue coming to check
my home to make sure it really did not have something wrong.
I was somewhat dismissive in telling them they did not have to do that
but within 5-7 minutes these young rescue rangers showed up at my door and did
a look around to just confirm.
More embarrassed I did not remember to swap out batteries or even check
them. For this to happen. Feeling badly, it was a false alarm. But beyond grateful for the fire drill in my
own personal life and how quickly even when in this case someone is getting
paid to do it. Which by the way I hope I
do not get a bill for the false alarm…? You just never know in today’s world.
But grateful for the reminder when we prepare ourselves with all that is
good, all that is pure all that is meaningful we overflow and are protected to
grow forward. When we get complacent on even
the minuscule things like a couple of small batteries. Or even let one minor thought transpire that
is out of what can plant seeds of growth.
Anything can happen!
In this case a house fully disrupted, animals highly upset from the loud
screams of an alarm; children uneasy and the inability to fall back into a restful
sleep.
This mind maze although was at ease once realizing what I had done just
would not turn off, which made for a weary day ahead and not in a place that I
need to ramble on with would, of should of or absolutely pointing out all the
flaws and potential emotional feelings that spin out of control at times.
Like that bottle of pop slightly shook when you open it least expecting
the volcanic eruption once the seal is popped and sticky messy substance is all
over to clean up. Sometimes depending
on where we are when the mess occurs, we miss some and the little, microscopic
ants or pests find their way in agitating and trying to move in to take over.
Make no mistake in our here and now.
We have a triple threat daily.
The world, The flesh, The devil.
The world of wars is a spiritual war between and against the rules of
the heavenly reigns.
We know there is a power of evil we see it all around this world and all
those little nooks and crannies that get overlooked or batteries that are
forgotten to be changed. Allow tremendous
opportunity for darkness to seep in filling us with misfortune, mishaps, even
disaster. Robbing us from all that is
good, all that is righteous, all that allows us to be sanctified and abundantly
thrive and grow in love, in peace.
Look around
Temptation, Sin, Addictions are flying freely everywhere. The battle is not for darkness anymore. It has always been above us, beside us and more
and more within us. The devil is the
master manipulator, father of all lies and so good at hiding in the miniscule.
In order to have one chance of any day holding on to all that is good
and allowing love, mercy, grace that I do not deserve. I must even for one second make Jesus my first,
my go to, my bits and pieces. Starting
the day, ending the days. Each one I am
allowed back up.
Finding and filling up my being to shine even a flicker of light. Takes putting on the armor of God every
single day even if just one word at a time.
I won’t dictate it to you; read for yourself. Armor of God-
Ephesians 6:10-18 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) For I am far from perfect in
remembering this or doing it as I should. Yet there is the:
Helmet of Salvation -Ephesians 6:17
Shield of Faith Girdle (Belt) of Truth-Ephesians 6:14
Breastplate of Righteousness-Ephesians 6:14
Sword of the Spirit-Ephesians -6:17
Shoes of Peace-Ephesians -6:15
Everyday we are given we wrestle with temptations, sins, addiction. Not seeing even half the time the arrows shot
in the spiritual darkness that bring us to stress, anxiety over those miniscule
things leaving us even as children or those who have it all together to
internally if we are luck freak out but most times everyone suffers at those
who are very open and out of control with nothing good to hold on to. All the while malice, false guilt, and all lack
of and over abundance of negative consumes our very breaths taking us to places
that rob us from the beauty of what the Garden was really intended.
I am no different. No one is
exempt: “For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers; against the rulers of
the world; against spirit hosts of wickedness in high places.” “One of the most fascinating and frightful truths of the
Bible, is its teaching concerning the presence and power of the devil. And to
make it even more frightful, the Bible says the devil has a great host of
helpers, called demons. These evil spirits compose an entire kingdom of
spirit-beings, that are governed and controlled by Satan himself.” Everyone of us carry our own internal and
mindful battles, beliefs, and day- to- day and what we do or do not do with it. I am no theologian I say that over and
over. I am a work in progress with a
huge heart that has been shredded so many times in life than I care to count. I will let you do your own research and no
not everything or everyone on the internet is true. Just another example of all that can consume
us that should not. But do your
research. Ask questions and see what
comes back. Diving in this morning reading
things such as The Malice
of Devils (biblehelpsinc.org) after daily devotionals get my attention once
again and pointing out Seven Life-Changing Habits “Day 271” of the Bible in one
Year 2021 with Nicky Gumbel” and learning it all starts in what you allow in to
feed your mind, feed your soul, just like feeding your body.
Sure, there are many times when I put too much thought into stuff that I
should just let go. Especially when it
comes to people I either rubbed wrong or they took advantage and somehow
managed to take pieces of me. And no
not physical attributes or material things.
But those deep-down heartfelt strings that are ripped out leaving your
soul to bleed out when you want something so much more or better and genuinely want
for the real them. To only realize your
enabling their bad spirits and they are good at hiding the truths of really not
wanting anything good for their own growth; but just want what they want when
they want it for the moment in time.
What does that make me; LOL, yeah,
an enabler with some strong motherly fix it agenda to love and nourish and help
what each and every one of us need to own and fix ourselves. We won’t go there today though… There is no
big secret I stay surrounded by what I can control and help of my brothers and
sisters in helping shine the light and grow in spirit otherwise alone I would be
chewed up and spit out like old tobacco over and over again.
I guess even long before I started my walk with Jesus when I was told my
heart is just too big. I see the good in
everyone. It is true. But it is even more dangerous and if not
careful when we are like this. And yes, I
know there are far more then me that does this. Men, women we are many. And if we do not surround ourselves with
the beauty and truth of God. Like a fire
eating dragon that consumes everything in its path. So shall Satan and his demon army of all
those consumed by the spirits of darkness consume us.
You do not have to be a biblical scholar to know there is light and darkness
in the world; and just as there is evil there is abundant goodness waiting for
you to call upon God through His son Jesus Christ to walk, talk, and live daily
with. Just being a good person and
never doing wrong to anyone is not enough.
If not now facing the truth, when?
Tomorrow is never promised and yesterday is gone.
Get focused
Change those batteries
Don’t wait for someone to do a welfare check on you
Don’t wait for someone to really start caring about you in actions, words,
and deeds
Care for yourself now, care about your future; for any days you have
here and now and through out eternity.
Don’t waste precious life without diving in, picking up your moral
compass, learning and living the truth and surrounding yourself with all that
help sow the seeds of Gods promise and beauty.
No that does not mean go join the first church you see and end up in
some cult that teaches all the false prophets and doctrine in their own version
where you worship the leader and feed your children to them for their own
gratifications or bunker down in a commune and procreate amongst the walls of
darkness you just cannot see. Crazy as
it seems but the Jim Jones, David Koresh or even those so messed up like the
Manson family. The world is full of
wanna be Hitlers. We are living in a
time that has always been in spiritual wars and good and evil filling us with
ISIS and Taliban. Fighting over who
will rule and what is true and what is not and how humanity should be
treated. Dictating death of innocence
when not using them for their own demonic plans.
We are all one step away from lost; but being lost is the only road to
being found when we dive in and truly want God’s promise to fulfill our
lives. We just have to be aware and
learn and leave the fear for God himself to take care of. And that from experience is a fine
line. We always step off those docks
unto uncharted waters as a baby not fearing a swimming pool for lack of knowledge. Let us put on our life vests daily and know
when we are swimming in the ocean full of blood sucking leaches and
sharks. God is, God was, and God will
forever be what sustains us when we cling to all he is through Jesus.
To do so it takes more than devotions each day, more than showing up at
church each week, more than cleaning the cracks and crevice’s over and over,
more than changing the batteries.
It takes intentionality, dedication to self and life and obedience to
want to pick up that moral compass and do what is right, in love, in grace and
giving back that abundant mercy we get every day even when we do not deserve
it.
Just because we are good filled with great intentions for all we
connect. Means nothing. We truly, madly, and purposefully need to
fight forward and live it in and with Him daily. That means reading, learning, listening, and sharing
the gospel of Jesus without assumption but pure facts of those who have been
trained up to help grow and grow you forward for the greater purpose of peace, love,
and harmony with God.
Movers Motivations
& Touches to the Soul (YouTube.Com)
Early Morning
Rebel - Lifeboat
Collective Soul -
The World I Know
Oceans (Where Feet
May Fail) - Hillsong UNITED - Live in Israel
Supernatural
(Remastered 2013) DC Talk
Thomas Rhett - Be
a Light ( lyrics ) ft. Keith Urban, Chris Tomlin, Hillary Scott & Reba
McEntire
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