tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88201341611835182892024-03-13T03:14:09.197-07:0031 Days Early I RiseMeeting with God early, to order your day.ETownshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06337611390091671496noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820134161183518289.post-79430145092340252642012-06-07T17:12:00.004-07:002012-06-07T17:15:41.807-07:00In Pursuit of....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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All of these scenarios could have caused me to lose ground in the most important pursuit of my life: chasing after God. I want to be in pursuit of the Godhead for the rest of my days, and to experience holiness from within, like the disciple Paul and the father of Methodism, John Wesley write about. My aim is the personal pursuit of an inward relationship with God the Father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit.<br />
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My pursuit may look different from others. I am here to tell you that's okay. Holiness is about a personal, intimate relationship between me and God. This relationship is marked by a growing intimacy with God that I can talk about with someone who has experienced it, but I can't give it to anyone. I can't get it for anyone. All of my faith experiences have played some part in shaping it, but I surely had to desire it and yearn for it, yes, chase after it. I may even spend some nights wrestling with the angel until He blesses me with more of Him. <br />
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I was raised up during a movement of fire and brimstone preaching in the
Methodist church, where all but the holiest were going directly to hell
without a summer pass; and regular confession in the catholic church,
where repentant actions were metered out by the priest behind the closed
partition. It was years before I knew that priest was the same one who
sang sunny songs playing his guitar in summer camp meetings.<br />
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Over the past few years, there have been key revelations supported by scripture about my own dogmatic relationship with religion versus a personal relationship with the triune God. In my awakening, I see clearly that I was living under the old covenant, which was paid in full by Jesus Christ on the cross.<br />
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I walk around with open eyes now, seeing God in places previously bypassed, where He was waiting all along. In this last week of constant activity, I haven't followed my normal prescription for reading the word out of the bible in the morning. Initially, I felt a sense of failure - but then I was reminded that I am avidly reading about the bones of Elisha! Even yesterday I was reading the analysis of sermon after sermon in a work capacity! Just this morning, I was reading exciting prophetic word written 12 years ago matching the paradigm shift I have been talking about in the church over the last 8 years!<br />
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Sometimes, we need to shake off the chains of societal religious expectation and unabashedly seek God. He is there, wherever we are, waiting to be recognized. The infilling of the Holy Spirit within you speaks to God the Holy Spirit and the intimacy is unmatched.<br />
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This is the challenge: Seek God in an uncommon way. I'm not asking you to stop reading your bible - that is a blasphemy. I am suggesting that you seek God outside of your normal prescribed fashion. If you normally spend 2 hours each evening in book and bible study, take your books to a quiet place in the national park nearest you. Sit them down on the blanket and be mindful of every single thing that is Gods creation around you, and ask God to speak to your heart. Wait and listen. Report back! <br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>In pursuit of....the blesser and not the blessing...Check out this site: <a href="http://t.co/xKnJ3L8R" title="http://thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/2012/06/in-pursuit-of.html">thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/2012/06/in-pur…</a></p>— Blck Divrcd Virtuous (@BDandV) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDandV/status/210887286336913409" data-datetime="2012-06-08T00:13:41+00:00">June 8, 2012</a></blockquote>
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I woke up in Aruba this morning. There is beauty in this place, with the azul waters and the white, white sands; brightly colored houses and lively music. The air is warm and the breeze is magnificent. <br />
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Those same clouds are floating past me this morning as I sit on the veranda. It is like having real time with God, without saying a lot of words. My sisters and niece have iPads and they use a communication program called Face Time to talk to each other. My great nephew talks to my sister, which is his Grandma. He has Face Time with Granny. It's time when only he talks to her - their private time. That is what is like being enveloped by these sky's and focusing on them. Recognizing the creator and His creation.<br />
Years ago, I learned the simple concept of spiritual mindfulness. Mindfulness itself embraces the notion of being attentive to everything that is happening in the moment. It is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're
mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without
judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by,
mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience.<br />
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I am leery of a lot of concepts and practices, but spiritual mindfulness is a good thing. Being attentive and present in the moment, in the experience - especially when it involves the recognition of every Godly thing around you - that is like having Face Time with God. Time for only you and Him, mindfully.<br />
To apply the practice of spiritual mindfulness, you need only do a few things.<br />
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<li>Where you are now, take a few deep breaths. Breath in for 3 and out for 3. Focus on the breathing - use your diaphragm, not your chest. When I was younger, I thought of it as breathing in the golden pure air and breathing out the dirty polluted air. Do that 3 times. Come on, I will do it with you. </li>
<li>For the next 2-3 minutes, take in only the surroundings you are in - not judging them, just taking them in and really noticing them. Look at them like a third party observer, thinking of them in terms of the provider, the abundance, the beauty, the novelty, the blessing. </li>
<li>Recognizing how much you really have to do with the present state of all that you see in the moment, all that you experience, you must also recognize the presence of God. </li>
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Spiritual mindfulness is a great way to begin your day, end your day, or even refocus during the middle of your day. This week, in the middle of this place of simple but incredible beauty, I am going to challenge myself to be mindful in my morning meditations.<br />
What are your thoughts on spiritual mindfulness? Do you use any such practice to focus on whatsoever things are good, true, kind, lovely, of a good report? I would love to know....<br />
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Rising up early to spend time with God is not a novel idea. People have been doing it since the beginning of time. Adam walked early in the garden with God - and that is the beginning of time.<br />
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If we can get up earlier than we already do to start our harried daily lives, and spend intimate time communicating with God, then He would order our days. What does this look like? Well, I have seen it in action, and read of it in His Word. I have even sang the words of the songwriter "I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses." I deduce from all of those things the vision that I write here to make it plain.<br />
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<b>Solemnity<b> - </b></b>Do it alone. This time should be between you and God, the Father; God, the Son; and God, the Holy Spirit. This is not a group activity. </blockquote>
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<b>Sanctity</b> - Bring only your truth to your time with God. He already knows what it is, but when you bring it to Him, it signifies your accountability and faith in Him to move on that truth.</blockquote>
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At this point, you have come into the presence of God, early. You are alone and in the most holy of holies with nothing but your reverence and truth. You have entered into prayer and given Him due honor and praise. You can do what is naturally yours now - if you are an interceder, intercede; if you are a worshiper, worship. You don't have to be or do anything that you not for God.
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<b>Surrender<b>: </b></b>Submit to God with the prescribed end to prayer - 'Amen'. With this you are saying 'so be it' or 'it is as you have ordained'; your submission to His will.</blockquote>
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</b>This seems like a lot, yet it doesn't have to take hours upon hours to complete. God is looking for true worshipers - those who worship in Spirit and in Truth. If you are a false witness, not even 24 hours of genuflecting will hide that. Get real with God, He is already on to you.<br />
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As you grow in the practice of rising early with God, your morning time will grow as well. Eventually, it will reach a plateau, and settle into an alloted interval of time. You have to start somewhere.<br />
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The challenge is to start tomorrow morning. Will you take that challenge? Set your alarm clock 1/2 hour early. What would that do for your day?<br /><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Will you take the challenge? Getting up early with God is not a novel idea <a href="http://t.co/XPZDbuHu" title="http://thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/2012/05/will-you-take-challenge.html">thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/2012/05/will-y…</a></p>— Blck Divrcd Virtuous (@BDandV) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDandV/status/202789373127827456" data-datetime="2012-05-16T15:55:28+00:00">May 16, 2012</a></blockquote>
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I survived the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/">Blogging from A to Z Challenge</a>! Who would have thunk that I would be wired to write intentionally for 26 days on basically random topics? Okay, well probably lots of people who know me, but then throw in a scheduled and timely publication of said writing and a few of those expectant believers would have dropped off, for sure!<br />
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Considering that I join the yearly NaNoWriMo challenge and have yet to survive a full month of novel writing, this challenge was quite the coup. Reflection is only natural - so here it goes!<br />
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I wasn't sure anyone would read my posts - and for the most part it was mostly friends and family who did - with the exception of the great new bloggers I have met; some of whom I have become avid stalkers. I think next year I will need to get my link up higher on the linky list to get more visitors. I visited a lot, which was great because of how may awesome writers there are in the blogosphere and how much there is to see and learn.<br />
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I found that every day I had something I couldn't wait to write about, and I anticipated seeing the response of my 'regular' responders. It didn't matter whether they were positive or negative comments, I just wanted to hear from them - and that I did!<br />
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I can't wait to do it again next year. One thing I learned from a blogger I follow now is to go ahead and write and pre-schedule posts - it takes so much pressure off - rather than deadline writing. I also am going to try themed writing next year, as some have done in the past.<br />
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I need a t-shirt that says something like 'N V me - I've been from A to Z'! I am grateful for all the hard work the administrators put in, the facebook & twitter apps. I think next year I am going to get my link up earlier on that list so I can get more visitors! Til then - C ya later!</div>ETownshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06337611390091671496noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820134161183518289.post-55369385562560101322012-05-07T00:00:00.000-07:002012-05-07T00:00:12.782-07:00Choices Book Tour & Giveaway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hearts break. Loved ones are lost. Life keeps moving.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007OOVC8E/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=taktimformom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B007OOVC8E" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" height="300" src="http://www.promotionalbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/choices-200x300.jpg" title="choices" width="200" /></a>Olivia Martin’s afterlife was more dangerous and confusing than her life ever was. She thought she was ready to come back, to forget about Holden and to let go of the rage consuming her. Fulfilling her destiny as a guardian was all that mattered—the past could stay hidden in the crevices of her mind. However, when guardians are murdered and the evidence points towards jinn, she has to do something. To save anyone’s future, Olivia will have to confront the one person from her past she is terrified to see.<br />
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Holden waited for Olivia with the hope he would see her one more time. But when she didn’t return, he found salvation in darkness. The black and twisted road made it easier to forget what he lost than to live with the memory of what he had. An unexpected promotion shoves him into a world of intoxicating power and influence. Holden will have to choose between his new life and the woman he thought was gone forever.<br />
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From the ashes of secrets, <i>Choices are born that will change everything.</i><br />
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Now - let's get down to it. Have you feelings of confusion about where your life has ended up? Do you just feel numb and go through the daily motions of living? Do you feel desperate or angry even? Do you feel like you cannot relate to God right now because you are so angry, so heartbroken, that the last thing you can do is think about a God who would let you be in this condition? If you have ever felt stuck; felt as if you were cycling and couldn't move forward - this book is for you.<br />
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You probably thought I was going to write about sleeping, didn't ya? Actually, I am writing about when to stop sleeping - when you want to make a change in your life, and get dedicated to a new way of doing something, or maybe everything.<br />
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When I became a Christian, I thought I was finished. Hey, I took the walk up the aisle, took the plunge in the cold, cold water; came up baptized, filled with the Holy Spirit - old things past away, all things became new - right?<br />
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Wrong. That was just the beginning. Nobody told me that now I had to walk out my soul salvation with reverence and excitement. The scripture says it this way:<br />
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only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with
fear and trembling. </i>Philippians 2:12</span></b><i><br /></i></blockquote>
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My Pastor told me to make a habit of spending time reading God's word. Well, how long would that take? Being raised in church and catholic school, I knew the Bible, as a child knows the States and capitals. I had a lot to do besides more bible reading, but I wanted to get this right - I was excited about my salvation.<br />
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In the early 1960's plastic surgeon, Dr Maxwell Maltz, noticed that amputee victims took an average of 21 days to become accustomed to not having a limb. He then determined that people should take 21 days to adjust to any major life change. From there, the idea became lodged in the public psyche.<br />
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More recently, a study by the University College London (<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.674">Lally et al. (2009</a>), showed that when we want to make a behavior habit forming, it can take anywhere from as short as 18 days to as long as 254 days to form. The average was 66 days, and some people are even habit-resistant. Yeah, you can pretty much throw that 21 day theory out the window. 21 times. <br />
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Ultimately, what this means is if you want a thing to become second nature practice that thing consistently and with purpose, or it ain't happenin', babe. <br />
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My health goals caused me to change my diet, my atmosphere, even my exercise - and to practice these changes with a determined mind regularly. Now, I don't consider any other possibility except what is best for this body. If I miss a day, I go right back to my focus the next day. The study showed that missing a day will not affect your habit forming practice. <br />
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My stewardship was haphazard. I was handling my time, money and service like I lived in my fathers house - not like I was an adult responsible for my own house. I spent money how I wanted to without pause or thought about how God would want me to take stewardship of my finances. . I made so many mistakes.<br />
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Now, I set aside focused time to 1) read God's word about stewardship; 2) Pray asking God to help me become a better steward in my house and in His; 3) Practicing good stewardship - even when it hurts. For example: I have taken back purchases I made because they were irresponsible whimsy buys and not in line with my goals. Oh, it hurt, but I felt a sense of accomplishment as well.<br />
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To form habits, you have to put in purposed, centered work. <br />
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The zest of lemons and oranges add a bright spark to some dishes. It's not difficult to get because it only requires the very top layer of the fruit. It's imperative not to get the white part, or the pith, because it's bitter.<br />
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It's the same way with trying to accomplish a new, different or unique goal. It's imperative to harness focused energy and that spark - but not to add any bitterness or lethargy.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>“The out-and-out Christian is a joyful Christian. The
half-and-half Christian is the kind of Christian that a great many of
you are~~~little acquainted with the Lord. Why should we live halfway up
the hill and swathed in the mists, when we might<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> have </span></span>an unclouded sky and a radiant sun over our heads if we would climb higher and walk in the light of His face?”</i> <b>~ <a href="http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/bible-verses-about-joy-20-uplifting-scripture-quotes/#ixzz1tYVOChlg">Alexander Maclaren</a></b></span></blockquote>
Remember, forming new habits will take time. You have to want the habit, single in on that thing, and go after it with gusto. <br />
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<i>“What I am anxious to see in Christian believers is a
beautiful paradox. I want to see in them the joy of finding God while at
the same time they are blessedly pursuing Him. I want to see in them
the great joy of having God<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> ye</span></span>t always wanting Him.”</i> <b>~ <a href="http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/bible-verses-about-joy-20-uplifting-scripture-quotes/#ixzz1tYVnWlSI">A. W. Toze</a></b></blockquote>
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This message has been brought to you by the Letter Z in the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/">Blogging from A to Z Challenge. </a>This is the culmination of the challenge, but you can read my entries by checking out 'Here's What I'm Writing' on the right sidebar of this writing, or some of the other amazing writers by visiting <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/">Blogging from A to Z</a>.<br />
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Thank you to all of you who stuck in here with me, but don't stop checking in - I am posting pages from my soon to be published (speaking that into existence) devotion - 31 Days Early I Rise. You get to be first line critics, encourager's, commenter's, and hopefully, new friends.<br />
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Oh, and if you don't mind - tweet this to some of your friends! Z you later!<br />
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for Yes! I yielded to the challenge and have almost made it to the very end of my first A to Z Blogging Challenge. There was excitement, experience and accomplishment to be had by
yielding to ‘yes’ in the face of opportunity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 14pt;">Constantly
challenging myself to invest more time in writing, encouraging, reading and
expanding my horizons, I embrace new experiences. Shutting out new experiences limits any chance we have to experience all that God has intended for us to know, see and do in the days of our lives that are numbered by Him. We should have no fear of failure - we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. </span></div>
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is ultimate and necessary for growth. God wants us to move outside of our
comfort zones and experience more so that we can grow. That growth will cause
us to stretch our ideas about what faith means, and what it mean to be a child
of God and a Kingdom builder. He loves our joyful 'yes' to the next new experience.</span></div>
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next time an opportunity comes your way that may seem slightly outside of your
comfort zone, think about it for a while, ask God for the courage, and say “yes”.</span></div>
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Here's an opportunity. Visit the other bloggers in the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/">A to Z Blogging Challenge</a>, which only has one entry letter left! See some of the most embracing, gifted writing on the web, comment on it, and share it with your friends! Also, tweet this post! Maybe someone else will read it and say 'yes' today. </div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-left" width="350"><p>31 Days Early I Rise: Y is for Yielding to Yes <a href="http://t.co/GYJJCIlF" title="http://thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/">thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com</a></p>— Blck Divrcd Virtuous (@BDandV) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDandV/status/196421774731259905" data-datetime="2012-04-29T02:12:55+00:00">April 29, 2012</a></blockquote>
<script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>ETownshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06337611390091671496noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820134161183518289.post-18881241277418303972012-04-27T19:10:00.001-07:002012-04-27T19:10:43.904-07:00Xanax will not take you to Xanadu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Xanax, a medicine used to treat anxiety and panic disorders, will not take you to Xanadu. Xanadu was the summer capital of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty in China
place and a place sang of by Olivia Newton John as a magical land. It will, however, take you up out of this world if you don't take it according to the directions.<br />
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2. Xanax, though apparently able to mellow out some of the best of us, should be taken off the market. Kinda like Tylenol and Vicodin – you used to be able to get both of those with ease, but that market has tightened up now. You have to request Tylenol from the pharmacist and show your driver’s license, social security card, passport, and give blood. My Doctor prescribes Vicodin in the single digits now. He used to prescribe them in the hundreds. Xanax needs to be regulated.</blockquote>
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I am not the type who believe that medication is evil. I believe God made the trees, herbal plants and anything else that medication is made of; and he made the scientists who have the knowledge to turn those resources into medication. He also made the Doctors who prescribe those medicines. What He didn't do was plan for us to use our free will to overdose ourselves trying to hide from the reality of who we have become.<br />
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Medication is a part of the plan that will help a person fight back from the edge of depression and anxiety - not the whole plan, or the complete answer. More medication will only bring more issues - dealing with the root issues is the only way to get to forgiveness, healing and finally wholeness. The only other way out is in a body bag. If we use the tools God has provided us correctly, we can be successful. If we misuse them, such is the path to eternal death.<br />
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<span class="reftext"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
<span class="reftext"><a href="http://bible.cc/matthew/11-29.htm"></a></span><span>Take my yoke upon you, and learn<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of </span></span></span><span>me; for I am meek and lowly<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> in </span></span></span>heart: and ye shall f<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>d rest unto your souls. </span></span>For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. </b></i></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Matthew 11:28-30</span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> Get </span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">wisdom,</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> get </span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">understanding: </span></span>for<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">get </span></span>it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Proverbs 4:4-6</span></blockquote>
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<b>Behold, thou desirest truth in<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> the </span></span>inward parts: and in<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> the </span></span>hidden part thou shalt make me to know </b><b><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">wisdom</span>. <b><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+51:6&version=KJV">Psalm 51:6</a></b></b></blockquote>
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<b>Wisdom</b> resteth in<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> the </span></span>heart of him that hath<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> understand</span></span>ing: but that which is in<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> the </span></span>midst of fools is made known. <b><a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+14:33&version=KJV">Proverbs 14:33</a></b></h2>
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him, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you." Solomon answered, "You have been very
kind to my fa<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">the</span>r David, and you have
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God may your promise to my fa<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">the</span>r David
come true. You have made me king of a people who are as many as<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> the </span></span>dust
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Bradley Hand ITC"; font-size: 14pt;">God said to Solomon, "You have not asked for
wealth or riches or honor, or for<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> the </span></span>death of your enemies, or for a
long life. But since you have asked for wisdom and knowledge to lead my people,
over whom I have made you king,<sup> </sup>I will give you wisdom and
knowledge. I will also give you more wealth, riches, and honor than any king
who has lived before you or any who will live after you." - 2 Chronicles 1:7-12</span></b></div>
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I thought I would try something different with my W post in the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/">A to Z Blogging Challenge</a>. I wanted to let wisdom speak to you in whatever way she wants. I'd be interested to hear from you in the comments about it. And, hey - if you get a notion to, tweet this post - I appreciate that!<br />
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When God wants to get our attention; when we seek a relationship with Him - He has a way of differentiating His voice from all others. <br />
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<b>"Verily, verily I say vnto you, Hee that heareth my word, & beleeueth
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When Jesus said these words, He was saying to the hearer: 'truly, truly I am telling you', or; 'with solemn certainty I say to those who listen to me'. The emphasis is on the repeating of verily - to drive home the idea that with confirmed promise what is about to come next is the undeniable most exact truth that I can provide. It is the equivalent of saying - Hey, You want to hear this because it is guaranteed to be what you need to hear, right now, at this moment.<br />
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Throughout the scripture, God is often identified as addressing a person by name twice before speaking to that person. He speaks Saul's name twice on the road to Damascus; as well as Simon Peter's when the devil wanted to sift him like wheat. When He wanted to get the attention of His beloved, He might call their name twice.<br />
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So here, in this scripture - He wants to get our attention and also drive home the fact that a gospel truth is being spelled out. One biblical translation cites this scripture as saying "Amen, Amen" - or so be it, so be it. Jesus is telling is this is a fact.<br />
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Today, we pray to be more like Jesus and less like the world on a regular basis. In fact, it is our kingdom goal to live with the mind of Christ. We even have a scriptural promise to do greater things than He did as sons and daughters of the most high King.<br />
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When we say to our brothers and sisters - verily, verily - we should do so with the authority to gain their attention in the same way as Jesus did. We should also have the same message to give.<b><b> </b></b><br />
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<b><b>"<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">Verily</span>,<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> verily</span></span>,<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">say </span></span>unto<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">
you, </span></span>He that heareth My word, and bel<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>eveth on H<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>m that sent Me, hath everlast<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>ng
l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>fe, and shall not come<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> i</span></span>nto condemnat<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>on; but<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> i</span></span>s passed from death unto
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The Roman Road to salvation is so easily laid out in Romans, and John does such a great job at linking together many of the scriptures where Jesus is speaking truths that He wants know to be important and undeniable truths.<br />
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Removing the confusion can be as simple as praying and asking for guidance, personally reading the scriptures, and seeing what God truly, truly, wants us to know about His truth, His way, and His light. </div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-left" width="350"><p>31 Days Early I Rise: A to Z is up to V.... <a href="http://t.co/GYJJCIlF" title="http://thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/">thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com</a></p>— Blck Divrcd Virtuous (@BDandV) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDandV/status/195297043596591104" data-datetime="2012-04-25T23:43:38+00:00">April 25, 2012</a></blockquote>
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No one was more surprised than me when what I thought was a bout of flu turned out to have a 9 month diagnosis from my family doctor. That was a game changer.<br />
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I could smell everything. I could smell odors that only silk worms and bed bugs can smell. I scrubbed my apartment with bleach and cleanser that promised not to smell of oranges or lemons whenever I wasn’t throwing up.
And I was sick. That flu did not end. I could not hold down anything. Each and every one of the smells made me expel with force anything that was in my stomach.<br />
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I could smell the individual spices in food that my boyfriend bought home to encourage me to eat. I would hide it in the oven until he took it to the garbage, and I could still smell it.
I would drag my empty weak self to the sink to brush my teeth and rinse my mouth, and gag at the taste of the toothpaste, only to be back at the porcelain princess again. I took a lot of showers, because I would feel super yucky after the upchucking. Eventually, I was spewing the lining of my stomach.<br />
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My mother, my doctor, my sisters – they all told me this would end after the first trimester. I was counting the days into strategically placed lined pretty receptacles (because I couldn’t always make it to the bathroom on the second floor).<br />
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The 1st trimester came and went, but those cute little cans stayed in their positions. There was some concern for the baby’s development and my nutrition, so we had some testing. Our baby was in there leaching every bit of nutrition she needed from whatever was left in my body between the exorcist throw up sessions and the PowerAde drink downs. Twice I was admitted for intravenous liquids to pull me back from the edge of dehydration.<br />
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Something did change in the second trimester – I could eat apples in small doses to dissuade the nausea. I ate apples like a horse set free in an apple orchard. The nausea was still there, but the intensity lessened toward the end of the trimester, as long as I ate the apples. <br />
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I continued to lose weight, but apparently my little girl was getting everything she needed from anything I could eat. Around the 6th month of my pregnancy, I started adding other fruits to the apples. Some of them caused the nausea to return, and others didn’t. I found two drinks that I could drink continuously with no qualm – PowerAde and blackberry iced tea. <br />
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I found that my little girl would let me eat strawberry pie like she craved it. Pre-pregnancy I would never eat strawberry pie. I like strawberries and I like pie, but I never liked them together. This child was a fruit bandit. The pregnancy dictated to me how to take care of my body and my baby.<br />
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When I delivered my daughter on May 2, 1998, I weighed less than I did before I was pregnant. She was a healthy 7 lb. 16 oz. baby. Most things went back to the way they were, but some didn’t. I can still smell odors like it’s my special FBI skill.
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I had to do this on Monday, since S is for Sunday Stealing and only miracles should be performed on Sunday which is reserved for rest (ha)! I was visiting <a href="http://magicalmysticalmimi.blogspot.com/2012/04/sunday-stealing-semi-charmed-meme-part.html">Magical Mystical Mimi</a> in the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/2012-to-z-challenge-sign-up-list.html">A to Z Blogging Challenge</a>, which led me to <a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/">Sunday Stealing</a>. I had to do it. <br />
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<a href="http://sundaystealing.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sunday Steal<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>ng</span>: The Sem<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i </span></span>Charmed Meme, Part One</b></a><br />
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1. My uncle once took my sisters and I to spend the day at his friends horse farm, where we made warm crackling to take home with us. I have no idea why I just remembered that.
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2. Never<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> i</span></span>n my l<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">ife have I trusted that good things happen without bad things following somewhere in the wings. You just take the lumps with the sugar, and handle it with grace and all things equal out. </span><br />
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3. When<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>was f<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>ve I was reading already. It gave me comfort and was my quiet activity. I sucked my thumb and read anything I could handle at a 1-2nd grade reading level. I don't suck my thumb anymore, but reading is still my solace.<br />
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4. H<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>gh School was tumultuous, fun, crazy, gear shifting. Grueling, saddening, emotional.<br />
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5.<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>w<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>ll never forget traveling with my father and sisters through the years. Some of the most amazing and wonderful times together.<br />
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6.<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>once met Arnold Schwarzenegger, Common, The Leverts, Laila Ali, Donna Brazile, Kevin Hart, Mike Epps - lots of people. The most significant and noteworthy meeting I have ever had was with Jesus. Real talk<br />
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7. There’s th<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>s g<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>rl<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>know who makes the best cake in the free world. I am not kidding, I could eat any cake she makes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, except I cannot afford the clothes it would take to house my body. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ACHANTE67">Kennedy's Cakes</a> are the bomb.com. <br />
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8. Once, at a bar I drank so much during happy hour that by 8:30 p.m. I was home in the bed and still don't know how I got there, how I got naked, and how I got the windows open through my whole bedroom. Plus my car was parked in front of my house. That was the end of happy hour for me.<br />
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9. By noon,<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I</span></span>’m usually wondering where the day went.<br />
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10. Last n<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>ght my kids and I watched two movies together and ate pizza for dinner. Not our normal dinner but it was great and I loved every minute of it.<br />
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11.<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I</span></span>f only<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>had a couple million dollars, a house in a wooded area treated for ticks, bugs that crawl and sting, and anything else that might scare me or require help to dislodge from my garage or home, and lots of sexy # 2 pencils and Mac equipment, plus a fireplace and roominess for my kids, I would be writing book after book.<br />
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12. Next t<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>me<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>go to church it will be in another city, Praise God<br />
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13. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0294847/">Jonathan Fr<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>d</a>: Managed to pass away on Friday the 13th, given his career. Amazing.<br />
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14. What worr<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>es me most: That I won't achieve any of my goals.<br />
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15. When<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>turn my head left,<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>see a Lisa Audit canvas hanging alone on a cafe au lait colored wall<br />
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16. When<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>turn my head r<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>ght,<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I </span></span>see a leaning book shelf, a double wall lenght window, and a great hanging print about all the traits I hope I possess. Plus, books, pillows, baskets holding games, books, and another Lisa Audit canvas. And my sons glasses folded on a glass and wrought iron table. I hope he can see at school.<br />
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17. You know<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> I</span></span>’m ly<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">i</span>ng when the expression on my face does not match the words coming out of my mouth. I am horrid at making that happen if I don't feel it. No poker face skills atall.<br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-left" width="350"><p>31 Days Early I Rise: T is for Today I can do this <a href="http://t.co/GYJJCIlF" title="http://thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/">thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com</a></p>— Blck Divrcd Virtuous (@BDandV) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDandV/status/194458118569205760" data-datetime="2012-04-23T16:10:02+00:00">April 23, 2012</a></blockquote>
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A summer vacation in Italy with her twin sister, Morgan, is just what Megan Romano needs. But instead of fun, wine, and relaxation, she finds unexpected romance. Alexandros DiPiero, a sexy and mysterious Italian businessman, falls for Megan the minute he lays eyes on her, but Megan knows it’s too good to be true.
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tace saw Emeline coming up the trail from her perch on the window seat. Em was approaching at a slight jogging pace, and her hair looked disheveled; wind whipped, really. Just as she took the steps to the wrap around porch two at a time, Stace threw open the veranda door to meet her little sister.<br />
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"Well", Stace said urgently, peering into emerald green eyes, smiling with expectation at Em, "was it what you expected? Was it wonderful?"<br />
"Yes, Stace. Yes, Yes, Yes," Em answered, twirling around Em, wild curls bouncing as she caught her up in the circles. When they stopped, almost center of the twin rockers that Aunt Eleanor had shipped in from the Amish country, Em hugged Stace to her, and the sisters held onto each other. For that brief moment everything stopped around them, and hope bloomed like spring anew. Then it was over.<br />
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Stace held Em back and then took her face in both hands, and Em braced her sisters arms with her own hands. "Em, nobody must know. We cannot tell anyone yet. If we do, we'll lose it all." The temperature outside fell by almost 10 degrees, yet Em could feel the fever beneath their skin rising. She shook her sister slightly. "Stace. Stop it. God didn't intend for us to hide it. It's miraculous. In the name of Jesus, we have to share it."<br />
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Stace's head cleared and she remembered where she was and what she was doing. She didn't know what had come over her. Of course they would share it. What in the world had she been thinking. She looked behind her at the window seat where she'd been perched and saw the shadow sitting perfectly still. A shudder ran through her and she looked away.<br />
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The two girls walked toward the chapel in the center of the town square. The shadow sat perfectly still on the window seat. And then it moved....<br />
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When most people become Christians, or give their lives to Christ, they do so by following the Romans Road to salvation.<br />
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This road, made clear and plain in the book of Romans in the bible, makes it very easy to understand how to get saved and who, therefore, is saved.<br />
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The Book of Romans, Chapter 10, verses 9:10 gives a clear prescription for how to become saved:<br />
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Once you have traveled Romans Road, you are saved. To maintain your new lifestyle you have to practice. Practice becoming like Christ, who did everything in and from love. Read the scriptures for yourself, find out what Christ did and said about living and being. Let God provide the increase of knowledge, wisdom and understanding.<br />
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Should I question what the pastor is saying? Should I question what the learned leader is telling me about scholarly points of academia? Should I question why we are at war and what exactly we are protecting or fighting for or against? Should I question my local pizza shop owner about the cleanliness of the prep area? Should I question the board of directors about the plan for a turbulent economic market and my job security? Should I ask the new Deacon about the rumors that precede him regarding his immoral character and poor financial judgment at the church meeting?<br />
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What is the answer to all of these questions? Definitely and defiantly - YES. Why? Because questions are our first line of defense against being led blindly to slaughter.<br />
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To question is not to be aggressive (not always, though sometimes it is necessary); but through careful planning to be prepared to gain important information that clarifies situations or issues. One should never stand for anything one doesn't know clearly. You need to know a matter to defend or negate it.<br />
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For instance, how can you support a political candidate as a member of my church if they do not support social justice? Well, you could not, because my church creed specifically states that we abhor social injustice in any form and will support the fight for that justice. Therefore, if you want to know what an incoming pastoral candidates stance is on social injustice, you had better ask. <br />
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Questions: We spend so little time using them for the purpose for which they are intended. They stir up debate, which in it's true form is a method of exchanging views, and the art of persuasion - not political semantics and verbal body slamming.<br />
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What are some questions you may need to ask today?</div>ETownshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06337611390091671496noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820134161183518289.post-8247205002014509112012-04-19T15:37:00.001-07:002012-04-19T15:37:10.680-07:00Woman Of Many Roles: UPDATE FREE Blogger Events Sign Ups !!<a href="http://womanofmanyroles6.blogspot.com/2012/04/update-free-blogger-events-sign-ups.html?spref=bl">Woman Of Many Roles: UPDATE FREE Blogger Events Sign Ups !!</a>: Random Dealz has been kind enough to share some free events for bloggers and I thought I would help spread the word. There are severa...ETownshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06337611390091671496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820134161183518289.post-26049171155409526962012-04-18T20:09:00.002-07:002012-04-18T20:11:16.799-07:00P is for Passion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Grieve passionately. I arrived at this determination after my brother in law was heinously murdered by a man he supervised, who was mentally unstable. That loss was a lynch pin that released a dam of pent up grief I'd held in since my father had unexpectedly died nearly 11 years earlier.<br />
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My Methodist and Catholic background didn't give me any options for what to do with the grief I had building through the loss of two grandmothers and the slow destruction of my marriage. I was like a sieve leaking grief, until one day my sisters dragged me to a <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.griefshare.org/%22%3EGriefshare%3C/a%3E">Griefshare</a> session at <a href="http://www.trinityumchurch.com/explore.htm">Trinity United Methodist Church</a>.<br />
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That's where I met <a href="http://www.trinityumchurch.com/wellness.htm">Mandy Markoff</a>, who leads a 13-week <a href="http://www.griefshare.org/">GriefShare</a> program. I went in blind, but came out with a renewed since of hope, tools for grieving, and a small passion rekindling within. The pain of loss did not stop, but moving through it did become less cumbersome.<br />
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I also met a group of people who have become some of my best friends. We found out something wonderful together - there is promise after despair. Yet, you have to go through to get to the other side. So grieve passionately - let the passion flower be your reminder.<br />
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The Passion Flowers roots climb through the supporting vegetation by means of coiled tendrils, and reach up toward the sun to birth the vibrant flower. The same thing will happen to you, after your grief is over.<br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-left" width="350"><p>31 Days Early I Rise: P is for Passion <a href="http://t.co/GYJJCIlF" title="http://thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/">thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com</a></p>— Blck Divrcd Virtuous (@BDandV) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDandV/status/192812291652206593" data-datetime="2012-04-19T03:10:07+00:00">April 19, 2012</a></blockquote>
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Favorable or advantageous chance or open<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">in</span>g - opportunity. </blockquote>
What is to be said about opportunity? It's amazing that a new one can always be found, no matter how you treated the last one that came along. The next one may or may not be better than the last, but it is what you make of it.<br />
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Is opportunity equally given to every person? Yes, but not the same opportunity, nor at the same interval of time. We assume that opportunity should be equal, and that by issue of birth we are entitled to such. However, being born does not entitle us to anything but life. But the arbitrator of life has granted us such as grace and mercy so that we get some valuable gifts every day that we have not earned. New mercies and grace that follows us, and blessings that fall upon the saved as well as the unsaved.<br />
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And new opportunities - every day. So today, whether big or small, take every opportunity you encounter and use it!<br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-left" width="350"><p>O is for Opportunity <a href="http://t.co/yCUYhfHn" title="http://thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/2012/04/o-is-for-opportunity.html">thirtyonedaysofdevotion.blogspot.com/2012/04/o-is-f…</a>; Check out today's post in the A to Z Challenge <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523AtoZ">#AtoZ</a></p>— Blck Divrcd Virtuous (@BDandV) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDandV/status/192341117147152384" data-datetime="2012-04-17T19:57:50+00:00">April 17, 2012</a></blockquote>
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No is the most freeing word in the dictionary. You can say it. Come on, try it.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28</span></blockquote>
No, Mrs. ChurchSocial, I cannot bake 6 strawberry cakes for Sunday's social. (I have 3 kids in choir and an event on Saturday, and staying up all night Saturday is not conducive to my state of mind, which God wants me to maintain as healthy.)<br />
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No, honey, I do not want your friends to come over for dinner. (They come twice a month, I don't like them, and they bring their kids who have no home training and terrorize our son.)<br />
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No, siblings, I will not take Mom with me on vacation (I take care of mom 8 months out of the year. This is a vacation FROM taking care of Mom. Your ungrateful and unhelpful selves are going to take care of her for 2 weeks)<br />
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Now, the items in parenthesis may actually run through your mind, but all you have to say is no. You don't have to worry about what comes after no, because none of that is your responsibility. <br />
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It is absolutely, positively imperative that you learn how to say no. If you don't, you will be spread too thin to take good care of anybody, let alone yourself. That is in direct defiance with the word of God, which says<br />
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you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought
with a price. So glorify God in your body. I Corinthian 6: 19-20</span></blockquote>
Taking care of your mental health is as important as taking care of your physical body. Embrace the power of 'No'. Do it for yourself, and your sanity. And once you do, and experience the freedom it brings, do not be entangled by bondage again.<br />
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Monuments. There are so many great ones. Some make us reflect on great historical figures, and others on moments in our history that have changed the course of our history.<br />
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These great monuments build respectful reminders so that we will never forget how we forged or way forward through a tumultuous past to the perilous place where we now stand, socially, economically, politically - humanely.<br />
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But I wanted to talk about another kind of monument. The kind we build up in our own mind. Monuments to why we have not accomplished what we should have; or tried to achieve even one goal we desire for our lives. Monuments of excuses. My daughters primary school repeated this quote from an unknown author every day:<br />
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Excuses are tools of incompetence that build monuments of nothingness and those who specialize in their use rarely
accomplish anything. I will not make excuses. I can do anything I put
my mind to. No matter what other people say I cannot do, I know I CAN. I
think positive and not negative. I will never say I can't. I CAN IF I
TRY! </blockquote>
If we can begin to tear away at some the monuments we have built, we may find there are greater things we have yet to build.<br />
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So, I encourage you today - start building something new. What could you do if you had all the tools to achieve your dream?<br />
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Loser! Elllloooserrr. That's the way we say it when we want to emphasize it. We even put the L up to our foreheads with our thumb and forefinger. Seems kinda mean, huh? It sends us into laughing fits.<br />
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I have learned one of the most interesting and ironic exchanges in Christianity: gain directly related to loss. You have to give up something to get everything. More simply stated, give up to Christ to gain all. Lose it all - give yourself away.<br />
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Two years ago, I walked away from everything. I left my home, with everything in it - furniture, clothes, appliances, sundry items - everything except for me and two children and enough to sustain us for about a month. It wasn't easy - but that is not in the book. It was scary - but I held on to God, and I had the fellowship of Saints (an excellent reason not to forsake the assembly of the fellowship of Saints), and God provided every single thing we needed. <br />
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24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.
25 "For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
26 "For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? (Matthew 16:24-26).</blockquote>
So, when we say Loser, and laugh about it, we are so serious. Sometimes you have to give up something that means a lot to you, to get what will sustain your life.<br />
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Hold your hand out flat in front of you. Go ahead, do it.<br />
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Now ball it up into a closed, clenched fist.<br />
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Can you get anything in there? If you poured water on it right now that water would probably run down over your hand. That's how it is when God is trying to pour into your life and you are busy holding on tight to what you have. Loosen up some, and let go. Lose something - be a loser.<br />
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Open up your hand.<br />
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I was raised in Church. My grandfather was a preacher. My Dad was a preacher. Two of my sisters
are preachers, and several cousins and relatives are preachers. I have known the Church since I was known to this world.<br />
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As children, my sisters and I walked together to Sunday School, sang together in the children's choir, and sat together through Sunday service. I would often fall asleep and wake up laid across my mothers lap. For years, I was still winning many an embarrassing Harvest contest because my mother was a top fund raiser. This contest was usually reserved for babies, but the highest fund raiser whose child was entered won the accolades. <br />
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The last one, where I absolutely drew the line, was when I was the 10 year old Harvest Queen and the King was a 1 year old little boy. The picture is still in our family album. I am the youngest of 7 daughters and that was back before my mom had granddaughters she could enter into the cutest baby or harvest contests at church.<br />
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Preacher's kids have a reputation that not all of us fulfill;, but enough do that it stands the test of time. It is mythologized that preachers kids are notoriously rambunctious, challenging, upstarts, rebellious even. Eventually, experiencing a prodigal child metamorphic moment, they become stellar adults. We don't know what happens to the few who never have that moment because they are never spoken of again in the rumors.<br />
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This is not a realistic picture. Most P.K.'s are Kingdom Kids. We develop a unique understanding of kingdom methodology and goals early, and an understanding of theology and how it relates to church denomination (not well at all). We also understand how man and church connect, merge, and sometimes collide. Add that to the regular phenomena of growing up through puberty, adolescence, and into young adults - and you can see where the myths come from.<br />
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There is a great resource in getting to know the Preachers kids. Most of us have an untapped wealth of knowledge about things biblical and earthly that is seldom accessed outside of a small group. But Kingdom Kids should be leading Kingdom lifestyles and working out problems with Kingdom knowledge - and helping other kids to do the same. That's what we did when we were coming up, and what we encourage our own children to do with their friends. It's a good way to teach all kids to reason together.<br />
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