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Tuesday 7 May 2013

You never know...

Do you have an Aunt who, after you turned 39 and became eligible to marry a friend of hers, kept on finding fault in everything that you do? She is a good home radiator saleswoman; at least.  She created a sham-wow! It sells for $19.99. Her husband's name was Abraham. He told her life is never perfect but you can be positive and hope for good health. Like Abraham in the bible, you never know what God has in mind for a situation or relationship.  He says trust though and hope for the best and expect the best.  Abraham and Sara had a moment for separation on the issue of patient hope on a promise. Eve and Adam did not agree on how to trust God. Lot and his wife, did not agree on how to just let go of an old life that kept calling. There are other stories but the point is every moment of disagreement is a moment for solution. The solution moments can be passed with faith, trust and a decision that it can be resolved. This is why a nice messianic Jew like Paul the apostle wrote 1st Corinthians 13. The other result is Malachi 2. Try Hosea 3 in alternative.  We may have common variables ( common missing variables) but God is not writing Lot's or Abraham's story over again in your life expecting you to apply a formulaic response. The only response is not to read directions but seek directions as in Proverbs 3:5-6.  This is not Duncan Hines and if it is, the instructions do say Hebrews 11 so just add water when directed.   Its just that persistent temptation is not a decision but an opportunity for one. When it comes, you should already have the answer. Eve was also asked from whom do you seek approval and what is your purpose.  The question when it comes is uh  "...who are you?"  You should already have the answer as many a voice may call in addition to your own will at times. So, as Jesus said in Gethsemane, He is seeking God's will and not His own as follows:

1. Pick up your own cross;
2. Deny yourself; and
3. Follow Him.

Jeremiah said...".. the Lord is my righteousness." Isaiah said He came to heal the broken hearted. So take your healing and righteousness. If you need concrete, take that. Build life on the rock being Jesus. Your  father or pops or dad etc wasn't there to make you feel "rock." Just slot Jesus in that gap of your motherboard. 

If its a choice between a Cobra and a Donkey or a Mustang and a Volvo, maybe choose the quiet and stately Volvo so no one thinks you are trying to stir things up with that uh War horse as palm leaves are being laid at your feet on the way to your uh job or uh ministry.  The National Guard might get the wrong idea and someone may say call Quentin Tarantino now!  There is a Kill Bill-type person here!       

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