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daily-meditations-wakeup2016_2017There are many lessons which life teaches us, when one takes those lessons to heart, he or she does better later on. This is how the trials of our faith teach us patience…that is; how to trust, confide, and depend on the Lord. When we know better…we are drawn to do better.

~the Messenger

What are some lessons we can look to and/or for change?

  • Appearance
  • Associations
  • Behavior
  • Character
  • Conversations
  • Deeds
  • Endeavors
  • Habits
  • Itineraries

humility-before-honor-the-love-of-yahThe way a person appears is often mistook for who that person is or rather what he or she represents. When we seek to look more like ourselves (inward man) is when we truly become free from worldly appearances and presumed assumptions and opinions.

Who one hangs out with is also a generalization of who a person is and/or represents. We must be mindful of the company we keep.

  • How we act in front of people and alone says much about one’s character.truth-compassion-good-moral-character

These can often be different due to some of the above factors. Sometimes one is pushed to acting like someone or something their not simply trying to fit in to certain groups of association (worldly view).

However, when alone one can have the realization or epiphany that it isn’t who they truly are. They can indirectly become bitter, cold-hearted and insensitive. For instance, a man or woman who goes to work every day may represent a certain air at work such as being punctual, authoritative, steadfast and hard-working, knowledgeable about every thing that has to do with his/her occupation.

be-mindful-of-theYet still be clueless outside of work about the functionality of life such as relationships, conversations, endeavors, itineraries, cordiality or the like. Sometimes people are simply broken, unbeknownst to themselves. They forgot their first love and/or don’t truly know love and in the midst of  such brokenness, he or she becomes too busy in mundane activities, endeavors, itineraries or similar as aforementioned, to recognize let alone truly hear from God. (Distraction).

“Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices” (Proverbs 1:31).



 Is It Okay To Shut Others Out? When? Why?



Perhaps there are times when one should close others out, but those times are set apart for personal worship, prayer, fastings, meditations or health reasons. Other times one may need to not only shut another out but move away from him/her indefinitely as to rebuke unrighteous soul ties. the-lord-requires-of-thee

Everyone needs space and or time to recollect themselves, that is a given. Yet, we must try as we may, not to break the bridges we’ve crossed on our journey as well. Life has a way of changing one’s itinerary to cross some of those same old bridges or paths again. If we have cause damage to said paths the route may be a difficulty ahead.

That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought. Isaiah 29:21

flee-corrupt-communicationWe can’t hurt people  along the way and expect their trust to be misguided in us if life makes it where we have to meetup again.  Yes, communication includes our deeds as well because if we willfully sin, it’s because of miscommunication (not having an on-going commune with God, who draws all unto himself via chastening and quickening.

Likewise, if we mistreat people, we must not have had the correct communication concerning the law of reciprocity, reaping & sowing, seed-time & harvest, & or doing unto others as we would they do unto us, ergo “Corrupt”.

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Love Yah, Self & Others

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs 3:6 

We have to have some growth towards the fruition of doing greater than what we’ve outgrown…When we know better, we do better. We handle people and/or things differently and with a more intricate respect for our subjective humility to the Most High. If we get further away from people-pleasing, we might actually enjoy the sorrow-less, rich blessings in the daily loads of benefits from Yah.

But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which tries our hearts….When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him

1 Thessalonians 2:4 & Proverbs 16:7

 

in-the-word-studyIn the Word Study

1 Thessalonians 2:4 | Proverbs 3:1-35; 4:14-15; 9:6-10; 16:7 & 29:25 | Isaiah 2:22 & 26:3-4| Jeremiah 15:17; 17:5 & 29:11-14 | Acts 5:29 | 1 Corinthians 10:31 & 13:4-8 | 2 Corinthians 5:9 & 6:14-18 | John 5:44; 12:43 & 14:15 | Colossians 3:22-25 | | Romans 1:22-32; 8:39; 12:1-2 | Galatians 1:10; 2:20 & 5:22 | Psalm 8:2; 13:5; 26:4-5; 31:14-15; 37:5; 40:4; 56:3-4; 94:20-21 & 127:3-5 | Matthew 10:28; 18:15; & 21:16 | 1 John 4:7-18 | 2 John 1:10-11| Hebrews 12:6 | 2 Peter 2:21 | James 4:17 | Philippians 4:6-7 | Mark 11:24 | Ephesians 4:22; 5:7-11 | Job 24:13-17 | 1 Timothy 6:5 |  2 Timothy 3:5 & 4:2 | Titus 2:13-15 | 

“And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues”

REVELATION 18:4

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Coping & Breaking Inconsiderate Behavior …

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When Friends, Family, or Loved Ones Cause Hurt:

Sometimes it is the very ones we most often love and trust which leave us clueless…just in deep thought is all.

Why is it that people we most admire, and/or respect cause us more hurt or worry than our normal fill?

Sometimes we bring it on via enabling or allowance & at other times, it is simply of ill intent.

I read somewhere in the biblical canon that “perfect love causes no ill will to its neighbor…KJV”

I have always been overly sensitive…the compassion I hold comes from empathy via experience with various hurts of my own. Therefore, I pray often and especially when I feel it will matter to intercede for others. I guess I can’t wrap my head around how quickly the enemy uses the very real love we hold for another against us…but then I remember the FAITH FIGHT.

Anyway…I’m glad what I assumed to be bad (for 10 hours) after much intercession had a pleasant result. I have made it a declaration to never overreact by the known, but to just stand fast in the unknown (evidence unseen…whether of bad or good report, trusting in the will of My FATHER that it is ultimately for good of HIS Glory).

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishes, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:” (1 Peter 1:7 KJV).

To God be the glory in ALL THINGS as I lay a firm hold in the SOLACE of these words:

“Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Psalm 37:1-2 KJV — Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. Luke 20:46-48 KJV — A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. Jeremiah 50:36 KJV — Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. Deuteronomy 33:29 KJV”

Pardon my dust…just sweeping around these corridors and planting some faith seeds is all…as I have learned to remain content in the state I dwell seeing through FAITH, a perfected end, abounding (Philippians 4:12 KJV).

 

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.