​WHO ARE WE TO BE WORTHY?

 
            Where does the desire to do good come from? A more impactful perspective to this question is what does it mean to know what is good in order to be able to perform the task… or develop the correct attitude in life, or be willing to cause the proper actions to happen? So many of us make mistakes. For examples- the error of conceiving love when one is not experiencing a healthy relationship, the sickness caused upon someone because one fails to understand good moral ethics, the sadness of lost while all intensions were good. One cannot be saved because one sincerely wants to do the right thing. This brings a level of sorrow to the dawn of our creation.
            “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart. – Ecclesiastes 7:2
This brings another matter to consider when experiencing the course of salvation. One should “care” enough to want to be “good”. What light does this statement bring? We are not the creator of ourselves. We did not make the blueprint of life. One should consider their purpose and why it’s important to be successful for whatever reason they were put here to live. Consider these words within the scriptures.
            “… so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthen with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience.                                                                                                                                     Colossians 1: 10&11
In other words, our purpose for being here on Earth and given life at all was simply to bring glory to our creator; for it pleased Him to do such a thing. And we should care enough within our lives to want to do this. This moral brings all the colors into life. Otherwise, all reality will be black and white, then God would be no more than a subject Himself, whereby, we can judge, analyze and bring opinion to base our limited and meek understanding of knowledge of right and wrong.
            Our course in life to be righteous before God comes from a deep human desire to want to please our Lord in the life we live. What more purpose is there to have? In considering the pain in life, plus, the light verses darkness of fate which we witness as we experience salvation, one must grasp their minds around a central purpose of judgement, some sort of conclusion to all this matter. We can look upon the conclusion given within the good book, God’s Words itself, the Bible. We can glance through the pages of Revelations. When you understand the institution of marriage and consider the reality of this being the mirror image of the Book of Revelations we see deeper in the meaning within God’s Word and His plan for human’s salvation. Then we consider the vast pit of death itself whereby one finds resurrection of life through the passing experience of life here on Earth. Well, at least the ones here on Earth who embraces a relationship with Jesus as an acceptable pathway for them to follow and honor their lifestyle. One can glimpse into eternity and witness a sound reason for a purpose when they consider their lives being a pillar of growth, birth, pain, jubilant, victory, sorrow, death, outshine, resurrection and then and only then glance into forever to worship to an all powerful being and creator. Who else are we to be considered worthy of all this humility?

​WHO JUDGES THE RIGHTEOUS? WHO RIGHTS ARE WRONGED?

 
            There’s a certain level of intelligence expected for an adult to be considered normal. Society can measure an exact level or normal reasoning for an average person. There is also a certain level of emotional maturity in an adult’s judgement to be considered morally right. This concept can be argued and often is argued. We have mental intelligence and emotional intelligence. Without even focusing on spiritual enlightens let’s look at our society profile here in the United States of America.
            In this country it is not considered a human right to have food and/or shelter. Now, I’m not stating an argument for the homeless, however, this human right is not agreed equally globally. In other countries it is considered a human right to have food and/or shelter. Yet, here, in the most military powerful, and riches land which globally leads nations, this right is not considered legal. Why bring this point into view? We do have legal rights to choose or change gender as well as vote politically before a legal drinking age, plus choose to practice abortion before a legal age to consent. These are issues we politically fight about. This is not a statement to voice an opinion on rather abortion or the legal drinking age is morally acceptable. However, when scoping the grand scheme of priorities, I have to say that I feel our country here in America has missed the mark.
            We can overlook the emotional intelligence it takes for one to be sexually active then choose to abort the outcome by killing their child. Nevertheless, the mere necessity of food and a place to dwell from the elements of this Earth is overlooked or not considered a priority. We think this way as a nation. I specifically pointing out the right to choose sexually to make a point. When our emotional intelligence is lower than the average standard of moral reasoning it makes it hard to balance a righteous judgement. Although, I may say that this country of the United States does not carry a psychological profile of the right for food and shelter, we do promote the freedom for the right to work or find a fair wage job for the ability to independently support ourselves. This is not to point out fault to our neighbors or fellow citizens. This is to express my level of commitment when it comes to me being a part of the whole. We can not have social justice without economic justice for they are both one and the same. Where I stand on my right to vote illumes a needed decision in the grand scheme of human rights.

​THE LAWS OF THE FORCE OF NATURE
 
            If we pray according to His Will, He will hear us and our desire will operate with His Will.
            “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us- whatever we ask- we know that we have what we asked of him” – I John 5: 14 & 15
            Meditate on this concept for a minute… this is the key to unlocking the door to the potential powers behind The Force of Nature. Yes, faith is the principle used to ignite the power, but unless our faith is aligning with His Will it will not prosper successfully.           
Let me take the time to explain this scenario to you. You may be praying to God about something until you’re mentally obsess. You may become confused, plus, frustrated on why the scenario you’re praying about is not processing in the manner you feel it should go. The problem may be that you may be blind to the reality that your fate is not being true to your destination. It may not occur to you as a principle that you are not focusing down the path the universe desires. Okay, let’s examine this clear fact. First, there is a predestine moral connected to everyone’s fate designed based on the purpose of their existence; thus, you have a direct reason for being here. Even if you don’t like the idea of a God creating you for His desire and will, you can not ignore the reality that you’re here in this existence for a central reason. Now let’s entertain the theory that God is real; He does love you (as well as everyone) He has a design plan for His creation and life. And you gather an understanding of this blueprint for your fate in the Bible… what value will this theory bring to obtaining the knowledge of His Word to determine your fate?
It says in the scriptures that the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. (James 5: 16b) This is His Word. God can not lie. If you find yourself righteous before God, then the conversation you have with Him has meaning. Nevertheless, if you get the feeling in life that you are running into walls, doors close upon your dreams, and you can not seem to fulfill your plan. Then you need to question the fact of rather your plan in your life is aligned with His Will.
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”                                                                                                                                                                         Proverbs 19: 21
This may seem to be a simple concept, nevertheless, the size of raindrops does not clearly reveal the amount of water accumulated in a storm, or hours of rain, or a burst of a cloud. In other words- if God can not lie and He promise to hear us with an attitude to give us the desires of our hearts. If we’re not finding ourselves satisfied in this life, it based on the simplicity that what we are aligning our wills to guide us in our lives does not agree with the purpose our wills were designed for in life. I really want you to think about this, because, literally speaking, we can simply pray to an all-loving & all-powerful God, and we can get what our hearts desire. But if we don’t know what His desire are or what we should be praying for our will and spirit can diminish. The full verse found in James 15:16 reads- “Therefore confess your sin to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” What is the concept of confessing sin? What are these relationships within our lives we need to have in order this intimacy of confession. Moreover, like the Force within the movies there is a dark side of the Force as well as the light. We need to be familiar to both because they both correspond towards the purpose of this creation; this world- this planet Earth. Our destiny and fate lie right in the path of this coercion operating within this universe.

​HOW the force of nature is balance?

            At this point in my life, I’ve been married about 18yrs. I’ve known my wife for over 20yrs. In all this time I’ve been familiar with my wife she has had some kind of medical condition wrong with her. Over the years, I’ve learned the secrete of being more compassionate about her suffering to love her. This knowledge is a cornerstone to the foundation of endearment towards my wife. Loving my wife involved a deep sorrow and empathy for her suffering. It’s not my body in pain. I don’t need to understand what her suffering entails in order to see it. I see my wife’s tears at time because of the physical suffering she is going through. It’s not my job to fix my wife. It is my job to care, embrace intimacy and lead a loving profound relationship totally entailing to her character. Her personality has chemistry with my manhood. As Jesus saw fit to die to cover all the sins he saw in the church, so I offer myself to serve my wife in carrying her spiritually through all the suffering which I witness in her physically.
            As Jesus used His body to meet the church physical needs; it spiritually opens a door towards eternal salvation. However, there was a point of pain. There was nothing joyful about the cross. When we’re at the foot of the cross we see the hard choses that had to be made to grant our salvation. In one of my earlier articles before I launch the idea of The Force of Nature. I wrote about the important for the Christian nation to laminate for the hundred and thousand of preceding years of suffering. There needs to be a generation of suffering preceding His return. Our humanity started off wrong. We cause corruption in God’s beautiful garden, yet He still showed us grace. Nevertheless, God is a just God, there was a need of an atonement for the wrong which He saw done. This atonement was in fact the crucifixion of His beloved son. Yes, there is forgiveness, but there was still suffering. A balance between the suffering and forgiveness gives justice to the church to establish salvation for His flock. We are as sheep. However, we must understand both lament and grace properly to rejoice in the freedom of Christ. This is the vision behind understanding the Force of Nature.
            

​BASIC PRINCIPLE; BASIC CONCEPT

 
            There is one more thought process one must understand before they can enlighten their faith through the knowledge of the Force of Nature. This is the fact that resurrection found in the religion of Christianity, based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, is crucial to understanding the principles in spirituality. Why must we target our philosophy on this specific line of doctrine? Well, first, the important aspect of the fact that we are still living in a physical world means that the measurements we use to establish the dimensions of the spiritual realms must also be true here in the physical domain. No matter how spiritual enlighten one may become they still have to answer to the dimension of death. That means what is true for themselves in the afterlife must also be real for them here in the physical world. Jesus words to His Apostle Peter is, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” – Mathew 16:19. And Jesus also goes on to say to the crowd- “Again, truly I tell you whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” – Mathew 18:18.
            There is another point to why one should follows Jesus’ teachings. When one believes what is true this knowledge can build upon as growing faith. Faith is the evidence of that which we have not seen but is still real. (SPIRITUAL REFLECTION: Hebrew 11:1) This is why it was so important to Jesus that His disciples BELIEVED He was who he said he was.
            “When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ They replied. ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still other, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.’ ‘But what about you?’ he asked, ‘Who do you say I am?’ Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the son of the living God.’ Jesus replied, ‘Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.’” – Mathew 16: 13-19
Jesus became frustrated with those who did not believe He was who He was. To wrap your mind around how belief builds into faith and what power this possess consider the mathematical concept of simple interest vs. compound interest. Both allows money to grow, but one method brings out such a greater outcome (or harvest) that its astronomical in nature. Jesus needed one’s faith in order to build his power. Somewhat as brainstorming with a group of collaborate people which works as synergy to accomplish a specific task and/or goal. We see in the scriptures times when much less miracles were performed based on the lack of faith.
            “And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.’ And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.’”
                                                                                                                        Mathew 13: 57 & 58
There are many spiritual songs, television shows, movies, plays, and art about Christianity, nevertheless, the doctrine of Jesus Christ is crucial to unlocking the spiritual powers of the Holy Spirit. We watch television shows and see a spiritual realm based on the reality of loving angels and good karma not all these programs teach the truth about Jesus. They are good and nice programs; however, more substance needs to be understood based on Jesus’ teachings which are real here on Earth as well as in Heaven. This is the doctrine which I teach. One must believe in the teaching of Jesus, walk a lifestyle of a disciple, and understand the power behind His death, burial and resurrection of His body in order to save one from sin in order to make sense with the reality that there is truth behind the Force of Nature.

​GOD NATURALLY is SOVEREIGN

 
            As you water a plant and allow it to yield towards sunlight, it will grow. In proper season, it will bear fruit; a seed within itself to produce a tree likeness of itself within the soil of Mother Earth. As the gravity of the sun works, water is pulled into the air, clouds are formed in the sky, in due time rain will come. Take a stone and toss it off a cliff, gravity will force it to fall to the ground. The mother bird feeds her young in the nest by gurgitation and placing the food into her babies’ mouth. In proper timing she tosses her young out of the nest. The birds flip-flap to take flight, a natural instinct it must have to survive. Otherwise, it flutters helplessly down to the ground, destine to see it’s death because it failed to do what it naturally supposed to do; fly. Mother Nature governs the Earth. All things operates as it’s supposed to, the forces of nature are in order.
            “Do you know how God controls the clouds and makes his lightning flash? Do you know how the clouds hang poised, those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?”- Job 37:15 & 16
            What does it mean to walk one by one with the creator of the universe? When our will is connected with God’s will, we can see the evidence from the fruits of our prayers. The idea behind connection with the Force of Nature is to understand how God works within your life. First, His Will in you then with others, this sets out our purpose. We see our lives align with the bigger picture of life itself. We are able to look at politics, science, wars, hunger, history, generations, family, the future, and death with a keener perspective; thus, the bigger picture with a clearer vision. Our eyes are open when we allow the Holy Spirit to reveal in our heart His able to why we’re here. Walking with your will aligned with God is a powerful thing.
            “I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. Taste a is and see that the Lord I good; blessed who is the one who takes refuge in him. Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.”- Psalms 34: 4-9.

​WHO CONTROLS the FORCE of NATURE?

 
            The Bible… a book written by human’s hands yet led by the Holy Spirit. Can we read the scriptures and walk away knowing what we read is true. This is question of faith. In fact, this entire concept is the heart of what faith is all about and why it pleases God. We’re force to trust Him. We may want the words in the Bible to be true, however, we are not able to prove it…. Trust God. We may question the scriptures thinking the stories and concepts are too far stretch to be realistic… Trust God! We may doubt the very nature of the book, feeling as if it is all to good to accept… really an all knowing, loving and powerful God who spoke into reality my existence and placed this globe out upon space then set it into orbit from a foundation of nothingness… Trust God!
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him”- Hebrew 11:6
            As you follow and possibly embrace my philosophy concerning spiritual principles working in life as codes as like the Force of Nature. You begin to wrap your mind around the Book of Revelation. It is because of this book in the Bible that I feel universal consciousness is possible. Without the resurrection of Christ none of these principles behind a spiritual connection towards a Force of Nature is possible. We need to have a relationship with Jesus Christ to establish our ability to align our will with the force of universal consciousness. Otherwise, we are just walking dead towards the affect of our souls. This force is not literally as the type of force you will witness on the movies. You are not able to read minds, move objects or telepathically communicate with other humans. Nevertheless, you can walk in this life purposeful with direct connection to the creator of the universe.
“This is what the Lord says: Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight.” Declares the Lord.”
Jeremiah 9:23 & 24      
This is one of my favorite scriptures. It gives us the exact matrix of success. What shall we focus on in life; the ability to please and have a relationship with God. Moreover, everything else is meaningless because… “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:13 & 14 … we are left to ponder the words of King Solomon, the wises man who ever lived. Consequently, his words we find in the scriptures.

​The Path to the force of nature

 
            I’ve been embracing the concept of understanding spiritual principles through the topic of using, The Force; thus, a mindset of a universal consciences of collective human will. However, there is a single negative philosophy that can kill this belief system cold. It is already part of the dark side of seeing reality. It roots with the characteristics of fear, doubt, worrying, and close mind thinking. This philosophy is pessimistic thinking towards our outcome of humanity. For decades and longer people wrap their minds around a destructive ending of this world here as we know it; thus, the Earth. They’ve used scriptures to create an illustration of judgement which condemned humanity. We need to have more of an optimistic way of looking at the future. This world (Earth) is not going to end in Hellfire, doomsday, destructive judgement. God will restore the Earth to be as He saw it to be. That’s God’s nature. He is a good and merciful God. Although He promises justice a dark ending only glorifies Satan and ultimately gives The Devil the victory.
            “Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!’ declares the Lord. ‘Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people. Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care for them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done.’ Declare the Lord. I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number. I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing,’ declares the Lord.’ The days are coming,’ declares the Lord, ‘when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’”
Jeremiah 23:1-5
            I see, read, and know the Book of Revelation. There are three points which I like to express concerning this book in the Bible. First, much like Song of Song which we know illustrates a concept of sex in God’s Word, Revelation leaves a lot to understand after it is already read. It reveals an evolution of the future whereby when the Season comes and the words are in present tense, the depth may still be too vast to grasp. Yes, I have a working knowledge focusing on the return of Christ. Nevertheless, I express myself as a student of Jesus’ testimony on a lifetime journey towards the knowledge of Him. Not an expert who claims to totally grasp the subject.
            Second, the Book of Revelation deals with prophecy, whereby you may hear a lot of scholars claim the Book of Daniel to be a good requisition book to read before trying to interpret the scriptures written by Apostle John in Revelation. I happen to challenge that thought. I feel the Book of Jeremiah is a better book to grasp before entering the Book of Revelation because the Book of Jeremiah gives us an accurate illustration of the ending of the nation of Israel; thus, how the original church ended. This gives us a clearer vision of God’s heart and His unchanging nature towards how His will brings the testimony of His son who represent the presence church through His body within our present age. This church is destined to end with a wedding between Jesus and the church.
            Third, although the Book of Revelation definitely illustrates a battle, chapter 22 verse 17, four verses from the end of the Bible, it reads:
“The Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let the one who hears say, ‘Come!’ Let the one who thirst come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life.’
This is clearly a positive outcome to all who are welcomed to come into the Spirit. Consequently, this book also dances around the concept of a wedding; the Bride of Christ (the Church) into marriage with Jesus. As we know here on Earth only a few positive ceremonies are still religiously ordain as being an assertive, attractive image within our Christian culture. There is baptism, the Lord’s Supper along with Easter celebration, plus, Christmas celebration and then we have weddings. The ceremony in contrast with another service in our religious sector of our community which gives us the ultimate outcome of life is the funerals. The Book of Revelation waltzes through the funeral and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ whereby we see the destruction of death within the battle of good and evil. Nevertheless, a ceremony of a wedding is weaved through these scriptures giving us a more positive image of hope to look forward to as God brings His world into judgement.
            Giving this insight, I feel it is clear not to see such a dark outcome ending humanity. Also, I know from personal experiment the pessimistic mindset of seeing the concept of Armageddon is damaging towards our faith. It does not free our mind to embrace the power we have through the mindset of a universal consciousness; thus, the Force. We should be more optimistic in our view of determining the bigger picture of reality. We should start sharing the vision of goodness within the good nature of God, the merciful, unconditional loving, graceful and omnipotent powerful characteristics of our mighty God.

​Becoming Aware of God’s Force

 
            Do we all have a conscience? Well, I can argue against this point. I believe we all were meant to have a conscience. However, for a reason known as evil, some people, I believe, have sear their conscience. They have become numb to feeling the proper morality of right and wrong. When one commits a murder, or becomes a serial killer and repeats committing murder several , they lose proper human touch to how to process their feelings properly. When one molests a victim or then becomes a serial rapist one becomes numb and does not process properly their sexual desire and/or intimacy with another human being in right manner.
            A conscience is nature way of allowing humans to judger their behavior. This is a part of human creation which separate us from the rest of the animal kingdom. The wildlife or species throughout the Earth, does not live in a moral of law, courts, rules, discipline, or judgments outside their natural animal instincts. In other words, animals do not actually judge right and wrong, however, humans do. This concept of humanity ties our species together in a state above all others. Us as a species unified in the same moral of right & wrong forms a universal conscience.
“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Iseral after that time, ‘declares the Lord. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will they teach their neighbor or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,” because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,’ declares the Lord. ‘For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
                                                                                                                                                Jeremiah 32: 33 & 34a
            This concept of consciousness was designed by God and part of His plan for creation. Becoming aware of this concept introduce us to a higher plain of reasoning and lifestyle. The method for us to process this lifestyle and embracing this level of consciousness is through reading God’s Word and understanding the scriptures.
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”- II Timothy 3: 16 & 17
            God is an everlasting presence within creation. Our ability to become aware of this presence give us insight to see eternally. Our willingness to do what it takes to make this connection forms our attitude towards spirituality. Our ability to tap into universal consciences enhance our ability to reason through the forces of nature.

​Being Aware of the Force of God

 
            You know what you’re suppose to do. You can see the difference between right and wrong. But you’re stiff-neck. We’re all slightly stubborn, not wanting to always do the right thing. Does this make us evil? Is this the reason we should consider the core of our being evil? I don’t believe so. In fact, I will go as far as to say that I see the core of our humanity as good. However, we all are capable of sin.
“… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”- Romans 3:23
In this nature, we can see that we are wrong. In a court of law, we as humans will be found guilty. Yet, in the root of our creation God saw that we were worth saving. Thus, He foreseen our essence of being good or able to become good.
            Why is this a clear conclusion? Because God is good. His nature, perfect will, overall being is good. And that which offspring from God is good. We are created after His image.
“Then God said, Let us make mankind, in our image, in our likeness, so God created mankind in his own image in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Genesis 1:26).
 It’s for this reason He was willing to sacrifice His only son to redeem us from sin.
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”- John 3:16
In one of my previous articles, I pointed out knowing God through the returning of Jesus Christ (thus, Revelations) as being a spiritual connection to our universal force or an universal consciences. How does one be in contact with this force or universal consciences when it comes to knowing the Holy Spirit? We must meditate or mentally focus on His Word. God’s Words is God revealing His being. When we read, study, and engulf ourselves with the scriptures. We become aware of His Will in our lives, plus, in this world around us. We begin to learn how to communicate with God through understanding God’s Word. When one prays, they commune to this force of the universe. Conversation with God seems dilettante to one who has not recognized the important of knowing God.
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God”- I Corinthians 1:18
Nevertheless, the reasoning to reach and touch a loving God is keen to the children of God and prestige to our salvation. This is a priority to people who find worshipping God as a part of their lives and reason for being here.

​COULD IT BE TRUE…

 
Could it be true
that God is so good
He desire is for me to love you
not for me to suffers or perish or be confused or relished in that which is wasteful?
All can be consumed, but not all is desirable. Good can be conceived, yet darkness carries itself in minds of humans.
Could it be true
that God simply desires that I live a simple life, be righteous and saved?
I am an Afro- American living in the early 21st century. I am not a slave nor am I poor. My country is the riches and most military, powerful nation in today’s world. We lived and die and fight for freedom of choice, freewill and lifestyle.
Could it be so that all my ancestors died for me to live in such an area?
I eat what I please when I need food. I rest in air condition during hot summer and between sheets & blanket in a warm bed during cold winter.
My wife is clean. Her thoughts are pure. Her body is desirable. Her love is good.
I have a son. I have a family. Could it be so that living such a good, simple life is all my God desires in me?
And for me to be grateful to Him; and for me to worship Him, and for me to give Him my heart, for He is a jealous God which has no room for any other idols within my life?
Could it be true
that fame is not what’s good for me; power from wealth is not so desirable, prestige & celebrity lifestyle does not represent holiness?
And what is good is the nature of God.
And what is right is balance within His Word… the Bible, the scripture which were written by the Holy Spirit.
And what is eternal seem fleeting in the moment. And what lies in Heaven is only seen by those who witness this point. And the concept of life and death is held in the hands of truth and reason. And simplicity is a key; the door is eternity. Everlasting remains balance between past and future.
Could it be true; is this what’s real, could it be so that all this reality I feel?

​The Life Fragrance of the Consuming Spirit; THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: GENTLENESS
            Air is all consuming, yet so transparent. However, what does it take to move massive weight? The absence & force of air pressure changes the relationship of all mass objects. The wind is so ever graceful. It comes unexpected, moves without permission of human will. It fills all life with oxygen and breath. No one tells it where to go and it moves in any direction without definite shape or size. It can fill any hollow object, plus, covers any level of demission. Nevertheless, it only contains itself within our atmosphere allowing only Earth to obtain life. Oh, how so precious the air around our environment.
            Your voice forces sound waves to listening ears. We speak loudly for the mind to hear and understand, but softly for the heart to feel and comprehend. Oh, how you speak gently to special people whom you touch. How does the wind kiss the flowers? What sustains insects, butterflies, balloons, kites, and birds in midair? What is so soft to embrace a pillow to rest a head upon yet so powerful to suspend the clouds in space? What characteristics posses the words to romance the heart of lovers who are harshly manually handled?
            “Awake, north wind, and come, south wind! Blow on my garden, that its fragrance may spread everywhere. Let my beloved come into his garden and taste its choice of fruits.” – Song of Song 4:16
The Lord leaves a fragrance of morning dew upon lips of all His maidens. How precious is His words, tender to our hearts to hear.

AN INAUGURATION FOR LAMENTING


 
(LAMENTATIONS CHAPTER 1 VERSES 20 & 21)
“See, Lord, how distress I am! I am in torment within, and in my heart I am disturbed, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is only death. People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my distress; they rejoice at what you have done. May you bring the day you have announced as they may become like me.
            We see our culture. We see innocent people being shot and killed. We watch political battle over abortion. We understand millions of people living with a drug dependency & addiction. We see loved ones die from some form of cancer. We watch strangers die from starvation. We see lonely people live homeless. We hear about young women used for sex trafficking. We notice young children suffering from child abuse. We are aware of beautiful women living in domestic violence. We watch military heroes die in senseless wars… meaningless wars…. confusing, dark, morbid, foolish, and unacceptable wars. Why in any God given world does it make sense to kill each other within our species in an understanding of a war? There are five stages at an individual level for living in grief- denial, anger, bargaining, depression & acceptance. There is a psychological effect for an individual growing through mental trauma. To grasp the level of human suffering exposed to any individual of a given generation one must wrap their minds around what is acceptable measure of grief. How much time do the human race need to heal?
            We see the crucifixion within our history. Through all generations here on Earth, despise American’s slavery, Jewish holocaust, or national genocide, we see no greater suffering done to any individual human than we see given at the crucifixion. We are somewhere pass two thousand years from this event. In our present generation we are waiting and anticipate an ending, a judgement, a revelation. Yet, I tell you a generation for lamentations is what needs to transpire prime.           

​… And What is Today?
 
Monday is too long to wait;
            for Tuesday, that seems to arrive late,
because Wednesday simple stops the process.
And Thursday teases us like we’re almost finished with the process.
But Friday comes along with praise, bells, and whistles.
While Saturday we dance until the night and dawn is as thorns and thistles.
Yet Sunday stands alone. It’s holy to show us all who creates each day; everyday,
            that we sing, praise, rest and stay awake, to see the pattern repeat, the moon, the stars.
                        the Seasons and all that we can fathom.

​WHO’S OUR JUDGE?
 
            Is it better to be smart or to be wise? They both are supported by knowledge. We know through scriptures that those who increase in knowledge also increase in strength. (SCRIPTURE REFERENCES: Proverbs 24:5) But what type of strength? Are we comparing being smart or increasing in knowledge with physical strength? What is the nature of street-smarts? Having the ability to secure abroad in any condition and in any environment is an advantage. Does the expression “If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere”, when it comes to living in New York City have a level of truth? Could it be considered one of the wises proverbs of the 21st century? Wisdom comes from God (SCRIPTURE REFWRENCES: Proverbs 1:7 & 4:7) We then can conclude that wisdom itself is good.
            But not all knowledge is good. We can look at the fall of humankind and verify this fact by seeing the consequences of man gaining the knowledge of good and evil. However, is it bad to use all knowledge one has for the good purpose of one being able to prosper. I challenge this level of common sense. It is not so much what knowledge makes us wise or what makes us smart; nevertheless, it is to grasp the reality of having knowledge, yet not being considered a fool. Consider these scriptures; ponder on them for a while- Ephesians 5:15-17: “Be very careful, then, how you live- not unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore. do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.” What does it mean to be born in this world, not coming into existence with knowledge, yet conclude the reality that you or something of your level of creation can understand and grasp all meaning of one creation? In other words, how can one believe they can figure out the meaning of life without submitting into the humility of accepting that one did not create life for themselves. Thus, there is a God creator. What does it mean to “carefully consider how you live”? I will say that it is foolish to believe that you are wise enough to know exactly how you got created. One ought to examine their perspective of reality very carefully to grasp a sober judgement of their own fate and how they are to live their lives with an understanding of right and wrong.
            What does it take to become homeless? Regardless of financial setbacks, what does it mean to remain homeless? No matter the lifestyle or living conditions we can all conclude that homeless people had a childhood. We all enter the world the same way. Who to blame for the fate of the homeless; the government, the church, the rich, the juridical system, the economic system--- God?  My brother is presently homeless. I’m not sure how long he will be living in this condition. I do know that he has been living in this manner for a while. I know my brother has a soul. I claim not to judge him, for, I have my own cross to bear. Nevertheless, I question the judgement of what matrix of life one follows to examine such a state of living. What doctrine supports their philosophy? How do their lifestyle balance with reality? What questions does one ask themselves daily to accept such fate? Who are we to see the wicked as the poor? Or the unholy as our neighbor? Who are we to see pass the environment of our own fate? Who are we to carefully examine our own lives? 

A PAUSE FOR LOVE
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            When one considers another person’s time above their own it is often appreciated and honored. The idea of patience being a biproduct characteristic of love is very real. Love and hurry don’t mix much like oil and water. We see impatience people as being rude, immature, and unprofessional. When one offers compassion, empathy as well as a listening ear to understand someone else’s pain; this is considered right. The morality of time being slow reflects eternal life, plus, everlasting, and unconditional love. Although the world promotes immediate gratification, everything come quickly, let’s rush through the preliminary; not wait… the true discipline of patience illustrates the real characteristics in love. Think when you’re being impatience with your spouse, children, family members, loved ones, neighbors does it come across loving towards them? Do you come across as being a loving person when you resent being in grocery lines, frustrated in street traffic, uneasy in the doctor office. Although the problem causing one to wait may not be their fault or unfair; the ability to overlook the offense shows spiritual maturity. There is no time for rushing through the eternal lifetime of peace.

​yTHE BOOK OF EPHESIANS; Our Families, Our Homes, Our Culture
 
            While humility remains key in grasping spiritual discipline; a balance with sound doctrine is also a necessity. God’s home engulfs a family (Spiritual Reflection Ephesians 5:21-26 and 6:1-4) If we were to experience God’s household as a common family home, we would see Ephesians Chapter 4, Chapter 5 & Chapter 6 as the rules of the household placed in the kitchen on the refrigerator door. As a disciple within the church, I remember the cultural bond which I saw while visiting fellow church member homes. I looked upon their refrigerator door and there I saw pictures of familiar love ones, Bible quotes, spiritual magnets all connecting the common grounds which we all walked as a congregation. It was somewhat like a “church family tradition” within our congregation.
            In the Book of Revelation Chapter 2 verse 4 we see the words of Jesus written by the Apostle John as He was speaking His voice to the Ephesians church. We all know how rebellious the nature of any average American teenager. When the child reaches the day puberty they become teenage juveniles. They forget all the manners which they adopted within their childhood and respected in their youth. Somehow a child forgets the level of humility & personal respect for disciple, which was so easily relatedly understood, plus their ability to carry simple personal mannerism. They leave the love they had at first. They need to be reminded on how God’s wanted them to walk as Christians. Ephesians Chapter 4 verses 4-6, here we are reminded of our family last name: Christ.

​YEAR FIVE
 
            Late Spring, I enjoy mangos. They come off my tree in my backyard. Early Autumn, my friends & family delights in avocados. They also came from a tree in my backyard. In everything there is a season. Ecclesiastes 3:3 & 4—"a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing…” There is a Spring for the month of May here in the USA. There is a cold December to embrace the New Years after a white Christmas for all of us here in America. We have a culture here in this country of The United States. We have a great country with roots, cuisine, music, arts, dance, theaters, monuments, mountains, rivers, canyons, beaches, philodendron, desert, swamps, forest fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, water… bodies and bodies of water. We have a great land here in the United States. We are a season in the great years of the present generation.
            The original seven churches in the province of Asia were in season during the youth years of Jesus Christ ministry. This culture clothes the body- the church, the community. A book was made from each letter address to every one of the churches.
Ephesians- Ephesus/ Philippians- Smyrna/ Corinthians- Pergamum/ Galatians- Thyatira/ Romans- Sardis/ Thessalonians- Philadelphia/ Colossians- Laodicea.
            I want to focus on each culture, each personal season which gives fragrance to the Word which Jesus used to mark decree among His holy body. I want to grow deeper into the season that formed roots towards the Book of Acts. We’ve spent much time focusing on the fruits during the era of the first four written years of my blog, now let’s graze further into His garden. Let’s embrace each Season.

YEAR 5
            My ministry represents one single voice. My testimony is my calling to Christ; a calling through the wilderness, witness by the conscious of all mankind. I do not stand as an expert of all theology. I don’t claim to know all the answers within Jesus Christ’s ministry. I follow the teaching of Christ; I see myself as a disciple of Christ; a Christian. Nevertheless, my calling (much as Paul’s calling) came as a brutal interruption within the flow of my lifestyle.
            I had a mental breakdown around the age of 19yrs old. My calling to God came as a mental breakdown. I saw time evolve through my life. I was moved to the age of 18yrs old while I was still 13yrs old and revealed this fact at the age of eighteen. I developed a mental illness as a result from this experience. I’ve actually been Baker Act five times in my lifetime. This illness has been label Schizoid-effective. It arrives from mental results of physical deterioration from strong illegal drugs which I used as well as the time travel calling. I also witness a calling from God as revealed the testimony of Jesus Christ from the Book in the Bible called Revelation. I also saw angels falling from Heaven. It appeared as dead leaves falling down off trees.
            Today I represent a blessed life. I have family, a career and success based on formal education. I’m balance spiritually through practicing Tai Chi. I enjoy personal hobbies such as cooking, writing poetry, coloring and reading/collecting comic books. I am a recovering drug addict with over two decades of recovery from following a program designed and developed through a 12Step Program. I also love music.
            The ending of the matter is always better than the beginning. “The end of a matter is better than its beginning, patience is better than pride.”- Proverbs 7:8. Likewise reality can never outshine the dream. I am a living miracle; as all saved humans. I represent that eternal offspring of future generations of Christ. I bloom as a beautiful orchard in a garden.

THE FRUIT GARDEN; The Kindness Due to Repentance
            Do not repay evil with hatred. If you feed your enemy you could establish hot coals on his head… God will repay for your suffering. Does this type of thinking seem natural? As humans the moral of love our enemies challenge our very core. Nevertheless the ease of Sunday morning dawns upon everyone daily troubles. In other words, there’s something sweet about God’s love. Even His nature for revenge is good as sweet butter on rye bread. The kindness of God tends to lead us to repentance (READ these words in the SCRIPTURES: II Corinthians 7:8-13) It does not make natural sense to hate our enemies. The pain of anguish which this puts upon The Holy Spirit causes such grief that one wants to reestablish their whole persona. No one who truly knows The Holy Spirit feels comfortable disrespecting The Holy Spirit; no one… because that’s not natural.

THE FRUIT GARDEN; Camouflage Fruit of Joy
            The celebration of Resurrection Day or our Savior Jesus Christ is expressed through colored eggs and a white rabbit. Sometimes a good item is disgusted in a camouflage package. Joy is often given this way. The things in life which give pure joy often seem painful or frustrating to receive; the discipline within raising children, the patience within a romantic relationship, the hours spend on physical labor for the reward of a hobby. Work before pleasure, this statement illustrates the concept when finding pure joy. You know when you have found joy when you naturally smile and laugh throughout all circumstances. As the Apostle Paul expressed in II Corinthians 7:4 I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you. I am greatly encouraged; in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.”  The apostle James also saw this wisdom as he expressed what pure joy is and looks like when he wrote in the scripture James 1:2-4” Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trails of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produce perseverance.”  The wisdom of this Apostle continues to grow and reflect the nature of pure wisdom through the scripture James 3:17 “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” As the scripture also express how a mother lets the pain go when given the pure joy of holding her newborn. We can discipline our minds to be more incline to accept this fruit of the Spirit regardless of the package in which it arrives.

THE FRUIT GARDEN; THE TRUTH OF LIGHT
 
Oh, how these days within our lives lead us to reflect faith more than anything. The simplicity of not knowing or having an influence over our future; it leaves us to the essence of relying upon the little truth we’ve already understand. In the days of Covid-19, I can easily see light through scripture verses of Roman 8:24, 25 “For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what were do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.”
            It is good; life. Even when it appears to be our darkest moment; death rates escalating, throughout generations, throughout cultures, all throughout the world, we are witnessing people dying. Yet, we glow. We all have hoped to still illustrate the goodness which we know within our lives. We are able to understand the simplicity in the scriptures of Hebrew 11:6- “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him”. It is illustrated and seen simplicity throughout the scripture; what it means to live a good life through faith in God, plus His son, Jesus Christ. I will end this point with more scriptures revealed. Look at Romans 3:22-24 “This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus”
Look at His Words and meditate, ponder and consider how true His Words truly are!

ESSAY XI: An Ironic Prayer
            I want you to consider how words are used. I want you to grasp the concept of the reality of right words (or wrong words) used in the right context (or wrong context). I want you to understand how powerful words are towards our emotions, persona, self-reflection and personality. I want you to think for a moment how something may sound a certain way when heard however, develop an antinomy meaning. Let’s say, for example, someone says a joke and you respond, “That’s really funny.” The words you used uplifted the person and allowed him to feel a nature of encouragement. There was actually a connection between what was communicated and how you responded. Let’s now consider a person saying to you, “I’m worried there may be a problem.” and you responded with the exact same three words, “That’s really funny.” Yes, they may be a connection within the communication between the recipient and the sender; however, such a connection is far from encouraging unless it was a mark of sarcasm equaling a natural irony which the two people (you and the other person) can understand.
            Now I want you to ponder on these three words, “God have mercy.” I’m about to challenge the entre English speaking culture by casting such an opinion as to say these three words are always an oxymoron. God is full of mercy. Even when we don’t deserve it God graciously has compassion and gives mercy. The Holy Spirit by nature is a Spirit of grace. To say “God have mercy”, is as ironic as saying the “water feels wet”. Nevertheless, we often place these words on our tongue in times of crisis, tragedy, uncertainty, and frustration. We also rejoice with these words moments of overwhelming excitement and gratitude. God has mercy is a common expression as Thank-you, God Bless you and excuse me. Yet, I challenge the meaning these words have upon one’s persona as to say they reflect the doubt of God having mercy in the first place.
            I’ll go as far as to say this can reflect the irony the Apostle John saw with the human tongue when he wrote the verse James 3:11: “Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?” When we ask God for mercy take into consideration the grace which He has lavishly already placed upon your life. Then ask yourself, “Do I doubt the fact that He will…
REFLECTION (Mathew 7:7, 8 & Mark 11:24)

ESSAY IX: The Technology that Never Changes
 
            Oh, how technology changes the world. How small our distance of communication looks today compared to generations before indoor plumbing. However we may see the changes of our society over the next ten decades to centuries, some words of humanity will remain intact. Although Jesus needed to walk 300miles or more around his perimeter in order to establish His ministry; His words, His voice, the meaning behind his teachings, His ministry, His testimony, His eternal live and seeds of faith, will never fade away nor change. Although we may not be able to set a clean vision or keep up with the rapid changes of technology, there are simple concrete, physical connections of spiritual reality which will remain in place forever here on Earth. This Earth may not fade. Salvation will never change. Christianity and the culture of the body representing the Kingdom of God (the Holy Church) will remain a reflection of God’s Holy Words (the Bible).

THE FRIUT GARDEN: A Gentle Kiss
 
            It’s very powerful to acknowledge the gravity of the moon & sun to pull water from the Earth then form rain clouds. The air has a gentle nature; spreading plants seed as it moves leaves, grass and supporting the flight of birds. Ocean waves climb above the horizon and gently settle back on the beaches. It takes strength to overpower a person physically with muscles. It takes even more power to win a person’s heart. It reads in Mathew Chapter 9 verse 36: “When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Jesus had incredible strength in His heart to be able to feel compassion then spread peace through society even though He knew who represented His enemy. Jesus was a very gentle lover. As the wind in the air, He kissed our cheeks to wipe our tears yet powerfully overthrows trees of generations and sin. As Mother Nature, Jesus is powerful enough to give and take away His life. Yet, He is so gentle that He is represented as a pure, white dove.