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Have or Have not?

Peace enough to pass  all understanding forward

Hope enough to keep your heart looking forward.

.Strength enough to battle obstacles and overcome them. Commitment enough not to give up too soon.

Faith enough to Please God. 

Fun enough to enjoy every aspect of life.

Patience enough to let faith complete its work in you.

.Love enough to give to those who deserve it the least but need it the most

Focus enough to often say no to good ideas

Forgiveness enough to never let the sun to go down on your wrath.

.Honesty enough to never have to remember what you said.

Character enough to do in the light what you would do in the dark

Gratitude enough to say  "thank you for the small things.

Look or See ?

To one Person

the world is desolate, dull, and empty; to another it's an awesome world that looks rich, interesting and  full of meaning.

Eyes that look are common. Eyes that

see are rare.

What you see depends mainly on what you look for. and how you look.

Some people complain because roses have thorns. Instead be thankful that thorns have roses. How you see things on the outside of you depends on how things are on the inside of you.

Queries ?

If you are serious about a series, then this multi - essay might answer your queries. 

Borrowed For Friday

 

The Point

 

 

Tom Holland on What Christianity Gave the World   In a newly resurfaced clip from 2020, English philosopher A.C. Grayling claimed he could think of nothing truly unique that Christianity had given the world. Historian Tom Holland replied with what my colleague Shane Morris called, “one of his best ‘mic drop’ moments.”

 In about 90 seconds, Holland rattled off a list that included lifelong marriage, concepts of sexuality that protected women and children, the modern scientific project, the idea that humans bear the image of God, the universality of ethics, and more.

As Holland put it, “Essentially what I’m talking about … is … what makes Western civilization distinctive.” These ideas ended slavery, expanded care to the poor, established democracy, educated the masses, and insisted that everyone be under the same law. The source of every one of these ideas is centuries of Christian reflection on the truths of the Bible. In short, what has Christianity given the world? Nearly everything that matters the most.    Many Thanks to Breakpoint.org

 

True Liberty

 

The Glorious Liberty of the Sons

 

The enslavement of the Stockholm Syndrome upon a Christian is drastic. We can be deceived and brainwashed, seduced and enslaved, and think we’re happy for a while. But Paul has a short phrase in Romans 8:21: “the glorious liberty of the sons of God in Christ Jesus.” The world will lull us to sleep with its tranquilising advertisements and tempting attractions.

 But

Let the glorious liberty of Jesus Christ be our attraction in this life: freedom from the fear of death; freedom from the bondage to evil habits that enslave us even while we’re conscious of it; freedom from the effects of sin; freedom from futility and frustration.

Then

Freedom to develop your talents your abilities, your career, your life, your family, unfettered by hostile influences within. Freedom from shame and guilt. You don’t run around all the time troubled by your conscience, because you know you’ve disobeyed God.

Enter

The glorious liberty of the sons of God: freedom to enjoy pure love and true friends, to breathe the clean air of high values, to see the lofty ideals of Christian faith, to enjoy the stimulating friendship of Christ and his church and the warm embrace of a truly loving family where God is first. Enter, Paul says, “into the glorious liberty.” The sons of God break free from the enslavement of the world.

 

John is really saying in these verses, “You can live effectively, successfully, and triumphantly in the world. The trouble comes when you take the world into you, when you let the things that characterize the world—the lust of the eye and the flesh and the pride of life—characterize you. You can live in the world and not be of it until you take the world into your own heart.” Then you’re sunk. You’ve got to put it out this day. Break clean. Come out into the glorious liberty of the sons of God.

© 1986 Donald E. Hoke

This sermon portion touched me, made me reflect and re-think my way of living. Paralyzed insidiously in my thinking that the enemy is now my friend and my friends are now my enemies. Our natural enemies are the world system, the dark human nature and the devil and his evil angels.