Have you ever had a day when you just have the angries.? Some days I get the grumpies but today is the angries. Nothing and everything gets under my skin. It's especially bad when I stare at mount dishes over there. Hmmmmm well I do have to tackle mount dishes. and then well who knows.
How to tackle the angries. Pray, yes that works. Never let the deceiver make you think you can't.
I'll continue later.
Okay mount dishes is tackled and I feel much better. But others around me have the grumpies.
And for some reason they are getting annoyed with me for walking arund singing "I've got that Joy Joy Joy Joy down in my heart.
Strange turnaround eh?
God Bless
Radlife
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Temptation
This is just something I was working on...
IN CHRISTIANITY AS IN LIFE WE OFTEN FIND OURSELVES IN LOWS OR VALLEYS. We are tempted, and we fall to temptations, and we feel great regret at the consequences of our actions. Yet time and time again we find ourselves falling over and over again to the same situations. Why is this?
Most of the time we focus on the “greater evils” such as sex, drugs and alcohol. But what about the “lesser evils? Theses are in quotation marks because Jesus made it clear that no one sin is any greater than another. A little white lie is as bad as a big lie. But the point is that we seem to fall again and again even after we feel the Holy Spirit’s conviction on such matters.
Why is this? Is it a lack of healing? A lack of fortitude? I think none of the above. It has been said that as we draw closer to God and know Him more we form a closer relationship with Him and are compelled to do what pleases Him instead of falling to our sinful nature.
I do believe that we must endeavor to resist sin through constant prayer. We must also resist sin physically. It is the “lesser evils” that will take us by surprise. Anger, hatred, control, jealousy as well as such things as smoking, gluttony and a whole host of things that would draw us away from God.
Faith comes into play here. Our faith becomes stronger not only through the hardships we endure but also through loving God more and more. The bible says to “love the Lord your God with all your heart all, your soul and all your mind.” The more intensely we love God the less we are likely to want to displease him. The more we love God the stronger our faith is. For in loving God we come to realize that the world can do what it will to us. However we will prevail through the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. Sin will through faith become a detestable stranger to us and the deceiver will be shown as the little pest that he is instead of the ferocious demon that he wants to be seen as.
So where does that leave us with sin and the Grace of Jesus Christ. Well, it is through repentance and sorrow that we are forgiven. Look for example at David and Saul. Saul sinned against God and was unrepentant. Saul disobeyed the Lord a second time and his kingdom was taken away.
David sinned with Bathsheba. He was a man after God’s own heart yet he tried to hide his sin by killing Bathsheba’s husband, and his own good friend. When Nathan confronted him he fell in repentance and begged for the life of the child. In repentance David’s kingdom was restored to him.
Even Peter had to be reinstated through repentance by the risen Lord. It is in repentance though we may fall many times that we are forgiven and strengthened. Is the “Sinner’s Prayer” just for when you first become a Christian. No. It is a prayer that should be said alongside the Lord’s Prayer every morning and evening. And always glorify the name of God as you pray for forgiveness. For, it is in glorifying Him that we begin to show our love for Him.
Thanks be to God.
IN CHRISTIANITY AS IN LIFE WE OFTEN FIND OURSELVES IN LOWS OR VALLEYS. We are tempted, and we fall to temptations, and we feel great regret at the consequences of our actions. Yet time and time again we find ourselves falling over and over again to the same situations. Why is this?
Most of the time we focus on the “greater evils” such as sex, drugs and alcohol. But what about the “lesser evils? Theses are in quotation marks because Jesus made it clear that no one sin is any greater than another. A little white lie is as bad as a big lie. But the point is that we seem to fall again and again even after we feel the Holy Spirit’s conviction on such matters.
Why is this? Is it a lack of healing? A lack of fortitude? I think none of the above. It has been said that as we draw closer to God and know Him more we form a closer relationship with Him and are compelled to do what pleases Him instead of falling to our sinful nature.
I do believe that we must endeavor to resist sin through constant prayer. We must also resist sin physically. It is the “lesser evils” that will take us by surprise. Anger, hatred, control, jealousy as well as such things as smoking, gluttony and a whole host of things that would draw us away from God.
Faith comes into play here. Our faith becomes stronger not only through the hardships we endure but also through loving God more and more. The bible says to “love the Lord your God with all your heart all, your soul and all your mind.” The more intensely we love God the less we are likely to want to displease him. The more we love God the stronger our faith is. For in loving God we come to realize that the world can do what it will to us. However we will prevail through the love of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. Sin will through faith become a detestable stranger to us and the deceiver will be shown as the little pest that he is instead of the ferocious demon that he wants to be seen as.
So where does that leave us with sin and the Grace of Jesus Christ. Well, it is through repentance and sorrow that we are forgiven. Look for example at David and Saul. Saul sinned against God and was unrepentant. Saul disobeyed the Lord a second time and his kingdom was taken away.
David sinned with Bathsheba. He was a man after God’s own heart yet he tried to hide his sin by killing Bathsheba’s husband, and his own good friend. When Nathan confronted him he fell in repentance and begged for the life of the child. In repentance David’s kingdom was restored to him.
Even Peter had to be reinstated through repentance by the risen Lord. It is in repentance though we may fall many times that we are forgiven and strengthened. Is the “Sinner’s Prayer” just for when you first become a Christian. No. It is a prayer that should be said alongside the Lord’s Prayer every morning and evening. And always glorify the name of God as you pray for forgiveness. For, it is in glorifying Him that we begin to show our love for Him.
Thanks be to God.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Today
This seems to be a common title for daily blogs.
Today was better but I still had that uneasy feeling. Good news is my daughter is getting better and is registering for a Teenmania Mission to a Costa Rican orphanage. Our pastor is even supporting her this time.
Well a new week begins tomorrow. I don't know who I'll vote for. I'm really not impressed with any of them. Martin...well I'm kind of tired of the liberals, Harper is just plain spooky and no one has quite forgotten the Mulrooney years, and Layton, well I grew up in Toronto when he was a municiple councillor and he was a lobby group junkie then and I can't see as he has changed much. I'll probably write "none of the above" on my ballot again.
God Bless
Radlife
Today was better but I still had that uneasy feeling. Good news is my daughter is getting better and is registering for a Teenmania Mission to a Costa Rican orphanage. Our pastor is even supporting her this time.
Well a new week begins tomorrow. I don't know who I'll vote for. I'm really not impressed with any of them. Martin...well I'm kind of tired of the liberals, Harper is just plain spooky and no one has quite forgotten the Mulrooney years, and Layton, well I grew up in Toronto when he was a municiple councillor and he was a lobby group junkie then and I can't see as he has changed much. I'll probably write "none of the above" on my ballot again.
God Bless
Radlife
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Thank God
It amazes me that when I reach out for prayer alot of people are ready to lay hands on me. And from the other side of the country. Thank you everyone and to you James for passing the word along. Please remember my daughter too who is coming out of a difficult time and turning her head towards mission work.
God Bless
Radlife
God Bless
Radlife
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Another day
Am I the only person who has trouble thinking up titles for these posts.
Anyhow so I mentioned that we had broken up a while ago but it was never posted on the other blog.
It was a rough relationship with a lot of pitfalls but also a lot of good times as well. It lasted for a year , and that's a bit of a post marriage record for me.
Now we have to learn to live like brother and sister. Which can be hard being neighbors and all. But I am sure it will work out.
I think it's time for me and my daughter to blow this town. It's really getting a bit much.
So I hope God blesses all who read this
Take Care
Radlife
Anyhow so I mentioned that we had broken up a while ago but it was never posted on the other blog.
It was a rough relationship with a lot of pitfalls but also a lot of good times as well. It lasted for a year , and that's a bit of a post marriage record for me.
Now we have to learn to live like brother and sister. Which can be hard being neighbors and all. But I am sure it will work out.
I think it's time for me and my daughter to blow this town. It's really getting a bit much.
So I hope God blesses all who read this
Take Care
Radlife
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Blurb
Well I think it's time to do what Jesus told me which is to live as brother and sister. It would appear we are not the strongest of people and so it means that we have to keep a distance and stop compromising. Sin is sin and there are no excuses. So I will pray against falling for the sin and pray against whatever causes it in the first place.
I've been sick for a while now and I believe it is a spiritual illness. I can't breath and it's driving me crazy.
God please help me.
Radlife
I've been sick for a while now and I believe it is a spiritual illness. I can't breath and it's driving me crazy.
God please help me.
Radlife
Monday, January 16, 2006
Maybe
Maybe I should explain better. Sandi and I broke up a little while ago and well it's been a rough breakup. And today it got even rougher. So I felt very down and it seems that i just couldn't pray myself up. Or maybe I just wanted to go through this. I really can't etell right now but I have been kicking myself for a while now. Anyhow I hope it's not my last day here because I have some unfinished business.
So I hope any and all will pray for me anyway.
Goodnight
Radlife
So I hope any and all will pray for me anyway.
Goodnight
Radlife
Death
If today had been my last day what would I say to God. Would I ask Him for some kind of explaination as to why things are the way they are. Would He explain all this predestination stuff. I don't know if I would make the kingdom but I think I could plead a pretty good case.
I don't like to question God too much but I would like to know why I always feel like second best. Perhaps I need medicated. or just locked up. Well that's todays depressing load of crap and I hope thatif anyone reads this then they would at least say a small prayer for me. If anyone from New Heights Church in Mission BC reads this please ask God to send me a little guidance before I go completely insane.
Will I ever trust again..probably not.
And I am done with relationships too. They are for the young and suicidal.
God Bless
Radlife.
I don't like to question God too much but I would like to know why I always feel like second best. Perhaps I need medicated. or just locked up. Well that's todays depressing load of crap and I hope thatif anyone reads this then they would at least say a small prayer for me. If anyone from New Heights Church in Mission BC reads this please ask God to send me a little guidance before I go completely insane.
Will I ever trust again..probably not.
And I am done with relationships too. They are for the young and suicidal.
God Bless
Radlife.
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