SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON’T QUITE “GET” ME. I don’t want to write a post about me but Papa says I gotta do it so here goes. I didn’t ever want to say this coz I so strongly dislike religious terminology but I believe I’m “anointed”. Good grief I said it!! Now all’s I gotta do is vindicate my statement, then I’m done, right Papa? Okay here goes.
I had more on my shoulders than most adults do in a lifetime, not expected to live time and again and I was like 5, 10, 15 years old. I can’t bear to relive the pain of being left so all alone – with a bible!!! – to heal myself when it was so beneficial to keep me down. I don’t know how I survived but I sure did learn to rely entirely on God.
Not physical rape but emotional dogged me since forever, and yet I can smile victoriously as I learned to use each and every incident as a stepping stone to deeper/ higher/ farther exploitations of Holy Spirit than I ever deemed possible.
I guess somewhere along the way I discovered that my niche was in the very process of dis–covering my spiritual being and abode commencing almost at birth!
Btw, lest I forget, you precious reader are not one iota less anointed than I am. Now I think I’ve said it all.
How God gets my attention
If I have not one, not two but three small mishaps like this: (1) drop my pen [no biggie – just reach down and retrieve it] (2) immediately after ALMOST knock over a bottle of water (3) ALMOST miss a really urgent message — I finally “get it”, stop whatever I’m doing dead in my tracks and LISTEN WITH GREAT EXPECTANCY for a kind of breakthrough message from God.
IF I’M ALREADY IN FULL LISTENING MODE, He doesn’t need to “get my a-t-t-e-n-t-i-o-n.”
To tickle your funny bone
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
Mark Twain
Right now I’m having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before..
Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
There are more men than women in mental hospitals… which just goes to show who’s driving who crazy. Russ Lewis
I ordered a chicken and an egg from Amazon. I’ll let you know… RL
I’m starting to think I overuse exclamation points. It ends today. Right now. I’ll never ever use one again. I’m so excited about it. Yes.
I hate people who speak for other people, and so do you.
RL
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
RL
When notes get in treble, bass-ically they get put behind bars. The alto-nate punishment is to push them off a clef…
Wayne Card
Complex problems often have simple, easy to understand, wrong answers.
Mike Carter
Nothing says “I don’t take you seriously” like your dog wagging his tail when you are yelling at him.
Mike Carter
A quickie healing!
‘Bout an hour ago I cut my thumb and of course it started bleeding. No biggie I thought – I’ll just put a bandaid on and after a few days … “No, don’t cover it” came a ‘thought’ … But, it’ll jus take a sec … No, you don’t need to, I’ve got this one. Weeelll, okay . . . Long story short. Bleeding stopped immediately and thumb is smiling proudly! 😀
More July memes
YOU’VE BEEN ASKING FOR IT: A CLEAR AND EASY EXPLANATION OF PRETERISM
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What is preterism? It simply means “past fulfillment.”An Old Testament passage taken from Isaiah is a good example. Isaiah 9: 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder ,and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah prophesies the birth of the Messiah over 700 years in advance. Jesus was born, fulfilling the prophecy. All scholars agree that the birth of Jesus (the incarnation) will not happen again. Our understanding of this prophecy looks back to its fulfillment; therefore, a preterist interpretation is applied. In the current eschatological debate, preterism interprets numerous New Testament passages that dispensationalism applies to the future, our future. These future events include the kingdom of God, the last days, the rise of antichrist and the Great Tribulation. Preterism gained notoriety through its interpretation of the book of Revelation. Instead of interpreting the images as events in our future, preterism sees the timing of these events occurring in the first century. John’s prophecy found its fulfillment with events happening during the Jewish wars with Rome, and ending with the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple.
~ Stan Newton
GLORIOUS KINGDOM