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TEXT IN DARK GREEN ARE LINKS: PLACE YOUR MOUSE OVER THEM & CLICK THE ART OF COMMUNICATION IS MULTIDIMENSIONAL. IT IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE CONNECT WITH LIFE. LIFE IS ABOUT INTERACTIONS AND THEIR RESULTS. THE MORE WE CONNECT WITH OTHERS THE MORE IMPORTANT PRECISE COMMUNICATION IS TO US. CLOSENESS MAKES OUR COMMUNICATION FEEL FAMILIAR; ITS EXPRESSIONS SPAN FROM INARTICULATE INTIMATE THOUGHT AND VERBAL ENERGY LIKE PRAYER, TO INNATE AND AUTONOMOUS PHYSICAL EXPRESSIONS LIKE CRYING AND LAUGHING. ALL ACTIONS CREATE VIBRATIONS THAT CAN BE TRANSMITTED AND DETECTED. EXPRESSIONS LIKE A "DIRTY LOOK," IS A FORM OF COMMUNICATION WE TAKE CUES FROM. AS HUMAN BEINGS WE POSSESS SENSES AND FEELINGS THAT ALERT US TO THE PRESENCE OF ENERGY THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE. IN THE ENTIRE HUMAN ECONOMY TALKING IS OUR MOST SOPHISTICATED WAY OF COMMUNICATING. Animals communicate using signals; which ARE visualLY-BASED, sound-based, chemical-BASED, AND touch-based cues. PLANTS EVEN USE ANIMALS AND INSECTS ALONG WITH OTHER CHEMICALLY BASED SECRETIONS IN THEIR ROOT ZONE TO SEND OUT SIGNALS. NO MATTER HOW PROFOUND ANY METHOD OF COMMUNICATION TURNS OUT TO BE, NOTHING BEATS PRAYER. EVERYONE HAS AN INNATE ABILITY TO PRAY. REGARDlesS OF BACKGROUND, BELIEF, CHARACTER, COLOR OR CREED; SOMEDAY, SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY, EVERYONE prays at sometime in their life. PRAYER IS MANS LEGAL AUTHORITY TO INVOLVE GOD IN OUR AFFAIRS. PRAYER CAN BE USED AS A BLUNT INSTRUMENT OR A PRECISE TOOL. communicating through prayer and meditation are like eating and drinking. Prayer's wide umbrella includes many forms of communication. however prayer is usually associated more with talking and meditation with listening.THIS IS NOT JUST FOR CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS PEOPLE THIS IS FOR ALL PEOPLETHIS IS NOT ABOUT RELIGIONS, DENOMINATIONS OR DOCTRINES; IT IS JUST ABOUT THE ACT OF PRAYING. in a general sense PRAYER IS A SPIRITUAL ENDEAVOR THAT REQUIRES SOME PHYSICAL EFFORT WITH OR WITHOUT WORDS. MORE THEN ANYTHING PRAYER IS AN ACQUIRED ATTITUDE. SIMILAR TO A DISPOSITION OR PERSONALITY, PRAYER BECOMES MORE THAN AN ACTION IT BECOMES A PART OF OUR BEING! THIS IS WHY IT IS POSSIBLE TO PRAY WITHOUT CEASING! ALTHOUGH LANGUAGE IS UNIQUE TO HUMANS AND MUST BE LEARNED IT CAN BE MISUNDERSTOOD. PRAYER IS INNATE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE LESSONS ON ARTICULATION. PRAYER HAS A LANGUAGE OF ITS OWN. EVEN IF WE FAIL TO PROPERLY FOLLOW THE FORMAT, THE WAY JESUS TAUGHT HIS DISCIPLES, PRAYER'S EFFECTIVENESS CAN STILL PREVAIL. PRAYER IS EASILY THE WORLDS FIRST PRECISION INSTRUMENT WITH A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS! PRECISE PINPOINT PRAYERS "ALWAYS" PREVAIL. PRAYER IS LIKE AN INVESTMENT. SOMETIMES WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT OR HOW WE OUGHT TO really PRAY. EXPRESSING THIS DEFICIENCY HOWEVER ALLOWS "THE SPIRIT" TO actually INTERCEDE BY AUTOMATICALLY PRAYING FOR US IN OUR STEAD WHICH SOLVES THIS PROBLEM. WHEN WE PRAY IN "THE SPIRIT" THE DETAILS ARE TAKEN CARE OF FOR US. GROANING AND UNINTELLIGIBLE UTTERING ARE A PART OF THE LANGUAGE OF PRAYER. THE WHO, WHERE, WHAT, WHEN AND WHY IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS THE PRACTICE ITSELF. SUPPLICATIONS ARE a form of prayer ALSO. SUPPLICATION ALLOWS US TO humbly AND earnestly ask, EVEN BEG, FOR proviSION. IT CAN BE ON OUR OWN BEHALF or on behalf of someone else. READ PSALMS 142 FOR A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS. THE ACT OF PRAYING PLACES US IN A POSITION OF POWER; NOT OUR OWN POWER BUT IN PRAYER'S POWER WHICH KNOWS NO LIMITS. PRAYER IS NOT SPECIFICALLY AFFILIATED WITH ANY PARTICULAR BELIEF OR RELIGION. THERE ARE NO PREREQUISITES OR QUALIFICATIONS TO PRAY. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO BE RELIGIOUS OR EVEN BELIEVE IN GOD TO PRAY! THIS POST IS NOT JUST ABOUT HOW TO PRAY. LIKE MUSCLES, WE ALL HAVE THEM BUT THESE MUSCLES MAY NOT BE DEVELOPED. WITHOUT PRAYER PEOPLE HAVE NO REAL POWER. WE CAN PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER, BUT WE CAN NOT SOLICIT OR CONTROL ONE ANOTHER BY OR THROUGH PRAYER. YET WE CAN AUTHORIZE GOD TO ACT ON OUR BEHALF BY PRAYING. GOD IS NOT MICRO-MANAGING MANS AFFAIRS. DOMINION HAS BEEN IMPARTED TO US ALONG WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH THE WORDS "LET THEM RULE." WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE GOD IN OUR AFFAIRS IF WE CHOOSE TO!GOD IS NOT IN CONTROL! WE ARE!THIS IS NOT HERESY! IT IS GOD'S WORD THAT SET THESE "PRINCIPLES OF ORDER."Our federal government is a system that divides power between a central national government and local state governments all connected to one another by the national government. We have no king. Some areas of public life are under the control of the national government, and some areas are under control of the local governments. This is a division of authority not of power. God has made us both free moral agents and has authorized us to govern ourselves. Control of our destiny and our planet has been bestowed upon us without the possibility of a recant, renege, renounce, or repeal. God has elected to share authority. God's words and promises cannot even be broken by God. Actually, God "is" his word but that's a topic to tackle at another time. All order, power and purpose is in God's hands, however God has handed the controls over to us. The idea that God sits on a throne somewhere micromanaging humanity is unreasonable. Man is behind all of this chaos and wants to shift his responsibility. Blaming God has been pattern from the beginning. Isn't that what Adam did? Rather than apologize and repent for his transgression of the only law they had, Adam blamed God because it was God that formed that perfectly made and matched woman designed specifically for him. This is the type of response we get from indulged, privileged, spoiled children. This is the selfish logic of blame. Imagine gifting someone a car and subsequently being blamed by the recipient for any accident they might have. There are multiple life lessons within the Bible. Like prayer, generally only seekers will find answers. Anyone that embraces the "actual metaphorical analogy" of creation depicted in the bible should re-examine the "order of events." After the creating, came the bestowing, then the receiving, then the deceiving, then the blaming and finally the expelling. This is why understanding the power and prominence of our position through prayerful communications is so important. After the creation every other act recorded in the Bible that God performed was through the agency of a man (woman mankind). Noah was God's surrogate for the flood. God worked through man. Abraham was God's trustee for calling out a nation. God worked through man. Sarah was God's deputy for carrying the bloodline. God worked through man. Moses was God's instrument for delivering Israel from Egypt's bondage. God worked through man. Esther was God's emissary for maintaining freedom of religion. God worked through man. Jesus was God's substitute of a sacrifice for sin, delivering us from ourselves. God worked through and "BECAME" man. We are designed to love not hate. It is we who decide our fate. Embrace the fact that we are in control. Holding God to God's word may seem to be a difficult thing to do. God is bound by that selfsame word and must honor it in spite of what we do. Even when God wants to intervene on our behalf, God is limited by the sovereignty of the power from the spirit of God's own spoken word. Our healing is constantly hindered by ourselves! The promise of healing is not partial it is ALL inclusive. Let's examine God's promises on healing and prayer. God's word declares that if we confess our sins that God is faithful and just to forgive us from our sins and cleanse us from ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. If we follow that up with the effects of cleansing we will Bless the Lord oh my soul, and forget not ALL of his benefits, who forgiveth ALL thine iniquities and healeth ALL thine diseases. Many of the attitudes, feelings and ways (iniquities - spiritual genetics) we have, that we may not even be aware of are covered through the act of true confession. The formula has not changed. Forgiveness opens the flow for our faith to be effective. This is why it is so important to forgive others and ourselves, this is a main focuses in the "Lord's Prayer." A NEW WAY OF SEEING - A NEW VISION - T-E-L-E-V-I-S-I-O-NWE ARE QUICKLY MOVING TOWARDS A VIRTUAL WORLD. THOSE OF US BORN IN THE FIFTY'S AND SIXTY'S HAVE HAD A BIRD EYE VIEW OF THIS TRANSITION. THE ADVENT OF THE "AGE OF ELECTRONICS" ALONG WITH AN ARRAY OF SIMULTANEOUS AND SUBSEQUENT TECHNICAL ADVANCES HAVE ACCELERATED THE PROGRESSION OF EVERYTHING FROM COMMERCE AND COMMUNICATIONS TO WEAPONS AND WARFARE. WE HAVE QUICKLY MOVED FROM HAND HELD "WALKIE TALKIES" AND TRANSISTOR RADIOS TO PERSONAL PHONES WITH STREAMING AUDIO AND VIDEO. WE ARE FORMING AND ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON AND BIRTHED UPON ELECTRONIC MEDIA. IMAGES, AS MISLEADING AS THEY CAN APPEAR TO BE AT A LIVE MAGIC SHOW ARE EVEN MORE MISLEADING IF MANIPULATED BY ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES. LIVE RAW EXCHANGE AND INTERACTIONS HAVE MANY SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGES OVER "ELECTRONIC RELATIONSHIPS." TODAY'S VIRTUAL (NON-PHYSICAL/TELEVISED) INTERACTIONS ARE EMULATING REAL LIFE ENCOUNTERS JUST LIKE VIDEO GAMES DO. WE ARE BATTLING AGAINST THE "PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR." DO NOT UNDER-ESTIMATE OUR ADVERSARY, THE DEVIL. THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS TRANSITION IS CAUSING US TO RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER IN AN APATHETIC AND ARTIFICIAL MANNER. WE CAN DELETE, RESET AND RESTART A GAME, BUT REAL LIFE DOES NOT OPERATE THAT WAY. NOT REALIZING THAT WE ARE MEMBERS ONE OF ANOTHER WILL DIVIDE US AND OUR RESOURCES. WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING AND EMBRACING OUR INTERDEPENDENCE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND ALL OF NATURE WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOSTER ONE CALAMITY AFTER ANOTHER. AFTER ALL, THIS IS OUR PLANET AND WE ARE IN CONTROL. THE GRADUAL REDUCTION IN TACTILE CONNECTIONS WITH LIVE/NAKED, PHYSICALLY VISIBLE (NOT BROADCAST, DEPICTED, DISPLAYED OR STREAMED VIDEO) AND AUDIBLE EXPERIENCES IS QUITE PROFOUND. MANY OF OUR TRADITIONAL PERSON TO PERSON INTERACTIONS ARE CONTINUALLY BEING CHANGED, SUBSTITUTED AND SUPPLANTED BY VIRTUAL MEANS. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT LISTENERS AND READERS TO THINK ABOUT. "THERE'S NOTHING LIKE BEING THERE." THAT IS AN AGE OLD EXPRESSION WHICH, HIGHLIGHTS THE VALUE OF ANY TRUE ACTUAL "HANDS ON" EXPERIENCE. THE DIFFERENCE IN PARTICIPATING IN A SPORTING EVENT AS A FAN "IN THE STANDS," IS UNLIKE VIEWING OR HEARING IT ON A REMOTE BROADCAST. THE ENERGY GENERATED AT MOST PHYSICAL GATHERINGS CARRIES A CROWD CONSCIOUSNESS/MENTALITY THAT IS UNIQUE TO THAT EVENT. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE, RECORD, TRANSMIT OR MIMIC SPIRIT. THE SPIRIT/ATTITUDE OF ANY EVENT IS EASIER TO FEEL AND TAKE PART IN BY BEING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WITH OTHERS HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THIS IS THE TYPE OF ENERGY WE FIND PRESENT AT MOST PROTESTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS. THIS IS THE TYPE OF ENERGY THAT GETS OUT OF CONTROL AT TIMES. THIS IS THE KIND OF ENERGY LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO DEAL WITH, BOTH WITHIN THEIR OWN RANKS AND IN OFFENDERS. A POLICE OFFICER MUST LEARN HOW TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF FORCE TO SUBDUE SUSPECTS WITHOUT EXECUTING JUDGEMENT BY INFLICTING THEIR OWN SENTENCE OR PUNISHMENT THOUGH DEADLY FORCE OR BODILY RESTRAINT. ENERGY CAN BE BOTTLED UP TEMPORARILY BUT EVENTUALLY MUST BE RELEASED! PRESENTLY, MANY OF US ARE COMING OUT OF ISOLATION AND RECONNECTING WITH SOCIETY. UNFORTUNATELY, SOCIALIZING HAS AND IS BEING AFFECTED BY TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY REDEFINING SOCIAL BEHAVIORS AND NORMS. EVEN OUR CARS HAVE BECOME PRIVATE BUBBLES IN A SINK FULL OF SOAPSUDS. WITHOUT PRAYING FOR OURSELVES FOR OTHERS THIS RAPIDLY-EVOLVING, VOLATILE, UNSTABLE, QUICK CHanging, ENVIRONMENTALLY-ABUSIVE, pollutED, OVERLOADED, ALWAYS ON, fast PACED, DISEASED, ELECTRONICALLY-LINKED, VISUAL, INVASIVE, REMOTELY-accessed, INSTANTLY-available, MULTIMEDIA-CENTERED SOCIETY WILL SUFFER MORE AND MORE. THE OVERALL EFFECT OF PRAYER AND IT'S IMPACT HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. OUR PERSON TO PERSON CONNECTIONS AND PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER SHOULD BE EMBRACED AS AN ESSENTIAL HUMAN NEED. PRAYER IS A PRACTICE THAT'S PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY PROOF OF ITS PROFIT. OUR PRAYERS ARE THE GLUE HOLDING SOCIETY TOGETHER WHETHER WE REALIZE IT OR NOT!WE CAN FEEL IT COMING "IN THE AIR TONIGHT"There is a subtle difference between live and "being alive." When we feel it, but can't see it or are aware of its presence but can't identify or touch it, its probably spirit. Spirit is a force of energy that can't be seen or touched but it can be felt or sensed. It is invisible but not completely intangible. In that spirit can be felt or received it stands to reason that it can abide, be sent or transmitted. We all send out energy by default. Why do so many people neglect spirit? Is it because we relegate it only to religious matters? Is not spirit a part of everything we do? Are we being lulled to sleep by these spirits to dismiss or ignore their existence so that they can run amok? We carry the energy/anointing that keeps our world balanced. In this realm of existence every spirit needs a body to express through. We are the agents that either allow or prohibit their operations. It's time to acknowledge and be aware of their presence, as there is a spiritual battle being waged against and around us. "THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT," IS NOT A VALID EXCUSE! WE HAVE POWER OVER THE DEVIL. Prayer can then be regarded as a conduit for heavenly interference in earthly affairs.
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MOST TEXT WRITTEN IN DARK GREEN LETTERING ARE LINKSTHERE IS A WAY THAT SEEMETH RIGHT UNTO A MAN...PROVERBS 14:12Those of us enrolled in the school of life realize that as we matriculate through it, that the way things work is not always as effective or efficient as they should be. "It's my way or the highway," is a paradoxical statement that acknowledges alternate paths or routes to a common objective. We all have our own ways and also know that "there is more than one way to skin a cat." They way we treat one another is indicative of our beliefs and character. The way we carry out tasks are indicative of our competency and energy. Life evolves, and the way we see things and do things evolves and changes with it. There are ways of observing and doing things that require very little change. As a matter of fact, these would not be considered as real changes but rather addendum's or expansions in scope. There are also ways of doing things that should eventually be upgraded, changed or even abandoned. The way we deal with mental illness has drastically changed and needs to keep changing as our understanding of it also evolves. Electrical shock does not appear to be the answer to mental maladies. Society is gradually accepting and embracing people on the "spectrum" as assets. Not only for what they bring to the forum, but also for the way they bring it. Deception, lying and autism doesn't mix well. Some of the most authentic, diligent and trustworthy people are being left out of the mix. The way a society educates and involves its weaker members is indicative of the way that society fosters its care. Advocating for those less capable of advocating for themselves is one way to apply equity and justice. Circumstances, climates and conditions vary from culture to culture, generation to generation and location to location. There should never be a one size fits all in judgement. Applying justice is an art and a skill. True justice is always measured and administered across an un-equal yet equitable scale. This is the criteria we use in disciplining a two year old in contrast to disciplining a ten year old. There are obvious differences in the way we deal with each. The best we can do is to treat one another in a similar fashion. No two issues or people are exactly the same. Some people are destined to experience life in ways we cannot imagine. Dealing with them may require more patience and understanding than normal. Being a victim of slavery, incest or abuse can create life long wounds that may never completely heal. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. This world and this life wounds us all! Sometimes our ways are the greatest obstacles to ourselves. THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too but there will be no special hurry.” This quote from Ernest Hemingway speaks volumes when we take the time to read and mediate upon it over and over again. The way we were raised is the way we are destined to end up. Children who exercise principles and learn ways that worked in their youth, will also apply these principles in multiple ways as adults. "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." The only caveat with any principle is its applications. So many things that work in our lives only work in certain ways. "Braking" needs friction and "speed" needs power to work! The "so called secret sauce" is understanding the way it works and what season it works best in. "To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven." Timing isn't everything but time is involved in every thing we do. Our sensitivity to seasons is as important as our aspirations over time. We cannot successfully deal with anything we fail to acknowledge and recognize in a timely fashion. This is the same problem we face with identifying the spirit of the day, the zeitgeist and paradigm shifts. We have become excellent at predicting weather and gathering all kinds of data to make all kinds of forecasts. So why do we continue to fall prey to the "spirit of the day." Maybe this is why Jesus labeled us as hypocrites in the 12th chapter of Luke. We can read the sky and predict the weather but ignore the data (facts) that clearly portrays the times we're living in. Most of our issues are not about what to do but how, (the way) to do it. We all want to end gun violence. How (the way) to stop the shooting is the problem. We all want to slow global warming. How (the way) to control global warming is the issue. It's going to cost us all but not equally. This is a real life example that highlights the dilemma we mutually face but do not bare equal responsibility for. Equal denotes an exact or same culpability in a situation. An equitable perspective takes into consideration what's both fair and just for all involved. The easiest way to end abortions is to prevent pregnancies. The answers are not difficult. The solutions (ways) have become the problem. When the intersection of legal, ethical and moral values are in conflict, resolution must come by way of spirit. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS TO APPROACH ANY MATTER There is a right way of doing anything. We all want to have our way. As babies we learned to desire and demand attention through crying tears that manipulated actions on our behalf. We can't always have everything the way we want to. Sometimes it's simply a "my way or the highway" situation. So now that we've distinguished our ways, from other ways, the seem right way and the right way; how do we know which is which. Everyone and everything has a way of dealing, existing and functioning. Directions, instructions or operating manuals are generally provided to teach us how to deal with mechanical and electrical challenges. There seems to be one exception to this rule, and that's when it comes to living LIFE. The way we do things, at least our intentions, are not always the best way of getting the job done. Our way may "seem" to us that it is the best method to accomplish, aid, do or help a situation; but in reality it may not be. Our way of giving or receiving assistance can be easily clouded by an incorrect narrative filtered through our personal perspective. Our way may only be "the seem right way." Life is composed of visible tangible objects sustained by invisible yet detectable energy operating in a multitude of known, logical, mysterious and incomprehensible ways. The way life operates and exists across multiple planes is the phenomena this post is exploring. Naturally tangible matter, emotionally felt thoughts and spiritually transmitted energy all function in ways we are still learning about. There is only one way into or out of life. But there are many ways of dealing with what life brings to us through joy, pleasure, anger, hurt, loss and pain. The more we understand about how, the way, something operates or affects us the better we can deal with it. There is a spiritual realm that is often neglected in our everyday affairs. This realm is full of spirits that operate in different ways. Understanding the ways they operate will help us to better recognize their manifestations and gain the most from our interactions with them. Spirits are like behaviors or personalities that want expression. Spirits desire. It is important to distinguish them separately and not call or define them based on the faculties they affect. Personalities and behaviors are not spirit. Spirits take advantage of our attitudes, disposition and feelings to act upon. We have two choices when dealing with spirits. We either work with and manipulate them or let them use and manipulate us. DISTRACTIONS, LURES, WILES AND SEDUCTION - THE WAYS SPIRITS WORKNot knowing our enemy leaves us at somewhat of a disadvantage. Not acknowledging our enemy leaves us at a certain disadvantage. Many of us are successful in waging a war against many of our sins. When we are challenged and confronted with them, we acknowledge, abandon and no longer practice them. But the generational curse of iniquity is not an easy stronghold to break. Ignorance of this fact has caused many sincere believers to backslide and fall short. Knowledge has multiple sides to it! Like a coffin; It's the one thing the maker doesn't want, the purchaser doesn't need and the person it's for doesn't know. What we sometimes assume to be fact from an emotional, logical or rational basis may not be true. Why we yarn, is one of those questions that we think we know the answer to until we really look into it. Many of us do not understand healing. Healing is a naturally occurring regenerating and restorative energy affecting body, mind and spirit. Healing is both constant and cyclic in that it is a part of our rheumatic system. Most healing is not miraculous. Healing is not a miracle. Although the healing process is an amazing and phenomenal operation, healing is not the exception it is the norm. We should expect healing whenever we are injured in any way. Sleep is a part of our daily healing process. This may be why when we are emotionally disturbed the first thing affected is our sleep. Some of us loose sleep when stressed and some of us sleep through our stress. Spirit is involved in all human matters. It is the expression of a balance between our thoughts, behaviors, physical and emotional feelings along with metabolic processes. This also includes sleep, perception and all psychic abilities. Don't be deceived by the obvious difference between tangible, visible natural matter and invisible, virtual spiritual substance. There is balance between the natural and spiritual world in the same way that our hearts maintains balance with our lungs. Although the heart's primary job is to pump blood and the lungs primary job is to pump air, if there is not enough oxygen in the air provided by the lungs for the heart to pump, our organs, thinking and the entire body will suffer. Not recognizing the role that spirit plays in the ways we function, operate, process thought and feel leaves us at the mercy of our imagination and superstition. Spirits have their own agenda and are wily by nature. The way spirits work generally vary from one individuals circumstance to another, but there are common tactics they all use. Spirits do not play fair. Like gangsters they team up against us to exert their will over ours. One of the most common ways they influence our attitude is to divide and conquer. This tactic usually involves attaching feelings to emotions that perpetuate fear. Yes, fear is a feeling and a spirit as well. A spirit of fear can cause us not to do what's best or to actually do something detrimental to our own wellbeing. When the "spirit of alcoholism" gets out of control it can act as self destructive as a drug addict on heroine. Most therapies involve acting and moving in ways we may not feel like doing but are needed to promote the natural process of healing. Intellectually we know that we must work to rehabilitate and restore that range of motion but physically we are reluctant to endure the hardship and the pain required to fully heal. Although these two behaviors are juxtaposed to one another, the spirits that are operating behind the scenes are in harmony with one another. Although spirits may appear to be working against one another their intentions are unified. The more we understand about the ways of spirit, the ways of the world, our own seem right ways and the way life actually balances, the better. Spirits have ways of manipulating us by working our own iniquities against us. We are spiritual beings in human bodies with intellectual minds. The primary and most important aspect of it all is that we are spiritual beings first. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.For the Lord knoweth the "way" of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Righteous people are not perfect. A righteous person should be considered to be a flawed individual with a particular trait. Righteousness refers to both the conduct, consciousness and ways embodied by an individual or organization. Righteousness is another way (perspective) of looking at, deliberating on and dealing with things in a "spirit of love" regardless of how others behave. Righteousness will always be accompanied by forgiveness and surrounded by grace. There is no righteous human, no not one. Our righteousness is as filthy rags (used Tampons). But we can act or behave righteously and emulate righteousness in our spirit. A common error many people make in dealing with their shortcomings is to only focus on sin without addressing iniquity. Sin can be defined as "falling short" or "missing the mark." We all make mistakes and fall into error. Some of us even practice behaviors that we know are detrimental to both our physical and spiritual health, like smoking cigarettes. Practicing sin is what most of us concentrate on targeting and correcting. However, we must deal with the other side of the coin which arises from our innate tendencies, called iniquity. Like genetics this is our inborn nature and must also be addressed. The flip side of the "coin of transgressions" is called iniquity. This is what escapes most peoples attention. Some of our ways, sentiments and attitudes are built in and inherited. Some might say that iniquity in our DNA. This is the way we were born! Not only must we deal with the sins we commit, we must also address the innate tendencies within us that we've inherited. This is the way we are constructed. This is why many of us succumb to spiritual sicknesses which sooner or later manifests physically. This may be why we eventually die. Iniquity might be described in some ways as spiritual genetics. A "born again" experience allows us to be grafted into a new "True Vine" but we must also be aware that iniquity resides in our flesh.
MOST TEXT WRITTEN IN DARK GREEN LETTERING ARE LINKSFEAR IS A FUNNY (PECULIAR) THING. IT IS AN EMOTION THAT TENDS TO PRODUCE A FEELING OR FEELINGS ASSOCIATED WITH ANXIETY. FEAR IS ALSO A SPIRIT, WITH NO REAL POWER OF ITS OWN! FEAR MUST BE EMBRACED BY US TO AFFECT US. FEAR OPERATES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE SAME COIN THAT CONTAINS LOVE. MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE OPPOSITE OF "LOVE" IS "HATE." THAT IS NOT TRUE! THE OPPOSITE OF "LOVE" IS "HURT." THE OPPOSITE OF "FEAR" IS "LOVE." THE OPPOSITE OF "HATE" IS "IGNORANCE." IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE TERM "OPPOSITE" CARRIES FAR MORE SIGNIFICANCE THEN JUST AN ANTONYM WITHIN THE SPIRITUAL KINGDOM. MANY SPIRITUAL TRUTHS DO NOT NECESSARILY FOLLOW NATURAL LINEAR LOGIC OR RATIONALE. IN PHYSICS, LIKE FORCES REPEL ONE ANOTHER AND OPPOSITES ATTRACT, BUT IN THE SPIRITUAL KINGDOM "LIKES" ATTRACT AND BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER. IT IS OUR REPEATED HABITS OF BEHAVIORS WHICH FACILITATE THE FAMILIAR SPIRITS THAT EMBED THEMSELVES IN OUR PERSONALITIES. IN MANY WAYS WE ARE LIVING, WALKING AND TALKING CONTRADICTIONS. IT IS POSSIBLE TO FEEL ONE WAY BUT ACT ANOTHER WAY. WE ARE NOT HYPOCRITES WHEN WE HAVE DIFFICULTIES TAKING CONTROL OVER OUR WANTS AND DESIRES. WE ARE HYPOCRITES WHEN WE FAIL TO CONFESS, ACKNOWLEDGE THEM OR PRETEND THAT THEIR MANIFESTATIONS DO NOT EXIST. THIS IS HOW MANY OF US DEAL WITH OUR FEARS. DENYING OR PRETENDING THAT FEAR DOES NOT EXIST HAS ITS LIMITS. SOONER OR LATER THE FEAR WE DISMISSED WILL HAVE TO BE FACED. FEAR MUST BE EMBRACED AND FACED BY EVERYONE ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS. FEAR HAS MANY USEFUL FEATURES THAT WARN AND PROTECT US IN ADVANCE OF DANGER. FEAR HELPS TO GUIDE US IN OUR PSYCHOLOGICAL DECISION MAKING. FEAR HAS A WAY OF SHOWING UP WHEN WE HAVE DIFFICULTIES DECIPHERING THE MEANING OF AN EXPERIENCE. FEAR HAS MANY DISGUISES INCLUDING BRAVERY, COURAGE AND ANGER. FEAR MOTIVATES BEHAVIORS AT EVERY LEVEL OF OUR EXISTENCE. NEVER-THE-LESS WE SHOULD NOT FEAR "FEAR." ALTHOUGH FEAR IS GENERALLY REGARDED AS AN UNPLEASANT EMOTION IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE. THE FIGHT, FREEZE AND FLIGHT REFLEXES INITIATED BY FEAR ARE DESIGNED TO HELP US RESPOND TO DANGER AND STRESSFUL SITUATIONS. IN THAT FEAR IS ALSO A SPIRIT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE AUTHORITY OVER IT AND NOT ALLOW IT TO RULE OVER US.ALARM - DREAD - FRIGHT - HORROR - SCAREDFear never works alone. As a spirit it needs our acceptance and our permission to express itself. This is generally manifested in behaviors that stem from feelings that we think we should be experiencing or expressing. Fear can be personified in avoidance which in turn presents itself as deception. To maintain deception we must embrace acting out a role that spawns anxiety if we are discovered. Anxiety can cause us to lie when truth un-covers us, simply because we are so concerned about what others think. In this present context there are THREE types of fear. There is rational fear, primal fear and irrational fear. Rational fears occur where there is a real, imminent threat. Primal fear can be described as an innate fear that is programmed into our brains. Finally, irrational fears are the ones that don't make logical sense and vary from person to person. Within these three types of fears there are believed to be SEVEN basic/specific fears. These fears are: 1. fear of success or failure, 2. fear of poverty, 3. fear of criticism, 4. fear of sickness, 5. fear of loss (loved ones), 6. fear of aging and 7. fear of death. To further complicate matters there are TWO distinct but related definitions that "fear" falls under. Fear can be defined in terms of either being afraid or showing respect. The easiest way to categorize fear is to remember that all fear is composed of two primary reactions that are either biochemical, emotional or both. Loss and/or the fear of loss is probably the number one trigger for fear. Loss can amplify fear; whether we lose abilities, balance, finances, health, an occupation, a person or an animal! In the spiritual arena, when fear overwhelms us, fear is usually accompanied by "anxiety." The feeling of fear differs from the "spirit of fear," although they are related they operate in distinct ways. The "spirit of fear" can manipulate the "feelings of fear" against us. Fear has both a source and the "substance" that we must provide to sustain it. Any situation can serve as an original source for fear. Any sense of "lack" can consume our consciousness. The energy fear needs comes from those who embrace it. The "energy of fear" can be manifested in any or all of THREE levels. We can think about it, talk about it and indulge in it. Fear derives its power from the magnitude of our focus on it. Fear is a man made creation. That means that even though it is real it can only exist if we (human beings) want it to. Fear is not matter. Matter cannot be created or destroyed according to the "law of conservation of energy." Theoretically only God can create or destroy matter. It then stands to reason that fear is not matter. If we, humans, can create fear, we can also destroy it. We have power over fear through love, "and perfect love casts out all fear." PERMISSION POSTURE PURPOSE AND POWERPerception is not reality. Perceptions are our own personal interpretations of reality. Reality and truth are generally echoed and verified through witnesses. Fear works in tandem with our processes, procedures, and the purpose behind them. Fear will permit us to pretend and posture as if we are without apprehension. We can deny and/or suppress fear but it is present whenever doubt, questions or uncertainty arises. Life is all about balances. Fear must be balanced by us too. Life is work, people are work and avoidance of work has its roots in fear. In life, most of the things that we do or don't do come with a payoff. Even most altruism comes from self motivation that originates as a moral payoff for achieving an ideal. Pure altruism is more of a goal than a reality. We are hard wired to form most of our behaviors through being motivated by payoffs, that is rewards, whether they are tangible things or intangible as emotions. Being able to recognize what these payoffs are can help us to both motivate actions and deal with the behaviors influenced by fear. This should also cue us in on how to get others to do what they need to do. The payoff represents either our relief from responsibility and the impact that goes with it, or the joy which emanates from fulfilling desires and reaching goals. Everyone of us has a conversation or a dialogue within our heads that empowers us or diminishes our power. The voice of fear may be the loudest one in our heads. Grace is the panacea to all of our failures and shortcomings. When our relationship with fear is contingent upon our own merit sooner or later we'll fall victim to our own imperfections. When our relationship with fear is based on grace our "fear" of fear is delegated to trust in faith. These spiritual opposites, faith and fear, are the balances we must use to apply power with purposeful perspective. Anxiety is the fear of the future and depression is a fear of the past. Fear operates in the present and is a powerful tool of both warning and respect. Fear has two close cousins named "pride" and "shame" that work on either side of how we feel. Fear and its "senses" can surface unexpectedly and should be interpreted wisely. Many of us find it easier to remain in a state of denial than to deal with our fears. Unleashing fear allows "it" to use us. Controlling fear allows us to use "it" as a tool. Like any other energy "it" must be harvested, harnessed and channeled properly. Fear will always be a factor, but it should not dominate our behavior or control our decisions. When our faith is personified we will discover that although there is much to fear, we are not afraid. |
AuthorJoseph W. Brown has been a small business owner, in the technology industry, for over 35 years. Joseph works as a mentor, tutor, lecturer, researcher, instructor, and unconventional speaker & writer. He can be described today as a spiritual and technical aggregator, maven, journalist, apologist and spiritual scientist. Joseph insists that we "find" motivation from within by getting inspiration from without. He endeavors to provide that inspiration through applying various Bible based principles. As the author & founder of The Magnetic Model, Rapid Retail Systems & NitchTechnologies.com. Mr. Brown is available to speak to groups of all sizes. (small & large) He will only speak on a "Subject." He relies on the principle of "shedding light" to empower individuals to address their own particular "Situations." These are the tools to create "Solutions." To schedule a session contact him by comments, [email protected] or call/text 617-764-2193. Archives
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