Saturday, January 30, 2016

Education

Education is the Holy Grail of the modern society. It is one of the pieces of the system of this World that mankind has built in its tower of Babel; a part of the Babylonian system that seeks to usurp the rule of Yahweh over man.
Education has been used by fallen man to help him gain preeminence over his circumstances, at least in Western society. The thinking goes that the better the education, the better the ability to make ones own way in the world, i.e. make more money, have more prestige and more influence in the world.

I don't think learning, in and of itself is a bad thing. There are many things in our world that the Father would have us understand, I think particularly, how nature works (plants, animals, weather, our bodies). But as with all things, our hearts motivation will determine whether we are dealing with these learnings 'lawfully' or not.

The Father cannot be left out in our conjecturing on what needs to be learned and how in depth. Learning to acquire riches, learning, to be accepted, learning to acquire power over others  - these goals are highly suspect!

As kingdom citizens, we need to allow ourselves to be directed in our educational pursuits as in every other thing we endeavor to do.

And while I use education and learning interchangeably, I would say education is more of the system, while learning is the process of experiencing and observing the world around us.

Musings January 30, 2016

Watching Gunsmoke, it was said of a man that he was being very generous in the use of ingredients he used in making a potion. The man, upon hearing the statement, walked into the room and said, stinginess is for the small hearted and the fearful.

I like that.

I desire to be a generous, even extravagantly so, person who doesn't let fear or a lack of internal character limit my ('Your', Father) expression of Grace, Blessing and Mercy in the world.

2nd musing:

I purpose by an act of my will to trust you Lord. My emotions/flesh say 'no, you see that you are in a situation that you didn't want to be in, I can't trust Him!" But I am going to disregard the voice of my flesh and the enemy. You have been so good and gracious in ways that I don't even know! You have protected, guided, fed, opened doors, rebuked the enemy, given me wants as well as needs - I am going to trust you for you are Good and Faithful and just like we want to give good gifts to OUR children you have and are giving good gifts to ME! So thank you Lord! I trust you to work all things out for my good. Help me to remain steadfast, unmoveable and always abounding in Your work. Now fulfill my Joy, return to me the Joy of my Salvation. Restore my Hope. And to You Lord be the Glory the Power and the Honor now and forevermore! Amen.

Musings OCT 18,2015, Sunday

I have felt that I needed to be God in peoples lives. I don't know if this has been a conscious effort, except where it pertains to my children, but I have acted that way with adults.

The Father gives us all free reign within his permissive will to move on whatever inclinations we have. If we don't come to him and ask for counsel or ask for counsel of the Lord through those we feel have an understanding of God's ways, then Father let's us move forward with our own desires.
That being said, the bible DOES say that the steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord. We are God's righteousness in Christ. We can have a confidence that Father will not lead us into temptation and that He will deliver us from Evil.

 The Father's leadings, however, are often designed to prune us and to mature us. That may mean that broken, unhealed, sinful places in our hearts are allowed to have their full expression,
which will lead us into temptation,
which will cause us to sin,
 which will bring about circumstances that are painful/undesireable to us,
 which Father will use to prune us so that we become more like Him
 so that the desires of our heart are His desires,
 so that His will can be manifested in the earth through us,
 so that He receives the Glory.

 It is all HIS work and he does it very elegantly.

 He is more than capable of bringing or allowing circumstances to bring us to the end of ourselves so that we look to Him for salvation, in all it's forms. He is in no hurry and His timetable is the only one that matters..

Even though I have limited insight, I still often feel like I know what is best in a situation, not only for myself but for someone else as well.

 I don't want to do that any more Lord.

I can only deal with myself and my relationship with you.

 If someone asks for counsel, that's a different matter. I DO want to be an oracle of yours when you desire me to but I don't want to be the self appointed spiritual sheriff to everyone - its frustrating and often fruitless.

 BUT, Lord, I do not like that other peoples decisions impact me!

But I believe you can work it out for my good (I still don't like it though!)

 Help me to not be so invested in matters emotionally that I get out of a place of your perfect peace when people do what I feel like are crazy, unprofitable (spiritually) actions.

 I love you Lord, I want to yield myself to you to be transformed into your faithful, trustworthy daughter.