WHAT DOES FEAR OF THE LORD ACTUALLY MEAN?


“When the people He created start planting good seeds, a harvest of fresh fruit will grow. But those that produce bad seeds, will harvest weeds that will overflow and never produce any fruit.”

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Well, can I start by saying Fear of the Lord sure doesn’t mean the Wrath of God is going to come upon you for being human. But it does mean you may want to be mindful of the seeds you’re planting in your life, and in others. I am so tired of “Churchy people” giving false messages and speaking Jesus’s name at the center of fear! God should be at the center of all you do, YES! But God is LOVE! NOT FEAR. Let me make that very clear!

Now, to add to that statement, let me just say, YES, there is a certain way God wants us to live our life. But some people make this so mystical that the average person never feels worthy to take the journey. In fact, salvation is the reason Jesus came to earth. So that, you, me, and EVERYONE may have an opportunity for salvation in this life. Let me give you the definition of salvation since so called “Jesus followers” will try to manipulate this…

“Let those who have ears, Hear.”

WHAT IS SALVATION?

  • Definition #1 Preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss.
  • Definition #2 A source or means of being saved from harm, ruin, or loss.

This is where freaking church people really manipulate you.  “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Their words are not encouraging, nor do they offer any long-term salvation. They keep you stuck in your mess, and you never actually move forward. The bible has a lot to say about our tongues being a sharp knife. You should read it sometime. Your tongue gives life or death to people and their situations. So, whatever comes out of your mouth better come from a fruitful and fulfilling place because you just might be destroying Gods plan for His creation.

Contrary to some beliefs, most of these so-called prophesying Jesus followers, are hostile, ignorant, and lack common sense, and enthusiasm for this life. WHICH GOD CREATED! So let me add this statement, harm, ruin, and loss look very different to each of us. (BASED ON THE BODY AND LIFE HE GAVE US) Everyone’s circumstances are different, and we were not created the same. There are no two people the same in this world. Not even twins are the same. But that is an entirely new topic we can save for another day.  

Salvation is being delivered (saved, freed, unchained) from a life that is unfulfilling and stressful. When you are saved, you are introduced to a life with possibilities. Eventually, once you begin walking freely, you become unchained from the world’s expectations for your life. Did you hear what I said? “The worlds expectations for your life”. When you have been unchained from everyone else’s expectations, you will begin to choose the paths less traveled, and those paths offer abundance.

However, abundance also means something different to each of us. Jesus tells us that he sent an advocate to help us make better decisions. That advocate is the holy spirit. The Holy Spirit is our guided intuition.  Here me when I say, your intuition holds the key to achieving the desires of your heart and your ego will try to distract you. The path you choose leads you to a life of abundance or a life of complete misery. The only way you discover the true desires of your heart, and live in abundance, is when we choose to release all the negative and bad stuff going on in this world and focus on the good things God has prepared for you.

I can prove it! Jesus gave Wisdom in a verse to help you live an abundant life. It goes something like this, “I came to this World, so that you may have life and live it more Abundantly.” Another verse says, “The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, and destroy.” Here is a simple question, what is destroying you? Or better yet, what brings joy to your heart? What does living more abundantly mean to you? The Lord also said, “Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth”. Meaning, set your mind on things that are heavenly (divine, delightful, lovely, etc.) This comes naturally once you DECIDE to listen to wisdom and develop the 9 fruits of the spirit.  

Oh, what are the 9 fruits of the spirit, you ask?

Well, It’s “LOVE JOY PEACE PATIENCE KINDNESS GOODNESS GENTLENESS FAITHFULNESS AND SELF-CONTROL”

So how can we experience a life lived in abundance? Easy, by not bringing attention to the worldly things that destroy your personal spirit, but rather living a life that represents these 9 qualities in your spirit. How do we do that? Again, easy! By using the advocate. You will know it is coming from the Holy Spirit when your thoughts, desires and actions represent love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and when you maintain self-control through it all. You produce good fruit by encouraging the broken hearted and keeping your heart on things above. It really is simple, it’s just not that easy to choose the narrow path. Or the path less traveled.

YOUR EGO KEEPS YOUR HEART CHAINED TO BITTERNESS

Proverbs 14:10 says “Each heart knows its own bitterness and no one else can share its joy.” Meaning, no one in this world can share the things that bring Joy to your heart, if your own ego keeps your heart chained to bitterness. It shows in your words and actions. What comes out of your heart pours out of your mouth and onto others. Stop being bitter, angry, hatful people. Stop regarding everything in this world as bad and negative. Stop reminding people of the bad shit going on! I am pretty sure we are all aware evil exists. God created this world, good and evil, and it all has purpose. People with bad attitudes make it ugly! People who have wisdom make it a time to grow and learn in the storms. Being curious and full of wonder is the only way to experience abundance.

There will always be bad things happening in this world, and every world beyond our little galaxy, because people have the free will to make choices. Can I also say you are not the only one struggling! Every soul experience difficult times. There will always be a season for learning, a season for growing, a season for laughter, a season for mourning, and a season to celebrate. There is a season for everything under the sun. If you don’t believe me, check out Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Do you think God makes mistakes? When the people He created start planting good seeds, a harvest of fresh fruit will grow. But those that produce bad seeds, will harvest weeds that will overflow and never produce any fruit. So, salvation is setting your thoughts on everything and anything that is GOOD…. To start over means to renew your mind so you can harvest good fruit. 

Remember this…

What’s good for YOU is NOT good for the crew. I will get to the part where I tell you what fearing God really means,

but I must first tell you this…

AFTER SALVATION

So, after you decide to choose the path of salvation/recovery, (becoming new, changing your ways, etc.) you will have to make some new choices and decisions based on what “salvation” looks like to YOU (not to your neighbor, not your sister, not your brother, not your friends, not social media influencers, or anyone else, just YOU). What area of life do you need change? (Relational, financial, health, mental, is there an addiction you need to overcome? etc.) This is different for everyone no matter what religious people or churchy people say! Life comes in seasons and seasons change. And even though we walk this world together, we experience it differently because of the lens we look through.

A true follower of Christ knows they must shadow the footsteps that Jesus left behind. Did you ever see your shadow do something you didn’t do? Living by his teaching, guides a path that is pure and easy. He says his burden will be light. I promise you; life is light once you realize everything happens for you and not to you.

TOO MUCH INFORMATION CLOUDS OUR JUDGEMENT

Unfortunately, our paths get clouded by all the information given out today and it becomes clouded by all the opinions of other people. It’s not just our parents and teachers who influence our beliefs and ideology. No, it’s this entire world of people with different cultures and beliefs. Some of them with no filter and no moral values or respect toward others or their circumstances. Some people live with big egos and have the audacity to call it the holy spirit guiding them. So many people representing Jesus by screaming radical beliefs behind fear. This only creates more weeds in the wilderness, not fruit from the true vine.  

Can I just say to those who are in a season of darkness right now, the holy spirit is not arrogant, selfish, fearful, or boastful. The chaos in this world is not created to harm you but to strengthen you. Jesus didn’t come here to get famous. He became famous because his teachings made people feel safe and helped people overcome their fears. His teachings were healing, they were encouraging, and they sent people off with a new outlook on their personal circumstances, and their future. It gave them hope in the midst of their storm, so they could keep going with faith that everything was going to be okay. He never shoved scripture, laws, or rules, down people’s throat. He shared good news about the kingdom of heaven and said, “whoever has ears let them hear”.

Salvation does not give permission for anyone to be a bully! So many people get saved and forget where they met Jesus. I apologize for their arrogance and ignorance.

Salvation is just making the choice to change the steps you take from the time you wake up in the morning, to the time you go to sleep at night. It’s not looking back on the people you hang with, the places you’ve been or the things you’ve done. Yes, those people and places impact you and they can have a positive or negative affect on your life. It means you must constantly forget all the harmful people, places and things in your life and leave them in the past where they belong. Let go and Let God! To have a renewing of the mind you must find new people, new places, and new things that bring nothing but joy to your heart and encourage the soul. Protecting your heart is the most important part of the journey. This has nothing to do with anyone else! This has nothing to do with what they think is true or not true!  Your walk in this life is between you and God and that is it!!! Stop worrying what other people will think! Salvation is releasing the past and stepping into a new you! All those people with opinions, have no place in your future. The next step is where you discover Fear of the Lord. You will have to let go of all human beliefs so you can adapt to Gods plan. Which is the only way to abundance.  

WHAT IS FEAR OF THE LORD

Proverbs 15:33 tells us “Fear of the Lord teaches Wisdom” It continues by saying “Humility precedes Honor.”

The bible is constantly telling us to get wisdom. This verse tells us that when we are afraid of the Lord, we learn wisdom. We are not scared of his wrath! We fear the consequences of our bad decision making because we know there will be consequences. We will always face consequences when we go back to our old ways or do something outside of what we know was right. It’s kind of common sense! You get these signs and wonders for your own life when you read the “Word” properly.

I personally Believe fearing the Lord means, we keep searching Him out in our own life. We get deep into the word and when we read it, we hear instructions on how we are supposed to walk in our own life. Please hear me when I say, we are not supposed to read the word so we can point the finger at everyone who lives outside our belief system. The word was not created for other people, it was created for you and your personal growth.  

We should strive to become more like Jesus, so we can be less like our selves. Our “earthly being” is tainted by temptations and desires, and we need to learn self-control to overcome our urges and impulsive behaviors.  Fear of the Lord means you know better, you strive to do better, and you become a better version of yourself every day. Again, not so you can point the finger at other people and have a big ego, but so you can grow in Christ.

You make the choice to forgive those who treat you badly, but you also protect yourself by not enabling them to continue to hurt you, but instead dismiss them from your life. Yes, there is a scripture on letting your enemy smack you across the face 7 times 7 times. I know! I have wrestled with this verse for years! Ugh, we really must discern (distinguish) between the people who are giving us constructive criticism (giving a healthy assessment and positive view on life), and those who are just wicked (giving an unhealthy perception and negative views of life). He doesn’t want you to burden yourself with people who benefit themselves at the cost of losing your own joy in spirit. That is evil and not good, and you need to eliminate all toxic people from your life.

Keep in mind, the places you hang around govern your thoughts. The things you think of will determine your actions. Be very careful and surround yourself in environments that keep your mind clean, genuine, authentic, and in absolute enthusiasm to learn. Be wise in your decision making. Where your flesh wonders your mind goes. So, keep your mind safe by walking in places that bring clarity and wonder.

THIS IS FEARING THE LORD

Fearing the Lord means making difficult decisions today because you know it will benefit your life tomorrow. You fear the Lord by making difficult decisions for his good and perfect will for your life and His Kingdom. Choosing Gods path is sometimes very difficult, but the burden is light because in the end, you will have peace, and your heart will be filled with joy. There will be no more pain and suffering. When you follow His teachings, you discover His Will for your life. Your faith becomes stronger in the storms of life because you’ve witnessed the miracles before. You are confident in knowing Him so you trust Him no matter what path you’re on.

To fear him is to love him so much that you want to do good by him. You make wiser choices because you want to please him by the way you live your life. It’s like a child who wants to make his/her parents proud. God doesn’t want you around certain people because they don’t bring you joy. He doesn’t want you going to certain places or doing certain things because it is more harmful than good for your life. “For the Lord knows the plans he has for you. To prosper you not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). Maybe you are being asked to eliminate some people from your life this season. Maybe some people have some heart work to do on themselves before you can be around them again. Maybe you’re not strong enough in self-control to go to certain places. Maybe He has a better place for you to work or a better partner in life. Whatever it is God is asking you to do this season, listen to the still small voice inside you and do the thing. Even if you don’t see any results right away, God has a purpose and a season for everything under the sun. Allow the holy spirit to guide you. Remember, the Lord will give and take away for the good of his people.

He won’t just take your troubles away, heal you from illnesses, or change conditions and circumstances. He will take away things that are not serving you and give you the life He knows you are worthy of! The life he created you for. But you have to be willing to do the hard things. It’s easy to do the hard things when you fear him enough to trust that he knows what he is doing. Get wisdom, have self-control, and know that everything was created for his good and faithful servant. “The Lord works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.” (Proverbs 16) So, choose to humble yourself this year by being honest about your bad decision making in the past. Own your part! But then choose to have a renewing of the mind and make better choices moving forward.

Let go of your old ways and put on confidence in your new ways…

“When the people He created start planting good seeds, a harvest of fresh fruit will grow.
But those that produce bad seeds, will harvest weeds that will overflow and never produce any fruit.”

WE ALL NEED A NEW BEGINNING


“If you are feeling lost, confused, or burdened today, follow me and together we will create a new beginning.

We are living in a fallen world, and we are all broken people. There is no one person on this earth better than, more successful, or happier than the next. Every single one of us experience the highs and lows of life. And year after year our worries become heavier.

Hello, my name is Christina, and for years I have been on this hamster wheel, grabbing at everything and anything just to stay afloat. I have had heart ache in my relationships, finances, my health, in family matters, and even as a single parent. Life has been nothing, but time lost in survival mode.

There are so many of us raising children out of broken homes today. It breaks my heart how many children are struggling with depression because one or both parents are self-absorbed. Many of us lost ourselves in our partners, and now we are trying to redefine and find ourselves again. The love triangle is killing our relationships with each other, and with our children. And let’s not talk about the lack in “leading by example”. We can’t even coparent without showing frustration and bitterness toward our past love. The love that once was but is now lost in the dust that lingers in the air around us. The pain we can’t let go of carries into the next meaningless relationship. And the young are witnessing it all.

Teachers are influencing us with their beliefs, and media is directing us by planting seeds of fear and manipulation. The misrepresentation of deception is everywhere! No one has a mind of their own anymore and people can’t even think without Google search engine. Since Covid 19 happened in 2020 it seems life got even more complicated. Now there seems to be no way out of where we are today!

The pot heads are everywhere you can smell them driving down the road. There is no escape. People are depressed and always angry, and most of us are sleep walking through our own life. There is no doubt in my mind that we are living in the “Zombie Apocalypse” generation. Filled with “Sleepy people not even aware of their surroundings, and the things they see and believe are a fabricated illusion of all their fears”.

But, regardless of my own frustrations with people, society, and my own circumstances, I am here to discuss the matter in which every single one of us will be faced with this year. The matter of getting over ourselves and getting re-focused in 2023.

 GET REFOCUSED IN 2023

I don’t know about you, but I was on fire for life before politics, religion, and Covid took over and dragged us down this darkness we are living in today. In this new year, I feel compelled to surround myself with people who want to be lifted out of this darkness and move into the light of life.  Have we settled for a life lived as small mindedness people? I refuse to believe that! The pettiness needs to stop! It’s time to let go of childlike ways. I know the place we are all at right now seems very dark and scary. Some of us are frustrated and tired physically and emotionally. We are wiped out from trying so hard just to make ends meet. Some of us are feeling lost and confused while others feel lonely and afraid. Many want to throw in the towel and give up. As we sit and witness the suicide rate go through the roof over the past few years, we’ve done nothing to make a change. We are all tired of the division and exhausted from the fight for peace, but still we continue to point the finger.

Let’s be honest, if Martin Luther King’s Day did not wake us up to some new reality for 2023, nothing will help us overcome ourselves! Times are hard for everyone right now! But this is not a time to weep or whine! This is a time to be strong, put on our armor, and fight for the life we know we were born to live. Let’s stop fighting with one another. We are supposed to Love our neighbor and fight FOR each other not against each other. I am so tired and exhausted! The energy of this world is draining and life sucking! Every day it gets harder and harder to watch time pass, as I keep a smile on my face and stay proud and happy for my daughters’ futures. We need to see this world through a new Lens, so the generations after us have a fighting chance! But how do we do that when our entire society has hit rock bottom? Well, I’ll tell you how…

We get a handle on ourselves! We stop pointing the figure! We stop worrying about everything and everyone we can’t control, and we look at the reflection in the mirror. We stand firm and stop allowing others to control us, yes! But we open our hearts and learn to have boundaries that contain respect for ourselves and for others. Why do we always attack others when we are at a place of weary and confusion? Rebellion and radical behavior is the worst response if you want change in 2023. Instead, put on the armor of God and get yourself grounded! This is the year to become a WARRIOR, NOT A WORRIER! Stop where you are right now and sit with yourself and your mess! Why is this so hard for people to do? We are so quick to point out everyone else’s flaws, but we can’t even face ourselves in the mirror and confess our own mistakes!

You put yourself here! No one did this to you accept your-self desires and bad decision making. You know why you’re here! Stop pretending and stop blaming other people for your bad choices in life. YOU CHOSE YOUR LIFE! AND YOU CONTINUE TO CHOOSE EVERYDAY! The only way things will change, is when you decide to change your ways. What are you doing today, that will make a difference for yourself tomorrow? Stop worrying about the world, what you will look like to others, or how you will survive tomorrow.

TO THE CHURCHY PEOPLE

If you are a “churchy” person who believes in God, you have an obligation to represent Jesus with humility, not anger and fear! You know you’re NOT supposed to be of the world! Why have you consumed yourselves with human banter instead of being the light of this world? You’re supposed to just reside here as witnesses and disciples. But instead, your screaming blabber that makes no sense and you’re pushing fear into the people God called for purpose!  So why are you God fearing people complaining all the time? You are supposed to be the example of Love and Hope for the lost!

WE ALL NEED A LITTLE FAITH

Walk through this world with the armor of God, observing and listening and always encouraging others around you. Stop worrying about tomorrow because tomorrow is not here yet, and with each day comes its own worries. (Mathew 6:24) Has Covid not shown us this? A man will make many plans with divided ideas of the world, but God always directs the path. (Proverbs 6:9) We must choose the right paths for our own life even when we get off track. Stop making decisions that don’t benefit your life, your kids life, and your family life. Build healthy relationships because life can end abruptly and everything else is meaningless. So, what will you gain from worrying about things you have no control over? Take care of your own affairs the things you have control over and leave the rest to God.

Keeping faith in yourself and in God’s Plan for your own life, then pray for those around you. But be Mindful of how you pray for others. Stop playing God like you know what the intended path is for other people. Your wish for them is not their destiny. Also, if we don’t start respecting our own lives, how can we have the audacity to open our mouths and offer input to anyone about how they should or should not live their life? I am not here to shame you for the ways you’ve lived up to this point. Lord knows I am living in my own regret of things I should’ve, could’ve, but didn’t do!  I am here only to share stories that might resonate with this generation, so through my words people can be moved into action.

I’ve always felt different. Like I didn’t fit into the world I was given. But I realized later in life that is only because I am connected to a higher power who says I am more than what this world says I am. My hope is that today, you resonate with those words. Because you are so much more than what this world labels you as. Let’s start a new journey together. We can choose to leave this darkness behind us today and live together in light, or we can continue to live under the control of the flesh who ruin the opportunities of this world. It does not matter what I say in my blogs or what videos I put out, if you don’t believe you can create a better way for yourself. You will never witness the miracles right in front of you if you don’t close your eyes to the world and open your heart to all the opportunities life has given you.

You can read all the articles and books on self-growth; you can watch videos or TikTok with influencers and people trying to reach out to you with positive thinking. But if the words only sound good in the moment, it will always leave you with “good ideas” that never see the light of day. Do you want your ideas to continue to live in that darkness? If you don’t choose to be the change and be the difference you desire, then the world will suffer without your gifts, and you will stay frozen forever. Stuck in time, never moving yourself into action. You will continue down a path filled with confusion, and evil will haunt you all the days of your life.

So, my question for you today is this… “Do you really want a new beginning in 2023?” Because New beginnings come in new packages that are filled with vision, wisdom, and clarity of one’s OWN life mission.

“WISDOM IS NOTHING WITHOUT RESPECT FOR YOUR OWN LIFE”

cHRISTINA – FOLLOWER OF CHRIST

LIFE IS FILLED WITH STRENGTH & WISDOM


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LIFE REPRESENTS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU CHASE WISDOM

For centuries religion and politics has kept us divided and at war with one another. So why than, do we continue to follow the fools who lead us to destruction year after year, and century after century? When will mankind seek wisdom for themselves so we can all live together in peace? Life! It is so difficult and real challenging moments. And yes, life also has many twists, turns, and mountains to climb, but it doesn’t have to be so complicated. There will always be another fire to put out, another illness to overcome, another loss of a loved one, and another storm to clean up after, but we don’t have to burden our hearts with the heavy burnden of things we can’t explain or change.

Life is complicated because people complicate it. We complicate our own life, and we complicate each other! Every time we lack wisdom and understanding, we do things that complicate our own life and the people in it with our judgment and opinions.  Why are humans so desperate for attention? Why do we speak words that we hear from other people and sometimes don’t even believe ourselves? We speak about things we know nothing about, and we want everything, and we want it right now! We have no patience, and we don’t take time to observe and learn in each season of life.

Let me start by saying this, all that chasing your doing, is meaningless!  Chasing “Money, fame, and power will NEVER buy you happiness, love, or intelligence!” You may experience these things temporarily but nothing in this world brings permanent joy. But for the sake of this blog let’s say it did! What then? If you had all the money, all the fame, and all the power in the world and you were happy, in love and you had achieved all the knowledge you could ever gain in the world, what would be left for your life tomorrow?

And who is to say what makes you happy and content today, is going to be enough to keep the person you fell in love with, happy tomorrow? Or furthermore, who’s to say the people who follow you (making you famous and rich) are going to agree with you in the next season of their life? They may end up committing suicide because the things you say or do are not in alignment with how they feel or believe internally. As a result, you end up making them feel unhappy, unloved, and lacking wisdom. What then? How can we have personal gain that doesn’t align with the ones we love? Truth is, when you lose one thing it leaves you wanting something more! What is it you are really chasing in this world? And when will enough be enough?

ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGH

It seems like people are never satisfied. Life has gotten so complicated, and people are living foolishly. They have no sense of time, no self-control, and they lack eagerness for wisdom! Oh, for those that think their smart, umm, I say this as gently as possible, “smart is not equal to wise my friend”! To live and walk-through life with a “just passing through” attitude, you lose time and miss so many important things that are right there for you to see, feel, touch, learn, and experience. When we go through life with no regard for the way we are living it, (with our words, our actions, how we treat others, our expectations, our choices, etc.) it’s such a sadness. We wreck ourselves and don’t even realize it as we run full force into danger zones, year after year.

What if, you could see life through a lens of “enough”! Enough will only be enough when you chase something that has true meaning to you. And nothing in life has any meaning if the world around you can change the perspective on it. Life only has meaning when it comes with wisdom. But how do we find meaning in life and get wisdom? It didn’t take me very long to realize wisdom was just truth in “Gods Words to me”. In All my mess, behind all my tears, and at the edge of a breakdown, screaming and yelling at God, (who was always with me through all my crap), I had to trust “I was never alone” and then I had to trust in His timing. I had to realize that in my time of waiting for him, I had to sit and be silent. That doesn’t mean I am not doing anything. I am always observing and learning while I wait.

When I decided to just sit quiet and get alone with myself, my own thoughts, my own anger, and all my pain and confusion; I found strength in His Words and in the promises, I heard in those words. In truth, I realized there is goodness in every light and every dark road I have traveled down. Every mountain I had to climb, every fire I had to put out, and every loss in life, there was Wisdom. Wisdom is the ability to understand life through Gods perspective. The reason I trust the Bible is because it is filled with different authors who encourage us throughout our walk-in life. Solomon is one who inspires us to get wisdom!

Those who get wisdom love life; It’s better to get wisdom than gold.

Those who get wisdom find life and receive favor from God…”

Proverbs

Those are just a few versus. But he encourages us to chase knowledge and not this life. If we chase life, we will always be fighting our own battles without understanding. Which leads us to make decisions based on our own understanding and we continue making the same bad choices year after year. If we keep our mind open and listen to the words, we become disciplined and discover an understanding in every season. To become wide means you don’t hate discipline and hold yourself accountable to do the things that are difficult. This my friend is priceless and leads you to freedom!

If we go through life never having enough, let us chase Wisdom! We can never have enough wisdom and you are never too smart, or too old to get more understanding. Wisdom means we gain something at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of every season of life. And if your wise enough to clear off your lens, you will discover wisdom every second of every hour, and every day of your life. Life won’t just be filled with seasons of tragedy; it will be filled with experiences that bring insight! You will always take something with you and that something can never be lost, stolen, or taken away. Because it comes in a package that is irreplaceable. Inside your mind, body, and soul.

Whatever people, power, and material things bring you pleasure in this moment, I promise that pleasure won’t last long. So, get wisdom and you will live a long, happy journey you can be excited to explore. Don’t waste time chasing fools in this life who don’t know you or what you’re capable of! Understanding is for the Wise, not the simple minded! Don’t follow people who limit their own worth by chasing a life today, which holds no value tomorrow.

HAPPINESS DEPENDS ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE AND RESILIENCE

What is your perspective, and do you have the resilience to handle adversity in the next year? Did you know your soul gets weaker every time you look through someone else’s lens? Especially if it’s foggy, uncomfortable, and doesn’t speak to you! Your stability is in your perspective, sometimes you just have-to trust in your own discernment and believe that everything in life is moving you forward. When we get lazy because we don’t see instant results, we’ve failed before, or our perspective gets tainted by unexpected tragedy’s, we live curiously and foolishly through the lens of others. We lose so much time and knowledge when we depend on other people’s perspective instead of God’s Word. Some of you may believe this, others may not, but my belief is that God created us each unique with a different perspective, and He did that on purpose! When you embrace the thing that makes you different, you will realize life is ! There is so much wisdom behind your perspective! You just need to shut off all the noise!

Weakness comes when we fail too many times, and we no longer trust in our own skills and talents. I get it, we need immediate results in all we do, or we think we are unworthy. Some of us on spiritual journeys think we are not loved by God because of our mistakes. Others believe He is just not listening. Some of us may not even believe in a higher power, at all! While others believe in many Gods. Sometimes, we do things in life based on our own understand, which comes from other people and their opinions about us. Sometimes we deceive ourselves by adopting other people’s beliefs which inevitably make our situations worse. But what if we decided to chase wisdom above all things in this world? What if we started listening, and keeping track of the disciplines that life offers to give us wisdom?

What if life is happening exactly the way it was supposed to, because you still need wisdom to handle the things that are waiting for you on the other side? How many times have you said, “Thank God I went with my gut and didn’t go there? How many times did you take someone’s advice and realize it was a bad idea? But still, we try to do things without thinking or listening to the influences and voices around us. We push time and rush things because we are so impatient! When we sit still and quiet the noise, life will give us wisdom. By teaching us something new in every minute of every moment, we discover happiness in all of it. But if we don’t take the time to get Wisdom, we never increase our resilience in this world. So, hold on a little longer and chase wisdom in this moment!

HOLD ON A LITTLE LONGER

What if you held on a little longer? What if the difference between your happiness and failures is somewhere in between your perspective and your ability to sit still this season?  How many times have you overcome what others thought you couldn’t? How many times have you surprised yourself? How many times were you happy you embraced your intuition and made a new discovery in the unknown? If you know that you have experienced a time in life where you had a breakthrough before, who is has any say in what you are or are not capable of in this next season? You don’t know what you’re capable of, so don’t let others assume they know what you’re capable of! Don’t make decisions this year based on the seeds other people planted in you. If in doubt, I promise all your answers are somewhere in-between Wisdom and your uniqueness. What if this season you didn’t give up and instead, decided to get quiet and chase wisdom?

Okay, what I am about to say to you may be even more difficult to understand but stick with me for a moment! Try to hear my words! I promise at some point in my life, I have been where you are! Searching for answers, seeking for something more, and stumbling through life season after season. What if this season you did something different? What if you sat quiet with yourself and did something unordinary? What I am about to tell you is something that I have done before, then turned away from, and then came back to. And I can tell you this “my life has gotten easier when I came back”! I can’t tell you if this is going to feel natural for you, or how this will change your life, because I don’t know you personally. But what I can promise you is this, “you will discover a wisdom like no other person around you, and your life will change drastically and miraculously”!

Take a moment, any moment, in the morning or in the evening, when you can hide away in a room by yourself. Take that moment to look through some of the words in the Book of Proverbs. I know! I know! Churchy religious people preaching about their God! First, I am not churchy or religious and second, I have attempted life so many different ways and I can tell you that every area of my life has never been clearer then when I turn to the WORD! Look for Wisdom! Seek for Wisdom! Crave Wisdom! I promise there is a God who created you and He hears all your thoughts, emotions, and concerns about your life. He won’t just hear your thoughts and concerns; He will show you the answers to all of your questions! They are right there in the words of the many authors who contributed to the Bible.

 I get it! So many churchy people think God speaks audibly and they mystify everything! It’s kind of annoying! But I am not here to dictate what you should and should not believe, I am here as a friend and a witness, that the bible is not a mistake. It is full of men and women like us who stumbled through life with struggles, illnesses, pain, loss, and trauma. It’s fill with wisdom and information from people who walked side by side with a man who had enough faith to give up all the pleasures in his own life, to just be present with people who were different then him. He walked his life being a living example for us so that we could have a Heaven like experience here on earth. This man never took advice from people, but rather gave Knowledge to the people! I have experienced a different kind of God then most.

I believe we were all created differently on purpose! I also believe we were created to interpret things differently, but not dispute our differences! We were created to seek wisdom in our journey and get understanding for the things we can’t comprehend. To get Wisdom and understanding, we must allow “God”. Who always moves in silence and teaches me to do the same.

So, before you allow another distraction in your life, Hold on a little longer. Give yourself time to build strength, wisdom, and knowledge this season. Move silently forward so in the next season of your life, the burdens will be light. If we want to experience a life filled with blessings and happiness, our perspective on life must be transformed. We need resilience to hold on in the unknown moments of life that offer blessings. When things get confusing, sit silently in the Word and you will see all the blessings in the wilderness. You will discover wisdom in all your experiences.

CONCLUSION

Sitting still sometimes means doing what you know brings joy to your heart but could also add value to others. What do you love doing that could result in helping someone else? Sometimes it means you need to let go and let God! There are just some things we can’t control. Do the things you can and stop doing things that distract you and burden you. To break chains means, we must stop forcing ourselves to hustle, grind, work, and chase things that hold no real meaning tomorrow. Stop keeping busy on things that offer no value to your soul. And whatever you do, even if you have to do something you don’t really like, do it as if you’re doing it for The Lord. You will find the joy in it and your burden will become lighter! Your survival and life depend on how well you handle adversity. Your life is filled with experiences that offer you an opportunity to gain strength and wisdom!

WHAT ARE WE LIVING FOR?


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What are we living for? Like do you ever wonder …

“what’s the point of all this”?

Ugh, Life! What is the purpose of ones life? The roller coaster of good seasons and bad seasons. Its so overwhelming sometimes!

You know, we go through our journey and each of us walk down a different path. We each experience missed opportunities, and opportunities that open doors to blessings! Life is filled with little experiences, the cultures were introduced to, the food we eat, the family that raises us, and the impact they have on us as we get older. But still we ask “what’s the point”? I mean we don’t get to choose our paths or do we?

I have lived the past 7 years trying to ignore everything I’ve ever been taught and allow strangers from all walks of life to share their experiences and journey with me and I’ve listened with the intent to learn something new. Or atleast to see life through someone else’s eyes. And can I just say. It’s fascinating how different we all truly are!

But what’s the point of the journey? Is it all about reaching our goals? Is it the job? the money? The car? The house? The family? What should we focus on? Is it in our hustle & grind or our accomplishments?

What do you think?

And even if and when we have accomplished all “the things”, what is there left to do next? Are we supposed to just keep chasing the next thing? Fill the voids of being alone with our wins? Or share them with loved ones who come and go in and out of our life? To just constantly chase people, things, places, love, or for just a little attention and a small taste of pleasure? Like what’s the point of this life anyway?!? The chase? The human experience? What’s it for?

And if we’re all on a different hunan experience, why do we fight, and have so much division in our world today? Will humans ever be able to live in harmony with one another, helping, teaching, loving, and sharing our experiences? Will we find a way to help one another with love, compassion, and respect rather than with a desire for power and wrath?

These were the questions I asked myself this past weekend as I layed in a hospital bed scared to hear the test results of the CT SCAN. After being rushed to the emergency room from a “squeezing chest pain”. My life flashed before my eyes! “I’m 45, I eat healthy, exercise, pray, do all the things, so why me? The worry didn’t end there! My next worry was obviously…”What will happen to my daughter’s if I’m gone”?

All the questions that come rushing up when we haven’t planned for the upcoming, unpredictable events that come crashing into our life like a tornado!

Eventually, my daughter’s would get over the loss. But this experience would definitely impact them for the rest of their life. What will they do with that impact? Will they spend their time trying to fix what the doctors couldn’t? Would they numb it with drugs, alcohol and other recreational activities or substances? Well, thank God we don’t have to find out, (not yet anyway) because I’m not finished with my work here.

I was released and sent home with medications! Which I’m not fond of. Since I prefer a more organic and holistic approach to healing. But here I am!

Guess, what I’m trying to say is, life will happen, no matter what road you choose or hand you get delt. So, don’t kill yourself over a few bad choices, or for not choosing a different route.

I no longer feel that life is just about the journey, I believe it’s what you decide to do ‘WITH-IN’ the journey that matters most.

“Dont loss hope, embrace the journey your on, and always listen to the little lessons and blessings life offers you!.”

WHY ARE THEY TAKING WOMENS RIGHTS AWAY?


Because your actions say, “Women are Emotionally Unstable and Incapable of Making Good Decisions!”

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When is the right time (in one’s life) to have a baby, if you want to procreate after all? What would be your major consideration – age, career, location, environment, etc.?

That is the question that came into my inbox this morning! When I see questions like this, it becomes abundantly clear why the Government decides to make decisions for us! Myu short response to this question? “NONE OF THE ABOVE!!!” A longer reply? When you are self-aware and mature enough to realize that you can make decisions for YOURSELF, and also take care of another human being in the process”! Too many women are in this world have an opinion on how they want our society to view us, but they do nothing to help the way we bring up women in our society! Too many women are excited about the idea of having a child, but they don’t really want the responsibilities of a child, they just want to reap the rewards that come with having a child. (I won’t get into the details today, about what ‘you think’ those benefits are, but your highly mistaken and very delusional if you think having a child will make your life easier!) For those who women who already know that you don’t want a child, why are you sleeping around without protection? FYI, a government check is not worth ruining a person’s life! We need change, but it is not what you think! Let me state one fact about raising a child, there are a lot of stages, obstacles, stresses, and struggles that come with being responsible for another human being, and there is NO one size fits all where parenting is concerned! But how you live your own life, will in fact affect that child and impact both your lives for years to come! So, when I see questions from this generation, who are hung up on just trying to “procreate”, I have to question your motive! What the hell is wrong with you? Raising a child should never be taken lightly and honestly, just by asking such a question as the one above, you’re not only NOT ready for a child, but you are still living life with a child-like mentality! GET KNOWELDGE & GET WISDOM!

IF WE WANT TO CHANGE HOW WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE TREATED

WE HAVE TO CHANGE HOW OUR SOCIETY THINKS OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN

BY CHRISTINA DITZEL

Let me start by saying that change starts with a decision. Decide to be the change you want to see! My heart breaks every time my daughters’ friends come to me with mommy and daddy issues or advice. So many questions cross my mind and then I realize their parents are too hung up on themselves to even listen to their child’s needs and concerns. Very few people understand what it takes to be a parent in this generation! Adults have gotten so dam sensitive these days that even if I did offer advice to their children, it would only cause drama in my own life because they would say “I’m overstepping”. Umm, well maybe you should step into the role of parenting, and I wouldn’t have to! Ugh, I really feel like giving advice to their parents! “So many people watch these movies, TikTok’s, and things all over social media that make parenting look funny, fun, happy, and super irresponsible! Can I just say that some of you have very twisted humor! I don’t know you, so I don’t know if you are a good parent, a dead-beat dad, or a shitty mom. But if you are not willing to make many sacrifices, encourage, support, teach, learn, and love, that child with all your heart and all your soul don’t have a baby. Most people don’t even know how to love themselves. Most people today act out in desperation because they’re so codependent and on the hunt for love. We will go everywhere but ‘within’ to get just a small dose of pleasure. We will even turn to an innocent baby for love and affection.

THE REALITY OF PARENTING

“Aww the baby is cute!” Until that baby/child prevents them from eating, sleeping, having sex, dating, disrupts work or work schedule, and basically having a personal life at all! The rich? OH yea, they hire nannies to raise their kids. The reality of being a parent is this: ‘you really need to know your own love language, your partners love language, and your child’s love language’. If you really want to have a happy, healthy family life, you will need to be master’s in communication! And you need to be aware that you are responsible for making every decision, with the wellbeing of that child as your first priority, for years to come! (Yes, even into adulthood). Just like you didn’t ask to be born into a shitty home, neither did your child! If you can’t even touch the surface of all that, then don’t bother even thinking of having a child! We don’t own our children, but if we are big enough to create a human, we need to know how to nurture that human!

I don’t think people are aware that there are no more beds available for these kids in shelters and foster care! They are now letting any Tom, Dick, Lucy, and Jane to foster kids when their biological parents can’t hold it together. And furthermore, they are medicating these kids at such a young age because of the trauma their dysfunctional home has caused them. I have witnessed this myself! They never even get a chance to live normal, happy lives without having major mental, physical, and emotional trauma planted in the beginning stages of life. So, you ask, why are they taking women’s rights away? Because so many women are acting like fools all over social media! Because your dysfunctional videos that you’re posting with your baby’s all over “TikyToky”…is not fucking funny anymore! Because children are having children, and because messed up people are creating more messed up people! And the world doesn’t need any more chaos! The other half of society is tired of seeing this destruction and they want to change it! I am part of that other half!

Look at our government today! Look at the havoc and division they have caused along with media. You can’t even turn the news off long enough to go out into your community and do one small thing that would begin a ripple effect of positive change in your small community! Do we really want to bring children into a world that has no self-control, no respect for mankind, no moral values, and no discernment for communication and community? I know this article was supposed to be about “WOMENS RIHTS”, but it is if you listen intently. If women don’t pull together and start “getting something right” we can’t change our rights as women! And we will lose them all!

WOMEN SHOULD NOT HAVE CHILDREN IF THEY:

  1. Are just looking for unconditional love because you feel lack
  2. Think you’re going to get money from the government, tax refunds, and other resources (total bs trust me they’re not helping)
  3. Are Codependent
  4. Don’t know how to give or receive love (what’s your love language? What’s the love language of those around you?)
  5. Are addicted to substances or have addictive personality
  6. Make bad decisions
  7. Are not in a mentally, physically, emotionally healthy relationship with a partner who will stick around and support you and that child
  8. Don’t know how to take care of yourself
  9. Don’t know how to manage your finances
  10. THE LIST GOES ON… HOPEFULLY YOU GET THE POINT…

Know thyself before you make major decisions that could create an unwanted child. Especially when they are literally taking women’s rights away for this exact reason!!! We have to BE BETTER if we want everyone else to treat us better!

If we don’t start asking WHY? We won’t find solutions!

  • So many women have no respects for themselves! WHY?
  • They are settling in abusive relationships WHY?
  • They think a child will make him love her or change his abusive ways. WHY?
  • They don’t like being alone with themselves! WHY?
  • They crave a man’s attention! WHY?
  • Their so codependent! WHY?
  • They idealize others and their life! WHY?
  • They romance and justify their bad habits! WHY?
  • They gossip because they are unhappy with their own circumstance. WHY?
  • They flaunt their body’s online as sexual Icons! WHY?
  • And so much more WHY? WHY? WHY?

HELP THE MISSION

Genesis 2:18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” Please help me by letting me know how you can help! A simple Donation is appreciated, but we are better together! If you want to do more in your communities, contact me so we can create a plan and/or a program together!

I am so passionate about the women and children in our broken society! I find myself burdened by the politics that keep young moms broke and broken and never moving forward into a purpose driven life! I am passionate because I come from a broken family, and I know what it feels like to be a struggling single mom raising two teenage girls alone. I come from a place with sexual, physical, mental, and substance abuse. Overcoming the many obstacles wasn’t easy, but I’ve come to realize that we are not focusing on the right areas to actually prevent poverty in broken homes. Today I am on a mission to not only help prevent women from struggling financially, but to create programs that build better vision for our future generations! The past few years I have been modest and patronizing in so many ways, but my passion has grown beyond humility.

The wellbeing of the women and children in this world are important to me! If we as women can’t get a handle on ourselves and learn some self-control, the “higher ups” will take over and do it for us!!! I believe “we go through life so we can find our life”! When we begin making better decisions in our life, we have the ability to make a change in the lives around us! Let’s start with Our Children, because they deserve better! You deserve better! WE ALL DESERVE BETTER! But to receive better, we must be doing better!!!

I cannot do this alone and I need your help! When you are thinking of how you can help, think of the women who will get the time and space to learn new skills for job opportunities. Think of the causes they love that will become businesses. These women will learn the skills to do the work they love but also provide services they not only get paid for, but they will help other women in the process This is what I call “The Ripple Effect of Blessings”. Think of how many women we could help become successful instead of depending on men, or government assistance. In sitting down with me and asking the questions WHY? We can solve a multitude of issues that are happening in our country today.


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