He who comes in the Name of the Lord- Happy Palm Sunday

I loved this video about Palm Sunday, done in a cleaver way. Check it out! Today is Palm Sunday- the day that Christ tipped his hand to reveal who he was and his purpose. Everyone sang his praises until it later became apparent that his purpose and salvation would not be accomplished the way they thought. This makes me understand two very important truths! First: Boy can we get it wrong a lot! Second: God's way is not our way but it is always the best and right way. Nothing says PRIDE more than the assumption that we know better. We do this with each other, and even more grievous we do it with God. Now I don't know of anyone who would out and out say, they know better than God but our actions, choices and attitudes do speak very loud in this area. I recently came to a revelation about my own life, but only after what I had been doing for quite sometime wasn't working. You know the famous insanity quote from Einstein, that when you do the same thing over and over expecting different results- thats called insanity. Well I fell into that category, and was reminded of this fact when i went to God about my life. Thankfully God is a God of fresh starts or do-overs. So today I am singing Hosanna to the Highest, because of the wonderful God, I serve, but endeavor to allow God to make the changes necessary in my life to bring about God's purpose and not mine, because God's plan far exceeds mine in every way! Its great to sing God's praises but even better to follow God's lead. Peace!

Fresh Starts

There are times when one must admit that how they are living or doing things is not working.  I have come to such a place.  Thankfully my faith affords me fresh starts. 

No matter what the problem is, there must take place a "getting to the heart of the matter".

There is a longing of our heart that we all share,  a longing for Love, acceptance and intimacy.  We try to to satisfy this or cover it up with counterfeit things that can never satisfy. This finding of this Lover is the purpose of our life, not only for ourselves but for others.  This love transforms our life by transforming our relationships. Firstly, with God,  Ourselves and with Others.

I have made some changes today in my life by setting some things back in order and I trust God to lead me into realizing my full purpose and place.

This is about surrender and trust.  Faith and doubt.  But all things work together for our good! 

I embrace this fresh start.

Peace!

From What place?

This morning I was reading a response from a pastor about Ferguson. I have purposely not said much about this, because I didn't feel like I agreed with either extreme and simply chose to only repost a short tweet, that I did agree with. "Not all cops are bad,Not all black people are criminals, and not all white people are racists, stop labeling, its 2014, lets get equal" It wasn't deep but I felt it spoke truth. This morning I began my morning by reading a post by a man, that i respect and enjoy reading very much who said that "the begging point is that you are loved. That is the foundation That before you do anything, start by believing you are loved and deeply loved." This is a truth that is truly the starting place for all of us. I then read a few passages from the Course in Miracles and wow! The ACIM stated that a brother's insanity is an opportunity to bless and that our response to another, says what we believe about ourselves. How we see a brother, is also how we see ourselves. So if we can't love or bless our brother, it is because we do not see ourselves or others as God see us. So whether we are talking about a police officer who shot and killed a young, or a young man who robbed and assaulted a police officer, or a person who looted, destroyed someone else property, or someone who pre judges another based on skin color or another characteristics, we are observing a broken persons insanity that needs love and restoration. We are observing the ego (false broken identity) at work where the true identity and image of Christ needs to be restored. This world needs restoration, Love, Forgiveness and Truth. Most are living under the illusion of Fear, anger and hate. It does not matter what religion you ascribe to, it only matters from what place you live. What is your response to the need of this world and the people you touch. If its judgment, fear, and anger, this says a lot about how you see yourself and others and you too need a restoration. We all need to observe how we respond to life and then allow the Holy Spirit to restore us back to Love and Christ. It matters not how others treat me, it matters only how I treat them.....for this speaks volumes about from where I am living from.... Peace.

Justified Misery or Happy

Recently I have realized that the ego (false identity formed by our life's experiences that "Edges God Out") has enabled me to disconnect from people and relationships that made me uncomfortable. These are mainly people who take issue with parts of my life that challenge their view of God or religion. I have become aware that I had disengaged and disconnected from these people and allowed their problem to become mine. More and more I was giving up relationships without allowing these same people an opportunity to change their view through my witness. Our purpose in life is to Love others and be a witness of that Love and demonstrate it in the lives of those we touch. If we allow unforgiveness or judgement to "justify" a disconnect from those who differ from us, we short circuit our purpose and life. As the quote says, "what others think of me is none of my business." I made a conscious choice to live a life of Love and forgiveness and therefore giving space to others to be who they are, worts and all. If others have problems or issues about me, it is theirs to own or release, I will choose to love. I am not better than others, nor am I less than others. We are all created in the image of God and have the potential to enjoy the fruits of living a life of Love or we can choose to live from our wounds and allow the ego (False identity formed by our life's experiences that "edge God Out")to continue the cycle of robbing us of peace and relationships. Life is about relationships! Our relationship with God, ourselves and others, directly impacts the Quality of our life. If you lack peace, joy or Love, chances are that one or more of the above relationships are out of balance. Another Quote I love is, "You can either choose to be right or happy" Peace!