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Apr29

This morning I read a post on a Facebook page of a friend.

It was not written by her, she just simply shared it.

The writer began by saying that they were a liberal.

They stated that up front.

Liberal, conservative or somewhere in the middle, didn’t matter too much to me.

I respect my friend, and her opinions, and wanted to see what she was thinking about.

You see I believe that we all have the right to our own beliefs.

I rarely, if ever, share my political views to the general public.

There are two main reasons why;

One being that I HATE confrontation. I want to live in peace, and

Two, because I believe that each one of us has the right to think what we want to.

Each of us sees everything we see, through a different lens;

world view, experiences, training, maybe you had a wonderful life, or maybe yours was full of pain and abuse;

The nuances of which are just too many, and too difficult to explain. 

Who am I to judge?

Now, I did not agree with each point that the writer had written, but I thought that the writer’s points were well thought out, and presented in a fairly non-confrontational way.

The ideas in the post were presented with minimal name calling, and was not super in my face.

Just listing ideas, and why they had them.

People –

We can learn from each other whether we fully agree or not.

We may or may not change each others minds.

But we can “seek first to understand”.

and we can still love each other,

because we are all part of the HUMAN race.

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Thanks for reading.

Thanks for sharing.

And thanks for not shaming people to make them believe the way that you do.

It’s important!

Until next time …

Fullness of Joy – Now?

Apr27

During these days of isolation; some are doing well.

Others, not so much.

Even those of us who enjoy the solitary space are beginning to get a little edgy.

In the Old Testament during the times of David, he similarly had feelings of being left alone in a difficult spot.

It was then that he cried out to God.

Maybe you have cried out something like this yourself.

How Long, O Lord?

13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
    How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I take counsel in my soul
    and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
    light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
    lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.

5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
    my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
    because he has dealt bountifully with me.

Psalm 13 (ESV)

David took on a course of action.

He made some choices.

He prayed yet again;

You Will Not Abandon My Soul

16 Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
    I have no good apart from you.”

3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
    in whom is all my delight.

4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply;
    their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out
    or take their names on my lips.

5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup;
    you hold my lot.
6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
    in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
    because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices;
    my flesh also dwells secure.
10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
    or let your holy one see corruption.

11 You make known to me the path of life;
    in your presence there is fullness of joy;
    at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Psalm 16 (ESV)

Regardless of our circumstances we can make decisions that will cause are hearts to be glad, even when times are difficult.

In HIS presence is fullness of joy.

And that’s a promise!

Until next time …