What's on your mind?

[bèlla]

A priest I know was accused of sex crimes. He stood for the voiceless. The forgotten amongst the rest. He has a heart for minorities.

As the Lord lives and Christ is my King. He will prevail. The beast who stands against him shall fall. In the bowels of degradation it will quake. The harlot of the profane shall gather her children and bring them home to her. They will commune in the abyss and restless and find their way home.

 

[Tone]

The roots boast in their lowly muddy ways and the shoots boast in their lofty sunny days...

HalleluYah may we all boast in Him!

Abba Yah please give us Your Attitude, that we may reign with Yahshua ha Mashiach. Amen.

 

[bèlla]

I thank HaShem for His word and the discernment to separate ourselves from those who adhere to false teachings.

 

[Tone]

1 Corinthians 2
Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things--and the things that are not--to nullify the things that are,

so that no one may boast before him.

It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.

Therefore, as it is written: "Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord."


2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.


Amen.

 

[Tone]

Isaiah 54:27
"No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD."

Amen.

 

[bèlla]

Satan will establish a church.
A minister.
A political candidate.
A celebrity.
And the person sitting beside you.

We know the tree by the fruit it bares. Not the words or doctrines of men.

To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. —Matthew 25:15

 

[bèlla]

This is my favorite text. I live these words every day.

• Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. —blessing on the home
• Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. —blessing on your children and livelihood
  
• Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. —blessing on your larder
• Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. —blessing on your travel (safety)

The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

I’ve seen that come to pass many times. Some losses and hardships are seeds we’ve sown coming home to roost.

I recall a situation where someone made false allegations against me. But in their zeal to punish they miscalculated.

They repay me evil for good; But I, when they were sick— I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest. I went about as though I grieved for my friend or my brother; as one who laments his mother, I bowed down in mourning.

They waged an unprovoked attack against someone who aided them. But the Lord heard my prayer. The perpetrator and their minions were defeated.

The instigator lost something dear. Something they valued greatly. They acknowledged it before me. I knew it was His doing.

Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle.

 

[Tone]

Train Song
by Josh Garrels

Shame on you, shame on me
Lord he took all our shame and pain, and set men free
And I've got that fire on the mountain
Fire in my soul
It's been a long time coming, long time
And ready to go
I'm stepping out the door
Doing what feels right
Following my Lord, through the darkest night
And when the path gets narrow
I'll follow him
And when the world comes down, around
I'll follow him
He said, sing it on the mountain
Or in the valley low
He's my God, and he never let me go
He said, sing it on the mountain
Or fight in valley low
Every mans going to see, and everyone will know
That peace runs deep in him
I said peace runs deep in him
Peace runs deep in him.


*Ooohhhweeeeee

 

[bèlla]

The soap opera continues. God bless the gun owners.

 

[bèlla]

They have a wooden frame setup for hanging. I saw a guillotine a few months ago. Why not.

 

[Tone]

Anybody remember what happened with those who profiled a guy named Samson?

Yeah, they had him pegged alright...

Ha ha...and then that servant showed him their pillars...

Boom.

 

[Tone]

Attitude

Aptitude

Altitude

 

[Tone]

Attunement

 

[Tone]

It's not always a matter of either/or...sometimes...a lot of the times...it's both/and.

 

[bèlla]

I saw this a few minutes ago...

Are you settling for attention or looking for alignment?

That’s the kind of manna you get from women in the right headspace. They hold out for the prize.

 

[bèlla]

I heard an interesting message from James. Whenever he comes up I know its bad. Not that I'm opposed to his words. I've studied him and learned a lot. That's the point. I know what he's talking about. The text was from James 1:2-3

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

I felt like Dain in the Hobbit battle scene. You've made a decision and the unexpected arrives. All you can say in the midst of your frustration is Oh, come on!

She encouraged us to embrace the trial and not ignore it. I said, whoa, I don't have a trial. Life is good.

Then she said, that difficult situation...He wants you to endure it. Now I'm upset.

I said I've done all I can. I can do no more. She said, the testing of your faith...endure. I'm so ticked off I'm crying. I don't want to do it. But He wants more.

And He explains why its best. All I want to do is strap the problem down and shake it until its dizzy.

I've consoled myself with the knowledge I'll extract immense spoils for my obedience.

 

[Tone]

Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."

Amen.

 

[Tone]

There's something to accomplish.

 

[MrMoe]

2020 turned out to be what people thought 2012 would be like.

 

[TenthAveN]

Brother tested positive for COVID-19, and I was at his house the day before he was diagnosed. I had no idea until after I had gone into work. I told my manager and they didn’t send me home. I have asthmatic tendencies (never been diagnosed) and I am feeling anxious. I took my temperature when I got home, and it was in then 97s, and when I took it later on, it was in the 98s. Prayers would be appreciated.