Author: Pure Joy

~ Limited View. ~

 Every person on earth has got a 'Limited View' of their 'Own Life', and of 'Other Peoples Lives'.

We can only 'See' what we 'See', 'Hear' what we 'Hear', and 'Know' what we 'Know'. 

Our 'Physical View' as well as our 'Understanding View' have got 'Limitations'. 

We can't 'See' what Other People are Doing 'All The Time', or 'know' what they're 'Thinking & Planning'. 
And we don't 'Know' All the Details of 'God's Plan for Our Own Lives'. 

These 'Limitations' are what the devil 'Cunningly' Uses to 'Trick' people into Believing the 'Wrong Ways of Living'. 

The devil will Use Your 'Limited View' to try to 'Trick' You to Believe 'Lies' about 'Who You Are'. 
He will Use 'his followers' to 'Lie' to You to Prevent You from Believing in Yourself as the 'Wonderful Person' who God Created You To Be.

The devil knows that God Created You in 'His Own Image', which means You have the 'Power In You' to Defeat the devil.
So the devil will either try to 'put you down' so You don't Believe in Your 'Power', or he will try to 'Distract' You from Doing the 'Will Of God' by 'Luring' You away with 'worldly ways'. These 'worldly ways' might 'Seem' like they're Fun and that there's nothing wrong with them, but they are a  'Set Up' by the devil to keep You 'Away From God'. 

The devil will also Use 'Your Limitations' to try to 'Manipulate' You to Believe 'Wrong Things' about 'Other People'. 
He will try to 'Trick' You to Think 'Good things about Bad people', and to Think 'Bad things about Good people'.
He does that to try to get You to Listen to the 'Wrong People'.   


Many people have been 'Tricked' into Thinking it's ok to Treat other people like Dirt, just because somebody Told them to. 
That's 'NOT' true. 
The Bible says “Be Kind to one another, Tenderhearted, Forgiving one another, as God Forgave you in Christ”, (Ephesians 4:32). 

The devil has also 'Tricked' many people into Believing that they can 'Treat' Nature 'However they want'. 
People cut down 'Healthy Life Giving Trees' just because they're not 'Native' or because they don't like the look of them. People spray Chemical weed-killer on God's  'Wild Flowers' just because they 'Grow' where the 'person' doesn't want them to 'Grow'. And people 'Mistreat & Kill' Wild Animals just because 'people' don't want them to 'Live' where the Animals are 'Living'. 
But these are All 'God's Creations'.

The devil has used 'his followers' to Mislead people by 'Manipulating' the Bible verse that says God has given People 'Dominion' over all of God's Creations.

'Dominion' does 'NOT' mean You can 'Do Whatever You Want' to Nature.
The 'worlds' version of 'Dominion' is to 'Control & Rule'.
But God's meaning of 'Dominion' is that God is 'Trusting' Everyone with the Responsibility of 'Looking After' and 'Caring For' His Creations.
That is a True Blessing to be 'Trusted' by God. Don't Abuse that Trust.

The devil has been 'Tricking' people for Thousands of years in All areas of Life.

The worst 'Lie' of all that he has 'Misled' people with by Using Peoples 
'Limited View' is the 'Lies' about God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit.
The devil has Used 'his followers' (who are sometimes Disguised as Believers) to 'Mislead' people into Believing 'Wrong' things about God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, and 'Wrong Teachings' about How to Follow them. 

Unfortunately over many years, there have been many 'True Believers' who have been 'Misled' by the devils 'Cunning & Crafty' Tactics. 

I 'Fully Admit' that I 'Fell' for many of them over the years.

But over the passed few years, God has been Revealing to me more & more ways of 'How' the devil had 'Tricked' me, and 'How' he is Still 'Tricking' many other people now. 

Some of the 'Lies' that the devil has got people Believing is that God is a Strict, Bossy, Dictator. That Jesus was just another Prophet. And that the Holy Spirit is some type of Scary Ghost.

Thankfully I have 'Never' Believed Any of these, but I know that many people do Believe it.

Throughout my 'Journey of Faith' for over 20 years, I've spent a Lot of 'Quality Time' with God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit. My Personal Relationship with them is Closer than it has Ever been.
And I can Assure You that No Matter what Anybody says, God is 'NOT' Strict, Bossy or a Dictator. He is Extremely Patient, Loving, Gentle, and He simply wants what's 'Best for You'.
Jesus was 'NOT' just another Prophet, He 'Is' the Son of God, He 'Did' Rise from death, and He 'Is' Alive sitting at the Right Hand of God, as well as Living in the Hearts of True Believers.
The Holy Spirit is 'NOT' a Scary Ghost, there's Nothing Scary about Him. He is the Wonderful Helper who Jesus Sent to us to Communicate with 'Our Own Spirit', to 'Lead' us in the 'Truth', and to remind us of the Wonderful Teachings of Jesus, which is the 'True Way' to Live our Lives.

Many people say they Struggle to Believe these things because they haven't got 'Proof & Evidence'. Well if they can Believe the 'Lies' without having Any 'Proof & Evidence', then they can Believe the 'Truth'. 
It' simply a Choice of 'Who' do You Believe, 'people' or 'God'. 
I Choose to Believe God.

People have got the Ability to 'Lie'. 
But  “It is Impossible for God to lie”, (Hebrews 6:18).

So because we are Human, we have a 'Limited View' of Life.
God knew that, so He sent His Son as a Human to Show us How to Live 'Our Lives'. While Jesus was 'Physically' on earth, He was 'Fully Human', which meant at that time He also had the same 'Limited View' that we have got.

Jesus Experienced the same things that we do. People 'Lied' to Him. People tried to 'Trick' Him and set 'Traps' for Him. The devil himself tried to 'Tempt' Him.

But Jesus 'NEVER' Fell for for Any of it.

How did He do that when He was a Human like You & me ?

Because He was 'Always' in Communication with Someone who could 'See' Everything that the people and the devil were doing to try to 'Trick' Him.

That Someone was God.

Even though at that time Jesus only had a 'Limited View', God had 
'Unlimited Views' of Everything.
God 'Sees, Hears & Knows' Everything.

God knew Every 'Scheming & Manipulative' plans that the people where plotting to 'Trick' Jesus. God knew Every 'Lie' that they told. And God knew that the devil would try to 'Tempt' Jesus.

Jesus 'Trusted' and 'Believed' that the Only person who had 'Unlimited Views' and knows Everything is God.

So Jesus 'Wisely' spent 'Quality Quiet Time' With God on a Regular basis.
Jesus would Very often go into the Countryside and Mountains 'by Himself' to 'Pray & Listen' to God's Guidance.

And because God is Loving, Gentle and wants what is Best for His Son, then He 'Guided' Jesus with Everything He needed to know so that He Didn't Fall for the 'Lies & Trickery'.  
Jesus was able to 'See Through' the 'Cunning Tactics' of the people and the devil because God had 'Revealed' them to Him.

And God wants to do the Same for You & me.  

He wants to 'Lovingly Guide' us so we don't get 'Tricked & Misled' anymore by the 'Lies & Corruption' of the devil and 'his followers'.

We have a 'Limited View' of Who the 'devils followers' are.
Some of them are Obvious, but Many are in Disguise of many forms.
The Only Way to know for Definite who they are, is to have a 'Direct' Relationship with God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit.

Because Jesus Lived on earth, He knows what it Feels like to be 'Lied' to by people, and 'Tempted' by the devil. 
Jesus wants to Help You so that You don't Fall into the 'Traps'. 
Or if You have already been 'Trapped', He wants to 'Set You Free'.

When Jesus Ascended into Heaven, He sat down at the Right Hand of God, and God gave Him 'All Authority over Everything'. That means that Jesus has got 'Unlimited Views' of 'Our Lives' and 'Other People Lives'. 
Jesus can 'See' what we can't 'See'. He 'Hears' what we can't 'Hear'. And He 'Knows' what we don't 'Know'. 

So it's Very Important Not to Rely on 'Your Own' Understanding of Your Life, because it might be Wrong.
And Don't Rely on 'Other Peoples' Views of 'Who You Are' and 'How to Live Your Life', because they might be Wrong.
Yes it's Good to sometimes ask others for Guidance, but Don't Rely on it.

There's Only 'One Way' to know the 'Truth'. 
Jesus is the 'Way', the 'Truth', and the 'Life',  (John 14:6).

When You Follow His 'Way', He Leads You in 'Truth',
so You can Live a Wonderful, Free & Enjoyable 'Life'. 

When You put Your Trust & Belief in Jesus & His 'Unlimited View',
You Will Enjoy God's Wonderful Plan for You.

~ Keep Your Faith Supple with 'Swir-etch-iggles' . ~

What does  'Swir-etch-iggles'  mean ?  Good question, I'll explain in a bit.

What does 'Supple' mean ? Another Good question.
Basically, Supple means to keep something Flexible so that it doesn't 'Stiffen Up' or 'Seize Up', and to keep it 'Freely Moving'.  

An example is keeping your Muscles & Joints Supple so they don't 'Stiffen Up' and become Tight.
I Learned the Importance of this over 20 years ago when I used to do quite a bit of physical training. I Learned that it's Helpful to your Overall Fitness to do Regular Stretching and Low Impact Movements to keep your Muscles & Joints 'Free Moving' & 'Flexible', and therefore keeping them 'Supple'. 

This also Helps towards keeping your Mind Supple so you can Think Better and more Clearly.
A Good Stretch can Release tension in your muscles and Help you feel more Relaxed.

For Many years now (as far back as I can remember) since I Learned the Importance of Keeping Supple, I've been doing Stretches Every Day.
It's Not Yoga or anything like that, it's just different Stretches & Movements that I've found Helps keep my body Supple.

I start with 'Swirling' my arms round in circles, followed by my wrists.
Then Gently 'Stretch' my neck side to side and left to right.
After that I put my hands together behind my back and Gently bend forward, lifting my hands up as high as I can to 'Stretch' my shoulders, arms & back, Gently standing up and shaking my arms.
Next I slowly twist side to side with my arms out to 'Stretch' my lower back & stomach.

Onto my legs I bend forward with my arms pointing to the floor to 'Stretch' the back of my legs.
A few Gentle squats help 'Stretch' my thighs, and then into the lunge position to Gently 'Stretch' my calves & hamstring.
'Swirling' my feet round and round helps to keep my feet loose.
And finishing off by shaking my arms & legs to loosen them up, and then the Fun bit, 'Jiggling' all my body from my legs up to my arms, like a Bird does when its feathers are wet and it 'Jiggles' all over to shake the water off.

This leaves my body feeling Refreshed, Supple & Free Moving.

I do this Every Day when I get up, and before I go to bed, as well as a few bits throughout the day.
It's not something that's a Strict Routine. I know I don't 'Have' to do it. 
But I 'Choose' to do it because it Helps me.

There have been times when I haven't done it for a while, and at first it feels ok, but after a bit I notice my muscles & joints starting to 'Stiffen Up' a bit. So I prefer to do it Every Day as it's much Better to keep it up.

I Don't view it as a Chore. I 'Enjoy' it, especially the 'Jiggling'. 

So, as I wrote at the beginning I'd explain what 'Swir-etch-iggle' means, 

Swirls ~ Stretches ~ Jiggles  =  'Swir-etch-iggles'. 

Just as we need to keep our bodies 'Supple', we also need to keep our Faith 'Supple', so that it doesn't 'Stiffen Up' or worse 'Seize Up'.

How do You do that ?

~ 'Swir-etch-iggle'  Your Faith ~ 

   Do something Every Day to Keep Your Faith 'Supple'.
Don't let Your Faith become Rigid & Stiff. Be Flexible & Open to God.

Too many people have become 'Set in Their Ways' and they're Missing Out on a Joyful Life, as well as not Fulfilling their Part in God's MasterPlan.

The people in the Bible who Achieved Great Things for God where the people who were 'Adaptable' to God's Guidance. They kept Their Faith 'Supple'. 
They spent Time With God Every Day, they Listened to Him, Trusted Him, and Believed Him. And they put His Guidance into 'Action'. 

Find Ways that work Well for 'You' that will Help keep Your Faith 'Supple'. 
Your Faith is Personal to 'You' so you need to find what works 'Best for You'. 

But make sure You keep it 'Enjoyable'. 
Too many people have let their Faith become 'Dull & Boring'. And when other people 'See' it, then they're Not Inspired by it, so they 'Turn Away' from God.

The Truth is, there's Nothing 'Dull & Boring' about God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit. They Created 'Joy'. The Fruit of the Spirit is 'Joy'.  

Jesus says to You, “I have come to give You Life, and More Abundantly 
so that Your Life Overflows with Joy”. 
The Holy Spirit is Your Helper to 'Lead You' in the Truth so 
You can be Free & Enjoy Your Life.
And God is Your Creator, who wants to Enjoy a Loving Relationship with You, and Guide You so You can 'Be The Person Who He Created You To Be'. 

So Enjoy Your Faith and Keep it Supple.

Swirl it ~ Stretch it ~ Jiggle it

~ 'Swir-etch-iggle'  Your Faith ~