Is it a Want or a Need.
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Is it a Want or a Need.
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There's a saying "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.”
But that's a Silly saying because it's Not Greener.
Most of the time it's Full of Mud. It just 'Looks' Greener from where you are.
Some people always 'Think' they 'Want' Something Else.
Why do some people think this way ?
Why are some people never satisfied with what they've got ?
Well you need to understand what it is that's making you 'Want' the thing in the first place.
~ Could it be 'jealousy' that someone else has got something and they seem happier than you do, so you think you 'Need' to get what they've got.
~ Could it be 'Tricks & Deception' of TV adverts, or something on Social Media that is making you 'think' it will bring you happiness or pleasure.
~ Or maybe someone has said you can't have something and you have formed a Childish and Stubborn Attitude of “Why can't I have it, I Want it”.
Is it that you genuinely want the 'thing' or is it the fact that you can't have it that makes you want it so much.
~ Or could it be you are simply following 'worldly ways'.
Some people make up Excuses and say they 'Need' the 'thing', when actually they just 'Want' it.
Many people get their 'Wants' and 'Needs' mixed up.
It's the Deception of the devil.
God created us all to have very Basic 'Needs'.
We 'Need' ~ Food, Water and Air to Breath. Everything else is a Luxury.
Most of the food & drinks we consume are actually Luxuries and not 'Needs'.
God is Very Loving, He will Bless you with All of your Needs, whatever they are.
And He will very often Bless you with More than your Needs.
The Bible says God provides 'All Your Needs'.
He also Blesses you with many Luxuries. But most people don't recognise these 'things' as Luxuries and get them confused with 'Needs'.
If you struggle with 'Wants', could it be that you don't fully Appreciate God's Blessings in your life, so you think you 'Want' something else.
The problem with this kind of thinking is that even if you get what is on the 'Other side of the fence', you then spot another Fence (another Want), and you then 'Want' that instead of what you've just climbed the Fence to get.
It's a never ending cycle of Climbing Fences to Get what you 'Want'.
It's the devils way to keep you Trapped, and keep you Away from God.
This often leads to you missing out on the True Blessings of what you already have in your life.
But when you Appreciate what you have got, (no matter what it is) you will become much Happier than always wanting something else.
If you take an Honest and Mature look at your life, you will realise just how many Wonderful things you can be Grateful for.
Another reason why some people always Want something else is because they haven't accepted Gods Love for them. They try to substitute God for 'things'. But you can't substitute God ~ He's One of a kind ~
God Loves You and He will Provide You with 'All Your Needs'.
He Will also give you many Blessings.
All you Need to do is Accept them and Appreciate them.
Then even if you don't get what you 'Want', you'll be
Happy Anyway, because you've got something Much Better,
The Love of God.
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Resilient as Grass.
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This is a writing that I wrote in 2024.
I felt that God was Guiding me to put it on again for this weeks writing as somebody needs it.
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Resilient as Grass.
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This is a writing I wrote in 2024.
I felt God Guiding me to put it on again for this weeks writing as somebody needs it.
~ Resilient as Grass ~
Grass was one of the first living things that God Created (Genesis 1:11). It's been around since the beginning of Creation. Grass is a Very Important part of God's 'Overall Plan' for His Creation. ~ It provides a Covering for the earth's top layer and helps prevent the soil from drying out. ~ It provides Food for many animals. ~ Grass is a Home for billions of important insects. ~ It provides Protection for many ground nesting birds. ~ Grass covers vast areas of the world we live in and it has Many very Important Qualities. Yet even though it's Extremely Important, people treat Grass like dirt. Every time the Grass tries to Grow (like God Created it to), people cut in down with lawn mowers, just because they want a Manicured lawn. People trample all over it without giving a thought to the damage being done to God's Wonderful Creation. People pollute it with chemicals and other junk, just because they 'Think' it should 'Look' and 'Be' a certain way. People treat Grass very badly without 'Thinking' about what God Originally Created Grass to 'Be' and its 'Purpose'. Yet even though Grass is treated badly, walked all over and cut down, the Grass just 'Keeps On Growing'. God Created Grass to be 'Very Resilient' and to 'Never Give Up'. Grass simply Does what God Created it to 'Do', no matter what people 'Do' to it. You too are one of God's Wonderful Creations. If people have treated you like dirt, then be as 'Resilient as Grass'. If people have put you down, trampled all over you, polluted you with junk (either material or mental), and treated you badly, then 'Do' what Grass does, just 'Keep On Growing'. Grow in 'Your' Relationship with God, Grow in Your Confidence of Your own Abilities that God gave You, and Grow into the Person who God Created 'You' to 'Be'. You are a Very Important part of God's 'Overall Plan' for His Creation. He Created You with Inbuilt Power, Love and a Sound Mind that is Capable of 'Resisting' the devil and the evil people who the devil works through. No matter what people have done to you, or are doing to you, God Created 'You' to Overcome 'All evil'. You are made in the 'Image of God' and God is a 'Winner'. Be as 'Resilient as Grass' and 'Never Give Up'.
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Checking for God’s Mail.
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Checking for God’s Mail.
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In a world of Digital Communication, 'Email' has become one of the Main ways that people Communicate with each other.
People that use email Check their 'Inbox' Regularly to see if they have any 'Important Messages'.
Some people even Check their emails as one of the First things they 'Do' Everyday, (which is Not a good thing to Do, as it Sets You Up for the Day with a Mind Full of 'Stuff', that Distracts You from Your Loving God).
A far more 'Important' thing to Check, is for the 'Messages' that God Sends to 'Your Mind' Everyday.
God Does 'Send' You Messages Everyday.
If You don't Receive them it could be because You're too Focused on 'Other Things', instead of Checking what 'Messages' God is 'Sending' You.
You need to Regularly 'Log In' through Prayer and Open the 'Inbox' of 'Your Mind' to God, and Only God, to Receive the 'Messages' that God Sends You.
If you don't 'Check' for God's Mail then you could easily Miss the 'Important' information that God is trying to Communicate to You.
When you have Received Your Messages from God, you can then 'Reply' to God through Prayer, and by Joyfully 'Doing' what God Guides You.
Sometimes it's good to 'Forward' the Message from God to others through Your 'Words & Actions', and Share the Blessing that God has Given You.
God's Mail is a Lot more Important & more Interesting than emails.
Make it one of Your Daily Do's
to Regularly Check the Inbox of Your Mind for 'God's Mail'.
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Horses are Horses.
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Horses are Horses.
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I was reading the Book of Zechariah in the Bible, and when I read Chapter 6 there was a part that Really Stood Out to me.
When I got to the end of the Chapter I felt God Guiding me to Re-Read the part that Stood Out.
It was Verses 1-3, and this is what Stood Out to me,
“Behold, four chariots were coming from between two mountains,
and the mountains were mountains of bronze.
With the first chariot were red horses,
with the second chariot black horses,
with the third chariot white horses,
and with the fourth chariot dappled horses”.
I asked God to Guide me if there was something He wanted me to Learn Personally, or if it was something He wants me to Do for Him.
I felt that God wanted me to write something about it, and I ask Him to Guide me.
This is what came to me,
“Call a Horse a Horse, and a Person a Person”.
I knew what God was Guiding me to write about.
It doesn't matter whether a Horse is Black, White, Red (which I think is referring to a Reddish Brown Colour like a Red Squirrel), or Dappled (which can be a Mixture of Colours), no matter what Colour a Horse is, people Simply call it a Horse.
I felt God Guide me Very Powerfully that it should be the same with 'People'.
No matter what Colour a Person is, a Person should Simply be Called a Person.
“Call a Horse a Horse, and a Person a Person”.
Throughout my life, I've known Many different People of All skin Colours, (either Personally known them or known about them).
I Learned Many years ago that there are Many Truly 'Loving & Caring' People who Do Wonderful things for God, and it Doesn't matter what their skin Colour is.
They are Wonderful People because of 'Who They Are', and Not because of the Colour of their skin.
I also Learned that there are Many 'evil and nasty' people who Do wicked things, and it Doesn't matter what Colour their skin is.
They are evil based on 'Who They Are', and Not what Colour their skin is.
God Doesn't look at the Colour of a Person.
He looks at 'Who' the Person is, and 'How' they Live their Life.
When Jesus died on the Cross to 'Save People' from their sins, He was Not 'Selective' about skin Colour.
He 'Did It' for Everyone who is Willing to Believe in Him and Follow God's Way to Live.
The Holy Spirit 'Connects with People' through their Spirit, so skin Colour makes No difference to the Holy Spirit.
People have 'Over Analysed' skin Colour.
But to God,we are All 'Simply People'.
“Call a Horse a Horse, and a Person a Person”.
Horses Live 'Happily Together', no matter what Colour they are, because that's how God 'Created' them to Live.
God also 'Created' People to Live 'Happily Together', no matter what Colour they are.
If Hoses can 'Do It', then People can Certainly 'Do It'.
God keeps things Simple.
It's the devil that Dramatises and Complicates things.
Follow God's Way.
Look at People for 'Who They Are' and 'How' They Live Their Lives.
“Call a Horse a Horse, and a Person a Person”.
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The Right Response to God.
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The Right Response to God.
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When God 'Communicates 'With You', there's a 'Right Way' and a 'wrong way' to Respond to Him.
When the Angel of the Lord visited Zacharias and told him his Prayer had been Heard, and that his Wife Elizabeth will have a son, Zacharias 'Responded' in the 'wrong way'.
He 'Doubted' what the Angel told him.
When the same Angel Gabriel visited Mary and told her that Elizabeth has conceived even though she was barren, Mary 'Simply Believed'.
The 'Same Guidance' from the Angel, but two Different 'Responses'.
The Angel told Mary that she will also conceive and have a Son.
Mary said,
“How will this be, since I am a virgin and have No intimacy with any man”.
If you read that at 'Face Value', it might Seem that Mary was also 'Doubting' what the Angel told her.
But when You look at the 'True Meaning', and the Overall Situation, it's clear that it's a Very Different 'Response'.
Zacharias & Elizabeth were already Married. They had been trying for Elizabeth to become pregnant for a Long time, and they had been Praying for God to Help them.
Whereas Mary & Joseph were Not Married at that point. They would Not have been Praying for a baby because they had Not even been intimate, and would of had No intention of being intimate until after they were Married.
So when the Angel told Mary she will conceive, then it was a valid Question to Ask, “How will this be”.
Mary was clearly 'Asking the Angel a Question' with the 'Willingness' to 'Believe' whatever he told her.
This is clear from the 'Response' she gave when the Angel told her that she will 'Conceive by the Power of the Holy Spirit', and that 'The Baby will be the
Son of God'.
Mary showed 'The Right Way to Respond to God' when she said,
“Let it be to me as You said”.
That's 'True Faith In God'.
She Didn't 'Keep Asking Questions'.
She 'Simply Believed' what the Angel told her.
She would have known that Other People would probably not Believe her about How she got pregnant, but she wasn't bothered about Other Peoples Opinions.
Mary put her 'Faith In God', and 'Only God'.
Joseph also showed 'The Right Way to Respond to God'.
The Angel of the Lord visited him many times in Dreams, and 'Everything' the Angel told Joseph, he 'Simply Believed'.
He Didn't even Ask the Angel any questions.
He Simply 'Did' whatever the Angel Guided him to 'Do'.
When the Angel said,
“Do not be afraid to take Mary as your Wife”,
he 'Simply Believed' and Married Mary.
Even though Mary was pregnant and he knew that he had Not been intimate with her, Joseph 'Simply Believed' the Angel that the Baby was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
That's 'Amazing Faith in God'.
When the Angel 'Warned' Joseph that Herod's army was looking for Baby Jesus to kill Him, and he Guided Joseph to 'Flee to Egypt', Joseph 'Immediately' got up and took Mary & Baby Jesus to Egypt, even though he had only just woke up and it was at Night when they needed to set off.
Joseph Didn't 'Put Things Off' until later, or 'Wait to See How Things Go'.
He knew 'The Right Way to Respond to God' is with 'Immediate Action'.
The Shepherds also knew the Importance of 'Responding Immediately' when God Communicates to You.
When the Angel visited the Shepherds and told them that 'The Saviour' had been Born, they 'Immediately' went 'Looking for Him'.
They Didn't Complain saying they were 'Too Busy' looking after their Sheep.
They Didn't look at the negatives and say, 'How are we going to find Him, we don't know where He is'.
Instead they showed 'The Right Response to God'.
They 'Simply Believed' what the Angel had told them, and they 'Decided' themselves to 'Go' to Look for Him.
The Angel didn't actually tell them to Look for Jesus.
They 'Decided' to 'Do' that themselves.
They didn't want to Miss 'The Opportunity of a Lifetime' to 'Meet The Saviour'.
That's 'Intelligent Faith'.
The Wise Men also showed 'The Right Response to God'.
They first 'Followed His Star', even though they didn't know where it would take them.
That itself shows a Lot of 'Faith In Action'.
After they had 'Met Jesus', they were Divinely Warned Not to return to Herod.
The Wise men 'Simply Believed' the 'Warning', and Decided Not to return to Herod, but to travel back to their own Country another way.
They would have known the 'Dangers & Risks' involved in Not returning to Herod as he had a Reputation for being Very evil & brutal.
Yet they 'Simply Did' what God Guided them to 'Do'.
That shows the 'Power' of 'True Faith' in 'Only God', and 'Not In People'.
Mary & Joseph, The Shepherds, and The Wise Men all showed us
'The Right Way to Respond to God'.
They 'Simply Believed Him'.
They Didn't Doubt Him.
They Didn't Ask 'Other Peoples' Opinions about what God had told them.
They Didn't Complain.
They Didn't Look at the 'negatives', or the 'Risks'.
Instead they put God's Guidance 'Into Action Immediately'.
They were Willing to 'Believe Whatever God Guided them',
even if it 'Seemed' impossible.
Because they all 'Knew & Believed' in their Hearts that
'With God, Nothing will be impossible'.
They All 'Decided' to Believe God, and put their 'Faith Into Action'.
And they All Did it 'With God'.
That's 'The Right Response to God'.
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Journeying with Jesus 