Psalm 16:8-9 I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoiceth, my flesh also shall rest in hope.
O David, what beautiful words! How I wish I could pen such moving, appropriate words! That should be the believer’s motto. If we believe in the Most High God, then we should always be looking towards Him; have Him in our consciousness at all times; constantly talking and communicating with Him; have Him as our sounding board in everything we do. And it naturally follows that if we are in alliance with the Most Mighty and Powerful Being in existence, who can do all, who controls all, then obviously we should not be afraid of anything that comes against us. He’s out right hand man; He has our back; He looks out for us. And again, as a direct consequence of this alliance with the Most Mighty, since I need not be afraid of anything, then my heart and soul are free to be joyful and effervescent in a disciplined manner. Note the ‘disciplined.’ Not only is our spirit buoyed by His constant concern, our physical being also is uplifted by it. His love and fatherly care gives us hope and expectations of a good future. That’s why a lot of non believers are turned off by so called Christians, because we don’t act the part. I saw a lot of this when I was growing up, and it sort of turned me off, made me a bit wary and leery about those who spouted too many words but never lived up to them. Also, too many of us claim to be believers, yet go around looking sour and miserable, as though we have such a great weight on our shoulders. There’s no joy or excitement in our souls or exterior demeanour. So why should anybody want to follow that type of life eh? That type of behaviour always confuses and disturbs me. If all our sins are forgiven and a place in Heaven is assured us when we believe, then we should be gloriously happy and show it too. That’s the attitude we need to display. Granted, life will not always be wonderful, but we’ve also got all the tools to stand strong during adversity. So please Friends, let’s do away with the sour, woe is me, I’ve got the whole weight of the world on my shoulders attitude, and live the good, happy prosperous, joyful life that J.C died for us to have. Otherwise, His death would have been all in vain, and we certainly don’t want that to be the case. Let the joy from our souls shine on our faces, so that non believers will come rushing to hear The Word, and be falling all over themselves to get what we have…Joy in J.C! Much LOVE…with Joyful, Radiant Hearts and Faces (SMILE)
O David, what beautiful words! How I wish I could pen such moving, appropriate words! That should be the believer’s motto. If we believe in the Most High God, then we should always be looking towards Him; have Him in our consciousness at all times; constantly talking and communicating with Him; have Him as our sounding board in everything we do. And it naturally follows that if we are in alliance with the Most Mighty and Powerful Being in existence, who can do all, who controls all, then obviously we should not be afraid of anything that comes against us. He’s out right hand man; He has our back; He looks out for us. And again, as a direct consequence of this alliance with the Most Mighty, since I need not be afraid of anything, then my heart and soul are free to be joyful and effervescent in a disciplined manner. Note the ‘disciplined.’ Not only is our spirit buoyed by His constant concern, our physical being also is uplifted by it. His love and fatherly care gives us hope and expectations of a good future. That’s why a lot of non believers are turned off by so called Christians, because we don’t act the part. I saw a lot of this when I was growing up, and it sort of turned me off, made me a bit wary and leery about those who spouted too many words but never lived up to them. Also, too many of us claim to be believers, yet go around looking sour and miserable, as though we have such a great weight on our shoulders. There’s no joy or excitement in our souls or exterior demeanour. So why should anybody want to follow that type of life eh? That type of behaviour always confuses and disturbs me. If all our sins are forgiven and a place in Heaven is assured us when we believe, then we should be gloriously happy and show it too. That’s the attitude we need to display. Granted, life will not always be wonderful, but we’ve also got all the tools to stand strong during adversity. So please Friends, let’s do away with the sour, woe is me, I’ve got the whole weight of the world on my shoulders attitude, and live the good, happy prosperous, joyful life that J.C died for us to have. Otherwise, His death would have been all in vain, and we certainly don’t want that to be the case. Let the joy from our souls shine on our faces, so that non believers will come rushing to hear The Word, and be falling all over themselves to get what we have…Joy in J.C! Much LOVE…with Joyful, Radiant Hearts and Faces (SMILE)
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