There has been a lot of talk about the rapture happening these days. I always knew that there was debate about when it would take place. Meaning, whether it would be before or during or after the period of tribulation the book of Revelation speaks about. I vote for the before tribulation option. I did not know until recently that there are lots of believers that don’t believe in any kind of rapture happening. To each his own, I guess. Honestly, it doesn’t matter what any scholar or theologian or guru or preacher or professor says because they don’t know any better than you or me. Only God knows the day and the hour. Jesus says in Matthew 24:36 that even he does not know.

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God says you are beloved, chosen, known, and a saint. The world says none of that. The world says if you feel weird or sad you must be wrong inside. Get skinny. Plump up. Lift this. Erase that. Like boys. Like girls. Be a boy. Be a girl. My suspicion is that if you do all or some…at least one because we all have done something to be different, you still won’t fix what ails you. I’ve lost 55 pounds. I’ve had trainers and instructors. I want to grow my followers and subscribers and have hired coaches and managers. I have been to retreats and conferences and zooms. Guess what? I still feel fat and I am not famous.

I recently listened to a podcast episode of With the Perrys that talked about gender identity. Their guest pointed out that people just want to belong. Is that what our struggle is? To belong? To be seen? Do we just listen to the first group that does that? I think a lot of the time, yes. Because isn’t that what we want? To just be seen and known.

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“Money was a divine essence that could embody itself in any concrete manifestation…Because that’s what money is: all things. Or at least it can become all things. It’s the universal commodity by which we measure all other commodities.” Hernan Diaz, Trust

Having money is not evil or sinful. But money is money and should be remembered as such and treated accordingly. It isn’t the meaning of life or purpose of life. What a depressing focus to have. If that is your driving force, oh the disappointment you will face. You will never be fulfilled, never satisfied. Like being thirsty and never being quenched.

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The world is a mess and we all have so many problems does God regret making us? I always have said that God does not make mistakes…but does he? First Samuel 15:11 says, “I regret that I have made Saul king”.

Does that mean what I think it means? And if he regretted Saul becoming king, anointing him, then why not just fix it? If anyone could push the rewind button it is God.

So, I called my pastor, the Reverend Dr. Shane Green to hash things out. This is a great conversation.

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As a believer all I can do is introduce Jesus. I can only tell the facts: born, lived a sinless life, died on the cross, rose again. What people do with that information is up to them. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

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Jacob wrestling God in Genesis 32:22-31 has got me asking myself some real questions. Does my “faith” get in the way of claiming or asking for a blessing? What can I learn from Jacob? Demanding a blessing from God seems…disrespectful and rude.

This story clearly says that God doesn’t mind. Also, might kind of enjoy. I know that God could have ended the wrestling match at any time. He could have moved Jacob and detached him from him. I picture Jacob wrapping his arms and legs around God’s leg as God tries to walk away. Like a kid to an adult. But God stays in the fight and doesn’t get angry when Jacob says he will stop when he gets his blessing. He does the opposite. He gives the blessing.

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Gratitude is recognizing that we have not done everything for ourselves, but we depend on others and need to appreciate them for what they do for us.

C.S. Lewis Institute

Am I expressing genuine gratitude for what I have given? Do I feel I have what I have because I deserve it? Am I entitled to it? Or worse, do I think I did myself? Does my faith feel stagnant because I have not properly, sincerely thanked the Lord for what he has done in my life?

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Wouldn’t it be nice if you could always trust what people say to you? What happened to the sentiment that you are only as good as your word? Can you be trusted?

They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the fields. Hosea 10:4

This passage from Hosea is interesting. Israel has strayed from the Lord. They’ve gotten too comfortable. A symptom, or a side effect I should say, of the complacency and faithlessness/disregard to the Lord is that their words no longer mean anything. They are taking credit for all their good fortune. Not only that, but they are also thanking and building altars to other gods. This is a real slippery slope. One of those situations that starts as a small snowball but ends up being as big as an elephant careening down a mountain taking out everything in its path. Moses warned of this way back in Deuteronomy. (8:11-20) He told the Israelites to not forget what God had done for them. Forgetting the lessons from the wilderness opens the door to pride. When you forget you allow room for the false idea that maybe it was you that did it all. You made it by your own strength and intelligence. You are a great problem solver. You are independent. Look what you did!

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