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Knowing The Truth, can Change your Perspective!

I saw a large ish spider in the bath just recently. It reminded me of a time when I was much younger, and I had a plastic joke spider, which was a similar size.

You may have guessed where this one is going. 🙂

On one occasion, I placed my plastic spider, in my brother’s bed. I then forgot all about it.

When bedtime came, my brother got a bit of a shock. It gets better. 🙂

We all ended up, just looking at this spider, that was in my brother’s bed. Our Mum, being the only adult, then had to deal with the situation.
So a rolled up paper was found, and she then preceded to hit the spider. This spider, had super spider strength though. It would just bounce up a little, then just stand definitely, where it was.
My Mum started to say, “It just won’t die!!??”

I can remember a big smile, erupting across my face, as I remembered, putting said spider in place, earlier in the day. 🙂

I can then remember going over to the bed, then picking up my spider. I may have said something along the lines of, “Oh yes, I put him in there earlier.” Probably with a big grin, on my face.

We then all laughed about it (Some more than others).
I had managed to prank not only my brother, but our whole family, including myself, until I remembered what I had done earlier. 🙂

Once I had realised the truth, then fear and worry, dissolved into laughter, as I saw that we were all concerned, by a simple plastic spider.
Knowing what the actual truth is, can make a big difference to your perspective.

Can you think of any such similar instances in your past?
A time when you were so concerned over something, but when you realised the truth, then your whole perspective on the situation, just changed?
We’ve all probably had them, in one way or another.

If we are facing a situation that is causing us some level of concern, then can we try to gain a better understanding of what the actual truth is?

Sometimes, the truth may be that we are facing a difficult situation, that needs to be dealt with. But even in these situations, can we hear partial lies, that can end up making the situation seem as if it is worse than it is?

Other times, we may even be facing a complete lie, that when we realise the truth, it can leave us thinking, “What/Why was I so concerned over this!!??”

In all instances, seeking the actual truth, is always going to be a good path to take.

John 8:31-32
31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

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The above, is the official end of this post, but I do feel as if there is a bit of extra time, to be had.

There is a lie, that the world, seems to be speaking/taking on board about God.
That lie is that, “God is a judgemental God, who is watching and waiting for us to fail, and then bring a judgement against us.” As I have said, I believe that statement, is a lie.
The truth is that God is Love, and He Loves us, with a Love that goes beyond measure. Perhaps I’ll look into this more, in a future post???

I do have a previous post that kind of looks into this thought, from a slightly differnt viewpoint. A link to that post is below.

Daniel, God is my Judge

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If there is anyone who would like a bit of further reading on the subject matter of being caught out by a lie, then there is a previous post, that I can point you to. (It’s a bit of a longer read.)
It’s a testimonial post, of when I got caught out by something, that I really shouldn’t have done, which then caused me a few days of grief and stress.

Most people, may just try to forget these things.
I go and write about it… Then post it… Then go as and tell people,
“It’s still out there, if you’d like to read it.” … ??? …
By all means, don’t feel the need to go and read it. 🙂

Apparently, I’ve been Involved in a Hit and Run?

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Ridiculous!

I have to admit that something, which was planned, got cancelled at the last moment, which then upset me.
This then lead me to write the post below.
I’m posting it now, in the hopes that there is more here, than me just having a bit of a rant. 🙂

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The schemes of the enemy, are ridiculous, when brought into the light of Our Lord God!

But will we bring them into the light, of Our Lord God, to expose them?

One scheme of the enemy that I would like to bring into the light, is the idea of, “So many people can’t make it, let’s just cancel, and rearrange for another time.”

On the surface, this can seem like a perfectly good thing to do. “All that effort for so few people to attend.” Or, “But we so desperately want for so and so to be included in the meeting.”

But, if we don’t have a meeting, then whose agenda, is being achieved?
God’s, or the enemy’s?

“Now isn’t that being a bit dramatic?” The enemy would love to whisper into our ears at this point. “Aren’t you just going a bit over the top here?” Could be another version.

My thoughts at this, go to, “Zeal for your house will consume me!”

I am FOR The Lord! Not the enemy.
The enemy is to be ignored, and The Lord, is the one we Should be listening to!!!

So what does The Lord say, about meeting together?

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the Habit of doing. That sounds like …

Hebrews 10:24-25
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

How about the parable of the banquet? (Luke 14:15-24)
Does this tell us something of Our Father’s heart, when it comes to meeting together?
Ok, that one may be a bit of a stretch, as the parable was meant for a different message. But does it also show something of Our Heavenly Father’s heart, when we fail to meet together?

The thought of, “But we want so and so to be included in our meeting, let’s rearrange, so that, so and so can be included.”
When this thought is brought into the light, this to, seems to be ridiculous to me.
How would so and so feel, if they found out, that the whole meeting was cancelled, because they couldn’t be there?
Taken to the extreme, would this then lead to thinking of, “I dare not cancel or not attend, because the whole event could end up being cancelled, just because of me.” … ??? “Ridiculous”, I say. 🙂

Now, the real question comes to me. Are these just my words, because I’m a bit upset? (Which I am.)
Or, are they the words of Our Lord God, going through me?
My words don’t matter, But, His DO!!

If this is just me having a bit of a rant, then by all means, ignore me, if you want to. 🙂

But, if Our Lord God is speaking to you, through me… Well, that’s a matter for you and Our Lord God to work out, together.

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You don’t have, because you don’t ask for.

How many times have you been on the receiving end of the above statement?
We’ve all probably been there at some point in time. 🙂

Another version that I heard as I was growing up was, “Don’t ask…. Don’t get!”

How many parents have echoed those words, through the years? Many, probably.

How many times does our Heavenly Father think them words about us?
Do we give Him more opportunities to think them than we should?

I’ve been seeing the view point of the other side of this, just recently.

I’ve been working on a project for a family member, for a while now. I kind of think that it should have been finished a while ago now, but it is still on going. (At the time that I write this.)

Part of the reason it’s not finished is because I’ve not been working on it.
But, a lot of the reason for me not working on it is that, I’ve not been asked to work on it???

I’ve said, “Arrange a time for me to come round to work on it.” But the tumble weed flows past, and not much else happens. 😦

I am partly aware of some of the reasons for nothing being arranged.
The family member doesn’t want to be a burden.
They feel that I already have enough to do, and they do not want to add to my load, even though I want to see the project finished.

But I don’t want to be the sole driving force, moving the project forward. I need for them to take ownership of the project.

It’s a very frustrating position to be in. It’s kind of like…
I want to do this, but I need for you to want it too. I know that you do want this to happen, but I need for you to show me that you want it to happen by doing something instead of just waiting for me to just turn up and take the lead. I need for you to take ownership of this, and then we can start to work on this, together.

Have we ever left Our Heavenly Father feeling a similar way about us?
Is there something that He just wants to give to us, if we would just ask for it?
Is there anything that we should be stepping towards, because He is leading us to …… , but we just don’t want to take any steps towards ….. ?
Do we sometimes, just want Our God to do all of the work and hand us a finished ….. , instead of it being a partnership with us working together with Our Lord God Almighty to complete …… ?

Do we sometimes, need to make the first step of, just asking for ….. ?

Matthew 7:7-11
7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

9 “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

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Can we be so Dry, that we can’t take in the Water?

I was watering a few plants, that had been a bit neglected recently.
One or two were a bit on the dry side, to the extent, that the water just poured straight into and out of the pot.

It got me thinking, if we remove ourselves from the Goodness of Our Lord God, then can we become so dry, that if we go and try for a quick drenching, that we find, we can’t take anything in?
Could this then lead us thinking,
“What’s the point of all this! It’s just not working.” ???

The good news is, that my plants were not beyond recovery!!

For the best results, the water flow can be slowed down, and kept flowing for longer. Gradually, the plant pots will start to take in the water again.
It just takes a bit of patience and persistence.

If we find ourselves, in a place of dryness, with Our Lord God, then can we try to add a measure of patience and persistence, to our actions, of seeking Him, and His Goodness?

Our Lord God, is actively waiting for the prodigal to return.
He seeks out His lost sheep.
Will we endeavour to do our bit, and seek Him and His Goodness, all the days of our lives?

Psalm 81:13-16
13 “If my people would only listen to me,
    if Israel would only follow my ways,
14 how quickly I would subdue their enemies
    and turn my hand against their foes!
15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him,
    and their punishment would last forever.
16 But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;
    with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

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Who wants more… Gruel …?

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Are we Expecting, for More?

What is our expectations, when it comes to the things of God?
Do we have an expectant heart, that is looking for, waiting, hoping for more?

When we look at Gideon, in Judges 6, we can see from his response to the angel of the Lord, that he remembers what he has been told of old, and is wanting and hoping for more.

Judges 6:11-13
11 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.”

13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up out of Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and given us into the hand of Midian.”

From verse 13, we can see that Gideon, has been told about the past of the Israelites, and that he believes it to be true. Further more, we can also see that, he has the question of, “Why is our experience so different, why aren’t we seeing the goodness of God, in our time?”

It appears to me, that Gideon, was looking for, wanting, and hoping, to see the goodness of God, in his, here and now.
Could this be part of the reason, (whether large or small) of why God chose Gideon, to lead Israel, for the time, that he did?

Gideon, followed God’s leading, and he saw God’s goodness, in his time.

When it comes to our lives, what are we looking, waiting, hoping to see?
Are we looking to fulfill our own hopes and desires?
Or, are we trying to align our thoughts, with Our Lord God’s thoughts?

Matthew 6:19-21
Treasures in Heaven
19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

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When it comes to our expectations, I have been challenged on this, with regards to, how much do I believe that God will heal my wife?
I know that He can do it.
I’ve read about it in the bible.
I’ve heard about it happening in our world today, in other places.
But, me and my wife, are still waiting for it to be our time.
We try to wait, with our expectations remaining high, but we also have to live, in the here and now.
It feels like it can be a bit of a balancing act, living with the two aspects.
A previous post looks a bit into the thought of, How we try to wait, while Waiting for my wife to be Healed.

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As we Celebrate Easter, Will we Consider, What it was for Jesus?

Easter, is a time to celebrate, and give thanks for The Price that was paid, by God, to set us Free.

We can now come close to, and know Our Lord God, because of the price that Jesus paid on the cross, over the time of Easter.

So, I do want to say, first and foremost, that Easter, Is a time to Celebrate, and to be thankful for.

But, could we also take some time, to consider the price, that Jesus paid, on the cross?

Part if my thinking for this is, “Those who are forgiven little, love little. Those who are forgiven much, Love much.”

If we can obtain a greater understanding of what the cross was for Jesus, then will we gain a better, and Greater Love, for Him, who Has paid the price, to save us all?

I am now going to point to two previous posts, as they look at the price that Jesus paid, in a way that was a revelation to me.

Was saying Tetelestai, part of how Jesus endured the cross?

Do I miss, What the Cross was, for Jesus?

The links above, point to posts that are part 1 and part 2 of the same thought. That thought is,

“Was Jesus, speaking the words, “It is Finished” as a source of strength, to Himself, so that He would remain on the cross, and complete the task, before Him?”

I would like to ask you to either consider reading the above posts, or to just contemplate the above thought, with Our Heavenly Father, as we celebrate this time of Easter.

As I’ve been thinking on it, I’ve found myself wondering, if when the angel came and strengthened Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, did he speak words, something like, “When you get through this, then, It will be Finished/Complete/Paid in Full!” ???

I pray that, Our Lord God, will Greatly Bless you this Easter time, and at all times. I also pray that we may all gain a better understanding of The Love, that Our Lord God, has for us all. Amen.

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Can we see something is wrong, and not be able to do anything about it?

One time, I looked out of my window and saw a car with it’s window open, and the rain was falling. Then I had the thought of, “Sometimes, you can see something is wrong, and not be able to do anything about it.”

The car window was open, as the rain was coming down. Someone’s car was getting wet, and I could do very little about it. 😦

I didn’t know who the car belonged to. I would have liked to have helped, in some way. Possibly by saying, “Hey, your car window is down and it’s raining.” But to who?
If I’d gone out and tried to put the window up myself ….. Then would I have looked like I was trying to do something, that was undesirable???

So, I just had to accept that, sometimes, you can see that something is wrong, and you just can’t do anything about it.

As I’ve been writing this, a few thoughts have been coming to me. Such as, couldn’t you have knocked on your neighbours doors, and asked them?
Couldn’t you have gone outside and shouted about it, or sounded your car horn?

In some respects, it’s true. I could have tried one of the above options, but, the thought that came to me, at the time, was, “Sometimes, you can see that something is wrong, and you just can’t do anything about it.”

Based on the thought, I turned away, and just left it.
(All I did was write the title of this blog post down.)

Is this the bit that matters most?
Hearing what your Heavenly Father is speaking to you at any given moment, and then just following it’s leading?

It maybe difficult to walk away from some things, that we can see are wrong, but if we are being told, “This is Somebody else’s Problem.”
Then shouldn’t we just walk away?

Hearing, and following Our Lord God’s thoughts, should be our best leading, for how and what we should do.

Heavenly Father,
If You tell us to leave something alone, then please help us to do just that.
Help us to leave it, in Your hands.
Please give us a peace about it, so that we can then trust, that it is in Your hands.
Please help us to not worry about the things, that we have little or no control over.
Instead, please help us to hand them over into Your hands, and to leave them there.
For You, are able to deal with all things.
Our Loving Heavenly Father.
Amen.

John 10:27
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

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A Child’s Scribbled Drawing?

I recently asked someone for their opinion of a post that I had published. The answer that came back was a diplomatic, “I didn’t quite know where you were going with that one.”

With hindsight, I do think that the answer was valid. I did already have a follow up post, to the post in question, that will be published, next Friday. (As I write this.) So, I was already thinking that there was more to the post in question, that hadn’t been told, yet.

I’m coming to the thought that, some of what I write here, could be likened to half a of a conversation, with Our Lord God. I may be able to put down my thoughts, but do I sometimes miss writing down, some of what His thoughts are?
(If I do miss them, then Our Lord God is able to fill in the blanks, that I may miss out.)

It’s kind of left me thinking, can some of my posts, end up being like, a child’s scribbled drawing?
A masterpiece in my eyes, but a bit of a mess to everybody else’s? 🙂

My immediate thoughts after this were, even if it is a child’s scribbled drawing, then My God is able to fill in the blanks.
He can add the missing brush strokes, to transform a child’s scribbled drawing, into a masterpiece. Not because of what I’ve done with it, but because of what He does, with what I have offered up, to Him.

Well, that’s ok then… Isn’t it???

A masterpiece will be realised???
Or is that, maybe realised??
Or, will only the child’s scribbled drawing be seen?

If I’m not careful, could this then be an open door for fear to enter in?
Could I possibly allow the thought of, “I don’t want to be seen as publishing something that resembles a child’s scribbled drawing”, to restrict what I publish? (Or do, or even share anywhere.)

The only one who should be restricting what is published here, is Our Lord God!
If He says a “no” to something, then His “no”, is the only “no” that I should be listening to. Fear should not be a factor in any way.
(Sometimes, those words can be easier to say, than to do.)

Some times, I may be blessed with complete blindness when it comes to my artistic handy work (or lack of), and just publish a scribble drawing… or two?
(No! I don’t necessarily need to know how many scribbled drawings I’ve put out there. Just get some eyes to see the strokes that Our Heavenly Father has put in. 🙂 )

But I now also have a need to take captive, the thought that I could possibly be putting scribbled drawings out there!

If my Heavenly Father is happy with my post to be published, then that’s all that really matters. (Regardless, of if it’s a bit of a mess, or not.)
There maybe a need for Him to add a few touches here and there. (Which He IS able to do.)
All that I need to be able to do, is to offer up my best efforts, and then trust that He will fill in the blanks, that may or may not be there.

Will you be able to do likewise?
Will you be able to say, “Lord God, if You want me to do ….. , then I’ll do it, and offer it up to You, even if in my eyes, it’s not quite what I’d like it to be.” ?

2 Samuel 6:20-23
20 When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!”

21 David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord. 22 I will become even more undignified than this, and I will be humiliated in my own eyes. But by these slave girls you spoke of, I will be held in honor.”

23 And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.

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For me, this week’s post, has a bit of a reoccurring theme to it. Below are links to previous posts, for any who would like to look further into this theme.

My word’s don’t matter, But His Words Do!!

Can wanting perfection, be a lie from the enemy?

Will You Offer up your ink blott Picture?

The Lady who Danced

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Should we do What’s Right, or What’s Best for Me?

Luke 14:25-30
25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’

I’m going to come right out and just say it. I believe that the right thing to do, is to be a disciple of Jesus, and to follow Him, and His teachings.

What your opinion on the matter is, that’s for you to decide.
I’m hoping that you can pay the price of a small amount of time to read and consider what I write here. 🙂

To be a follower of Jesus, there is a cost involved. In the passage above, Jesus clearly tells us this. So, is there a reason of “why” we should consider paying this cost?

Paying a cost, could easily be considered to be a bit of a “pain”. So why should we choose a route, that has a type of pain associated with it?
(If you don’t want to do it, then going to church could be a pain. Likewise reading the bible or praying could be thought of as being a pain.)

So, why consider a path that has any type of pain associated with it?

But what if, the pain that you are seeing as an inconvenience, is actually a protecting pain, trying to steer you clear, of a much greater pain?

Last week I wrote about a pain being a protecting pain, and this post is a follow on from that post.

I’ve had a very recent experience of a pain being removed, to then experience a greater pain. If I had known about the greater pain, that the lesser pain was trying to protect me from, then I would have gladly sought out the first, lesser pain, so that the greater pain, would be kept further away from me.
Seeking the lesser pain, is what I did in the end. Paying the cost of having the lesser pain, was something, that was worth paying for.

I am currently seeing that the cost of following Jesus, can very much so be considered in this way.
There is a cost to pay, and it may even be considered a bit of a pain (at times), or inconvenience to pay that cost, but is it a cost that is worth paying, because of where it leads to?
Or it could be considered as a cost worth paying, because of a protection, that it then provides?

From my point of view, I can easily say that, “Yes, it is a cost that IS worth paying!”

That protecting element means that following Jesus leads me to be with Him, as a final destination, instead of the other place, where Jesus speaks of there being much pain and anguish.
Paying a small cost now, so that a much greater cost won’t need to be paid later.

My final destination, in a lot of ways, is benefit enough to consider it worth paying the cost for following Jesus alone. But there are more benefits to following Jesus, in the here and now!
The Peace and Joy, that is available to those who gladly follow Jesus and His leading.

This is one that you just need to experience, to truly understand, but when you experience it, then you’ll know what I’m talking about. 🙂

I could so easily get distracted and start to focus on the benefits, of the banquet that God is preparing for us, with all the blessings that He has, ready and waiting for us, but I’m feeling that I need to come back to where I started from.

Should we do what’s right, or what’s best for me?

Unfortunately, we have a self seeking interest at our heart.
If we are honest with ourselves, then we can all probably see this. What is best for me, and what is right, may not always be aligned, and sometimes we can know this to be the case.

The cost of following Jesus, can be thought of as, being willing to pay the price for doing what is right, even if it may not appear to be the best thing for me.

So, if we can start to view this cost as being a cost, that is worth paying, then could that help us with our motivation, to be willing to pay that cost?
A cost that ultimately protects us, and leads us to being closer to Our Lord God, the One who saves us all.

Have you ever done something, that cost you personally, that someone else then got the benefit from?
Have you then been pleased to do it, and would happily do it again, because of how the other person benefited from your actions?
Could your experience be thought of as “Doing something that is right, that wasn’t the best thing for you” ?

Could we start to see the cost of following Jesus, as a cost that is worth paying for, in this way?

For those of us who are already Jesus’s disciples, could we gain a better understanding of the cost, which could then lead a a greater willingness to pay it?

If your not already a disciple or follower of Jesus, and your thinking that this might be a cost that is worth paying, then please, keep reading.

To be a follower of Jesus, at the heart of it, it’s about saying “Yes” to God, and to be willing to follow where He leads us.
A starting point could be to just say, “Lord God, Yes. I want to Know and Follow You. Please help me to do this. Amen”

As a follow up, to saying the above “Yes” you could pray the prayer below. It’s a more complete way of asking Jesus into your heart and life.

Jesus, Lord God Almighty,
I acknowledge that You are real, and ask for You to come into my heart and life.
I’m sorry that I’ve not done this before and I’m sorry for the things that I’ve done wrong in the past.
But here and now, I ask for You to enter on into my heart and life.
Please help me to hear and to know You.
Please help me to be able to follow where You lead me to go.
Help me to say Yes to You, from here on in.
Thank you that You accept me, that I am your child, and that You are my Loving Heavenly Father.
Amen.

If you have just said the above prayer for the first time, then I’d like to say, “Welcome to Our Lord God’s family.”
I would recomend that you do, go and tell someone. If you know someone who is a christian, then please, do tell them.
There is a confirmational power as we speak out, what we decide to do in our heart.

For all who are part of Our Lord God’s family, those who are new, and those who have been around for a bit longer.
I pray that we will all be able to see and hear what Our Lord God would like for us to do.
I pray that we would be willing to pay the cost of of what Our Lord asks of us.
I ask that, You, Lord, would help us to see and understand that it is a small cost, that is worth paying, that then pleases You.
Amen.

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A Pain, that Protects??

If we are in any kind of pain, then wouldn’t it be better to remove the pain, if you can?

If we are talking about removing the source of a pain, then that would be a good thing to do.
But what if the pain that is being experienced is a “protecting” type of pain?
Should a “protecting” type of pain be removed, if it can be?

I have a recent experiance that tells me, removing a “protecting” pain, may not be the best option.

My back has had a moment recently, and I’ve known a pain or two.
Mostly, I try not to go down the medication route. I try the, “use it, only only if you really need it” route.

On this occasion, I listened to others, and tried an anti-inflammatory cream on my back. It worked, … to a point.

My muscles that were tight and sore, relaxed and eased up a bit. So, that’s good then, … isn’t it??

Not from my point of view.
The muscles that the cream worked on, were protecting a point further in, that was the source of the pain.
With my outer defences told to lay down their arms, by the cream being used, the real pain source, then became the messenger for what I couldn’t do.

Instead of a gradual elastic band, telling me “not to move this way”, I now had the pain source screaming at me, “DON’T You DARE go THIS WAY!!!”

Needless to say, I quickly stopped using the cream, and just waited for the outer defences to reform. Which they did, over the next few days.

It has left me thinking that, “Some pain, is worth having. If it’s a protecting type of pain.”

Now let’s be clear, seeking pain is just silly.
If you go and hit your thumb with a hammer, just for the sake of it, then you have no one to blame for the pain, except for yourself.
So hopefully we can all steer clear of that type of pain. 🙂

But, are there times, when we just need to endure a pain, of some sort, because it has a protecting element to it?
Are there times when we need to endure something, because, there is a greater purpose to it?

I’m hoping that this post, is the greater purpose for my back pain???
Please Lord, can it be so???
Can You, my Lord God, please set me free from any and all back pain, from here on out?

My best relief, to my back pain in the early stages, was to play a couple of songs on YouTube.
Strength will rise as we wait upon the lord.
Wait On You | Elevation Worship & Maverick City

Seeking Our Lord God for our help, is always going to be the Best option, in All circumstances!

This post kind of feels as if it could be a post mostly about my back. But hopefully it will be more about the thoughts that I’ve been having, during this time.
The general thoughts I’ve been having are along the lines of, “It can be better to endure a hardship or two in the here and now, rather than experience a much worse fate, later.”
Hopefully, the scriptures below should show some of the connections that I have been making, as I’ve been going through/writing this. 🙂

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Hebrews 12:11
11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

Hebrews 12:2-3
2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Matthew 7:13-14
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.

Matthew 5:10-12
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

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Now, for the probably needed small print. This is Not a medical advice post. Just an account of what happened to me. You are responsible for your own actions. If you are in pain, seek advice from a good source. The Lord God Almighty is a Very Good source. Professional medical people are also a good source.

🙂

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If this post feels as if it’s only half done, it’s probably because that’s how I’m feeling about it now. I’m hoping that next week’s post (which has now been published, link here), will bring together, whats been started here.