I’m not out of my mind
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Festus said “Paul your out of your mind! Your great learning is driving you mad” in a loud voice.
Paul responded “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth.”
Have you ever just shared, and shared hopefully by the spirit, and get told your out of your mind?
Has this ever happened to you?
People consider me out of my mind all the time, all the while, I fluently from the heart speak, sober truth… as far as I’ve gotten close to it in hopes it’s all by the Spirit that makes it right and not me or trying to get over on someone or manipulate them… that doesn’t mean I’m right all the time, sometimes I could be wrong.
Even so, when we are wrong about things I believe the spirit would condemn us, or we would be chastened by Yahavah, because sometimes that is also forgotten, “chastening of those who are Gods” adopted by faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Paul responded “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth.”
Have you ever just shared, and shared hopefully by the spirit, and get told your out of your mind?
Has this ever happened to you?
People consider me out of my mind all the time, all the while, I fluently from the heart speak, sober truth… as far as I’ve gotten close to it in hopes it’s all by the Spirit that makes it right and not me or trying to get over on someone or manipulate them… that doesn’t mean I’m right all the time, sometimes I could be wrong.
Even so, when we are wrong about things I believe the spirit would condemn us, or we would be chastened by Yahavah, because sometimes that is also forgotten, “chastening of those who are Gods” adopted by faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
God can handle dark and scary, traveler. He can handle us in those times; we can even give our horrible thoughts we have to him and he can bare it.
It’s true though! God can take on a lot of things and he loves to hear from us, even our struggles and prayers for others. Bless you, Travler,
It might just be important to remember that it's Yeshua, who is the High Priest. At the same time, there is a bit of contextual reasoning and understanding concerning the notions within the Bible itself. It is only by the blood of the Lord Jesus, whom was risen up again from the dead by the Holy Spirit of Yahavah. Though a person may think this Jesus spoken of is just a character or a real-life human being who breathed and suffered pain and torments just like all of us do today even though you may suggest it's worse, it all leads to the same place. DEATH.
While all of us have issues, deeply rooted within our own souls. Transparency and faith in the Lord Yeshua, is all it takes for us because now we are able to go to Yahavah, the God of Israel, and present not a "case" but an "understanding" between one another as you ask him to Help You, by the holy spirit which he gives to those who are faithfully seeking and searching after him, in prayer and in spirit and in truth.
No man, No woman, No claimed priest, No claimed pastor, apostle, teacher, leader, reverend, guru or spiritual guide are needed to be gone in order to approach Yahavah, the one who adopts people as his Children, by giving the holy spirit which dwells in the hearts and minds of those whom are his, and they know they are his, and he knows that they are his children who are born again and renewed to newness of life, and moving from spiritual death to spiritual life.
Many like to intercede for God, on his behalf for others - but that is okay if you prayerfully do that - but not in away that doesn't direct my attention to be given to the source of Life, which comes from Yahavah, whom had sent his Word, which became flesh born also of spirit, and named Jesus, died on the cross, and was risen again three days later, in faith and walking in spirit worshiping in spirit and in truth is what is truly needed for any individual to understand is important.
Then you also have many, who simply play religion, and you also have those who are confused and are unsure. Just pick up a bible that you would like to read, read it, look it over, as you gain more understanding concerning YHVH, and His Son, whom was the Word of YHVH.
While all of us have issues, deeply rooted within our own souls. Transparency and faith in the Lord Yeshua, is all it takes for us because now we are able to go to Yahavah, the God of Israel, and present not a "case" but an "understanding" between one another as you ask him to Help You, by the holy spirit which he gives to those who are faithfully seeking and searching after him, in prayer and in spirit and in truth.
No man, No woman, No claimed priest, No claimed pastor, apostle, teacher, leader, reverend, guru or spiritual guide are needed to be gone in order to approach Yahavah, the one who adopts people as his Children, by giving the holy spirit which dwells in the hearts and minds of those whom are his, and they know they are his, and he knows that they are his children who are born again and renewed to newness of life, and moving from spiritual death to spiritual life.
Many like to intercede for God, on his behalf for others - but that is okay if you prayerfully do that - but not in away that doesn't direct my attention to be given to the source of Life, which comes from Yahavah, whom had sent his Word, which became flesh born also of spirit, and named Jesus, died on the cross, and was risen again three days later, in faith and walking in spirit worshiping in spirit and in truth is what is truly needed for any individual to understand is important.
Then you also have many, who simply play religion, and you also have those who are confused and are unsure. Just pick up a bible that you would like to read, read it, look it over, as you gain more understanding concerning YHVH, and His Son, whom was the Word of YHVH.
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Ronald Nolette
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@Ronald Nolette, the last time I went to see a therapist, I had to see the psychiatrist too. They marked off on this yellow notesheet that I had "scitzophernia." Idk if it is was true or not, but now I think about it, its possible... maybe. However the Therapist told me instead of being so "negative" just turn those "negative thoughts in to positive." He drew on a pad of paper, a triangle with a negative and positive, like a Pink Floyd album cover... lol. I just never went back to that mental hospital again, but due to having been going since a young man. They diagnosis me with Bi-polar, and I not 100% about the "scitzophernia." It could be on my medical records at my family doctor. Speaking of it I need to get a copy incase he passes away, and his agency closes down. Anyway, Maybe we are all a little crazy. Jesus was seen as mad, out of his mind. I am most certainly thankful for the Lord Jesus though! :) He has done so much. In him at least we can have a sound mind.
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Reminds me of 2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
I love that exchange between Festus and Paul. What stands out to me the most as hopeful is not that Festus thinks Paul had gone mad ..or is out of his mind but the Paul says he is sober. Uttering sober truth. What is to be drunk, I don’t think it’s pertaining to drunk off alcohol but the spirit the world has given unto us. Hopeful is to be sober minded, not drunk and of a sound mind which Spirit God gives.
Thank you for those insights! Amen, friend. What a good place to be, of a sound mind.
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It’s understandable to me when people think you’ve lost your mind. A while back before my mother started showing signs of dementia I’d mention God to her. She told me God doesn’t talk to people. I don’t mean audibly but that He doesn’t communicate with us. She asked if I was going to end up like one of those people on talk shows claiming to be Jesus or saying crazy stuff. I stopped pushing my thoughts on her. Once though …not to long ago she brought up all the men she’s married. I’ve had three men as dad: the biological one I never knew, the one who claimed he was my dad, and a step father. Mom was stressed. I told her “I have a Father.” She looked at me like I was crazy, snapping at me, “who is your Father?” I don’t blame her. Mom grew up between two brothers that fought over the Bible. Constantly. One first voiced his plans of becoming a pastor. Yet his brother became a pastor first so then the other brother refused to become one. They fought over who knew the Bible best. Plus my step father was a religious drunk who painted (I think) God in the worst light. I hated and still don’t like old gospel hymns because of his drunken slurring them on his guitar every time he drank. My mother went to a church that put my step father on a pedestal for his witty charm (although he was a bully and drunk at home) and once the pastor made a comment to mom that maybe she should go to a different church. Excluding her. On top of that mom now relives (with dementia) the same memory over and over and over about her own father and how when a man tried to grope her as a young girl in the restaurant my grandparents ran, her coming there everyday after school staying until 2 in the morning before going home …her father stood up for the man and told her all she does is cause trouble and why didn’t she go someplace else. Today with dementia those words crush her over and over. She cries still asking me “I was a child. Where was I supposed to go?” So of course to my mother my talking about a loving father, a sound and stable home, or concerning acceptable …all of that doesn’t sound like a sound mind but instead insane.
I too thought religion would make me crazy. It did at first I think. I became worst and not better. I can understand outside views of religion. BUT Imo His Voice is the opposite of crazy. His Voice makes me be able to relate to the woman by the well who said “He told me all the things I ever did.” I do though understand why it’s so quick to assume one has gone crazy.
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Ronald Nolette
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With all teh psychiatrists and psychologists out there vying for a limited pool of clients, we are all a little crazy to them!
Ronald David Bruno
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No. I wouldn't ever use that scripture to compare your experiences with people. Paul told of his personal, unique experience ( that no one ever had before), his life as a Pharisee, then as an appointed persecutor/ murderer of Christians (an antiChrist); then his supernatural experience, a visitation by Christ, The Light from heaven that blinded him happened on his way to Damascus, his miraculous transformation and newly revised mission, (a completely opposite path), spreading the Gospel. Agrippa and Festus were both unbelievers and so Festus just could not believe the story.
Your story is quite different. What story are you telling people who say you are out of your mind and are they Christians or not?
I think each specific story deserves it's own judgment.
Sometimes it's okay to use those experiences, and I was just sharing the scripture in general. I mean, if we can't look and see the pictures and types of things that happen in those scenarios, then for sure we shouldn't do it in Paul I only read the first sentence and I read your last sentence and this was my reply. Love to you @Ronald David Bruno.
Are we not blind, until light starts to shine? Like finding Jesus, in the middle of the night? And becoming and adopted Child of God, then and there and given the holy spirit of Yahavah.
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What's even wilder! It's a a psychologist and a psychiatrist, all seeing other psychologist and psychiatrist and a therapist seeing another therapist. :)With all teh psychiatrists and psychologists out there vying for a limited pool of clients, we are all a little crazy to them!
Thank you very much for sharing these details of information. Many people do not realize the background picture of what it was like for an individual whom grew up with a situation like that, and the reality of it, it makes me desire to hear your mom speak about what life was like for her. Oh, so sad of the reoccurring events. To us it is insane. I believe when I first started coming to the Lord Yeshua, I was more of a person who condemned other people and looked down on them, thinking they were crazy for not doing what I was doing which was reading the bible, but over time my demeaner changed as I started to really examine what is being said and it probably stimmed from a lot of anger already in the way I had become thinking I was doing good when I was really doing bad. I'm thankful for the way the holy spirit of God reacts with us, when we are personally in the wrong as well, such as in Chastement of the LORD.
It sounds like your mother who may have believed, had her doubts in some areas about this or that surely concerning the things said about the bible in general. I am hoping my mother doesn't get dementia, and that I also do not get dementia, as it so sad I have been around people in the nursing home with such a condition.
