Love that we have the same emotions as God! Hate that Satan has skewed our emotions to be all over the place, and to dictate our choices, or lack thereof! Cannot say that my emotions have EVER been balanced perfectly...sometimes can cry just for nothing at all...and, that's weird, how many worldly relationships, or courtships are run on emotion? Anger? Hmmm....can't say as I believe there's a person out there who has NOT let the sun go down while still angry at someone..."Be angry and sin not"...happiness? Yeah, when we were part of the world doing what the world does...was any happiness lasting and full? Had a great date night coming up and, all excited only to find that the date was not someone for you or the other way around. Plan for a family vacation to the ocean? Oh the FUN we'll have, so you plan out each day...this day going to do the town and check out the buildings and such...then it rains all week, every single day...but just the same, you planned it all out. Our expectations never seem to be fulfilled. Even C.S. Lewis thought that human expectations were too little!
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“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.”
― C.S. Lewis,
The Weight of Glory, and Other Addresses
He's right! The only place to be fulfilled perfectly is at His right Hand:
Psalm 16:11
"Thou wilt shew me the path of life:
in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."
So, too many are far to pleased with the little sips of water they get through their hands, trying to get filled with tiny sips as it all falls through our fingers....futile. Drinking and drugging to fill a whole that has only one shape, and it's not the things of the world.
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Psalm 23:5
"You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows."
David's cup is overflowing, no leaks there!! So, when we get low, let God top off your cup.
Thanks for the reply, WELL SAID, consider this, this world, (a CREATION of our Father), was ment to be enjoyed. and I agree with you on the planning. but "ALL THINGS" ARE OURS". it's the way we plan that we will get the enjoyment out of it, as said, 1 Corinthians 3:21 "Therefore let no man glory in men.
For all things are yours;" 1 Corinthians 3:22 "Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come;
all are yours;"1 Corinthians 3:23 "And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's."
now here's the play maker, or to put it all in perspective, Matthew 6:33 "
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." BINGO, just put God First, and what will happen?... "and all these things shall be added unto you".
years ago, God gave me the revelation to that verse. notice it said, "But seek ye
first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness" but Notice what it did not say? ... "Seek
ONLY ... the kingdom, and his righteousness". see Nancy, my name is Jimmy... so gimme, gimme, gimme. (smile)...lol. but it's true, God has and is blessing us abundantly, for his treasure has no limit. but as kings and priests of our Father, we're to be good stewards, and has the responsibility to act as he would. it's a Joy to act like your Father in All things.
so planning IN, IN, IN, Christ is a breeze for me. I have Joy when I'm at work doing my Father's business, and Joy when I'm on my downtime, or planned off days, or vacations, in the Lord. It's GREAT being in the Father's Joy.... I have notice that this word "JOY" just keep coming up. this must be international "JOY DAY" or something, if not, it is now, why and how can 101G do this.... because I'm the child of the KING, and I can ACT like him.
so December 31st, will be JOY Day in the Lord.... (smile), because the Lord is about to let us see another NEW YEAR.... aint God Good , and it's Goooooood to be his sons. amen.
PICJAG
101G The "Spiritual Saboteur"
