An Attitude,An Email?
10.21.06 (11:28 am) [edit]6-23-04 Subject: hey Papa! Hey Dad, I was just singing in tongues,and playing when I started thinking about those who I have had contact with in my life. All these diferent faces kept popping up,and I would send a prayer of His calling out to them. Suddenly I felt really free by freeing those who had a not so great influence in my life,or who I had felt hurt me in the past. I realized it was my ego who was hurt because it thought that it was better than the way it was being treated,and thought that it deserved better. By holding onto what my ego told me as wrong kept me from freeing others in forgiveness, and kept me from being free.Which in turn kept me from truely forgiving myself to a deeper level of forgiveness. I love you very much Dad, and I am blessed so much to have what you and Momma instilled in me at a young age. Just me being in the presence of those who sought God, gave an imbedded memory that would in time turn itself in my direction: as a familiar feeling of the Spirit. God told me today that ego was part of the balance here, that he allows to humble us.For if ego was not the first negative we would not know the joy of being humbled to receive His grace and mercy. So much is received from one negative.Anyway, I wrote this today and thought that I would type it out: and share it with you. Take care,and give Love Christian G.M. "Humble Ego" In sanctuary you sing them free, All who have scarred the ego hard. How does one forgive one self? When truely forgiving the many who are... Your freedoms journey to grow. Beyond their actions take action. Then my friend and foe Balance will know satisfaction.... Contents the cry for screaming loves peace to release you and me from ego's knees, and into understanding wings. That fly when you and I sing.... Free. P,S. This is for you mothers, who in the deepest depths of your heart always wonder,and hope for your children,to love the Lord your God as you do! My son sent this to me recently,and I felt mothers would benefit most by it? "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6 In His love, lampwicke xxx
Exchanging Identities!
10.20.06 (11:57 am) [edit]7/30/04 Over the years of ones life,who we become changes us. The natural,or the flesh can identify with its own awarness of who it is. When we began our "Walking in our Spirit", It too has had it's different identities,in Christ. There is a moment,in our spiritual walks that we must take upon ourselves the identity of Jesus. This is that moment that we realize our spirit and God meld into one. Knowing full well that being crucified with Christ, we understand that we are spirit beings, not belonging in this world, waiting to go home. This hope is our Gods gift to us,that empowers us to continue on drawing closer to Him over all obstacles. It builds our love for Him,and His love for us. This is a spiritual hope that can never die,and our deepest "Blessed Assurance" from Him. Taking upon ourselves our Christ,demands that we allow the surrender of self,that we yield to Gods Holy Spirit all that we are,and will ever become. Giving back to God the love of our spirits,He first gave to us when He created us. Denial of self,is a life long process,with many changes. Spiritual upheavals,constant neverending spiritual maturities,and the renewing of our minds to Gods ways. It is the only method which our God has provided to become the Sons of God, He desires with all His heart. So, the Cross shouts loudly of the man-god,who died for us all, that each and every death of self: honor, His free gift to us. I have never had a friend so true,that He would lay down His life for me, so deeply loving,that I could call His love unconditional. To know that I will spend Eternity with Him, as His bride blesses my heart gladly. "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God." Romans 8:6,7,8 "For if ye live after the flesh,ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body,ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God , they are the sons of God." Romans 8:13,14 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I , but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God,who loved me, and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 In His love, lampwicke xxx
A Happening?
10.18.06 (10:22 am) [edit]10/06/05 Chico,California is a college town, known in times past for its partytime attitudes. Although tainted by its past, it has tempered its bad rep, over the years with a general reluctance among students;and the city fathers: whomever they may be at any given time. Last night was a Tuesday, the start of the college week? Understand the setting if you will, there are basically three places of which I am familiar with that cater to the college students as quasi-underground in the form of free entertainment. Two of the singers each individuals with guitar in hand, place their hearts and voices before their audiences at various times. Back in the sixties, we had similiar happenings, on nites when we couldn't bring calm to our troubled souls,and wanted to find some cheap,pleasurable music. So it began like last nite, I like to go; and listen to my kids sing,and play guitar at these times of memories we still can make with each other. Of course, my part as an old man, is to listen,to the music as it is played, give critiques afterward, see my children in moments of their joy,and laughter as they do what they love to do. Please others! Usually several coffee shops in town cater to the students here in Chico, providing some form of music,poetry, or whatever passes for entertainment to their patrons with the lowest of overhead to themselves. I don't knock it, for it is at the least an expression of finding hidden talent, yet undescovered;waiting to become! It is at best a chance to be known locally! It is a scene out of my past,which dares to come out of the cobwebs of my memories. Also, it is real to me and lives again through my children as they make their memories to cherish over the years. Moxies,Hasbeans, and Fulcrum Records are the three places who have opened their doors to these impromptu happenings. The show was to begin at 8PM, my son and I would arrive at 7PM , in order to get a seat. It wasn't a big space ,but it was original to lovers of music. Some artwork on the walls, some large sound equipment at the back of the one room which housed everything,possibly holding a tight hundred people uncomfortably. A small couch against a counter, at the end of which I placed one of the three chairs I was able to cop as we waited the show to start. The front door remained open for about an hour and a half while many of the students stood and talked while waiting for the show to start,nevertheless by 8:30pm,I was frozen, with a cold blast of air coming in the front door at times,keeping the temperature in the building reaching an outside 40 or so degrees constant,to an old man it was damn cold.But; I would do anything to come and hear my kids sing and play their music. My daughter, "boytiger"; was to sing this nite,and my son and I wanted to be there for her,as is it is our one thing we can participate in as family these days. The show began, but; still the cold seemed to be constant,and the voices were a slight distraction from behind me. Apparently, this was the unspoken signal for others that the show was starting and to shut up,and come in from the sidewalk outside . Each time she sings,she moves my heart so,I chide her afterwards of not thinking of singing my song for me,(of course parents who still love their kids,have one favorite song) always.At her age now, I cannot pat her on her head with a kindly fathers touch,(she'd probably deck me)? But; as I listened to her I "felt" others coming in from out in the cold; of the room filling:of young people wandering in and sitting on the floor. Each time she would finish a song,the crowd would roar their delight; applaude: and ten or more kids would join the others on the floor. Cold was no longer a problem,with that many bodies in that small a space, it warmed up nicely.She only sang about five or so songs she wrote and played at that set,but; it was enough to please the audience to no end. So subtle was all this happening,that it truely was a happening. They could have payed ten bucks a pop,and they would have felt they got their moneys worth.If that was the purpose,money; that is? "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones." Proverbs17:22 Christ is life, & In His love; lampwicke xxx
Leaving?
10.17.06 (12:32 pm) [edit]10/17/06 It was a twelve mile trip downhill to the nearest hospital. We were going about fifty miles per hour,she was crying and in deep pain. Usually we made these trips to the four or so Emergency Rooms at various hospitals for pain medication when it got really bad. Always it was the same old story by the medical doctors."She has the symptoms but we just don't know the cause of the pain"? After almost three years of this, mumblings of being an addict started to wander by our hearing? The way she described it, was moving pain through every bone in her body,deep throbbing pain that wouldn't stop? She screamed at me while the car was speeding downhill,just let me out, let me jump "NOW"! She grasped the handle of the passenger door,and partially opened it about a foot.I held onto the stearing wheel,with one hand,and grabbed across the front seat for her seat belt which she had forgotten to remove and grabbed a fistfull of clothes,slamming the door quickly and pulling her back into the front seat of the car.She was in tears."Oh! daddy please put me out of my pain, help me to die"? By then I was in tears also,and said baby you know I can't do that,who would look after the kids if that happened? I pulled off to the side of the road,we talked a long time I rubbed her back some,when she felt better ,we went on our way again. This was the second time we had talked seriously of a personal assisted death for the wife I loved dearly. What's polite and proper even for an emergency waiting room of a huge metropolis ? It really didn't matter. after several times of hearing the medical profession give us that same old song and dance for three years, then to insinuate she was an addict. She had her methods,walking in in great pain, the nurse would always say we take people by the seriousness of their injurys it may be some time before we can get to you? Emergency rooms in big hospitals are notorious for their non-speed. She would politely and softly say "allright,but I am in severe pain in my whole body" and simply walk to a seat and sit down. After fifteen minutes to a half hour that was her limit, she would start, They may have told her one thing but her thoughts were screw you I hurt and I'm going to do whatever it takes to see a doctor who might give me something for this pain. She would start, a deep crying moaning ,right there in the waiting room. I loved it! She was telling the establishment that she wanted help,and it was going to be now or she would continue until she got some help. Well it usually took about a minute of squirrely looks from the nurses and orderlies in the emergency room, and a wheel =chair was supplied right then. Again as always "well you have the symptoms but we just don't know the cause of the pain"? ,For three years this went on,until I took her to a christian female doctor ,who sent us to the hospital for some tests. She later advised us that my wife had melenoma of the bone marrow, Cancer in her bone marrow,which is why the pain was moving all over her body,and it is difficult to diagnose. it takes usually three years to do so, by then it is terminal and untreatable. It saddened me that so many doctors couldn't diagnose her problem, and made those innuendos about being an addict to us.Which is probably why today I have no faith in the medical profession at all. She got progressively worse,and I had to place her into a convalescent hospital,and after three months, I was visiting her on one of our regular visits,and could look into her eyes and see spiritually her spirit had left her body. Romans 8:28 mentions All things work together for good for them who love the lord and are the called according to His purpose. What good came out of this experience? My darling is in no more pain,and with her God in heaven now. Yes her spirit was gone as her eyes told me,but I kndw she was in a much better place now. In His love, lampwicke xxx
Gods Will!
10.17.06 (12:16 pm) [edit]Usually I write to uplift others,for this is one of the ministries God has given me.The other is an Abuse Therapist for females.While there is a tremendous gap between the two,with God ,you all know we don't have much choice in the matter.Death is just as deep a reality as Christs love is,it is shared by all,understood by all (eventually)!I wanted to prepare your heart for an episode in my past which true to Gods word was for the Good,but at the moment it occeurred I already knew that! Having dealt with great pain,in humans I have finally come to the conclusion that there are times when nothing matters but the pain.!( not even ones God) this is temporary until the human heart can see spiritually goods outcome.Getting beyond the flesh especially emotionally is one of the most difficult things humans encounter.Thank God this is only the first dimension we will journey through? On with the episode! In His love lampwicke xxx
Catalyst!
10.16.06 (11:25 am) [edit]7/25/05 In working with those who have been wounded in their spirit, many thoughts of why would God permit this to occur ? I struggled with this many years,once it was illuminated by His Spirit; and answers were slow in coming.Again the Spirit brought bits and pieces, until one day it all fell together. First I want to present several varibles, which perhaps influence our loving Father. He knows our very nature even before we were born, what areas we would be lacking in based upon how we would be influenced by this world we would grow up in; just what qualities we would inherit;(both good and bad) from parental and worldly upbringing. How we would choose each time we would be required to, the timing involved when life-changing choices would need to be made; for simple human awareness to progress within ourselves.Human awareness is a state of being, which we as humans put to use those human qualities which allow us as persons to operate to our fullest capacity in that state,efficiently.This is the harnessing of all our mental,emotional,and what spiritual abilities,to enable our beings to be in harmony with our environment,and others;while maintaining its many inner systems to its fullest. It is known by several names,Self-Actualization; Self-Awareness: or Introspection. As this area has to do with the fine-tuning of our human nature to its environment and others as a species,many factors influence change; or non change as we move through this lifetime. Since God knows the beginning to the end of our lifetimes,(both natural,and spiritual!) our walk with Him may extend itself across several dimensions. Just because many of us are limited in this first dimension of humaness, I believe it is the first,and basic realm we experience in our walk with our God? We didn't realize or understand much about our humaness,until we entered into our spiritual walk with Him.Now that we can grasp that there may be more to the spiritual realm than we ever thought possible; does further speculation enter into our new renewed minds create new thought and possibilities! I am speaking of a higher order of our spiritualness,which will be available to us as Sons of God. A Renewed Spiritual Mind which we are creating within us now in the love of the Divinity,will have no limits for Gods children. If we can graduate from one dimension or realm, to another through our Gods desire for us; could there be more:in store for us? I have at times been guilty of going to far out on that limb, but; where God is concerned: I believe I am justified in my thoughts even so far out there;they may be in? Agree in the favor of free thought,or disagree; that is your choice.I make no excuses for being a free thinker,nor do I care if you agree with my thoughts. My words have only one purpose, to make you think of the possibities God holds for us all in a realm which no one knows of; let alone even wants to think about! At the least, I can call myself original! Getting back to" why God might allow wounding to occur" within His children? Since Gods word tells us that He knows the beginning and the end of all things, aside from "wounding being a possible teaching lesson" to one who is hurt or hurting.It cannot be denied that wounding can and could be a process of trials and tribulations,a growth process; a relationship builder: a humbling-healing process of self; even a life-changing catalyst? God in His infinite wisdom does compensate for many areas of lackings within us as we draw closer and closer to Him? For example: look at the person who calls him/herself christian,who will not surrender to our God,for whatever the reason; pride,selfishness,refusal to give up the world for their God? Would God know that a life shattering experience is needed to bring about a surrender of that heart! Is a motor vehicle accident,with a near death experience justified for that child who is disobedient? Is a eventual full recovery back to health necessary, with much inner thought to how this all might have happened; be deemed necessary to rescue that spirit from eventual hell: be worthwhile in Gods eyes? Or, is a mothers sons choice of habitual criminal behavior, with many court procedures;ending with imprisonment for 5,10,or 15 yrs. worthwile; in comparison to being lost to Christ forever? When you weigh the situation on Gods scales of extremes,what price would a Father pay for victory in the spritual;compared to death in this temporal world for His child? Of course these are extremes, God is extreme! "If we are guilty of even thinking of the sin, we are guilty of the commission of it" What I am leading to is, to what ends would our God go to; to bring about inner change for us: to choose righteousness and His ways? If He loves us would He move heaven and earth to show us His love through holy choices.If He didn't care about us He would simply do nothing! He has known us as a stiffnecked and stubborn lot for thousands of years now, since He does know us; I doubt He is about to change His ways,for they work for Him and us; even when we think He is totally unfair! It is not beyond our God to allow catastrophy (in our eyes) to finally bring about favorable change within us no matter what we may think. This is one aspect of His love,which we reckon with daily.Going beyond the emotion of the moment,to understand:("And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God , to them who are called according to his purpose".) His word states it perfectly, in the end,whatever we experience for God,will turn out for the good if we are called out of love for Him! Whenever I hear another person,especially a christian state "why would God allow this to happen"? I understand their ignorance (not knowing) of Gods word. Immediately it runs through my mind, there's another put down for you Lord, how much you must love us so? Teach them how to look at the total picture! I wondered to, why God would take a small baby home;at any age? Is this a God who loves us? for many years this loss seemed impossible to comprehend. Yet! Gods Spirit will not deny the seeking of even an answer to this question? Could God,since He knows the beginning and the end of all things; know that the little child at a young age would have to give up its human mantle,say at age 10yrs or 12yrs.of age.That that death would be so terrible and a long and traumatic experience it would be unbearable to all those involved? So God chose to take that child at age 2days,6mo; or 10yrs? for that child might have been so emotionally,and mentally damaged at a later time that it would succomb later in life,without making its choice for salvation? The child died! We, knowing that there is an age of accountability for children in which God has a place for them in this state,being unable to achieve their own salvation,He takes them and they are in heaven immediately, guaranteed their place in heaven.Yet! we are denied the child God has loaned us to raise in our lifetimes? Which would you rather have for your child? To know without a doubt that they are in heaven with their Father God right now,or to have to undergo the lengthy years of memories, pain,eventual illiness,and final death ? In Gods eyes,which is better? Without selfishness, in your heart; which is better? So in closing, does God allow severe wounding and even death to one of His own,to change; strengthen: and teach His children? In all of my experiences,yes! He does,so expect it; for it will be only for good:no matter how you may see it? Jesus was the Fathers prime example of this act! In His loving Forgiveness, lampwicke; xxx
Man's Ways!
10.16.06 (11:20 am) [edit]4/21/06 How far back can we carry denial of spiritual wounds? It seems it can go on for years and years,constantly crippling ones spiritual walk with their God. There does come a time that beyond ones fear , and the panic; which then takes over a christians life: that extreme denial reaches a plateau and spiritual growth is stiffled ; leaving the christian to be constantly bewildered as to why they have grown so very distant with their God! As though He has turned away from them ignoring their pleas? Like the small impurity in the center of a oyster, over the years the oyster secretes a pearl covering to lesson the irritability of the oysters impurity so that over the weeks ,months; and years: the core of the pearl formed is flawless in appearance outwardly? Like the searing of the human mind with sin, a reprobate mind is one that has believed so long that wrong is right,and right is wrong, that the Word speaks of the Searing of ones own mind changing the mind to one that can no longer discern right from wrong any longer. Time will have its effect upon the lies that denial tells the christian mind,so completely that one can even come to believe "God healed me"? Yet! the symptoms still remain and spiritual growth is nowheres to be found.Knowing one is healed, and simply saying it is seldom true,for as one believed the original lie, it could be just compounded as to ones healing? An ever vicious circle! As I have mentioned several times before, the human mind is easily capable of spinning its web of lies; so that a christian is deceived constantly.Yes! there is wonder and great saddness within any christian especially if they once had a close loving relationship with their God ? Constant hammering by a spouse, or abusive behavior tears down the foundation of Gods love, especially if the abuser is/was the spouse who was supposed to love you for better or worse? Then to it is not unusual for husbands in a relationship with their God to be hiding much from their spouse,as far as spiritual strengths? Many men choose to satisfy their spiritual needs only on the outer surface , looking good on the outside but corrupt on the inside? As long as they go through the appearance of being Gods child, that seems to suffice for their needs. Unfortunately, this attitude shows itself to be the counterfeit it really is when they no longer can cover up doing things sufficiently in their own strength.They find, as well as wives can finally see; that the spiritual foundation is built upon God or themselves? Many times it is not what a man says, that shows his faith in his God, it is his actions during his pain and suffering that proves his love and faith for his relationship between him and his God. "Easyspeak", or the tickling of others ears seems to have its place in satans collection of weapons,so insincerity is a way of men,beware of it;it is a product of selfishness and pride. Our society may very well be responsible for this way of being,as many men have been taught that expression of feelings are of little value in this world we come out of,therefore they will avoid using emotions and consider them unmanly to express under any circumstances? I know this sounds bias in regards to many men, but; nevertheless the truth. Not all men are catagorized as deceptive. Mans ego has much sway over their sincerity when it comes to the value of their relationship with their God? Obedience to ones God is a hard taught lesson which runs easily off the backs of many a man,for it challenges the individuals strength in self,rather than ones God? Any form of addiction man finds to his liking, is a way of the enemy to snare the weak willed person. Alcoholism, can be another form of tearing away the foundation of ones relationship with their God.Alcohol consumption can be a product of psychological ,and genetic addiction for many individuals in life. If a person knew they were prone genetically to become addicts to alcohol, then simply by knowing through several family members being alcoholics, would be warning enough to question ones drinking; as a deterrant to becoming themselves an alcoholic. Understanding,the handwriting on the wall,(mene,mene, tekel,upharsin!) would be as revealing as ever. Also present today within Christianity is the fact that many females today do not feel that their God can select a man for them, for they unfortunately rely heavily upon human hormones to make their choice for a Godly man! It seems that those inner voices preceding the fear of lifes ageing, motivates them beyond holy reason? Patience,is a virtue which very few persons have mastered even as they mature. Although all people so diagnosed as bi-polar,ADHD,are such? Just because some dude doesn't have the correct answer of diagnosing another human,doesn't mean that doctor is correct? I have known many and worked with them only to find out that their biggest need is for them to be seen and told they are as fine a person as God made them,and that they are"Can do persons" It is the put-downs the criticizims of so many tha† destroy their desire to try. Again there is that wonderful human trait of putting someone down before they put you down. or my day is crappy why not join me? I have seen and known others to be healed by their God after being torn down by family and friends for thirty to fifty years,then God gets ahold of them and they have the truth explained to them of His love. Funny how all those years of being put-down and dumped on by others seem to dissappear,and they find their loving God and they know healing wihout medications.Of course there are the few who are afflicted with a genuine malady and will have to depend upon medication for years.But the majority of those deceived by the quacks of today far outnumber the psychological damage done to us as children all our lives.Spiritual wounding is as much a way of life as having depression or funky days my friends,get wise ,learn a little about self-Actualization,Self-a wareness,or Introspection? In HIs loving kindness, lampwicke xxx
Sayings!
10.15.06 (10:28 pm) [edit]Sayings 7-10-01 Those who dance are thought mad, by those who can't hear the music. There is no man so poor,so ignorant,so unlettered, so eccentric; that he cannot tell you something you did not know. Human jealousy, yours and mine,springs from weakness,it is the reaction of someone who is uncertain of his or her personal worth. Whenever I've grown distant with people,or feel God has deserted me,I find it's time to look at myself and try to find the area that I'm failing God in,because God is never to blame for anything negative in my life. This emphasis of Christs and yours intimate relationship takes priority over temporal things. Sometimes,we love to little,or to small. Contrary? "There is a purposeful sense of abandonment, to the quality of spontaneity". For what Purpose? To set aside the inhibitions of social upbringing, and return to the joys we once experienced, as the children, we always want to be. Intimacy VS. Familiarity Intimacy involves a true knowing. Familiarity is the illusion of knowing in which I see only what I want to see,only that part of a person that I can cope with. Sympathize: def: I understand how you feel! Empathize: def: I feel how you feel. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Matt.12:34b Shalom, lampwicke xxx
the Battle!
10.15.06 (4:23 pm) [edit]11-5-01 She was about three years old. That morning she was running the water for her bath. A tiny thing she was so proper,so grown -up. As the water filled the tub, I was preparing the woodstove for light up. Then her voice shattered the quiet sputter of running water. She screamed and kept on screaming, until I got to the bathroom door. Thank God she didn't lock it. Then I heard in a trembling voice, "God did not give me a spirit of fear" again,"God did not given me a spirit of fear". As I stepped into the bathroom,she had her towel wrapped all around her. Her lip was quivering she was cold, scared,and the tears had started. I asked her "what's wrong baby"? It was all she could do to point to the faucet end of the tub. "Get it out daddy,get it out". The water almost half filled in the tub was circulating from under the water faucet of the now shut-off water. Floating near the drain overflow was the biggest,fiercest looking carpenter Ant she and I had ever seen. She reacted to her fear the best way she knew how,with the Word of God. Aside from the terror of the moment, she blessed me greatly. Which I think blessing anyone at that moment was the farthest thing from her mind. To top it all off,the ant was dead. "But Jesus said,suffer little children,and forbid them not,to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 19: 14 In His love, lampwicke xxx
A Day At The Marketplace?
10.15.06 (4:18 pm) [edit]10/15/05 Overheard at the occmalla bazaar in Fallujah ,Iraq! "Hurry up Acmid,we've got to get to the polls early today"? "what's the hurry Samar! They'll still be there all the day long? No, our brothers the valiant freedom fighters only promised safety for those who vote,so the police and Americans will be the only game available today? After all Jihaud doesn't really satisfiy our anger and if they gave us Sunni some damn guns,we'd show 'em? Well Acmid we could throw rocks like our Palestinian brothers ? It provides the potential for building huge walls,but the jews think they keep us out of their country,but we know different,it keeps them in? No, Samar more damage can be done to more people with our female bombers,this has been proven. But; we are running short of more walking, talking ,bomb carrying females? Pretty soon we won't be able to participate in the gene pool any longer? Our only chance is to get the Americans out of Iraq, who else will spend their big bucks to fuel their Envoys and Escalades my brother, you must start thinking about after the this (Police Action) action; like their Viet Nam. sucking them in with the story of WMD's really shook their cookies: didn't it? Soon they will be gone, the elections over; women will get the vote and this whole country can return to normal once again,we won't even have to consider any more absentee ballots for those Iraqi's in America? We will have our own Arab Ebay! Cool hey! dude? Peace will be for a time that looks good to the outside world, then our Mullaahs can really exploit our oil ,with China jumping in; won't we be cool: I mean liikke sudden destruction will come upon them all? While here in the east there will be a goat in every carport,and we can all live like Sadaam did? Oh! yeah! a palace in every neighborhood,big bucks stashed away,for a rainy day ,whatever those are? That is just fab Acmid,I want a bar with high-boy stools and all kinds of booze,I'll call it "Omar's". Wow! Samar you sure think big my brother,we could import some scag from Afganistan if you really want to cover your bases? Hmm! good thinking Achmid,very good thinking. Me I just want my own prison, how does Acmid's Abu Graves? sound to you? All these wonderful changes will come about if we stick to the plan, remember now, the vote first, make it look good to all involved, then while that's going on ,keep on wasting the police and Americans; it will all iron itself out in time? We have much of that my friend,nothing but time? Good brother ,soon we will be a third world ,power by just exploiting the masses ,Joe said Religion is the opiate of the masses? Making this a Muslim Conglomerate was a stroke of brilliance, united we will be with our alliances with the kings of the east, and the north,we will eventually gain full control of Paradise,Allah! will bless our efforts greatly? Both Acmid and Samar do a little two step out into the street, with shoulder launchers at the ready singing; "You take the high road,and I'll take the low road ,I'll be getting there afore ye"? Let them have their hollywood, we will have our Arabian Nights,(the Saudis will bankroll it for us?) We'll title our first production ,Ali Babas Independent Righteous Dudes? //ABIRD? Look forward to upcoming reports on the success of these two loveable, & funn filled Jihaudists! In Loving humor, lampwicke xxx
DejaVu Vu Christians!
10.15.06 (4:12 pm) [edit]10/15/06 DejaVu Vu Christians! Christians battle, ? they battle more with themselves than any other enemy. They are confronted by loving our God or fearing just what obedience to our God will bring about in our lives. Turmoil doesn�t even come close to the dilemma this brings about within the spiritual being,at least those who believe they are. I don�t mean to sound sarcastic but over thirty-five years I have seen this fear manifest itself time and again when it comes to making a choice either for or against ones God?Being created by God with the ability to become guilt ridden perhaps is our only out,even this fails sometimes. You may not like what I write about but all of us have been privy to just these same afflictions over the years, or soon will be. It is a part of spiritual maturity.With God He is always teaching us,and He never stops, every second of every day,He strips away the veneer of selfishness that says no to our loving God. Being brought up in a world of the self,and pleasing me,no matter how subtle will manifest itself sooner or later,probably sooner if one is pious enough? Changing from our worldly ways to spiritual maturity is walking in the Spirit. Those denominations which deny the Holy Spirit of God ,cheat the Christian of Gods power for him.It is a reality that doing battle with spiritual concerns in the flesh is futile,for spirit can only be overcome by Spirit.That is with your choice and Gods word.There is nothing more pitiful than a christian doing battle in the flesh? It�s like we attempt to seek all different ways to remedy our spiritual problems with a hundered different answers,then when finally exhausted ,we crawl to our Father wondering why we didn�t seek Him out first. This is human nature,and selfishness will have to be grabbing us by the shirtcoller and slapping our face for us to get it right?The tremendous amount of inner fear when God expects change within us is what holds us back spiritually,and our emotions do their job well. Not knowing the outcome of any choice we may have to make is enough to start the process of avoidance to Gods desires. Just the unknown ,will stop us in our tracks in making spiritual decisions. Sooner or later, we get it, it will eventually become spiritual dejaVu Vu.,for being there and doing that so many times God allows His love and repetition to overcome even our own foolishness. In His loving kindness, lampwicke xxx
Total Change!
10.15.06 (4:02 pm) [edit]10/15/06 I have long known,that those I have loved if unsaved when I go to heaven will trouble me no longer. Their salvation is theirs to be concerned with. Altho I may love them dearly in this human form, I will have no recollection ,nor will I worry myself if they accept my Lord Jesus Christ or not. Once I leave this earthly world little will matter to me.I will have lost my human concern,for I will be a spirit being;dealing with a human nature will be of no concern to me. Many of the temporary uses of doing things will pertain only to being of the human family,used to help explain human nature and not the spirit world. Living side by side with the sin of this world places constraints upon this human body which the Spirit has no use for.Living under Gods laws while in human form clarifies our behavior for living in eternity. We will have no trials nor tribulations in heaven,where love will rule. Faith will be abolished,as it will have become pure Obedience.I am suspecting that there will be much being taught about salvation which just converted or new christions will have to be taught prior to entering heaven.Just dealing with no computers,will humble mankind in understanding the supreme spiritual mind,which uses thought only. Transportation via thought sounds exciting to say the least. A place where loving ones neighbour will come naturally as loving one self The Elimination of selfishness in itself will have brought a weeding out of the wheat and the tares in itself.Christs love will have taken place of anything ungodlike there.Those who enter in to heaven who aren’t practicing it,simply just won’t be let in there. .All will be equal, none different, none handicapped,all perfect in God love and joy.When God holds to His promise to burn with fire this earth pure and clean will present itself everywhere to all in eternity the filth of sin will no longer purge Gods creation ever again. for that next step “spirit living” will be the order of Gods day ,and ours too. I have no doubts that spiritual children will be conceived by our loving father without the necessity of sex. Praise, teaching,and love will all be ours.For I believe that humanity is the stepping off place to many dimensions not yet fathomed by Gods children. Call them ramblings of an old man,but; with God all things are possible. His soon return is sensed world –wide,as the world darkens. In His lovingkindness, lampwicke xxx Comments (0)