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Rightly Dividing The Word Of Truth

Organized Religion vs Spirituality

Halloween. A pagan ritual day to some, a day of candy to others. Like many thigs that surrounds your life in this world and your faith. When it comes to Halloween there is some controversy. But is it necessary.

Faith. The word appears in the new testement 307 times. It's one of the first things stated by a person who claims to be a christian. They talk about their faith. But what is that faith. What is that part of your christianity. Your belief system that separates you that's different from others. Your faith is not what some have called blind.

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Traditions

When you look at something counterfit. The purpose of it is to appear to be something genuine. What comes to mind first is money. Here you have something of value, thats been authorized and has a seal of approval on it. But when you have a counterfit. You have something that is so close to the original. That it is difficult to tell. But in every case there is something that is large enough that will stand out for you to tell the difference between that which is real and that which is counterfit.

James 4:14 says that you don't know what will happen to you tomorrow. For what is life, It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. Putting that off what you should do today only delays the inevitable. You are someone that's wants to succeed, progress, help, inspire, all these things in life. If you don't pratice that daily. If you don't find ways daily to participate in life. To help someone. To care for someone. To share insight. There's no guarantee you'll be able to tomorrow.

Change is going to happen in life. It will come in many froms and ways. And enter your life through front doors, back doors, and windows. And you can choose to be on the side of fear. Running from any sort of change in your life. Or you can embrace it and seek the things that God has for you in those changes.

It's a common assertion that religion is at the heart of most wars. Can this really be true. Is religion the cause of much of the worlds violence and destruction. It seems that way on the surface. Wars have that element in it and that can not be denied. But I assure you that is not the case. Regardless of that simplistic apperrance.

So it's Labor Day weekend. And There's a lot of things going on. The end of the summer, seasons are changing. With Labor Day it takes time to look at those that work and the concept of working. Is taking time to rest as well.

So as the season of summer rolls to a close. It's interesting how you can hear people talking about the diferent parts of the season. The heat or the weather. And there seems to be this pattern of people getting tired of the weather. They can't wait for fall. But you should remember that every season is important and has a purpose. And this apply to the seasons to your life as well.

You've heard of books titled the power of positive thinking. There's more to it than that. However there is something to be said about the power of negative thinking. Simply if you set out on your day. And your first thoughts with everything that you participate in. You interact with somebody is always about the negative. If that seems to be your pattern or those around you. I want you to think about that today.

So where are you? There's arguments that go back and fourth about who you are to be. Today I want you to think about where your roots are. It's been said you can't have roots and wings. That you need to choose to understand who you are. Do you want the freedom of flight or the stability of roots. Well even birds have to land. Find a place of resting. Even birds know from where the come.

The concept of working hard or doing something that is noble and not being noticed. And sometimes as you do it, it becomes a weight. Just like the back up singer, blury in the background. but that's not true.

If you go out to a toy store. You walk down the isles. You're going to see a number of toys. All kinds of different toys that provoke interest and ideas of children. But there will be a few isles that will be familiar to your life. Just smaller and made out of plastic. You'll see little ovens, lawnmowers, little tool chests. And do you know why? Because the way children begin their lives is immitation.

A Study says that it found the wealthy motivated by greed are more likely to be unethical including liying and cheating. Those findings led to a series of experiments. More information revealed because of the abundance of financial resources. Rich people live in a more insular world. With less need for social bonds for survival. When you think you can buy what you need. You don't focus on the skills that it takes to obtain that in everyday life.

When you hear the term ambassador. What do you think of? Probably politics and government. But did you know thar if you're a believer. That you are called to be an ambassador of mine.

It's not what you have in life. But how you obtained it that matters to GOD. Sadly it seems that more and more parents want their kids to have anything and everything. Even at the expence of others and the emotional expence of their very own children. And when that becomes the focus. When it's just about giving something to your child. Obtaining that something rather than the proper process of obtaining it.There's going to be a problem.

I bet you've herd the phrase There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. There is nothing in life that is truly free. Everything worth while comes at a price. You may not always be the one paying. But I assure you someone is always making the payment.