20/8/06 Life is for living
There are times and seasons when positions and decisions have to be taken to bring about change. The change that is required will not take place easily as there will resistance to change. Most people are happy to stay where they are and not go through with the trouble to change. This is the most soul destroying part of life. To not change and be happy to be stagnant and rot and die. This is the cause of death. A person who is alive is always changing for the better and looking for opportunities to learn and be changed. This is called progress. You never progress by staying still. As long as you are moving means there is hope for change. It is not the end but the journey that matters. Your end is assured so there is no need to fear the future. What you need to do is to enjoy every moment in Him. As long as you breathe you have the capacity to enjoy His life in you. It is not your life but His life in you that makes the difference. With Him in you then you can face any mountain and any predicament knowing He is with you all the time. This is why faith is such a powerful dynamic that causes you to enjoy life to the fullest. Without faith life is a toil for you are going through the motions of living but not really living. Many are already dead in that they have stopped living and are just existing. Only faith can enable them to break out of their tomb and live. Life is for living but many rather choose death then life. What a paradox this is and this is the human dilemma. The things of this world have blinded them from a faith in the living God. They worship the things rather then the Creator.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Saturday, August 19, 2006
God's heavenly exchange
19/8/06 God’s heavenly exchange.
The Lord is near you and in you and before you. He is always here with you all the time and for eternity. This is the privilege and inheritance of His children. You must believe this to inherit the promises of His written Word. Many know the promises but fail to believe and therefore do not inherit the substance of the promises. Believe is a verb and therefore demands action. It is not a noun that stands for something else. It is faith in action. This means you must actively pursue the promise till you see evidence of it in your life. The promise that He will never leave you nor forsake you must be actively worked out in situations in life where you feel rejected and lost and know His presence in the midst. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus. He walked on earth and now is sent to abide in you so that you can experience the same love that Jesus has and respond in His love. This is the heavenly exchange that takes place when you exchange your rejection for His love. God knew and He provided the answer, his healing for your disease. What an exchange but the world still rather believe in dead works then in the gospel of salvation. Come now and believe and receive out of His abundance.
The Lord is near you and in you and before you. He is always here with you all the time and for eternity. This is the privilege and inheritance of His children. You must believe this to inherit the promises of His written Word. Many know the promises but fail to believe and therefore do not inherit the substance of the promises. Believe is a verb and therefore demands action. It is not a noun that stands for something else. It is faith in action. This means you must actively pursue the promise till you see evidence of it in your life. The promise that He will never leave you nor forsake you must be actively worked out in situations in life where you feel rejected and lost and know His presence in the midst. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Jesus. He walked on earth and now is sent to abide in you so that you can experience the same love that Jesus has and respond in His love. This is the heavenly exchange that takes place when you exchange your rejection for His love. God knew and He provided the answer, his healing for your disease. What an exchange but the world still rather believe in dead works then in the gospel of salvation. Come now and believe and receive out of His abundance.
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Childhood responses to present relationships
12/8/06 Childhood responses to present relationships.
The need to relate on a level with different ages is important to be aware of. If one relates as a parent then you will receive child like responses from the other. If one wants to elicit adult like responses then one needs to relate with the other as an adult and not as a parent or as a child. This dynamic can be seen in every area of life, work, home or in social situations. The perceptions are then related to positions one takes with respect to the other. These are emotional positions that one had as a child. Therefore if one had problems with parent figures then when approaching authority figures in the present will induce fear, guilt, hate or ambivalence. Likewise if one relates with another like a parent then this will induce authoritarian responses to the other which will evoke child like responses from the other. The emotions aroused will paralyse one’s thinking or at least will influence the perceptions of the other. To be aware of these distorted perceptions and feelings is the basis for therapy. This is to work through those ill feelings with a responsible adult and not be stunted by them. Many are not aware of this dynamic that occurs so automatically and overcomes a person in situations. It is best then to take a break, calm oneself and regain one’s position and go back and relate in a more equitable manner. Power relationships have this dynamic of distorting present relationships due to past unresolved and hurt feelings. In Christ one can be Christ in whatever situation and not give into those hurtful feelings of childhood. This is the way to heal the hurt child and be in control of those feelings. Addictions are a symptom of those unhealed feelings that drive one to resort to behaviours that destroy rather then build. The root of those addictions are in hurt feelings of childhood. Once evoked they remain in control at a subconscious level till they are released and the person healed from their torment.
The need to relate on a level with different ages is important to be aware of. If one relates as a parent then you will receive child like responses from the other. If one wants to elicit adult like responses then one needs to relate with the other as an adult and not as a parent or as a child. This dynamic can be seen in every area of life, work, home or in social situations. The perceptions are then related to positions one takes with respect to the other. These are emotional positions that one had as a child. Therefore if one had problems with parent figures then when approaching authority figures in the present will induce fear, guilt, hate or ambivalence. Likewise if one relates with another like a parent then this will induce authoritarian responses to the other which will evoke child like responses from the other. The emotions aroused will paralyse one’s thinking or at least will influence the perceptions of the other. To be aware of these distorted perceptions and feelings is the basis for therapy. This is to work through those ill feelings with a responsible adult and not be stunted by them. Many are not aware of this dynamic that occurs so automatically and overcomes a person in situations. It is best then to take a break, calm oneself and regain one’s position and go back and relate in a more equitable manner. Power relationships have this dynamic of distorting present relationships due to past unresolved and hurt feelings. In Christ one can be Christ in whatever situation and not give into those hurtful feelings of childhood. This is the way to heal the hurt child and be in control of those feelings. Addictions are a symptom of those unhealed feelings that drive one to resort to behaviours that destroy rather then build. The root of those addictions are in hurt feelings of childhood. Once evoked they remain in control at a subconscious level till they are released and the person healed from their torment.
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