"The fullness of my life is at my door...on both sides of it...while I talk with the Lord all day long."
-Pat, a homemaker
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
If You Don't Know...
“THOUGH THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD ARE INCREASINGLY MORE COMPLEX, THE SOLUTIONS REMAIN EMBARRASSINGLY SIMPLE....”
- Bill Mollison, co-founder of the world-wide permaculture movement
There is a lot to be said for the common acronym, KISS. It's short, memorable and encourages proper perspective.
Keeping it simple is far from stupid. Our world is no less full of evil than it was in the time before the Flood. It is, however; flooded with more mercy and more of God's wisdom and promise than it was before Yahshuah's coming and since.
Yahshuah said that the kingdom is for those who come to Him as a little child. The kingdom of heaven, vast and eternal Glory, is so simple that a child can grasp it. Yet, it eludes many of us because we refuse to embrace the very simplicity that brings us the peace and power to attain it. Why?
Because simple is NOT easy.
Returning to our Jewish roots is not complicated. There is no need to trudge through lengthy and often erroneous rabbinical teaching in order to understand the basics of the Torah. The Ten Commandments will suffice. Returning to purity is not complicated. There is no need to break down the psycholgical affectations of music videos on society. Mary's example and that of Ruth and Esther will suffice. Returning our earth to a healthy and balanced state is not complicated. There is no need to read massive studies on glacier meltdown or memorize oil drill depth ratios. It will suffice to view water, nutrient-rich soil, skilled trades and community as our best resources, rather than worthless pieces of paper, printed with ink.
As we used to say, back in the day, "It ain't that deep." The simplest answers are right in front of our eyes. They will suffice. But we don't want sufficiency, we want surplus. We don't want the simple answers because they challenge our senses of comfort and convenience. We ignore them, disdain them, like the Pharisees of old, who would rather kill a King than be ruled by Him.
They missed it. We've missed it. We need a more simplistic view of everything from worship to career, from recycling to feminity. Do what God wants us to do the way He wants us to do it and our nation, our world will have no choice but to flourish. This is the new old way. The latest retro style. Plain and simple.
Now you know.
- Bill Mollison, co-founder of the world-wide permaculture movement
There is a lot to be said for the common acronym, KISS. It's short, memorable and encourages proper perspective.
Keeping it simple is far from stupid. Our world is no less full of evil than it was in the time before the Flood. It is, however; flooded with more mercy and more of God's wisdom and promise than it was before Yahshuah's coming and since.
Yahshuah said that the kingdom is for those who come to Him as a little child. The kingdom of heaven, vast and eternal Glory, is so simple that a child can grasp it. Yet, it eludes many of us because we refuse to embrace the very simplicity that brings us the peace and power to attain it. Why?
Because simple is NOT easy.
Returning to our Jewish roots is not complicated. There is no need to trudge through lengthy and often erroneous rabbinical teaching in order to understand the basics of the Torah. The Ten Commandments will suffice. Returning to purity is not complicated. There is no need to break down the psycholgical affectations of music videos on society. Mary's example and that of Ruth and Esther will suffice. Returning our earth to a healthy and balanced state is not complicated. There is no need to read massive studies on glacier meltdown or memorize oil drill depth ratios. It will suffice to view water, nutrient-rich soil, skilled trades and community as our best resources, rather than worthless pieces of paper, printed with ink.
As we used to say, back in the day, "It ain't that deep." The simplest answers are right in front of our eyes. They will suffice. But we don't want sufficiency, we want surplus. We don't want the simple answers because they challenge our senses of comfort and convenience. We ignore them, disdain them, like the Pharisees of old, who would rather kill a King than be ruled by Him.
They missed it. We've missed it. We need a more simplistic view of everything from worship to career, from recycling to feminity. Do what God wants us to do the way He wants us to do it and our nation, our world will have no choice but to flourish. This is the new old way. The latest retro style. Plain and simple.
Now you know.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Some people are a trickle, like the last drops of storm rain Some, a torrent, inescapable
Some dreams are rare, r
a n
d
o
m
glints
winks
pressured like diamonds.
my Dreams explode. Their boom deafens kills reveals.
My love, a sad staccato, begs for Your legato, the maddening
cCrescendOo of death meeting light meeting undone to be done and undone
again.
A
bandon.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Some good advice from a new friend
You'd better get to livin', givin'/ Be willin' and forgivin' cause all healin' has to start with you/
You better stop whinin', pinin'/ Get your dreams in line and then just shine, design, refine 'til they come true/And you better get to livin'/Your life's a wreck, your house is a mess, and your wardrobe way outdated/ All your plans just keep on fallin' thru/Overweight and underpaid, under appreciated/I'm no guru but I'll tell you this I know is true/You better get to livin'/Don't sweat the small stuff, keep your chin up/Just hang tough and if it gets too rough//fall on your knees and pray and do that everyday/Then you'll get to livin'.
You better stop whinin', pinin'/ Get your dreams in line and then just shine, design, refine 'til they come true/And you better get to livin'/Your life's a wreck, your house is a mess, and your wardrobe way outdated/ All your plans just keep on fallin' thru/Overweight and underpaid, under appreciated/I'm no guru but I'll tell you this I know is true/You better get to livin'/Don't sweat the small stuff, keep your chin up/Just hang tough and if it gets too rough//fall on your knees and pray and do that everyday/Then you'll get to livin'.
Thanks Dolly!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
In these "freak out" times, it's easy to think that everything really is falling apart. That you're selfish and rebellious for asking questions that go against the things your parents taught you. That your religion is giving way to the Nothing that feeds on your hopes and dreams.
But the TRUTH is, these are the moments when Holy Spirit is shaking things up, tearing things down, removing the stranglehold of religion. It is the space between your comfort zone and God's will that thunders and strikes within the soul. In these spaces new perspectives are formed as God kneels down and looks us straight in the eyes, asking us a question. "Will you hold onto what you've been taught and the comfort you've found in the midst of chaos or will you turn round and release yourself to do what pleases me?"
He is very patient to wait for the answer.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
And the journey continues...
In the time that I've been away from my precious blog, I have traveled deeper into the heart of wisdom. There is something so magical about receiving a new revelations on ancient truths. Let me share with you what I've learned.
SOAPBOX:
The church has been deceived.
The church continues to be deceived because the church's primary focus is worship of grace through Jesus Christ, rather than worship of Yahweh through Yahshuah.
The church is steeped in its idolatry called "churchianity" (borrowed word) and is powerless to heal the sick, raise the dead, powerless to open blind eyes and unstop deaf ears and many greater things Yahshuah promised believers would do after his ascension.
The church can only regain this power by eschewing idolatry, humbling itself and returning to its roots in the Jewish understanding, interpretation and practice of the word of G_d.
ASSENT:
I have only brushed the dust off of the surface that has yet to be scratched of the amazements G_d has yet to reveal.
My knowledge comes, largely from men whom I have never met, many of them Jewish, who hold these same beliefs and have been teaching them for many years.
My knowledge of scripture pertaining to the aforementioned truths is growing, but limited. I require much more study to show myself approved unto G_d, a workman who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Articulating what I have learned with compassion is yet a struggle, as my zeal often overtakes my sensitivity.
CONCLUSION:
This is not a new faith wave or trend in preaching styles. This is the pure basic truth that we can see throughout scripture from Genesis to Revelation. Yahweh, chose a people, Israel, to worship Him in spirit and in truth. Throughout history His people worshiped idols and forgot G_d. In His infinite love, G_d intended to bring those outside of His chosen people into the sheepfold and make them a part of His kingdom. Throughout history non-Jews have worshiped idols and forgotten G_d.
Yahweh wants us to return to His original intent, to live and worship according to His original plan.
The first step to doing that is to recognize that Yahshuah (whom we call Jesus) came to free us from the penalty of our sin, not for salvation's sake, but to bring us into right standing with Yahweh, to bring us into right relationship with our creator.
The second step is acknowledge that Christianity is the child of Judaism. The first believers in Yahshuah were Jews. Yahsuah came to fulfill the law, not to render it null and void. We cannot allow satan's plan, to use Yahshuah as a barrier between Christians and Jews, to succeed. Leaving behind the label of Christianity to be followers of Yahshuah and casting off the straitjacket of Judaism to be Jews who follow Yahshuah is key to seeing the power of G_d released to mend families, answer unanswerable questions, reconcile the races inside and outside of the walls of the church, heal disease, provide for the widow and the orphan, stop physical and sexual abuse, eradicate child slavery and sex trafficking, toss away materialism and greed, deliver tormented and suicidal minds, transform trifling men into kings and pathetic women into queens, unlock financial, agricultural, medical, and other resources from tyrannical governments, etc. The list is unending. So is the light of Yahshuah (G_d is our saviour).
For eight days, the consecrated oil burned in the tabernacle when the Maccabees cleansed the house of G_d from idols that had corrupted that holy place. That is why Chanukah, the feast of dedication, is celebrated. Yahshuah, himself, celebrated this wonderful event. Yahshuah is the everlasting light that points us to the Father. He is the new beginning, the promise of abundance. As you pray and study, I pray that this will be your time of a new beginning, a time of renewal whose origin is a time before time began, when YHWH hovered over the face of the deep. He hovers over us now. What will be your response? Here is mine.
Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.
V'ahav'ta eit Adonai Elohekha b'khol l'vav'kha uv'khol naf'sh'kha uv'khol m'odekha.
Hear, Israel. The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.
And you shall love the Lord, your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
Blessings unto you.
Stacey
SOAPBOX:
The church has been deceived.
The church continues to be deceived because the church's primary focus is worship of grace through Jesus Christ, rather than worship of Yahweh through Yahshuah.
The church is steeped in its idolatry called "churchianity" (borrowed word) and is powerless to heal the sick, raise the dead, powerless to open blind eyes and unstop deaf ears and many greater things Yahshuah promised believers would do after his ascension.
The church can only regain this power by eschewing idolatry, humbling itself and returning to its roots in the Jewish understanding, interpretation and practice of the word of G_d.
ASSENT:
I have only brushed the dust off of the surface that has yet to be scratched of the amazements G_d has yet to reveal.
My knowledge comes, largely from men whom I have never met, many of them Jewish, who hold these same beliefs and have been teaching them for many years.
My knowledge of scripture pertaining to the aforementioned truths is growing, but limited. I require much more study to show myself approved unto G_d, a workman who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Articulating what I have learned with compassion is yet a struggle, as my zeal often overtakes my sensitivity.
CONCLUSION:
This is not a new faith wave or trend in preaching styles. This is the pure basic truth that we can see throughout scripture from Genesis to Revelation. Yahweh, chose a people, Israel, to worship Him in spirit and in truth. Throughout history His people worshiped idols and forgot G_d. In His infinite love, G_d intended to bring those outside of His chosen people into the sheepfold and make them a part of His kingdom. Throughout history non-Jews have worshiped idols and forgotten G_d.
Yahweh wants us to return to His original intent, to live and worship according to His original plan.
The first step to doing that is to recognize that Yahshuah (whom we call Jesus) came to free us from the penalty of our sin, not for salvation's sake, but to bring us into right standing with Yahweh, to bring us into right relationship with our creator.
The second step is acknowledge that Christianity is the child of Judaism. The first believers in Yahshuah were Jews. Yahsuah came to fulfill the law, not to render it null and void. We cannot allow satan's plan, to use Yahshuah as a barrier between Christians and Jews, to succeed. Leaving behind the label of Christianity to be followers of Yahshuah and casting off the straitjacket of Judaism to be Jews who follow Yahshuah is key to seeing the power of G_d released to mend families, answer unanswerable questions, reconcile the races inside and outside of the walls of the church, heal disease, provide for the widow and the orphan, stop physical and sexual abuse, eradicate child slavery and sex trafficking, toss away materialism and greed, deliver tormented and suicidal minds, transform trifling men into kings and pathetic women into queens, unlock financial, agricultural, medical, and other resources from tyrannical governments, etc. The list is unending. So is the light of Yahshuah (G_d is our saviour).
For eight days, the consecrated oil burned in the tabernacle when the Maccabees cleansed the house of G_d from idols that had corrupted that holy place. That is why Chanukah, the feast of dedication, is celebrated. Yahshuah, himself, celebrated this wonderful event. Yahshuah is the everlasting light that points us to the Father. He is the new beginning, the promise of abundance. As you pray and study, I pray that this will be your time of a new beginning, a time of renewal whose origin is a time before time began, when YHWH hovered over the face of the deep. He hovers over us now. What will be your response? Here is mine.
Sh'ma Yis'ra'eil Adonai Eloheinu Adonai echad.
V'ahav'ta eit Adonai Elohekha b'khol l'vav'kha uv'khol naf'sh'kha uv'khol m'odekha.
Hear, Israel. The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.
And you shall love the Lord, your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
Blessings unto you.
Stacey
Sunday, September 5, 2010
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