Razors pain you; / Rivers are damp; /
Acids burn you;/ And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful; / Nooses give; / Gas smells awful; /
You might as well live.
Dorothy Parker in: " Enough Rope" 1926
" THE MIND IS ONLY AS STRONG AS IT'S WEAKEST THINK "
Anonymous
"As you think....so you become."
. . . said God.
Its kind'a scary to ponder the stubborn power of thought that exists in a 'made-up mind'. How subtly that power wields its influence on one's moral behaviour, character & earthly values; even to stifling spiritual sanctity.
Many humans suffer from pathological congestion in their thought life. Things their measly minds have managed to stash away as memories; secretly hoarding the good, bad and the ugly.
To be fair, the mind is only acting on what it has been fed. Things its been exposed to; what or who it has listened to. Even what the eyes have carnally feasted upon. We largely ignore memories of when we intentionally disobeyed the Spirit within us to talk, telling all; thus exposing the real truth behind our fears and phobias. It's best described as 'guilt clothed in shame'. Horrible for the conscience. Detrimental to human happiness.
Sadly, for some, it's suicidal.
God was right when He said: " As we think, so are we."[Prov.23:7]
Offences retained in our memories eventually become our judge and jury. It's called self-condemnation.
The good news is, there is a simple healing for this kind of mindset.
You must first talk to yourself: "Enough is enough....I confess my pain."
It's called Dumping!
Clearing out the trash!
Letting go!
Forgiving!
God calls it . . . r e n e w i n g . . . as in 're-stocking the cupboard'.
Discard 'stale bread' baked by people and events in our past/present life.
Take a moment to savor the life-giving nourishment of warm, fresh-baked Bread from God's Oven. . . the Bible.
A slice of Fresh Word is energising in moments of dire hunger when you crave a wholesome belief system about yourself, God, Jesus, and others in your life.
Stop living under the Legal Law of Moses. It was and is, old manna.
You'll eventually choke on it if you continue to live on it.
Jesus Christ is called The Bread of Life.
He says to you today: "I love you. Try me, you'll like me. "
He is offering you grace and mercy; a slice of Himself that will warm and fill the tummy of your cold, empty heart.
He promised happiness to His followers in Matthew 5:6.
" Joyful, happy and spiritually prosperous are those who are hungry for right things, right living, for they shall be satisfied!"
If guilt consumes you; if shame of things done or undone haunt you;
If you feel empty and stressed, with no worth;
Then please accept this tasty slice from God's loaf:
"There is no condemnation, ever, to those who are in Christ Jesus."
Jesus is The Way, The Truth and The Life.
Choose Him! Choose Life! Not death!
Think on things of good report . . . things pure; people who love you!
Suicide ? . . . uh, uh!
You will need His permission!
While you're waiting for it, take hold of that for which Christ Jesus laid hold of you, making you His own. He paid with His own Life for all the wrong doings in your life. You don't owe a thing......just give Him your life and do what He has destined for you to do and be.
Don't listen to the 'other voices' . . . they belong to Satan, the 'chief liar' who has come to kill, steal and destroy you!
Dear reader, please know this . . . I offer you my ears . . . with no judgment.
I will listen with compassion to your words!
I will also listen in my heart for Jesus to give us an answer for your life.
gretasheppard@shaw.ca
