HAPPY FATHERS DAY

Rambling.....its fathers day again.... "If you have seen me you have seen the father" this could be a rough ride...I hope we can stay on the train of thought Show us the father and we will be ok…. John 14:8 Reality was sinking in…the miracles had come and gone, the celebration was over. It was now becoming clear that things were not going to turn out all rosy and fine. Cynicism began to question everything, doubt was creeping in. Skepticism was becoming full blown disbelief…..unbelief !! 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Fast forward to June 2009….. The world is at a historical crossroad with the security and even survival of humanity at stake. One path continues along the way that has been pursued to date, of the right of might and every person for himself regardless of the consequences. QUOTE Posted on Jun 18, 2009 White House / Pete Souza President Obama once said the deficit "keeps me awake at night." He's not alone. Three recent polls show that while Obama's approval ratings remain high, most Americans are preoccupied with the deficit and many question about whether the president is willing and able to rein in spending. QUOTE Is The American Empire Bankrupt ? By Chris Hedges Click here to read the story This week marks the end of the dollar's reign as the world's reserve currency. It marks the start of a terrible period of economic and political decline in the United States. And it signals the last gasp of the American imperium. That's over.. It is not coming back. And what is to come will be very, very painful. Each time we pray "Thy Kingdom come" in the prayer the Lord taught us, we are acknowledging that the present kingdom which has many branches known as countries, is going down. As a Christian, nothing that happens in this world surprises me because I have been told about it before. We Christians have been instructed in God's word to set our hope (our afection, mind, heart) on things above not on things here. So our politics whether it be right or left wing, our economy, whether it be capitalism, nationalism, communism or any other ism will crumble. There is no human savior. It is only a matter of time before the whole world economy collapses. They will decay because they have their source in the genius of humanity. Now is the time for the people of God to rejoice because the writing is on the wall!!!!! FROM : Ronald Benjamin , aiming to be a blessing Nowadays people spend more time with their workmates than with their families. This makes me wonder about the title I once read in a book describing the family as the "PRIMARY KINSHIP GROUPING"....nowadays in terms of time spent, family is kinda secondary for some people. So I am looking around the workplace at the problems that exist and I am wondering if these people are transfering their family situations into the workplace. ...Shazam !!! of course we are !!...someway somehow..we must,.. right? For instance you may want to make your boss your dad...if for example he has a quality which you like in your dad....or maybe wish your dad had. Maybe you can become lost in fantasies. Just a thought. J I think there is a bully in my workplace....overhearing conversations on the phone seems to confirm the suspicion that this person is also a bully at home. Jesus said "IF YOU HAVE SEEN ME YOU HAVE SEEN THE FATHER" It is not always true that people are like their father.....directly...but there is some connection. Either we avoid the things we dislike and try to be opposite or we just default to likeness without too much thought . So anyhow its fathers day again and I am thinking about it. Right off the cuff I must admit to a rather poor start in the fathering business.....but I do believe that I have improved somewhat if I might say so myself. I was always very squeamish about rating my parents....I just think it can end up being dishonoring in the biblical sense. I would rather be thankful for what I received and to think that my parents really did the best they could. I do think however now that I look back a little...and being the great story-teller that I so want to be....I didn't really know too much about my father by self-disclosure.....so I must respect that privacy for what it is worth and not give in to misguided curiosity. I must not however ignore testimony. Those impressions that have formed across the years. The things that are evident....evidence immediately available to all. Not just things evident need to be considered but things of good report, things virtuous and praise-worthy. Why? See Philippians 4 My Father was thoughtful….he though about things a lot ! Mindful is another word. What strikes me about many people in today's world is how mindless their behavior seems to be. One does not need to be calculating in the negative sense but I definitely need to think things through more carefully. The biblical book of Proverbs is full of instruction in this. For example Proverbs 21: 5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. I won't take too much time but "careful" was another word daddy used a lot….so much so that when I got my drivers license I was unable to operate a vehicle over 50 MPH without mentally going to pieces. I was telling this to some friends the other day and they could not believe. Daddy's thinking went like this, in fact he would say that cars are man made and anything can go wrong. I always had pictures in my mind of a wheel flying off at 50 MPH….so I never drove fast but Ioved the curves, so to save face I used to tell my young friends that I was a "rally driver" not a 'drag racer'…..in fact my favorite stretches of road were the DEVIL's RACECOURSE and the JUNCTION….I hated the QUEEN's HIGHWAY….it was so long and straight and boring !!!! WAR and PEACE My mother taught me blessed are the peacemakers...so I never really learned to fight...but I kept being called a warrior. why would I tell anybody that I am not at war with my wife? Or my kids or anyone who is coming againt me? Am I a peacemaker just because I allow myself to be beat up and run over all the time…that's kind of wimpy…right?? So I am not standing up for anything, not standing against anything, is this a peacemaker? The thinking used to be it takes two to tangle. America is not at war with Islam ! !! ? Islam is a religion of peace !!! By peace he will deceive many – (Daniel) I am not come to bring peace but a sword The peacemakers are blessed because they are at peace with GOD Love your enemies....they are still your enemies The fight will never stop....the enemy is not the person it is the one who is using the person. Luke 12:49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled? 50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! 51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. This is pretty rough stuff coming from the master…..do you see any easy way around this???.....read the entire chapter from verse one….this is really challenging material…….