Ranger Bill 55-12-21 The Hermit

Beware!

Be on the lookout for wolves in the church.
Be noticing eyes, when someone is talking to you.
Be alert while driving your car or bike.
Be kind to children.
Be involved in community and church activities.
Be a Follower of Christ.
Be reading good books.
Believe in God.
Be learning.
Be teachable.
Beware
Be Aware!

The Inward Struggle

There is a battle for our minds .  We are not big on relying alone on a positive mental attitude.  But it is definitely something needed.  Some of the struggle is being "deceived" by our emotions that help, yet also have the tendency to "lie" to us. Whether correct or incorrect, we have perceptions on what is happening within and without us.   The inward plight of family or friends, many times go unnoticed or thought to be a phase. What is sometimes seen as lackadaisical, minute or just "in your mind" may be a  very real torment of the heart and thought process.  Life is seen as hopeless and no way out.

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Since the fall of man we have been searching, even struggling to find ourselves. We may be looking in all the wrong places.   We are to first start with God.

 I believe a Biblical worldview, even a Biblical-lifeview is necessary.  Let me suggest having peace with God through faith in Christ is the answer.  This is not aimed at defending the good news but to lovingly declare it. Trusting Christ may not make you a perfect person. We still wear glasses don't we? Die from cancer, do we not?  We may find ourselves sad and depressed. Trusting Christ does make us righteous, forgiven. We then will not perish, but have an eternity spent with God (without glasses or depression).

The Apostle Paul wrote about a struggle:  "For the good that I will do, I do not do, but the evil I will not do, that I practice"  He said:  "Oh wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God-through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind, I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin."

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To His followers Jesus said:  "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."  Paul wrote to us;  "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God; and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

There is so much more to share. Will there be seasons of despondency? There most likely could be.  For the long haul, please trust Christ as your only hope to spend eternity with God. and know the source of our struggle and continue walking with God, living not based on  feelings but an accurate view of God and an accurate view of self.

God loves you. God is love He didn't make us robots. That would not be love,   Choose to follow Him today.   "And be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and Holiness."

Despondent, tormented....or  in peace;  don't do life alone.  ltflener@hotmail.com

God loves You!

For God so loved you that He gave His only begotten Son that if you would believe you should not perish but have eternal life!  Receive His love then tell that good news to others.

Keep that fishin' pole in the water!

You might have reeled in your line, turned around and headed for the car or cabin, when an older man asked if you were new. "You're  leavin' to soon."  You reply with;  "Haven't had a bite."
"In this river you got to keep the hook in the water and not give up!"

The  fishermen were cleaning their nets because they were done and disgusted with no product for the market.  Jesus told them to launch out into the deep. One time He even told them to throw their nets out on the other side of the boat. What's He saying?  "I'm God. Don't give up!"

Peter's about to leave the ministry. Jesus in a sense,

told him to keep the hook in the water.
Elijah?  Keep the hook in the water
David? Keep the hook in the water
Jeremiah? Don't give up. Keep the hook in the water

Reader of this paragraph, myself included; Do not give up. Have you failed? Do you think it's over? It looks hopeless.
Keep your hook in the water like all of the above characters, God still wants to use you!

Jesus told them:  "I gave you a large catch of fish, follow me and I will make you a fishermen of men, women,  boys and girls"

Jesus didn't give up (what if He had?).  He lived and died for us, according to the plan of God.
  That's good news.

"You don't trust me!"

I have told lies, stolen and cheated on tests while in high school.  If someone were to say: "I don't believe you or , trust you." I would have to say  "I understand."  Even though I am not that person anymore ( I have matured and have developed into a more reliable human),  I am not perfect.

I have to snicker when I hear a young person say "I don't believe you don't trust me!" We would support, encourage, mentor them but the keys to the car every night?  "No. The reason is not the trust factor that you mean....." and so you explain for a number of hours until it's to late for them to go anyway.

You had better not trust every chair that comes along.  I speak from experience, sitting in some weak lawn chairs that have bent or snapped.

You can be sincere about believing the boat will get you across the lake, but you had better first look for holes and cracks.

When it comes to heaven or hell, living for eternity with God or not, there will will be many ideals and person,  asking for your trust.  Be sure to check for leaks.

Through life experiences and God's word and following Christ, being taught, comforted, and convicted by God's Holy spirit, we believers know it is trustworthy and reliable.  Jesus said: " For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

 Psalms of the Bible tells us to;  "Trust God and do good."

Pass it on

This blog is alive and breathing merely, to cast excitement for interest and investment toward other people.  These posts are not here only, pushing human welfare, but also a burden for the eternal well being of men, women, boys and girls. Praying for heart transformation , followed by life transformation. That, equals community development.

You also know there are people on their way to an eternity spent with God, yet  living a hell on earth existence that may or may not be  a fault of their own.  I also pray for them and might desire to write something real, in order to wake us up to their plight and come along side with encouragement and God's word.

Using books, blogs and tweets let us share our hearts and minds, being this community for a community. We are in it but not of it. Our citizenship is elsewhere while being ambassadors for God here. It is all well and good to perform community service, but the individual, must hear or read the good news of Christ and of their believing and trusting, Christs life, death and resurrection,  and His ascending to God, as their only hope to spend eternity with God. Then, we Celebrate, connect and then do community.

In our ministries, church, computers at homes, if we are healthy, may we not just take up space.  We can make a commitment that through the love and power of God we will be the conduit through which He uses, for His purpose and glory in the world.

I'm not rich, highly educated or even very healthy but we can be the voice and the watchmen on the wall standing in the gap toward the goal of people following Christ and "COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT."