There was a woman in Europe that set out on a ninety mile trip to pick up a friend at a train station. She set her GPS for directions to the train station. Three days later and many countries later she stopped a figured out she was lost. When asked why it took so long to figure out she was lost her reply was she was not paying attention. She was paying more attention to the scenery than listening to the GPS.
How about us?
Do we look around and see all the fun the “In crowd” is having and take their advice to join them in their drinking and partying and where do we end up?
With hangovers, empty pockets and in bed with someone we don’t even know.
Could that not lead us to addictions and diseases?
Could that not destroy our lives?
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death. Proverbs 14:12. New International Version
Where as, if we listen and follow to the advice in the Bible we will avoid these problems.
Oh sure we will look like geeks to the in crowd, but in the long run we have a loving relationship with Christ which far out shines anything the in crowd can offer. It may seem crazy to your friends and family but it will be smiled upon by our Heavenly loving wise Father.
The Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things John 14:26 New International Version
Thank you Poppa for blessing me with The Holy Spirit to be my Guidance Councillor. He is the best. Joseph- Anthony a son of Jehovah
Prayer: Thank you Jesus Pryyand (Jesus my friend) for blessing us with the best instruction manual there ever was, is or will be. Please open my eyes to the wisdom to understand and follow its instructions for a rich and fulfilling life. I humbly give thanks for this blessing and ask for this blessing in Your wise name. Amen.
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“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.” Romans 8:1-2 The Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
So many that are suffering from drug addiction and alcoholism are suffering from something deeper and more painful.
It is abuse by parents when we were children. We never recover and kill the pain with booze and drugs.
This of course only makes the situation worse, not better.
When we surrender to the healing power of Christ, He will free us from this pain.
Sometimes it will happen instantly but most times it takes years of Christian counselling.
It is painful but well worth it.
As we are freed from the prison of abuse we surrender our addictions and because we trust Christ as our Saviour, those sins are forgiven. We belong to Him now, not the past that haunts and torments us . The power of the Holy Spirit sets us free.
We may, and most do, suffer from painful memories all their lives but each time this happens, The Holy Spirit comes and comforts and encourages us.
The Holy Spirit frees us from all prisons in our lives. Joseph a son of Jehovah
Prayer : Thank you Jehovah YAHWEH Ropheka ( God our healer Jeremiah 30:17 ) for healing the painful wounds from my past and setting me free from the prison of addiction that was destroying my life. I extol Thee in the name of He who frees all prisoners, Jesus Christ. Amen
May you be blessed to be set free from your dungeon by the greatest freedom fighter of all Jesus Christ. Amen
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I will never fail you. I will never abandon you. Hebrews 13:5 The Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
This promise has brought light to my darkest days.
When I was planting trees, the camps were like Sodom and Gomorrah a lot of sex, drugs and booze. Their morals fit the description as well. That is why I camped outside of it. So many times there was such an overpowering feeling of loneliness and as if it was the world against me. Upon praying to my Beloved, He would comfort me with this verse.
The same was true in China where morals were considered stupid and for fools. This was true not just with most Chinese but with the majority of foreign teachers as well.
Then, there was the crucifixion. That is where whatever or whomever you love must have that love crucified. That does not mean you do not love them anymore ( although it may ) it means you do not put them above Christ. It was my most painful experience and it was when Christ softly whispered this verse in my ear that there was strength to carry on.
No matter what you are going through our loving strong Christ is walking through it with you. Joseph a son of Jehovah
Prayer: Thank you Jesus Pyyrand (Jesus my best friend John 15:15 ) that You are the truest friend ever. You are always by my side through thick and thin. Through the sunshine and through the storms. I exalt You in Your loving name. Amen.
May you take comfort and gain strength that Christ is with you always.
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For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth. Philippians 3:18-19 The Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
I have met many, including in my own biological family, that when it is tactfully explained to them their lifestyle is sinful, they just turn their heads away. I know I might just as well talk to the wall because they are not listening. They enjoy that lifestyle and have no intention of giving it up. They foolishly believe there is no consequences for their debauched lifestyle. Sometimes people don’t like being told that they are personally responsible for the consequence of their lifestyles.
They are deadly wrong.
It begins to catch up with them in their early forties and progressively gets worse as they age. It starts out slowly but as they age, their body and mind begins to become weaker and more sustainable to mental and physical diseases. Finally, in their final years they are bitter, lonely, shells of a human being waiting to die.
The strange thing is that they are in a living hell and want to die but are afraid of death because they know they will be cast into the eternal Hell when they pass on to the other side.
Please do not be like them.
Repent now and live a godly life or suffer the eternal consequences later.
Prayer: I humbly implore You, Jehovah Hashopet (Judges 11:2 The LORD the Judge ) to grant me the wisdom and grace to reach the heart and mind of those blasting down the highway to hell to convince them to turn from their wicked ways less they suffer eternal damnation. I candidly request this petition in the name of the Supreme Judge, Jesus Christ. Amen
May you be blessed with the wisdom to turn from darkness to the eternal light right now before it is too late. Joseph a son of Jehovah.
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Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested. Hebrews 2:18 The Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
Many folks feel it is senseless to come to Christ with our worries, hurts and problems because He is the big god in Heaven and does not care about mere mortals.
Yes He does.
There is not one crisis that you encounter that Christ has not been through.
He experienced the death of a good friend, was betrayed by another. He experienced homelessness and hunger. He was rejected by loved ones and was hated by the politically correct, even though He was trying to help them. He helped so many yet so few thanked Him. Even then, it was outsiders that thanked Him and not those in His national family ( the Jews ) . And of course, let us not forget the temptation in the wilderness when He was weak, hungry and exhausted.
No matter the situation, Jesus has been there, Jesus cares and when you depend upon Him, He will guide you through them all. Joseph a son of Jehovah
Prayer: It is with the greatest gratitude that I thank you Jesus Immanuel (God is with us John 15:1-27 ) that You have suffered like we do and so much more. Because of this, who better to run to when lifes tragedies come crashing down upon us.
Thank You.
Thank you for always being there.
Thank you for Your gentle, soft reassurance during these difficult times.
Thank you for Your encouragement, strength and guidance in resolving these catastrophes.
It is in Your magnificent loving name I exalt You. Amen May you always run to the loving arms of Christ when calamity comes a crashing through your door. Joseph a son of Jehovah T
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So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery Galatians 5:1 The Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
Have you ever seen paintings of slaves being led in chains.
That is what sin is and destructive addiction.
When we accept Christ as our Savior, He smashes the chains of slavery.
Now that does not mean we can go out and do what ever we want, that will just lead us back into the chains of slavery again.
What it means is that now we are free will servants of Christ. What ever Jesus asks us to do is either for our own good or for the good of others.
Not all chains will be smashed right away.
That would be too much freedom for us to handle.
Some chain may take decades to be smashed and some never be until we reach Heavens Gate.
That is good though as it keeps us dependent on Christ. The more He frees us, the more we love Him. The more we love Him the more we desire to serve Him.
Jesus is the best freedom fighter there is. He always has 100% victory. Joseph a son of Jehovah
Prayer: Thank you Jehovah Keren Yishi (Psalms 18:2 The LORD the Horn of My Salvation ) for blessing me with Your salvation from terrible addictions, disastrous dispositions and the marvelous freedom that only You can provide. I exalt You in the name of He who is victorious over satan and death, Jesus Christ. AMEN
May Gods sunshine always bless you with brightening your day with His love, joy and peace. Joseph a son of Jehovah
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“In returning [to Me] and rest you shall be saved, In quietness and confident trust is your strength.” Isaiah 30:15 The Holy Bible, The Amplified Version
When we repent we and we are turning back to loving and be obedient unto the Lord, we are saved.
Saved from what?
Well for one thing we are saved from making stupid choices that only leads to heartache, suffering mentally, physically and emotionally.
We are saved from suffering from insomnia.
We are saved from addictions which are cruel masters which enslave us and cause terrible pain both mentally and physically.
I have both seen it and experienced it so do testify of the truth of these words.
We are of course saved from the most horrible affliction of all: an eternity in Hell.
Going your own way leads to Hell. Going Christ’s way leads to Heaven. Be careful of your choices because you will be receiving the consequences of them for an eternity. Joseph a son of Jehovah
Prayer: Thank you Jehovah Yasha ( Lord my Savior – Isaiah 49:26 ) for saving me from myself, from the devil and his lackeys, from bad company, from addictive behavior and most importantly from and eternity in Hell, which is what life without You is. I exalt You in the name of He whose blood was the price of my salvation Jesus Christ. Amen
‘May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.’ Numbers 6:22-27 The Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
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Hottempered people must pay the penalty. If you rescue them once, you will have to do it again.Proverbs 19:19 The Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
This applies not just to hot tempered folks but also to those withaddictions whether that be substance abuse or whether it be lack of maturity in handling money.
If you keep on bailing them out, they will never take responsiblyfor their action and thus never mature. You are doing them more harm than good.
Sad to say but it is true that mothers and grandmothers are the worst offenders of this.
Prayer Please Jehovah Jireth ( Genesis 22:14 – The LORD Shall Provide ) bless me to have faith in Your provisions in my loved ones lives. You will do so in a manner in which they must become more mature children in Your family which will cause my heart to dance with joy.
I humbly ask this in the name of He who provided salvation to those who were willing to accept Him not just as their savior but as their king Jesus Christ. Amen
May you be blessed with discernment to when to help and when the best help is to step back and allow those to reap the rewards of reckless living. Joseph a son of Jehovah
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“A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living. About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve. He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything. Luke 15: 13-16 The Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
Although it is hard, the most loving thing we can do for those who chose to walk on the wild side is to let them go and pay the price. It is the only way for them to mature and take responsibility for their actions.
The same can be said of those that want to live in a nanny state ( welfare ).
If they are too lazy to work let them pay the price.
Why should hard working folks allow leeches to deprive them of their hard earned wages. To do otherwise only encourages them down a generational spiral path of a destructive lifestyle. This in turn is taught to their children and leads to the collapse of societies.
Read your history books and see what happened when societies became liberal. I will give you a hint, they self destructed.
Prayer: Please Jehovah Tsori ( Lord my Strength Psalm 19:14 ) bless me with the strength not to interfere with the destructive path my loved one has chosen to take.
Sometimes we have to step back and allow them to suffer the consequences of their wrong actions to help them grow up and mature.
It is so hard to watch them destroy themselves but I know there is nothing I can do but not feed their addiction by providing them with finances or free loading off of me by trying to get me to allow them to live in my adobe free of charge so they waste their wages.
I humbly request this in the name of He who did not stop the rich man return to his empty wealth, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Some times the best help is to provide no help. Joseph a son of Jehovah
May you be blessed with the wisdom and strength to know when to step back and allow enablers to get off of the tit and onto the meat. Joseph a son of Jehovah
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Therefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. Romans 8:12-13 The Holy Bible, The New Living Translation
Prayer: Oh please Jehovah Rapha (God my healer Jeremiah 33:6 ) rescue me, Your tormented child, from this addiction. It is slowly destroying my life. It is too powerful for me to conquer on my own but I have faith in the power of Your saving grace. I humbly submit it to You in the name of the greatest healer of all, Jesus Christ. Amen
Editors note, please get into Christian groups that help recovered addicts. Most folks need support through these difficult times and most times there is mental problems that cause the addiction
May you be blessed with the gentle but powerful healing touch of the greatest physician of all today, Jesus Christ. Joseph a son of Jehovah
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