I thank you my Beloved Jehovah Heseh (God is love 1 John 4:16) for the blessing of Your divine love and the power that emulates from it.
Please remind me that this love is not to be kept for myself but to be extended to others through Your grace.
May Your love shine outwardly from me toward those I come in contact with this day.
May that love be a beacon that brings them into Your Holy sphere so that they will be blessed as You have blessed me.
Please nurture the talents You have given me so as to guide others to You my Love.
Please bless me that the Holy Spirit produces much fruit in me this day so that I may many seeds for Your Kingdom garden.
But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness,gentleness, self control. Galatians 5:22-23 The Holy Bible, The Amplified Version
I humbly request this in the name of He who enabled His disciples to feed the five thousand, Jesus Christ. Amen
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In For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 Holy Bible New Living Translation
This is not a one off experience but is a daily requirement in our walk with Christ.
Every day we are going to experience a time when we need the Holy Spirits power to conquer fear and speak up when we encounter something that is wrong.
Ask the Lord to guide you to resources to help you in your battle.
So for example research homosexuality and find out all the destructive behaviors that accompany it like syphilis and gonorrhea. How about how there is a lot of depression and anger that is a part of their attitude as well. Learn the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Covenant of Social, Economic and Cultural Rights and keep them with you. You have rights to speak up just like they have.
Then there is self discipline. Not just to resist temptation like pigging out on unhealthy foods but for discipline to resist losing your temper when the wicked ones are taunting you.
Yes, there is love. Love is not a feel good emotion but an action to get in there and get dirty to help someone.
So say a family member or friend is constantly borrowing money from you and not repaying it. This gives them a habit of dependence on you instead of maturing and taking financial responsibility for their own actions. Be loving and help them learn to handle their own money without using yours. If they refuse then let them suffer. That may help them as well (although with some folks they just cannot handle money, that does not give them the right to free load off of you though).
We need the daily portions of the Holy Spirits love, self discipline and power to succeed in our daily spiritual battle. Joseph a son of Jehovah
Prayer: Thank you Jehovah Mauzzam (Psalms 37:39 The LORD Their Strength) for blessing me with the strength to maintain self control when the devil and his wicked buddies are attacking me. Thank you for blessing me with the strength to say no to abusers and scammers. Thank you for blessing me with the strength to stand up for Your truth when those walking in darkness are spewing their toxic lies to the gullible. I praise You in the ultimate super man Jesus Christ. Amen
May you be blessed with peace and joy every day.Joseph a son of Jehovah
God did not give me a spirit of timidity orcowardice orfear, but [He has given me a spirit] of power and of love and of sound judgment andpersonal discipline [abilities that result in a calm, well-balanced mind and self-control]. 2 Timothy 1:7 The Holy Bible, The New Living Testament Version
If Jehovah did not give it to us then who did?
It was satan that gave us a spirit of timidity where we are afraid to speak the truth. He did this to prevent us from from speaking the truth and bringing the lost to Christ. He also did it so that the wicked ones could gain power over the weak and abuse them to greater degrees. This has been done through out history where if the people spoke up in the beginning bad things like the Nazi’s would not have happened.
It was satan that gave us a spirit of cowardice so we would not stand up to bullies. This created terrible situations for entire societies (look again to Nazism). As well, he gave us a spirit of cowardice and fear so we would not step out into the unknown world Jesus is leading us to in service to Him.
Jehovah has, through faith, given us power to conquer evil folks and love to reach out to the unloved. He has blessed us with sound judgment so we will not fall for his schemes and scams. He gave us a spirit of discipline so we can grow in power in His spirit to live Godly lives.
This means living a life of having a well balanced mind that is balanced by the Holy Spirits guidance.
We have calmness by surrendering ourselves to Him and allowing Him to keep us calm in tense situations.
Through the Holy Spirit we gain self control (sometimes He keeps us under control, sometimes He reminds us of when we are losing it and depends upon us to make the effort of maintaining self control). Joseph a son of Jehovah
Prayer: Thank you Jehovah Immeka (Judges 6:12 The LORD Is with You) for always being with me and helping me live a victorious life through You. I praise You in the name of He who I always try to imitate in every area of my life to bring You glory through my life just as He did, Jesus Christ. Amen
Wishing you a house full of sunshine, hearts full of cheer and love that grows deeper each day of the year. Welsh blessing
Make every effort to add to your faith … self-control … 2 Peter 1:5-6 The Holy Bible, New Living Translation
How do you Keep self control?
Most times when I feel a situation getting out of control I just step back and take a few deep breaths.
It is important to keep self control, ESPECIALLY, when teaching.
Sometimes as frustrating as it is people just do not see the obvious, through no fault of their own. Then it is time to just drop it and pray they will come to understand what you are saying. Usually the students get it with in a few weeks of contemplating it.
Sometimes however, when the frustration is overwhelming and they are being a pain in the butt and being antagonist I slam my fist into a wall.(EDITORS NOTE: I do not do this any more. Now I merely inform them if they want to learn they are welcome in my class. If they do not want to learn, there is the door, do not slam it on the way out. Some leave, which makes the class better, the ones that stay straighten right up)
It is not in anger, it is releasing the frustration. It gets their attention and they back away. It is not that they do not understand, it is that they do not WANT to understand. Then just walk away.
If they are stubborn and refuse to see it any way but their way I just call it like it is:” You are stupid and stubborn. I will not speak to you until you apologize and are willing to maturely discuss this.” Don’t talk with them for a couple of days. They usually come around. Stupidness and stubbornness goes together like smoking and cancer. Trying to reason with a stubborn soul is like talking to a wall. I do not waste my time talking to walls.
Sometimes they are just too self centered and then it is best to avoid them altogether because they will do nothing but bring you anger, pain and frustration.
My motto is “Avoid aggressive, self centered people. They will only pollute your heart with anger and sadness.” Joseph a son of Jehovah It has held me in good steed.
Now if it is an addiction get counseling.
Find out why you have that addiction and remove it from you. If you are a drug addict or alcoholic that will mean giving up your friends. They will only continue to pull you back down into that cesspool again. Sometimes the addiction is too strong for you to conquer and that is the time to completely surrender it to Jesus. I did and He instantly defeated my addiction and I have not returned in over ten years. Now, He may or may not instantly relieve you like He did me.
Editors note: since writing this article I have been taught by the Holy Spirit to pray when feeling like losing control. He either calms me down or encourages me to immediately remove myself from the situation which is causing me to lose my self control.
Prayer: Thank you Jehovah-Chatsahi (The Lord is my Strength) – Psalm 27:1 for blessing me with the strength, sensitivity to know when I am being baited and the wisdom to either leave the situation or the wisdom to use the right words to defend myself and defeat the wicked foe. I exalt You in the name of He whose words both healed and cut like a knife Jesus Christ. Amen May
Christ bless you with love, joy and peace today and every day.Joseph a son of Jehovah
Adam and Eve were created to not only have communion with Jehovah but to care for the garden. The other command Jehovah gave them was to pro create. Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Genesis 1:22 The Holy Bible New Living Translation
This is a major flaw in homosexuality, they cannot pro create. This is why homosexuality is wrong.
As well Jehovah created our bodies to operate in a certain manner. Homosexuality goes against that manner. When you go against Jehovahs design you suffer the consequences which in this case means sexual disease.This is why homosexuality is wrong.
Just this morning I read there is an epidemic of increase of sexual disease such as syphilis.
Is syphilis not a major disease among homosexuals, more so than aids?
Most times when we suffer the disease is not a curse from Jehovah but the result of our arrogant rebellion of His will. His will is intended for our own good but we refuse to obey. Joseph a son of Jehovah
Jehovah commands we live in a certain manner to stay mentally, physically and spiritually healthy.
The homosexual lifestyle rebels against Jehovah and arrogantly gives Him the finger. This is why homosexuality is wrong.
Prayer: Please Jehovah Rabbi (God our teacher) bless me with the wisdom, grace and self control to teach those who are stumbling to Hell in the darkness the righteous manner in which to respect both themselves and You by taking proper care of their bodies. May it guide them to Your light of truth that leads them to Heaven. I sincerely request this in the name of the best Teacher Jesus Christ. Amen
May Gods sunshine always bless you with brightening your day with His love, joy and peace. Joseph a son of Jehovah
Respect everyone, and love the family of believers.1 Peter 2:17 Holy Bible New Living Translation
This is great relationship advice.
I’ve heard it said don’t go to bed while hanging on to sorrow, you may not have the chance to laugh with those you love tomorrow.
You may not mean the words you speak when anger takes its toll, you may regret your actions once you’ve lost your self control.
When you’ve lost your temper and you’ve said some hurtful things, think about the heartache that your actions sometime bring.
You’ll never get those moments back, such precious time to waste, and all because of things you said in anger and in haste.
So if you’re loving someone and your pride has settled in, you may not ever have the chance to say to them again…
“I love you and I miss you and although we don’t agree, I’ll try to see your point of view, please do the same for me.” Author Unknown
Prayer: Thank you Jehovah Elohim Ozer Li (Psalms 54:4) – GOD My Helper for blessing me the Holy Spirit to help me through difficult situations with those around me with grace, wisdom and respect. I greatly exalt You in the name of He who was always gracious with those around Him, Jesus Christ. Amen
May the sunshine of Jesus’ sweet love fill your heart today and every day. Joseph a son of Jehovah
Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected]
Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble]. Proverbs 25:28 Holy Bible Amplified Version
Once a long time ago I played a chess game while stoned on marijuana and it was the quickest game my opponent ever played and the easiest win as well.
Many decades later (and no longer a pot head) the Holy Spirit brought back that memory to teach me a valuable lesson. The reason the opponent won so easily was because the pot diminished my ability to use reason and logic.
So too it is with our temper.
When we begin to lose our temper we begin to be easy pickings for our opponent and the devil will use this to our advantage.
To lose your temper is to lose the battle. To depend upon the Holy Spirit to control our temper and bless us with wisdom, grace and strength is to gain victory. Joseph a son of Jehovah
If instead we are wise and depend upon the Holy Spirit for guidance, He will bless us with Supreme Divine logic and reasoning, including when to get out of there and calm down. Indeed, He will guide us to avoid those who love to instigate fights for no other reason than to watch folks blow up and make fools of themselves.
Prayer: Please Jehovah Ezer (The LORD our Helper) bless me with the strength to shut my mouth and remove myself from situations that agitate my patience and with the wisdom, gracefulness, meekness and strength to deal with agitators who perversely enjoy stirring up the pot. I ask this in the name of my humble (humbleness mean to keep your temper under control) King Jesus Christ. Amen.
May the gentle assurance of Jesus’ sweet love encompass you today and every day.
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 New International Version
In the world today we need laws to protect ourselves but what does Paul mean when he states there is no law?
In most of the western world we have what is called “common law (even though many governments deny it) This law states that we are to do to others what we would like others to do to us. This is civil law. We are not to do to others what we would not want anyone to do to us. That is criminal law.
When we understand what Paul is saying here he is stating Gods Law (or also called Common Law).
If we have love for others how can we cheat them or abuse them?
Why would we need prisons? If we live in peace with our neighbours (as much as it is possible with us) why would we need armies?
If we are kind to each other why would we need welfare or social services?
If we have goodness why would we need why would we need agencies to help the needy?
If we are faithful to Jehovah, to our vows we take with marriage and contract work why would we need divorce court or law suits?
If we are gentle with each other why would we need abuse councilors?
If we have self control why would we need substance abuse services?
When souls see you do they see a great example of Gods Law in action?
As well when we fulfill these attributes in our lives why would we need to obey any rules and regulations of any church to try to earn our way into Jehovahs good favour?
Prayer: Please Jehovah Elohim (God the creator) please create in me a heart and mind that is obedient unto Your divine law. May my words and actions give glory and honour to You and to bring the lost sheep to You. I submissively request this in the name of He who emulated Your holy law with His every breath Jesus Christ. Amen.
May the sunshine of Jesus’ sweet love bless you today and every day.
'Because Souls Are Like Gardens' is a collection of fictional and non-fictional musings—anywhere from life's quirky moments and general happenings, to thoughts and experiences around Jesus, the Kingdom, and truth. Much like a garden, what is planted here today, will be different to what is planted here tomorrow. Happy Pickin's!
Adam and Eve were created to not only have communion with Jehovah but to care for the garden. The other command Jehovah gave them was to pro create. Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Genesis 1:22 The Holy Bible New Living Translation 
