OPTIONS: Temporary Satisfaction vs. Eternal Bliss!

 

We Have Options! 

We Have The Choice Between Truth And Error

Good And Evil

Careful And Careless 

And 

Temporary Satisfaction And Eternal Bliss! 

For A Committed Christian

The Idea Of Having 

"A Lil' A Dis Right 

And Summa Dat Wrong" 

Like Eating Off A Buffet Table 

Is 

An Illusion! 

Beloved, 

Consider That You Are A House Well Maintained 

Until One Fine Day 

When Some Howlie Broke One Of Your Windows! 

You're Angry 

Because 

You Have Someplace To Be 

And 

You Really Don't Feel Like 

Dealing With That Issue Right Now! 

You Go About Your Business 

Which Turned Out To Be Profitable 

And

In Euphoria

You Forget About The Broken Window! 

Somebody Else Didn't! 

That Minor Broken Window 

Transformed Into Your Major Problem 

When It Became The Gateway For Thieves 

Whose Wicked Activities Were Only Discovered 

When Your Haphazardly-Managed House-Alarm 

Was Eventually Triggered! 

For Being Willfully Careless

You Were Wiped Out When The Thieves Cleaned Up! 

You Have To Start Over ... If You're Able! 

Dear Ones, 

Build Back Better 

Is 

Euphemism For 

"I Dropped The Glass Ball!" 

Knowing Right And Doing Wrong 

Is 

Sin 

So Please Clean Up Your "Little" Sin 

Before Bad Habit Turns Into Planned Sin 

Which Turns You ... Unwise

Into A Reprobate

Unapproved By Almighty God! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self And ... Think 

And

Get Your Bible-Scale 

And 

Weigh Short-Term Ungodly  Ease 

Against Eternal Heavenly Bliss! 

You Know The Truth: Embrace It! 

You Know The Way: Walk In It! 

Peace! 

The ACTS Of Prayer!

Okay!
Now It Is Time To Consider The Act or The ACTS Of Praying!

What Four Words Can We Use
To Create An Acrostic For ACTS!?!

Adoration!

Confession!

Thanksgiving!

Supplication!

Those Are All Excellent Choices
And
Perfectly State The Case
When Before The Lord We Attend!

Here's Our

ACROSTIC

   

A doring The Almighty God
C onfess Christ And Your Sins And Indulge
T hanksgiving To The Eternal Before
S upplicating Him For Others And Self!


But, Brethren 

We, You, Me ... We Have A Problem! 

We Can't Bring The Father Down:

We Must Go Up to Him! 

We Must Not Be Like Discourse
And

We Must Not Be Like Shopping List!

The Lord God Of Grace 
Is Not 
A Heavenly Ebay, Wish, Or Amazon

So Change Your Attitude

If It Is Your Desire To Enjoy Eternal Bliss! 

If It Is Our Desire

To Really Attach Ourselves To Our God

We Must Indulge Intercourse

And

Not That As Promulgated By The Agents Of King Fraud! 

We Are Warned:

Saying Prayers To Our God Holy 

Should Never, Ever, Involve Repeating A Word

A Phrase, A Chant, Or A Mantra Multiple Times! 

I Guess Then That Prayer Beads

Rosaries And The Like Are Given The Kibosh! 

You Got It In One! 

No Beads, No Rosaries! 

The Lord God Is Creator, Savior, Provider, Healer 

And

Friend ... Best Friend
And
He Has Given Unto Us His Outline For Our Prayers
Because
He Loves Us And He Sacrificially Cares For Us
And
Upon His Love, We Can Surely Depend!

Indeed!

If We Diligently Follow The Lord's Leading
We Will Never Go Astray! 

Well Said!
When We Speak To The Lord ... No Appointment Necessary
We May Speak To Him Of Joy, Sorrow, Desire

Pain, Hope

And 

Ask For Help 

And

Listen To His Response ... I Beseech You, Please

And

Give Thanks And Praise 

And

Bless His Holy Name! 
He Is Worthy!

So What You Are Really Saying Is, For Example 

If I Was Telling My Best Friend About

Oh, New Shoes, New Store, New Mall

I Would Talk Color, Purpose, Heel Height, Price

Distance To Mall, Good Time To Go

Ambience ... Smells, Sight, Sounds

Service, Satisfaction, Pleasure Derived

And Tell Of Problems Endured

And Request Commiseration Aka Expect Commiseration

Offer Thanks And Appreciation For Listening

Exchange A Loving Look

Experience A Tender Touch

Enjoy A Hug

Relish A Laugh

Wallow In A Companionable Silence

And Listen Raptly ... Each To The Other 
As Exchanged Thoughts Are Conveyed! 

Wow! Just Wow!

I'm Shook!

Indeed! 

Before We Totally Get Carried Away, Though
Let's Just Bear In Mind
And
Remember Never To Forget 

When We Have Our Real Conversation With Our God
That Above All Else
He Is Holy!

Our God Knows Everything!
You Can't Fool Him!

You Can't Lie To Him!

He Knows What You Need Before You Do 
And 
Before You Express It

And 

That He Loves You Best! 
Remember The Sacrifice!

I Hear That!

The Lord Desires To Hear Our Prayers

Petitions
And

Praises

He Desires Us To Make Big Requests Of Him! 

He Desires Us To Prayer With The Power Of The Written Word ...! 

... What Do You Mean By That!?! 

Simple! 

Dare To Believe His Word
And
Pray Back To Our God 

The Very Promises That He Has Given To Us! 

For Example!?! 

Come Unto Me 
And I Will Show You Great And Glorious Things 
About Which You Know Nothing! 

Create In Me A Clean Heart, Oh, God!

Nice! I Like That!

Have Hope, Brethren
Believe The Lord At His Word
Trust Him And Obey Always
And
Pray With The Power Of 
Your Daily Gift Of Faith ... Unceasingly!
Blessings Be Upon You All!

AMEN!!!

PRAYER: Lord, Help Thou My Unbelief!

Master!
Lord!
My Teacher!
My Friend!
Jesus Christ
The God Of All
Loves Me
And That ... Without End!

I Know Not Where My Feet May Travel
I Know Not Which Row
In The Garden Of Life I Must Hoe
BUT I Know The One
Whose Undying Love For Me
Has Deliberately Made
Personal Provision
Just For Me!

He Who Has Promised
Has Made The Word Plain:

Eye Has Nor Seen

Nor Has A Man's Ear Heard

The Plans

The Provisions

That I Have Made For Thee!

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PRAYER:

Lord, 

I Believe You! - Help Thou

My Unbelief!

Lord,

I Receive You! - Help Me Not To Grieve You!

Lord,

I Am Blind!

If Thou Wilt

Thou Canst Make Me See!

Lord, I

My Sin Against You

- In Contrition -

I Do Confess

And

I Plead

- In Jesus' Name -

Most Gracious God

Please Save Me

To Enter Into Your Bliss!

AMEN.