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No Matter How You Swing The Cat No Matter How You Tear The Page No Matter How You Pack The Lunch No Matter How You Get Bent Outta Shape The Fact Remains That A Christian Without Patience And Self-Control - Both Heavenly Virtues - Is A Perfect Target For And Nimble Instrument Of Satan To Be Used, Abused And Then Discarded When Satan's Designs Are Accomplished! Brethren, We Need To Understand And Accept That Such A Person Will Never See Jesus Christ In Peace And Will Never Enter The Gates Of Heaven Because They ... Being Self-Deceived Have Chosen To Reject Christ's Counsel Which Says That "There Is No Law Against A Meek And Gentle Spirit! Blessed Are The Peacemakers! Lean Not On Your Own Understanding! God Is Our Refuge And Strength! And Thy Word Is A Lamp Unto Our Feet And A Light Unto Our Path!"
Don't Let Your Emotions
Jerk You Around
Like You're On A Bungee Cord!
Beloved, We Are Counselled To Guard Our Hearts! When We Ingest Ungodly Things The Detritus Inevitably Comes Out And Often At The Worst Possible Times Showing To All Observers That Our Christian Attitude And Personality Are Missing Christ!
Garbage In ... Garbage Out:
What You Eat ... You Excrete!
Let's Be Really Wise ... We've All Heard Of And We All Know About Christ! Amen For That! However, Dear Ones It's Time To Intimately Know Him Personally So That When He Comes We Shall Be Found To Be Like Him In Character Aka Attitude And Actions! Travelling To Heaven Is Not An Easy Road So Let's Class Up Our Ideas, Ideals Attitudes And Actions And Willingly Choose To Be ... To Behave Like Our Dear Jesus! Peace Be Upon You!
Self Control Is A Road A Vehicle On A Road A Seat In A Vehicle On A Road!
Self Control In A Man Is A Steering Wheel In The Hand Of The Man In A Vehicle On The Road Called Life!
Self-Deceit Sin AND Disaster Are Deep Ruts In The Road Of Life When Man - Any Human - Has No Self Control!
This Man's Vehicle Is Vanity Intemperance ... His Wheels AND His Fuel Is Dirt Cheap Because He Buys It
At Mobile Gas Station I-Feels!
Who ... But A Fool Drives A Vehicle With No Engine Or Sits In A Vehicle That Has No Seat Cushion
AND Whose Brake Line Has No Fluid AND Of Direction Has ... No Notion?!
Who ... But A Fool Will Deign To Have A Feast In A Speeding Vehicle Possessing Neither Wind Shields No Doors?!
Can You Drive A Vehicle That Has No Spark Plug?!
Who ... But A Fool Blindfolded Inebriated
AND Going The Wrong Way Gets On The Expressway Of Life Racing A Vehicle With A Broken Axle?!
Let's Get Real ...
The Man The Woman The Child Without Self Control Is A Weapon Of Mass Destruction Stuck
In Self Destruct Mode Wise
In Its Own Eyes Confident
In Its Own Prowess Sure That Its Cause Is Just Ignorant That It Is Being Purposefully Driven By Lust Of Its Own Eye AND Lust In Its Own Flesh For That That Is The Pride Of Its Own Life!
Let This Be Made Known ...
Self Control Is As A Coal From The Altar In The Temple Of The Living God Retrieved By The Good-Influence Angel AND Carried With Tongs AND Placed With Due Care On The Tongue Of The Blessed The Sanctified One!
Self Control IS The Gift Of God!
Self Control Is The Great Reminder!
DO NOT ACT LIKE:
KING SAUL
Grieving Away The Holy Spirit
GENERAL MOSES
Striking The Rock At The Waters Of Strife
NADAB And ABIHU
Placing Strange Fire On The Holy Altar Of Almighty God
ACHAN
Stealing The Dedicated Things
KING DAVID
Fornicating With Bathsheba
Murdering Uriah
KING SOLOMON
With 700 Wives And 300 Concubines Out Of Known Idolatry
I Am Asking ... Dad, I Am Asking You, Well, Because The Guys Keep Talking About All The Athletes Sportsmen Entertainers And Actors And Money As Oh, So, Great But ... Something Is Nagging At The Edge Of My Consciousness!
It's As If There Is Something Really Important
That I Need To Understand So As Not To Accept What's On The Street As Fact!
Okay. Sit Down With Me And We Shall Seek To Get You Your Answer!
First Things First!
Father In Heaven,
We Come As Children
Willing To Learn
And Seeking Your Guidance!
Please Guide Into Your Truth
In Jesus' Name.
AMEN.
Son,
It Is Written That
By Wisdom You Build Your House By Understanding It Is Established ...
... And By Knowledge Its Chambers Are Filled With Pleasant And Precious Riches!
All Right! We're On The Same Page! Now Tell Me What You Understand To Be The Visible Character Of Many Of Those Lauded In The Public Domain As Great?!
Dad, I Can Count
- Without Even Thinking - The Many So-Called Greats Who Lack True Character!
Many Of Them Are Drug Abusers Womanizers Indulge In Abominable Lifestyles Lack Self-Control Rabble-Rousers, And More And I Don't Understand
Why They're Called Great!
Several Of The Old Greats
- Still Considered Great -
Even Committed Suicide
And Many Of The Young Crop
Are Following In Their Footsteps!
What's So Great About That?!
Son, Do You Remember The Story Of Samson
The Judge In Israel At The Time Of The Philistine Dominion!
Of Course!
He Was The Strongest Man Who Ever Lived!
He Was The Greatest!
And ... He Was The Weakest!
How Can You Say That?!
He Tore A Lion In Half ... With His Bare Hands
Killed 1,000 Men With The Jawbone Of An Ass Lifted The City Gates Off Its Hinges ... He Was Truly, Truly, Fantastic!
He Was Fantastically Foolish He Had No Self Control He Lived By His Emotions
AND Of Him His Libido Had Control!
He Who Is Mastered By Earthly Desire Is Weak! True Strength Comes From The Emotions You Control Not The Emotions That Control You Using Up Your Life Force With Vanity And Things That Do Not Elevate You!
Yes, Sir.
Let's Reason This Out Together ...
Samson Was A Nazarite From Birth He Was Dedicated To God
He Was To Avoid Wine And Alcohol He Should Not Have Been Fraternizing With The Idolatrous Philistine Women
He Should Not Have Married One! He Should Not Have Been Involved With Delilah, A Known Prostitute!
Yeah, Especially One Whose Name Means Consumer!
No, Son. He Should Not Have Allowed Himself To Participate In The Charms Of Any Prostitute - He Was Set Apart AND Designated As Holy Unto God!
Samson Utterly Betrayed His God By Foolishly Betraying His Secret For A Tawdry Exploration AND He Put Himself Outside The Ark Of Safety The Hedge Of Protection AND For His Weakness His Willfulness His Malicious Disobedience He Caused The Spirit Of The Living God To Finally Depart From Him!
I Guess He Was Not So Great After All!
Samson Would Have Been Truly Great IF He Had Been Faithful AND IF He'd Had Self-Control AND Firmness Of Resolve AND Practiced Self-Denial Not Giving In To The Lust Of His Eyes The Lust Of His Flesh AND The Pride Of Life Trusting In His Long Hair And His Muscles Neither Of Which Gave Him One Single Iota Of Power!
His Power Came From His Fidelity His Devotion To His Living And Holy God!
Neither Fame Nor Fortune Nor Associations Make One Great! They Can, However Make One Notorious Careless Indifferent Unfaithful Faithless Wicked Wasteful AND Turn One Into A Wastrel!
Son, Satan Uses
Our Cherished Character Defects AND Flaws To Undermine AND Ultimately Destroy Us!
I Guess Buying Into Your Own Press Is Not A Good Idea!
It Isn't!
Hmm ...
So, Dad Would You Say That Faithfulness Self ... Control Obedience To God Self ... Denial Integrity AND Firm Resolve Are Some Of The Attributes That Make A Man Great?!
Yes, I Do ... But
Think On This:
Samson Was Physically AND Spiritually Ruined BUT In The Midst Of His Misery He Truly Learned About Himself AND Because Of Complete Repentance AND Turning Away From Sin AND Turning Toward The Savior The Lord Heard Him In His Plea
AND Gave Him Forgiveness AND Restoration To Power To Complete His Mission Even Though It Cost Him His Earthly Life!
This Is Lesson For Us All:
Our Sin May Be Forgiven BUT There Are Always Consequences To Our Wrong-Way Walking!
Thanks, Dad! I Knew I Could Count On You! I Love You!
I Love You, Son! You May Count On Me BUT You Must Depend On AND Trust Completely In And On The Eternal God!