Heaven Will Be Worth It All!

Practice Make Practical 

Aka What You Practice 

You Become Efficient At Performing! 

If You Make A Habit Of Being Kind

You Act Kindly! 

If You Practice Cruelty

You Act Cruelly! 

Beloved, 

The Nature ... The Character Of Our Lord Christ

Which He Requires To Be Reproduced In His Children

- The Saints Of God And Christ - 

Demands That We Practice Gentleness, Goodness

Kindness, Temperance Aka Moderation

Love, Justice, Faithfulness, And Truthfulness

And 

Be Giving And Forgiving! 

Is It Going To Be Easy!?! 

No! 

Can It Be Accomplished!?! 

Yes! 

Is It Worth The Effort Required!?! 

Most Certainly! 

Should I Be Willing To Try!?! 

Only You Can Answer That! 

Remember, Though, No Risk ... No Reward!

No Cross ... No Crown!

Is There Help Available!?! 

It's Just A Prayer Away!?! 

But What If There Are Slip-Ups!?! 

He Who Says Do It Is There To Help You Up 

And

Get You Back On Track! 

Dear Ones, 

Acquiring Bad Habits Requires No Effort: 

That's As Water Down The Hill! 

Acquiring Good Habits Requires Time

         Blood

                  Sweat

                           Tears

                                     Prayers

Endurance

         Faith

                 Hope

                          Love

                                  Trust 

And

The Patience Of The Saints 

Who Are Standing Firmly 

On The "Yeah!" And "AMEN!!!" Promises Of 

Their Creator, Savior, Lord, God, Redeemer, King 

And 

Forever Faithful Friend! 

Pray ... Because He Cares! 

Do ... Because It's True! 

Testify ... Because It Edifies!

Praise ... And Be Raised! 

Peace!

Self-Utilized Backbone Required!

The Newest Growing Trend In Popular Culture 

Is 

To Place The Onus, The Duty, Upon Others 

To Be Your Personal Backbone 

To Stop You 

From Giving In To The Unbridled Lusts Of Your Flesh 

By Depriving Others Of Their Own Rights Of 

Self-Determination! 

Beloved, 

Being Temperate Aka Having Personal Self-Control

Knowing When Enough Is Sufficient 

And

Accepting "Thus Saith The Lord!" 

All Make For The Perfect Deterrent 

No Matter What "Difficulty" We May Face! 

Think About It ...

 Sin Abounds! 

The Moral Law 

And 

The Health Laws Are Available 

And 

We Are Encouraged To Make Good Use Of Them!

 

The Lord Jesus Could Have Removed Sin 

And

Temptation From Our Presence: He Didn't! 

Jesus Christ ... The Righteous Judge ... Simply Says

 

Exercise My Gift To You Of Daily Faith 

And

Use My Commandments For You 

As Your Sure Hedge Of Protection 

And

You Won't Choose To Sin! 

See! 

Self-Utilized Backbone Is Required! 

To Willfully Commit Sin Is Not An Accident!

Living By Sinning Is A Personal Choice!

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Being Tempted Is Not A Sin!

Yielding To Temptation Is Sin!

Life Is Amazing! 

Self-Deception Is Mind-Boggling! 

Refusing To Take Responsibility 

For Your Own Self-Willed Actions 

Is 

The Mark Of A Lazy Mind In A Self-Absorbed Person! 

Remember, Remember

Don't Ever Forget ...

You Alone 

Stand Alone 

Before Christ Alone 

To Answer For Your Own Life 

In The One Judgment! 

One Life To Live Is Your Lot: 

Deal With It! 

Use Your Gift-From-God Tools!

Find Your Peace In The Lord!

HAPPY SABBATH + HELLBENT: Small Tongue Big Doings! + PRAYER: Lord, Please Grant Me A Tongue Restraint!

Loose Lips
Sink Ships
AND
A Raging Tongue
Will Make One Lose
On Eternity 
Their Grip!

The Pointed Red Rag
That Slab Of Hot Meat
Stuck Behind Two Rows Of Pearls
Called Teeth
Is Lit On Fire From Hell
AND
Is Ever Ready To Blast
Into A Blazing Conflagration
Which No Human Hand
Can Quell
Though Cold Water On It
Is Quickly Cast!

I Heard That
A Soft Answer Turns Away Wrath!

I Heard That Tongue And Teeth 
Always Have Words
And That Teeth Always Is The One
Getting The Bath!

Well ...

I Believe The Word Of God
Which Says
Be Angry
AND
Sin Not
AND
I Am Really Concerned For Those
For Whom
Self-Control
Does Not Mean A Whole Lot!

Why Would You Let
A Small Tongue
Carve For Your Feet
A Very Wide Road
When
For A Deep Breath
AND
A Silent Prayer
The Living God
Can Carry The Load?

Would You Write
AND
Issue
A $1,000,000 Check
When You Have Just 1,000 Pennies In The Bank
Just To Show
That You Are A Big Man Around Town
All The While Knowing
That Off To Bad Check Court You Will Go
For You Committed An Offense!
A Crime?!

Come On! That ... Would Be Foolish!

Well, A Loose Tongue
Acts Just Like That!

It's Not What You Say!
It Is How You Say It
AND
Thinking Before Speaking
Is Not Carrying A Back-Breaking Load!

No Man
Can The Hot Tongue Tame
So It Stands To Reason
That A Wildly Wagging Tongue
Is Something About Which
One Should Be Ashamed!

Look Before You Leap!
Think Before You Speak!
Pray Before You Flail
AND
A Sinful Tongue
Won't Land You In Sorryman's Jail!

Apostle James ...?!

Yup!
Apostle James!

Better To Practice
Self Control
AND
Temperance In
Food Thought Word
AND
Lean On The Lord
Instead Of From Life Getting
A Red Penalty Card!

Think!
Look Forward!
AND
Think Back!
AND
Don't Be An Abominable Scorner
Bent On Always Having Your Own Way!
Say Your Prayers
AND
Let God Lead The Way!

That's A Good Way To Play!

I Agree!
I'm Really Tired Of Saying "Sorry!"
For Words That I Can't Take Back!
It Is Better That They Should Be Left Unsaid
Than To Have
Self-Recrimination's
Weak
AND
Roundly Aching Head
Because You Regret
What Fool Thing You Have Said!

Beseech Almighty God For Help
AND
Then Permit God To Do His Do
AND
Take Away From You
That Wicked Tongue's
Fire-Pit Walking
Running Shoes!

Amen To That!!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Come Before You

For

I Have A Big Problem

With My Little Tongue!

It Is Always Writing Checks

And

Causing Me To Look For Money

Which Can Never Be Found!

I Beseech You, Lord

In Jesus Christ's Name

To Help Me

Oh, Help Me

My Tongue To Restrain

Even If I Have To Severely Bite It

And Then

Yell Out From The Pain!

I Give Unto You, Lord

My Will

And

 My Way

And

I Lean On You

Hoping

Praying For

Jesus-Made Tongue Restraints!

Help Me, Today

To Keep My Big Mouth Shut

For

I Desire To Live In Heavenly Mansions

And

Not In A Damnation's Burning Hut!

I Love You, Lord!

Please Grant Unto Me

The Victory

For

In Jesus Christ's Name

I Utter This Prayer And Plea!

AMEN.

Judge Samson And The SIF + PRAYER: I Am Your Servant, Lord!

True Greatness

Is Controlling  Personal Passions

And

Not Letting Passions

And

Defects In The Character

Control The Will!

*********

Sampson Betrayed His God
AND
Himself
By Having No Self Control!
His Integrity Was Betrayed By
"She Pleaseth Me Well!"
AND
Thereby
His Inability
To Utter A Firm "No!"
In The Face Of Strong Temptation
AND
The Urge Toward Raging Sin
Was Undeniably 
Stripped Away!

Where Was His SIF?!

MIA!
AWOL!
Absconded!
Done Run Away!

Yup!

What Is SIF?!

S. I. F.  Is
Self-control
Integrity
AND
Firmness!

Sense Lacked
Sensibility!
His Secret To Strength Was Under Attack
AND
The Desire Of His Flesh
Unchecked
- A Stumbling Block -
Ushered Samson
Into The Hand Of Satan
Who Didn't Fear
His Clear Weakness
To Hijack!

Master Your PASSIONS!

Master Your SELF!

And

Master Your MIND

By Being To Almighty God

Devotedly INCLINED!

God Gives Unto Us
The Secret Of Our Success
- Hold On To Your S. I. F -
It's Your Master Control!

Let The Lord Lead You
AND
Holy Angels Will Defend
AND
Don't Be Overcome
By Taste Buds
That Caused
The Ultimate Destruction
AND
Death
Of The Strongest Of Strong Men!

God Bears With Men Long
Issuing Calls To Repentance
BUT
Continuing Descents
Into Known Corruptions
Will Ultimately Lead Us
To A Decimating Volcanic Eruption
Which
If We Are Not Completely Abandoned
To Self And To Sin
Will Lead Us
To True Self Discovery
AND
Confession
AND
Repentance
AND
Asking The Living God
For Mercy's Help
AND
Grace's Full Restitution!

Master Your PASSIONS!

Master Your MIND!

Live In God's LIGHT

And

Leave The Urge To Sin BEHIND!

*********

PRAYER:

Father,

I Am Your Servant

And

Keep Me Willing

Is My Heart's Honest Prayer!

Let My Work Be The Work

You Desire From Me

And

Help Me To Be Joyful

In The Doing

Doing It All Quite Gladly!

I Pray, Lord

To Be A Co-worker

A Co-worker With Thee

Advancing The Work

Of

The Lord's Coming Kingdom

Pointing Souls Unto Thee!

Please Fix The Defects In My Character

Fashioning For Me A Garment Of Praise

Granting Me The Victory

Over Untoward Passions

So That I May Rejoice

In The Glory Days!

I Love You, Lord

And

In Jesus' Name I Make My Plea!

 AMEN.

RECORD OF PURCHASE: Cake Of Truth

I Purchased Me A Plain Cake!
A Plain Cake Of Truth
Unspun
Unglazed
Uncolored
Chock Full o' Things
Certain
To Get A Person
Away From Him
Who Will Spoof
Dishonor
Misdirect
Misqueue
Swindle One
With A Word
Guaranteed
To Get One
Into Deadly Trouble With
The Almighty Lord God!

My Cake Of Plain Truth
Contains
Raisins Of Let Us Reason
Butter Of In Jesus Christ Believe
Sugar Of Soul Salvation
Lime Against License Is Lease
Egg Whites Of Wisdom
Fine Flour Of Faith
Essence Of Excellence
Leavening Of Grace
Mint Of Much Mercy
Salt For Seasoning Of The Soul
Poured Into A Pan Of Perfection
Lined With Heaven Is The Goal
AND
Cooked In A Crucible
Carried With God's Care
Attended By Angels
Singing:
"The Savior Is Here!  You Have Nothing To Fear!!"

My Cake 
Is Cooled By Compassion
Then Cut On The Cross
AND
Gently Served On A Platter
Marked:
"Sin Has The Battle Lost!"

I Eat My Cake With A Fork
Featuring Five Silver Tines:

• Temperance
• Trust
• Taste Thou And See
• 'Til The Day Dawns
• Tested Tried - God Is Well Pleased!

I Eat From My Cake Daily!
It Smaller Never Grows!
I Can Eat 1, 3 Even 5 Slices
AND
My Love - Not My Waistline -
Of The Lord Grows
For
I Have The Holy Spirit
The Convictor
The Soul's Comfort
Loudly Purring Softly
Lovingly
Under My Hood
AND
Showing Me
Devotedly
All That Is Godly
AND
Good!

What Flavors The Cake In Your Life?