Servias Ministries Blog

As a technology-oriented professional for the last 38 years, I am fully convinced we’re heading for a “technology collapse”.  How will this materialize?  I do not know yet but once it occurs, we will look back and say “That collapse occurred due to our reliance on technology”.

Technology does not create energy it only enhances release or recovery of existing energy sources.  Enhanced oil recovery simply drains the reservoir quicker and possibly more completely.  Most medical technology doesn’t heal, it only identifies possible sources of sickness and disease.  Killing cancer cells with radiation, chemicals, or surgery does not identify the source the problem.  That is why relapse often occurs.  Our EDS project should simplify wellness and wellness reduces cancers that arise in the body.

iPhones, iPads, iThis, and iThat are leading us away from fullness of communication.  Yes, I have a high powered phone for business purposes.  However, an email, text message, tweet, facebook comment, etc. desensitizes from the fullness of face-to-face communication that allows all of our senses to work together and enjoy the bouquet of sensory perception that is generated by the other person.  These day to day acts of communication help us develop our ability to express our thoughts and revelation from Our Heavenly Father to serve others.  My generation will not be affected because we did not grow up with technology other than two cans and a string.  The newest generation will be the ones who will become challenged in their ability to “read” people.

Global economics is out of control.  There is no wizard of Oz to pull the levers and each country is working overtime to insure its survival and current paradigm of control.  Leaders will say what ever is necessary to keep their position.  The “greater good” excuse is no longer acceptable.  Lies and deceit create a house built on sand and as soon as another economic earthquake occurs, the house will fall.

World energy needs exceed our current capacity to supply.  With the Middle East unrest and reduction of oil output, expect prices to continue upward.  West Texas Intermediate Crude at $10-$11 below Brent Crude prices is an indication of manipulation by those in control.  Manipulation cannot occur for an indefinite period of time.  It is believe that $120 oil in the U.S. will begin shutting down the economy again.

By reducing the complexity in our lives, we can focus on what Our Heavenly Father is saying.  Noise drowns out a melody.  Too much stuff simply creates a slave of the owner.  Those of us that owned a boat know this all too well.  The 2nd best day of owning a boat is the day you bought it.  The best day is the day you sold it.  Intentions are costly.  How many of us own exercise equipment doubling as clothes dryers or storage?

As we reduce our economic “footprint”, we position ourselves to serve others instead of trying to maintain a complex lifestyle.  Is technology helpful?  As long as it serves us and not the reverse.  Don’t be a servant to complexity, be a servant to mankind! 

The average person wants a free ride, especially the “Church”.  Their prayer usually starts out with a petition to remove the pressure, stress, etc.  “I need more money, more this, more that… I need a jubilee!”  There is much time and energy devoted to finding the easy way out of past actions and decisions as long as it is the “easy” way.  Over the years, the “faith” movement focused on the prosperity Scriptures to name it and claim it.  It was always about “self”.  Ministries were very accommodating to teach what the ego wanted to hear.  People would “give to get” only to find they were worse off than before.  Evangelists would boast about their fleet of planes and justify them because of their important schedules.  Their mansions were supposed to be examples for the average person of what was awaiting him or her once an adequate faith level was achieved.  At their meetings, people would wait in line for the doors to open and then run to the front hoping to get close enough for some of this faith to overtake them by osmosis.

In Deuteronomy 28 we find the Our Heavenly Father provides us with understanding about blessing and cursing.  However, that word “if” seems to get in the way.  There are conditions for blessing and we are called to make a choice.

1 "Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God:

How do you carefully observe all HIS commandments?  By Love!  What is a great way to observe all HIS commandments?  By being a blessing.

So often people strive to be a recipient of a blessing rather than be the giver of a blessing.  People want to be jubilee’d out of their debt rather than believe that Our Heavenly Father could provide the funds to retire the debt.  People constantly look for loopholes to get out of contracts they signed and agreed to.  If things go their way then they want the contract enforced.  But if things don’t work out, they look for ways to get out of the contract including litigation.  Their god isn’t big enough to provide them the means to keep their word.  For years in my neck of the woods, a man’s handshake was as good as a contract.  Not these days.  We measure a good contract based on the weight of the document.  Loopholes must be closed yet sly attorneys continue to find ways around contracts.

Deut 28:12  The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

Do you think Our Heavenly Father would promote “lending” if the borrower’s plan was to default on every loan?  Doesn’t righteous lending expect righteous borrowing?  Did Jesus go borrow a bunch of money then default?  We must repent of our fleshly attitudes and draw near unto Our Heavenly Father.  It’s time for us to be a blessing to mankind and be an example of what Our Heavenly Father can do through us to bless all the families of the earth.  Be an example of Love.  Selah!

Servias Ministries offers a way for you to give anonymously to tragic events such as the triple black swan events in Japan.  When you give directly, you are added to a donor list and get perpetual mailings.  Some even add you to a call list and sometimes sell your name.  At Servias, we simply direct your giving to the disaster relief organization of choice.  I personally prefer to give to the Red Cross due to their international infrastructure of distribution.  Yes, I know they have a lot of overhead, but they are early responders and must have the structure to be there when disaster strikes.

Our Heavenly Father knows our hearts and rewards us as vessels of giving.  We have an opportunity to display our stewardship by helping those we don’t know in their hour of deepest need.