Expressing Love

July 28th, 2016

I like to take time to express our appreciation for the Love gifts from our readers.  Those gifts are encouraging as I know many are financially challenged these days.

Thanks!

 

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The Challenge Ahead

July 28th, 2016

Warning, strong delusion ahead! 

Perversion of the Truth is coming to a climax and your existence may even be challenged by those who have succumbed to the strong delusion.  They will be relentless in their quest to justify themselves at your expense but be not dismayed for Our Heavenly Father will minister and encourage you in your weakest moments.  This narrow path may seem lonely at times and you may wonder if you totally missed it when you are constantly bombarded with the ways of the world and the lies used to support their path to destruction.  In Mark chapter 13 Jesus spoke:

21 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, He is there!’ do not believe it.

22 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.

23 But take heed; see, I have told you all things beforehand.

24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;

25 the stars of heaven will fall, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.

26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

27 And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.”

We must seriously consider these Words of Jesus.  There will be those who will pervert the words spoken in Truth by redefining or redirecting the focus in an attempt to deceive us.  It will become so blatant that you will marvel at the possibility anyone could believe such a lie.  Your old man will attempt to resurrect himself from the dead but do not submit to that empty call from the dead.  Whatever you do, don’t be deceived by those who promote lies, deception, and death.

Their unceasing lies are designed to drain you emotionally until you are at a point of simply giving up.  If you see yourself approaching the end of your strength and endurance, draw on the power of Christ to see you through.  Look at these times in light of what Jesus told Paul in 2 Corinthians chapter 12:

9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Grab ahold of those lemons the enemy is trying to force upon you and squeeze out some lemonade.  The anointing of Christ is made perfect through your testings and weakness so let your light shine as those who would challenge your very existence and try to snuff it out.  In Deuteronomy chapter 28 we learn of the curses of disobedience to FATHER’S Word and one of those curses is blindness:

28 The LORD will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart.

29 And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you.

How long can men defy the Divine Intent of FATHER?  I believe we are now observing the fruit of wickedness and we must not be moved by those who are groping around in darkness for they seek those who are willing to validate their blind path by joining in to the lies they have embraced.  Their destruction is assured and we must find our strength in FATHER to sustain us through this time of judgment.  We won’t escape the time of judgment but will be covered by HIS Blood and protected through this time just as the children of Israel were during sustained during the Passover of the death angel.

A warning is a statement or event that indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.  FATHER warns us ahead of time so that we can prepare in a practical manner.  Without a warning we open ourselves up to the possibility of fear gripping our hearts when the judgment has fully manifested.  Jesus warned the disciples of impending danger and destruction and we should heed His Words as well.  Let us remove any weights that would hinder us as we move forward.  Do not become enslaved by what the world deems valuable for the value will evaporate in less than an hour once judgment arrives on the scene.

Love will endure throughout the coming times and it will sustain and comfort you.  Yes, there may be pain and suffering but embrace it rather than attempting to escape for HIS Grace will be sufficient for each of us as we walk out the challenge ahead.  In Matthew chapter 24, Jesus spoke:

12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.

13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Don’t let your Love grow cold!  If we could not endure to the end, Jesus would not have spoken these Words.  Hold fast to the Words of Jesus for your Love will keep the fire alive and His Words will come forth out of your mouth as a fire consuming the lies and deceit.

The Teacher of Sound Doctrine

July 27th, 2016

Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,  but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;

To all who read and hear this teaching, true sons and daughters in our common faith:​

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior!

These words are meant for us to fully receive and to respond accordingly.  It should be clear to the reader by now that I have been instructed to convey, teach, and admonish those willing to hear the sound doctrine of unconditional Love.  As I have been taught by Master, I thus teach.  I seek not my own opinion for it is of no consequence unless it is fully aligned with FATHER’S Divine Intent.  I seek not to have commas behind my name in order to establish some type of credibility given by the world’s system although I might have earned enough credit for a PhD in seeking forgiveness and mercy.  By THE SPIRIT Paul instructs Titus in chapter 2:

1 But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine:

2 that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

3 the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things—

4 that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

5 to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

There is only one source of sound doctrine and that is from the Divine Intent of FATHER and conveyed by HIS Son Jesus and Holy Spirit to us.  Until Jesus’ ministry was manifested, mankind was taught to adhere to 613 commandments and statutes in order to promote proper behavior and safety.  When Jesus began teaching the disciples, He focused on changing the inward man and His focus was on the heart rather than trying to modify outward behavior.  He opened the eyes to mankind with His sound doctrine by introducing them to the Divine Intent of FATHER, specifically unconditional Love.  Rather than focus on the outward condition of man, He focused on the inward condition.

The “heart” of man is where the true issue lies.  We don’t need any additional external laws in order to insure peace and safety in the land.  We need the revelation of Love.  Once you truly Love your neighbor, you don’t need a law to mandate your behavior.  The only true sound doctrine has a foundation of unconditional Love.  All other doctrines are contrived by man with the intent to enslave and/or manipulate men to submit to their derivative authority.  Peace on earth will only break out when Love spreads across the land and that requires a change of heart, not some external mandate or law.

Titus was instructed by the Holy Spirit speaking through Paul to communicate the things which are proper for sound doctrine.  These daily writing are intended to do the same and you should also embrace the sound doctrine of Jesus Christ with the intent to convey His doctrine to those around you.  Let each of us be a living epistle to those in our circle of influence.

Jesus called Himself “Teacher” in John 13 after He washed the disciples’ feet:

12 So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you?

13 You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am.

14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.

15 For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.

16 Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

Jesus was teaching the disciples by showing them what Love does.  It serves mankind and does not exalt itself but instead is willing to do whatever is necessary to promote life.  Are you willing to do whatever FATHER directs you to do even though it might take you out of your comfort zone?  The sound doctrine of Love is the only solution to the chaos ahead.

How much oil does the U.S. need to import in order to meet demand?

July 26th, 2016

 

Data: US Energy Information Administration;
Crude Oil Production per day during the first 3 months of 2016. Graphic updated July 22, 2016.

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Average Daily Consumption of Oil:

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Source: United States Energy Information Administration

I am having difficulty in reconciling the statement that the U.S. is nearly energy independent.  We can only supply 49% of our daily requirement ( 9.2 / 18.9 = 48.7%) based on our own statistics.  I guess this is a “the glass is half full” view… almost.

A Founding Father Quote

July 26th, 2016

“Bad men cannot make good citizens.

It is impossible that a nation of infidels or idolaters should be a nation of free men.

It is when people forget God that tyrants forge their chains.

A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom.

No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved by any people except by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by a frequent return to fundamental principles.”

– Patrick Henry

The Shining Lights

July 26th, 2016

As I observe world events unfold before our very eyes I am amazed of the lawlessness that prevails at the highest levels.  The fraud, extortion, lies, and manipulation are at levels I would not have dreamed possible thirty years ago.  Nations are now reaping the reward of the seeds sown in the past when THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY was no longer truly worshipped and central to a nation’s moral fiber.  Spiritual blindness has replaced the light of Christ in many nations and the world is on the verge of a major change.  Fortunately, there are those of us who continue to press toward the high calling in spite of the pressures all around us.  As long as there is a flame being sheltered in the remnant, the passion for the unsaved and blind will remain.  We must not let the current disarray cause us to be discouraged but instead we must continue our trek up the mountain of Our Heavenly Father one step at a time.

In Philippians chapter 2 Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT:

13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

14 Do all things without complaining and disputing,

15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

I suspect previous generations might have considered their particular time in history as reaching some sort of crescendo.  The current generation has the means by which the crookedness and perverseness can be exposed in an immediate manner via the Internet.  Technology has allowed us to record and expose the corruptness of the world like never before.  As our exposure to this lawlessness increases, let us rise above the chaos and know that FATHER will reward the just and the unjust according to their works.  It will be according to HIS Wisdom, judgment, and mercy that all men will receive their appropriate reward.  We must endeavor to proceed forth without complaining or disputing as we continue on the narrow path of Christ.  Accept the reality that FATHER has placed us here at this particular time in history and our individual callings are part of HIS ultimate plan of deliverance.

When we are treated in an unjust and unfair manner, it sets the stage for FATHER to judge and righteously compensate us for our loss and suffering.  Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in 1 Timothy chapter 4:

1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons,

2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron

The times we are now in would certainly fit the description Paul conveyed to Timothy.  Deception continues to grow among the nations of the earth as men exploit the masses out of greed and the quest for power.  The unsuspecting are manipulated through the media to believe the persistent lies being spewed out of froward mouths.  The Truth is being perverted using every means possible yet the remnant are not moved by the attempts.  FATHER has sufficiently warned us and prepared us for what lies ahead.  HE continues to encourage us by HIS SPIRIT and direct our paths to navigate through the ugliness at hand.  HIS Love is the foundation we stand on and it cannot be shaken by the world’s vain attempts to sway and misdirect us.

The United States is as polarized as never before and many have warned of chaos ahead.  In Matthew chapter 12, Jesus spoke this Truth:

25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.”

This Truth is applicable to every nation on earth and it would appear that there is no nation existing in a unified state today.  Greed by the worldly bankers have made sure of that.  The economic stress found throughout the world has been met with feeble attempts of solutions by those who follow worldly wisdom.  Their solutions will surely fail as they have in the past for history is simply repeating itself.  Love is the only answer to the issues at hand.  Answers motivated by Love will confound the “wise” and will solve the massive problems of mankind.  Love can and will tap into the Wisdom of FATHER and provide mankind with the solutions that are desperately needed.  As our lights shine brighter in the gross darkness at hand, mankind will finally be drawn to the light.  Only then will a new day arrive.

True Wisdom

July 25th, 2016

The term "philosophy" means, "love of wisdom." In a broad sense, philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and to each other.  There is man’s wisdom and there is FATHER’S Wisdom.  Man’s wisdom is only as good as his understanding about the nature of things and is often based on past experience and logic.  FATHER’S Wisdom is unlimited and provides the fullness of Truth and understanding in all aspects of existence and is accessible to man through FATHER and HIS SPIRIT.  Why settle for man’s philosophy when you can have the real thing?

Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT in Colossians chapter 2:

1 For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,

3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

Man seeks to understand the mysteries all around him yet he is limited until he develops a relationship with FATHER.  Jesus Christ opened the door to us receiving true wisdom from Above and the only limitation is that which we place on ourselves.  Each of us decides what we do with time given to us by FATHER.  We can either waste it or focus it on relevant matters to our lives.  We each are given the ability to choose.  There are some who decide not to choose which is a choice within itself.  Thus they produce no fruitfulness and are found lacking.  There are other who choose their own path and it ultimately produces lack as well.

As we are knit together in Love we become encouraged that we are now able to attain all the riches associated with wisdom, understanding, and knowledge directly from the Source of all life.  The mystery of FATHER and of Christ is the cornerstone of all reality.  The world is only a small part of the overall reality and thus our eyes will be opened to much greater aspects of existence.  We will tap into abundance of life which will swallow up scarcity and death.  Is there anything more important than developing a relationship with FATHER and HIS first begotten Son?

Paul doesn’t stop there.  We are to be knit together in Love as well.  Many people do not understand how to have a relationship with others.  One important aspect of life is simply to experience it with others rather than always having an “action” plan.  We are to have fellowship with each other and share our interests.  If we are knit together in Love then that is the foundation of being like-minded.  Fellowshipping doesn’t mean dragging the other person to and through your areas of interest but seeking to provide a mutual interaction of giving and receiving.

When I took my wife on vacation, it was my custom to “conquer” the place where we were going.  I wanted to see everything there was to see and would create a list of places to go and things to do.  I dragged my wife everywhere.  As I matured I finally realized that she simply wanted to “be” rather than wanting to “do”.  Our most relaxing vacation that truly ministered to her was simply sitting on the beach with a good book and enjoying each other with an occasional side trip.  If each of us will begin to consider others’ interest over our own, true fellowship will occur.  My wife was truly longsuffering.

FATHER will only divulge mysteries to whom HE can trust.  How can HE trust us if our priorities are elsewhere?  As we are found faithful in establishing our relationship with HIM, HE will open the treasures of wisdom and knowledge to us.  Paul further wrote:

6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

7 rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.

If we are rooted and grounded in Love then we are able to be rooted and built up in HIM which fully establishes faith.  Love first then true faith can and will come.  That is one aspect of Wisdom from above.

An Encouraging Word from a Beloved Sister

July 24th, 2016

Beloved brother,

I wrote you in one of my emails that the Spirit of the Lord showed that I needed to spend time with the Lord. He did it in a very subtle way since I have been so distracted. As I told you, my life has been just work and since I have to commute and walk to different places, I feel tired all the time. So there’s lots of things in my mind as a result of bad choices I start to see now.

One night, when I was in bed ready to sleep I looked at my KJ Bible which has a very nice leather cover, and I thought, ‘How much I love your word, Lord". But then I realized that I was giving pretty much no time with it during my day, yet I seem to find time to check my twitter account, instagram many times a day. Why don’t I read and meditate in the words of my Lord instead? I realized as you said I have the talk, but not the walk. Who am I fooling?

I also got very despondent during my de-cluttering time yesterday, but later Father gave me peace in that I don’t need to fret but see receive His grace in my past weakness and immaturity and learn now. I saw that in everything that I hoarded I was "projecting myself to be someone created in my illusion rather than acknowledging my own reality." I acknowledged another part of my reality yesterday. Today I’m accepting the mercy and grace of Father to have brought me to see this reality and humbling embracing His correction and wait on Him in peace to revert the route of destruction.

I’m just sharing all this with you, brother, because the blogs have been a confirmation of His Spirit in me right now and I believe in others as well. We do need encouragement to let go and don’t be burden by condemnation in this process. It’s our task to renew our minds. I’m so happy that you wrote this today!

I was panicking yesterday, but today, the Spirit led me to take my mind off everything. I went to a park to get some sun and see nature and meditate in His words and some things you wrote in the blog.

Jesus said that He did what He saw and heard His Father do. How am I going to walk in HIS Spirit and be led by Him if my focus is constantly diverted by anything else but His word? How much do I value the time He is giving me now to seek His face and His words?

I was thinking how in Acts we see that for those saints the Kingdom was their priority and serving in love the brethren was their priority. Everything else would fall into place and the glory of Father was manifested in their midst. I started to see that my Lord has not been my priority. Many times the internet and my own life and problems have been more important.

Thank you for time to read this and for writing. You are in my prayers, beloved brother. May Father keep leading you in your calling to support others and focus on His Love.

Your beloved sister

The Task of Renewing the Mind

July 24th, 2016

By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Romans chapter 12:

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Why does FATHER have me write all these blogs?  I must tell you that ten years ago I would not have dreamed of being used by HIM through HIS HOLY SPIRIT to write over 1,000 blogs.  I have been filled with HIS SPIRIT for nearly 45 years  so I know the area of my spirit is not lacking.  The reality is that our minds need renewed in a manner that will produce mature Sons.  Our thinking must change and line up with HIS SPIRIT in us.

I spent a number of years focusing on the “big picture” of what FATHER is doing with nations, etc. and I must now conclude that my personal development was less emphasized.  In looking back I now see that FATHER wants us to be well rounded in our maturity and we must not lose sight of our personal development.  Each one of these writings contains instructions, encouragement, and correction for me.  I am sure that much of what I write is applicable to many others based on the encouraging communications I receive from time to time.  If no one else read these blogs, I would still write them for my own personal daily instruction to renew my mind.

My personal goal is to be Holy and acceptable to FATHER and fulfill the purpose HE placed in me when HE formed me in my beloved mother’s womb.  That is not an unreasonable expectation since it was HIS Plan.  There have been times of intense study and other times of applying what I have learned, both are needed.  I don’t claim to be an expert on anything except knowing how to seek forgiveness and mercy since I have found it necessary so many times in my life.  My only real qualification to write is that I am a willing vessel to be used by HIM.

The challenge we all have is to prove what is HIS good, acceptable, and perfect will.  There are many facets to every Word FATHER speaks but sometimes it is good to simply consider it at face value.  This implies that we begin our quest from a corrupt state of mind.  The word “renew” means: to cause to grow up, new, to make new; new strength and vigor is given to one; to be changed into a new kind of life as opposed to the former corrupt state.  We must first admit the reality of a corrupt state of mind before we can do anything about it.  Our ego will challenge this reality in order to maintain its control over us and this is why it must be exposed and be placed on the cross to die.

One of the biggest challenges we all have is to discern Truth from the world’s perception and opinion of Truth.  Once men with any form of corrupt thinking attempt to explain or describe Truth, there is a possibility and probability that they will skew the reality to some degree and corrupt the Truth in some manner.  I look back at some evangelists’ messages in the past who were sincere in their message but were wrong in their teaching.  Each of us can only express Truth to the degree of our revelation of Truth and our sensitivity to hearing FATHER.  Man’s fruit is an indication of his revelation of Truth.  Simply look at the fruit.

As we focus on the Words of Jesus and seek to have a better understanding of FATHER’S Nature and Divine Intent then we are better able to discern Truth from man’s opinion of Truth.  As many of you know I am fully persuaded that the revelation of Love is key to FATHER’S Nature thus if there is only one subject I can focus on, it will be Love.  If our foundation is lacking what will we build on?  Isn’t Scripture’s primary intent to renew our minds once we acknowledge, accept, and receive HIS SPIRIT to freely operate in our lives?

Corrupt results arise out of corrupt intent.  In Galatians chapter 6 Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT:

3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

4 But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

5 For each one shall bear his own load.

We must be willing to innocently and objectively examine our own works.  Over the years I have seen many who would “talk the talk” but not “walk the walk”.  They were always projecting themselves to be someone created in their illusion rather than acknowledging their own reality.  As we align our minds with our gifts and calling we will enter into that good, then acceptable, then perfect Will of FATHER.  We must cast down the vain imaginations and change our minds to conform to HIS Word about us.  We must no longer let our emotions rule our thoughts but instead command our emotional state to serve us.  Our minds are meant to serve us as we being led by THE SPIRIT.  The mind is to be used and exercised but in the proper state of renewal and purity.  Let us focus on renewing our mind by cleansing it by the WORD, whether it be written or spoken to us by FATHER.

Set A Goal And Press On

July 23rd, 2016

In Philippians chapter 3, Paul wrote by THE SPIRIT:

12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do,forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead,

14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

What I do today will not affect what happened to me yesterday but it will affect my tomorrow.  Many have resigned themselves to give up and become passive because of their circumstances.  When a man or woman loses purpose, death begins to set in.  Over the years I have heard of many who have retired and their health declined shortly thereafter resulting in their death.  Your spirit and your soul will effect your physiology and therefore one aspect of keeping physically healthy is to be spiritually active and maintain a positive attitude.

Jesus initiated the realization that there is more to life than the physical aspect.  He provided us the perfect example of what we can attain above and beyond our physical existence.  There is more to life than simply food, shelter, clothing, and video games.  There is a wondrous universe which is expanding in an ever-increasing manner.  There is no place where HIS Spirit does not exist yet we often do not connect with HIS SPIRIT because of our own self-imposed limitations.  Once you have been delivered from sin and/or sickness, you have no excuse for being stationary.  Paul understood this first hand due to his deliverance on the road to Damascus.  If anyone needed to forget the past it was Paul.  I thank FATHER for allowing me to forget certain aspects of my past as well.  HIS mercy is more than sufficient to handle all of our past failures. 

Each of us should set a goal that is in accordance with our calling.  Each week it would be helpful to reflect on the progress in fulfilling our individual callings.  There is a balance between being led and initiating action.  De-cluttering is not part of my calling but it does eliminate hindrances to the operation of my calling.  Too much stuff keeps you from finding what you are looking for and delays your results.  Why deal with it any longer?  Get rid of things no longer relevant to your life and don’t let them consume any more of your resources.

Each of us has an “upward” call from FATHER and we much reach forward and embrace it.  Are you downtrodden?  Stop, refresh yourself, and continue on your path leading toward the prize of that upward call.  Jesus Christ has enabled us to attain that call by providing the path and the example to live by.  Let not the chaos around you impair your focus on your GOD-given purpose.  In fact, your purpose may include the removal of the chaos… but only as being led by THE SPIRIT.  As we mature our ability to see and discern improves thus we know when FATHER wants us to deal with the issues around us versus letting them play out without our intervention.  HIS Wisdom is sufficient to bring chaos to an end and in the appropriate manner.

Paul further wrote:

15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.

16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.

If you are not pressing toward the goal, FATHER will reveal whatever is preventing your progress.  Just ask.  As you become spiritually mature you will need less encouragement from FATHER and simply know to press on no matter what your circumstances would tell you otherwise.  You will no longer be moved as those who are double-minded, who are tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine.  Each of us is accountable for our progress toward the goal established specifically for us by a Loving FATHER.  There is no need to compare progress for each of us has a unique purpose to be fulfilled.

As I attain a level of maturity, I should live up to that level and not digress to the past.  The world would have you believe that once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.  I believe that once you are delivered and mature past that level, you are no longer living in that past reality.  As you die to the former lusts, they will no longer have a grip on your life.  The key is to progress toward the fulfillment of your calling and you will no longer deem those issues of the past to be important or relevant to you.  As we mature, our ability to deal with the flesh becomes easier and we are able to take command of our lives and no longer live by fleshly desires.  Bury the past and don’t keep digging it up.

There are times and seasons associated with your maturing.  Be willing to adjust your thinking as you reach the next level of maturity and don’t let yourself be restricted by the past.  OUR FATHER is not restricted in HIS Divine Intent and neither should we be restricted in our pursuit of our mandated goals.  Press on!