First, I hate to tell you this, but people at my church have caught COVID-19 last weekend, so I can’t attend any services there since they shut it down for a short while. So can you pray all of them are healed and no one dies from the virus? It’s bad enough I don’t feel comfortable going to most of the events that are not Awaken-led since almost no one wears a mask or stays at least ten feet away from others so sneezes can’t travel to the others, but this actually trying to cripple the church? But I must say, there weren’t really many people among the Israelites or the Egyptians who wanted to honor God, since most of them complained so angrily about God’s provision in the wilderness (Exodus 15:22-Numbers 20:29 — Numbers is the fourth book of the Bible, after Leviticus) — and of course, I can notice how stupid I sometimes sound when I writing these posts. Sorry if I’m making you uncomfortable, but I really don’t regret writing the stuff that promotes freedom for those who deserve it. But again, feel free to comment whatever you wish, even if you’re mad at me 😂😂😂 I recognize I’m still a long way off from total sanctification in this life, and I don’t want to not be dynamic in my devotion to Jesus, so I’ll keep going. I just don’t want any of us to get bored at Him… by the way, this passage is found in page 34 of my NKJV Bible, page 44 of my NASB Bible, pages 77-78 of my VOICE copy, and pages 74-75 of my Amplified Bible (Classic Edition) copy.
I’m not going to have much to say about most of the chapters in the next few books or so right now, so I’m sorry if you’re expecting a lot of well-thought out statements and I’m disappointing you — I simply wish to be considerate of others non-stop. We tend to think we need everything figured out by the time you reach a certain age, and even when you read the Word and study it a lot, it does seem like it’s necessary, but knowledge of God is more important than physical maturity. It’s not like anyone can grow from too little milk, either (see 1 Peter 2:2-3). Personally, I don’t think you need to be perfect in this life. Heck, even Paul didn’t imply any perfection in Philippians 3:15 when he was talking about pressing onwards to the future in the previous few verses. I’m not good at combatting the unfortunate complication of when someone misuses Scripture, though, even when I immediately recognize it’s being used as a weapon. But no one should try to silence you for being the amazing human being you are, especially if you’re attempting to set others free in Jesus as you have been. But I don’t know how many of my readers are actually Christian… I’d rather not judge between others. But the Egyptians weren’t letting the Israelites worship God at all… all they cared about was work, and they criticized them even if it was done, like, perfectly. That’s how it was from my mom growing up, even after I had turned 25. I began to fear for my life, and I imagine the Israelites did, too, so that’s why God was about to fight the Pharaoh like two competitive boxers in the ring. I still can’t expect my mom or other family members (before my niece was born and even before I met her mom) to actually… you know, respect anyone. Because if I was the punching bag of the home five years ago (not literally), other people will be my mom’s victims, too. She’s not even as welcoming as she says she is, but I don’t encourage any angry mobs. I just pray each of us get along with one another… Oh, by the way, last year, my brother commented on how inappropriate our mom can be. I’ll be the first to admit I don’t always say the best things, but at least I don’t impose my convictions on others. I do feel ignored almost everywhere, though.
Bottom line: if you claim to have any knowledge about something biblical, practice it. It’s not like hypocrisy is often avoidable… and if you think you know everything, you’re deceiving yourself. That’s all I can write on here.
If you have any prayer requests, you can leave one at my e-mail: ron.outland4727@gmail.com! I’ll read each one, write them down (if they’re good), then tape them to my bedroom walls! Oh, I just thought of something: during the mid-2010s when I was living with my family again after my academic disqualification, I kept mentioning to others that Isaiah 30:1-5 was my go-to in terms of not using government dependence for livelihood when I know I could work a job — ironically, I had a hard time focusing because I know how my mom would constantly rant about something good or forgivable she believed was bad or even something that, in her belief, would be grounds to call the human doing it a mistake. And if someone is saying, “That’s gossip,” about something legitimate the Holy Spirit gave you in terms of knowledge (for there is no fallacy in His understanding), chances are they’re trying to silence you or even take away your discernment and mold you into their image instead of God’s. And I think I should use that Isaiah passage to remember I can’t always get help from family, but since I was homeless for several months in 2016-2017 until Jonathan invited me to live with him (and I’ve done that since), I can’t expect a job to actually give me even one hour of extra time. I think I worked an 8.5-hour shift on Monday, but I still won’t get paid much, even though I’ll have enough to cover my basic needs and even get two or three pairs of pants at the local thrift store. So God’s provision can be blocked really badly because the devil seems to be winning. But the beat goes on…
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