Emptiness??? This ain't Heaven

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10am

lk; good morning hs

hs: good morning son.. how are you?

lk; so good hs.. thakn you

hs: and why are you so good. 

lk: well.. i slept decent last night.. i had ample time to get my mindset straight today.  i had a nice chat with noah's buddies that stayed here last night for the natanael's wedding..  i had a nice chat with shannon britt.. it has been nice.. it is raining.. which means i do not need to go out and mow..  and I am siting here doing my most favorite thing in the whole world.. spending time with my God..

hs; that is awesome.. 

hs: but do you still sense that emptiness?

lk: yes.. I was not going to say anything about it..  but yes I do..   do you want to talk about it now?

hs: yes.. lol.. why do you think i brought it up?

lk; lol.. that's true..

lk: so hs.. tell me about this emptiness in my soul..

hs: well son.. tell me what percentage of it that you are feeling righ tnow?

lk: wel... i would say that it is about 20%

hs: okay.. tell me more abou tit

lk; well.. i typically think that it is strange that i would have ANY emptiness.. because my goal is to be complete and be happy and fulfilled.. to have any kind of voice just seems like it is foreign and should not be there.. 

in fact.. i have worked hard at answering some ofthe most difficult questions in life.. about fulfillment.. satisfaction.. etc.. 

hs: well with all of that.. work..  let me tell you this..... there wil lalways be times and palce where you fill this emptiness.. and dissatisfaction..   and not totally fulfilled..   because.. this is a fallen world.   you are not totally redeemed..  your body is not redeemed... your soul is a work in progress.. but your spirit is totally redeemed..   and all things will not be perfect until you go to be in heaven..

...... doe that make sense?

lk: perfect sense..  but now.. i just need to remember this.   so.. give me a few seocnds.. i am going to make notes in other places to remind myself.

lk: wow.. hs.. this is such a great topic.. and such good revelation for me.   help me to remember it..

hs: i will son.. thanks for always being willing to listen..

lk: oh father.. i love our times of revelation.

Think about the time you were most passionate for Christ.. now... Let that be the first step back in that direction ❤️

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The Narrow Way.... Is It Really That Narrow?

Just a thought that I want to develop.... I hope I get back to it eventually.... 

But it seems that the life I have in Christ is not narrow at all.   There is a lot of liberty. 

The thought of man.... taking dominion.. that is a lot of territory. 

I had a discussion the other day while hiking with a buddy... about how much is God really concerned with our day to day activities.  I mean.... not to make God out to be a noncaring Being.. but  I look at my adult kids... I mean... I love them..  I want the best for them.  But I do not make their second by second... minute by minute decisions for them.   I love to hear their stories.  I am ready and willing to listen to them anytime they want to talk.. I will be glad to give them advice if they want it.. But.. part of the joy of raising kids.. is to see them grow up and live their own lives.. and make their own decisions..   

Does that make sense?

But...  i diverted... The main thing I mean to express in this post is this.. . 
Yes... when I first came to Christ.. perhaps i did have to give up some things.  and yes.. as I walk with Christ there are many things that I will not do because I follow Christ.  But it seems that the things that I get to enjoy and have... far out weigh the things that I have had to give up in order to follow Him. The peace, joy and contentment alone is worth anything that I have had to give up.    Knowing that God has it all figured out.  Knowing that He has a wonderful plan for my life takes the worry out of this life.   Wow.. what a trade off!

Why We Should Journal

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Are others irritated?

And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.”
Mark 3:11 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/mrk.3.11.NKJV

Hmmm.. makes you think....
Now.. I am not a paranoid type person... But... I wonder if sometimes when Jesus is shining through us.. if someone else is really having trouble with the enemy.. and perhaps are really giving in to the ways of the enemy.. if this person can act out.. and maybe not even feel comfortable around you because of the Spirit of God inside of you?  
Something to think about.

Constantly Changing

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