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One is a statement of worth,
one is a question of worth.
Worth it is what drives us,
it is what we want, it is
what we believe we must
have, and yet, worth is also
what we perceive. There is this
strange attraction to things,
for some odd reason, we
desire most strongly those
things which we believe we
can’t have? Has this been
your experience?

Now the question becomes, what is
this that we value? A dear lady
that is really becoming quite the
involved spokesperson, has written
a marvelous set of descriptions about
the plight of those we find ourselves
occasionally guilty of ignoring.

She makes it easy to love the
truth, and makes it easy to
see why so many people love her.

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“Four”- it’s what golfers shout to let
people on the fairway know they
have hit a tee shot. It means,”Watch
out I don’t hit straight!” No actually
it means “Beware!” which is what
part four of our spiritual questions
journey will bring in today…

(4)You see the trees everyday, but
on this morning, the greens seem
somehow more brilliant? The blue
of the sky seems more intense,
the clouds are wispy and brilliant
white, and you smile, for no
particular reason, you smile.

Situation four is subjective – we
as people are entirely subjective-
you can eat a meal on Tuesday when
you are feeling good, and having a good
day, and it will taste great, Thursday
of a week later, same exact meal, but
this day you are stressed and don’t feel
good and didn’t sleep well, and it will
not taste good. We are subjective.
God, being God, isn’t. God is God-
not subject to anything. I know people
who preach an interesting legal non sense
that God is bound by God’s own rules-
apparently these geniuses have never
read the Old Testament, where God-
under his rules, had to kill every single
entity- and yet- did not! God, is not
subject to anything, a result of which
is an interesting attribute of God called
MERCY! Mercy we see as GRACE-
but my challenge to you is to understand
that mercy isn’t grace, and God is God.

So you say, “Dang Dana how am I supposed
to talk to God then, since I have no idea
how overwhelmingly powerful He is.”
Talk to God knowing that He is merciful,
He is love. Do you trust love, or, are
you going to remain, subjective?

Love, is not subjective.

OK- now we need to see if in the over
all picture of things describing love in
the Bible, will that claim will hold up…
and guess what, it does.

The Bible uses this term love 311 times
in 281 verses on that page if you click on
Lexicon, you will see both the Hebrew and the Greek
use of the term, and that, the way that God love
is usually described, has been inaccurate. Hah,
what’d you think I was gonna leave without a
question to consider…
until tomorrow let’s pray for one another…

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So yesterday we dealt with para (2)- today-
sort of obviously, we’ve moved to number (3)
as promised…please take the next two minutes
to take that in…and read the scripture reference
regarding the same at the end of the points:

(1)You have the feeling that someone
perhaps that person in line there,
over there, is looking at you?
You turn, but don’t see anyone
staring at you, that you can notice
it’s an odd feeling isn’t it?

(2)You get to the party early and
as you are being introduced around
you have the oddest sense that you
have been here, doing this very
thing; even though you know, that’s
silly because this is the only time
you have ever been here?

(3)You have heard about a hundred
sermons this year, in fact, by now
you pretty much know what the preacher
is going to say, and you begin to
tune ‘em out; only just then suddenly
with crystal quickness, you feel,
rather than hear, what they are
saying, and you start to cry?

Mat 9:20 And, behold, a woman, which
was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years,
came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment:
Mat 9:21 For she said within herself, If I may
but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
Mat 9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and
when he saw her, he said,
Daughter, be of good comfort;
thy faith hath made thee whole.
And the woman was made
whole from that hour.

To feel this story you have to climb
out of that box of life you’ve gotten
accustomesd to and realize, a woman
in this day was not to touch a man’s
garment; especially a woman with an
issue of blood, a diseased person, and
a female; violated every standing law
on the books (No Doubt). So that
Jesus sensed her touching him,
He felt her, more than really was
aware of her.

Notice that in Christ there is no
legal review of the situation? To
the Master, reviewing the laws about
what she had done, apparently,
wasn’t of any value? What seems
to have been important, was that
she discovered that He is indeed
every bit as powerful as it was told
about that He was. Shame we can’t
get that into our hearts today,
isn’t it? We all know people who are
lonely, who live in states of incomplete
love, who are stressed out, burnt out,
kicked in the teeth by life; sure, they
might not have issues of the blood,
but they have far deeper issues,
really; and what do you suppose
the Master would say to them?
If they could but touch the hem
of His garment?

Until tomorrow…let’s pray
for one another.

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Let me know what you think:
I’m thinking maybe there
is something to this?

Love to hear from you,
I know this is deep and
kinda shocking stuff…
but hey, let’s get into it?
Let me know what’cha think?

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Beyond what? Beyond this empirical, physical
limiting existence…for openers, BUT, it goes
much, much, deeper than that. For example
here is just one of the fun facts I’ve been
sharing with one of the folks that allows
me to- the Bible discusses meditation- says
we should, tells us who to meditate upon,
in some instances; and yet, there is not
step by step on how to? Meditate is mentioned
in scripture 14 times
(according to one reference that I trust)
and the term meditation,
the verb form of meditate, six times,
(again according to one reference that I trust)
yes if you review
those listings, and search it out yourself,
my belief is, you won’t find directions for the
action, or a way, or a means to the end?
Odd wouldn’t you say? It’s rather like asking
a friend over for dinner, telling them it’s
going to be good, getting them fired up for the
dinner, and when they ask directions, you say,
“it’ll be good for you to find them out.”
There is something in that, for certain,
because now we’re going to connect a dot for
you, that the whole realm of spiritual interaction
with the God of creation, is indeed, deep and
deeply mysterious at levels that we would find
beyond anything our minds are capable of fathoming.

So yesterday we dealt with para (1)- today-
sort of obviously, we’ve moved to number (2)
as promised…please take the next two minutes
to take that in…and read the scripture reference
regarding the same at the end of the points:

(1)You have the feeling that someone
perhaps that person in line there,
over there, is looking at you?
You turn, but don’t see anyone
staring at you, that you can notice
it’s an odd feeling isn’t it?

(2)You get to the party early and
as you are being introduced around
you have the oddest sense that you
have been here, doing this very
thing; even though you know, that’s
silly because this is the only time
you have ever been here?

(3)You have heard about a hundred
sermons this year, in fact, by now
you pretty much know what the preacher
is going to say, and you begin to
tune ‘em out; only just then suddenly
with crystal quickness, you feel,
rather than hear, what they are
saying, and you start to cry?

(4)You see the trees everyday, but
on this morning, the greens seem
somehow more brilliant? The blue
of the sky seems more intense,
the clouds are wispy and brilliant
white, and you smile, for no
particular reason, you smile.

(5)The food has never tasted better,
and as the meal progresses you
find yourself hauled into actually
feeling the food, rather than just
eating the meal?

What do all of these things have
to do with the Bible? Oh, we’re
gonna get there, next couple of days,
but for now let’s whet your whistle
with this one…and now for (2):

What is the inner sense of things that
you and others share? Can it be connected
to your soulfulness? Have you ever met
someone that you felt akin to without
having any explanation for that connection?
In the same way, ever meet someone that
you simply couldn’t get your heart into
no matter what, but you couldn’t explain
why? They made you feel less than friendly
and yet you had no reason not to dislike them,
and let’s take that one step further,
later on, did it turn out you were right?
Herein lies the mystery in the Bible:

Mat 11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Mat 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
Mat 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
Mat 11:14 And if ye will receive [it], this is Elias, which was for to come.

—-And—one other – there are many, by the way…

2Cr 12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
2Cr 12:3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
2Cr 12:4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
2Cr 12:5 Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities.

Ok – there are plenty of others, but those two
ought to give you pause that indeed the Bible does
contain some deeply relational material, as to
the soulfulness of you. You may not fully get
it- but what is important is that you read it,
and think about it…oh my, would that be
meditating? What’s that you ask “why doesn’t
the Bible tell me about this meditation?” My
only suggestion is to consider that the
picture that you are being given is a very
big one…think on it a while, maybe even
ask the Lord Himself about it, and listen,
really, quietly, reverently, listen, to His
response to you. Until tomorrow…let’s pray
for one another.

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(1)You have the feeling that someone
perhaps that person in line there,
over there, is looking at you?
You turn, but don’t see anyone
staring at you, that you can notice
it’s an odd feeling isn’t it?

(2)You get to the party early and
as you are being introduced around
you have the oddest sense that you
have been here, doing this very
thing; even though you know, that’s
silly because this is the only time
you have ever been here?

(3)You have heard about a hundred
sermons this year, in fact, by now
you pretty much know what the preacher
is going to say, and you begin to
tune ‘em out; only just then suddenly
with crystal quickness, you feel,
rather than hear, what they are
saying, and you start to cry?

(4)You see the trees everyday, but
on this morning, the greens seem
somehow more brilliant? The blue
of the sky seems more intense,
the clouds are wispy and brilliant
white, and you smile, for no
particular reason, you smile.

(5)The food has never tasted better,
and as the meal progresses you
find yourself hauled into actually
feeling the food, rather than just
eating the meal?

What do all of these things have
to do with the Bible? Oh, we’re
gonna get there, next couple of days,
but for now let’s whet your whistle
with this one…(1) – read it
once more very quickly, and then
take in this from the New Testament:

Hbr 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers:
for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

So number one is the experience that science
hasn’t been able to define, science does not
like the term instinct, or, even, a sort of
third eye sense of presence; but we who
function in the spiritual know that such
is real. Paul who it seems to me was the
preacher of the sermons gathered as the book
of Hebrews noted this.

We will go on to para (2) and the others
as we progress, taking off on that tomorrow,
but now you know, you can share with your
friends, if they’ve had that experience of
feeling like someone was watching them,
according to Paul, it’s entirely possible
isn’t it?

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There aren’t many times that scripture seems
crystal clear, usually we deem it possible
to get more than one meaning out of it.

Certainly that would seem to be the case here?

Mat 26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed [it], and brake [it], and gave [it] to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.>br>
Mar 14:22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake [it], and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.

Luk 22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it], and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

1Cr 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

It is an almost perfectly quiet event,
it would seem to me, what we commonly
refer to as, the last supper. That
isn’t actually what was taking place
at all, Jesus was proving Himself the
Passover Lamb, the sacrifice. That
is certainly one reason for the event,
and certainly one reason why His
ministry may not have been three
years long. If you aren’t familiar
with the practice of the sacrificial
Lamb in Jewish life back then,
please ask me, I’ll get back with
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Yesterdays entry caught some people up short
because they aren’t used to someone being
so blunt. That is true, here is something else
that is true- the damage to love that ruthless
evil has done, is pretty blunt, isn’t it?

One of the very real problems in this war
is just understanding how it is to be fought.
We want to fight it in a way that makes sense
to us, only problem with that is, such a means
doesn’t accomplish what you want, it has
the exact opposite effect. Want to know
why so many churches are struggling
it is this very thing- this reverse role of the
warfare of the spirit- we don’t win this war
with means that make sense to us.

Because of that, you feel powerless in
this fight; and that is the supreme paradox
of trust and relationship to God, letting go
and letting God. Sounds easy, turns out
to be very hard. One kind gesture, one
kind moment, one simple essence of
taking yourself off the center of the life
and considering the other person. It
does make a difference, they do notice
it, it does matter. Yes it gets to the point
sometimes that you do wonder if such is
true, but you can believe, on the life
of the one who gave that life up, that
it is true- He didn’t back down, when
they told Him, “If you’re gonna keep
on tellin’ us you’re God- we’re gonna
have to silence you.” He knew then,
the road to the cross he was asking you
to take part in- do so with GLEE!

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The way that you plan to accomplish what you have in mind will have everything to do with the outcome. This simple fact is so powerful that when employed it can revolutionize the way that your work, life, and happiness, take place. Planning, or rather, a lack of planning can catch you at moments without preparation, and that lack of preparation can result in chaos, discomfort and loss of peace and prosperity. It happens all the time; you hear it all the time, “I never expected that,” “I wasn’t thinking that was going to happen,” “It wasn’t what we were expecting.” All of those sorts of statements, when you hear them; are, 180 degrees away from the reality, and that’s the tough part of being prepared. Here is a quick example:
A person has to be somewhere- at a set time. Instead of leaving ten or fifteen minutes early, by plan, they wait until the last minute. As a result of that they speed, and you can finish that without even trying, can’t you. But, they weren’t “expecting that.” True enough, we aren’t expecting them to be sitting there behind that sign, but, sure enough, police do that, don’t they?
The success police, known as, the public, your patrons, the customer, they are sitting out there right now, the only question is, are you going to plan to reach them or not?
Today we do planning in ways that were not possible just one year ago, we use Twitter as a plans maker and announcer, we use social networking, like Facebook, and MySpace, to establish and work out sound plans with groups, which wasn’t being used to the extent that it is today, just one year back. So as times change do you think it’s important for our planning concepts and ideas to change as well?
We will be going into the specifics of planning in the next few entries almost daily, so if you have an interest in how to plan, be sure to check back here. Be sure to leave a comment if you’d like we love to hear from our readers.