๐ฑ Second Half Musings. Happy July...Be fruitful and multiply! “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion...” Genesis 1:28 KJV God blessed man with His Word. The Word is the Truth. However, man needs to be guided into the truth, to live the truth. That is why the Holy Spirit is given to His own— not just to give direction, but to guide us step by step into living the Word victoriously. This happens through disciplined prayer, studying, and fellowship in worship with the Word — not out of duty, but out of love for God and to seek understanding — because understanding gives us access to hear the Spirit’s voice. Over the years, as I learned the personality of the Holy Spirit, He taught me to grow in loving Him, myself, and in extending that same quality of love to others. Hmm... I'm still a work in progress o ๐. I deal with emotional instability by intentionally med...
Give Your Threat a Treat. "Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the ocean swallow me. Save me from the pit that threatens. O Jehovah, answer my prayers, for Your lovingkindness is wonderful; Your mercy is so plentiful, so tender and so kind. Don’t hide from me, for I am in deep trouble. Quick! Come and save me." Psalm 69:15-17. I poured out all anxiety in my soul in a deep cry to the Lord, just like David. I knew that except the Lord broke protocol for me, I would be disgraced openly. At that point, I was only a few weeks from my delivery date, and I had no assurance I would make it. Not for lack of grace, but because of the psychological strain from conspiracy and threats meted out against me by some senior officers at the bank. They took advantage of my situation — a breach of bank policy — to feed their wounded pride and selfish interests. I had taken an “inflexible” stand against worshiping their ego on my duty post. I was awaiting confirmation as a newly ap...