Control and power -- are they the same? People seem to equate both power and freedom with money: The more you have, the more you have. I have a psychologist friend who won't "tell" people anything; rather, she asks questions that lead the client to arrive at the conclusion she reached in about 5 minutes. I asked her why she doesn't just cut to the chase and tell people what their problem is and what to do about it. She said: "I don't want to control people. I'm not God. I could be wrong, or something else could happen that requires a different approach. When there's a bad outcome, I'd get blamed. People have to be responsible for their own choices. They're living their lives, not mine. They should be pleased with themselves, not trying to please me." That, in a nutshell, is why I avoid telling people what to do, even when it seems obvious what they must do. If I've made bad choices in my life (I have, trust me), isn't it worse to let another person "benefit" from what may be bad judgment? Do we really want their lives in our hands?
I really like what you've said about judgment. I think when we try to convict a person of his sin and tell him what to do or what to quit doing, we are usurping the role of the Holy Spirit and thereby depriving that person of a closer relationship with God.
Romans 14:4, NLT: "Who are you to condemn someone else's servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the Lord's help, they will stand and receive his approval."
John 16:7-11 (NLT) When the Holy Spirit comes, He will convict us of sin, righteousness and judgment . . . ."
Great post. Thank you. I agree 100% "Human nature" can indeed be a messy thing. We are not our own; the trouble starts when we thing we are in control. God is in control. Jesus is our savior. I left Hawaii, after living for 12 years in Kauai, due to what I call the communist response to covid. It's more like a combination of marxism and communism. The example you gave of the person declaring that there is no God sums it up; it is ignorance and stupidity, taken to extreme levels - levels that will get a person killed today. I tried contacting the mayor of Kauai and the Lt Governor of Hawaii - I sent letters telling them of the early treatments like HCQ and IVM - the mayor never replied and the Lt Governor told me I was wrong. Dollars to doughnuts, they accepted hush money. So very many of our so-called "leaders" are clueless. Now the public has more knowledge of the fraud and criminal activity of the kill shots! Help get your local "leaders" up to speed:
I live in freedom-loving Florida - Florida is going to ban permanently: lockdowns, masks, mandates - the Governor announced today that "everyone knows you are worse off if you get a booster" - Florida has formed a Grand Jury through the Florida Supreme Court - they will reveal the fraud.
Massachusetts, which hid death data at the highest level, is waking up:
Through much tribulation, I was taught a valuable lesson: the less I worried about others seeing my own viewpoint and the harder I tried to see theirs, the more I was able to come to love them, as Jesus of Nazareth made explicit was his desire not only of his apostles but of each of us. The more I loved others, the more I was able to experience the love of God and of Jesus. The more my mind opened to those around me, the more truth was made available to me. The more forgiveness I extended to those who had hurt me, the more God’s forgiveness, always there, was made experienceable by me. The more my soul hungered to know God, the more of himself he revealed to me. In reality, He was always there, guiding me in the way of righteousness. I just had to begin to learn to get out of my own way, by letting the mind of Jesus be in me, which I learned meant accepting the Lord’s ideas so thoroughly that those ideas became mine.
Control and power -- are they the same? People seem to equate both power and freedom with money: The more you have, the more you have. I have a psychologist friend who won't "tell" people anything; rather, she asks questions that lead the client to arrive at the conclusion she reached in about 5 minutes. I asked her why she doesn't just cut to the chase and tell people what their problem is and what to do about it. She said: "I don't want to control people. I'm not God. I could be wrong, or something else could happen that requires a different approach. When there's a bad outcome, I'd get blamed. People have to be responsible for their own choices. They're living their lives, not mine. They should be pleased with themselves, not trying to please me." That, in a nutshell, is why I avoid telling people what to do, even when it seems obvious what they must do. If I've made bad choices in my life (I have, trust me), isn't it worse to let another person "benefit" from what may be bad judgment? Do we really want their lives in our hands?
I really like what you've said about judgment. I think when we try to convict a person of his sin and tell him what to do or what to quit doing, we are usurping the role of the Holy Spirit and thereby depriving that person of a closer relationship with God.
Romans 14:4, NLT: "Who are you to condemn someone else's servants? Their own master will judge whether they stand or fall. And with the Lord's help, they will stand and receive his approval."
John 16:7-11 (NLT) When the Holy Spirit comes, He will convict us of sin, righteousness and judgment . . . ."
So very well said.
Yes. More of Him, less of me is where I am trying to land
Sounds like a Zack Williams autoroute from his song “Less Like Me.”
Great post. Thank you. I agree 100% "Human nature" can indeed be a messy thing. We are not our own; the trouble starts when we thing we are in control. God is in control. Jesus is our savior. I left Hawaii, after living for 12 years in Kauai, due to what I call the communist response to covid. It's more like a combination of marxism and communism. The example you gave of the person declaring that there is no God sums it up; it is ignorance and stupidity, taken to extreme levels - levels that will get a person killed today. I tried contacting the mayor of Kauai and the Lt Governor of Hawaii - I sent letters telling them of the early treatments like HCQ and IVM - the mayor never replied and the Lt Governor told me I was wrong. Dollars to doughnuts, they accepted hush money. So very many of our so-called "leaders" are clueless. Now the public has more knowledge of the fraud and criminal activity of the kill shots! Help get your local "leaders" up to speed:
https://bailiwicknews.substack.com/p/on-quietly-bringing-county-state
I live in freedom-loving Florida - Florida is going to ban permanently: lockdowns, masks, mandates - the Governor announced today that "everyone knows you are worse off if you get a booster" - Florida has formed a Grand Jury through the Florida Supreme Court - they will reveal the fraud.
Massachusetts, which hid death data at the highest level, is waking up:
https://dailyclout.io/letter-to-the-massachusetts-attorney-general-cdc-and-fda-may-have-violated-several-state-criminal-statutes/
Don't accept mediocrity - call out your so-called leaders - inform them of the truth.
This will get really ugly before it gets better. The truth always wins - don't ever stop telling people the truth, even if it makes them livid.
God bless. Peace.
Through much tribulation, I was taught a valuable lesson: the less I worried about others seeing my own viewpoint and the harder I tried to see theirs, the more I was able to come to love them, as Jesus of Nazareth made explicit was his desire not only of his apostles but of each of us. The more I loved others, the more I was able to experience the love of God and of Jesus. The more my mind opened to those around me, the more truth was made available to me. The more forgiveness I extended to those who had hurt me, the more God’s forgiveness, always there, was made experienceable by me. The more my soul hungered to know God, the more of himself he revealed to me. In reality, He was always there, guiding me in the way of righteousness. I just had to begin to learn to get out of my own way, by letting the mind of Jesus be in me, which I learned meant accepting the Lord’s ideas so thoroughly that those ideas became mine.