The sign said that you don't have to be right, but you have to be kind. Righteousness comes only from God. "Be still and know that I am from God." Avoid the argument and the controversy.
Argument and controversy do not solve anything. Each one of us is significant, and God has a place for you.
We live in an age of collectivism and distraction. We want to be entertained, but entertainment could be the largest distraction of all.
We are afraid of the "solitude." Do not be afraid of the fear; fear is a trigger to motivate you.
Each of us is impulsive. We act and react according to the way we feel; life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it. You are in charge of your attitude. Make the right choices in your life and of your life.
I would rather fight the enemy over there than the enemy that is inside of us. We sit in front of a TV or a idiot box, or a computer, playing games or listening to fake news, and we do not accomplish anything. We must discover truth, but truth comes only from evidence and knowledge of the facts.
We also need faith. Faith is believing in God, whom we cannot see.
Faith is man's response to God's initiative. God is infinite and man is finite. God is eternal but man has a beginning and an end.
In the beginning, there is God. He has always been in the present.
Augustine said that we are restless until we find our rest in thee. Blaise Pascal said that each of us has a heart-shaped vacuum that only be filled by God.
We avoid the solitude, or being alone with God. It is the “gods” that we must avoid.
Moses and the children of Israel went through the desert or the wilderness. But in the wilderness they received the 10 commandments and the law from the mountaintop experience with God.
Noah and his family went through the flood, because God showed favor to him. Jeremiah was fed by the brook during a drought or famine by ravens sent from God.
Jesus Christ was in the wilderness for 40 days with Satan and only the voice of God his Father. You need to listen to God's voice too.
Several young boys were recently rescued from a cave in Thailand by rescuers sent from God at just the right time. This is truly a miracle of the voice of Jesus Christ received by able rescuers.
We are going through a wilderness experience right now. The corn is wilting on the stalk. The grass is dry and brown. We are in a famine.
We are in a cold cycle, the desert is expanding, earthquakes are growing in strength and volcanoes are erupting more often. Even some of the stores are closing. Sin has spoiled God's earth.
What we need is space, a margin, or border and limits on our life.
Peace with Jesus Christ is the answer. Jerusalem is called the City of Peace. Have you found your Jerusalem? It is called the City of Peace because God is there.
Each of us is impulsive. We need to sit still and listen to the voice of God. It is found in solitude. Your prayer closet is where you are least distracted.
