Body and Mind

When we are in this battle the 

body comes with the mind.

We must make every  effort 

for our body to be in shape

to fight off what is going in

mind. 

Recently  when I  had my

physical  exam I was asked

about dealing with depression 

and other mental health. I  told

the nurse  I sometimes  deal

with depression  however I 

don't  need medication. 

I do know  some people  use

or need medication however 

for me it is the battle I  have 

spoken about. It is the spiritual 

we fight. The medical 

professionals may not 

understand how this works. 

Some people  do need to 

visit a counselor  or a friend 

to speak what the mind is

saying in the battle.  We can

only make it with God's help 

though others can give us

help as a partner.  Amen!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Battle In the Mind

The spiritual battle works in the

mind for the most part. Satan will 

tell us our weaknesses and how

bad we are including the sins we

have committed in our lives. How

terrible we must be.

It is the truth however Jesus Christ died

for all of our sins. It doesn't matter whether

past, present or future sins. When we confess our sins our lives change too.

We will sin.again and again.but it wasn't

like our sins of our past where we didn't

think or care about it. We didn't know God 

at that time.

Many of the other religions believe we 

have to make account for our sins. This

were the case than Jesus Christ didn't

have to die for us. They will tell you 

he was a good man and other things.

Test it out and see. Seek out God and

you will find him. He doesn't keep 

anyone back who earnestly see him.

So when you hear words of condemnation

this mean that you are in the battle. You

can win since Jesus Christ already has.

♥♥♥♥

War Is Won However

We have already won the war though

the battle continues.

Our enemy knows our weak spots

so in the battle he will continue to

tell us those weaknesses and how

unworthy we are as well making us

think he is winning.

We just have to say no when he brings

us up our weaknesses  and that we 

agree with him although we won't

accept his words.

His purpose is to keep us distracted

from doing our mission. At some 

point he might decide to show that

he has cease fire like in Gaza however

he is getting ready to come after us

once again. We can't stand up to him 

but God can.

Most of the world doesn't even know

that they are at war. He deals with 

those who know. Stay steadfast and 

believe knowing who has won. Amen!

♥♥♥♥

#ourweaknesses 

Receiving Wisdom

Wisdom is one of the spiritual 

gifts. We can ask for wisdom. 

In the Old Testament  God asked

King Solomon the son of King

David of Israel  whatever he

wanted. King Solomon answered

wisdom. God gave him wisdom 

as well  as riches which he didn't 

answer for. 

It isn't  that we may receive wealth

as well  though we could asking for

wisdom is a good thing. We can 

receive wisdom for our own situations 

or for others. 

Another word would be foolishness.

This is meant to be the opposite of

wisdom, however can think we have

wisdom in our own heart without out 

asking for it. There is a lot of that 

going around.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Remember Those Before Us

Here in the United States the last

Monday of May is a national holiday.

It is called Memorial Day.

Memorial Day was first observed on 

May 30, 1868. The purpose is to 

remember all those whose died in

war for the United States. Also for

those who fought in wars who are

now gone as well. Many observe

for their loved who have died as

well.

I am going to stop on Monday at

the cemetery where my parents,

my grandparents on my father's

side and my older brother.

It is important for us to remember

family and friends who have died.

I remember them on their birthdays

as well. It is good to think of the

love for them. 

Enjoy your day and the thoughts

of those who were so dear to you.

♥♥♥♥

Have Open Mind

We all need to use an open mind

to speak with other people no

matter how different  they are 

from us.

This doesn't  mean that  we have 

to be best friends  or even spend

a lot of time with them.

Most people  need someone  to 

talk too. This might  even getting

off something they have wanted

for some time.  

Our purpose  might be to help

others who are in need. They

are especially  the ones for us

to have an open mind. This is

true for anyone we may mentor.

An open mind will  help us to

figure out what their true need.

The important  thing is to love

others even those whose are

so much different  than  ours.

They may need to have someone 

to get them on the right track.

I hope this helps you out and is

a good encouragement. If you

ever have something  to  add 

don't  hesitate to write in the

comment section. Enjoy this

day.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Being Consistent

We know each day is different and

has it's  own  challenges.  The

question  is  how  will  we handle

each day.

The answer is being as consistent 

as we can in our actions and

behavior. 

Often it will take take to learn

from our mistakes to behave

consistently. It would be great 

to act good and have joy each

and everyday no natter what 

comes our way.

Say we were angry yesterday 

what can we do not to be

today in a similar situation.

It would be good to look at

others and see where consistently 

happens in their lives.

Let's  make today the best we can

and try to duplicate tomorrow no

matter  what it looks like. Amen!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Our World View

The definition of world view is 

how we see the world through

our eyes.

We see the world through our

religion or faith. What we think

of other people. It usually begins

with what we were taught by our 

parents.

The older we get our world view

may change though a part we were

taught is still in there.

We may view young and older 

people in a certain way. Our

culture can be influence too.

Example is we may have been

raised that only those who work

have the most value. So we may

not have high value for children

or the elderly since neither work.

The truth though and some cultures

have high value for family from 

children through their great grand-

parents.  The children are the next

generation to do great things or

give hope to the family. The older

generation we can learn from their

experience and being wise. 

We don't see the value of the family

unit we must change our world view.

We each have a purpose no matter

how old we are.  

♥♥♥♥

Seeing Old Friends Again

On Thursday having afternoon lunch

with school mates. Although I don't

see them often it is good to see those

that I grow up with. Has so much meaning 

for me.

I know not everyone wants to go back

to the past but it can be meaningful.

Even spending a few minutes catching 

up can make a difference. We don't

know how much time any of us have.

Our purpose should be to be with

as many people as possible. I am not

saying it is for everyone. I know some

people are not good for us however

spe ding a few minutes can change 

things. This is an encouragement

from me.  ♥♥♥♥

Speaking Up

We are living in a world where

evilis shown as good and good

is shown as evil. We can see the

mindset of many over the last 

20 years or longer. 

I know each person who comes 

on this site hss a purpose to 

speak up. In fact I believe many

are. 

We each have a place of influence.

Even those who are quiet even are

speaking even though they may not

realize it. My father was quiet however

when he did speak he had a lot to say

even in a few words.

I encourage you to continue what

you are doing even if the results 

don't seem right to you. Even those

to whom you speak are going to deaf 

ears. We all remember what our

parents told us even those things

we may have not seem to listen

at the time.

Your effort is being noticed by others.

You reach those who I don't. You have

a group of influence. Whether the group

is large or small does not matter. For

they have others they influence too.

Thank you so much.  ♥♥♥♥

Going Out

It is so important we go out.

Our purpose is to go out and

reach others.

There is more to it than that.

Going out is important for us 

as well.

Not only can we give out to 

others we can receive from

them too.

In the gospels Jesus sent out

his disciples in pairs.  You can

enjoy each other as well as

each sharing with other people.

When the weather is good go

to a park.  Sitting on a bench

if available than you can see

other people. There you maybe

drawn to someone to talk to.

After a little while you can get

up and walk around. You may

have something to say. 

When you get home you can

think what went well with your

experience and what can improve

the next time you go out.

When you go out spend a minute or

two talking to someone else. During

the little time you may realize what

the may want. In fact you can ask

them if there is anything you can

do for them. 

Going in a pair others may feel more

comfortable talking with two. Also

if you meet another pair than you

can speak even greater. The important

thing is to ask them what you can

do for them. Everyone likes to talk

about themselves. This way you can

fing out if you have something in

common as well.

I hope this good tip for the day.

May your purpose and life be

blessed today and those you

meet and see.   ♥♥♥♥

Dealing With Weather

Here in the Pacific Northwest of United 

States we are blessed to have four 

seasons  for the most part.

This year we are having a bit more 

rain than normal during the spring 

and the temperatures are lower

as well. 

The last six years we had summer 

like weather  in May. Now we are

having rain like we did in April.

Even when it isn't  raining it is

cloudy. I  find it a b.essing when

the sun comes out even  for a

few minutes. 

This weather  can affect  us both

physically as well as our mental 

health. For many still working to

get past covid-19  when we were

isolated.

The government wants to control 

our mental health.  It is important 

not to listen to them. It isn't just 

us adults but with the children too.

God says we will be judged how

we treat children.  The government 

is going to be judged for how they

treat our children. 

It is so important  we are not isolated

from others. Going to the gym or out

for coffee or inviting  others over is

so important.  To encourage  and lift

each other up. This isolated important 

for those who are more natural  to be

alone.  

In the past I  had trouble being  in large

group settings. I  am  not so much 

anymore. Those that do it is still  important 

for mental  health  to spend time with

others even in small groups. It doesn't 

even have to be anymore than six people 

in the group.

Here the weather  can cause to be isolated.

We even have suicides happening because 

of it.  I  belong in several  small groups as 

well as going to the  gym. The gym not only

helps in physical  being it does for the mental 

too.

Being in groups us to to use our gifts and

talents with other people as well.  It isn't 

like we can't  spend some down time by

ourselves  as well.  Both are important.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

God or Creator

I don't think those who consider

themselves an atheist is telling

the truth. They might be fooling 

themselves. 

God himself says in our heart we

know there is a creator. Living life 

with a purpose can only happen

truly believing in God. Those who

live as though there is no God

would find it hard to have a purpose. 

Without God your purpose would 

totally depend on yourself. You

can live that way however what

would come of your purpose.

I have lived a life of uncertainty

like others however knowing I

am here for a reason certainly

makes life a whole lot better.

It takes faith and belief to accomplish

what we can. 

This is all I want us all to think about 

at this time. Of course if you have

any questions ssk God.  ♥♥♥♥

What Should Always Be Included

When it comes to our life

and the purpose we have 

there should be at least

two ingredients included.

The two ingredients all 

times should be love and

encouragement. This 

would be even if we give

words that are tough for

others.

A third ingredient can be

hope. This is really necessary

when we are giving tough love.

May you be blessed today

even if you are going through

some tough times. Amen!

♥♥♥♥

What Do You Know

I know that what  you know is more

than you realize. Your life purpose 

is to share what you know. 

Yes not everyone  will except what

you say however that is ok. You 

have as much to say as everyone 

else does. 

The important  thing is to be careful 

what you think. When you wake up

inthe morning ask God what you

should say and the ones you should 

say to. 

When it comes to politics there are

those on the right and the left. Being

in the center is where you should be

or at least that is a good idea anyway. 

When you say something to another 

person be sure to  listen to what they

have to say even if you don't  agree

with them.  Politics  is  a good idea

to stay away from unless you know

your opinions very  well. 

If you are a follower of Jesus keep

your ears to God so what he has to

say you can pass on. The gifts God

has given to you be prepared to use

everyday even if the opportunity 

doesn't always come. Mostly  have

a smile on your face that says a lot

to people.  Amen!   ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Reflection

Here we are in the middle of May.

A good time to reflect on  the month.

What you have remaining  for May.

What plans you have for June.

Before coming down with my cold

I  had plans to  meet a gentleman 

from a church homegroup. I  have

had to put it off and hoping to still

meet this month. 

He has had failures in life where

he has rebounded. Be good to learn 

from him as well as giving him

encouragement.  I  have only known

him a few months so knowing him

better in a one on one basis besides 

in a group.  We plan to meet  for

coffee  or tea.

That is the great thing about our life 

purpose is gaining friendships besides

what we can do for others. In other

words it is a two way street. 

May you be blessed today and have

a wonderful  weekend  to.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Being Righteous

Many people when asked if they will

go to heaven when they die their 

response is yes. The follow up is

why do you think that you deserve

to go to heaven their response is

I am a good person.

God has a standard and not one of us

meets it.  We have to be righteous and

we each miss the mark.  What must we

do?  The reason Jesus Christ came 

and died on the cross was to pay for our 

sins. He had no sins however put all

our sins on himself. All we have to do

is believe and ask forgiveness.

Some may say that is simple and it is. 

Accepting and believing in Jesus Christ

made us righteous though we don't 

deserve it. This to makes us have a

purpose beyond what we can imagine.

He did this demonstrating how much

he loves us. Amen!    ♥♥♥♥

Going Forward

For the last week I have had a cold.

I do feel better today though still

not 100 percent  healthy. I  know

most people  get frustrated  as well 

when your health  isn't what is not 

normal. 

There are other things that can keep 

us down which I experienced some 

last year. As I  recover my thoughts

are to get back to my normal  health 

and see what is ahead of each just

like everyone  else.

I hope that your life is going exactly 

you want it. You are making a

difference  in so many other ones

lives. The reason  we are here in 

the first place right.

I wish if your  health  isn't  good

that God heals you quickly. May

his face shine upon you. Amen!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Pray For Peace

Here locally at the University of

Washington over the last several

days they have had protests for 

Pro-Palestine and Pro-Israeli. 

They were supposed to be nonviolent

however meeting face it wasn't that

way. Psalm 122:6-7 pray for peace of

Jerusalem. Those who love you will

prosper.

I am not here to speak which side I am

on. They have been at odds for some

time though.

There is something called "religious spirit". 

It can be identified by those act with judgment, controlling and pride to name 

a few. It is important we live by grace instead. 

Those who are controlled in this manner have demons. I am sure many don't believe in demons however it is a reality.  

The term used a lot these days at least in the western world is mental health. Those

who have poor mental health are most

likely controlled by demons. 

Please use prayer as part of your life purpose.   ♥♥♥♥

Where Are Focus Should Be

This week  I haven't  felt very  well  

with a cold. It was light a week ago 

and I  tried  to prevent  from getting 

worse. It turned out the cold did get

worse.

This morning  waking up I wasn't 

any better. It is easy  to be frustrated 

wondering  when this cold will get 

over. 

I decided  it is important  to  focus on

other people  than  myself or self pity.

I  am  not going to get better thinking 

about myself.  So I  am  thinking more

of others and praying  for  their healing.

There are others I know are feeling much

worse than me. Praying  for  people to be

healed will help not only them it may help

me as well.  I  am  not  doing it for selfish 

reasons  however whatever time it takes 

me to be feeling  better  will make it good

for now at least.  ❤️❤️❤️❤️

We Should Be Consistent

For others to really see our purpose 

at the highest level is for us to be

consistent.

We are not perfect however being 

as consistent  as we can others will

see our purpose.This means they

will realize they have a purpose as

well.

I have had people tell me what my 

purpose  is and they are consistent  

since that is how I  live most of my 

life.

Though we are unique  human beings

others will want to use some of the

same gifts and talents  we have. 

I have found that many of my family 

have some of the same gifts and 

talents that I  have. The difference 

is they use them in a different way. 

So be consistent  in everything you

do. I  am sure you are doing so since

your purpose  is  a part of you.  

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Always Be Yes

Whatever we are going through

in our lives we should always 

say yes.

It is our faith that will help us

get through even the hardest

times. So we say yes to our

faith.

Currently I am down with a cold

but it isn't going to keep my

spirit down. I pray it will end soon.

I know there are more worst things

then a cold. I pray whatever you 

might be going through you will

continue to say yes.

♥♥♥♥

Being Influential

There are people we hear about

that are influential. In many cases

they are in a positive way however 

there are those who  are not either.

Our parents should be those who

should be very influential in our

lives however often we get the

negative from them. We are not

the person we should be because

our parents didn't give us the 

influence, care and love they ought

to have. Parents are not going to

be perfect however we need them 

to be as close to it as possible.

Are you a parent give your children

as much attention as you can. They

have and deserve the attention more

than other people. It is not that we can't

help others but children are the first

priority. 

The trouble with school is those who

are in charge and we can look at those

in government especially those who

make the rules what teachers should

be teaching instead of allowing the

teachers to do their job they wanted

to do instead of these rules. It is no

wonder many parents are not sending

their children to public school here in

the United States. 

There is so much influence we can

have however we must take our

responsibility seriously. We will  be

made responsible for those who we

don't give the right influence over.

Amen !

♥♥♥♥

Faith For Expectation

We all have gone through life

experiences where disappointment

has left a spot in our hearts.

Faith is expecting what we desire

and have not come to pass as of 

yet to do so. 

We may have been waiting many

years and wonder why God these

desires haven't come to pass yet.

We must continue to have the

faith that they will come someday.

I know this for I have had desires

that I am still waiting to happen.

It is easy to just give up. I know I 

have often myself. 

Our faith doesn't have to be strong.

We just have to live with the faith

we do have. Though not easy when

the desire comes to pass we will

have the joy to go with it.

Jesus Christ said faith can be the

size of a mustard seed which isn't

big at all. So don't beat up yourself

if your faith is small. We should be

happy that we have the faith no

matter the size. Amen!

♥♥♥♥

Edify One Another

One important part of our life

purpose is to edify one another.

This means to build each other

up. I hope I do this for you each

time you read this blog.

Our gifts and talents we have is to 

build other people up. It is important

we appreciate others gifts and talents

as well. 

What I love about music is a tune

and words can build us up. The

words are like poetry. Sometimes

we can let the tune be the best

part however the words can be 

powerful. It is so important we

find songs that can give us rest, 

and edify us by building up our

soul. 

Some songs the writer has words 

of despair out of their life experiences.

This is OK since we may have similar

experience too. The importance after

listening to those songs that we find

ones that can lift us up as well. Of 

course we can take songs of despair

and make them positive as well by

looking at hope through it all.

Though edifying others isn't the only

part of our life purpose it is still important.

It is important to find those people who

can edify us and those can edify as well.

They could be those who have gone

through similar life experiences as we

have.

May you have a blessed and have joy

in your heart.  ♥♥♥♥

Our Will and Choice

God gave us a will and a choice

to have a relationship and a

purpose with him.

We can serve and love him

if we choose or not. Our

purpose  may vary if we

do not seve and love him.

This doesn't  change that 

he loves us still.

God's  purpose  is  great

and what we were  created 

if we do serve and love him.

We will have the same talents

and personality if we don't 

serve him. We won't  be as

happy though. 

God doesn't  want  us to be

puppets so the reason of

free choice. Amen!

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Going To New Level

We should continue to go to

a higher level of purpose over

time.

Our experience allows us to

do so. This includes making

some mistakes along the way.

God will continue to give 

people that will challenge 

us. In the same way we 

will challenge others.

May your success rub off

of others too. You don't

always have to say a word.

People often can see how

you are.   ♥♥♥♥

Being Independent

Growing  up  where I  have lived was shown

to be independent.  There is some positive 

things about it but can be negative  to.

I am sure people  who live elsewhere where

freedom  and  independence  is not known

wish they could  have  it. The purks are good

but to rely on it can be trouble when circumstances 

are not good.

I was raised to be independent  however it would 

have been  nice to have more limitations. I could 

do almost anything  I wanted although I  told my

parents  where I  was going. I mostly  went the 

same places.  To my best two friends homes

or to the park.

As an adult  I  rely on myself which isn't always 

good. I  read in 1 Corinthians  9 apostle Paul

said he is free however he chooses to act as a

slave for everyone  else. It may not be easy but

I  would like to do the same.   ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Being Like Minded

On Thursday  morning  went to

the Washington State Capital 

in Olympia. Four  of us from

my church home  group went.

It is a little  over a half hour

drive.

Thursday  was  national day of 

prayer. It happens the third 

Thursday  of May. This was 

why we went  to State capital

to prayer.

It is nice to spend time with

like mindedness even though

you don't  know most of them.

We prayed not only  for the 

nation but for our state as

well. We prayed for the military, 

the youth, education and businesses.

Also media  and Hollywood 

among some of the subjects.

This is what many nations should 

have is a day of prayer. Let those

in many countries  change and

we will have a better place to

live. 

We had a purpose united together. 

Prayer and being like minded may

change things.    ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Learn From Each Other

We can learn so much from

each  other  or from ourselves.

This  can come from  being 

in small  groups or one on

one.

On Wednesday  night the 

home group  I  attend we 

broke up into  pairs except  

the group I  was in because 

we had an odd amount of

people. 

We reading and discussing 

from Matthew 6 versus 19

through 24. When we were 

done the whole group  got

back together. Someone 

from each pairs spoke what

they got out of the versus 

we read and discussed.

It was amazing  to hear 

how each group received 

ideas on the same thing

we were reading. 

As one of the guys who

spoke from his group what

a great exercise this was.

Our life purpose  is not only

unique  how we see things 

are unique. We all come from

different  backgrounds. 

As what was mentioned  being

a good exercise we can learn 

by breaking  down whatever 

it is we read. We may read two

or three chapters at a time 

however wouldn't  be  good

to spend a few extra minutes 

to look at a sentence or two

or a paragraph to find out

more what we think of what 

we just read.

I hope this helps you out. We 

all can get new perceptives

and our lives can change in

some way.   ❤️❤️❤️❤️

In the Middle Of Purpose

For all of us our purpose  is 

unique for sure. Where we 

do our purpose  is different  

too.

For me I  enjoy my time 

in the market place while

others have the gift of

hospitality so the home

is the better place.

I do enjoy going to others

homes to spend time with

them and friends.

In the place whether in the

market place or the home

is to love and care for others.

They know that they are special 

and not alone. 

We all go through  things where

the comfort from others is very

important. 

May you feel  loved and comforted 

today.   ❤️❤️❤️❤️