Guide To Eat And Hang out With Friends

Look at Black Sabbath, they play music and thousands of people cut themselves, and stinging in blood, sell their souls to the devil. Music is the loudest and most powerful voice in the world. So don’t preach it, sing it and people will listen. Old Nick lost the name son of the morning star and got the name Satan which means deceiver. But when he fell from heaven, he brought the third of the angels with him because worship has the power to influence people. Satan took the attention off God and put it on himself. But when Jesus came to the world, he disarmed the rulers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in the cross⁶. When he was in the wilderness, Old Nick showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. ''All this I will give you,'' he said, “If you will bow down and worship me.''⁷ Look, he didn't say “preach to me”, and he didn't say “perform a miracle”, but he said “worship me” and in other words Old Nick was saying “Restore me; give me back who I was.”

He wanted to taste worship one more time. He was actually bone-dry, and he said it dauntlessly because it will spawn who he used to be - he wanted to taste worship once more. After all, he is the guy who left a palace in pursuit of the wind - perspiring and dibbling the hard ground with a gimlet was all for nothing but a bag of beans. But at least he can get a credit or a book of hoary lackluster yaks for crossing the Atlantic Ocean in a bathtub. Worship is power, and I think people with the most competition in the body of Christ are worship leaders. I wish Lydia Stanley can help me with this one. But anyway, if you’re a worship leader and you don’t walk in the spirit of God; Satan will overpower you and you’ll fall into his trap. I'm sorry to kick your face, but your enemy is not a fool. Old Nick was there when Abraham was there; He was there when Adam fell, and he is the master of tricks, lies and deceptions. I told you before that I respect him.

When the angel of the Lord was at war over Moses’ body, The bible says even the angel didn’t blaspheme against Old Nick Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee⁸. As a worshipper, you must be led by the spirit, know the word of God and have a backbone. A true worshipper doesn't worship to please people because man-pleasing lead us to stupid foolish ways and we will find ourselves in this rollercoaster, trying to please people who don't even care about us. But a true worshiper worships in spirit and in truth to bring people face to face with the father. That's what it's all about - having the right spirit and connecting people with the father.

If a worship leader is bound with the spirit of pornography, as he comes as a worship leader to lead worship, intentionally or unintentionally, he'll release that spirit within him upon the congregation. That's why when his on stage young girls begin to scream not because of the spirit of God, but they scream because the spirit of pornography in him connects with the young people. But if you’re a man with the spirit of God you'll connect with the spirit of God. Worship draws, it is like a magnet - spirit draws spirit. Old Nick was a chief worship leader in heaven, and when he fell, you and I took that place of worship. That’s why Old Nick hates you. He hates who you are, and he hates what you have inside of you. Because what he had, God put in you. You’re not the bright and the morning star but you're a child of God, and inside of you - you have the ability to bring heaven to earth.

You’re the one that gives a beat to spirit of God to come down because you’re a worshipper.

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Friendship is friendship, not church or politics, and if you can take it seriously, then the depth of your intimacy will increase. People have dreams, passions and goals. It's actually these entrancing cardinals that make them wake up every morning and do something - whether good or bad, big or small. Hell, the fact that you wake up to do something makes a difference - as the fact that you have friends. It's important to have vision for your relationship and do what you're supposed to do - nothing is impossible until you declare it to be. I don't want to take you all around Robbin Hood's barn, but the excuses we use in the beginning will never be there in the end, and limits are set by your own ideologies.

Olivia Holt also spent time with children at St. Jude hospital and hosted a Twitter party – it mattered to her. When something matters to you, then it means it has weight and import. It is a vaguely specified concern or it is a situation or event that is thought about. In the Bible, we read that when Jesus finished teaching, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side”. Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in a boat. But on their way, there arose a great storm, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. And the disciples were like, freaked out. But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion like he just doesn’t even care. They woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” And Jesus got up, rebuked the wind and the waves and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” There are only few passages like these in the Bible where you can kind of feel the feelings of Jesus’ heart break. Almost when you read the prophets you can feel that God’s heart was broken. Do you remember what happened in Gethsemane? Jesus was about to be arrested and he prayed more earnestly and in anguish that his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. Something important was going on.

But guess what? The disciples were asleep. They couldn’t even stay awake for an hour. When the unimportant happened when they were on the boat, the disciples were awake. But when what really matters took place in Gethsemane, they were asleep, couldn’t even stay awake for an hour. We seem to always care about what isn’t real and doesn’t really matter. And what matters puts us asleep. The reason why giving is so important - to be veracious - relationships are nothing without givers: from a time giver to a love giver. We don't give to become better people, but we give to have better relationships, and we don't do it for credit, but we do it for love. When we only focus on the big, seeable and extraordinary things in life; we often tend to forget and disregard the simple things. There's nothing wrong about doing or yearning for things that are top of the line and out there.

But I wholeheartedly advice you not to do it for self-aggrandizement, to always stay true to who you are and become inviolable not to give in to the temptation of proving yourself. This happens when you crack your inner shell and grow out from your old self; it comes with personal development. Personal development is very important, but, because everything else seems more pressing, we never seem to get to it. If living an authentic life is in your agenda, it needs to be a priority. The process of self-discovery and growth involves making time to work towards what we are capable of achieving. We all have unique strengths and talents, but we also have blind sports when it comes to our potential, as our vision of ourselves is not always accurate.

Our minds are essential for personal growth. The expression ‘mind over matter’ has never been more valid: if you decide you can’t do something, after a while, you’ll believe it’s true. We all have ‘problem patterns,’ ways of thinking and behaving that don’t serve us. When we come across a dilemma, we tend to fall back on using the same solution we’ve used in a similar situation. But this can lead to a fixed mindset that doesn’t allow us to think creatively. To get around this, accumulate all the facts so that you can understand the problem, then decide on your desired outcome. Consider the possible solutions, even if they seem impractical, and once you have decided on the best one, work on implementing and fine-tuning it. Turning those “problem patterns” into “solution patterns” requires noticing them first, then responding by doing something different, and not simply reacting. Also, be aware of what’s going on around you in each moment. Cultivating the ability to be present and mindful has been shown to reduce depression, regulate emotions, and increase immune functioning and mental processing speed

Second Postscript

January 18, 2010

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Spending time with someone is one of the most beautiful, selfless and Godlike act that we should cherish. If you don't understand why I say it's Godlike, then you should consider reading the book of Genesis again. What most people don't recognize or conceptualize is that the book of Genesis has very much to do with friendship. The Bible tells us: "And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?" A question - Interesting. Here are 10 revelations about a question:

In the New Testament, Jesus asked Peter a relational question: "Do you love me?" but Peter couldn't answer the question, because he was still asking the question. Peter was so ashamed by his denial of Jesus that he couldn't answer it. But I’m glad that he asked. People who are intelligent and enlightened are not merely recognized by their ingenious answers, moral excellence or witty, satirical and eloquent words. But people who are intelligent and enlightened are recognized by their majestic art of asking questions. Jesus said, “Ask” To ask means to enquire about, consider obligatory, require as useful, just or proper, or address a question to and expect an answer from. To ask shows humility, passion, focus and curiosity. Asking is extracted from the heart of people who want to be in the realm of the invisible world. People think asking is being dense and unintelligent, alternatively, asking means you’re intelligent enough to elicit someone else to add to your knowledge.

Asking means using a given opportunity to know what you do not know yet. Asking shows humility and it specifies that you’re not self-absorbed. Asking is a high way to understanding. Asking can be used to know what you do not know yet, and asking can also be used to validate what you already know. Asking is art, answering is science, asking is receiving, and receiving is becoming. With asking comes knowledge and understanding. And asking is confrontation, and confrontation host cognizance, apprehension and solutions.

Now let us be fair. Not all questions are created equal. Attorneys (and Pharisees) ask questions in order to trap people “Then one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying, “Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law?” Matthew 22:35-36. Questions can actually be accusations in disguise. Questions can be asked with intent of proving a point. Pharisees, Sadducees and Herodians asked Jesus questions in order to test and trap Him so that they might have evidence to accuse Him.

Questions are positive but they can also be used as a snare to the unwise “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him” James 1:5. Beside all of that, every temptation of Satan is a question “Yeah, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” Genesis 3:2.

If you don’t read what God asked Adam in the Garden of Eden like a Chinese restaurant menu, then you kind of feel the feelings of God at that moment - longing for Adam to lie down on his shoulders and rest. There are more scriptures in the Bible that tells about how much God values friendship. In Genesis, we read that Enoch was the friend of God, and God took him away and he was no more. Another scripture is found on the gospel of John. Jesus said, "Greater love has no one that this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you servants, because a servant doesn't know not know his master's business. Instead I call you friends..."

Because after our friendship with God was broken because of sin, God sent His son Jesus, and he died to restore God's friendship with us. He died to bring us back into intimacy with the father. Because that's what God wants. When nobody loves you, He wants you to know that He cares about you, and that He favors your life. God really want you to be intimate with Him - He really longs to be your friend, and the blood of Jesus crumbled the ramparts to unlock God's next to me place. Prayer lead us to experience that intimacy. God loves to play hide and seek with his children. “Verily thou [art] a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.” But I’m glad to know that if we seek Him with all our hearts, He will be found by us. “And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” Sometimes God hides Himself so that we may seek Him. In others words, you need to realize that you need God. Prayer is important; every time you pray you’re actually building yourself up in the most holy faith to fight in the fight of life. There is no posture that prayer demands, all that is demanded is that you pray. Thess 5:17 says “pray without ceasing” To pray without ceasing means walking in union with the spirit of God. But laziness is a killer of prayer. For what our human nature wants is opposed to what the our spirit wants, and what our spirit wants is opposed to what our human nature wants. And these two are at war meaning you cannot do what you want to do.

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Parents assume that if they lump children together with some toys, or in a playground, they’ll want to – and instinctively know how to – get along. While for some it is that easy, it is certainly not true at all. Children need to learn how to form relationships with kids their own age. From birth, a child’s primary attachment is to a parent or career. This bond is vital and the quality of this relationship forms fundamentals of learning how to connect with others.

From there, children move on to engaging in play, which is the key to the development of social skills. Play teaches children how to share. It develops their self-esteem and confidence, and it helps them to express emotion and learn empathy and affection. They are also taught more difficult lessons: conflict resolution, cause and affect (consequences), as well as problem-solving and decision-making. It also helps them to understand roles in a group (such as leader versus follower). Ultimately, it is through play that children begin to acquire the basics of socially acceptable adult behavior while developing their personality. It can be a very painful for parents to watch a child struggling to connect with their peers. Seeing a child’s sadness at being excluded from play or trying to deal with feelings of isolation can leave the parent feeling ostracized as well. We should pour into our friends life, not drain them; the goal is to be productive, not famous, and the mission is to love, not derange (people rarely tolerate friends who perpetually throw out of kilter).