Tamara Chaos

S. 1 E. 6 Open Mind/CheerNC Air Date 2-24-23 

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In Myrtle Beach I noticed that the fog in the morning was so thick that one couldn’t see the horizon of the ocean. The ocean in the morning is very foggy, but as the morning grew, the horizon became more and more clear as the fog dissipated. I think the same thing can apply to our perspectives of others. Sometimes we may not always see their point of view until it’s revealed either through experiences or listening with an open mind.

We took a trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and the GPS took us on a more efficient route through many small towns. This reminded me of the Bible.  Please watch the video for a more visual look to this video. 

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Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus said to his disciples, if any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. Verse 25, If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it.  But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Verse 26, And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?  

  A lot of people have a false idea of what Christianity is. They believe the church is full of hypocrites. Of course, it is, we are all human and so, though we try to live a life close to how Jesus would, we do fail. Some fail way more than others and it gives a false idea of what Christianity is supposed to be like. People think they have given up having fun. No, not giving up having fun, it just might be giving up a life of fun things that go against the teachings of the Bible. Don't think these things have to happen overnight. As one gets more and more involved with Christ's teachings, the more appealing Christian beliefs are. I think sometimes people have false expectations of Christians, but we are humans just the same as you. We do mess up and make mistakes. Some Christians are way too judgmental. It is not our place to judge others.

 There are some that will argue with me, and that's fine, go ahead, but I stand by my words that we are not to judge others.   We are not to think of ourselves more highly than we ought to.   

NIV: For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought,  but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 

 NLT: Because of the privilege and authority God has given me, I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better than you really are.  Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.  It is hard to describe a relationship with Jesus, it something each person feels on their own, unlike any other. But as for me, it is a peaceful feeling. Hell is not a peaceful place, so, it would only make sense that not having Jesus in the heart would make one feel uneasy. Peace and tranquility bring order. When you are ready to receive the peace and love of Jesus into your heart, run, don't walk to the post office. 

Ask Jesus to live in your heart, then find a lovely church to nurture you. You need a change of address form; Hell is losing another resident. You are now a welcomed citizen of Heaven.

Happy New Year everyone! A brand-new year. A brand-new year to start new habits. The big habit that many try to start is going to the gym.  It can be hard to stick with this new habit if people don’t have a good support system. If they don’t get encouragement from those close to them, it can be hard to keep up the motivation. This is a lot like our Christian faith. It can be hard to keep wanting to keep the faith strong if we don’t have others to help encourage us. Jesus emphasized this a lot. He emphasized that it was important for his disciples to stay connected to each other. It takes hard work and dedication to accomplish any goal. We can be each other’s personal trainer, and the Holy Spirt is everyone’s personal trainer. Those who are advanced in their faith can help those who are not as far along. We can inspire each other.  It is also the responsible of everyone to do what it takes to grow in the faith. We need to study the scriptures, we need to make a choice, are we going to just ride in the cab or are we going to drive ourselves? Are we going to just listen to what the pastor says or are we going to study for ourselves to make sure the pastor is preaching from the gospel.

S. 1 E. 2 Represent I think it is interesting how this version uses the word represent. When we represent something, it is a good idea to be the best representative we can be. We are showing others what something is about when we represent it. For instance, when a company has a spokesperson is expected to be a representative of that company, they must conduct themselves in a certain way. They must dress the part.  The same goes for Christianity. I hear from so many people that have completely rejected church or even the aspect of Christianity because of how they were treated. Whomever they had contact with were not good representatives of Christ. Christ is all loving. Christ doesn’t look for faults in others. He knows about them sure because he is all knowing, but he doesn’t try to rub them in people’s faces. Everyone has a purpose to God.

Hello and welcome to Chains Will be Gone. I'm Tamara Chaos. Sometimes it can feel like life is just bringing us down all the time. It is especially hard with Covid and everything surrounding that. It doesn't have to be like that.  There is hope. 

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In this podcast, I talk about how we shouldn't let limitations stop us from doing the things we want to do.  People come up with all kinds of excuses as to why they can't do something. It is important to at least try before making a firm decision that one cannot do something. Of course, I do realize, that there sometimes cases where this does not apply.   https://youtu.be/uiJZco5-2YI Heart4Art with Zmarie: https://www.youtube.com/@heart4artlive/about

There are all kinds of leaves, just like there are all kinds of people. We all come from different backgrounds and different religions, but we can come together and create something beautiful. Alone, we are beautiful, but together, we are even more beautiful.  https://youtu.be/tQBehvJsHRU