Things I Preach To Myself About...

Patience. It is such a difficult word, yet is also a very necessary one that we need to practice in our lives daily! But, how do we learn patience? We can start with learning from the author and perfecter of our lives, Adonai above! His words display countless examples of patience and how to practice it…daily in faith in God! Let’s look at how this works.

Do we readily accept the words of the world as true? Are we walking the path that others tell us to walk? As the old saying goes “if they jump off a bridge, will you also?” Just because the masses walk a particular way doesn’t mean that it is the right way. Today we look at seeing God’s Words outside of what everyone else says. 

Is God forgiving enough that we can just “wing-it” with His commands? If He sees we are “trying,” is that good enough? With many following just parts and snippets of the Scriptures, we have to wonder just how much impact that has in our relationship with our Lord above. Today we discuss how God does care about the details, despite whether we like or dislike them. 

Many have given up trying to understand the Bible due to its perceived complexity, language, or even uncertainties. But if we strip away all of the man-made mystery and just take it a little at a time, we get to meet the Creator of all things! He gave us His Word to be easily understood and available to us all…we just need to look at the big picture of what it says to us! Strip away all that deep theology and get to know the Author of creation!

We all need saving, help from above...but are we getting help to walk or are we sitting by the side of the road begging for handouts? We might think we can sustain our faith by daily crumbs, but God above gave us the complete Word needed to walk in His ways, fully! So why are we not following His Word complete? Today, let's look at our way back to the ancient paths...the Way He directed us in the first place!

Our brains take time to process new or renewed things, such as getting hearing aids and hearing sounds that you haven't for years. At first it may seem overwhelming, but in time it becomes normal. When we've walked our faith in one fashion for many years and suddenly realize that what we were not on the right path, it can take time to adjust to the correct way. The key is patience, persistence, and commitment. In time, we adjust...and the rewards are wonderful!

The word “Hebrew” means to cross over. Abram (Abraham) crossed over to follow God above without question, leaving family and friends in obedience. Many have gone against the grain of family and society to follow that which they know is truth. There are challenges and worries about giving up all we know to follow Yahweh complete as He calls us to do. Today, we talk about my journey…so far!

“The devil made me do it!” Always someone else’s fault? We cannot blame others for our own transgressions of the law. If we know the law, we also know to follow the law. But did the law of the Bible go away because of Jesus? No. He showed us how to keep the law, so he obviously didn’t do away with it! Today we discuss this controversy.

Why do we break down and falter in our journey? What is needed to maintain our drive? Well, the Messiah has called us to follow Him, but He also tells us what we need and how to do it! To rest in Him, learn from Him, and simply walk in His steps! Today we look at casting off the burdens of this world and embracing Messiah’s ways instead.

Humanity is rolling downhill to destruction and many are enjoying the ride! But some who get out of the rolling snowball fall victim to the devil’s plan. Can we survive leaving what we know and still have hope and regain trust in Messiah? Let’s find out!