It invites us to meditate on life, and, hopefully, to take action and make amends, if needed.
EPHEMERAL LIFE!
If we could realize how ephemeral our life is,
If we could realize how ephemeral our life is,
we could maybe think twice,
before ignoring the opportunities we have,
to be and to make, other people happy.
Many flowers are unnecessarily cut;
Many flowers are unnecessarily cut;
some while being still just buds.
There are seeds that never germinate,
and flowers that live a long life,
until petal after petal, fully lived,
surrender themselves to the winds of eternity.
But we do not know…
But we do not know…
How to guess it? How to do it?
Or… what flowers were planted around?
And we neglect ourselves as well as others.
Or… what flowers were planted around?
And we neglect ourselves as well as others.
We let ourselves be sad and depressed
over little issues,
and we waste our scarce and valuable time.
We waste days, sometimes years.
We keep silent when we should talk,
We waste days, sometimes years.
We keep silent when we should talk,
and talk too much when we should be silent.
We do not give the hug asked by our heart
because something inside precludes us
from such a surrendering and sharing nearness.
We do not, tenderly, kiss because
We do not, tenderly, kiss because
“we are not used to do it”.
And we do not communicate what we like,
And we do not communicate what we like,
because we assume our partner or friend,
automatically, knows what we feel or desire.
And the night fades away, and the day comes;
the sun rises up and sets down over the horizon,
and we keep on being the same.
We demand, moan and complain,
We demand, moan and complain,
because we do not have
or think we have not enough.
We demand, take on and collect
from others, from life, from ourselves,
and waste away comparing our life
with that of the others who have more than we.
If we tried to compare ourselves
with those who have much less...
that would make a great difference.
And time fades away.
And time fades away.
We walk thru life but we do not live!
We just survive because
We just survive because
we do not know to do anything else.
Until, unexpectedly,
Until, unexpectedly,
we remember to look back.
And we ponder and ask ourselves,
And we ponder and ask ourselves,
And now... What?
Now! Today! There is still time to rebuild
Now! Today! There is still time to rebuild
what we have messed up!
Time to give a friendly hug!
To say a tender and loving word!
To appreciate what we have!
We are never too old or too young
We are never too old or too young
to be able to love!
To whisper a gentle word
To whisper a gentle word
or to have a gesture of compassion and love!
Do not look back!
Do not look back!
What happened is already gone!
What we lost we lost it for sure.
What we lost we lost it for sure.
Look forward, from now on!
There is still time to appreciate and love
There is still time to appreciate and love
the buds and flowers around us...
There is still time to give thanks to God
There is still time to give thanks to God
for this life, even if ephemeral,
that palpitates within us.
This is the message circulating and Christians have added a very appropriate music and additional response message background.
Im hope for it a wider circulation which would mean a wider concern and awareness. And the musical background is another powerful message, in its own category, that encompasses the longing and the hopes of so many. God will make a way!
Im hope for it a wider circulation which would mean a wider concern and awareness. And the musical background is another powerful message, in its own category, that encompasses the longing and the hopes of so many. God will make a way!
God will make a way
where there seems to be no way.
He works in ways we cannot see.
He works in ways we cannot see.
He will make a way for me.
He will be my guide, hold me closely to His side.
With love and strength for each new day
He will be my guide, hold me closely to His side.
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way....
He will make a way.
God will make a way
God will make a way
where there seems to be no way.
He works in ways we cannot see
He works in ways we cannot see
He will make a way for me.
He will be my guide,
He will be my guide,
hold me closely to His side.
With love and strength for each new day
With love and strength for each new day
He will make a way.
He will make a way.
Refrain:
By a roadway in the wilderness He'll lead me.
And rivers in the desert will I see.
Heaven and earth will fade
Refrain:
By a roadway in the wilderness He'll lead me.
And rivers in the desert will I see.
Heaven and earth will fade
but His Word will still remain.
And He will do something new today.
Because what Christians believe,
in stronger ways than just a longing and hope,
is breaking the indifference or apathy, apart,
by communicating it to family, friends and foes alike,
as my friend Oren, so aptly says,
that…
GOD IS NOT IN THE LEAST BIT NEUTRAL!
I believe that our Father God’s domain and dominion is all reaching. And, I believe that God is not the least bit neutral about anything, at any time, in any place. He is either pleased or displeased. He is either joyful or angry.
Both our Father God’s pleasure and displeasure derive from His love. God is love. And, both His joy and anger with us derive from His love.
It is because He is always, at all times, in all cases, choosing the highest good for us, that He responds either with pleasure or displeasure, or joy or anger, with our choices.
He created us in His own image, both to be and do in accordance with His heart for us. The world, the flesh, and the devil oppose Him in us, by attacking us.
When we allow the world system, the flesh, or the devil to win over “Christ in us the hope of glory”, we displease and anger God.
When we allow “Christ in us the hope of glory” to win over the world system, our flesh, and therefore, the devil, He is pleased and joyful with us.
He, as our Father, desires us to seek His face only. All other directions are the world system, our flesh, and the devil. All good things are in His face. It pleases Him to give us the best.
The enemy (world, flesh, and devil) has come but for the kill, steal, and destroy. But “Christ in us the hope of glory” has come that we might have life, and that, more abundantly.
Seek His face! Fix your eyes on Jesus! Say with utter conviction: Lord, I’m keeping my eyes on You, following You, my Lord! I won’t look to the left or right! My only hope is keeping You in my sight!
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.”
Always remember where the only window in the ark of safety was located. It was in the top so that Noah would only view God and not be distressed by the distress of the flood around Him.
He and his family went through the same flood as the rest of the world but were on the top of the flood instead of under its destruction
We are “seated with Christ in heavenly places.” The “blood is on the doorposts of our homes.”
May we continue to please our Father God and bring joy to Him with even our most detailed choices!
Let us lead the way by humbling ourselves, praying, seeking His face, and turning from our wicked ways. He will hear from heaven, forgive our sins, and heal our land.
Thanks. Flying wings! Love, Dad.
Both our Father God’s pleasure and displeasure derive from His love. God is love. And, both His joy and anger with us derive from His love.
It is because He is always, at all times, in all cases, choosing the highest good for us, that He responds either with pleasure or displeasure, or joy or anger, with our choices.
He created us in His own image, both to be and do in accordance with His heart for us. The world, the flesh, and the devil oppose Him in us, by attacking us.
When we allow the world system, the flesh, or the devil to win over “Christ in us the hope of glory”, we displease and anger God.
When we allow “Christ in us the hope of glory” to win over the world system, our flesh, and therefore, the devil, He is pleased and joyful with us.
He, as our Father, desires us to seek His face only. All other directions are the world system, our flesh, and the devil. All good things are in His face. It pleases Him to give us the best.
The enemy (world, flesh, and devil) has come but for the kill, steal, and destroy. But “Christ in us the hope of glory” has come that we might have life, and that, more abundantly.
Seek His face! Fix your eyes on Jesus! Say with utter conviction: Lord, I’m keeping my eyes on You, following You, my Lord! I won’t look to the left or right! My only hope is keeping You in my sight!
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus. Look full in His wonderful face. And things of earth will grow strangely dim in the light of His glory and grace.”
Always remember where the only window in the ark of safety was located. It was in the top so that Noah would only view God and not be distressed by the distress of the flood around Him.
He and his family went through the same flood as the rest of the world but were on the top of the flood instead of under its destruction
We are “seated with Christ in heavenly places.” The “blood is on the doorposts of our homes.”
May we continue to please our Father God and bring joy to Him with even our most detailed choices!
Let us lead the way by humbling ourselves, praying, seeking His face, and turning from our wicked ways. He will hear from heaven, forgive our sins, and heal our land.
Thanks. Flying wings! Love, Dad.
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