Morden Day Practices

I have been thinking lately and thought to write about this

Do you operate and go through life day to day on your own? Or do you actively ask God to be part of each and every waking moment, every thought and every action. 

Do you pause in the middle of your day and take stock? 

Like: “was my response right in that situation”. Could it have been better?

Did I over react to my friend, sister, partner or colleague? During that argument?

And O, about my character? I know you should not care what people think of you? But, have you measured your character by what the word of God says or what God thinks of you? 

And by the way, do you think that phrase “what would Jesus do” is out dated? 

I know we all mean well and say things in the heat of the moment. 

But that should not be if we have the fruit of the spirit. 

Don’t forget one of the fruits is “self control”. 

Let me remind you again. 

Patience,

Kindness

Gentleness 

Love

Self control.

Perhaps these are out dated virtues so instead we should practise what the world teaches.

       “Get even”

“Clap back harder if you are angry". 

Speak “your mind”. Fight back and forget what the Bible said about “vengeance” being the Lords. This is so outdated. “Speak up or else they will take advantage of you”. 

Think of all the things the disciples and the early Christians accomplished just by walking with the Holy Spirit. 

I believe they faced a greater adversary than today's believers.

They were persecuted, killed, stoned, beaten. Hanged.. but yet accomplished greatness purely by sticking with the Holy Spirit and practising what they preached. 

Any wonder why Christians have no impact today? 

How can we? When there is no line between being a Christian and being an unbeliever. The lines are so blurred it has disappeared.. 

Say, do you want? 

Power,fame, wealth, recognition, attention, honor? 

You can have it all just by walking with the Holy Spirit.. 

The apostles had it all and their story is still being told, their legacy is the foundation we stand on today. 

As I grow older I am more careful about my actions and concluded that I would hate to be the reason for anyone's pain. So I intentionally practice this scripture:

As much as it is within my power make peace.. even if I will be seen as a fool.. 

Small price for my peace of mind. Don’t you think? 

So what's it gonna be?
The worlds way or the “Be-attitudes”.. 

The choice is yours. 

Moving time

Every year, in October the British time moves backwards by one hour, and moves forward in spring by one hour.

Each year We are reminded to move our clocks back by one hour, it was as if something major was going to happen if we fail to do so.

Moving the clocks back enables us to gain an extra hour of day light during the winter months. We gain an extra time on the day the clocks move, but no more. Although if like me with little girls you wouldn't noticed the extra time gained.

Thankfully, most of the appliances in my house changes authomatically so we didn't need to physically move the time. 

This got me thinking, 

Imagine it was possible for us to turn back time for real, to go back and change things in our past, to make amends, to right wrongs, to fix regrets, to go back not just by one hour, but by 2 or more years, say 5,10,15, or 20 years. 

What would you change? What are you happy to leave the same?

Will you marry the same person?

Will you have the same career?

Will you incur the debt you have now? 

Live in the city you are in now?

Have the same friends? 

Will you still remain enstrange from your love ones?

Will you still hold on to that grudge or forgive?

Will you actually change anything or use the years gained to lie in bed, do nothing and just remain you?

What will you change? 

I thought of a few things I would do differently, value my relationships more, 

Live less for myself and more for others, be more loving, be ready to serve, willing to give, be kinder, more forgiving, more hopeful, less fearful, move adventurous and more thankful.

You know what. 

I can be those things now! I don't need to go back 10 years, I can be now what I would have been if I were to go back 10 years. So can you too.

You can be today, what you wished you would have been, if you were to go back. 

So start from today, mend fences, build bridges, forgive readily, make excuses for people, love generously, laugh out loud. Live fully today. Be thankful. 

For today is an hour, a day, a month or even 10 years backwards.. 


Your Friend 
D’Ebi