The Born Again Concept of Freedom

 

2 Corinthians 3:17 

King James Version

17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: 

and where the Spirit of the Lord is, 

there is liberty.

Life is not about slavery, to people, and systems.

Kindness is making sure other people can live freely, work freely, breathe freely, praise God freely, and be left alone to enjoy time by themselves, or with people they care about.

It is not about losing light in your soul, because you are heavily indebted, or burdened from expectations thrust upon you.

Only a born again can understand the concept of freedom from the Spirit of God's heart.

He will do everything in his power, that he abides by the laws of God, and not cause other people undue hardship, nor slavery.

It is so, because the Lord Jesus already freed us from sin, and from death, the day He offered His life on the cross.

He defeated the devil's hold over death, for now, Jesus offered us eternal life with Him.

He took away fear from our hearts.

He took away confusion, for He prayed to the Father to give us His Holy Spirit, to instruct us in the path He had already paved.

When you have the Holy Spirit in your heart, your heart becomes alive for Christ, obedient to His will, listening closely to His instructions, and delighting in such obedience.

To serve the Lord, is the greatest honor for a born again.

You become grateful for the Light of Christ, and your desire, is only to walk in His ways.

Ephesians 5:8 King James Version (KJV)

8 For ye were sometimes darkness, 

but now are ye light in the Lord: 

walk as children of light:

The world has no hold over you anymore, for you have become the Lord's.

The world cannot frighten you, nor coerce you, much less confuse you, for you live under the Light of Christ.

You become sealed by the Holy Spirit's promise:

Ephesians 1:13 

King James Version

13 In whom ye also trusted, 

after that ye heard the word of truth, 

the gospel of your salvation: 

in whom also after that ye believed, 

ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

You love God's truth, His gospel, His Word, and you share it every chance you can get, so others may know about the love of God, too.

If you long for freedom so much, believe that only Jesus can give you that.

Be born of water and of the Spirit, and you will be gifted with God's Comforter -- the Holy Spirit -- who will teach you all things Jesus.

Never again will you be in the dark about anything.

From my own personal experience, having accepted Christ in full, as a born again, my prayers and questions are answered quickly.

And when I pray that I do God's will, the answers come before my prayer's even finished.

Such is the gift of the Spirit of God.

It is clear, immediate, and powerful.

The world loses its hold on you as you serve God alone.

You are free of self, as you gain God.

Updated 24 January 2022

How to be a Kind Customer

Is the customer always right?

Not necessarily, and it depends.

My father, a doctor, would tell us that we have to be compassionate with patients, especially those in pain, for they become irritable, because they are wracked with pain.

Oftentimes, apart from the necessary medicine he prescribes for their condition, he's able to divert their attention by making them smile, or laugh, as he gently teases them about their ways.

An aunt once said that just hearing his voice was enough to make her well.

I know what she speaks of, for I love that unique timbre in my late Dad's voice -- it was soothing, and healing for me, too.

Many of us serve people, and are served in return.

I used to teach customer service to professionals in the big city, many years ago, and I also taught a few lecturers themselves.

I even wrote a manual on customer service, as well as a slim volume on it, which I called "The Simplest and Friendliest Customer Service Book Ever".

Work is service, so surely we serve many people each day, whether our work is online, or offline.

And in these covid crisis days, patience and perseverance are especially tested.

More than at any other time, people's hearts will be tested.

Because people have been cooped up too long in their homes, they are rightfully irritable and short-tempered, even impatient.

Others have become ill, and depressed.

No one can really breathe well, with a face mask on, and I've heard of one gentleman who really has a hard time wearing that all day long at work.

And yet, he's still able to tend to some online marketing at night.

The world had become a "serve me now, I want it now" society, and we have been at it for a long time now.

The digital world, with all its apps, makes sure people get what they order as soon as humanly possible.

Before the covid crisis, many people, especially the moneyed and powerful people, could demand what they want, any time they wanted.

And now that everyone's on the same boat, we all have to be patient, and considerate.

Any person in their right mind, and with a heart full of God, would make sure they would prioritize the more fragile members of the population, like the elderly, the disabled, the pregnant women, the children, and those in dire financial need, the sick, and those going hungry.

In these most challenging moments, our hearts are being tested, our souls are being stretched, and not all customers are right, for now, we all have to conform to certain rules put out by governments, for the protection of all.

All customers have to be sensible citizens now, for if we make it hard for others, we may also endanger their lives, by being stubborn, or foolhardy.

Gone are the divas, and dudes, who have everyone at their beck and call.

Now, everyone has to sport a face mask, and observe social distancing, as well as be vigilant everywhere.

We cannot make undue demands on others, for their hands are full, and many places are understaffed, for many companies and institutions had to cut down their workforce as  a result of this covid crisis.

Sadly, the covid cut down the workforce itself.

And we wonder if there will be an end to all these, as well as wondering what the real story is, and what the real statistics are.

We all have to make do with what is available -- resources and information -- and have to exercise patience, love, and temperance.

Where before, priests can attend to their parishioners, now, churches are closed.

Now, we all have to trust God, pray directly to Him, and get creative in everything we do.

And maybe, that's EXACTLY what God wants -- that we go DIRECTLY to Him.

Gone are the comforts, and luxuries.

Gone is the usual freedom to move about, and go anywhere, even travel, at will.

Now, the busiest people are those in government, health, the  military, police, those in transportation, food production, food deliveries, utilities, and telecommunications.

These are the ones serving the hardest now, and customers and patients are lucky to be served at all, for service providers are outnumbered.

What does it mean to be a kind customer?

Under any circumstance, it means we are patient, considerate, friendly, and generous to those who serve us.

We pay the service provider what is due them, and we give it with a smile, and real gratitude, especially if we had been served well.

We pay people because they have to pay rent, staff, loans, materials, transportation, hosting, and a whole lot of other expenses in the back office that only they know about.

They also have to provide for their families, and perhaps, other people they're helping.

Even on these tough days, we cannot deprive them of their rightful payment, as they need that to keep their business, or enterprise, going, too.

Kindness means, you put yourself in the shoes of another.

I've been an entrepreneur many times over, serving people all the time, that's why I was able to write that customer service book.

We just hope, and pray, that customers put themselves in our shoes, too.

We, service providers, are grateful to be paid, but we are not slaves.

We are to be treated with the same respect as everyone else -- rich or poor, educated, or uneducated -- for we are all God's children.

Perhaps, this covid crisis has many layers of lessons to teach us all, and by the Grace of God, we can all be aware of it.

Only then can we really serve well and not be diffcult, stubborn, or unpleasant.

We're all in this together, whether we like it or not, for we are facing a battle that was not created overnight.

If you read my other blog, "Prophecy Lessons", you'd know more about who the real perpetrator of ALL difficulty is.

And he certainly is not of God.

Nevertheless, your hope is in Jesus alone, as you will see from this post.

Updated 24 January 2022

How to be a Kind Leader

Lead by example, they said.

But, by whose example?

Where did you get your leadership example from?

From the top schools and minds in the world?

From the top businessmen in the world?

Where did they get their own leadership style, as well?

Have those leadership styles created a better world?

Has it created a just world?

Is God present in the world?

Ah, now you see what I’m driving at.

Only God can lead.

Only the CREATOR has a right to lead.

By ourselves, we are nothing.

Do you think our MBAs, Ph.Ds, titles, and wealth matter much to God?

Do you think Jesus cares about it at all?

If you read the Bible, you’d know God hates idols with a passion.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, 

or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 

nor serve them: 

for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 

visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children 

unto the third and fourth generation of them 

that hate me;

Exodus 20:3-5 

King James Version

You cannot serve two masters, Jesus said.

 “No man can serve two masters: 

for either he will hate the one,

and love the other; 

or else he will hold to the one, 

and despise the other. 

Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”

Matthew 6:24 

King James Version

Did Christ walk, clothed in luxury?

Did He pull strings just so He can escape crucifixion?

And think about this: Christ could have been plucked out by the REAL power in all of Creation -- His FATHER – but that would have defeated the whole purpose of the Cross.

To save humanity, and to show the real might and power of God, through the Resurrection.

3 O foolish Galatians, 

who hath bewitched you, 

that ye should not obey the truth, 

before whose eyes 

Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, 

crucified among you?

2 This only would I learn of you, 

Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law,

or by the hearing of faith?

3 Are ye so foolish? 

having begun in the Spirit, 

are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? 

if it be yet in vain.

5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, 

and worketh miracles among you, 

doeth he it by the works of the law, 

or by the hearing of faith?

6 Even as Abraham believed God, 

and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, 

the same are the children of Abraham.

Galatians 3:1-7 

King James Version

How can any worldly promise or enticement ever compare to the promise of Eternal Life?

I smile at everyone who accumulates titles and possessions on earth.

As if we could take all that with us, when Jesus comes back for His people.

As if we could take that where we’re all going at the end of our lives.

If anything, these worldly obsessions and accumulation, will hinder us at the door.

What do you have in your heart?

That’s all God cares to know.

How have you treated your family, your workers, your communities?

That matters much.

It is a reflection of who you are.

Pretend you have nothing in this world.

No money, no title, no job, no house, no car, no offshore account, no plane, no yacht, no servants, no important friends – how would you be?

How would you fare in this world?

But isn’t that what CHRIST went through?

He had none of those, except for a few, dear friends who fed Him, walked behind Him, and remained faithful to the end.

The rest of the time, Jesus would disappear into a crowd, for people wanted to stone Him, or adore Him.

He just kept saying it wasn’t “time”.

He knew when to lead.

He knew when to disappear.

The most important thing was He knew His MISSION.

He led us all back to God, to rightfully worship and love the FATHER.

 “And Jesus answered and said unto him, 

Get thee behind me, Satan: 

for it is written,

Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, 

and him only shalt thou serve.”

Luke 4:8 

King James Version

That’s all He cared about as He ministered to the sick, dying, and possessed each day, wherever He went.

He didn’t care about His comfort.

He cared that people ate, for they’ve come from afar.

If He could multiply the loaves and fishes just like that, can you imagine how easy it would be for Jesus to feed the world, in a twinkling of an eye?

How can we doubt His power so?

How can we just focus on the material stuff of life, when our souls are on the line?

I’d like to be a leader with God in my heart, and only God, just as Jesus taught.

And so, I write these blogs and articles, because I do.

I lead myself first.

Whether you care to listen, or not, the deed had been done.

Prompted by Spirit, I wrote.

I shared my works.

If it touches the hearts and spirits of people, that’s all very well.

But that’s not my concern.

I merely do the work I’m meant to do – as scribe.

God takes care of the rest.

He will lead people to my writing.

It should not concern me that I become a best-selling author, a well-known speaker, or a top blogger.

That is not in God’s plan for me, as He’s showed often enough.

He knows I love serving Him, as I serve you.

I cannot give you falsehoods.

All have to be backed by SCRIPTURE.

As scribe, it is unforgivable on my part, that I knowingly mislead you, or “edit” God’s instructions.

Won’t happen.

Not during my “watch”.

God and I have worked all my life that I be this way – solely devoted to Him.

I am in the midst of a demonic world, and only by the GRACE and GUIDANCE of God can I survive and thrive.

He will not allow a hair on my head to be harmed, for if it were so, I’d have been dead a long time ago.

Sometimes, we are all a danger to each other.

So, I stand alone, with God in my heart.

That’s how I lead.

I lead myself first.

Pretty much how you can test how much you love your work.

Would you do it if there was no customer, listener, buyer, follower, or subscriber?

Would you still create the products and services you’re creating now?

If you can’t give a genuine “YES” to that, then go back on the drawing board.

Create, with God in your heart.

Give people something of God.

Through your hands, your heart, your mind, God can live on this world.

Give people real value.

Let's not tie them to unnecessary and expensive  products and services, to high interest rates, to monthly subscriptions, to padded costs, just so our vice-presidents can continue to live the high life, as the rest of the population scrounge to make ends meet.

In my heart, those high interest rates, expensive and useless products and services, and costly monthly subscriptions – whether in mortgage payments, car payments, taxes, tuition fees (which increase every year), utility payments, credit card payments, insurance payments, loan payments – are all demonic.

They are all based on fear, and greed.

Yes, I will state that again.

It is demonic, and these people are under the leadership of their father, Satan.

They knowingly bleed the people dry.

These marginalized people have nothing left for themselves, and their families.

They have to borrow money, to “consolidate” those loans, so they could pay everything the world asks of them, letting them sink ever deeper into debt.

Actually, the world's financial services are designed so all may have debt, with no hope of transcending that.

Worse still, that debt is passed on to the next generations, and the noose is ever-tightening upon our necks. 

Of course, organizations, institutions, governments, clubs, and corporations won’t survive without the people dutifully paying each month.

The covid crisis saw to that.

Now, everyone feels how it is not to have income.

Everyone’s made to be on the same boat.

Now, the entities I just mentioned can’t rake in their usual bucks, as everyone’s suffering financially.

Wasn’t that the whole idea why God allowed this health crisis to blow up on its own?

So, the hearts of people may be revealed?

So, the addictions and obsessions, will be put to light?

So, the demonic minions will be finally exposed?

You really can’t hide all that from God.

Perhaps, He wanted us to see it for ourselves, because at any given time, being the Creator, He could heal the world -- just like that!

I have always had a passion for authentic leadership.

Not finding it anywhere, I chose to become an entrepreneur, and lead myself.

Two decades ago, I also declared to myself that true leaders are those who “cause others to know”.

Well, today, I am making it precise, as God lives in my heart now.

I’d like to tell you that true leaders LOVE God, above all.

If you can be such a leader, loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, and being, you will be a kind leader.

Forget about being a great leader.

Only GOD is GREAT.

Forget about being a good leader.

Only GOD is GOOD.

My form of leadership is to tell you that, with conviction in my heart!

All because I’ve read Jesus’ words, and God’s instructions.

I am now well-equipped to lead myself.

I seek no followers.

I only care that GOD’s TRUTH be known.

Enough of delusion.

All our souls are at stake.

See beyond your gold.

Real GOLD is in GOD.

Updated 24 January 2022