Art of Acquiescence ; Amor Fati (a love of fate)...

Something happened that we wish had not. Which of these is easiest to change: our opinion or the event that is past? The answer is obvious. Accept what happened and change your wish that it had not happened. Stoicism calls this the “art of acquiescence”—to accept rather than fight every little thing.Something happened that we wish had not. Which of these is easiest to change: our opinion or the event that is past? The answer is obvious. Accept what happened and change your wish that it had not happened. Stoicism calls this the “art of acquiescence”—to accept rather than fight every little thing.

And the most practiced Stoics take it a step further. Instead of simply accepting what happens, they urge us to actually enjoy what has happened—whatever it is. Nietzsche, many centuries later, coined the perfect expression to capture this idea: amor fati (a love of fate). It’s not just accepting, it’s loving everything that happens.

🐝 Who God Wants You To 🐝

 It's so funny.  I just read what Joyce had written in today's Devotional. I had just started a plan on my Bible App and it's the same message BE WHO GOD WANTS ME TO BE 🐝. 

Be patient with yourself during this process. As you seek to be all God wants you to be and to be conformed into the image of Jesus, you will experience many victories, but you will also make mistakes. Those mistakes don’t disqualify you; they simply remind you that you are human and that you need Jesus at all times. Mistakes remind us to lean and rely on Him, and they help us remain humble and have compassion on others who make mistakes.

Live In The Light.

1 John 1:5-7 NLT

[5] This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. [6] So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. [7] But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.1.5-7.NLT

Leaven Of The Pharisees

Traditions and rule-following cannot save you. To think otherwise is to have the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees within you. Only Jesus can save you. And when he does, he will give you a clean heart that will bring about clean actions that heal the world around you (Hebrews 8:10).

Don't Comprimise

OCTOBER 27 DON’T COMPROMISE

 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them. —JAMES 4:17 

One meaning of to compromise is to go a little bit below, or to settle for less than, what you know is right. The temptation to compromise comes to all of us. We often mistakenly think, A little bit won’t matter, but James clearly says that to know what is right and not do it, is to sin. If we do what is right, we will be blessed, but if we compromise, we forfeit God’s best. I believe you want to do the right thing. When doing so is difficult and temptation is all around you, trust God for His strength to resist the temptation. Compromising is easy, and many do it, but Jesus says that if we love Him, we will obey Him (John 14:15). I think our level of obedience is equal to our level of love for Jesus. We may love Him a little and still compromise, but if we love Him with all of our heart and soul, we will want to please Him in all things at all times. “Father, I am sorry for the times I have compromised and settled for less than I know to be Your standard of righteousness. Forgive me, and strengthen me to be able to resist temptation in the future. Thank You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

What Came Up This Morning.

1#...

https://www.bible.com/en/videos/47486?orientation=portrait&utm_content=STORY_CLIP&utm_medium=SHARE&utm_source=YVAPP

2#...After reading the above in my Bible App. This song came to mind...

https://youtu.be/ntH97hIUPQc?si=Q7hLYEygiRj11gOJ

3# ... i love todays reading especially because this was mentioned by Shona at church yesterday...

OCTOBER 21 ........STOP RUNNING 

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters. —PSALM 23:2 

Today’s scripture comes from Psalm 23. This is a familiar Bible passage to many people and one that offers much hope and strength. Simply reading about green pastures and quiet waters can give us a great sense of peace. I don’t know anyone who is not longing for more peace right now. Everywhere we look, we see news stories about unrest. We hear about friends or coworkers who have disagreements. We may even find ourselves in a conflict with someone or in some other situation that threatens to steal our peace. Or, as is the case with many people, we may simply lead such a busy, stress-filled life that peace seems out of reach. To have the peace God longs to give us and to experience His rest we must take time to be still. No one can lie down while they are constantly running—running to work, running to take children somewhere, running to the grocery store, running to care for elderly parents, running to meet a friend for coffee, running to get the house clean. We all have things we must and should take care of, so ask God to show you how to slow down and take time to be still and enjoy peace. “Father, help me to stop running, to be still, and to enjoy the peace You long to give me. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

The Devil Got No Hold Of Me

Today at church i was talking to a friend and i said im still battling away and satan hasnt got me yet...

But then when i got home i thought i shouldnt say he hast got me yet, because I have no intention on him getting me. The book I'm reading just now is helping me to watch how Satan sets baits. 

When I google for a song that was on my mind I found this one No Hold Of Me  which I just love. I'm glad I found it.

The song I was thinking about was I Thank God because of the lyrics (HELL HAS LOST ANOTHER ONE I AM FREE) and I noticed in the lyrics to this song the word vagabond which I just read in the book I'm reading just now.. 

So what I got from this message from the lyrics is.....

SO HELL HAS LOST ANOTHER ONE AND I AM FREE BECAUSE  SATAN HAS NO HOLD OF ME AND I THANK GOD 😊 🙏