Monday, October 13, 2025

Our Calling is Simple and Our Yoke is Light

Our calling as born-again believers is to fellowship with the Son, Jesus Christ.
"It isn't our performance but a Person we stay in presence with" (Jesus Christ) Lee Malaulau

1 Corinthians 1:8-10 "…8 He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. 10 I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction."

1 John 1:3 "We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ."

1 Thessalonians 5:24 "The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it."

2 Thessalonians 3:3 "But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one."

2 Timothy 2:12-13 "…12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; 13 if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself. "

Hebrews 10:23 "Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful."

Apart from Christ we can do nothing!!!! We must remain connected to the vine to be free from the burden of performance.
 
Gleanings from Lee Malaulau: Religion says we must have intimacy to have purpose (intimacy before assignment: Lee Malaulau). Religion says we have to go and find our assignment, and then we will have intimacy. Assignments flow from intimacy with Christ. Assignments flow from a place of intimacy, as opposed to seeking assignments to achieve intimacy.
 
Matthew 11:29-30 "…29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Stop overthinking your purpose. Do this instead (no hype)

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Why Society FEARS Highly Intelligent Individuals | Arthur Schopenhauer





I am not normally a big fan of psychology in general but this video is right on when it comes to human nature and the things that have been observed. Christians do not fit in with the culture for the very reasons highlighted in this video and the subsequent ones I have posted. They may be an encouragement to the lonely Christian who does not walk according to the culture but follows hard after Christ.