Edsaurus

The usage of words in the 21st century ... not letting truth be the final judge, but allowing our limitations and our generational curse help with these daffynitions.

I don't believe in these daffynitions ... they are what observations have crafted for me to observe and comment on. The element of Daffy the Duck I hope clarifies the absurdity of what is being shared here. We don't live in Disneyland, after all. This points out the irony of lives being shared with one another. I hope it benefits you! It was, and is, cathartic to share.

Daffynitions: Letting today's revisions of life control your thoughts. God doesn't matter, unless convenient for us.

Truth: What is convenient for people to believe to move forward in their daily rituals. ESPN, CNN, FOX ... it doesn't matter where we get our trash!

Faith: What we believe to be true, because it is either convenient or settles a problem issue we no longer want to deal with, and can now discard. Belief is so 1900's.

Confidence: What we want to let our training dictate, instead of letting us find the truth outside of what we were brought up with ... God, after all, is not in control, we are!

Hope: Boy, she had great legs ... she was a gymnast/volleyball player/model, after all!!!

Government: Depending on who is in control, it means Satan is in control or it is my justification to be what I am today. Just look at Clinton, Bush, Reagan, Carter, Obama ...

Joy: Internal workings of news that brings satisfaction without fulfillment ... but that is being so cynical!

Seeker: One who desires truth (not necessarily the accurate one) just the most relevant one at this time and training ... that is what we were given today! Ask our parents (no, the government took that away from us), our teachers, our leaders!!!

Confidence: What we are taught is actually the truth (sans the truth); that's what we believe. I have to fight to the death to promote this fallacy!

Relief: Knowing we don't have to care about those losers ... does God really think I'm suppose to love my neighbors when they don't have a clue? It will cost me a mint!!!

I look to see the best of what people have to offer, but the "rantings and ravings," plus my own shortcomings, demand I share an honest assessment of what is occurring in life today. When we delude ourselves that we are doing "good," we must hold ourselves to a higher standard. Our we citizens? Do we have the USA's, or more importantly God's, interests at heart?

Let those with eyes to see and ears to hear take heed!

You are crafted as beautiful, powerful children of God ... make the best out of it today!!!

Getting married

I am about to get married for the second, and last, time.

My first marriage was 23 years; I screwed up, letting my ex and myself drift apart. I was so concerned about being successful, making the life I believed we all wanted. It turns out, I was wrong. I wandered away because we chose to follow life with different views, with different options. She is a wonderful person ... I wasn't the man she desired me to be. My two children suffered for the mistake; they don't talk to me anymore. That deeply sorrows my spirit, yet I have hope we will reconcile. It's their choice, and I leave it in God's hands.

My fiance and I have big differences. We come from different backgrounds, with two very different upbringings. Ahhh, storge and eros (Greek for affection and physical attraction/love). I am banking on these two elements to stabilize our relationship, with our belief in the Messiah being our foundation. Our affection and devotion to each other has proven to overcome the tumltuous actions our differences have spawned. I never dreamt I would get into the situations that I have endured ... going through the losses I have encountered ... and then move forward feeling I am finding my faith and confident that we will serve Father faithfully, we will trust in Jesus wholeheartedly and be filled with the Holy Spirit constantly.

A messianic rabbi is going to marry us. This is a wonderous gift from our heavenly Father!!! I know that Diana and I have been working at growing in our faith, in letting our differences not dictate our actions ... having a rabbi who knows the Messiah marry us is a sign that we are walking more and more in faith, that we will overcome the pain and anguish we both have lived through. We have a lot of work to do, and we will explode with love and power as we allow the power of our Creator to heal and renew us!

We believe, as children, wholeheartedly because we don't know any better. Our trust is a mile high ... we are getting our needs met, and we trust!!!

Disappointment is one of the true spoilers of life; it makes us bitter and disillusioned, and it mars the view that we should have for living! That is why it says believe in the kingdom of God, we should believe as children; we need to be wholehearted in our belief! Just like a 6 month old knowing it's going to be fed ... a 1 year old knowing it's going to stay safe.

When we allow our disapointment/injustices mar our view, we let our child-like belief dissipate! We become hurtful because we are hurt. We stop believing that everything is going to be all right because we have a loving Father.

Remember, He sends His angels to watch over you ... He loves us all, and our child-like nature is what we are going to rely on! The faith demanded by our Father is for us to trust Him, not ourselves. Am I trusting in Him or myself ... what a tough question if I am guarding against my disillusions and pain. Truth is what He wants, as well as our child-like faith.