|City on a Hill - Writings for Refuge

The purest obedience is doing what God says in its simplest form. The flesh always wants to add reason to God's instruction.  We try to find ways to appease God and ourselves.  That is called rebellion by God.   Our reasons are at war with God's instructions. Galatians 5:17 NKJV — For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. Well-intentioned people are the most likely to compromise, because they believe their intention is what God wants and they miss the war their flesh is having with God's Spirit.  God knows our intentions lack His understanding.  Obedience cannot be replaced by well-intentioned "getting close." If God calls me to do something, I just want to do it, knowing and believing His ways are different than mine.  Obeying God almost always results in doing something the world wouldn't do. God asks us to give things we wouldn't to...

Song of Solomon 5:9-11   What  is  your beloved More than  another  beloved, O fairest among women? What  is  your beloved More than  another  beloved, That you so charge us?   (10)   My beloved  is  white and ruddy, Chief among ten thousand.   (11)   His head  is like  the finest gold; His locks  are  wavy,  And  black as a raven.   There has never been a person more alive than Yeshua.  Jesus lived, and continues to live, completely free, satisfied, engaged, focused, and joyful.  He knows how to live life better than anyone.  This verve and freedom was very misunderstood by religious people:     Luke 7:33-35   John the Baptist came, and he fasted and drank no wine, and you said, 'He has a demon in him!'   (34)   The Son of Man came, and  he ate and drank , and you said, 'Look at this man!  He is a glutton and wine drinke...

Impatience leaves the heart sick.  A sick heart tries to feel better in impatient (lawless) ways. Proverbs 13:12 NKJV — Hope deferred makes the heart sick, But when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. All lawlessness is sin. Impatiently trying to do what only God can do is sin, not help.  Impatience does not please God. Hope does. Faith hope and love please God. Every promise God makes is a yes. It will be fulfilled.  Patience and faith are required for me to continue abiding in love (obedience) while waiting on Gods timing. Because God is committed to love, He is also committed to free will.  Because of this unwavering commitment to our own freedom, the Lord waits! What an amazing God... A Father that waits on His children.  A King who has tender patience for His subjects.  A Creator who yields His hand to waiting for His creation's readiness to receive all of the blessings that come from it!  Our God is so powerful that He can afford humility. Go...