Old School!

Let’s go old school…

The world seems to be pushing continually pressuring, tempting, bribing, and brainwashing people into thinking they need to keep up with the way the world works.

From app everything – you can get an app for that, to google how to’s and don’t do’s medically diagnosing what’s wrong with you because if our symptoms match this is what the internet says you have, to appliances to help in the kitchen many are great by the way and apps and google can help when not used and abused taking over your life… but come on people let’s go old school from time to time turn off the devices, stop google doctoring yourself so you don’t worry about something that isn’t even there to worry about, and leave the appliances in the cupboard and cook outside over the fire for a change. Soak up the word and stop the worlds do this and don’t do those methods of day to day life. Let’s go old school for some free living in a peaceful mindset in a well-rested state of mind, to think of it everything is so fast past we are missing the real picture the beauty around us Gods landscapes, sun rises and sunsets, flowers in dusty ditches, snowflakes meticulously delicately made and skies painted with colors that if we just looked up and to allow it to be our entertainment we’d be settled and calm, worries would fade, stress would seep away.

In the simplicity of all this we would see more of our Heavenly Fathers hand at work, miracles would announce Jesus’ name.

The point of all this is to disconnect to what we keep getting tied into and let go of all things and rest in God’s gift of life and God’s gift to us that is peaceful living. How can one have both? You can have peace and still be busy as long as God is our focus but we defiantly cannot be worldly driven and have peace. We live here on earth but that doesn’t mean we have to be of the world, following what everyone else is doing and be herded like cattle, let’s step away from the corralling and walk on Gods path, let’s go old school for a more simple way of living.

Being consumed so much you can’t hear God clearly, is worldly, enemy driven. Many world influences can consume you; loud noise can and will block out Gods voice. (T.V., games, traffic…) Mess and clutter can and will block God…by over whelming you. Food can and will consume you enough to block out Gods voice… Let’s rest our mind, body, soul, and spirit by fasting. We can quiet the mind, body, soul and spirit we can allow for healing to begin within, while fasting we will allow ourselves to hear God more clearly because we won’t be stocked up with what doesn’t matter we will wait on the Lord for what does matter. Step away from the pull of the world and fast out T.V. or food, coffee, sweets, whatever it is that you do in an abundance, the amount that something takes over you and consumes you, whatever takes control of you, fast it, start slow when fasting food (if you need more info in a guideline to follow in fasting… email me on my website).

Sacrifice will bring you closer to God and serenity awaits…let go of the portions of the world and fill up with rest, peaceful living is yours for claiming when you do it old school.

Peace be with you all!

Romans 12:2 NLT Don’t copy the behaviors and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Leviticus 26:6 NLT “I will give you peace in the land, and you will be able to sleep with no cause for fear. I will rid the land of wild animals and keep your enemies out of your land.”

Psalm 85:8 NLT I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying, for he speaks peace to his faithful people. But let them not return to their foolish ways.

Matthew 6:16-18 NLT “And when you fast, don’t make it obvious, as the hypocrites do, for they try to look miserable and disheveled so people will admire them for their fasting. I tell you the truth, that is the only reward they will ever get. But when you fast comb your hair and wash your face. Then no one will notice that you are fasting except your Father, who knows what you do in private. And your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.”

Luke 9:24 NLT If you try to hang onto your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.

Romans 6:13 NLT Do not let any part of your body become an instrument of evil to serve sin. Instead, give yourselves completely to God, for you were dead, but now you have new life. So use your whole body as an instrument to do what is right for the glory of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 NLT Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.