The Hidden Silver Linings of Carrots

Sow a thought, reap a habit

Sow a habit, reap a character

Sow a character, reap a destiny

(annonomus author from Bible Study)

Well isn’t that a fact. Your thoughts always transfigure your mind to uplifting actions. It translates all your attention to a more superb quality; not such a downward outlook on life. 

An example of this position would be looking at a carrot and instantly thinking it rather dull for dining, therefore when you eat it you find it quite unappetizing. 

Instead of looking at a carrot with a lackluster attitude, gaze at it saying, "Wooo, carrot! I can dip it in ranch!"

One can view at something with either a bitter perspective or finding the proper condiment to spice it up.

Two Hands are Overrated

I’m perpetually faced with my thoughts drifting from either everything is marvelous or (more abundantly) life is just way to hard.

Everyone else has it easy; such as cracking an egg with two hands.

However, I have discovered a technique to crack open one with a single hand.

And to boot, homegrown eggs!  

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, 

"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Jeremiah 29:11

Concerning the Matter of Jobs and Dogs

Jobs and dogs are perpetually changing; one moment you got a Pug, the next a German Shepherd. 

One thing that never changes while the sun is up or down is our oh so strong Father of Jesus Christ.  He endeavors past these unstable items; which seem rather insipid in comparison to our unwavering Lord. 

"The grass withers, the flowers fades,

but the word of our God stands forever."

Isaiah 40:8

"Of old you laid the earth's foundations:
the heavens are the work of your hands.
They perish, but you remain;
they all wear out like a garment;
Like clothing you change them and they are changed,
but you are the same, your years have no end."
Psalm 102:26-28

The Marriage Between Hupomone and Faith

Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,  for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.  And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

James 1:2-4

Hupomone means to remain under God in trials and consistently having faith in the Lord in rough times. 

Or in other words, patience from a human's point of view. 

As a walnut stays in its shell until it is abruptly cracked open, we will never sincerely experience hupomone until we are fully broken apart by a trial.

Without faith during difficulties, there is no access to one's hupomone. These two traits play off of each other; they are matched because you can't say "everything is in God's hands" with out having some form of confidence in Jesus.

Keep retaining faith and endurance under pressure; we are going to make it in this world with the aid of the Abba Father if we hold onto these qualities. 

Once we grasp these attributes, hupomone can be extended to our everyday life; learning to depend on God consistently.

Nothing in this wold will stop us with God supplying us strength. We need to direct our eyes upwards with an inward knowledge that the Lord will help us persevere through all this life. 

Once we devote our daily lives to God in any situation, then we can truly find a sense of hupomone.   

A Path Towards Love

Love. 

The first route to go down to insinuate this trait would be to have faith. Without faith, there is no purpose in life to grasp, and you find yourself consistently pondering the question"why". 

Yet, when life is accompanied by faith the question transforms into "how". How can I endeavor to translate my everyday breath to be for more of a point?  

As we observe this monotonous world, we need to breath instead of searching for a temporary inhaler. If we keep on trying to please man, the result is only frustration. For the single source of happiness is not complete vanity, but is for our Heavenly Father. 

To display love, one needs to grow the root of faith. Both are received from Lord. 

"We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ."

1 Thessalonians 1:3

A Fork in the Road

Residing in our brains there lives two entry doors. 

The first opens with a welcome sign; for there is rest in the Lord's path. 

The second is closed saying, "scat like a cat, you're not welcome!" It seems it would be logical that we should not be drawn to this wallowing passage. However, the devil is alluring; he intrigues us with this door, even if it stands with a knowledge that we should not proceed down such an avenue.  

We need to scurry up the Heavenly Father’s road, for it bestows a steadiness and the characteristics of the fruits of the spirit. When life revolves around God, and you hear and obey His calling, these qualities will abound. 

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry[...] and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,  gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:19-23

Find Your Lantern

What is faith? 

It's easily described as trusting in the Lord; continually or in other terms illuminating Jesus in every situation. Trusting that the powerful Creator is consistently residing in us. 

For if He is our lantern, nothing in this man filled world will snuff out your flame. 

Sure it may seem a bit unorthodox, however, if you find yourself in a kerfuffle merely put your trust in God’s hands. 

His strength will suffice past this crumbling world.

This is where the concept of faith envelops oneself. When applied to the cryptic persona of everyday life, one can truly walk the Christian road in hope. 

This carnal world will soon dissolve, however, there is something that stands to be worth while, that is the faith in our Heavenly Father.

"For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, 

a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, 

just as it is written: 'The righteous will live by faith'."

Romans 1:17