Let Them Eat Cake!

Observe a way to obtain the concept of happiness. 

The first strategy is having a piece of cake; consuming it only leads to a brief a moment of felicity in complete vain. Or you could step outside to water your garden and carry on to mistakenly step on a goat head. A clumsy step on a sharp sticker changes the brief feeling of joviality into deep melancholy. 

Therefore, this short supply of prosperity is a bit futile. 

However, the second concept of contentment is attained from the ever living Son of God, Christ Jesus our Lord. Who was ever gracious to come down from the peaceful place of heaven to this ever stressful place called earth, where the people of the world carried on to crucify Him. 

This is why these two perceptions of bliss vary. If you take the delightfulness of savoring a cake, it will easily drift away. However, if you enjoy the everlasting satisfaction in Christ, it will not be so flimsy. 

When a little trouble takes place, such as stepping on a goat head, your exuberance with Christ is still living. For a thorny sticker may sting very little, the facts still show that Jesus came down, was beaten and torn to pieces, but continued to take a place on the cross for our wrong doings. A gift none of us fully deserve but still are lucky enough to obtain. 

So even though we cannot find true happiness in cake, put a grin on, grab a fork, and dine on the tasty treat!

The Squalls of Life

Observe the benefits from a storm.

The first example is shown through a brisk garden of daises. A gardener cannot just squander away time by merely standing in place with a hose, perpetually supplying the flowers with water. They would soon drown due to overconsumption. However, take a storm which produces rain, placing ever needed water in the garden by not over endulging the flowers. Merely donating enough, not to kill the plant.

The second benefit from a storm would be from a human’s eyes. If you put a storm in life occasionally, like change occurring left and right, by nature people don’t know which way is up or down. Therefore we are supplied with an onipitent Lord who has turned the cloudy routes of life to have grand new spectacles in those situations  He makes you able to go through. He turns on the light in a foggy day.

"For you have been a defense for the helpless, a defense for the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a rain storm against a wall."

Isaiah 25:4

Live Long and Prosper in Christ

Grin and bear it with the two necessities of life at hand.

The two necessities are double C’s; one being Christ, the other one (not as essential as Christ) is a nice cup of coffee. You can use the latter as an assistant for really getting engulfed with the former.  

Therefore, coffee is a helping hand into really getting quite enticed about the other C. If you travel with those two reinforcements in life, and merely leaning on Christ’s shoulder through all times, life is not that difficult. 

And to boot, if you need something more that you can touch and play with get a pug (that will never be an incorrect choice in life).

Use the force of coffee to get to Christ, carrying on to being able to live long and prosper...and if you're just not that kool enough to know what im reffering to, it comes from Star Wars and Star Trek. ;-)

Colassians 3:2 Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.

Take that verse and don't allow yourself to be caught up with worldly accoutrements; such as clothes or even friends (pish posh). Just get intrigued by the main morsel of life that will never say "hasta la vista", that piece of life is Christ or creator of all.

Therefore, if you have Christ you can't be utterly misled by the ever changing world.

The Whale's Tale

Life is but a whale's tale; consistently going up and then proceeding down. Every time water ascends then cascades, it still surrounds the whale. 

Exactly like water for the whale's tale, Christ is always there during our tale. Whether meandering up or when the story rockets down, He is with us.

Less Physical, More Abounding Spirituality

What would we do without braces?

Whether it be an arm, a leg, a knee, or even teeth; they are set to align something. 

Then hallelujah, they come off!

However, there is one more serious accoutrement that is never removed. It doesn't hurt, quite the opposite, it helps you tolerate certain situations in life while replenishing you with hope and joy. 

Doesn’t sound like a brace does it? 

Ask yourself what is your divine support? The answer should be the Lord God.  

Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

1 Peter 4:12-13

Spiritual bearings do not hurt as physical one do. Nonetheless, they both work together to uncoil out your life. 

The Author of Our Book

Instead of "hats off", I will write "bow tie tied" to Pastor Mike for inspiring this Kathyosophy. 

Don’t ask the question to God, "Why me?" In contrast ask, "why not me?"

With the Lord’s authority, that is the proper way to grasp His footing during crummy situations. Just think about it, the Almighty obviously has undying strength. 

Look at each piece of life; everything was created by the Creator. So logically that makes sense to clutch onto His strength; there is a well planned intent for writing each one of our books.

Spiritual Tug-O-War

Watch over your heart with all diligence,  for from it flows the springs of life.   Put away from you a deceitful mouth and put devious speech far from you. Proverbs 4:23-24

Sarcasm?

Look at the world and how it not only promotes a certain lifestyle of sarcasm, jesting, satire and angry venting, yet also makes a tremendous profit from step by step drifting from a Biblical lifestyle.

Meander through a store and turn your head right and left; products subtle and not so subtly play a spiritual game of tug-o-war.

Christians are not even aware that they are being pulled away from a lifestyle taught in the Bible.

Consumers are exposed to ranting journals, t-shirts encouraging sarcasm, and the list continues with products seemingly innocent and admittedly funny...but at the same time not spiritually correct....

Hence the term spiritual tug-of-war.

Now excuse me while I transform my "Why People Annoy Me" and"Ranting" journals into a "Be Thankful" notebook.