“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged. Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.”
Colossians 3:1-25 NIV
My Lord
“I want you to know how hard I am contending for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is. So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.”
Colossians 2:1-8, 20-23 NIV
2:1-23
“I want you to know how hard I am contending for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit and delight to see how disciplined you are and how firm your faith in Christ is. So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ. For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when you were circumcised by Christ, having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ. Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow. Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings. Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.”
Colossians 2:1-23 NIV
Thank you Lord!! I made it to the age of 43. Many have not made it, but God!
Thank you Lord!! I made it to the age of 43. Many have not made it, but God!
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Amen
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
THANK YOU JESUS FOR WAKING US UP THIS MORNING
Thank you Lord
I truly pray we will all be able to work together for the purpose of achieving the same common goal. Just as a house divided cannot stand neither can a city or state.
I truly pray we will all be able to work together for the purpose of achieving the same common goal. Just as a house divided cannot stand neither can a city or state.
Repost 3-17-2016
March 17, 2016
There is something that has been weighing VERY HEAVY ON MY HEART THESE PAST FOUR MONTHS….. I HAD NEVER SEEN THIS UNTIL FIVE MONTHS AGO… I’VE GOT A QUESTION TO ASK OR THIS CAN JUST BE A QUESTION YOU ASK YOURSELF IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY.. MAYBE I JUST NEVER REALIZED THIS UNTIL IT BECAME UP CLOSE AND VERY PERSONAL…. WHICH, isn’t unusual at all I many different cases… Now it’s My Oldest Son Sidney Jackson Jr… However, When is ONE LIFE more Precious or IMPORTANT than OTHERS?? The loss of a Child or Children; is a VERY TRAGIC LOSS REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE. The only DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS ONE loss you are SOMEWHAT PREPARED FOR and an instantaneous loss UNEXPECTED LOSS.. EITHER WAY ITS A LOSS NO MOTHER SHOULD EVER HAVE TO BARE. No MOTHER SHOULD EVER HAVE TO BURY A CHILD AND IN SOME CASES CHILDREN!!! THE WORST PART I HAVE NOTICED ABOUT IT ALL, IS THAT NO ONE THINKS ABOUT OUR CHILDREN OR YOUTH.. THEY MAKE IT ALL ABOUT THE MOTHERS WHILE OUR CHILDREN ATE DYING INSIDE FROM LOSING SIBLINGS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND CLOSE FRIENDS. THEY ARE SUFFERING FROM “SEVER DEPRESSION” SOMETHING WE AS PARENTS ( ADULTS) CAN PREVENT BUT MOST OF ALL GET OUR YOUTH HELP WITH!! ITS TIME TO STOP IGNORING THIS AND THINKING OF LABELS SUCH AS ” CRAZY!!” A CHILD OR ADULT IS CONSIDERED CRAZY TO IGNORANT PEOPLE! A PARENT OR ADULT WHO DOESN’T GET THEMSELVES OR THEIR CHILD/CHILDREN IN MY CASE ARE WHO I CONSIDER CRAZY. WHY IN THE WORLD ARE SOME OF YOU PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT THE WORD CRAZY?? IF WE ALL WERE DOING OUR JOBS AS RESPONSIBLE PARENTS OR ADULTS…. THE WORLD WOULD NOT HAVE BECOME SUCH A “CRAZY PLACE!” Yeah NO ONE THINKS ABOUT THAT TINY ( LARGE !) FACT OF LIFE. MENTAL ILLNESS CAN BE TREATED BUT NOT CURED.. AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE PEOPLE.. LET ME CLARIFY.. SOME PEOPLE (MOSTLY ADULTS ) WHO ARE MEDICATING THEMSELVES NOT KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE PUTTING INTO THEIR BODIES NOR THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE ( PILLS) ILLEGAL IF NOT PRESCRIBED!! WHICH ALSO MEANS THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY CLUE ON HOW EASILY IT IS TO OVERDOSE… ESPECIALLY WITH ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUCH DRUGS AS MARIJUANA, HEROIN, METH, CRACK COCAINE AND ECT. IT WILL AND CAN HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. YOU WILL DOZE OFF AND NEVER WAKE UP!! SOME PEOPLE DO THIS IN FRONT OF THEIR CHILDREN WHICH GIVES THEM THE IDEA AS IF THATS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. YOU ALL JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND DRUS AND PILLS THAT ARE NOT PRESCRIBED FOR A REAL ILLNESS YOU ARE SUFFERING FROM MAY NOT EFFECT YOU AS IT DOES THE PERSON IT’S PRESCRIBED FOR.. THE POINT OF THEM BEING PRESCRIBED AND IM GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL A PERFECT EXAMPLE.. The DRUG THAT COMES IN A TABLET FORM WITH MANY DIFFERENT MGS AND COLORS THAT MAY ALSO TRULY BE A “BLOOD PRESSURE” PILL IF THE COLOR IS BLUE!!!! NAMED XANAX…….. YES I SAID IT.. TYPED IT.. AND MOST DEFINITELY ( MENTIONED ) IT!! DO YOU KNOW THAT PILL IS FOR ANXIETY, PANAC ATTACKS, SOCIAL ANXIETY( Large groups of people) AND IRRITABILITY … THE PILL IS PRESCRIBED FOR THESE PROBLEMS IN WHICH THE REASON FOR ITS PURPOSE IS TO CALM YOU OR KEEP YOU CALM…. BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CHOOSES THIS CHOICE OF DRUG FOR RECREATIONAL USE ( TO GET HIGH) IT CAN HAVE THE OPPOSITE EFFECT AND MAKE YOU VERY IRRITABLE AND QUICK TO SNAP ON A PERSON. ANYBODY, Your MOTHER, SISTER, FATHER BROTHER, GRANDMOTHER, COUSINS ,NIECES, NEPHEWS, AUNTS AND UNCLES… BOY FRIENDS GIRLFRIENDS, CO-WORKERS AND BOSSES YOU NAME THE INDIVIDUAL YOU’LL SNAP ON THEM… THAT’S ONE LARGE AND VERY IMPORTANT FACT MANY OF YOU DID NOT KNOW UNTIL NOW.. SO FOR FUTURE REFERENCE IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS PRESCRIBED THIS DRUG AND DOES NOT ABUSE IT JUST AS ANY OTHER MEDICATION YOU ARE NOT ON XANAX OR HYDROS….. DO YOU HOMEWORK…… I AM VERY ALLERGIC TO IGNORANCE… SO WE NEED TO STOP ASKING OURSELVES AND OTHERS, ” WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THESE TEENS?????? AND ADULTS…. WHEN YOU KNOW THE UGLY TRUTH… THATS THE PROBLEM WITH THIS WORLD NOW WE IGNORE REAL LIFE IMPORTANT ISSUES AND WORRY ABOUT LIES, WHAT THE NEXT PERSON HAS. HOW MUCH MONEY SOMEONE HAS AND HOW THEY SPEND IT.. IGNORING THE FACT YOU MAY SPEND EVERY SINGLE PENNY YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON…… YES DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.. WHY?? BECAUSE ITS YOUR MONEY RIGHT?
NOW JUST INCASE YOU DID NOT NOTICE…. SOME OF YOU JUST READ THIS AND WATCHED THE VIDEO BECAUSE YOU TRULY CARE…. YET THE OTHER 98% READ THIS AND WATCHED THE VIDEO UNTIL THE END TO BE NOSEY.
Anyway, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOU UNDIVIDED ATTENTION FOR MY VIDEO THAT I HAVEN’T STARTED RECORDING YET. I KNOW RIGHT NOW AT THIS VERY MOMENT THE 98% OF YOU WHO JUST TOOK OUT THE TIME TO READ ALL OF THIS ARE VERY UPSET I JUST MADE A VERY VALID POINT…. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THE NEXT PERSON IS DOING.. SO THERES NO REASON TO STOP READING NOW THERES MORE…LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE TO THIS!! YOU JUST RECEIVED A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TODAY…. STOP JUDGING PEOPLE AND STARTING RUMORS, WORRY ABOUT THE REAL LIFE PROBLEMS WE ARE FACING.. THE COMMERCIAL WORLD WE LIVE IN… MENTAL ILLNESS….EVERY TIME A MASCARA HAPPENS, IT LEADS BACK TO THE PERSON SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS NO ONE KNEW ABOUT EXCEPT THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS/HER PARENTS.. CHECK SOCIAL MEDIA TO WATCH OUR CHILDREN NOT THE NEXT PERSON. Worried about HOW He/SHE IS SPENDING HIS MONEY…. STOP JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER OR HOW SOMEONE HAS TOLD WHAT ITS ABOUT…100% of the TIME YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A PERSON IS GOING THROUGH OR HAVE GONE THROUGH. Oh yeah OUR CHILDREN ARE CRYING OUT FOR HELP!!!!! STOP TALKING ACTIONS ALWAYS HAVE AND ALWAYS WILL SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
I HOPE EVERYONE CONTINUES TO ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY THE LORD HAS MADE
Thankfullness
Thanking the Lord for his goodness.
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
