Casting Lots

 Imagine having your fate decided by a roll of the dice. In many ways it is, but when your fellow man & people you thought as friends are casting lots deciding you &  your families fate…well that’s genocide.   

Today across the world in Jewish settlements the Festival of Purim is celebrated….it is also known as the Festival of Esther.   Esther is one of few prominent women in the Bible.  Her tale is in the Old Testament, it is only 10 short chapters & is before the Book of Job….for good reason.

I will not retell Esther’s Purim story, but I’ll recap it for you….it’s one more time God saved His people, directly or indirectly, in the history of this planet.

You think they’d be happy & humble, but as in life, many are not. Perhaps this is why….

If you read the Book of Esther it is a compelling tale with twists & turns, sex & murder, struggle & conquest.   All the things that make an epic film.  But to me it has a disturbing chapter that sums up mankind to date, so far.

The word purim in ancient text is the act of casting lots.   Due to jealousy & vanity lots were cast to kill all the Jews in King Xerxes realm, sound familiar?  Esther, the Queen, intercedes in consult with the King & saves her people.  It’s more tangled than that, but that’s the jist of it.  But what do the joyous Jewish people do???   

Retaliate and kill thousands of their oppressors.   Saved by the master plan of God, they react by delivering murder, agony & heartache to others, after being saved their own death.  The book details how the Jewish people simply killed while celebrating & feasting the deliverance from  their enemies, they did not loot or plunder, just killed for killings sake.  Hardly a godly reaction to His Grace & timing.  Long before He purposely put Esther in that spot to save the Jews, once again, & they thank the Heavens with the death & misery of others.  Guess they forgot to turn the other cheek.

Nine of the ten chapters of Esther & the celebration of purim are wonderful examples of grace, timing & salvation.  The other chapter is a horrid tale of revenge & suffering which is better left on the editors cutting floor.  But that’s life isn’t it, eye for eye & tooth for tooth….not me & it shouldn’t be you either.

If someone blackens your eye or knocks out your tooth, just be glad you can still see & eat.  They’ll get theirs, your hands need not get bloody or dirty.

Genocide, the worst word & calamity to bear on any race of humble people.  It’s happened there & it’s happened here.  But stories & memories remain for all of us to learn by.

Do not let your good fortune, be at the sake of others.  

As a Christian Gentile, I acknowledge Esther’s role in delivering God’s Grace, but I will not celebrate a holiday that involves the murder of innocent people.  One man was responsible for casting lots against the Jewish people…his name was Haman the most trusted & high ranking leader in the Kings court.  His jealousy, vanity & hate influenced others.  Haman & his entire family were executed for his genocidal decree against the Jewish people.

Sound familiar?  

The tale of Xerxes & Esther is recorded in “The Book  of  the History of the Kings of Media & Persia.” It’s not just a biblical tale…for you sceptics out there. 

The Bible is rooted in spiritual symbolism, but the Book of Esther & the celebration of purim is not symbolic…it is as real as real gets.  Enjoy your feast. 🐝

I want to be happy

I want to be happy, but it’s hard when surrounded by misery.  To sit by the shore of a calm sea, but floods of pain scream out their pleas. 

 I want to be happy, but all around me is poverty. To feel the wind thru my hair, but so many claim life’s not fair.  

I want to be happy, but it’s hard when you feel the stress.  To feel the touch of your sweet caress, but so many are in distress.  

I want to be happy, but I soon realized it’s impossible….unless you’re happy too.

I want to be happy, but all around are those who do not see.  To be with you is my dream, when all this agony is washed out to an unforgiving sea.

I want to be happy, as our life is intended to be. But others are so sad & others are plain mad.  It’s wonderful to see kindness & grace make them feel glad.

I want to be happy, as I was when first born.  Not of flesh but of spirit.  I want to be happy & it took years to realize my happiness, depends on yours.  

Everyday I meet people, some have the gift of the Spirit, others think they do & others still don’t see it, cause they’re not looking for it.

I am most happy, as you are, when with people who make us comfortable with ourselves.  Too many folks nowadays live fake, materialistic, artificial & plastic lives,  they have no concern for the deeper senses of life. It’s not their fault…they’ve been conditioned to it.  Their minds have been clouded with so many minor distractions, there’s no room for the major reason their life exists in the first place.  

I want to be happy, but I’ll never be….until all the pain & suffering of this world….is finally washed out to sea.

I want to be happy, I long for the love this world can provide.  I’ve known her before & I’ll know her again.  But while my heart rests on a lonesome shelf, I’m not sad.  For I have God & His Holy Spirit to guide & comfort me.  You see, in reality, I am happy.  Happy to walk with my Lord thru the ages of time, with Nature & all Her wonders, as He helps me learn what needs to be taught & this makes me happy.

If you want to experience true happiness, be born again in spirit.  Forget the past & climb the mountain of your destiny.  It’s what you were created to do.  Expand your mind past the details of this world & into a realm of all things are possible, in Gods chosen moments. This He taught me, so I pass it on to you.

I want to be happy & look to the Heavens, knowing the struggles had lessons, taught by Father Time & Mother Nature, with the Son & the Spirit to help guide & protect us & those we love along the way.

If you want guidance & protection, seek & you will find.  If you want pain & destruction keep on the blind path you’re on.  Trust me, the path of salvation leads to a hi-way of love & understanding, you’ll be happy you’re on roads that lead to Heaven.  You will be happy & so will I.  Stay happy, be fierce,  but stay humble.      🐝  3/5/2023  8 AM 

When I was attacked, You had my back

Years ago I had a dream, more like a nightmare.  I woke in a sweat at 3 AM…thought I was dying, with only three minutes to live.

What would I do…how to say goodbye?  My wife next to me, in her own sleep spell…I had to reach out & say goodbyes.

So I took my phone & went to my contacts.  I called & let ring one time & hung up, one last gesture to those who mattered most. No words just a hit & send, a single ping.  Too many to reach out to, in the panicked seconds I had left.

No one responded, too little too late in time.  I hit the most important, family first.  Then went back over the list to friends & others most dear.  Altogether maybe 30 or so I sent.

And as I scrolled one last desperate try…your name came up.  I only had 30 seconds or so & to my surprise before I could go, you answered the ring, via text messaging.   Time I didn’t have, but I stopped & replied. That brief human contact soothed a desperate and confused soul.

You were there for me in my moment of despair, someone who genuinely cared.  As the moments ticked past 3 minutes, I realized it was just a bad dream.  But you were there, my friend Dilys & I’ll hold that memory dear.  Thank you so much, my only hope is that you know…I’ll be there for you too, if ever the need arises.

When I was attacked you had my back…actually more than once…& for that I’ll always be Grateful. 

Strength in Prayer…cures many an ailing Heart. 🐝

Dream Telling

 

When I was a young boy I had dreams.  Dreams of nature with all her wonders, I could hear the call.  I had dreams of falling from high places, but something always caught my fall.

When I was a teenager I had dreams.  Dreams of a father I never knew, dreams of fishing & hunting the great outdoors & dreams of traveling a road unknown. 

When I was a young man I had dreams, dreams of a girl, I fell in love.  Dreams of a great ocean & what’s beyond the sand & dreams of lands I didn’t understand.

When I was a middle aged man I had dreams.  Dreams of women who held my hand, dreams of victory over an untamed horror & dreams of playing music in a band.

When I was an older man I had dreams, dreams of walking a beach of soft sand, dreams of talking to animals of every kind & dreams of flying high & soaring with the wind.

When I was a greying man I had dreams.  Dreams of forgiveness for those that hurt, dreams of understanding all there is to know & dreams of sharing dreams I’ve never sold…so they’ve never been told. 🐝

Book of James Chapter 5. Friday 4:30 AM EST 

Time & Times Again

You have heard it before & I’ll say it again….timing is everything & God holds the sand dial.  Those in Faith have experienced His magic, which is real time reality.  I have tried to share some of these moments in my life as proof of this statement, but in all reality I’ve experienced so many, it’s impossible to share them all…I wish I would’ve captured them in picture or prose; but in my memory many remain.

The want to write is mostly to inspire, but when distractions set in it’s hard to have much of any desire.  To help release from the tortures of this hell, I try to gather my thoughts, listen through the noise and separate decision from distraction.  Writing inspirations & opinions for me is an obligation, a sense of duty from a far away calling,  but it doesn’t pay very well.  But if by chance I could live my dreams & help oh so many others with theirs…I’d do it all for free. 

A few thoughts:   Capitalism is not the problem…..greed is.  Some argue socialism is the answer, it’s not….taming the evils of greed is.  We should not limit a persons desire & ability to succeed, by stifling the entrepreneurial spirit; rather we should educate the hearts & minds of people to be good stewards  of their wants & needs.  I once read that a person who plants a seed today, knowing it will provide fruit in the future, is the basic concept of fiscal success.

In too many ways our society has got to a point where success is measured by materialism rather than spiritualism.  Look around, even the rich aren’t happy in this country.  We are the most mindfully depressed & overly medicated country in the world…& why when we should be the most happy & prosperous.  The reason is simple, our desires are more towards what we want instead of what we need.  We are also one of the most wasteful countries because we’ve become a consumer rather than a producer.  The desires of greed lead us on a path of always wanting more, & wanting it now.  

When we have a perception as a society that success is how we individually prosper, rather than how we grow & stand as a nation, too many will suffer.  One of the main arguments for socialism is that it levels & equals a shared playing field, but all systems are flawed if greed & envy get in the way of true success.

 If Hollywood is so divine…. why do you have to drive thru slums to get there?  Ultimately we will be judged by our greatest failures, rather than our successes.  Will the image of America be a rich man in a fancy car, or just a poor man living on the street?  Will it be of a beautiful young lady, or an elderly woman slowly dying alone?  Will it be of healthy educated children, or poorly nourished zombies growing up in a society based on greed & vanity?  

Capitalism & the entrepreneurial spirit is not the problem in America, greed, envy, selfishness & putting wants in front of needs is.  

Here’s a classic example…there’s a well known star in the sports world filing for bankruptcy claiming he’s $50 million in dept with only $10 million in assets.  Well one of the folks he owes money to is a snake farm he bought a $1 million dollar rare snake collection from.  Lord only knows what other “wants” he’s bought & now he can’t apparently provide his basic needs.  If you spend a million dollars on snakes…you should be the one living on the streets.  Envy, greed, desire, vanity they’re the real snakes in that story..And if we as a nation don’t get the snakes outta our heads, we’re destined for failure morally, financially, physically & most importantly spiritually.

It’s not always our actions, but the reactions they cause.  Capitalism & entrepreneurial thinking is a tool to be used for the betterment of yourself & the world around you.  Tools can build…or destroy. 

We are blessed in this country that we are founded on many rights that lead to our freedoms.  One of the most important of those rights, which is taken for granted & not cherished & protected as it should be, is property rights.  With all the hubbub about free speech & other basic rights we have in this nation property rights are being hollowed out & discarded by the greed of selfish investors.  How much damn money do you need that you enrich yourself at the expense of so many others?  Don’t let the lures of greed & lavishness destroy what separates this country from all the others.  We live in a promised land, don’t let others steal our American Dream.  Property rights of farm, forest, sea & sky, soil & stream is a critical resource we must strengthen as it will bolster our other rights that lead to our freedoms.

When you use the resources around you in good intent, you will find success is much easier to accomplish.  Let that success inspire others towards good intent. That is the true entrepreneurial spirit born of capitalism but engrained in the rocks of our foundation & sealed in the individual choices we make as a nation.

Go in Peace & Love will Follow. ⚖️✝️⛲️.🙏🇺🇸🦅

Post Edits: April 29, 2025.  7:52AM EST

Reflections: Proverbs 19 & Acts Chapter 4. AMEN

Words in the Wind

 December 1st. 2022….A great day for a fresh start.

As I leaf thru my Bible & listen to one of my favorite CD’s…Feather on the Wind by Golana…at 5:30 EST in the morning… I search for words sent in thoughts, dreams & prayers.  At times the message brings me strength & other times it brings tears to my eyes.  But, to be strong in your grief & use it for a better good….is a great gift from God to have.

A short message for today:

Some definitions are in order to clear mass confusion.

Simple words to explain difficult realities that have been clouded over time.  These definitions are from the Book of Life….words to the contrary are from books of  death…you decide what to believe, you live & die with your words & actions…let them be of Life.

God: The Creator, The Master Time Keeper, His love for us is unbound, He created us thru Grace, but do not underestimate His wrath, it is as powerful as His creations, because He can destroy what He has created in the flash of a milli-second in time.

Jesus: Love embodied, a self-less Leader, God in the physical realm….a teacher who taught by both word & action…because that is the only way to prove unconditional Love. Oh & one minor but yet major detail…He’s the only one to ever conquer death.

Holy Spirit: the Spirit of God who is alive in the hearts & minds of the Faithful.  The Spirit is wisdom & understanding, which is needed in a confusing world.  The Holy Spirit is strong in some, weak in others & totally absent from the wicked.

This is the Holy Trinity…God the Father, Jesus the Son & the Holy Spirit…alive today in the true Faithful.

We are lucky as a planet to have such Faith in numbers, it is not always the case.  The more I write, the more I realize I don’t really have to, because it’s all been said before….When Judgement Days come as Stevie Nicks sings,  “Sometimes it’s a bitch & sometimes it’s a breeze”…..the less Faith, the harder…the more Faith the easier…bitch or breeze…you decide in your own God given free will.

It is often said…”one man can not change the world” these are not my words, because I don’t believe them.   History proves different, men of great good & horrid evil have & continue to change this world everyday.

But real change, the change I pray for is beyond any one man to accomplish.  He would need lots of help from the Faithful & from the Devine Trinity.

But one man has that already…& when the Son of God returns, the sons of men will rejoice or be cast away into pits of fire. 

I, we, us & them are all sons of men & women…but we have the ability to use the Holy Spirit to understand the Book of Life…before this world succumbs to death & destruction.   

The new world order that demon seeded men speak & aspire to today, one created by men to elevate them to some higher level…is doomed to fail because it is demon seeded, created by man to satisfy his power, greed & lust. They manipulate the media as they rely on their words to support their unfaithful actions. 

The only true New World Order will happen when Christ returns with the Wrath of God in one hand &  Love in the other hand…while He uses the power of the Spirit to deliver both Heavenly & hellish justice.

The Word of God, the Book of Life, your Bible holds the truth in these words.  So many references one wonders where to start…..well here’s a few that the Lord shared with me….very recently:

2nd Chronicles 15….Ezekiel 15…. Luke 15

John 15…..1st Corinthians 15….Acts 15

Proverbs 15 & Psalm 15….✨✝️🕊🌻🐝🦉🙏🇺🇸

Exodus Chapter 15 A song of Faith delivered ✨

Stop the Divide; A Fresh Start

 

The divide in our country must be filled with some sense of common ground or we will continue to decline into a hollowed out shell of a once great nation.

But where does this common ground start?  It can not be political, that’s one of the biggest reasons for the divide.  It can not be religious, that is another controversial subject that divides us.  No, this common ground has to come from a neutral perspective.

So, to establish a common ground we have to start from a common place.  Our past history is another subject of debate & the reasons for our current decline have already been set in motion.  So where to start?  

How bout we start fresh….from right this second in time.  If we did that, what would you do differently?  Many of the  decisions made in the past control our lives.  Laws established for the common good & protection of society control how we act.  Taken a step further our Constitution establishes how we are governed.  

But a problem exists in that our laws assume innocent until proven guilty, yet many are convicted by a media driven society & many more languish to prove their innocence.  We can not start from the premise that we are all equal….because we’re not.  We may be equal in the eyes of the law, as the scales are held by blind justice….but if you put enough cash on one side of the scales they’ll tip in your favor.  Hardly equitable to someone who can’t bail out & can’t afford proper legal representation.  In six months their life is a shambles & many never recover.  So we are not equal, if you have money & resources you’ll fare much better than the majority of us living paycheck to paycheck.  But we can not fault the man who has worked hard & built his wealth….the fault lies in the judicial system.  

We may all have the same inalienable rights to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness….but we have to agree we are not equal, no 2 people are, not even twins….so let’s make that the starting point.  We’re all different, we all have unique qualities, we all have our inherent weaknesses & strengths, but even with all our differences we can still consider those differences & work together to make a fair & moral society.

So, if we agree we are all different & respect those differences, that’s a start.  But there is a problem.  Seems as though some of those differences are contrary to a God fearing existence.  There are those in our society today that feel their views, their agendas are the only correct ones & all others are somehow less important to consider to a point of censorship & exclusion.  But there is something they don’t realize.

This country was founded by white Christian men.  The Caucasian race, the majority of which are Christian today are the majority in this country.  As is the case in all societies, the majority is often considered oppressive and any & all of the minorities feel oppressed.  However, lately small segments of minorities…in race, ideals & morality…have very loud & angry voices & violent actions.  I guess they feel if they scream, pout, destroy & disrupt enough of our daily lives we’ll succumb to their demented desires…WRONG!!!

As a starting point we must realize that any diverse society will have majority / minority clashes…it’s how we handle these issues that determine the strength of our country moving forward.  If you feel you have to yell at me to get your point across…sorry, you’ve already lost.  If you feel you have to destroy our national monuments, you’ve already lost.  If you feel you have to rewrite history, you will fail, for truth always prevails.  If you feel you must disrupt society to establish your ideals, your distractions are known & useless against a faithful majority.

You see what these demon seeded despots fail to realize is that a growing number of the various minorities have grown tired of the godless ideals, hypocrisy, violence & deceitful rhetoric their various groups portray. So, they eventually side with the majority.  You see it playing out in our elections, ones that are not manipulated anyway, with increased percentages of minorities joining the ranks of  family & country first ideals; voting with the realities they see, rather than the false promises, lies & failure riddled policies of their proposed leaders who have taken granted of their votes for far, far too long.  Change is good, change is coming.

It has to… we can not continue down this slippery slope of decreased moralities at the whim of a few.  Given their way this country is doomed to fail….but their way has already lost, it dies a destiny of death.

Whereas the Faithful, will live a destiny of Love.

Let’s start fresh, the faithful are many & the lost can be found, but only by their will & choice.  Continue in your faith or begin a new, make the right choice & feel what the Spirit can show & do for you.  Hopefully, it will close a gaping divide that if left to grow, could swallow a country whole. 🌻🐝🦉🇺🇸🦅⚖️✨

 

Let your actions be the result of His Word…

Let their words… be the result of your actions.

Bible Books of:

Romans Chapter 12 & 2nd Peter Chapter 3