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Life's purpose

 A life without a purpose is a living death. In our time many are living without purpose and as a result life can be painful. Depression is rampant where no purpose is. Life without purpose deteriorates into a search for pleasure and the desire to numb the self with all manner of drugs and distractions. You can tell for many people in America that life is without a purpose because life is mainly focused on escaping reality for many.  Is getting money 💵 life's purpose ? No! Making money is not the purpose of life. While money is needed to facilitate life in this world, it cannot be the purpose of life. Purpose is more than making money . What is purpose 🤔 When speaking of purpose we are talking about the fundamental reason for the existence of something.  We weren't created and brought into this world to make money. There are primitive societies in the world that doesn't use money and yet they have a purpose and sometimes enjoy life more than us living in the rich wester...

The love of money 💵: A corrupting influence

 The Bible says," the love of money is the root of all evil." 1 Timothy 6:10. Yet, if one was to walk around and ask most people do you love money ? The answer would be no. Especially in a Christian setting the response will definitely be no, but the reality shows different.  What does it mean for a person to love money or for a society to love money ?  Does it mean you go around saying " I love money?"  No! America is a capitalistic society. What does it mean ?  A capitalist society is an economic system where private individuals and organizations own the means of production, and the market determines prices and distribution of goods.  The main characteristic of capitalism is the drive to make a profit.  America is all about making money.  Majority of people in America are all chasing after money.  When getting money is the goal of life, the society is corrupted, the individual is corrupted. This is what it means to love money ❤💵. Its for t...

The spiritual nature and the degradation of marriage

Man was made in the image of God.  What does it mean to be made in the image of God? What is God like ? The Bible says "God is a Spirit." What comes to mind when you think of a Spirit? You think of something not limited by physical restraints, something unseen, something greater than the physical.  God made man in His image, He made a spiritual being covered by an earthly body. We all have the breath of God within us, we all have a spirit within us. The spirit within is the real person, the character.  With the spiritual nature we relate to God and with the earthly nature we relate to the earth.  So let's break it down a little bit so we can understand . What are the things we find in the spiritual nature ?  In the spiritual nature we find love, patience, longsuffering, mercy etc.. The spiritual nature is all about relationships, that's the most important to the spiritual nature, its highest goal. Why do I say this ? Remember what we said in the beginning, "God ...

Enduring to the end ! A look at the lessons of the presidential election of 2024

 Former president Donald Trump has gained victory in the presidential election. Many around the nation and the world are shocked and astonished at the extraordinary success. How can a man who left Washington in disgrace in the eyes of many in January 2021 return to the highest office in the land ? Many thought at that time that Mr Trump was politically done and burried , here we are with him as the president elect . How did Mr Trump do it ? He had a goal, the presidency and he persevered until the very end. Mr Trump was undeterred and unrelenting. He had set his face like flint and basically said no matter what comes my way, I will persevere until the very end. I remember reading an article after some negative event and Mr Trump saying he is as motivated as ever to run to race and win the biggest political prize in the world .  On the way to his presidential election triumph Mr Trump faced lawsuits, criminal cases, assassinations attempts,  being abandoned by many in his ...

A new American golden age! Prosperity and safety ?

 The 2024 United States' presidential election is all over and former president Donald Trump has prevailed decisively over vice president Kamala Harris. It completed a historic comeback for Mr Trump who survived two assassinations attempts, faced numerous criminal cases and had a criminal conviction. Trump has returned to the white house, a feat that has not been done since the late 1800s. How did Trump managed to do it ? Many in the media are saying one of main thing that has brought Trump back to power is the economy. Americans are going through tough times because of inflation, the housing market, the price of groceries etc.. While the mainstream media has been saying the economy is doing good, the common person is not seeing and so they rejected the incumbent Kama Harris. Trump focused heavily on the economy and it helped propel him to victory . This is an age of economic and global anxiety. Trump campaign on bringing back American prosperity. Trump's campaign slogan is Mak...

Pride and it's curse

 Pride is something we all deal with. Pride is the attempt to fill our internal void. We all are born empty. We all are born with a void. And soon as we start to become self aware, we start to notice the differences between the self and others, we start to notice our strengths and our weaknesses. We start to notice our smallness in the world, we start to notice our vulnerabilities in the world, we realize at a certain age we are naked and we quickly seek to hide our nakedness with the covering of pride . We start to compare ourselves with others to see how we are better or worse than them. So we internally ask ourselves how can I be better than the next person? How can I exalt myself higher than the next person? Pride is all about competition, being better than the next. Some ways pride is display are  1. Trying to be the most beautiful  2. Having the most money  3. Being the most intelligent  4. Dressing the best way  5. Thinking you don't need anybody...

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We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6