Embrace the Within no. 60

"I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it some day for a crown."

George Bennard

I don’t know. And I don’t have to know. It’s alright to not know. It is true that ignorance is bliss. I am a lot happier now that I am ignorant of what is going on in the world. I am a lot happier even though there are a lot of topics I can’t discuss in detail with secular knowledge anymore. I am much happier to apply wisdom granted from my relationship with YHWH over an abundance of information.

Almost three years have passed since the lockdowns and over those three years, a lot about me has changed for the better. It wasn’t always that way. There were a lot of obstacles in my life. There were a lot of conflicts I had to work through. There were a lot of routines and ruts I needed to remove. There were new paths that I had to forge and new beds to plant. And here nearly three years later, I can look back on all those obstacles and challenges and find happiness and abundance in knowing that old me, despite his flaws and imperfections, helped pave the path for new me with his new flaws and imperfections.

I don’t know where old me thought this path was going and I don’t really care about that. Because despite what my plans were then and what my plans are now, my life is not my own. Understanding that and accepting that truth has helped shape my thoughts even before getting back into Moshiach’s teachings and the Way of YHWH. Back when I was reading the stoics, I was learning to get my circle of control figured out. I was beginning to understand some secularized concepts of the Way. I only had control over my actions and not the actions of others.

Which is not to say I don’t go out and spread the good news. I was adamant and excited about secular liberty and I am even more engulfed with joy about the liberty and responsibility that comes through the freedom given by YHWH through Moshiach. Why would I not be more excited and more willing to spread The Truth than the truth of personal responsibility and self ownership?

I pray that I don’t get settled into complacency in The Truth as I see in so many others. I pray that the Church gets motivated again to share the good news to others in their community. We need to share the good news with our neighbors as much as we share our fandom for anything else. We need to be boosters for YHWH and not athletics. We need to be putting up yard signs for Moshiach and not candidates. We need to show what is truly important in our lives or we are already showing what is important in our lives.

When you “don’t have the time” for something, try reframing that sentence with “that is not a priority” and notice how that changes your perception of what you truly value. We support what we love.

Shalom to your home. Bless your being. The reign of YHWH is now. Be a blessing to YHWH and others.

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