dust off the old

I'll have a few of these until I get my thoughts together on Freedom/Forginess. This is just old stuff I've written, thoughts rollin' around in my head over the past 5-6 years.

Stagnant Waters
Not much has changed from my last post....I still feel stagnant. Surrounded by mosquito infested water. I guess there's not much comparision between a mosquito and a lion but what came to mind immediately was:The advesary is like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. (I peter 5:8)

Thats kinda like a game of Mother may I, right? The advesary has to have your permission to devour. Seems like these days I've given out alot of permission. **SIGH**How does one get that back?

Back to I Peter....6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.8 Be sober, be vigilant; your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.9 Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.10 But the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, will perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

Looks like a path one can follow....

Humble Yourself.
Cast Your Care.
Be Sober

Greek Word: Nephoto be sober, to be calm and collected in spiritto be temperate, dispassionate, circumspect.

Be Vigilant. Dictionary: keenly watchful Resist.

Be Steadfast. Dictionary: strong, firm, immovable, solid, hard, rigid.

I like what the greek has to say about this word being used in a bad sense:"cruel, stiff, stubborn, hard" thats descriptive of steadfast in a bad way

And then the best two words (in this case three) in the bible.But God.Thank God for the "but Gods" in the bible, in my life....otherwise I'd be pretty hopeless.