The PATIENT child

 

2 Chronicles 20:17

King James Version

17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: 

set yourselves, stand ye still, 

and see the salvation of the Lord with you, 

O Judah and Jerusalem: 

fear not, nor be dismayed; 

to morrow go out against them: 

for the Lord will be with you.

Would you quit, if you encountered setbacks?

Would you be discouraged?

Would you give up?

Well, I couldn't.

And wouldn't want to.

Despite another persistent glitch.

When SPIRIT and I started this blog on 8 October, we encountered a spirit attack, and some technical glitches.

On the 12th, laptop finally conked out.

Couldn't get it to work.

So off it went to a technician.

Got it reformatted, and all.

Eager to get back to this blog, another glitch occurred.

Since the laptop got reformatted, all saved items got lost.

Had to do everything again with email and everything.

Experienced setbacks in logging in.

Email provider promised to have it up and running in 48 hours.

Which they kindly did today.

Now, I can finally get back to this blog.

Last post was 12 October.

Today's 16 October.

That means blog got delayed another four days.

I tell ya, there's something about the number FOUR.

But I'm not a whiner.

Being born again helps in many ways.

SPIRIT taught me to be patient.

He taught me to work on other things.

In the process, we created another blog.

The 93rd, in fact.

It's still in the works.

We've written 16 articles in two days.

But we're not ready to share the blog -- just yet.

Needs a little more fine tuning.

And a little more thought.

Just to be sure.

We're just happy to be back working on this 92nd blog.

Back to sharing GOD's WORD with you.

Glitches may come, glitches may go.

Challenges may come, challenges may go.

Delays may come, delays may go.

But working with SPIRIT gives you spirit.

You keep at it.

That's what being born again means.

That's what serving the LORD means.

That's what serving you means.

We simply don't give up.

We're the persistent rhino, remember?

We've got a childlike heart.

A child pursues something she believes in.

We're that child.

So, on to the posts!

P.S.

Oh, a few good things about the repair.

Laptop's faster, brighter, clearer.

GOD's giving me all the help I need!

For the born again, everything is by GOD's design.

Delays, glitches, and all.

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The number FOUR

 

Genesis 1:17-19

King James Version

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven 

to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, 

and to divide the light from the darkness: 

and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning 

were the fourth day.

What is it about the number FOUR?

Why has it shown up on this blog?

What is its significance?

To know more, we recap the previous post's declarations:

GOD made me born again four years ago.

This blog was created four days ago.

This blog has been delayed four days.

That got me thinking about the number four.

What is this number's significance?

Ed. F. Vallowe on his book, "Keys to Scripture Numerics", says:

FOUR 

is 

CREATION....WORLD

Vallowe likens it to the following verses:

Revelation 4:6

King James Version

6 And before the throne 

there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: 

and in the midst of the throne, 

and round about the throne, 

were four beasts 

full of eyes before and behind.

("full of eyes" -- I seem to have seen that, while I was on the border between sleep, and waking up -- on two separate occasions. Was this the same "beast"? Aha, worthy of another look!)

Revelation 4:7

King James Version

7 And the first beast was like a lion, 

and the second beast like a calf, 

and the third beast had a face as a man, 

and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

(A lion, a calf, a man, and a flying eagle -- the four "beasts".)

Revelation 4:8

King James Version

8 And the four beasts had each of them 

six wings about him; 

and they were full of eyes within: 

and they rest not day and night, 

saying, 

Holy, holy, holy, 

Lord God Almighty, 

which was, and is, and is to come.

("full of eyes within" -- I've seen that TWICE. A must-look-into for a future post.)

Revelation 5:13

King James Version

13 And every creature 

which is in heaven, 

and on the earth, 

and under the earth, 

and such as are in the sea, 

and all that are in them, heard I saying, 

Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, 

be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, 

and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

(FOUR areas where worship were heard -- in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, and in the sea. FOUR things due GOD -- blessing, honour, glory, and power.)

Those FOUR sets of verses invite deeper study from me.

There's really so much more about the number FOUR.

And we shall look into that.

Either for another post.

Or a blog all its own.

SPIRIT will tell me how.

And in what manner.

For now, you get the idea.

Number FOUR matters.

Sets of FOUR matters.

And it's upon that number that this blog is being created.

Yes, it's a process, for me.

A sweet, gentle process of discovery.

We take it a step at a time.

That's how SPIRIT works with me.

We never get ahead of SPIRIT.

As if we could.

Being born again means you have a childlike heart.

You're teachable, obedient, and excited.

You have a jumping jelly bean heart.

That makes learning so much fun!

More posts here.

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DELAYS and GLITCHES

 

Habakkuk 2:3

King James Version

3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, 

but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: 

though it tarry, wait for it; 

because it will surely come, 

it will not tarry.

Ever experienced delays, and glitches, in your work?

What did you think the reason was?

Who do you think caused it?

As born again, I have some strong beliefs, and experiences.

In creating this blog, I experienced delays, and glitches.

Just the past four days.

Has it only been four days?

It felt longer.

The delays and glitches seem to have occurred from TWO things:

-- delay from GOD

-- delay from the enemy

A delay from GOD occurs for the following reasons:

It's not time.

You need to rethink it.

GOD has something better for you.

Everything must be according to GOD's will.

GOD is protecting you from harm.

A delay from the enemy occurs for the following reasons:

He hates you.

He hates your work.

He doesn't want your work done.

He hates that you work for the LORD.

He wants you and your work destroyed.

Now you see the marked difference between a delay from GOD.

And a delay from the enemy.

One is borne of love; the other of hatred.

Who would you rather work for?

Now, something else got me thinking.

GOD made me born again four years ago.

This blog was created four days ago.

This blog has been delayed four days.

Hmm...something about "four".

What does the number FOUR stand for?

Will explore that on the next post.

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The spirit ATTACK

 

Ephesians 6:12

King James Version

12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, 

but against principalities, against powers, 

against the rulers of the darkness of this world, 

against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ever experienced a "spirit" attack?

I have, since the onset of this blog four days ago.

The world has, too, since terrorists attacked southern Israel.

What could be more cruel than killing helpless babies from their cribs?

The enemy's hatred for GOD's holy nation and children is on a rampage.

All the more we have to keep going with this 92nd blog.

Delays and glitches always signify something.

Either through GOD's will, and better judgment.

Or from the enemy's hatred.

After letting things evolve on its own the past days, I realize it's both.

But more on that on the next post.

For now, we talk about that spirit "attack".

On the night I created this blog, I experienced a strange thing come bedtime.

I normally have an easy time sleeping.

All because I would pray before bedtime.

On the 8th of October, I was close to falling into deep sleep.

Then I heard a "thud".

It felt like a protective dome was over my bed, and something came up against it.

That thud occurred twice.

You know how sound vibration is.

The sound can actually be "felt" physically.

The experience was so striking, it caused me to be unnerved for a while.

I felt evil hovering about.

It wanted entrance, and harm.

Such things are not new to me.

I've been attacked so many times in the past.

Decades, to be sure.

So much so, we had to fictionalize 22 books on spiritual warfare.

But this time, I actually felt a protective "dome" over my bed.

Otherwise, that "thing" would have gained entrance.

Well, I just said more prayers, turned my back on that thing, and slept.

Then, the events at Israel happened in the next days.

I knew I was on to something with this blog.

This must be an important enough blog.

Enough to elicit hatred from the spirit world.

What to do?

Keep going, as SPIRIT would have me do.

All demons are afraid of JESUS anyway.

I'm under the protection of the LORD.

We've got work to do.

We've got your childlike heart to protect.

More on "delays and glitches" on the next post.

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FOUR-day challenge

 

Acts 10:30

King James Version

30 And Cornelius said, 

Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; 

and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, 

and, behold, a man stood before me 

in bright clothing,

It's been four days since I first started this blog.

In those four days, much has happened.

Technical challenges.

Delays.

A spirit attack.

Trouble in Israel.

Is this blog that important?

That we experienced delays?

And grief for others suffering?

Was the "test" still on?

To see how much we believed in the blog?

Or did the enemy hate this blog so much?

Just a few observations since this blog's creation:

This was born from "championing" the cause of the child.

SPIRIT purposed this blog for the childlike heart.

In those very days, terrorists have been trying to destroy children in GOD's holy nation.

But we must keep the fight.

We must pray for the children.

And their parents, grandparents, and families.

We must honor each child.

JESUS would want us to.

Matthew 18:5-7

King James Version

5 And whoso shall receive 

one such little child in my name receiveth me.

6 But whoso shall offend 

one of these little ones which believe in me, 

it were better for him 

that a millstone were hanged about his neck, 

and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

7 Woe unto the world because of offences! 

for it must needs be that offences come; 

but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!

This blog continues -- more than ever.

Let us honor each child, from every country.

Let us honor the child, in each one of us.

Let that childlike heart live!

It is the future of every person.

Every family.

Every community.

Every nation.

Every born again adult.

Every repentant heart.

The next post will speak of that spirit "attack".

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On BRAIN size

 

1 Timothy 4:8-9

King James Version

8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: 

but godliness is profitable unto all things, 

having promise of the life that now is, 

and of that which is to come.

9 This is a faithful saying 

and worthy of all acceptation.

Blame it on SPIRIT.

He created me childlike.

And perpetually curious.

Leading me to threads.

And ideas.

Which I pursue anyway.

Such as knowing the size of a rhino brain.

Which leads to more research on the human brain.

Which leads to more research on other animals' brains.

Which I must share with you now.

Just for comparative purposes:

rhino brain = 400 to 600 g

adult brain:

newborn baby = 350 to 400 g

adult male = 1300 to 1400 g

adult female = 1200 to 1300 g

whales:

killer whale = 6000 g

sperm whale = 9000 g

Remember how bullies call others "bird brain"?

Let's correct them.

Bird brain size may be small.

 (Heck, they're MUCH smaller than us).

But tiny brains have TONS of smartness.

Look to nature, and you'd know.

I actually do.

Birds make such lovely sounds, and have such playful natures.

The tiniest bird can dish out the shrillest, most powerful sound.

Reverberates throughout.

They're swift, smart, and sassy.

They're alert, alive, and awesome.

They represent fun, freshness, and freedom.

That's why GOD gave them wings.

I think I'll shift.

You can call me "bird brain" now.

More articles here.

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The CHILDLIKE heart

 

Genesis 21:6

King James Version

6 And Sarah said, 

God hath made me to laugh, 

so that all that hear will laugh with me.

Do you have a childlike heart?

What makes one have a childlike heart?

What are childlike traits?

What is AUTHENTIC childlikeness?

One thing, it has nothing to do with age.

If you're an adult and can laugh at the video above, you're childlike.

If it tickles your funny bone, you're childlike.

Other ways:

You laugh easily.

You love unsparingly.

You're eager to learn.

You don't mind being taught.

You care about others.

You haven't become jaded.

You believe in good.

You believe in GOD.

You sit at JESUS' feet.

You skip and hop as you walk with JESUS.

You adore the LORD.

You believe only in Him.

You are born again -- a new person in CHRIST.

You share your toys, or whatever fun stuff you have.

You're not greedy, jealous, or vindictive.

You can't wait to tell good news.

You thirst for truth.

You're hungry for kindness.

You love people being kind.

You have hope.

You have happiness.

You have health.

You are cheerful.

You are creative.

You feel awed.

You are curious.

You are excited.

You giggle.

You get amused easily.

You have good instincts.

You can't wait to play.

Work becomes play.

Sleep is a delight.

Food is a joy.

Rest is a respite.

Sharing is more fun.

Learning is exciting.

Listening is your second nature.

Doing is your third nature.

Resting is your fourth nature.

Doing nothing is your fifth nature.

All you wait and pray for, is GOD's will.

Everything becomes exciting.

Curiosity creates many cats.

You love animals.

You enjoy GOD's creation.

You laugh at His creation -- for GOD sure made funny-looking animals like the rhino, the giraffe, the tarsier, the hippo, the sloth, etc.

He also made playful, smiling animals like the dolphin.

You enjoy His creation -- you love colorful flowers, smelling them, plucking them, weaving them like crowns, wreaths, bracelets, or giving them to your mom or dad.

GOD's SPIRIT makes you creative.

You are a well of inspiration -- other people hear you laugh, or see you create, and they (childlike ones, too) get creative -- inspired by your little works or nature.

Your only rest is sleep.

The rest of the time, you're busy creating, laughing, tinkering, enjoying, eating, playing.

You love kindness.

You can't bear cruelty.

You feel sad when people are sad.

You see the beauty in things.

You live in your own GOD-filled world.

You are not swayed by the world.

You are not corrupted by the world.

You know the world for what it is.

You know it is not of GOD.

You prefer GOD's world.

You prefer GOD's ways.

You prefer sticking by GOD.

Your heart belongs to GOD.

You live in the "playhouse" of your mind.

You make everything fun, playful, kind.

You're a natural at happiness.

SPIRIT's joy bubbles through your heart, and you both have a good laugh -- merry to the core.

Your CORE is JESUS.

It is the only core that doesn't have a meltdown -- unlike nuclear cores.

Having a core like JESUS, gets you on-course.

Your path is always towards GOD.

You especially LOVE word play.

You do not make other people jealous.

You don't boast.

You don't pick fights.

You like peace and pie.

You like spaghetti, so long as it's spaghetti.

You like cake with two inches high of light, fluffy, sugar icing.

You like chocolate, of any kind.

You like candy, naturally.

You don't like formality, thus, they won't find you at tea -- unless you're serving it with your dolls -- in plastic cups.

You like service tea from Chinese restaurants -- so plain and kind.

You enjoy toys, whatever your age is.

You love mom and dad.

You love grandpa and grandma.

You love your brothers and sisters.

You have a few, good friends.

You're not out on a popularity contest, or to get votes.

You like the purity of fun.

You have no hidden agenda.

Your heart is pure.

Your laughter is real.

Your ways are authentic -- you can't bear anything not real.

You don't try so hard.

If anything, you don't try at all -- at least, to be who you're not.

You're just you -- EXACTLY as GOD created you.

You don't believe kids could be murderers.

True children of GOD, love.

There is no spirit of demons in you.

If anything, they flee, knowing you belong to GOD.

There is only the HOLY SPIRIT in you.

We're not into world domination.

GOD rules our existence.

We obey His commands, as a child obeys his beloved FATHER.

SPIRIT keeps us inspired, creative, kind, energetic, purposeful.

We are taught patience, by GOD.

We are taught love, by JESUS.

We are taught everything, by SPIRIT.

We take everthing a step at a time -- GOD is organized -- we merely follow like a happy, devoted, adoring child.

We are content that Someone else does the thinking -- GOD.

All we have to do is obey, and pray to know what GOD's will is.

That makes us understand Scripture easily -- for all of GOD's commands are there.

Because we pray and obey, there are no blocks to our spiritual learning.

Life is really simple, if just believe in GOD.

Especially if you believe in His Son, JESUS.

And your heart is open to the teachings of SPIRIT.

One without the other won't do.

Lastly, we marvel at GOD's glorious GENIUS.

Leaves us all in the dust, where we all go back to anyway.

Anything else I left out?

Donchaworry.

Will keep adding, as I go along.

As SPIRIT inspires me each moment.

Which happens all the time anyway.

Only because I'm childlike.

A work in progress.

And thus, entirely teachable.

As you ought to be, too!

For now, this list would do.

And yes, we like words that rhyme.

It's the music of a writer's soul.

Keeps us in sync with GOD.

Who is the WORD, after all.

The Origin of everything.

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The PERSISTENT rhino

 

JESUS declared:

Luke 11:9-10

King James Version

9 And I say unto you, 

Ask, and it shall be given you; 

seek, and ye shall find; 

knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

10 For every one that asketh receiveth; 

and he that seeketh findeth; 

and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Oh, the things GOD puts in my head.

Like the previous article's idea.

About my nature being that of a persistent rhino.

That served as thread for this next post.

Wikipedia tells us more about the "rhino":

odd-toed ungulates

small brains 

400–600 g (14–21 oz) 

for mammals of their size

By now, you can imagine me hollering in laughter.

This is, after all, "the childlike heart" blog.

An odd-toed ungulate, with a small brain.

Right.

"Ungulate" sounds like "undulate".

That gets my brain undulating.

So, we catch the wave.

And ride the surf.

For all it's got.

GOD really has a sense of humor.

That only a childlike heart can pick up.

Something the world hopes we won't pick up on.

They paint such a fearful picture of GOD.

Creating unnecessary fear in the hearts of children.

Or messing the adult's mind.

But a childlike heart can't ever get messed up.

He remains childlike.

All his life.

More on being childlike on the next post.

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This BLOG couldn't be stopped

 

JESUS said:

Matthew 18:3

King James Version

3 And said, 

Verily I say unto you, 

Except ye be converted, 

and become as little children, 

ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Indeed, this blog couldn't be stopped.

We just finished an important article hours ago.

On championing the cause of a child.

Soon after sharing that article with the world, an idea came up.

"the childlike heart" words played in my mind.

Hmm...a new blog!

I can almost hear the "enemy" raging:

"Oh no, not again!"

Still, the idea was simmering so beautifully in my heart.

Only thing is, the laptop conked out.

The cursed cursor stopped working.

Been that way for a few days now.

But somehow, I was always able to fix it.

Until today.

The VERY moment I was about to start "the childlike heart" blog.

No amount of tinkering and troubleshooting got it to work.

Who was busting my momentum?

Was that GOD's will?

Was it going to be a worthwhile blog?

Or was I to quit the idea?

Didn't we have 91 other blogs already?

Why create another one?

So, I kept troubleshooting my computer.

Old methods didn't work anymore.

Then I decided to watch a movie-and-a-half.

After which, back to troubleshooting.

Still didn't work.

A few tinkering here, and there.

Lo, and behold!

Something got the cursor working.

We were back on track.

Obviously GOD wanted this blog.

He also knew I was prayerful.

And persistent.

He knew I was going to keep at it.

The enemy may have blocked my attempts.

But can anyone block the SPIRIT of GOD in a child of GOD?

Especially for an excited workman of GOD?

They better junk the idea.

A workman cannot be stopped.

This blog cannot be stopped.

SPIRIT cannot be stopped.

Scripture cannot be stopped.

The child in us cannot be stopped.

The enemy had to step aside.

SPIRIT ran him over.

Only because he was in the way.

Again, JESUS remained victorious.

As if the LORD could be stopped at all.

So, welcome to this 92nd blog.

Fresh from GOD's oven.

Fresh from His adoring child.

Fresh from our hearts.

Have a fresh look at life.

Through SPIRIT's eyes.

Through a child's eyes.

Through a born again's eyes.

You will never be jaded.

But be forever excited.

For there's much to look into.

Starting with these links:

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P.S.

Now, a thought occured.

What if the delay was from GOD?

Was He trying to see how much I believe in my idea?

(Oh yes, I sure believed in it.)

Would I pray for guidance?

(I've been doing that since He made me born again four years ago.)

Would I keep at it, till I got my computer to work?

(Did I ever quit? I'm one persistent rhino.)

Whether the challenges and delays were from GOD, or the enemy, my objective remained the same:

get the blog done

Perhaps, GOD smiled because I wasn't giving up on His idea.

Despite the challenges that came my way.

Thinking I'd have to bring laptop to town and get it fixed.

On the next day, too.

But somehow, by GOD's miracle, I was able to get it going.

So He made the enemy scoot.

Of course, that's just due to my overactive imagination.

But then again, that's how GOD created me.

To be a joyful, persistent, imaginative, trusting, child.

Where others see problems; I see solutions.

Where others get downhearted; I search for uplifting things.

Where others give up; I keep at it.

Where others prefer to sleep; I remain awake.

Where others ignore GOD's commands; I pay attention.

Thus, this blog got done.

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