RESTING our BRAINS

 

Psalm 4:8

King James Version

8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: 

for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

It is a sleep-deprived society.

No thanks to high-tech society, and its demands.

Which all exhaust mind, body, soul, and spirit.

That being that, CHRIST's enemy swoops in for the "kill".

Many are left with no resistance from this enemy's devices.

You have been depleted, deceived, divided, and distracted.

You have been made too busy to sleep, think, or care.

So, have you seen the enemy's game for what it is yet?

That you don't have time for GOD, self, and others?

That you don't earn enough, much as you work harder?

That even that job is being replaced by machines?

That if you don't accept digitalization, you're done?

You have been lied to, greatly.

Because the prince of this world is just that.

JESUS called him a "liar":

John 8:44

King James Version

44 Ye are of your father the devil, 

and the lusts of your father ye will do. 

He was a murderer from the beginning, 

and abode not in the truth, 

because there is no truth in him. 

When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: 

for he is a liar, and the father of it.

Remember, GOD instituted, and invented, "rest":

Genesis 2:1-3

King James Version

2 Thus the heavens and the earth 

were finished, and all the host of them.

2 And on the seventh day 

God ended his work which he had made; 

and he rested on the seventh day 

from all his work which he had made.

3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: 

because that in it he had rested from all his work 

which God created and made.

And the rest is up to you.

We all DESERVE "rest".

Make time to rest.

Don't overload your brain.

Don't be bullied by anyone.

Get off digital addiction.

Make time for family.

Most of all, make GOD "first".

JESUS commanded we do so:

Matthew 22:37-38

King James Version

37 Jesus said unto him, 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 

with all thy heart, 

and with all thy soul, 

and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first 

and great commandment.

Cast your cares upon CHRIST.

Have peace through JESUS.

He is balm to our soul.

A much-needed rest.

Psalm 55:22

King James Version

22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, 

and he shall sustain thee: 

he shall never suffer the righteous 

to be moved.

Isaiah 40:31

King James Version

31 But they that wait upon the Lord 

shall renew their strength; 

they shall mount up with wings as eagles; 

they shall run, and not be weary; 

and they shall walk, and not faint.

Matthew 11:28-29

King James Version

28 Come unto me, 

all ye that labour and are heavy laden, 

and I will give you rest.

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; 

for I am meek and lowly in heart: 

and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Lastly, you can only discern, through the HOLY SPIRIT.

You need this "Spirit of truth" to be able to do so.

He will teach you everything you want to know.

You will be taught what really matters most.

Never again can Satan make mincemeat of your brain.

Now, you have GOD's SPIRIT to teach you.

All according to GOD's will.

Which is all that matters anyway.

This time, nothing can exhaust you.

Sleep will be easy, and restful.

You will wake up clear, and purposeful.

Love will be true, and CHRIST-filled.

That's why it's time to be born again now.

It's the only way SPIRIT can rest upon you.

To protect your from all harm.

And yes, to have that sound sleep everyone needs.

Ephesians 1:13

King James Version

13 In whom ye also trusted, 

after that ye heard the word of truth, 

the gospel of your salvation: 

in whom also after that ye believed, 

ye were sealed 

with that holy Spirit of promise,

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My SIGNATURE article

JESUS was clear:

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.

SPIRIT and I have written thousands of articles.

We've shared them all with you.

We thank you for reading along with us.

And yet, perhaps, this remains our favorite.

For SPIRIT did lead me back to it again today.

A post so hated by Satan.

Wherein he gave me trouble, soon as we started creating "The CHILDLIKE heart" blog, nearly two years ago.

As I write this post today, suddenly, my room is flooded with a very strong odor.

Wax-like, making me gag with the thickness of the air.

Something I've never smelled in my whole life.

If GOD's SPIRIT was not with/in me, I'd have been ill.

Another attack was launched upon my spirit.

But it's gone now.

You see, Satan wants you serious, a slave, and in sin.

But GOD wants you happy, heavenly, and holy.

So you may have an idea what CHRIST's enemy was so mad about, we share our flagship article.

Or at least, the excerpts that matter.

And it's all about what being CHILDLIKE means --

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) get creative, too -- inspired by your little works or nature.

You don't mind being silly, and sunny.

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 honest.

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 you 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.

-- Source: "The CHILDLIKE heart" (updated)

NOTE:

Today is also 7 October 2025.

Two years ago, Israel was attacked.

Childlike hearts cannot hurt others.

Israel's enemies have trained their young to forget childhood.

This article intends to remind them to be pure in heart again.

Remember what JESUS said?

Matthew 5:8

King James Version

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: 

for they shall see God.

We can all have peace, through JESUS.

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Satan has a SERIOUS learning DISABILITY

 2 Timothy 3:7

King James Version

7 Ever learning, 

and never able to come 

to the knowledge of the truth.

One would think he's smart.

The once beautiful cherub.

But no, he was too proud.

That was his downfall.

As is the downfall of all men.

And all women.

Pride, vanity, ego.

PVE.

Sure, Satan knows Scripture.

But he keeps trying to get around it.

Making sure he confuses us.

Twisting it to conform to his devious intentions.

Remember the FIRST incident?

Genesis 3:1-5

King James Version

3 Now the serpent was more subtil 

than any beast of the field 

which the Lord God had made. 

And he said unto the woman, 

Yea, hath God said, 

Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, 

We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree 

which is in the midst of the garden, 

God hath said, 

Ye shall not eat of it, 

neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, 

Ye shall not surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, 

then your eyes shall be opened, 

and ye shall be as gods, 

knowing good and evil.

Well, you know what happened afterwards.

No wonder, JESUS warns, and admonishes sinners:

John 8:44-45

King James Version

44 Ye are of your father the devil, 

and the lusts of your father ye will do. 

He was a murderer from the beginning, 

and abode not in the truth, 

because there is no truth in him. 

When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: 

for he is a liar, and the father of it.

45 And because I tell you the truth, 

ye believe me not.

Satan even had the nerve to "tempt" JESUS.

Taking advantage of the fact JESUS was deeply hungered.

The LORD had fasted 40 days, and 40 nights.

Thinking the LORD greatly weakened, he pounces:

Matthew 4:3-4

King James Version

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, 

If thou be the Son of God, 

command that these stones be made bread.

4 But he answered and said, 

It is written, 

Man shall not live by bread alone, 

but by every word that proceedeth 

out of the mouth of God.

Matthew 4:5-7

King James Version

5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, 

and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

6 And saith unto him, 

If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: 

for it is written, He shall give his angels 

charge concerning thee: 

and in their hands they shall bear thee up, 

lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

7 Jesus said unto him, 

It is written again, 

Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Matthew 4:8-11

King James Version

8 Again, the devil taketh him up 

into an exceeding high mountain, 

and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, 

and the glory of them;

9 And saith unto him, 

All these things will I give thee, 

if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

10 Then saith Jesus unto him, 

Get thee hence, Satan: 

for it is written, 

Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, 

and him only shalt thou serve.

11 Then the devil leaveth him, 

and, behold, 

angels came 

and ministered unto him.

What Satan didn't know is that it was all by GOD's design:

Matthew 4:1

King James Version

4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit 

into the wilderness 

to be tempted of the devil.

Such is the enemy's delusion of power.

He is not privy to GOD's plan.

Which has always been SALVATION.

Satan may know Scripture.

But he doesn't have the heart for it.

Such is his pride.

Tempting the SON of GOD.

Tempting the LORD of ALL.

What was Satan thinking?

Tempting Scripture Himself?

Even I, a five-year-fresh born again, could have admonished this ancient, willful enemy,

"Doncha EVEN think about it!"

Satan forgot a HUGE number of things.

Or perhaps, in his delusion, he remains in DENIAL.

He refuses to acknowledge the following striking examples.

Which stuck to my head right away.

Making me realize the power of GOD's GLORY.

Consider the LEGIONS of angels JESUS could have called upon:

Matthew 26:53

King James Version

53 Thinkest thou 

that I cannot now pray to my Father, 

and he shall presently give me 

more than twelve legions of angels?

Did you say, more than 12 legions of angels??!!

At the moment before His crucifixion?

Yes, dears.

At the LORD's immediate disposal.

Should He have wanted to.

Wow, really boggles my mind.

That's all a childlike heart needs to know.

How many angels sit at the LORD's feet.

Waiting for His command.

I tremble at my LORD's power.

To have an idea, here's what a Roman legion looks like:

"The size of a typical legion varied throughout the history of ancient Rome, with complements ranging from 4,200 legionaries and 300 equites (drawn from the wealthier classes – in early Rome all troops provided their own equipment) in the Republic,[1] to 5,500 in the Imperial period, when most legions were led by a Roman Imperial Legate."

-- Wikipedia

Now, I wonder what GOD's heavenly legion would be like.

But here are a couple of concrete examples.

Showing the power GOD gives ONE angel alone.

What ONE angel can do to a human army:

2 Kings 19:35

King James Version

35 And it came to pass that night, 

that the angel of the Lord went out, 

and smote in the camp of the Assyrians 

an hundred fourscore and five thousand: 

and when they arose early in the morning, 

behold, they were all dead corpses.

What ONE angel can do to Satan:

Revelation 20:1-3

King James Version

20 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, 

having the key of the bottomless pit 

and a great chain in his hand.

2 And he laid hold on the dragon, 

that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, 

and bound him a thousand years,

3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, 

and shut him up, 

and set a seal upon him, 

that he should deceive the nations no more, 

till the thousand years should be fulfilled: 

and after that he must be loosed a little season.

And that's only part of it.

"All power" was given unto JESUS.

Matthew 28:18

King James Version

18 And Jesus came 

and spake unto them, 

saying, 

All power is given unto me 

in heaven and in earth.

GOD put "all things under" JESUS' feet.

Ephesians 1:19-23

King James Version

19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power 

to us-ward who believe, 

according to the working of his mighty power,

20 Which he wrought in Christ, 

when he raised him from the dead, 

and set him at his own right hand 

in the heavenly places,

21 Far above all principality, and power, 

and might, and dominion, 

and every name that is named, 

not only in this world, 

but also in that which is to come:

22 And hath put all things under his feet, 

and gave him to be the head 

over all things to the church,

23 Which is his body, 

the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

JESUS is head of all "principality and power".

Colossians 2:10

King James Version

10 And ye are complete in him, 

which is the head of all principality 

and power:

He holds the keys to "hell and of death".

Revelation 1:18

King James Version

18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; 

and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; 

and have the keys of hell and of death.

We have no idea the complete works of JESUS.

John 21:25

King James Version

25 And there are also many other things 

which Jesus did, the which, 

if they should be written every one, 

I suppose that even the world itself 

could not contain the books 

that should be written. 

Amen.

As we say in our local language, "Tapos na ang boksing!"

Figuratively meaning, "The fight is finished!"

Well, JESUS did finish the fight.

By this very statement:

John 19:28-30

King James Version

28 After this, Jesus knowing 

that all things were now accomplished, 

that the scripture might be fulfilled, 

saith, I thirst.

29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: 

and they filled a spunge with vinegar, 

and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.

30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, 

he said, It is finished: 

and he bowed his head, 

and gave up the ghost.

By this very act:

Hebrews 2:14 

King James Version

14 Forasmuch then as the children 

are partakers of flesh and blood, 

he also himself likewise took part of the same; 

that through death he might destroy him 

that had the power of death, 

that is, the devil;

A childlike heart is wowed by GOD's power.

An evil heart resents GOD's power.

Which kind of heart do you have?

What part of JESUS doesn't Satan get?

EVERYTHING.

P.S. 

This article must have greatly peeved Satan.

He put all kinds of blocks to my writing.

Again, mostly technical issues.

Erratic wi-fi connection.

Still, this article goes to "press".

It's here for you to read now.

GOD's will be done!

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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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