Posted by Rescue Mission Team on Fri, Dec 23, 2011
There is a time for everything, a time to speak and a time to be silent, the book of Ecclesiastes tells us. (chapter 3) The secret is in knowing which time it is.
With the stress of being with family and the fear of old disagreements and wounds being opened, many people are gearing up for battle.
This Christmas when faced with deciding if it's a time to speak or be silent, use silence and peace as your default position.
You could try to make your points again in those old arguments, or you could accept that disagreement exists and that you don't have to control others, and just move on emotionally.
There is only power in that disagreement if you allow it to bother you.
David Curry
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Posted by Rescue Mission Team on Mon, Dec 12, 2011
Over the centuries people have lived in, for lack of a better word, kingdoms. A kingdom in the medieval ages was the world which was control by a particular King. Whatever that King proclaimed was the rule. Some kingdoms were better than others, depending on the wisdom of the ruler and the fairness and justice of his decisions.
Today, we still see people living in societies, but absolute rule is more rare than it used to be, for the good of mankind. However you still see kingdoms, just on a much smaller scale. Now kingdoms, the effective will of a ruler, is typically just about the world you create on a personal level. In other words, in your world, what you decide is law.
This begs the question: What kind of kingdom are you creating?
Most people protest and complain about the rule of leaders and kings, but when given control over a small kingdom, they themselves rule poorly.
Is your kingdom moving forward? Is it a kingdom built on your own personal comfort? Is it a kingdom that respects fairness and hard work? Is your personal kingdom making the world a better place for generations to come?
If you're a grown up, you have more control over your life than you'd perhaps like to admit. What kind of kingdom have you created?
David Curry
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http://blog.rescue-mission.org or visit the Rescue Mission at
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