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Who’s Promoting Who?

Posted on November 23, 2014 by expressyourself4him

With holiday shopping about to commence, everyone could use a little extra money to prevent from going into debt.  However, dollar bills don’t grow on trees thereby forcing individuals to think outside the box.  Those currently in the job force are trying to figure out, how can I get promoted or what do I need to do to get to the next pay grade?

Unfortunately, popularity, who you know and those who play the system the best often surpass individuals with more talent.  Subsequently, promotion is dependent on unseen powers, opening the eyes of bosses to elicit favor.  During the life of Joseph, a pattern begins to form, illustrating this principle, Genesis 39:2-5, 20-21.  Despite unforeseen trials, God continued to bless the actions of Joseph.

In the end, getting a new job, keeping the one that you have or receiving a raise is not always clear.  Although consistency, hard work and going the extra mile are crucial elements, the Lord opens and closes doors, dismissing and promoting people to their current place in life.  I don’t always know why bad things happen to God honoring souls, yet in God’s perfect timing, Ecclesiastes 3:11, He will promote you to the place where you belong.

by Jay Mankus

 

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Isolated Showers

Posted on October 17, 2013 by expressyourself4him

 From a meteorology perspective, weather systems can stall on occasion, creating isolated showers in the same location for hours or in a worst cause scenario for days at a time.  This phenomena is known as a stationary front, where a boundary is formed between two air masses neither of which replaces the other.  Whenever a weather system travels less than 6 miles per hour, its deemed to be stationary.  Unique wind conditions makes this possible as the north side of a stationary front move in a East to West direction.  Meanwhile, on the southern edge, winds reverse, moving from West to East.

 

According to a September 15th article in the U.S.A. Today, experts are blaming an unusually strong ridge of high pressure parked over Western Canada for the deadly flooding in the Boulder region of Colorado.  Over one month later, hundreds of people are still unaccounted for, likely washed away in the torrent rapids flowing down the Rocky Mountains.  This natural disaster has conjured up memories of the Big Thompson flash flood of 1976 where 144 were killed just north of Boulder.  Those who believe in God often struggle to make sense of these storms, wrestling for answers to grasp why.

 

Although every geographic area does not encounter the same natural disasters, all regions experience isolated showers.  Literal storms can bring lightning, thunder and heavy rains.  Spiritual storms offer a different challenge, testing your faith, patience and soul.  While people can seek shelter for isolated showers, life’s trials are often unexpected, resulting in an invisible tsunami attempting to wipe you out spiritually.  It’s not if these isolated showers will occur, but when.  Therefore, when a spiritual stationary front knocks on your door, arm yourself with the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:24-27.

by Jay Mankus

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Why Bad Things Happen

Posted on September 30, 2012 by expressyourself4him

Whenever something bad happens to good people, there will always be questions, grasping to make sense of why this or that occurred.  According to C.S. Lewis, there are only 2 rationale views to explain these questions, Christianity and dualism.  The Christian view is based upon Galatians 5:16-18, where the sinful nature wages war against the Holy Spirit, tempting humans through their flesh toward evil as the Spirit draws individuals back toward goodness and the fruits of the Holy Spirit, Galatians 5:25.

The secular worldview often clings to dualism.  Dualism believes there are 2 independent and equal powers behind every act, allowing good and bad things to occur.  These 2 forces have been in conflict with one another and always have been.  The only weakness of dualism according to C.S. Lewis is there needs to be a third party, a judge to decipher which power was the source behind a specific event.

Despite these 2 major theories, the Bible contains several people who have attempted to solve this question.  Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28 suggest good and evil are simply a byproduct of obedience or disobedience.  Exodus 20:4-6 infers that good and evil are directly proportional to generational blessings and curses.  Job’s 3 friends believed his trials were a direct result of punishment from God due to a sin or sins he committed.  Meanwhile, even Jesus’ own disciples in John 9:1-5 believed God allowed a child to be born blind for something his mother and or father had done during the pregnancy.

The reality of this quest to understand why bad things happen to good people is you will never completely solve every situation.  God might provide insight in a few days, weeks, months or years after a trial, yet not every answer will be revealed to you while on earth.  As I continue to seek clues about circumstances in my own life, all I know is the truth behind Ecclesiastes 3:11.  Regardless of what happens, “God will make everything beautiful in His time!”

by Jay Mankus

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