Unity, Liberty & Love (ULL – ALL)

My Pondering

ULL-ALL is for ‘you all’. This is so fundamental, yeah its okay to be a ‘fundamentalist’. It’s more than okay when it’s truth. This pithy statement is ultra essential. It’s an absolute way to filter almost everything that comes our way. For me, it’s the epitome of relationships and living with people.

PRINCIPLES

With and in principles; require unity. Absolute truths are absolutes for a valid reason. There should be no compromise with core values. North is always north. No if, ands or buts (or butts:).

This is about keeping the main thing, the main thing. In principles; it’s our foundation and standard. No compromise here. Get buy-in and keep it! This is hill to die on!

Just make sure these core values are black & white; based on solid ground, a bedrock of granite.

PREFERENCES

With and in preferences; allow and encourage diversity and liberty. No micro management here. Grace and mercy abound in this space. This is a dress of many colors. Like beauty is to the beholder, many perspectives, ideas and interests are wonderful and splendid.

God made many species yet dogs are dogs and cats are cats. Within the species are great varieties whether we are looking at animals, trees, plants, insects, the sky, snowflakes, stars, cells, etc…we see diversity coexisting among conformity. It’s the dichotomy of life!

Wants vs Needs

Similar to ‘wants vs. needs’ are ‘preferences vs. principles’.

Your wants are preferences and your needs are principles.

A fool confuses them while the wise rightly disern and act accordingly. 

So long as you remain active and obedient, be confident God shall satisfy all your needs and many of your desired preferences.

I give my best,
in faith and zest!

I take the best,
and leave the rest.

If it’s to be,
it’s up to me,
if
I live to fill and thrill,
God’s wonderful will!

Kirk Booher

While my performance will never be perfect nor fully satisfying, as I seek to please God in love and obedience. I see His grace filling the gaps and the Spirit guiding where I need to be. I am moving from me to Thee for His great glory. 

All I can do, is all I can do.
But all I can do is enough,
Lord willing.

I realize by serving other peoples needs well, I will get what I need and often times for what goes around, comes around, sooner or later.

May my wants be God’s will.

In all things love. 

Kirk A. Booher

P.S. I teach and preach not always where I am but rather where I am going, quite hopefully.

Some people swear they are fighting demons…

My Pondering

For sure our battle is mostly spiritual.
Many are damaged because they are defenseless or worse: they aid and abet the enemy by poor choices as the meme draws attention to. Many others worship self which is so common in ‘Merica.


10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness arrayed, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

Ephesians 6:10-17

With that said, the devil didn’t like Jesus and doesn’t like Christians neither, but that’s another thing, not friendly fire.

Monsters

Monsters

James Blunt

Oh, before they turn off all the lights
I won’t read you your wrongs or your rights
The time has gone
I’ll tell you goodnight, close the door
Tell you I love you once more
The time has gone
So here it is

I’m not your son, you’re not my father
We’re just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you’re sleeping, I’ll try to make you proud
So daddy, won’t you just close your eyes?
Don’t be afraid, it’s my turn to chase the monsters away

Oh, well I’ll read a story to you
Only difference is this one is true
The time has gone
I folded your clothes on the chair
I hope you sleep well, don’t be scared
The time has gone
So here it is

I’m not your son, you’re not my father
We’re just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you’re sleeping, I’ll try to make you proud
So daddy, won’t you just close your eyes?
Don’t be afraid, it’s my turn to chase the monsters away

Sleep a lifetime
Yes and breathe a last word
You can feel my hand on your own
I will be the last one
So I’ll leave a light on
Let there be no darkness in your heart

But I’m not your son, you’re not my father
We’re just two grown men saying goodbye
No need to forgive, no need to forget
I know your mistakes and you know mine
And while you’re sleeping, I’ll try to make you proud
So daddy, won’t you just close your eyes?
Don’t be afraid, it’s my turn to chase the monsters away

Written by: Jimmy Hogarth, James Blount, Amy Wadge

Album: Once Upon a Mind

Released: 2019