When God takes out the trash, don't go digging back through it. Trust Him.
There is no other way to determine the difference between the will of God and the crafts of satan... Jesus is the way, the truth and the life... The Holy Spirit of God is the Comforter...
One true king knew when to step aside and give up the reins of powerâto remove his crown and relinquish his kingdomâall for the sake of glimpsing, just once in a lifetime, the face of a holy child. He was the Fourth to follow the Star. His gift was a secret. The rest of his journey is unknown.
(This is from a tribute poem to Ronnie James Dio: Former lead vocalist of the band Rainbow, Black Sabbath. This is written with all the titles of the hit songs of DIO. The titles are all in upper case) You can âCATCH THE RAINBOWâ â âA RAINBOW IN THE DARKâ Through âROCK & ROLL CHILDRENâ âHOLY DIVERâ will lurk âBEFORE THE FALLâ of âELECTRAâ âALL THE FOOLS SAILED AWAYâ âJESUS,MARY AND THE HOLY GHOSTâ- âLORD OF THE LAST DAYâ âMASTER OF THE MOONâ you are When my âONE FOOT IN THE GRAVEâ With our âBLACKâ, âCOLD FEETâ, âMYSTERYâ of âPAINâ you crave Youâre âCAUGHT IN THE MIDDLEâ, âBETWEEN TWO HEARTSâ When âHUNGRY FOR HEAVENâ âHUNTER OF THE HEARTâ hurts âFALLEN ANGELSâ âFEED MY HEARTâ âFEVER DREAMSâ âFEED MY HEADâ âI AMâ âANOTHER LIEâ âAFTER ALL (THE DEAD)â Not âGUILTYâ if you âHIDE IN THE RAINBOWââ With your perfect âGUITAR SOLOâ âDONâT TELL THE KIDSâ to âDREAM EVILâ Donât âGIVE HER THE GUNâ to follow âDONâT TALK TO STRANGERSâ Those âEVIL EYESâ can see âLORD OF THE NIGHTâ âMISTREATEDâ; âMY EYESâ hate to fancy âSHAME ON THE NIGHTâ âTURN UP THE NIGHTâ Now itâs âTIME TO BURNâ âTWISTEDâ âVOODOOâ does âWALK ON WATERâ And today its our turn âBLOOD FROM A STONEâ âBORN ON THE SUNâ Iâm âBETTER IN THE DARKâ âBREATHLESSâ The âPRISONER OF PARADISEâ you are! Forever you are deathless âSACRED HEARTâ âSHIVERSâ Laying âNAKED IN THE RAINâ âTHIS IS YOUR LIFEâ- â WILD ONEâ! Your âGOLDEN RULESâ we gain âIN DREAMSâ âI SPEED AT NIGHTâ Iâm âLOSING MY INSANITYâ âANOTHER LIEâ: âCOMPUTER GODâ Your âHEAVEN AND HELLâ- my vanity! By âKILLING THE DRAGONâ âI COULD HAVE BEEN A DREAMERâ Iâm âTHE LAST IN LINEâ To âSCREAMâ Like an âINVISIBLEâ screamer Now that you are gone âTHE END OF THE WORLDâ is here âSTRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEARTâ âPUSHâ âJUST ANOTHER DAYâ in fear âCHILDREN OF THE SEAâ â DYING IN AMERICAâ Is it âDEATH BY LOVEâ? âFACES IN THE WINDOWâ looking for A âGYPSYâ from above Dear âSTARGAZERâ from âSTRANGE HIGHWAYSâ Our love âHEREâS TO YOUâ âWE ROCKâ âONE MORE FOR THE ROADâ The âOTHER WORLDâ anew âONE NIGHT IN THE CITYâ with âNEON KNIGHTSâ âTHE EYESâ âSTAY OUT OF MY MINDâ The âSTARSTRUCKâ âSUNSET SUPERMANâ Is what we long to find âTHE MAN WHO WOULD BE KINGâ Is the âINSTITUTIONAL MANâ âSHOOT SHOOTâ to âTURN TO STONEâ âWHEN A WOMAN CRIESâ to plan To âSTAND UP AND SHOUTâ before â THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLLâ Though âGOD HATES HEAVY METALâ âEAT YOUR HEART OUTâ to reach the goal. From the poem- Holy Dio: the Diver (A tribute to Ronnie James Dio)
After you hear and listen. First must come desire. Second must come willingness. Third should come understanding. Fourth should come progression and with progression will come more understanding.
Self-righteousness is much like a spiritual egocentricity. It constitutes a secular type of love that thrives under conditionality, one in which is only existent after an individual meets the adopted standards of the condemner; oppositely, unconditional love is a holy love.