“What Is Your Playbook For Life ?”
Just when you thought football season
was over here in the USA, out comes this article regarding football,
right ? No, not really, that's kind of funny but all the hype
regarding the Superbowl this past weekend got me thinking about all
the millions of Americans, and in fact, all the people in the world
that live life without any playbook. When I say “playbook” I'm
not at all referring to football or even sports. What I am conveying, is a set of rules, mores, and or values that folks have
that they live their lives by. You know, a code of conduct if you
will.
Everyone has a some sort of set of rule
that they live by. I am well beyond 50 years of age and have been
employed and worked in many jails, prisons, courts not just here but
in the Philippines as well. I've seen how various attitudes and folks
who define their own judgements towards themselves and or others,
have either brought them pleasure, or brought them pain. All
depending on what their personal belief systems held to be true in
their own hearts. That inner belief system of their heart either
brought them blessings or heaped a whole lot of heart ache not only
upon themselves, but others who cared deeply upon them as well.
Sadly, most folks don't understand how often their personal decision making processes often does impact on others also.
The bottom line for everyone in this
world is the heart's attitude isn't it ? If we all could get real
honest here with ourselves for a moment(and for some folks near
impossible for them to achieve), we would say that more often than
not, our hearts are not as pure as what we portray towards others
most of the time are they ? I remember before I accepted Jesus Christ
in my heart and life, I believed I was a good man, I thought I was
moral enough before both man and God. I would frequent a church
often, usually most Sundays and even give to the poor. Heck, I would
even go demonstrate and protest in front of Abortion clinics and call
those pro death baby killers and their “deathscorts”all sorts of
filthy names. In my mind, that is, before accepting Jesus Christ in
my heart, I was “fine”, “justified before God with my “works.”
In my self deceived heart, I even believed I was better than most
because from my own deceitful heart that's all I could see. Does that
mean that abortion is still murder even though my “playbook” was
my own, not God's ? Yes, abortion is still murder and sin is still
sin as determined by God, not “man.” In my heart though, I was
right before God with my motives. I was using the wrong playbook.
In today's world, much like how I once
was also, folks are easily blinded by this world and also fooled into
believing following their own “playbook” will work out well for
them. Everywhere I look, most folks are doing life in their way, with
their own made up rules. You know the old lie of the devil that most
American's have sadly fallen into the trap of believing...”Rules
were made to be broken.” There is no bigger breaker of rules and as
well, hypocrites than those of the religious. I'm not speaking about
Bible believing Christians, although they are not perfect, they do
use the Bible as a guide and mostly have pure motives before Jesus.
There are many spirits of the devil that blind folks, but one of the
biggest is the Spirit of Religion...that are those folks that have no
(as the Bible describes how)personal relationship with Jesus but are
full of man(woman) made rules. Jesus of the Bible has His
commandments, that is for sure, but the Spirit of Religion is a
Spirit of lies, deception as well as hate for what God calls righteous and Holy.
If only Americans would see that the
best guide for attitudes and behaviour is the Christian Bible. Unfortunately though, most Americans have rejected the Bible or, they
have cherry picked Bible Scriptures to justify their very unhealthy
decision making process. I get many Secularists, Atheists and Jesus
haters who often quote to me from Matthew 7:1 “do not judge” but
fail to read down to Matthew 7:21-23 where Jesus declares “many”
will never get into Heaven because of their self deceived ideas about how to live life. It's very sad to see so many folks talk
about (love or hate)“God” or even “Jesus”, but have no idea who God and
Jesus is. Seriously, I've been to many churches, known many pastors
and seen and heard just about every spin spoken from the pulpit to
manipulate a response from the folks sitting in the church pews. Unfortunately, I've heard times what was spoken, was not Biblical and
or Biblically applicable. There is a right way and a wrong way to
live life and God's “playbook” is always the best. Not because I
said so, but because the evidence seen of blessings, peace, love and
joy in the lives of those who follow it.
I'm not sure if many folks around the
world can actually get through all the world's voices floating
around out there and find their way towards Jesus even if they have a
small desire to know Him. There are so many distractions in this
world that will literately pull and suck you away from the true
Playbook(The Bible) for a successful life. Again, I believe most folks really do
and also sincerely desire a playbook that will help guide them towards
a life filled with love, peace and joy despite the chaos going on
around them. That means however ignoring all the insane and haters all
around you and getting to the source of a good life... Jesus and the Bible..
I want to encourage all of you to lay
aside your own idea of a “play book” or your lack of a moral
behaviour that you currently live and instead, seek Jesus of the
Bible. Religion, Secularism, Atheism, " Religion of none" and your own way of doing life
in the end, will lead to displeasure here on Earth and certainly
spiritual death when you meet God Himself when your body dies.
However, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ of the Bible will
set you free from a world gone mad. Indeed, Jesus will set you free
from the torments of this crazy and insane world. Only He can help
you. Only He along with His Word, The Bible can give you the absolute
answers to the life you are seeking. As the Bible declares, you
should find Jesus right now. Don't wait until later... “later”
very well might be to late. If you're not sure how to find Jesus, go
to this link and find out how and why;
http://blackroberegimentpastor.blogspot.com/2014/09/do-you-know-jesus-christ-of-bible-as.html.
The God of the “Playbook” for life
is waiting to hear from you today. Don't delay.
Rev. Paul P. Waldmiller~Black Robe Regiment Pastor
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