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2026, An Opinion Piece, Christian Living, Ephesians, Holy Soap Box

A Strong Suggestion

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I am inviting you to come aboard my thought train.

I was remembering a youth building and wondering what with did they finally cover the walls.
Boundaries, it seems to me, are necessary for the health of a building and those who enter therein. The walls of our rooms speak about those who decorate them.
What they value.
What they wish to assimilate.
What they wish to say, like, this is pretty to me.

So how do we determine what should cover our walls or occupy space in our minds?
It’s a valid question, I think, and I have a strong suggestion.

Any person we esteem, before we take part in (or put on our walls) the products, clothing, music, etc., or embrace an admiring association with them, we would be wise to determine this: does their personification, their day in and day out, reflect and demonstrate that they are consistently obedient to the Bible? I didn’t say perfectly obedient, I said consistently obedient.
No?
No, there is no visible fruit that they are daily endeavoring to walk circumspectly with the LORD.
Then don’t take their stuff home with you!

Ephesians 5: 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 
17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 
18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 
19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 
20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 
21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.  LINK

I know it’s a hard row to hoe; I’m still practicing myself. However, GOD is always faithful to provide wisdom and strength to do His Will.

Holy Hugs, Kathie

1 Thessalonians, 2026, For What It's Worth To You, FYI, Holy Soap Box, Political awareness

Legalizing

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 22 Abstain from every form of evil. I Thessalonians 5

Have you heard what Colorado is planning to do?  Perhaps you have an idea by now that this is shaping up to be an unusual post for this blog. 

I have a couple of links for you.

Colorado bill would fully legalize prostitution

and one more

Decriminalize Adult Commercial Sexual Activity

You are correct. Colorado is a long way from Lower Alabama, but it did make our Local News, didn’t it?  

Proponents have long said we cannot legislate morality, but we do.  Murder comes with penalties. So does theft.  Perhaps it’s just sexual perversion that is above the law.  Why is that?

Just something out of my norm for you to ponder this weekend, if you will. 

Holy hugs, Kathie 

2024, Holy Soap Box, Political awareness, Praying with my Sisters and Brothers in Holy Faith, Questions

Election Day 2024

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And when we are made privy to the outcome, then what? 

Christians, if we get what we say we want, what are we going to do? 

Are we going to breathe a sigh of relief and go back to our normal habits? Will we still pray as much? Will we proclaim the Gospel of JESUS The CHRIST? Were we proclaiming the Gospel these last four years or were we screaming about temporary discomforts and inconveniences?  Were we all bent out of shape for four years now over the mockery of truth and justice longstanding here? Did we submit ourselves to GOD for Him to shape us to Truth and Justice according to The Scriptures?

What will we do when this election day is over? 

What is GOD interested in with this election? The election outcome? 
He has already decided.
He knows. Who did He choose?
And why?
Did He hear the cry of the people for a king? He did when Israel demanded a king. He gave them what they demanded – Saul! It didn’t go well for them with Saul. 

What/who is America asking for?
HE heard us long before today. The decision was made all these years by what has been done in the every day lives of We The People. 

Again I ask, is America asking for Truth and Justice according to The Scriptures or is America demanding laws to kill their children with sexual perversion and mutilation outside the womb and abortion inside the womb? Is America screaming for relief from responsibilities and accountability for their personal decisions and actions? Is America warring for “freedom” to sin with no consequences?  

An awakening of one kind or the other is on the horizon. 

This I know. GOD is faithful and HE is worthy of our trust – HE is longsuffering and patient BUT there is an end to His longsuffering with the sins of We The People. 

The wait will soon be over — then what? 

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Until next time, holy hugs, Kathie

2023, Holy Soap Box, It's a Bonus Post, Psalms

First Blush!

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I am eager to open and use this Daily Planner. img_0478I am hopeful that I will do better in the coming months than I did with the last one.
Thanksgiving Day is just a week and a day away. In some windows of the houses on the streets we turn to get here, I have seen some lighted trees. Already!

I anticipate we will enjoy Thanksgiving Day. LORD willing there will be family, love, laughter, food, and prayer. Yes, I will enjoy that immensely.  And then Black Friday as it has been known for a while now will be attended by many.

By the late 1980s, it had caught on around the U.S., and retailers began to market around it. Specifically, the event became associated with the idea that stores operate at a loss (or are “in the red”) throughout the year, but are able to earn a profit (or, go “into the black”) on the day after Thanksgiving, as it’s when shoppers are most likely to spend money on gifts. source

You may read more about Black Friday HERE.

From now to the end of the year, is not my favorite time of the year.
I do treasure time with family and friends, happy get-togethers, special treats, and the like, but the excitement ends about there.

Little that will go on til the end of the year is GOD-honoring. It does not exalt JESUS or His coming to earth to save sin-lost people. Christmas, and I hesitate to use the word is about making money for merchants, lying to children, and having obligatory parties.
Sounds harsh I know.
It took me many years to admit it to myself and to muster the courage to walk away so far from just about all of it.
For one thing, walking away makes you different, and different in this society is not acceptable unless your difference is anti-Bible, then you are applauded.

So, my Friends, as secular as it sounds at first blush, 😊 my favorite holiday is NEW YEARS!
We eat what used to be considered poor man’s food, we pray seeking the LORD for new beginnings, and new visions of service, and we make once-a-year phone calls – well, J does.
And it is super special if I get to spend some of the time with my oldest in PJs, eating popcorn, and watching an old movie. That doesn’t happen every year — but when it does! 😊

Mainly, I just want to be surrounded by family, friends, good food, laughter, prayer, and the PEACE OF GOD, within.
Who am I kidding?! I want this every day!
So I guess we could say every day is a potential holiday!!

Nothing wrong with that, right?

“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”  Psalm 118:24 KJV

Psalm 145:17-18
Kathie Whitestone Thompson