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If I were to narrow down what I believe to a few words I would use the Apostle Paul’s words found in his letter to the Corinthians.  He said:

1 Cor 13:4-8

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

5 It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

8 Love never fails.

Now in the above scriptures there are six words I have highlighted in blue that have the most meaning to me.  I have bet my life on these words because by the standard of many christians I am going straight to HELL if they are not true. 

We all know the Apostle John’s most simple definition of God.  He says:  GOD IS LOVE, and by Paul’s definition of love we can know that LOVE DOES NOT KEEP A RECORD OF WRONGS.  So, if God does not keep a record of wrongs and He is teaching us to do the same, how can anyone be left out of God’s perfect plan of redemption?

Does God, being defined by LOVE keep a record of our wrongs as the majority of christian organizations teach?  If He does keep a record of wrongs then he can not be LOVE.  And if He is LOVE then we are safe to assume none of us have a record.   GOD IS NOT KEEPING SCORE.   That’s why Paul could say with confidence that LOVE WILL NEVER FAIL. 

This is also why PERFECT LOVE will cast out all fear, because fear has to do with punishment, and punishment is based on a RECORD of WRONGS.  The only way our fear can be released is to know with certainty that God is NOT keeping a record on us. 

Love is the most powerful energy that any of us can ever know and as we understand it more and more we begin to realize that in this life keeping a record of wrongs and being a person of love do not mix.  So, for me in this time of Christmas spirit I gladly submit myself to this unconditional love that God created in my heart and the hearts of all my fellow travellers.  I look foward to the coming year and all that LOVE will show me. 

Let me finish with where Paul began before he described what LOVE is:

1 Cor 13:1-3

13 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

3 If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

WITHOUT LOVE I AM NOTHING!

Peace Geo

When the snow falls, it covers all the ground, not just that which "accepts" it.

And not just that which "believes" in it.

And not just that which "wants" it.

And not just that which "deserves" it.

And not just that which is "obedient" to it’s demands.

The snow does not discriminate, or make requirement, or demand reciprocation.

The snow covers all equally.

The snow has fallen.

Paul said this about God:

For God shut up all into disobedience, that He may show mercy to all.

(He saw all Creation as unworthy, so He snowed His love down on all).

The plague of humanity is not disease.

It is not hunger.

It is not poverty.

It is not loneliness.

It is not pain.

It is not war.

It is not suffering.

The plague of humanity is fear.

And "fear" is what the cross of Christ is meant to set us free from.

Sadly, religion won’t teach that message. They have to much too profit from otherwise.

Sadly, the medical community won’t acknowledge that message. They have too much to profit from otherwise.

Sadly, government won’t embrace that message. They have too much to profit from otherwise.

Sadly, communities won’t accept that message. They are too busy hiding from their own fear.

But, the gospel of the Grace of God was given to free us from our fear. It is a message of Love and Peace, Acceptance and Inclusion, and Joy and Comfort. It is a story of a temporary world… one through which we must pass in order to learn something we need to know.

Yes, this world is a maturing-ground, full of problems and pitfalls, a masterful teacher, full of lessons and learning… rich with the circumstances of Life. But, we are not being tested, we are being taught.

This world is not the end, it is only a step along the path… possibly the final step as we progress into the fullness of Light… and transition into the assuredness of Love so great that we cannot even begin to imagine it. This world is an illusion of promises, challenges, rewards, and consequences; all meant to prepare us for what’s next. In the long term, it is but a "blink of an eye" and will likely be all forgotten quickly. But, it is necessary. God designed it for a purpose, and although that purpose is hidden from us now, it will someday be shown. We will all look back on this time, smile, and think "oh yes, now I see what it had to happen the way it did… and I’m glad it did!"

It was reported that Jesus said, "I tell you not to worry about your life. Don’t worry about having something to eat, drink, or wear. Isn’t life more than food or clothing? Can worry make you live longer?"

So, take heart! Have no fear! I can’t tell you why we must all pass through this world, but it is needed. And better days are ahead… wonderful days, full of life and love!

A good friend of mine said the following to me the other day. She says, “You are the most authentic person I know and this quote reminded me of you!” Then she sent me the following quote.    "I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." — Frederick Douglass For those out there like me who might wonder what the word “abhorrence” means it means this according to the Webster II dictionary:  ABHORRENCE: To consider with horror or disgust.  I have to say that when she sent this to me I had one of those moments where I felt this imaginable grace and wonderful truth that… IT IS SOO IMPORTANT TO BE MYSELF and it is important for me to not “take my life so seriously because it is only life after all”—(Indigo girls) and doing just that helps me make the best of my life. Others judgements of me are an illusion. My judgements of others are illusions because we are all perfect in the eyes of God. I truly believe that some people are in touch with themselves which is where God is. He is in me and I am in him. People like my friend have eyes that see through the illusions. She sees me and she knows that I see her. The illusions are hard to see past, but once you do you see perfection and the closer you are to being just fine. Just fine is good for me.  So, I do prefer to be true to myself even if others want to persecute me for that because any other way for me would be false. It would be a life time or a journey filled with illusions of what others think I should be and I don’t want to ever get down the road and find that I look at myself with horror and disgust. Faith, Hope and Love is all it takes for me to look deeper and see what is real.Thanks for Everything Heather. Love you much–Mindy  

Peace
Geo

Yesterday while driving the 600 miles home from North Carolina I saw on the side of the road a small dog. And beside him lay another small dog that it seemed had been hit and was dead. The alive dog was standing beside his fallen buddy looking out at the passing cars as if to say, "CAN SOME ONE HELP?! My friend has died! And I can’t do anything about it. Could you please stop and help my friend live!?" I MISS MY FRIEND! please help me!"

With that I began to cry and speak to my Creator and his. Asking Him to please comfort that small dog!
It then came to me that we Bold Grace TV & BoldGrace.COM are just like that small dog with his dead friend when it comes to our past beliefs and how they die so that we may accept TRUTH about who God is. If you are like me, I like the alive dog stood beside my dead and dying beliefs of the past looking and waiting for someone to resurrect them. You see it was hard to go on without believing in my belief as it relates to my Redemption. But as that dog on the road is going to discover in coming days life can and does go on and not only that, the things and dead parts from the past are no longer looked at as losses but are looked at now as planting of seeds so that TRUE life may come. So next time you have a belief or thought that is dead or dying LET IT DO SO! In the dying of it is the LIVING to Come!

Peace
Geo

What is reality?  Reality is what we decide it is.  You might search your entire life to understand what reality is and all along the way you hope and pray that there is some sort of absolute truth.  Some are sure they understand and are confident in telling others but a wise man is one who finally comes to the place of absolute unsureness. 

What can we really prove?  Can we prove there is a God?  Can we prove that love never fails?  Can we prove any of the things that we so boldly proclaim?  The answer for me is NO WE CAN’T.  So, where does that leave us? 

Well, some reach this point of unsureness and become atheist.  Others just become disallusioned about life in general and give up believing in anything.  As I write this post my words come from a heart that is totally and completely in a place of unsureness.  I have no desire whatsoever to prove anything to anyone and yet I still sit here at my desk typing away.

Now if I am in a place of such unsureness why do I continue to write?  The answer is simple.  I believe I am exactly where my creator wants me to be.  I no longer believe we were ever intended to have a set of rules or instructions about how we should or should not live this life.  I believe we were created in the image of a CREATOR and that we were intended to CREATE our own lives. 

I have complete control of what I want to think reality is.  I have complete control of how I choose to see each moment.  I love to refer to the beautiful story of Job because in that story he was taken to a place of complete unsureness and even in the end all he was given by his creator was more questions he couldn’t answer. 

Jesus said he was the TRUTH (and the word truth means reality).  When you examine his life you see a man who did not walk by the realities that others had set up for him and that took him to the cross.  He walked by a drum that only he heard and it totally confused everyone around him. 

I am not here at BoldGrace.com to get anyone to march to my drum, but rather to encourage them to hear their own drum, their own reality.  I believe in my creation, my heart, my ability to see beyond the cloud of this world’s so called reality, and I believe the same thing about others. 

Get up in the morning and see the life you have afresh.  Choose your own reality.  Let your heart be your guide and trust that you have been created to create your own path.  WHAT IS YOUR REALITY?  YOU DECIDE.  Or you can continue to let those who are sooooo sure do it for you.  But ask yourself this……How have the great religions and those that lead them been doing over the last several thousand years?   Maybe it’s time you took your own shot at this beautiful thing we call life.  Maybe that’s what God intended all along. 

Peace to All and happy hunting in the land of reality.

Hi friends!

Just a quick note to let you know that ymbt.org no longer exists. If you have a link or bookmark pointing there, it will go to a web project I’m working on, rockpointpark.com. The ybmt blog still exists, but you must go to it directly at blog.ybmt.org. Sorry for the confusion, but I hope you will update your links for the blog.

To sum it up, if you have a link to YBMT, is needs to point to http://blog.ybmt.org

Thanks!

This morning as I was getting ready for work this was over heard from the TV Preacher. He said,

"The world has NOT seen the Wrath of God! We have NO idea what the WRATH of God will be or look like!"

WOW! I guess that what happened on the Cross was just a prelude!? WHAT A CROCK OF UNBELIEF! That this so called minister of the so called gospel was preaching! He was in my estimation one of the reasons that the world cannot believe in Jesus. Not only that, this message that he and the great majority of modern day christianity teaches in in truth ANTI-CHRIST! Tha’s right I said ANTI-CHRIST! How is is anti-Christ? Because they DENY the power of the Cross by including man’s decision in the Redemption Story. Thank God I am no longer a believer in my own faith having anything to do with the wonderful lavish Grace of Redemption. I am a believer though in the faith of Jesus Christ! And even that belief does not Redeem me. But it does save my soul i.e. my mind, will and emotions. So I say to you mister TV Preacher of unbelief in the FAITH OF CHRIST, Repent! and come to a knowledge of the completeness of the Cross of Christ. Repent of your degrading of that same Cross by your insistance that man accept it. You see mister TV Preacher, if one must make Jeus Lord then that would make the one who made Him their personal Lord and Savior GOD!

And GOD mister TV Preacher you ain’t!

Peace

Geo