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Peter . . . said to Jesus, ’But Lord, what about this man?’ Jesus said to him, ’. . . what is that to you? You follow Me’
—John 21:21-22

One of the hardest lessons to learn comes from our stubborn refusal to refrain from interfering in other people’s lives. It takes a long time to realize the danger of being an amateur providence, that is, interfering with God’s plan for others. You see someone suffering and say, “He will not suffer, and I will make sure that he doesn’t.” You put your hand right in front of God’s permissive will to stop it, and then God says, “What is that to you?” Is there stagnation in your spiritual life? Don’t allow it to continue, but get into God’s presence and find out the reason for it. You will possibly find it is because you have been interfering in the life of another— proposing things you had no right to propose, or advising when you had no right to advise. When you do have to give advice to another person, God will advise through you with the direct understanding of His Spirit. Your part is to maintain the right relationship with God so that His discernment can come through you continually for the purpose of blessing someone else.

Most of us live only within the level of consciousness— consciously serving and consciously devoted to God. This shows immaturity and the fact that we’re not yet living the real Christian life. Maturity is produced in the life of a child of God on the unconscious level, until we become so totally surrendered to God that we are not even aware of being used by Him. When we are consciously aware of being used as broken bread and poured-out wine, we have yet another level to reach— a level where all awareness of ourselves and of what God is doing through us is completely eliminated. A saint is never consciously a saint— a saint is consciously dependent on God.

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“The word “genius” isn’t applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.” -
–Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.

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“We don’t necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people.”
–Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor.


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“If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure.”
–Bill Clinton, President

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“We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur.”
–Al Gore, VP
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“Traditionally, most of Australia’s imports come from overseas.”
–Keppel Enderbery

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“Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may
reapply if there is a change in your circumstances.”
–Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina


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“If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there’ll be a record.”
–Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.
  – Peter McWilliams

I’m so guilty of this… will make conscious effort to face up. 

I hate to admit it but it’s been a slow downhill slide the last couple of months, punctuated by the worst 3 weeks I’ve had thus far this year.    When I say it’s been the worst 3 weeks, it’s all relative; this year has been a phenomenal year of growth and learning as I witnessed the hand of God moving all around me.  Simply AMAZING!

It’s all been quite the humbling experience.  If you’ve received blessings from the Lord [which I’m sure you have], you’d know that I’ve done nothing to have earned any of it and never will.  I must accept the fact that God simply delights in blessing us in abundance. 

There are key items that I neglected [I’ve disclosed my poor excuses as well].

1. I shortened my time spent with God




1. [because I “thought” I was doing so much for Him, I rationalized that “doing” would make up for the decreased “praying”]


2. I shortened my time spent with God




1. [because I “thought” I was doing so much for Him, I rationalized that “doing” would make up for the decreased “praying”]


3. I shortened my time spent with God




1. [because I “thought” I was doing so much for Him, I rationalized that “doing” would make up for the decreased “praying”]


4. I shortened my time spent with God




1. [because I “thought” I was doing so much for Him, I rationalized that “doing” would make up for the decreased “praying”]


5. I shortened my time spent with God




1. [because I “thought” I was doing so much for Him, I rationalized that “doing” would make up for the decreased “praying”]

Get the point? 

I’ve also been reminded… in order to be at my best, I must also take good care of my health.  That means, I’m exercising and eating right [and at the appropriate time], getting enough sleep and staying disciplined in the things that will contribute to my overall good health.  Our bodies are the Temple of God after all. 

I’ve forgotten that my physical good health contributes tremendously to increased mental capacity, motivation, focus, will, energy level, passion, discipline, etc., etc., etc.

I’ve still got a long ways to go and so much growing to do… but to be optimistic, let’s just enjoy the journey of getting “there”…wherever “there” may be.

God is good!

The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

  – Sophocles

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

Oscar Wilde
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

JAE BUM!

DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!
DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!  DIE!

No, I’m not suicidal.
No, I do not have a low self-esteem problem
No, I do not want to go postal and extinguish random lives
No, I do not have an urge to be violent
and… NO, nothing is wrong!

It’s just that I’m much more joyful [distinctly differs from happiness] when I die to myself and Christ living in me is evident.  My life [technically, it's HIS] overflows at the brim when there’s minimal “me” and maximum ”Him”… so yeah, Jaebum, die. 

So, what does it mean to “die to myself” and to have Christ “live in me”?

It’s an uphill battle trying to empty myself of “me” but it shouldn’t be… because Christ gave us the power and freedom to do just that.  I can only conclude then, that, the difficulty arises from my lack of “letting go” and “letting God”… in other words, I struggle with even wanting to change into what Christ intends for me to be.  Ultimately, it’s my selfish desire to maintain control.

If you really want something… I mean, if you REALLY REALLY want something, you’ll make it happen.  It WILL be a priority.  …so if it doesn’t happen, did I really want it in the first place?  Did I really want to become more Christ-like?

Let’s not speak Christianese to each other, but be real.  Do you really have the DESIRE to change into His likeness?  If you’re struggling to progress onward in transforming into His likeness… in the least, it’s related to how much you actually DESIRE for that metamorphosis.  Paul said to “put on” your new self; “put on” is a conscious and intentional action and it requires that you “take off” your old self [also intentional]. 

There are no accidents in Christ.  You don’t one day go, “OOPS!  Looky!  I’m more Christ-like!” 

So, Jaebum, pay attention to the desires of your heart and guard it ferociously.  The heart is easily swayed by emotions and feelings… and the temptations that enter via my visual cortex.  Trust in the truth of the Gospel and the Words that proceed from His HOLY lips. 

Truth is my GPS.

Lord, live in me; saturate my insides with LIFE everlasting.

Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.
  – PG Wodehouse