Do not get stuck in the Theory of Ego-activity

It's All About You, sung by Tammy Trent

You say that forever without me
Is what led you to lay down your life.
You've shown me your love knows no boundaries,
And my life's worth the highest price.
So, I pray this world sees you
When they look at me.

[Chorus]

Cause' it's all about you;
It's not about me.
It's all about living life
So you're all that they see.
Without you, oh, where would I be
I give you all the glory, Lord.
Believe me, it's all about you.

You say that you love me like family;
Much more than words can describe.
You've showered your grace all around me,
So, how could I hold onto my life?
Oh, I pray you understand
This is straight from my heart.

[Chorus]

Loving you with all my soul
From now til' my final day.
I've found my life in giving it away.

Oh, I pray you understand
This is straight from the heart.

[Chorus]

words by John R. Mandeville

Do It Anyway (HD)

Good afternoon! I was in the process of looking for an mp3 to post, and I realized, all these musicians , even those who sing about Jesus, are all making good money. Whatever virtue is brought out in their music, that's about it! They are living quite comfortably, I'm sure.

And so, the only individual I could think of who was contemporary, and was known to live a purely unselfish life; was Mother Theresa! Here is a video they constructed from a poem she wrote.

For those near or far, this will help

Hi everybody! I need to share a rather complicated thought with you today. But I have pledged my friendship to all of you, and therefore I cannot keep this observation locked away from your understanding.
These days just about everyone is pushing the practice of 'Positive Thinking'. From my point of view, positive thinking can't make a lasting improvement to anyone's quality of life. Why? I will tell you. It is impossible to sustain the purity of mind to fully dwell on the positive aspects of life. We are fallen mortals. We can pull all kinds of tricks through sustaining a positive concept for a time, but at the end of it all, we come back to the knowledge that we are capable of envy, greed, ill will, cynicism and many many things that take place in our brains that are not positive at all. Putting your dibs on something under the assumption that your positive thinking will make it all happen will end up making you feel like even more of a miserable failure!

Let me tell you what I have found to work. You might say that I have found that the exact opposite of 'Positive Thinking' works. What I do is, I think of the worst possible case scenario. I visualize in my mind the horrible fear of a highly unpleasant happenstance, and then, I respond with "I'll handle it". Not something that a wimp can actually consider doing, I know. But let me tell you the result I get.

Everyone familiar with the story of Abraham and Isaac? Briefly, Abram was asked by God to slay his son Isaac and offer him to God for a "burnt offering", a sacrifice to God. So, Abram took Isaac, his son, and the things he would need in order to prepare the offering, and proceeded to carry out what God had commanded. When he had his knife up in the air, about to slay his son, an angel stopped him. The angel said, "there's a ram in the bushes. Use that instead."

This is what happens when you decide that you will handle whatever happens. When you believe in your ability, with the help of God, to handle whatever comes your way, when you say "YES" to God, it is then that you get His attention. Those who say "Yes" are the ones in whom God sees real faith. And those in whom God sees genuine faith, are those on whom He pours down blessings.

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir singing, I'll Say Yes"

Showing Some Love

Hi everyone! I was moved tonight to tell everybody I've met through the Internet how much you all mean to me. May we have a long, even maybe a lifelong friendship!!!

2 Occasions (performed by Silk)