Posts Tagged ‘Holy Spirit’

You know that saying, “garbage in garbage out”? I was wondering, is that always true? I mean can you ever put garbage in and not get garbage out? Could you put high quality non-garbage in and get garbage out? And by the way, I am pretty sure that this saying came from a mother desperately trying to convince her child that Lucky Charms is not the best way to begin and end your day. However, they are magically delicious, it says so right on the box!

The statement could also be an effort to make people think about the information they allow into their minds everyday. Something along the lines of, if you only listen to negative people talking about negative issues then you will begin to think in a negative way. I whole heartedly agree with this but is there a way to change up the negative info coming in and make it positive? I think so.

We live in such a heightened awareness of environmentally safe products, that I started thinking about, how as a person, I can change the trajectory of my thoughts, from garbage into environmentally safe renewable energy. The compost of the information one person can take in on any given day is incredible, but what if we could take all of that garbage and turn it into reusable positive information!!!

Please understand, this isn’t an easy conversion to make and it is one that involves help from someone who is the authority on turning bad to good, hate to love, and garbage to environmentally safe renewable energy!!

One of my favorite authors’s, John Ortberg, has written extensively on the idea of staying in the flow of the Holy Spirit, and connected to God, in his latest book, The Me I Want to Be. He describes a gap that exists between who I am and who God designed me to be and the only way to bridge that gap, is to live in grace. Receive God’s grace and when I fail, which I will, God will send another wave of grace that I need to receive again and keep on fighting the fight!

In other words, I need to stay connected to God; so that when he sends another wave of grace I am able to receive it. When I put my focus on everything else around me, worldly things, it becomes a lot more difficult to tap into those waves. This isn’t just about trying harder, I cannot manufacture renewable energy on my own, the Holy Spirit comes to me in those waves that John writes about and brings me power, joy and rest to use toward becoming the best positive version of myself.

This positive output or renewable energy is the type of fuel I know I am going to need on my journey to becoming the best mom, wife, sister, daughter, and girlfriend I want to be. So, garbage in, garbage out? Not always! Some may even say there is a little bit of “magically deliciousness” involved!!

When my boys were a bit younger they loved to dress up. Batman, Buzz Lightyear, Luke Skywalker, Superman, and Power Rangers!! Now, it is super athletes and musicians that they seem to gravitate toward. My oldest son watches a show that takes two different “heroes” and compares them based on the armor they have, their super powers, and sidekicks; in the end, based on the comparisons, they announce who is the SUPER superhero!!

I think Jesus can take on the whole Justice League!!!
Armor: Superheroes all have special tools or armor like, the Batmobile. This car can transform into a jet airplane, a speed boat or submarine whatever the transportation need/emergency requires. So cool. But God took nothingness and transformed it into a bunch of rocks and gases, then added some water and light, then plants and animals (don’t even get me started on the details he put into each and everyone of these) and finally man. No one but Him can even compare with the transformations seen and unseen that He performs constantly, always. Bullet Proof Capes and armor are used by superheroes on a regular basis to shield them from the evil-doers bullets. Jesus doesn’t need bullet proof anything He has eternal existence and he is willing to offer it to us! He provides us with armor of our own through the word of God. Ephesians 6:13 (New International Version) 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground…
Superpowers: X-ray Vision allows the superheroes the ability to see through walls in building or detect hidden weapons on their nemesis but Jesus trumps that, he can see all the way into a persons heart and soul…and not only that, he has the ability to change a persons heart from black to white, from empty to full!!! Super Strength is the unique ability to lift speeding trains off of tracks leading over a cliff or tie metal bars around villains to keep them in place. Jesus had real nails pounded into his hands. He bled. He hung on the cross for hours in agonizing pain. He had the ability to come down off of the cross at anytime and end his pain but He endured. No super hero strength can compare. Psalm 62: 11 (The Message) 11 … “Strength comes Straight from God.”

Sidekicks: Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman and Wonder Girl, Captain America and Bucky just to name a few. If they didn’t have sidekicks, superheroes wouldn’t be what they are today. Sidekicks not only support superheroes in their quest to save the world, but they often provide the necessary information to catch the evil-doers, offer moral support and encouragement, and come through in a pinch when the superhero is in trouble. Jesus ups the anti he doesn’t have one sidekick, he has two: God and the Holy Spirit. Even more impressive is the fact that the three of them are all equal and are three in one!! They all work together to save the world one soul at a time, they need not catch evil, evil has no power against them and there is unlimited encouragement and help whatever your situation may be. Matthew 28:19(New International Version) 9Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

You can be the judge. I, however, think it is pretty clear, Jesus rules the Justice League.