Be still and check the heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q24z4XcJxnMWe all have issues in this life. We must call on the Lord and we need to ask the Lord to examine our hearts because we are sinful. There is freedom in action of surrender.
When hard times occur, we can not turn to God but to the bar where you get drunk or other type of sin.
We must resists the temptations and seek the Lord.
I am not perfect but I want to know the Lord and with the help of the Holy Spirit. I will follow the Lord.
Again, I ask the Lord to cleanse my heart if there is anything evil in it. God has cleansed me and made me whole because of Jesus.
The Lord will give us what we need so we need not to fear in this life. He is the Giver of life.
He has and will bring much joy in my life and he will do that in your life.
We can relax at night that God is in control. Are you allowing to control your life and emotions.

Psalm 4

¹ Answer me when I call to you,
    my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
    have mercy on me and hear my prayer.

² How long will you people turn my glory into shame?
    How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?
³ Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself;
    the Lord hears when I call to him.

⁴ Tremble and do not sin;
    when you are on your beds,
    search your hearts and be silent.
⁵ Offer the sacrifices of the righteous
    and trust in the Lord.

⁶ Many, Lord, are asking, “Who will bring us prosperity?”
    Let the light of your face shine on us.
⁷ Fill my heart with joy
    when their grain and new wine abound.

⁸ In peace I will lie down and sleep,
    for you alone, Lord,
    make me dwell in safety.

Emotions to Holy Spirit means logic

Emotions can control me
God teaching me logic thru the the years
I need the Holy Spirit to guide me

I was a country boy that rejected the Lord
Was insecure and awkward
Social wasn't the greatest

I moved to the city called Seattle
West Linn no more then the big town
God was desire every part of my heart

My mother and father divorced hurt me
I was sad and depressed
Looking for the meaning of life

Emotions was killing the mind and soul
I needed logic to become king
The Spirit was calling to pastures of green in Seattle

God showed me what a friend was like in the last years of high school
I began to go to church then I had an hunger for the Lord
I wanted closeness and healing

This country boy went to a revival
I walked down to the altar
I responded to the invitation for the marriage

The journey has been great
There have been up and downs
But the Lord always have been faithful

Never imaged myself from farm to Urban
But God plans are better than mine
I need to be a sheep listening to voice of Jesus

I wondered in the past
About sheep and now I know today
I am God's sheep and he is the great Shepherd

Guide me and love me, Lord
Change this country boy
Help me not to stray

Democratic socialism

Is Democratic Socialism different from Socialism Socialism? Really? Many people add the word "Democratic" to the word socialism to seem like it is a different idea.
If there is a vote then it doesn't change what it is or what it does or it changes if it is good or not.
Here is a couple of example of the previous statement is Hamas. Hamas was democratically elected as the government in Gaza- despite the fact the destruction of Israel and the destruction of all Jews are in their charter.
And Robert Mugabe was democratically elected in Zimbabwe. How is Zimbabwe? Do you want to live there?
Venezuela? Hugo Chavez, some people don't like the idea that people label Chavez as a person that forced his way in power because he was democratically elected as a socialist. How is Venezuela? Do you want to live there? This country is fallen apart and it is a shame because they have many resources. The average person in Venezuela can't afford eggs or other important items in life or it is out of stock.
Let's look at Denmark. Many people want to say that the United States should copy this country's socialism. The population size of Denmark is one sixtieth of the six of the United States.
Here is an interesting fact about the middle-class in that country. They can't afford a car because of 180% new-car tax. And the Prime Minister was angry that Americans pointed to them a beacon for socialist success that he wanted to says this, "I would like to make one thing clear- Denmark is far from a socialist planned economy; Denmark is market economy."
Let's look at Sweden. The founder of Ikea moved from Sweden because of the high tax rates of that country. We need to look at their economy as strong for a global world economy, I don't think so.
The greatest enemy of socialism is reality. This is the reality.
The reality is that human nature will pull certain people toward individualism and success and others with laziness and collectivism. The tensions between the makers and the takers always leads to socialism collapse. But the idea is always popular with some people groups.
Some think socialism is better than the evil capitalism of the west.  People that like the idea that capitalism is evil and greedy so the poor should have their rich money, but let's look at greed.
Greed what's more greedy than wanting to take from someone else something that you haven't earned.
Capitalism is a free-will transaction of money and goods but socialism a forced and steals money from hard working people. The government tax the rich that earned their money and give it to people that didn't earn it.
If the majority of the people get stuff for free and take the money from rich people then the vote will always be for socialism.  So just putting the the word "Democratic" doesn't improve socialism.

https://www.prageru.com/courses/political-science/democratic-socialism-still-socialism

Who should we fear?

I hear different movements that say that I should fear and there are times when I give in to their  fear.
They mock me and my God and raise questions that promote that I believe in a lie but I focus on the Lord.
The Lord will keep me up and he is faithful to the end.

Psalm 3

Lord, how many are my foes!
    How many rise up against me!
² Many are saying of me,
    “God will not deliver him.”

³ But you, Lord, are a shield around me,
    my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
⁴ I call out to the Lord,
    and he answers me from his holy mountain.

⁵ I lie down and sleep;
    I wake again, because the Lord sustains me.
⁶ I will not fear though tens of thousands
    assail me on every side.

⁷ Arise, Lord!
    Deliver me, my God!
Strike all my enemies on the jaw;
    break the teeth of the wicked.

⁸ From the Lord comes deliverance.
    May your blessing be on your people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q24z4XcJxnM 

Christmas blues

Lately I have the Christmas blues
Remembering my Grandma Taylor
Who passed away

She prayed for me and loved me
I accepted Jesus because of her
Is no more here

Sadness overcomes my soul
Death can be so cruel
And I remember others

I don't know where you are at
But many feel the same
We look at the sorrow

We can't replace our loved ones
Tears fill our eyes
Is there any comfort?

Death has been swallowed
It has no more power
Christ has been arisen

My Grandmother is healed
Praising the Lord in heaven
One day I will see her again

We all have sinned
Christ offer a pardon
We must admit guilty and follow

Christmas tell us about love of God
Peace can come to the soul
If we have the Lord Jesus

This is the cure for the Christmas blues
I can't lie the grave hurts
But in heaven, I will forget this moment

Should we use "Merry Christmas"

Should we use the words "happy holidays" instead of "merry Christmas"? I will explain my ideas.
There is an movement that want to kill the word Christmas and they have done a great job on this task.
The older generation remembers when people wished each other a "merry Christmas".
Most stores and places only say "happy holidays". When someone wishes me a "happy holiday", I will greet that person with "merry Christmas" then I feel I said a curse word.
There is a war on Jesus. The people that don't want the word "Christmas", don't want Jesus in the culture so they scare people from the C-word. Many people want a secular culture so brain wash people from Jesus.
I will have to say this, and I try not to be rude. The left believes in secularism as much as Jews and Christians believe in the Bible and that is why secular people hate Christmas.
The anti-Christmas people will use the inclusive argument on people. They believe that Christmas anything is not inclusive but the argument is lacking a punch.
Who is being when a person is being wished a "merry Christmas"? Non-Christians?
Many Jews that don't believe in Jesus, they celebrate Christmas a national holiday and not a holy day.
Irving Berlin who is a Jew wrote the song called "White Christmas."
Many Jews have written many Christmas songs.
When a person don't wish a Jew or other people a "Merry Christmas", that person is excluding a person.
Is excluding people good from a nation holiday good? Many people that don't believe in Jesus believe  in Jesus have a form of Christmas so why should the C-word be banned.
Let's say Christmas party, Christmas vocation and etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwVpTYez82w