Are you eating Food... or "Phude"?

Most of us know - its actually happening - big companies and corporations that interfere with natural plants and animals that God designed in the name of science for monetary gain.

Companies already mass produce, mass harvest and then mutilate the food into over-processed, nutrient deficient, calorie-loaded, addiction-forming products that are then deceivingly marketed to the unsuspecting public. They want you to buy THEIR food - it's easy, fast, at very low cost - a coupon bargain or "for a limited time only"! Do you see it? Are you eating food...or "phude"?

Many are boycotting these mass produced, over-processed products - voting with their feet by walking right past them to leave them on the shelf - or drive right past those numerous chain food outlets.

We are supposed to trust our food producers and marketers aren't we? Authorities such as the FDA have assessed and studied it themselves and they deem it GRAS - generally recognized as safe - and its considered cost effective to serve it to hospital patients and children for their school lunches! Who knows how many calories that children can suck up through a straw each day?

The term "genetically modified" is a term most of us have heard of. We see that money-greedy corporations are mutilating our animals and our seeds to compete unfairly with natural ones right before our eyes. It's massed produced counterfeiting! If you tried to do that to money then put into circulation you would be arrested! We want to know if our food we eat has been altered - so we campaign tirelessly for better food labelling.  Is the campaigning having any effect on what consumers buy? Some more honest companies are doing a great job openly advertising that their products are GMO free. Are we supporting them?

Many now grow their own food at home attempting to provide wholesome, organic meals so we can become more healthy. After all, it's in our best interests for our health, and our wallets, to have better food and need much less of the pharmaceuticals.

Now I hear that its illegal to collect rain water in some states in the USA. So, if you are planning to get collect some rain water to get through this summer's drought you may have to come up with an alternate idea or apply to your local authority for water rights. Some who have had their rain water tested may not want to collect it now anyway after they have discovered that it is contaminated with such things as aluminium, barium and strontium in very high levels and, in some cases, prescription medications. Where do you think all those pharmaceuticals we excrete or have discarded go once they are flushed?

Honey has gone up in price, currently some types of honey sells for around USD35.00 per pound. Why? Fewer bees. Have you stocked up on honey? It has a long shelf life and honey has good nutritional and antibiotic properties.

And have you looked up in the sky lately?  What are those white lines in the sky, usually in a grid pattern? Why are we getting odd-shaped clouds? What are those wispy, glistening, cobweb-like things floating through the air? Why are the trees dying? Why is our weather becoming more extreme?

What do you see? What are you concerned about? Why do you think more and more people are becoming chronically ill?

To get to the right answers.... you have to ask the right questions.

The best way to find love

The best way to find love... is to find God. God is love, love is God. To know God is to know love.

Some have said that we are all born with a "God-shaped place" in our heart that only God can fill. Nothing in this world can fill that place that only God can. Until that place is filled, there is no peace in our hearts. Many of those who have received God into their hearts can testify this to be true, including myself.

God first loved us (1 John 4:19). He knew you before you were born (Psalm 139:13-14). Love is patient, love is kind (1 Cor 13:4). So you can know that your loving God will gently show you the way. God wants us to seek him, reach out for him and find him, he is not far from each one of us (Acts 17:27)

By reading the scriptures you will know the truth about how God loves us. The more we learn and know about God, the more we know about love and how to love others. Is that what you are looking for?

God works for the good of those who love him

We cannot always see what is happening in our daily lives. Our circumstances may seem hard and unfair to us, or to others, but God knows and sees the whole picture. In this scripture from the book of Romans it tells us that in all things God works for the good of those that love him. It's sure good to hear, and believe, that God is watching out for those who love him, and teaching and helping us along the way, even if we cannot always see it at the time.

It also tells us that we have been called according to His purpose. God knows the master plan and has a purpose for each of our lives -- all those many individual, yet interconnected, woven-together and unique lives.  It is way too overwhelming to even try to understand how our mighty God can orchestrate all of us -- so we just have to trust our loving God that he is busy making all things work for the good of those who love him and to trust that we have been called according to his purpose. Yes, trust God -- I'm sure we just need to keep working on that.

Let me be as Christ to you

 

Lately I have not been able to do much at all. Lie in bed, sleep, sit in the chair, sleep, then lie in bed and sleep again...and wait and wonder and hope. For what purpose is it to be still and be able to do very little, and even then I need help. Lord, how can I be of use to you and others if I cannot even do for myself?

Then I heard this song... ♫ Brother, sister, let me serve you, let me be as Christ to you, pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant, too ♫... and I was reminded to let others learn to serve me too. Sometimes, that can be much harder than serving.

THE SERVANT SONG
Brother, sister let me serve you.
Let me be as Christ to you.
Pray that I might have the grace
To let you be my servant, too.

We are pilgrims on a journey.
We are brothers on the road.
We are here to help each other
Walk the mile and bear the load.

I will hold the Christ-light for you
In the night time of your fear.
I will hold my hand out to you;
Speak the peace you long to hear.

I will weep when you are weeping.
When you laugh, I’ll laugh with you.
I will share your joy and sorrow
Till we’ve seen this journey through.

When we sing to God in heaven,
We shall find such harmony
Born of all we’ve known together
Of Christ’s love and agony.

Brother, sister let me serve you.
Let me be as Christ to you.
Pray that I might have the grace
To let you be my servant, too.

Richard Gillard of New Zealand
1976-77
To listen to Richard Gillard sing his song with a guitar accompaniment, click here: The Servant Song (on YouTube)

Think about such things

There can be so many things we just don't understand, questions for which we cannot find an answer and we cannot always explain to others why things are the way they are. It is difficult to have peace when we think of such things as this.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally brothers (and sisters) whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable -- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy -- think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me -- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.  Philippians 4:6-9.

The peace of God transcends (goes beyond, surpasses) all understanding. Draw nearer, nearer, nearer to God, keep surrendering your struggle to Him and know and feel His peace.

Happy Thanksgiving!