There are seven (7) gifts of the Holy Spirit here are the remaining (4) worth learning and remembering (see the other 3 in my august 20th blog post):
Fear of the Lord (Wonder and Awe): With the gift of fear of the Lord we are aware of the glory and majesty of God. A person 
with wonder and awe knows that God is the perfection of all we desire: perfect knowledge, perfect goodness, perfect power, and perfect love. This gift is described by Aquinas as a fear of separating oneself from God. He describes the gift as a "filial fear," like a child’s fear of offending his father, rather than a "servile fear," that is, a fear of punishment. Also known as knowing God is all powerful. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom (Proverbs 1:7) because it puts our mindset in its correct location with respect to God: we are the finite, dependent creatures, and He is the infinite, all-powerful Creator.
Knowledge: With the gift of knowledge, we understand the meaning of God. The gift of knowledge is more than an accumulation of facts.
Understanding: In understanding, we comprehend how we need to live as a follower of Christ. A person with understanding is not confused by all the conflicting messages in our culture about the right way to live. The gift of understanding perfects a person’s speculative reason in the apprehension of truth. It is the gift whereby self-evident principles are known, Aquinas writes.
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Law: Earthly Law and the Spiritual Law of God
In human justice, there is a model that is basically the same through all societies. Firstly, there is a recognised code of 
conduct. The specific form of this code will vary from culture to culture. Typically it will involve a set of rules that have the basic support of the people concerned, or their rulers. In the case of a government, this will take the form of a formal law or constitution.
Since the 15th century, Lady Justice has often been depicted wearing a blindfold. The blindfold represents objectivity, in that justice is or should be meted out objectively, without fear or favor, regardless of identity, money, power, or weakness; blind justice and impartiality.
Impartiality is a principle of justice holding that decisions should be based on objective criteria, rather than on the basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring the benefit to one person over another for improper reasons. Moral objectivism, as is often used is the view that a single set of principles determines the permissibility of any action, and the correctness of any judgment regarding an action’s permissibility.
Let’s take a baby or child into consideration when it comes to making “Right Judgments.” If a child or children were living with it’s natural birth parents but the child or children were not been cared for properly and were been mistreated, “should that child or children remain with their parents given too that the parents could show that they provide the proper care and nourishment for the child?” Most people without thinking would say—Yes. They would say, if the parents are providing a home, food, clothing and necessary things needed to keep the child safe and happy then the child should remain with the parents, right? Wrong. Not because someone gave birth to a child or children that doesn’t mean that they are capable of been a good parent.
A person who is a parent who is trying to prove to the courts that they are financially capable of providing for that child or children would use that means to “justify their mistreatment of the child or children as a means of misdirection.” In other words, they try to create a “Smoke Screen” by saying look, “I provide a home, I am a hard worker, I purchase groceries every week, I make sure they are well fed and are well dressed everyday. The Judge or Family Lawyer would then ask, “When was the last time you gave your child a birthday gift?” When was the last time you gave your child a hug or a kiss and tell them how much you loved them?”
Do you now see the contrast between a parent saying, well I provide all the things in the world for the child but the courts point of interest is, “Where is the love for this child?” Yes, you provide for the child or children in question but, “where is the love?”
At the end of the day the “Right Judgment” for the child or children involved comes down to just one factor. “Love.” The question the court would entertain is, “are these parents capable of truly loving their child based on their—ACTIONS. Yes, not on material values but on the parents actions.
This “Right of Judgment or Moral Reasoning” goes across the board with everything in our lives. Whether we are dealing with a child custody case, a criminal act, stealing, a relationship problem or marital issues. At the end of the day the deciding factor in most court cases comes down to the—ACTIONS OF A PERSON.
According to Law Professor Michael Sandel of Harvard University, “The moral thing to do the right thing to do depends on the consequences that will result from your actions.” So here are some questions to ask yourself:
1. “Is your decision going to improve the quality of life for someone or several people or will it result in unhappiness, pain and suffering as well as, regrets that the person or persons will have to live with for the rest of their lives?”
2. Is your decision one that God would uphold or one that God would favour?”
3. “Is your decision a “Ethical decision” based on the facts?”
4. “Is your decision based on Long-term happiness for those involved or Short-term gain for someone else?
Just like I mentioned above based on my experience our Moral Reasoning, comes down to “the consequences of our actions or the actions of those of another person that is reflected on us directly or indirectly.”
If a persons actions shows just cause based on the fact that they mistreated someone, misrepresented themselves for whatever reason, betrayed someone, abandoned their children,verbally abuse someone, physically harm them, or cause emotional distress, unhappiness, pain and suffering and so on, then it shows without doubt that a person guilty of these behaviours are indeed incapable of truly loving anyone based on their actions. Yes, to many people reading this it seems a bit harsh that a Court of Justice would based most of their decisions to create a Verdict in favour of a victim in these circumstances.
Well, this very same thing happened to me. My case as a small child was finally decided on based on “Love.” That verdict saved my life. Everyone can show proof of many things but at the end of the day all the material things in the world cannot surpass,
“True Authentic Love.” As well, “Everything comes down to a persons actions. If someone is causing you or others around you more pain, unhappiness, strife, stress, anxiety and suffering than you can ever imagine, then your decision based on your circumstances should at the end of the day come down to one thing and that is “Love.” If the person or persons around you is creating unhappiness in your life then you know for sure they are not ready for two things:
1. They are not ready to give love of themselves they need to work on themselves first before they are capable of giving love to anyone. Remember this: “In order to give real love to anyone—You must first learn to love and respect yourself first.”
2. They are incapable of receiving love. When you give out more pain and unhappiness to others it creates a wall in your life, especially when it comes to love. In order for anyone like this to receive love they must first—Stop giving out pain and unhappiness to others as well, they must learn to forgive. Only then will they be able to receive love.
In conclusion, God is ever present in our lives whether we would like to believe that he exists or not. Many people would say, “Well if God was real why didn’t he appear to me?” My answer to that is God will reveal himself to everyone when the right time comes, only he knows the hour and time that this will happen. Just like it’s easy for us to believe in the bad things in life, it should be just as easy for us to believe that God truly exist.
Unfortunately, millions of people around the world have no faith in God. They do all the bad things Lucifer wants them to do, but ask them to trust in God and they have no faith. Does this make me sad? Yes, because I know God truly exist and he wants us to have faith in him and to trust that he’s there and he can hear us. I don’t need to prove to anyone that God truly does exists. I know that he does exist and that:
“Love is at the very root and foundation of God principles for our lives—True authentic love.”
So, God and Justice and been objective goes hand in hand together in our lives. Making decisions that are considered the “Right Code of Ethics by God,” as well as, doing what is, “Right, Just and Fair in the Eyes of God,” is what God expects us to do. So, at the end of the day:
“A person’s actions when it comes to “Right Judgment and Moral Reasoning does indeed say alot about them and who they really are inside.”
Matthew 23:23
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.”
Let me explain what this bible verse is saying. What the verse is saying to us is that. Many people whether they practice law, or they don’t practice law often times they set themselves up in a “false way” by teaching and talking about God. To everyone they appear to be following God’s rules but it is fake. Why? You can talk all you want about God but do you practice what God preaches? Do you get what the verse is saying now? If we don’t practice what we preach or what God preaches then we are hypocrites. Like I mentioned before on my blog, many times people who act “Unethical,unjust and have no respect for traditional values or God,” always want others to do the “Right thing, the ethical thing, the just thing, the moral thing always for them and in their favour” However, ask them to return the favour or do the “Right thing or the Ethical thing and they become your worst enemy by ignoring the right thing that God wants us to live by.” In essence, they become like what God says, “Hypocrites of his Laws, they become a Lawless man or person, who lacks mercy and faithfulness to God.”
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
(Psalm 18:20)
Here is another bible verse that says clearly how God wants us to behave and what he expects from us. “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands.” What does that mean? Well, what God is saying is that if we live our lives in the right way, the ethical way then he will reward us not only in real life but when we pass on to the other side we will be judged based on how clean we lead our lives. Most importantly what we should all note is that if you have “Unclean hands, then it means you are acting Unethically and God does not like this.” For example, if you don’t steal, don’t kill others, don’t commit infidelity, we don’t hurt or abuse others emotionally or physically, we don’t betray members of our own family or our partners in a relationship, mistreat our own children, become either a male or female prostitute, commit numerous crimes or do all the bad things that God does not stand for etc, etc, then God will reward us based on how we live our lives in an “Ethical Way on earth.” How do we do this? We do this because we know “Right from Wrong.”
I will leave the last 3 verses for my blog readers to interpret on your own. It’s not hard to do, think about the verse for awhile then interpret it. (In my next blog article, I will then give my interpretation of what that means).
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
(Psalm 37:6)
Psalm 106:3
“Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right.”
Deuteronomy 16:20
“Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you.”
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Stormie Omartian Prayer of the Day
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When You Need to Be Free of Guilt and Condemnation
Lord, even though I try to do the right thing, I sometimes fail to do so. Help me to overcome my sinful nature by the power of Your Spirit and the truth of Your Word. Help me to not wallow in self-pity, mourning my own failures and inadequacy. Help me to not say or do something that is totally selfish because I want to satisfy my own desires. Help me to have a clean conscience toward You and others at all times.
This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
Acts 24:16
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Featured Musician of the Week: “Sade”
Helen Folasade Adu is 52 yrs.old better known as Sade), is a British singer-
songwriter, composer, and record producer. Sade was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Her middle name, Folasade, means honor confers your crown. Her parents, Adebisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer in economics of Yoruba background, and Anne Hayes, an English district nurse. In 1989, she married Spanish film director Carlos Pliego. Their marriage ended in 1995. She gave birth to a daughter, Ila Adu, in 1996 after a relationship with a Jamaican musician.
Adu currently resides in Stroud, United Kingdom, with her partner Ian, his son Jack and her daughter Ila. She keeps her personal life private.http://www.sade.com/ca/home/
Postcard of Love and Light: “Bright Eyes”
All these beautiful songs goes out to “Bright Eyes” where ever you are these beautiful love songs are for you,
Love always
If you don’t know who Sade is visit her website (see link above) and listen to her music and I know you will fall in love with her other songs. I love her music a whole lot, I grew up listening to her actually. I discovered her music when I was a teenager living in Jamaica. One of my favourite songs from her list is one of her older songs see below. Doesn’t she look gorgeous at 52 yrs.old? Yeah, age is just a number… Enjoy.
Loving this new song from Sade can’t stop playing it, great song and video hope you like it as much as I do….Enjoy.
Newly released July 7, 2011
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This song by Sade was released in 1992. Yep! it was released 19 yrs. ago and still it’s such a great song, it’s timeless because Sade has such a beautiful voice. You might have heard this one on the radio.
Okay, so I could listen to Sade all day. This song was released in 1988. Wow! Still it is current and a great song to listen to—this is one of my all time favourites from her album…Enjoy.
Released August 16, 2011
