Hello, my Oh So Patient Peoples!

It’s been over a year since my last post, and I cannot apologize enough for my long absence. A lot of things I wanted to write about have come up, but I felt they needed more research than I had the time to put in, or I worried I would insult people.

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I mean that could happen anyway, so maybe I should just chill …

I am also finding a lot has changed in WordPress since I was last here, and I am confused why it is not giving me “better word suggestions”? Uhm, no. I shall use as many “complex,” words, “long” sentences, and “unconfident” words as I bloody well please. I don’t like how readily available AI is. I don’t use it. My blogs, my post images, etc., are mine, (unless downloaded from Pexels or some other website and then I mention them), I do NOT use AI for any of this.

Thank you.

I write these posts with little to no editing, in case you, my dear peoples, were unaware. I write it out in one go. I reread, I add things I forgot, I fix words, (yes, sometimes I overlook things). Just know, this isn’t some professional blog. I write this for fun, and I write it for you so you have some thought nuggets to chew on.

Like chicken nuggets.

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I mean, that’s not everyone’s jam, but you get it, right?

Anyway, what have I been up to? Hm… Work. Survival. Writing. Dermatographia. Got lost in Canada on my way to Germany, (Never book plane tickets via 3rd party! What an adventure that was…).

Fun fact; this post’s image is actually a servants staircase in Dundurn Castle, Canada. That place was neat. If you’re ever in Hamilton Ontario, check it out.

So yeah, nothing much. Just making the best of what life throws at me.

Now, what’s the topic of this blog? Well, in my Year+ away from posting here, there has been a lot on my mind. Many, many, many things, from political stuff, to religious stuff, to writing stuff, to martial arts stuff. For reasons, I don’t feel like discussing political stuff. I swear that topic is a landmine.

Religion is too.

But I will mention a good source for you Christians out there. I discovered recently a podcast called The Authentic Christian. It’s really good. I found it on Spotify and then downloaded the GBN (Gospel Broadcasting Network) app onto my phone. The link above is to their YouTube channel.

No, they didn’t ask me to mention them. I’m letting you know that their podcast has been extremely useful in helping me understand my Bible more. I found them when I was looking for someone who actually does a study in the book of Revelation. Many teachers mention verses, but don’t actually study the book. And there are so many different takes on it. If you’re not from a Christian background or don’t understand what the deal with Revelation is, just know lots of people think it’s about the end of the world.

Cuz it’s the last book in the Bible, so that’s gotta be about the end of the world, right?

Heck, religious debates are another landmine I don’t feel like stepping on, so I’m just gunna leave that there.

There are many things in the Bible we don’t know and we may never know, but assuming we know is dangerous and, sadly, I’m seeing in far too many churches they make assumptions, and then teach that assumption as fact.

The Bible itself warns against becoming teachers because we will be judged more strict. What we teach we will be held accountable for, (we because I teach small Bible studies, and also this blog could fall under the category of teaching, so I’m in that category). So when I hear false religion I don’t get angry. Instead, I pity the teacher, because one day they’ll stand before God and have to explain why they taught what they did.

The Bible says that we are “without excuse,” (Romans 1:20). If we as teachers don’t understand something we read, it’s not up to us to make up something so it sounds good to our students. It’s best we confess we don’t know for sure, and continue to seek out the truth. The fact alone that I have heard so many versions and theories is unsettling. The ones that can be backed up with lots of scripture are the only theories I will accept.

Like what did Jesus write in the dirt? It doesn’t say. We can only contemplate and wonder. But there are people who will say it was such and such, or this and that, and they’ll teach that as if it’s a fact.

That kind of teaching has nothing to support it.

So that teacher will have to explain to God Himself why he taught what he did.

You know, I wonder sometimes if we actually think about how long judgment will be. As if God doesn’t have time to sit there with you cowering in his presence and pick at ever single little tiny detail of your life? He will call it all into account, (Matt. 12:36). He’s a being outside of time. After all, to him “A day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like a day.” (paraphrased, ref. 2 Peter 3:8). That’s going to be one of the most awful moments of our existence.

At a trial, the accusers lay out ever accusation before the defendant can even address it. In human court someone may try to interrupt, but there will be no chance of that in God’s court. We’re going to kneel there with all of the awful things we’ve done told before God, Jesus, and who knows who else, and I know I am not going to be okay with some of the childish dumb stuff I’ve done. Even if I am “saved,” hearing a record of things I’ve done, including things I had long forgot about, will probably make me want to die.

Which is ironic, because I will have already died at that point.

How can I live a life that lessen the blow on judgment day? That’s becoming my new musing. It’s a reality the church doesn’t seem to want to speak of.

I know it’s Biblical to keep a group of believes around, but lately I can’t stand listening to pastors. They’re up there entertaining. So many of them seem to have forgotten their every word will be called into account before the very God they’re speaking of.

I did NOT expect this post to be so full of scripture!

If you aren’t religious, first of all I’m praying for you. If you are religious, (And I hate using that term, but in this moment I feel it fits best), let the reality sink in.

We can put on blinders and prance through life saying, “That’s not my problem,” all we want. But death is for certain. Y’all that are scared of pain are praying for the rapture.

Study the book of Revelations and cross-reference it with the book of Daniel. Let me know how it goes.

Death is for certain.

Maybe I had to write this blog post because I felt the need to remind my fellow Christians that no matter how loud this world gets, no matter how funny your pastor is, no matter whose circle you’re in, in the end it is you and your own personal life that God will call into account.

Masks are worthless. Lies are worthless. Everything, down to the hate in your heart that is as bad as murder in God’s eyes, (which we cannot change our own hearts, that’s something that only God can change which is why we need Him), will be revealed on the day of judgment.

So. What can you do to lessen the blow of judgment day?

Live better.

Not by the world’s standards, but by God’s. Nope, it isn’t easy. Nope, you cannot do it on your own power. That’s what’s so cool about God. When you ask Him to help you, He can change you from the inside out, which is something only God can do.

Honestly, I dislike people. I remind myself, “God made them too. God made them too,” but my heart is still bitter and guarded. Life happens to all of us. I’m not an exception. I need God’s help to change my heart because I lock out people for no reason, and ignore them, and act like they don’t exist, and I cannot change this behavior of mine by myself because the hurt that caused it is so deep I’m unable to even touch it anymore.

Even mentioning that in this post triggered my bitterness, so point made.

So, song of this post is one that is catchy and gets stuck in my head easily. I was listening to it while I wrote this post too. Enjoy~

I’m going to wrap up this post now.

I really wanted to touch base and see how everyone is doing. To you that still follow me, (or forgot I exist), thank you for sticking around. It was a long absence and I do feel bad. I sat down a few times to start a post and they never went anywhere, so I have a bunch of unfinished drafts to sort through, (because I don’t like clutter).

Due to my rant I hesitate to post this one, but I will, because what I said isn’t wrong.

In my own quiet way I want people to know the truth.

Life can be hard. I’ve gone through ups and downs too. I am learning to go with the flow.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Wow, it’s odd I wrote this post in the middle of the week.

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I say middle, but it’s only Tuesday. Ha ha ha …

Until next time! Ciao ~

E. L. M.