Spirit of the Eagle

I guess I get the better of both worlds then. This is something I read on Spirituality vs Religion. I am sharing it with you all, too…behind the cut, b/c it’s not originally mine:

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I am noticing a direct correlation between the phases of the moon and the attitudes in my house. They shift with it pretty significantly. Everyone feels it, including the dog.
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I thought I would document the things that are said about the Chinese Year of the Monkey. This is the year that I was born and many things hold true for me today. I used to think that monkeys were silly creatures with no real focus. I found out that they are much more than the surface appearance.
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I was chatting with a friend last night about the belief systems that are at war right now. Yes I am talking about Muslims and Christianity. I was saying that in the end we will all be surprised who is sitting next to us on the long journey, and shocked as to which bus we end up on. The problem is that too many are ready to condemn and denounce others. Marcus reminded me about the Bible saying “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”^{John 8:7} It’s true. We are not to judge lest we ourselves be judged with that same measure^{Luke 6:36-38}. Discernment and judgment are two entirely different things. Many get swept up into it and call judging discernment. They are no better than the Pharisees that Jesus called out on so many occasions.

How do we know the difference between discernment and judgment?
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Your Free Sample Numerology Personality Profile for Suni

OVERVIEW

There are several different sides to your character but your energy is primarily pointed in two contrary directions. A good part of you is probably devoted to people — loving, giving and responsible — but another strong side of you is free-spirited and adventurous — at least in spirit but often in fact — and doesn’t want to feel restrained in any way. During your youth and young adulthood, you’ll struggle to balance your desire to give to others in a responsible manner with your need to do your own thing with as little sense of responsibility as possible. You’ll sometimes take care of one and sometimes the other, but rarely to your complete satisfaction. As you get older, you’ll probably learn how to balance your generous, helping side with your free-spirited side so that you can feel comfortable with both.

YOUR SENSITIVE, RESPONSIBLE NATURE — AND YOUR UNACKNOWLEDGED NEEDS

Your 6 Life Path And 2 Birthday

You have the innate ability to comfort, help and serve others less able than yourself. You probably devote much of your effort to other people. One of your major lessons in life is to learn the special satisfactions that come from the responsibilities you accept. Since others will quickly recognize your caring ways and turn to you for the help you can provide, you are apt to commit yourself to far more than your fair share. Although your sense of responsibility is one of your important strengths, you may have to learn that you don’t have to be responsible for everything or everybody.

You display your sensitivity and your awareness of your own and others’ feelings. You may be touched by the subtleties of people’s emotions and may understand a great deal from a word, a gesture or even an unspoken thought.

YOUR SOCIAL AND CREATIVE ABILITIES — AND YOUR MANY INTERESTS

Your 3 Expression

Although that nurturing and responsible side is an extremely significant part of you, there are other sides as well. These other sides are less influential in your life, but they’re still important parts of your general makeup. When some of these lesser characteristics conflict with your caring side, you usually defer to the latter.

You have an innate delight in the pleasures of life. You sometimes affirm this delight with exhilarating enthusiasm, sometimes savor it with intense but quiet pleasure. Others will recognize your ability to appreciate and express this wonderful joy in living and seek out your company. Some of your time will be spent socializing, either with many friends in varied activities or in the company of a few intimates engaged in quiet diversions. You’ll probably enjoy using your considerable creative ability. You may choose a line of work in which both your social and creative skills can be developed.

why it is that i am such a slacker! i have been praying the rosary nearly every day. i make sure i pray a nonselfish prayer at least once a day unless i pass out before i can pray. i was sick with a 24 hr flu bug and that was annoying and painful, but im back to normal nearly now. today was hubby’s birthday and mine is coming up on easter.

ok so back to my walk with Jesus. i still am not reading my bible like im supposed to be doing and i am slacking on my bible college studies and that of course will just prolong the process of getting the ceritificate. sometimes i get tired of being me. i get tired of hearing my own voice and looking at y face. sometimes i just want life to end.

then there are times i look at my hubby and my son and think of how wonderful life is, and how God has blessed me beyond my wildest dreams and highest expectations. it makes me full of joy and proud that i could be part of God’s wonderful plan.

i feel so lost sometimes, like i will never find my way back to the straight and narrow path… like i will be skulking around the edges, falling off the sides forever and then end up missing the boat completely. i cant really do that though cuz i have a child that needs me and a husband that needs me… sometimes i think that everyone would just be better without me. i feel like i complicate more people’s lives than i help. i have a fire shut up in my bones .. i need to preach the gospel and i need to get out of here and sing the songs God has placed in my heart and play them on my guitar, but i have no place out there to do it right now. i feel like im getting back into the race and then i get a leg cramp and have to sit down and wait for it to go again. time is winding up on me and im already behind.

o God that you would come to me like You used to and sit in my room next to me and hold me again. that you would let me kiss your feet again and praise you in tears of joy. i would rather die and never know anything again than to miss your presence as i do right now.

i have modified my rosary prayers to suit me and i am more than happy with what i have done. i am glad to have the rosary. it makes me remember to take time out specifically to pray and it makes me concentrate on praying. my mind used to wander all over the place when i tried to settle down and pray. i have also downloaded the virtualrosary and have been praying with that, too. i am having a great experience with this so far. PTL!!!

i have ordered a free one over the internet and a finger rosary as well. it will take a long time to get them in the mail, but they are worth the wait, seeing as how it costs at the least $20 for a nice rosary. i dont want to have to buy one for that much money… i cant believe to make one costs just as much to buy one made.

i have gotten many suggestions on how to pray the rosary and i have found that there are more ways than i thought. im really looking into one way i was referred to…i believe it was the ecumenial prayers. i like those the best. my take on this is it will deepen my prayer life and overall relationship with God. i am looking forward to being able to have a set time and way to pray without losing my train of thought. i need a focal point for prayer and this will definitely be the tool i have been seeking. i have been feeling an overwhelming need to pray and praise. every time i see a rosary i feel like i should have one… i was sometimes using the beads that i received from a prophetess when i got baptized. they were given to me as a prophetic reminder.

when we went to the catholic store the other day, i looked at the rosaries and also bought a pamphlet on how to pray the marian rosary prayers. i must say that i was taken aback when an excerpt there said that if one doesnt pray the rosary with the hail full of grace salutation then they are headed for eternal damnation. my personal belief is that Jesus is the only way and that denouncing Him will lead to damnation, not neglecting to pray about/for/to His mother. i am still trying to get a grasp on the saints and other things that go along with catholocism that i dont quite understand. this was the one statement that was cut and dry, and im still miffed about it. i really do want to understand why certain sects of christian religions do the things they do and say the things they say and believe what they believe. i want to be able to find common bonds and maybe tweak things that i have acquired in my own personal relationship with Christ. i have even been looking into Jewish culture and the way they worship God. it’s just amazing to me how so many different things have become part of worship and prayer.

anyway, i didnt post this to fight. i just wanted to explain my draw to the rosary and that im genuinely seeking knowledge about different religions and not trying to bash them in any way.

God bless.

i am in a mood of prayer. i am learning about the rosary. i want to start a prayer regimen. i am not catholic but i have always been drawn to that particular part of this faith. i think they are beautiful and they are awesome to remind you to pray unceasingly. my spirit is unsettled within me. i got a new guitar and every time i look at it all i want to do is pray and worship God. please pray for my father. he had a test done today to see if he has cancer and we are praying it is benign and easy to get rid of. he counselled me recently and told me to read these psalms. they really do minister to me in an indescribable way.

Psa 4:1 A David psalm. When I call, give me answers. God, take my side! Once, in a tight place, you gave me room; Now I’m in trouble again: grace me! hear me!
Psa 4:2 You rabble–how long do I put up with your scorn? How long will you lust after lies? How long will you live crazed by illusion?
Psa 4:3 Look at this: look Who got picked by GOD! He listens the split second I call to him.
Psa 4:4 Complain if you must, but don’t lash out. Keep your mouth shut, and let your heart do the talking.
Psa 4:5 Build your case before God and wait for his verdict.
Psa 4:6 Why is everyone hungry for more? “More, more,” they say. “More, more.” I have God’s more-than-enough,
Psa 4:7 More joy in one ordinary day Than they get in all their shopping sprees.
Psa 4:8 At day’s end I’m ready for sound sleep, For you, GOD, have put my life back together.

Psa 27:1 A David psalm. Light, space, zest– that’s GOD! So, with him on my side I’m fearless, afraid of no one and nothing.
Psa 27:2 When vandal hordes ride down ready to eat me alive, Those bullies and toughs fall flat on their faces.
Psa 27:3 When besieged, I’m calm as a baby. When all hell breaks loose, I’m collected and cool.
Psa 27:4 I’m asking GOD for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his house my whole life long. I’ll contemplate his beauty; I’ll study at his feet.
Psa 27:5 That’s the only quiet, secure place in a noisy world, The perfect getaway, far from the buzz of traffic.
Psa 27:6 God holds me head and shoulders above all who try to pull me down. I’m headed for his place to offer anthems that will raise the roof! Already I’m singing God-songs; I’m making music to GOD.
Psa 27:7 Listen, GOD, I’m calling at the top of my lungs: “Be good to me! Answer me!”
Psa 27:8 When my heart whispered, “Seek God,” my whole being replied, “I’m seeking him!”
Psa 27:9 Don’t hide from me now! You’ve always been right there for me; don’t turn your back on me now. Don’t throw me out, don’t abandon me; you’ve always kept the door open.
Psa 27:10 My father and mother walked out and left me, but GOD took me in.
Psa 27:11 Point me down your highway, GOD; direct me along a well-lighted street; show my enemies whose side you’re on.
Psa 27:12 Don’t throw me to the dogs, those liars who are out to get me, filling the air with their threats.
Psa 27:13 I’m sure now I’ll see God’s goodness in the exuberant earth.
Psa 27:14 Stay with GOD! Take heart. Don’t quit. I’ll say it again: Stay with GOD.

… from the Message translation …