So, friends, we can now- without hesitation- walk right up to God, into "the Holy Place". So let's do it- full of belief, confident that we're presentable inside and out.
Hebrews 10: 19, 22
Just do it, full of confidence, no draw back, no " I think I do?" Just go to him.
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.
2 Corinthians 5:17-18
I think this means not only does God see you as new, but you need to as well. You need to act different, think different, respond different. It's a two way street.
Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God. This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness." The words "it was credited to him" were written not for him alone, but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness- for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
Romans 4: 20, 22-25
Question of the day: What is the difference between "being" love and "showing" love? I'm not real sure. I think you can show love without feeling it at all. You can show mercy with an agenda, do good for others when it is for yourself. But being love is when you feel it and show it even if it does you little benefit.
He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all- how will he not also, along with hime, graciously give us all things? Romans 8:32
Evidently nothing is off the table.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
Thank you so much for your sacrifice. I would never have been able to save myself.
June was all about nature and computers. Well, technology. What I discovered that surprised me was that humans and animals are not at all different. Whenever I would watch something on males in the wild it would remind me so much of all the guys at work. I also have found that being in the trees is very good for stress. Technology isn't so much, but it could lead to so much if not taken advantage of or over used.
The books I read were Only Good Indians (wonderful), The Only Woman in the Room (though about Hedi Lamar it's not about tech much), and I tried to read Walden. But mostly it is about an ego driven man telling people what to do. For instance he recommends people sleep in tool boxes. What's up with that? Just drill air holes, he says.
In Great Courses I watched: Sharks & Rays; Zoology: Reproduction; Is Privacy Dead (probably). In Curious Streaming: Iberian: Breed Season; Nature's Cutest; Technology; Fight Club (animals); Digital Transcendence. I also watched Obama's National Parks show on Netflix. Highly recommend.
Audio: there really isn't much to listen to on these topics. It's a hard one to listen. Unashamed: Jase's take on Technology; Life is short- Justin Long and Jeff Corwine; and Elon Musk. He's pretty fascinating. Not sure I buy into the whole get-Elon thing, but he probably pissed someone in media off and they are looking to benefit.
I did a lot of meditation outside or with nature sounds. I didn't focus much on computers. Kinda boring really. I did a 5K to round out my May PE focus. It was through the woods.
Next month: Poland and Politics. Not Polish politics, but politics in general.
May was PE/Health and Baltic Sea. I have done enough history and genealogy to know that just about everyone has some Viking in them, especially a France, South Irish, Poland combo like me. I also needed to lose some weight, therefore the PE. For the month, one of the things I wanted to do was once a week do something I wouldn't normally do for exercise. I also joined a weight loss support group and a gym. For the Baltic Sea ancestry I did the usual study methods.
So for my weekly exploration I did bowling, trampoline workout (that is very hard), and hauled brush. I joined Faithful Finish Lines, which is a weight loss group online, and I did Baltic meditation. Some of the meditation was doable some was amazing. Completely depended on the mood I think.
I read "Fierce" by Olympian Aly Raisman. I watched on Curious Streaming: Fit in 6; How to not get Cancer; and Viking Origins. On Great Courses I watched: Diet for Happiness; Science of Weight; Exercise, Fitness & Activity. On Youtube: Vikings of the Baltic and Viking Ancestry.
I listened to: Austin AF Women in Sports; Bee Goddess & Dragons; Sugar is not Evil; Koshas,Chakras & Yoga Living; Good Carbs, Bad Carbs; Vikings' Global Connection; Simply Healthy; Back on Track; Listen to your Body; Youth, Inc with Shawn Johnson. One night we had a Baltic meal which consisted of pork steak, potato pancake, and mushrooms.
What I learned: That I had more Baltic blood than I thought, that there was more than just 'Vikings", there were many clans and tribes. I learned that I feel better when I work out and watch my diet. I learned trampoline jumping is harder than it looks. I discovered high intensity interval training.
I will continue my workout regimen and keep looking for new ways to be physical other than the walks and videos. I also learned that there is more to weight management than just physical. It's mostly mental.
