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Are We Surrendered to Death? Part 2 (TMF:1895)

Friday, July 15, 2022
Peace to Live By: Are We Surrendered to Death? Part 2 (TMF:1895) - Daniel Litton
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       Yes, I have pursuits and so do you. Most of us do, whether they are big or small. Depending on our current level of thinking, our pursuits will be either based on what we can obtain for ourselves (again, wantingness), or on how we can help and be a benefit to others (how we can rest in our contentment). So, wantingness versus contentment. And as we become freer, we realize that it is the love, joy, peace, and patience that really matters. Anxiety, self-righteousness, aggravation, and wantingness have been overcome, and so death is easy to accept, and in fact welcomed. The fear of it is gone; the pride of life is seen to be overrated; and the longing to continue with the pursuits of this world has been surrendered. It is gracious of God how he permits people to grow old. This makes it easier for people to accept the fact they are going to die, and it makes it easier for the people around them. As they see their bodies starting to wear down, starting to fade, they know the time is drawing nearer.

Are We Surrendered to Death? Part 1 (TMF:1894)

Thursday, July 14, 2022
Peace to Live By: Are We Surrendered to Death? Part 1 (TMF:1894) - Daniel Litton
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       What is a good test to use to test your own level of desire? Simply this: if you feel great anxiety in dying right now versus living then some things aren’t surrendered. I know, that’s deep. Let’s make it easier. If the thought of your body in the grave right now bothers you greatly, then may I suggest your desire for how your body is and the way it looks may be too strong? The flower falls and the beauty perishes. I care about my body. I exercise daily. I lift weights; I try to build muscle. I eat right. I monitor my diet. I like to wear nice looking clothes. I like my hair to look good. In honesty, though, if God were to require my soul of me tonight, I really don’t think I would be bothered by the loss of all this. There is no way to know for sure. But I think my reservation would be that I would have to leave instead of accomplishing more to leave behind to benefit humanity. I would be concerned about my loved ones, and who would help them. But, really, that’s not being too humble, is it?

How are We to View Death? Part 2 (TMF:1893)

Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Peace to Live By: How are We to View Death? Part 2 (TMF:1893) - Daniel Litton
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       Money is no respecter of persons when it comes to what level of inner-self we currently are on. A person can be very wealthy and yet very negative. Wealth also doesn’t make a person happy. A person who doesn’t have a lot of money can be very happy. Likewise, a person who has all the money in the world can commit suicide. We’ve seen it in the news. The fate, though, is the same for the poorer and the richer. Both enter the afterlife. The lowly person might see the exit from this life as a great gain in riches. If a rich person held onto his or her riches, that’s unfortunate because they about to lose them. But, if the rich person was rich toward others, all will be better for him or her. No matter what we have, no matter how beautiful we are, this earthly beauty won’t last—at least here. What is James getting at? What is the concern on his heart? What is the concern behind his words? There it is again, a longing that is too strong. Things that aren’t surrendered. We should care about how we look.

How are We to View Death? Part 1 (TMF:1892)

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Peace to Live By: How are We to View Death? Part 1 (TMF:1892) - Daniel Litton
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       James 1:9-11: “Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits.” The reality is, no matter who we are, we all have the same fate at the end of the day. It doesn’t matter what our level of wealth is. We can be very wealthy, but we cannot escape death. But really, if you think about, why is death something to be feared, or something to have a longing to escape? That’s a negative attitude. Rather, the time death occurs should be embraced because it brings us to exist permanently with our Creator. Money is no respecter of persons when it comes to what level of inner-self we currently are on. A person can be very wealthy and yet very negative. Wealth also doesn’t make a person happy. A person who doesn’t have a lot of money can be very happy.

Double-Mindedness & Instability (TMF:1891)

Monday, July 11, 2022
Peace to Live By: Double-Mindedness & Instability (TMF:1891) - Daniel Litton
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       A person who isn’t completely surrendered to a situation is double-minded and unstable. That’s what is so great about surrender. When we go to God in prayer, we what? We surrender whatever it is. Don’t believe me? Peter said it, remember? 1 Peter 5:6-8, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful” (ESV). That’s how we humble ourselves before God: surrender. Then Peter tells us our answer, our wisdom, our release from the trial, it what? It comes at the proper time. At that time God exalts us out of it. So, instead of being double-minded, we are sober-minded. Do you see? Sober-mindedness is the opposite of double-mindedness. When we are sober-minded we aren’t drunken with this or that idea, or trying to go in this and then that direction. Rather, we are “watchful” for our answer to come.