Len sent me an email, where he copied some highlights from discussions on GraceHead.com. I had not seen the discussions because of mega-distractions in this season of my life. But, I had some thoughts and that is what a blog is for ... writing out some thoughts and notions. Don't expect these to be particularly cohesive. ...

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Problems increase life.
When I have had the most life increase, it has been after being slammed with a problem. I can avoid all problems and life like a monk in a cave, but what is that life worth?

Not all problems can be fixed, but they can fix us.
What if all the things we are trying to fix, are permitted in our life to frustrate us, and show us that we cannot fix them? At that moment we are fixed by them. Amen.

I have weaknesses, and the biggest weakness is the disillusion that I am strong.
I can't handle much. Others seem to be able to handle more than me. But I forget and I join in and soon am lost like a wrestler with boxing gloves on, and getting pounded in a boxing ring. (thinking: I thought this was a wrestling competition, but my skills have no use here.)
Ever feel that way?
I'm loosing my ability to tangle with the world using the worlds rules for conflict, and I'm starting to see that I can't win any battles in their boxing ring. I think that I'll retire to my wrestling mat, where my new skills have use ... and maybe use different skills against the foes that were taking me apart. And the rules in my wrestling pad are being established in my innermost being by the Lord. They don't include the world's skills of cut-downs, one-ups-man-ship, theological systematic proof-texting, threats, intimidation, and shame ... among others. Stepping in that ring is a nightmare for me anymore. My new skills are love, honor, servitude, charity, hospitality, forgiveness, sorrow, and more. These skills overwhelm the world, and more and more they are the only things upon which I can rely. I'm getting just too weak for the boxing ring, and I'm just loosing my ability to carry on by those old rules.

Lastly, I created (and still pay for the hosting of) an uncensored realm for uncensored discussion. It is HERE: http://forums.delphiforums.com/sloppyagape/start
Go there if you want where your crummy ideas of what to write are just as welcome as my crummy ideas of what to write.

www.GraceHead.com is a different place, and I pay about as much to host this site. The only difference is this is about opening our eyes to the Lord Jesus, and harkening our ears to God, and encouraging each other. If nothing else, it is a place to flesh out the extreme revelations that God has touched you with, when those things are not welcome to be spoken in a church or other social situations. I occasionally see things from a contributor (blogger) here that strikes me as something wrong, but I don't correct them all, because it isn't my place, and in fact, I could be wrong ... and not only that, but I do not want to pressure them to keep quiet about something because they think that I, Trent, would not endorse it. There is plenty of that kind of pressure around, without me adding to it. Besides as long as it focuses on God and His Lamb, that is what is important.

We can only focus on one thing at a time (prove me wrong on that) ... and life is too short to constantly be focusing on things that don't matter. Take a break from all that, and lets focus on the Lord Jesus, and keep this a place for us to let Jesus come out and play (through us.)

Final thought.
We do not obey in order to acquire God's acceptance and love.
We obey because we already have His acceptance by His Gift - Jesus.
We receive it all with thanksgiving, and are compelled by mercy and grace in humble obedience - naturally, NOPE ... actually supernaturally.