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Prayer Duty
Great article on how putting God first really sets everything in order. And a great way to (re) start my day. Earlier I was feeling unproductive, and wanted to put off praying, but it doesn’t work that way.

 4  Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

 5  Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

 6  In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

 7  And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

 8  Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

 9  The things which you learned, received, heard, and saw in me: do these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

 10  But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.

 11  Not that I speak in respect to lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it.

 12  I know how to be humbled, and I know also how to abound. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

 13  I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

When you have functions like clearOtherSessionSelectFields and clearOtherSelectFieldNamesOnSubmit and it still doesn’t work, you might need to consider that your “real quick hack” is really just delusional and you need to refactor.

I haven’t posted much on politics here, but I don’t like Obama. No, not in a right-wing way, look through this blog to find my balanced political leaning and journey throughout my life, and even that won’t cover everything (I might make a page about this later).

But this isn’t about that, necessarily.

People tend to have saviors made of men who shouldn’t be saviors in the first place to begin with. Anyway, a lot of people will put their trust in Obama, and–because of that–they will be disappointed in him as well. Whenever that happens, should I rub it in their faces, show Obama instead as a villain instead of my savior? No. I’m going to show them the Gospel, which will make a savior out of a man who’s supposed to be, Jesus Christ.

Eph. 1:12 (KJV)

That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ

That being said, Obama is a jerk and his economic policies suck; but I will not rub it in your face any longer: here’s the Gospel instead.

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

(Psalm 8:5 KJV)

At one time, man was ‘ a little lower than the angels.’

But, when Jesus Christ, ‘Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.’ – Philippians 2:6-8 (KJV)

Because of this, Jesus Christ is: ‘… at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:’

Pretty coool.

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

(Matthew 23:12 KJV)