I'm Always Right

I don't know what it is. But I have this thing about me.
My wife would tell you it's the Aquarius in me.
My experience with life would tell you it's the human in me.
Either way, it's something I always HAVE to be.
It's something that is always trying to be robbed.
But I defend it.
I always have.
I always will.
Even unto death.

RIGHT.

It's not something I was given or even something that I earned.
I have murdered for it.
There are relationships that I have discontinued because of it.
There are people that have cried when I took it from them.
There are many who laugh and mock when I show it to them.
But they quickly stop when I use it to expose them.

RIGHT.

It's the way I was raised.
And I study hard to make sure I always have it.
Even if that means studying the person so I can lie to them to make them think I have it.

Yet; as of late, I have discovered that some people think they have it.
I call it fake.
But they still feel as though they have it.
And though I have nothing to prove. They like to call me out.
They like to dangle theirs in front of me and pass it off as the real deal.
Knowing that I have it, I usually turn my cheek and laugh at it.

Today though. Today I watched a missile fall into my camp.
There is now a small army who claim to have it.
And since they are all equally small in mind, they have decided to challenge me.
At first I shrugged it off.
But they have sent more missiles. Aimed straight for it.

RIGHT.

I normally wouldn't care from this particular army.
They are so ignorant that ignoring them usually does the trick.
But it's just getting plain annoying.

So, I hate to waste efforts, but for fun. Let me show why I am....

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Dear Concerned Followers Of Christ:

Hello to you as well.

Everything is fine here. I truly am enjoying the fruits of His labor.
I laugh when I hear people twist the scripture, "To live is Christ" into
into some sort of excuse to suffer in life. Allow me to elaborate as
I have seen even you twist this scripture as well.
In context, it reads as follows:

Philippians 1:18b-22: "Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, for I know that through
your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened
to me will turn out for my deliverance. I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no
way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ
will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ
and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me."

When he refers to his "life" as in living and being alive in this earthly realm, he connects
it Christ with words like; Deliverance, Unashamed, Sufficient Courage, Exalted and
Fruitful.

There is much to dissect in what the role of Christ on earth means in regards to his death
and resurrection. But for the sake of this letter, let’s just stick to what Paul said here in this
particular scripture.

Now, I know you like to read script such as, "For your sake we face death all day long"
and "Pick up your cross and follow me", and then somehow twist that to mean that we
must suffer for Christ while we live on earth. But let me remind you. Christ came to suffer for us!
He became the curse. The whole point was for it to be His work, not ours. (Ref: Ephesians 2:8)
As soon as you feel like you are a part of any of this world or life, please slap yourself. You have
nothing to do with righteousness. And there is nothing you can do to help it along.

So, Paul listed that to LIVE is Christ. And so, what does that entail. Here is my ignorance
taking it from the context in which he wrote the letter.

1.) Deliverance: Defined at Dictionary.com as "Rescue from bondage or danger." while
being synonym'd to words like Liberation or Freedom. Wow. What a great word to define
Life. Christ and His work encompass all these things. Deliverance from the conviction and
judgment of death that was on us. Liberation from the hands of death that gripped us.
Freedom to live rich. Not necessarily in wealth. But literally rich (more coming, read on).
So to Live is Deliverance. Sounds good. No suffering involved there. No work to attain it.
Deliverance comes for free. And it can only be appointed by authority. And it has been done.

2.) Unashamed: Now, the script here actually specifically says, "I will in no way be ashamed...".
But for the sake of the letter, allow me to shrink the phrase to just the word. What does that
word mean exactly. Well, referencing the dictionary, unashamed is defined; Feeling
or showing no remorse, shame, or embarrassment. Where to start? That IS the life! Walking,
living, doing, being; Unashamed, everyday. Not feeling shame for what you do, what you believe,
how you do or how you believe. It's all covered.

3.) Sufficient Courage: Unbelievably stated if I don't say so myself! In life... every day, we need
courage. It's a reality. Everyone is facing something different in their life every day. It doesn't
take optimism to face the day, it takes courage. And THAT is the difference! People ask me all the
time, "How do you have such a great outlook on life, you're so optimistic!" My true friends will
be the first to tell you, I am the greatest of pessimists! An ass’s hole and a jerk. But I get through
life with a smile that comes from my courage. Not cocky courage. Not a courage that says, "I can
be brave all by myself!" What did Aaron Weiss entitle that song? - I NEVER SAID I WAS BRAVE.
Sufficient courage. Enough of what I need for today. Enough of what I need for each situation I
will face today.

4.) Exalted: Paul specifically writes, "...as always, Christ will be exalted in my body." Stealing
from another letter, I quote Paul saying, "I must decrease so he may increase." I see Paul trying
to call the gods of He-Man. Here we are, this wimpy flesh being, but when we live under the blood,
Christ is exalted. And as he is exalted in us, everything He is, becomes exalted in us. Yes, the patience
and love combined with the mind and words to chop down the prideful. The faith in God the father to
slay any demon and overcome any foe with the power of the tongue. The balance to carry the heavy
load of God's call while being able to BE the human you have to be here on earth every day. To live
as Christ is to live in humility, prosperity, health, grace and righteousness. What else exactly do
we need?

5.) Fruitful: Paul is in prison on trial here. There is a possible death sentence to be handed in
his direction. This why he is taking this Life/Death approach in this letter. Note his sufficient
courage to view life in a positive way. So here he is saying, "If I die, I win. If I live?..." In
life under Christ our labor will be fruitful. That doesn't mean it will smell good. It means, whatever
we plant, we will reap in abundance. Fruitful by definition means conducive to an abundant yield and/or
abundantly productive. So Paul is saying, Living in Christ will lead to my labor bringing in abundant
yield and being abundantly productive. Everything we put our hands to will not only be productive, but
will bring something back. And not just regular amounts. Note the word ABUNDANT! You don't use the
word fruitful when talking about bad things. "Oh, my worry has brought a fruitful amount of stress
in my life!' --- "My bills and debt have been mighty fruitful this week." No, no, the word fruitful
is used when we are taking about good things. And I can speak first hand to say that when God is
your priority and you are living in Christ, things begin to multiply. The pay raise comes, the extra
cash slips in. The opportunities to save money present themselves. Even when you go out to drink with
your buddies or to the casino's to play, the free drinks come your way and the slots decide to pay.
Maybe this sounds heretical to you. But if I am wrong, I don't want to be right.

Imagine if we were fully living up to the potential that Paul was speaking about in this scripture!
Fully living in deliverance, without shame and facing everyday with sufficient courage. Letting Christ
be exalted in our lives so we can truly live a fruitful life in everything we put our hand to.

Imagine if we stopped shaming the work of Christ by assuming that Living in Christ somehow carries
the weight of sorrow, damnation and travesty.

Imagine if we actually believed that he became poor so that we could be rich, became the curse so
that we could be blessed. Believed that he actually bore our sickness, infirmity, shame and conviction
so that we could live in health, in strength and in freedom.

Imagine if Living wasn't such a bad thing.

I'm just sayin....
I know I'm....

Lyric

***VOTE?***

Working, Eating, Living

And when the sunlight finally kissed your eyes, was it worth it?

Cos all this talk talk talk about gettin paid
And mad at John cos he spent it all on gettin laid
Did not we all agree to work the day for our fair share?
But you've been treadin on the mill for an hour more
So it's your call from the lord to settle up the score
Does not it drive you wild that none of us really seems to care?

And when the sunlight finally kissed your eyes, was it worth it?
Wasted days and nights and we all end up the same.
What a shame, can you swallow?
I heard somewhere the truth can set you free

Cos on and on I hear you breath another heavy load
About your trial and how they never let you keep the gold
I'm not the one to blame because you didn't read the terms
We're on the same fuckin train but you've been on your knees
We're eating steak but your content with cracker's topped with cheese
We're pulling home now answer this, "Did you enjoy the ride?"

My Oh My how you've wasted your life
Waiting for the saviour to set you free
And when He came He let you down
He said, "I already did that, this time they die"

And when the sunlight finally kissed your eyes, was it worth it?
A whole life of WHoliness, drowned by the wine of the sinners vine.
What a shame, can you swallow?
See you when I get there