'What is truth?' Pilate asked. John 18:38

John 18:36 Jesus said, "My kingdom does not belong to this world; if my kingdom belonged to this world, my followers would fight to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. No, my kingdom does not belong here!" 37 So Pilate asked him, "Are you a king, then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this one purpose, to speak about the truth. Whoever belongs to the truth listens to me." 38 "And what is truth?" Pilate asked. Then Pilate went back outside to the people and said to them, "I cannot find any reason to condemn him.

What is 'Truth'? Is anything really THE truth?
In our postmodern times, it is popular to think that all things are equally true. Buddhism is true for some, Hinduism is true for some, and Christianity is true for some in this age. Of course, like the Christian, the Hindu believes Hindu doctrine is true, and so cannot agree with the Postmodernist, just as the Christian cannot believe. This dilemma fits for many. It seems that perhaps the person who wants to believe whatever he wants to believe is the only person who claims that there is no truth. If he is wrong, then the truth will eventually catch up to him and prove him wrong. But HOW can we know what the TRUTH is? This question has been asked by mankind for a long time. The question can be wrapped up nicely in the question asked of Jesus by Pontius Pilate:

Interesting enough, for a postmodernist to make the claim that 'everything is relative' or that 'there is no absolute truth' is hypocritical, since he is making a truth claim! Using his logic, why would we believe that his statement is true? His own statement is self-defeating. Besides, we instinctively know that there are truths in the world. Throw yourself off a tall building and you will fall to the ground. This is absolute truth. We call it the 'law of gravity'. There are many examples of other 'laws' which are 'Truth' under another name. For instance, it is truth that our bodies need sustenance, love and warmth. To not conform to these 'truths' is dangerous. Anyone who might disagree may find their lives in peril. But are these 'laws of nature', or are they an example of 'established truth'? If they are simply laws of nature, then where did they come from? Can order and stability (the natural laws) come from chaos with no exact limits as the learners of knowledge proclaim? Some claim that science alone can render truth about the world and reality. They have a strictly scientific worldview and they claim it necessary to do away with religious claims. They say the truths the bible proclaims cannot be supported by the scientific method. In essence, they see science as the absolute and only justifiable access to the truth. Or perhaps the Bible teaches that there is a hint of something beyond us, something that established the order of things, and to which we must be subjected to for our greater good?

Of course, the Christian believes the latter. Those who deny God's sovereignty believe the former. This condition was described by the Apostle Paul when he said: “They [those who deny God's sovereignty] exchanged the TRUTH of God for a lie...” Romans 1:25. They exchange the truth about God for a lie; they worship and serve what God has created instead of the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever! Amen.
This is where we need to fight our war today as Christians.

Truth can be thought of in several ways. First, it can be simply logical truth, such as 'It is raining on my yard today' (assuming of course, it is!) Truth can also be reality. This is the closest to the meaning of the attribute of God. If God is, the Creator of all, the Sustainer of all, the Sovereign of all, and the basis of all reality, then by definition he is the source of all meaning, and this meaning is the TRUTH.
So what is the truth?
Anything that aligns with God's will or nature.
This is the basis of all of realities, and if we act in ways contrary to God's will or nature, we are not 'in truth'.

God gave us a means to comprehend His Truth through the Scriptures, the Law, and the prophets. But the ultimate and most meaningful revelation of His Truth is evident in His incarnation, in Christ. We see that Jesus claimed to be Truth in bodily form:
He said in John 14:6 “I am the way, the TRUTH, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me.”

John 1:14; We have seen His [Christ's] glory, the glory of the one and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Indeed, Christ claimed His purpose to be based upon the Truth:

John 18:37b; For this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.

It was to this statement that Pontius Pilate asked his famous and timeless question, as pointed out before.

Since Truth is of God's nature, it is then by definition absolute (unchanging). This is the important part for us to understand. As Christians, we pursue the Truth (God's nature and His will):

John 4:24; God is spirit, and his worshiper must worship in spirit and IN TRUTH.

John 8:31b, 32; If you hold to my teaching...then you will know the Truth, and the truth will set you free.

The bottom line of the Truth of God is that “all things must pass except the things that are of Him.” In other words, God is the TRUTH, and anything that is not of God (conforming to His nature and His will) will not be left standing in the end.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. Matthew 24:35

1 Peter 1:24-25: As the scripture says, "All human beings are like grass, and all their glory is like wild flowers. The grass withers, and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord remains forever." This word is the Good News that was proclaimed to you.

Your word, Oh Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Psalm 119:152

Dreams

Thought to Cherish - Deuteronomy 31:23

“The Lord commissioned Joshua son of Nun, ‘Be strong and courageous, for you will take the Israelites to the land I have promised them, and I will be with you.’”

What dreams have you had come true? What did you do to bring them to pass? Perhaps you dreamed of a career that you are now pursuing. Maybe it was of having a family, which you now enjoy. You may have dreamed of close friends with whom you could share your struggles in life. Perhaps you desired to make a difference in this world and have searched for the opportunities to do so.

God is a dream-giver; He has dreams for each of us that He intends to bring to pass if we listen and obey. Because of His greatness, He is able to fulfill those dreams if we follow His lead and direction.

Joshua followed God’s dream. It was not a new dream, but rather it was one that God had given hundreds of years beforehand to Abraham. It was the vision of a land.

George Bernard Shaw wrote that “the reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

One thing I have come to know by experience is that if something is widely accepted by people then you should doubt it. Just because something is “common sense” and “common knowledge” does not make it the truth.

Looking through history, and even in contemporary times, it is clear that the people that have made a difference and excelled above their generation are those that challenged the general view of things during their time.

They are people who ask why and find the answer before they accept something as truth. If they do not find a satisfactory answer they change their perceptions and views in accordance with what they have found to be the truth.

A little over one hundred years ago, it was a generally held view that you could not catch voices from the wind and hear people speaks who were hundreds of miles away. It took the invention of the radio to challenge this view and to change the world. Today, you can not only hear that person, you can see them as easily as though they were seated next to you. The internet and television have made this possible.

Who would have believed in the eighteen hundreds that man would be able to fly faster than any bird in the nineteen hundreds and beyond? The Wright brothers did. They challenged the view of their day and dared to dream. They were unreasonable men. All the people that have changed the world in a big way were unreasonable people. Being unreasonable is being senseless, not level-headed, illogical or impractical. Sensibility, practicality, level-headedness and logic are good qualities no doubt and qualities that are invaluable to any dreamer as they pursue their dreams.

But while it is good to be like that when you are actually working on your dream, it is not advisable when it comes to defining your ultimate dream.

Dream Big – be unreasonable and senseless

Your ultimate dream should be unreasonable and senseless. If it is not, you are not dreaming big enough. When you have a dream that is big enough it will be totally mind-blowing. It will be one that will challenge you and scare you at the same time. It will be a dream that is so huge you will get excited and question your own sanity at the same time.

Your senses enable you to see, smell, hear, taste and touch. The senses exist in the physical realm in that they are designed to perceive the physical environment around you. So your senses cannot perceive things that are of a spiritual nature.

That is exactly the problem for us: we are too sensible with our dreams. We plan according to what we perceive by our senses to be the truth. We plan according to how much money we see in our bank accounts or pockets, what we hear people say about us and our situation or the economy, and the resources and things we can touch as being available to us. We are restricted by our senses.

Yet, our senses were never designed to perceive spiritual, mental or abstract things. Our dreams begin with our thoughts, which are a spiritual process. Our thoughts are or should be superior to our senses. Whatever is manifested in the physical realm to the senses begins in the mental or spiritual realm.

If you are a dreamer you have to place more trust in your thoughts than in your senses. You must be unreasonable and senseless. Then your mind will be free to dream and to explore the possibilities of the potential God has given you.

Free yourself from your current physical limitations such as how much money you have, what papers you have, your current job, where you live and what you own. Your dream should be illogical and definitely not practical. If you have a clear idea right from the start as to how you would achieve your dream with every detail worked out, it is flawed. You are more than likely – boring.

If you have a dream that is big enough, you will not know how you will achieve it all when you start. Sure, you will have an idea of where to start, but not the whole picture. The “how” is not important, only the “what.” It is cliché, but take heed to the saying: “where there is a will, there is a way.”

Here is a decisive test for your dream: if most people agree with you that your dream is achievable and that it is reasonable, chances are it is not worth dreaming about. If, on the other hand, when you tell people your dream they look at you as if you are a fruitcake, then you are probably on the right track. Do not be limited by an inability to see beyond your present circumstances. Do not be controlled by your senses or circumstances. As a dreamer, you must realise that life is lived from the inside out and not from the outside in. It all starts in the mind to the spirit to the physical. That is the real battlefield of life. That is where the war is raging. Your soul is formed and identifies who you are. If you can create your ideal life in your mind and live that life like a reality everyday in your mind, you have won the battle. It will have no choice but to manifest itself in the physical.

Success, riches, happiness, joyfulness, fulfillment, Godliness, holiness, identity, destiny, recognition and all, do not come as a surprise to dreamers when they get those things - because they have been living it in their minds all along. It had to happen. The physical world cannot resist the spiritual and mental world. In the hierarchy of life it was designed so. One has to obey the other. The physical has to obey the spiritual and mental.

I know it is hard in our daily lives to keep "thinking about things above, not things on the earth" (Col 3:2)

Dream big – conclusion

The spiritual and mental aspects of a man are limitless, boundless, free in every respect and more powerful than we could ever understand. They are unreasonable and senseless.

In the book of Hebrews 11:3 this principle is well illustrated because “through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” Learn to utilize this power within you. Be unreasonable.

You are all you can be. Go on and be it.

And remember that He has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us a spirit of power and love. And that He is faithful to those He calls.

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True work from home -- Mind set shift

Turning a hobby into a profit is no small undertaking and when you succeed it is very enjoyable working the dream job. What makes it even greater is when you earn enough money to also live your dream life.

I remember assessing my life in a logical way and how this helped me to turn my hobby into a profit. Even while I was spending a great deal of time figuring out what I hated about my job, I also spend an equal amount of time figuring out what I loved about my job. This is an important point in turning my hobby into a profit. Figuring out what and why I liked my job allowed me to be able to take this information and incorporate it into my future business.

I learned about the things I liked to do. I know that I loved being outside working and meeting people each day even though I loved to start each day inside. This was a great start to my new job – working for my self. While nothing is set in concrete this is a great start to a different life. One thing that did hold me up was putting my dream into action. While I absolutely believe everyone needs a dream, with out action that is all it will be – a “dream”.

At the top of many people's wish list is the desire for financial independence. That dream is far more attainable today than in the past thanks to the Internet home business opportunities now available to ordinary people. My business allowed me to tap into the incredible potential of the Internet. It has never been so easy for ordinary people to take advantage of a global market. The Internet opened up a new world to me to make good money working from home. I find it incredible to be in a home based business that can reach the world.
It is not long ago that this was a far off dream for me. To be able to achieve my dream – right in my home!

Branding

 The point of a brand is to create an instantaneous association in people's minds. Nike brings to mind footwear, athleticism, and Michael Jordan. The Toyota “O what a feeling” advertisement evokes images of 4 wheel drives being the best work and fun vehicles. The name Aeroplane Jelly reminds us of being young and all in life is good.

These are cases of successful, memorable branding. Michael Jordan is retired from professional sports, Toyota’s are still first choice on the farm and children still sing the aeroplane jelly song. Mentioning these to most people will get the typical, 'oh yeah!' response to memories of clever marketing and cementing the image of the brand in the viewers' minds.

System

"The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to be kind to." - Aristotle

Most people do not know this, but the most successful and profitable business empires in the entire world are all built around "Systems" otherwise they fail...Miserably.

McDonald's - System

Starbucks - System

Subway - System

Domino's Pizza - System

Makes perfect sense doesn't it! Most just, don't know it and have never seen it laid out this way, which is why 98% fail and spend WAY more money than they make.

Don't be another one who doesn't make it.

My Business

The great opportunity for beginners to learn the marketing methods that builds solid businesses.

• What is your company vision - why does your company exist!

Learning to market is a great challenge, both personally and professionally. To experience a business fail because of this is sobering. The main interest for me with marketing is from operating a dairy farm for 23 years. I believe the deregulation of the dairy industry was mainly due to the inability by those responsible, to market the dairy products with integrity. To leave this to others is not an option. You can have quality products and still fail. This has led me to believe that whatever business I operate I need to be on the pulse with the marketing of the products I am selling. I am no longer prepared to leave this to others. It is too important to throw out to chance. When choosing products to sell I look for quality and service. Service is not only the first impression a customer sees, it is the on going assistance to customers so they are repeat customers. Being committed and honest is of absolute importance to me.

Service is a Choice - I Choose to Serve. This is the motto I need to follow. If I do not know the answer to questions I need to have quality and professional people who can help me to answer questions. To know why my business exists is a worthwhile investment to put my time into before I start my business. To have real pursuit of a goal!

• Purpose for existing as a company
To know the purpose of my business and to be in control of this business – to not let others take control of my business. The purpose is to establish the reason why my business exists – eg. To be family friendly – sell quality products – to provide a positive and productive experience - etc.

• Mission of the company
This is how I operate my business. For example – to be a welcoming place where every visitor is treated as important – to be professional – to serve – to be sort after as a marketing leader – etc.

Business is a risky thing – but as Winston Churchill put it: “The optimist sees opportunity in every danger; the pessimist sees danger in every opportunity.”
Either way to be successful in business you need to be clear with your vision, how you want to exist and how you want to operate your business.

L.I.F.E. - Growing the Person

L. Learning

I. Impacting

F. Friendship building

E. Experiencing

• How can we encourage one another and build one another up?
• How can each of us change to a life grounded in friendship building?
• How can people who do not have a habit of reading and a drive to be educated, be encouraged to do so?
• How can we encourage those who are not comfortable with sharing their experiences to do so?

Learning is as much about growing friendships and community that produce relationships that last. Where we can impact each other with real information and we learn to be accountable to each other (not for each other). With learning, it is as important to grow friendships numerically as we ourselves are growing personally. To do otherwise is a waste of energy and time.

So what is L.i.f.e.?

• Life is not a university course. It allows and encourages the sharing of life experiences in light of the knowledge we have through education and relationships.
• Life is not a programme but a lifestyle. This is who I am, my friends, my interests, and what consumes my time.
• Life is simple to implement. It requires a commitment to use the knowledge we have and to be accountable to each other to do this.
• Life is reality based. It creates regular opportunities to build relationships in a natural and non threatening manner.

Start today!

There is a saying – I went out to find friends and they were not there;

I went out to be a friend and friends were everywhere.

Life is too precious to waste

Start now!

My call is not for everybody else – it is for me. The person who has the greatest impact on my life is me – and I do not intent to waste it.

Your life is your call!

My Message

Is My life affected by my circumstances or do I build on my dream

I have a friend who spent several years in prison. When he was released he made a comment to me that everyone he seen after his release was a lot happier. What he came to realise was that he was the one who was happier. Because he was happier he spread this where ever he went. You see he had made some decisions for his life and these decisions were not based on his circumstances but on what was important to him. So when something went wrong it did not alter his happiness. His focus was on where his life was going and not on what went wrong. He would count his blessings and name them. It is like the saying – two prisoners looked out the window – one saw stars and one saw bars. It is important to take in to build up our lives – it is also important to give out, this also builds up our lives. We learn as much from giving of ourselves as we do from taking in.

What we speak with our tongue needs to be guarded.

So when we lift others up we also do the same for ourselves. People who achieve in their lives are always aware to do this. Encourage another and build a friendship. You have someone who then has your interest at heart. They want you to prosper. Working together brings an added strength we would not other wise have. It is like a rope with 2 strands or 3 strands – the more the stronger – the more load it will carry – the less the load is on each strand. Building positive relationships is a wonderful way to live. For example - it is better to have a friend than a title. A title is a function – a friendship is life. Life is best fulfilled when you learn to give away. What is your message? Is your tongue speaking things that are wise – do you use your tongue to build people up? What you speak out you will receive in return. Voice out negative words and that is what will have most effect on your life. Speak positive truthful words towards others and be amazed at the return you will receive.