"We are much more

than what we are allowed to be,"

said a young artist in her interview.

I could hear the frustration in her mind.

The dream of living a life without any

rules and restrictions lives in every man's heart.

That would work, if we were the only person

with a free will in this universe.The earth

is too populated for such a luxury. 

We are called to live on this planet together.

No man is an island.

Restrictions, borders and limitations define

relationships. Even though man has abused

them to an extreme, they are necessary.

Without borders there can be no defined goals.

When apostle Paul spoke about his own call

he used the word "separated unto the Gospel."

Romans 1:1

Strong's dictionary defines this word to mean

"to mark off by boundaries" and "to limit."

Drawing the line "in the sand" continues to be

a way to guard our values and to define our goals. 

"The lines are fallen

unto me in pleasant places;

yea, I have a goodly heritage."

Psalm 16:6

The lines that God has drawn for us are goodly.

Conservative

is a word that refers to a person who holds 

on to traditional values

and achievements.

Sometimes it’s misinterpreted to mean

 a non innovative, risk-free and stagnated person 

who is resisting all progress.

Jesus was a very radical conservative. 

Whenever he spoke things changed. 

He honored the given foundations for his own

nation and the mankind by bearing 

the burden and paying the price himself for others.

 He did not abolish the law, but fulfilled it.

He continually invited people to move on with the flow of life:

Seek, Ask, Knock! 

Don’t put the new wine into the old wine-skins.

Let the dead bury the dead.

Jesus never claimed to be conservative or liberal.

 He simply said,

“I am the Truth.”

John 14:6

Own ways, own words, own pleasures

are so difficult to give up (Isaiah 58:13).

The list could go on: own achievements,

 own ideas, own religion, own problems, 

own strength, own house, own life...

Even in his relationship with God man is trying

to possess him and fence him so that others could

not steal him.

When visiting Jeddah I was invited to visit Eve's grave.

Yes, they claim to possess the oldest sight in the world,

the grave of Eve, the mother of the mankind.

After walking in the guards asked me about my religion.

I told them that I'm a Christian and they kicked me out.

It was hilarious.

In tribal wars men were stealing

one another's idols. It's such a ridiculous thought

to think that somebody could steal your god.

A self-centered life is one of the greatest enemies

of a living faith.

Jesus said to the young, rich, ruler,

"Sell all that you have and distribute to the poor,

 and you will have treasure in heaven; and come,

follow me."

The man became very sorrowful,

 "for he was very rich."

He went away, rich, but sad.

Luke 18:22-23

Why do I believe?

Is it because of all the scientific evidence that clearly

points to a Creator?

Why do I continue to pray when it often feels like

I'm just talking to myself?

Why do I read the Bible daily even though I already

know the story by heart?

Do I believe because I'm afraid of the punishment ?

I believe because without the Savior I'm lost in

my own guilty mind. I cannot find rest in 

the vast universe without His leading.

He is the Shepherd of my soul.

His rod and His staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4

"No one ever cared for me like Jesus."

Neighbor

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