By James A. Washington Jr. Love Hurts God Publisher ... … · some qualities that we all possess...
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It takes serious reflection to come back to the basic truth that God loves me so much that when I stray from His purpose for my life, His mid-course cor- rection can and sometimes is in- explicably (or so we want to believe) painful. In other words, these are the consequences that I must endure because God is se- rious about getting my attention. I think we take day to day living as a mere matter of fact, rather than the true miracle and bless- ing that life is. The matter of “factness” of what I’m talking about is the fact that we take life far to for granted as evidenced by our reaction to when our lives are threatened; when we’re at the end of our rope, when the temp- tation not to do God’s will is so strong that we don’t realize the sin we’ve just committed is just that, past tense. It is then that we realize the precious gift of life. It is then that we call upon the Lord. I submit to you it is then that we internalize the conse- quences of not disobedience but our lack of focus on why is this happening to me. The bible is full of examples of saints who didn’t come to realize that God’s love for us will put us in the throws of despair, if that means we will focus our atten- tion on His purpose for us. Jesus knew this and in Gethsemane asked God to “remove this from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Jesus knew what was com- ing and knew why it was coming and understood the who would make the decision about His role and purpose. We get lost some- times. But allow me to simplify it this way. Satan wants me as a trophy and God wants me as an eternal testament to His love. This is a high stakes game of spiritual life and death. I don’t know if I’ve ever been this popu- lar or have experienced such a high stakes game of life and death when it’s my life we’re talk- ing about. The danger of taking this life for granted is not knowing or un- derstanding how precious I am to the Lord and how relentless Satan is at using this world to de- stroy my relationship with the Almighty. I understand Satan wants to embarrass, humiliate and like a scorned lover, hurt the Lord. What better way to do this than to steal something, degrade something, ruin something that the devil knows the Lord loves. That would be me. In your case that would be you. Now if you add to that a casual view of life it- self, you can see how easy it is to let the world destroy something it knows is priceless, but the owner doesn’t always see it that way. So, I guess without knowing it, I am vulnerable; sometimes a vic- tim of my own careless attitude. Like a child who unknowingly wanders off into a swamp, he or she has no idea of the dangers lurking there. Injury and death are but steps away. That’s how I feel sometimes. I know I’m in trouble. I know I’m lost. I know if I’m not vigilant and consistent, the devil will take me out and cel- ebrate at the wake. Therefore, like a weekend athlete, I know I must train. I know I must be pre- pared. I know the game is out there. But sometimes I just don’t want to work that hard. I just want to be left alone. Can you see how that frame of mind can get you killed? Can you see how that rather mundane thought can spell trouble? The bible is full of references to those who would be seduced, ab- ducted, tricked and persecuted for not being true to the Word of God. God Himself expresses frustration at times about those who would willingly forget, or unwillingly choose not to re- member who He is and who they belong to. The consequences can be cata- strophic. So what’s the answer when you’re just not feeling it? Get into the Word. What’s the solution to being lost in this world? Get into the Word. What’s the defense for Satan’s temptations? Get into the Word and form an offense of testimony. I guess this is a good time to sug- gest to you that my dilemma on this when I find myself out of sync, is to simply realize that I am, well, out of sync. The answer is to be deliberate in the effort to find my way home. You know when you’re determined, you can’t be distracted. There are some qualities that we all possess that arm us for this fight. Recog- nition, understanding, desire and discipline come to mind. To- gether, focused on the Word, they guarantee victory for God and humiliation for the devil. Sometimes is just takes the will to fight, and the understanding that the war is over. We win. If you don’t believe me, just ask Jesus. Better yet. Just ask the devil. Remind him that you are a child of the most-high. Always was. Always will be. It’s a family love thing. May God bless and keep you al- ways. 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NEWSPAPERS and reach more than 2.1 million readers and reach more than 2.1 million readers using our small space display ad network using our small space display ad network South Carolina Newspaper Network Randall Savely 888.727.7377 Randall Savely 888.727.7377 scnewspapernetwork.com scnewspapernetwork.com Statewide or regional buys available Statewide or regional buys available By James A. Washington Jr. Publisher, Dallas Weekly Newspaper PRESERVED BY PURPOSE By Shewanda Riley Shewanda Riley The last few weeks have been a rollercoaster of emotions. My beloved father Frank Riley, Jr passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 8th. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to post about it as I was still processing my feelings about the loss of the man I loved, admired and respected. The big question for me was how do I honor a man who loved his family fiercely and taught me and my sisters so much? I thought about posting pictures of myself with him or posting old family pictures. However, those options didn’t seem like they could fully repre- sent the depth of the feelings I had for my Daddy. This question of how to prop- erly honor my Daddy kept run- ning through my mind as my family was forced to hold a fu- neral that was extremely small because of Covid-19 restric- tions. Maybe I was being un- reasonable, but I felt like he’d gotten cheated out of the burial that he’d earned as a veteran of the military. The answer came to me last week as I was strug- gling with replacing blinds in my living room. In the midst of traveling back and forth to San Antonio for one month while he was on hospice, I had not been able to replace a set of broken blinds. The best I could do was use electric tape to keep them from completely falling down. But once I was back in town and getting settled back in my home in Fort Worth, I decided to replace them. I don’t know why; I am not mechanically in- clined so anything that needs to be fixed at my house usually re- quires that I hire someone… lol . But that day I said that I was going to do it myself…like my Daddy who always knew how to fix anything. Before I started, I prayed that his spirit of “Mr. Fix It” would help me. I started off excited about hanging the blinds but got more frustrated as I read and reread the confusing instruc- tions. Also, I had to change the position of the brackets 6 times before they were secured enough to hold the blinds. Looking for help, I made phone calls to my brother in law and a coworker who gave me great advice on what tools to use, how to hang the brack- ets etc for the 70-inch-wide blinds. Four hours later, I fi- nally finished the project and hung my new blinds. In doing so, I’d used the determination that my Daddy always showed that made him an awesome role model. I believe that my father’s per- sistence in fixing things was part of his way to honor God with his time like Colossians 3:23 says “Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.” So, I see now that the best way I can honor my father is to be persist- ent and resilient with every- thing I do…but I’m not so sure about putting up anymore blinds. Rest in Peace Daddy..miss you and love you! Determination is in the DNA
Transcript of By James A. Washington Jr. Love Hurts God Publisher ... … · some qualities that we all possess...
The Chronicle2B - April 29, 2020 www.charlestonchronicle.net
You can be a part of educating the Lowcountry at TTC! If you are an experienced professional with a passion for sharing your knowledge with
others, consider joining TTC. Instructor, full-time and part-time staff positions are available. If interested, visit our website at
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James Washington
Sometimes when life becomesincredibly difficult, it’s almost im-possible to believe that it is out ofGod’s love for me that I am en-during the worst the world hasto offer. It takes serious reflectionto come back to the basic truththat God loves me so much thatwhen I stray from His purposefor my life, His mid-course cor-rection can and sometimes is in-explicably (or so we want tobelieve) painful. In other words,these are the consequences thatI must endure because God is se-rious about getting my attention.I think we take day to day livingas a mere matter of fact, ratherthan the true miracle and bless-ing that life is. The matter of“factness” of what I’m talkingabout is the fact that we take lifefar to for granted as evidenced byour reaction to when our lives arethreatened; when we’re at theend of our rope, when the temp-tation not to do God’s will is sostrong that we don’t realize thesin we’ve just committed is justthat, past tense. It is then that werealize the precious gift of life. Itis then that we call upon theLord. I submit to you it is thenthat we internalize the conse-quences of not disobedience butour lack of focus on why is thishappening to me.
The bible is full of examples ofsaints who didn’t come to realizethat God’s love for us will put usin the throws of despair, if thatmeans we will focus our atten-tion on His purpose for us. Jesusknew this and in Gethsemaneasked God to “remove this fromme. Yet not as I will, but as youwill.” Jesus knew what was com-ing and knew why it was comingand understood the who wouldmake the decision about His roleand purpose. We get lost some-times. But allow me to simplify itthis way. Satan wants me as atrophy and God wants me as aneternal testament to His love.This is a high stakes game ofspiritual life and death. I don’tknow if I’ve ever been this popu-lar or have experienced such ahigh stakes game of life anddeath when it’s my life we’re talk-ing about.
The danger of taking this lifefor granted is not knowing or un-derstanding how precious I amto the Lord and how relentlessSatan is at using this world to de-stroy my relationship with theAlmighty. I understand Satanwants to embarrass, humiliateand like a scorned lover, hurt theLord. What better way to do thisthan to steal something, degradesomething, ruin something thatthe devil knows the Lord loves.That would be me. In your casethat would be you. Now if youadd to that a casual view of life it-self, you can see how easy it is tolet the world destroy somethingit knows is priceless, but theowner doesn’t always see it thatway.
So, I guess without knowing it,I am vulnerable; sometimes a vic-tim of my own careless attitude.Like a child who unknowinglywanders off into a swamp, he orshe has no idea of the dangerslurking there. Injury and deathare but steps away. That’s how Ifeel sometimes. I know I’m introuble. I know I’m lost. I knowif I’m not vigilant and consistent,the devil will take me out and cel-ebrate at the wake. Therefore,like a weekend athlete, I know Imust train. I know I must be pre-pared. I know the game is outthere. But sometimes I just don’twant to work that hard. I justwant to be left alone. Can yousee how that frame of mind canget you killed? Can you see howthat rather mundane thoughtcan spell trouble?
The bible is full of references tothose who would be seduced, ab-ducted, tricked and persecutedfor not being true to the Word ofGod. God Himself expressesfrustration at times about thosewho would willingly forget, orunwillingly choose not to re-member who
He is and who they belong to.The consequences can be cata-strophic. So what’s the answerwhen you’re just not feeling it?Get into the Word. What’s thesolution to being lost in thisworld? Get into the Word.What’s the defense for Satan’stemptations? Get into the Wordand form an offense of testimony.I guess this is a good time to sug-gest to you that my dilemma onthis when I find myself out ofsync, is to simply realize that Iam, well, out of sync. The answeris to be deliberate in the effort tofind my way home. You knowwhen you’re determined, youcan’t be distracted. There aresome qualities that we all possessthat arm us for this fight. Recog-nition, understanding, desire anddiscipline come to mind. To-gether, focused on the Word,they guarantee victory for Godand humiliation for the devil.Sometimes is just takes the will
to fight, and the understandingthat the war is over. We win. Ifyou don’t believe me, just askJesus. Better yet. Just ask thedevil. Remind him that you are achild of the most-high. Alwayswas. Always will be. It’s a familylove thing.
May God bless and keep you al-ways.
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Love Hurts God More Than You
ADULT AND CHILDRENDENTAL OFFICE
Extractions, Cleaning andGum Treatment, Fillings,
Root Canals, Dentures, Par-tials, Bridges and Crowns
• New Patients and Emergencies Welcome
• Nitrous Oxide• Financing Available
• Insurance and Medicaid Accepted
Phone: (843) 763-32571605 Ashley River Rd.
Charleston, SC (West Ashley)
Hours of OperationMonday-Thursday8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 8am- 3pm
Dr. Stewart Middleton
“Anxiety Free
Dentistry”
Larry J. Ferguson, D.M.D
• Relaxed, comfortable environment
• Skilled dental care• Safe, comfortable, “one-hour”
in-office whitening• Nitrous oxide gas• One pill conscious sedation• Same day emergency care• Dental care credit financing
available• Free Initial Consultation Appointment
• Exceptional Service Since 1980
• Graduate of MUSC School of Dental Medicine
Larry J. Ferguson, DMD1812 Wallace Rd. - Ste. 400
Charleston, SC 29407(843-) 571-4411
www.dentistcharleston.com50% off in office whitening
with Crown and Bridge work(located West Ashley-
directly behind Harris Teeter & Barnes & Noble Bookstore)
SMILEOLOGY DENTALGraduate Howard University(Historical Black University)6518 Dorchester Rd STE #ANorth Charleston, SC 29418
(843) 767-8555
Dr. Tracy Page DDSGeneral Dentist
“let us help to brush your
dental fears away!”
Looking for a rewarding career?
For current openings visit www.charlestonwater.com
Excellent Comprehensive Benefits. EOE.
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By James A. Washington Jr.Publisher, Dallas Weekly Newspaper
PRESERVED BY PURPOSEBy Shewanda Riley
Shewanda Riley
The last few weeks have beena rollercoaster of emotions. Mybeloved father Frank Riley, Jrpassed away peacefully in hissleep on April 8th. I wasn’t sureif I wanted to post about it as Iwas still processing my feelingsabout the loss of the man Iloved, admired and respected.The big question for me washow do I honor a man wholoved his family fiercely andtaught me and my sisters somuch? I thought about postingpictures of myself with him orposting old family pictures.However, those options didn’tseem like they could fully repre-sent the depth of the feelings Ihad for my Daddy.
This question of how to prop-erly honor my Daddy kept run-ning through my mind as myfamily was forced to hold a fu-neral that was extremely smallbecause of Covid-19 restric-tions. Maybe I was being un-reasonable, but I felt like he’dgotten cheated out of the burialthat he’d earned as a veteran ofthe military. The answer cameto me last week as I was strug-gling with replacing blinds inmy living room. In the midst oftraveling back and forth to SanAntonio for one month whilehe was on hospice, I had not
been able to replace a set ofbroken blinds. The best I coulddo was use electric tape to keepthem from completely fallingdown.
But once I was back in townand getting settled back in myhome in Fort Worth, I decidedto replace them. I don’t knowwhy; I am not mechanically in-clined so anything that needs tobe fixed at my house usually re-quires that I hire someone…lol�. But that day I said that Iwas going to do it myself…likemy Daddy who always knewhow to fix anything. Before Istarted, I prayed that his spiritof “Mr. Fix It” would help me.
I started off excited about
hanging the blinds but gotmore frustrated as I read andreread the confusing instruc-tions. Also, I had to change theposition of the brackets 6 timesbefore they were securedenough to hold the blinds.Looking for help, I madephone calls to my brother inlaw and a coworker who gaveme great advice on what toolsto use, how to hang the brack-ets etc for the 70-inch-wideblinds. Four hours later, I fi-nally finished the project andhung my new blinds. In doingso, I’d used the determinationthat my Daddy always showedthat made him an awesomerole model.
I believe that my father’s per-sistence in fixing things waspart of his way to honor Godwith his time like Colossians3:23 says “Work willingly atwhatever you do, as thoughyou were working for the Lordrather than for people.” So, Isee now that the best way I canhonor my father is to be persist-ent and resilient with every-thing I do…but I’m not so sureabout putting up anymoreblinds.
Rest in Peace Daddy..missyou and love you!
Determination is in the DNA
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