The Hues of An Umber Photo

This is life and some days I will admit the struggle is real. I am inspired yet to be honest at times aggravated. Dealing with all the ways our adversary comes to bring unrest, chaos, distraction, and drama to one's life. We are living in a time of aggravation not just for ourselves but the whole earth. It occurred to me that in these particular umber hues I have been ungrateful, and I also have been not so good to me.

Let me elaborate on that now it has occurred to me that I have put this unrealistic striving not purposeful mindset on that is a real quenching of the spirit. It is this filthy carnal mentality that tries to endlessly find value in things rather than the precious treasure of God. Like Solomon I understand when he said all he had acquired amounted to nothing. To acquire knowledge is to know sorrow because to possess truth is to possess at time its umber hues. Truth is not always a sunny beach with singing birds and crisp clear water. Truth has its hues to accept knowledge is to equally accept sorrow at certain levels. That constant pursuit of trying to seek understanding and wisdom is one of another hue.

As I put together knowledge understanding and wisdom, I find striving and its static mildly hilarious. Our identity is not based in activities or things. Our identity is based on Christ and we are the thing that gives activities and things value. We are the Pearl's to some sense whereas societal pressures leave us trying to find value for ourselves in activities. This type of broken engineering that only adds to a facade and all light will eventually expose darkness. And all darkness will always want to counterfeit and consume light. Ironic isn't it. Not really it is a hue of Kingdom principal. How can the dead counsel the living? It is a funny question but one of wisdom in spiritual warfare. What do I have to do with you? Says the light to the dark.

spiritual warfare an uncomfortable topic for some but not for me. We have a devil who prowls around like a roaring lion looking whom he may devour 24/7 since the day we came out of our mother's loins. We are not to be ignorant to this truth. We are to engage the enemy spiritually right back. Why? Because he is our enemy. The better truth to that is not only is he our enemy and likes to remind us of all our short comings, sins, or past we in turn can remind him of his future in the lake of fire.

He knows and you know he is already judged. As the time of the LORD draws near his time is winding down. He isn't exactly happy about it.

I am not saying that we should not take our sin seriously yes, we should and take serious with the LORD not our enemy Satan and his demons. Trust me in these last couple of months I have not been perfect or the best version of myself However I do live in shame because I know in sincerity the motives of my heart and that my Heavenly Father is working all things together for my good. Is that always easy no, but it is true.

I write to encourage you and not only encourage you but myself as well.

Read Roman's 12 if you like I need to mediate on this too. May you find strength in your inner man. Don't be afraid or surprised about spiritual warfare it is a give in. May you be covered in the blood of Jesus and may you pray and unashamed spend time with the Lord. Do it more it is never a waste of time. Ever.

I write to you.

A woman who knows the shades of umber

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