How will any of us actually come out of this sys of mans? I have been lucky enough with a 10th grade education to make more money than most ppl with a masters degree in this sys, with really not that much effort. Like I said, "lucky." I've been lucky enough that my wife and both sons are also my employees. I have for the past 25yrs over paid this sys to keep them away from my dwelling, which by luck too, is my business, so I drive no where, except after essentials in life. But I have come to realize recently, that even the effort I do put forth towards a living, it can be put in front of YHWH and become my prison instead of my livelyhood. Until I really found out just who He is and what His commandments should mean to me, I never knew I was actually milling away my life in efforts of unfruitfulness. I've removed everything from my house and business that i felt pagan influence in now. And I do mean that was alot of stuff!..We were basically engulfed in it. My dear wife no longer a practicing catholic had all those lamanated funeral cards with a pic of Jesus. All her old purses all her pictures of family had then behind the frames. We had crosses on the walls with a few pics of the last sup. Like I said, "engulfed."
Now when we both read YY and felt the pagan influences in our life after Yada had exposed them, we went on a rampage in our home and business. We kicked out everything imaginable. We stopped with the pagan holiday worship and all birthdays for our friends and family. We announced it to all of 'em! Little good it did and little good it still does. They try hard to involve us, but the longer we stand our ground, the less they are trying and it is a comfort. I try hard everyday to remove some element out of my life that feels like a bad influence. They are not always easy to see. I didn't have an easy life, and today I wouldn't classify what I have, as being made easy or the easy way, just lucky. And the thruth is, my wife is just as lucky and our friends and family know it too. Was I lucky when after my dads passing I came across YY? I think I was. Was I lucky my wife, trust me, who could put a sailor in his place, decided to follow me. I think I was.
Was I lucky that even after all this, and then letting my customers know I was no longer available for Sat. work, that this day now represents my day with my Father and my wife joins me on it too, was I lucky they understand, I think so. Was I lucky even after the oil disaster in the gulf, that we actually got busyier, no!!! And the reason being, I no longer have a drive towards money. And never let anyone tell you it can't be done. Put your back to it and it'll pay, but is all the effort really worth it? No, i don't think so anymore. Sure I have to survive, but at what cost to my relationship with YHWH. So now I'm letting my sons and my bro n law get as busy as they can handle it while I strive for His path. Do I completely remove myself from all of it, I don't know yet? I have come across others that are helping me understand just how one might accomplish this, but we are really all just how uncertain ours lives will be by totally trying to escape his sys. I can only guess at it. Well anyhow, here's a beautiful song that my wife and I were privileged enough not to make the cutting room floor. And I'll even bet some of you know these fine ppl. Look for us at 2:35.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81hLAqUK814