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“On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, the web that is woven over all nations”
—Isaiah 25:6-10aHe must have been talking about web2. Under the veil of centralized control. A place where the Truth went to die. Maybe we can build the kingdom in web3? A decentralized “network state” that would make both Jesus and @balajis proud? A place where everyone’s free to follow the Way, to seek the Truth, and…
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“Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those of others.”
—Philippians 2:1-11Given the freedom to choose, would you choose humility over ambition? Or do you need a “strong central government” to force it on you?
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“If I go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. And I do not know which I shall choose. I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, for that is far better. Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit.”
—Philippians 1:20c-24, 27aFor whose benefit are you living? If you can’t think of anyone but yourself, you may have a problem.
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“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are my ways above your ways and my thoughts above your thoughts.”
—Isaiah 55:6-9For all the “high-level” thinkers, planners, and strategists out there… are you really thinking high enough? Are you missing the even bigger picture of the big picture?
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“Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect.”
—Romans 12:1-2Ever feel like life in the 2020s isn’t your cup of tea? Maybe that’s the point. You can’t know the most pleasing and perfect tea until you’ve tasted the most unpleasant and imperfect. Keep tasting and seeking what is good. Be the connoisseur.Be the discerning palate.Be the one who shows others the Way.
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“All the day I am an object of laughter; everyone mocks me. Whenever I speak, I must cry out, violence and outrage is my message; the word of the LORD has brought me derision and reproach all the day. I say to myself, I will not mention him, I will speak in his name no more. But then it becomes like fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones; I grow weary holding it in, I cannot endure it.”
—Jeremiah 20:7-9Ever feel like you just can’t help but do the right thing? Even when others are pressuring you to do the wrong thing?
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“Because you have asked for this – not for a long life for yourself, nor for riches, nor for the life of your enemies, but for understanding so that you may know what is right – I do as you requested.”
—Kings 3:5,7-12Are you asking for the right things? Or are you always just thinking of yourself? Start asking the right questions, and you just might start finding more fulfillment – both of your requests, and of your soul.
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“O Lord, my God, you have made me, your servant, king to succeed my father David; but I am a mere youth, not knowing at all how to act.”
“I serve you in the midst of the people whom you have chosen, a people so vast that it cannot be numbered or counted.”
“Give your servant, therefore, an understanding heart to judge your people and to distinguish right from wrong.”
“For who is able to govern this vast people of yours?”
—Kings 3:5,7-12A little humility and self-awareness can go a long way, eh? Imagine if all our leaders on earth acted this way?
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“…they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.”
“Many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
—Matthew 13:1-23Sometimes the most obvious answer is right under your nose. Are you willfully ignorant? Or just too distracted to notice?
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“The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.”
—Psalm 65:10-14Good things don’t just come to those who wait. Or even those who ask. Or even those who work hard for them. They come to those who are prepared to receive them by following the Way. Are you on solid ground before you seek a funding round? Find your footing (with Him) before you seek…