GETTING BEST RESULTS
How did a day get extended for the winning of a battle? (Josh. 10:12-14)
(All such references noted such ( ) are from the Bible.)
Who used wind in trees as signal to an army to attack? (2 Sam. 5:24)
Who promised...
to be in you? (2 Cor 1:22, Luke 11:13, John 14:15-17)
on you? (Acts 1:8)
before you? (Is. 58:8)
behind you? (Is. 58:8)
Who promised...
to guard you with His Angels (Ministering Spirits)? (Ps. 91:11),
to shield you, put a Buckler on you and clothe you covering you completely? (Ps. 91:4, Luke 24:49),
wrap you with a preserving wrapping like for a sandwich to keep it fresh and protected or as a full suit of armor on a knight? A Buckler is a fully shielding wrapping of protection.(Ps. 91:4)
For all knowledge there is a practical application and a spiritual application. Many of us learn the practical application and use it well... Many of us miss the spiritual application that is meant to work with the practical application to get the best results.
When the Israelites left Egypt in the Exodus there was a promise made to them... The Angel of God would precede them and a cloud would precede them to guide them by day and a pillar of fire to guide them by night. (Ex. 13:21-22, 14:19) They were to be on the move all the time for God had a place for them to go and desired to give them the wherewithal to get them there as soon as possible, but they had to do the walking.
When they were threatened by Pharaoh's pursuing army the Angel of God and the cloud moved to the rear between the Egyptians and the Israelites becoming a pillar of light to the Israelites and a cloud of darkness to the pursuers. (Ex. 14:19) Then God gave Moses instructions as to what to do but Moses still had to do as instructed before it would work... And the Israelites still had to do the walking. God kept the cloud of protection between the Israelites and the Egyptian army, even allowing the Egyptian army to follow the Israelites into what became a death trap for the Egyptians... And recent archaeological finds show photos of chariots, wheels and other remains on the bottom of the sea where this incident took place.
We were not simply cast out into the world to sink or swim, live or die on our own but were put here to live a practical life of good and productivity to the highest degree for our chosen way of life. To have a complete education we need to consider the spiritual aspect also for there are many things that do not work well except the practical and the spiritual knowledges work together. It is all based on principles that work when we find them and put them to work by cooperating with them.
In my years of study in relation to the two aspects of knowledge I am discussing here, I learned that there often occurs situations where it is most productive to apply the knowledge of both types of knowledge at the same time. It was true when I worked in engineering. It was true when I was studying to further my education. It has been true in all of my career of law enforcement since I learned how to establish contact and communication with my Commander-In-Chief. It has been true whenever I had to learn any new thing that I never had knowledge of before. It is true in the areas of preaching, teaching and ministering to the needs of others whether they be practical needs, spiritual needs or both.
In my study of the Bible I found much practical application in the area of military campaigns, tactics and movements. I found that when we are following His instructions that He is interested in seeing to it that we have the guidance and directions that we need.
This has been on my mind for this message for several days and I know someone needs this message but we all can benefit from it. It really boosted my productivity and quality of accomplishments when I learned how to apply the two areas of knowledge to my daily duties. I even discovered new ways to do things that were vastly improved over the old ways I was trained to use, especially in engineering. I have even learned to make it a matter of quick prayer when I need to find something, get something or remember something. I often get quick results when I remember to ask for His assistance, sometimes I even ask someone else to ask with me in agreement, but it always works whether it is quickly or not, even in the case of losing my best sunglasses that I had looked everywhere for and searched my mind to see where they could be. I found them several days after asking, but I did find them.
I know from much application of these lessons in many personal crisis circumstances that these principles of knowledge in both realms work extremely well together even in the worst of personal experiences including death of close loved ones. I write this message today because I do know these experiences. I have walked the valley of the shadow of death. I have climbed, with His assistance, out of the pit of despair. I have been preserved when I should have been dead and I am not alone for I know other men and women who have had similar experiences.
My message today, whether you are religious or not... There is the Giver of Life, the Creator, who knows all things pertaining to you... Where you are... How you are... What you need... When you need. He is standing by to help you when you learn the basic instructions and put them to use in your own life and put them to Him when you need or desire His help.
Ask and you shall receive... Seek and you shall find... Knock and the door shall be opened to you. (Luke 11:9)
Pray, therefore, (ask) like this: Our Father Who is in heaven, hallowed (always whole in all things) be Your name.
Your kingdom (Your actual hands-on guidance) come, Your will (doing things the best way) be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread (all of whatever we need to live and accomplish Your desires in our lives).
Forgive us our debts (the times we have done anything less than perfectly), as we also have forgiven (left, remitted, and let go of the debts, and have given up resentment against) our debtors (anyone who has done anything imperfectly in relation to us).
Lead us not into (or lead us away from) temptation (the opportunity and desire to do something that is not right or not good for us)...
Deliver us from the evil one (and evil itself).
For Yours is the kingdom (You are in charge) and
(Yours is) the power (all of the good and useful comes from You to us, into us and to guide us)... and
(Yours is) the glory (the credit for the beginning, the wherewithal to get all things done)...
(And Yours is the end of it all) forever. Amen (So be it!). Matt. 6:9-13)
That short prayer is asking for the best to be accomplished in your day before you start your day. Ask for your needs for the day before you begin your day. Get any hindrances out of the way before you begin.
Recognize...
Where all good comes from and how long all good is designed to last providing we do not mess it up...
Agreeing to cooperate and recognizing where your strength and abilities come from...
Who is in charge and how long He wants the good we do to last...
All of this is why He is my Commander-In-Chief. I get better results when I know He is in charge and that I can rely upon Him to help, guide and direct me if I ask for it and submit to it. Working with Him is no different than being in the bottom rank in a para-military or military organization... He is in charge and I do my best to follow His orders and cooperate. That is why I am here... To follow His orders and be any help that I might be to you. I pray for you daily and I will do whatever is within my power to do for you whenever I have opportunity but you have to ask if I cannot know any other way... That is His will for me in relation to you no matter where you are.
Peace Keepers, Thank you for all of your service that you have given, are giving and will continue to give. Thank you for every sacrifice you have made. Thank you for everything it has cost you to give this service. You are the living extension of the Patriots who began our nation, set it up for our good and then passed it on to us. You are the glue and mortar which holds what they built together for the rest of us to live in and live through... And to enjoy the Fruits of Liberty and Freedom. Every human heart desires the kind of Freedom they put together and passed down to us. The USA is the last great experiment in giving man the power to govern himself and live for his own good and for the good of the world in which we live. You do such a great job. I have been continually amazed at how well you do this great job of peace keeping. Because you are so important to me, I leave you with this usual injunction...
"BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!" ALWAYS be alert, watchful, suspicious and wary. Take the very best care of you as you care for and about others. See to the strength and well being of your spirit as well as all the rest of you. Your spirit must be strong for you to be successful.
Call or write if I may be of any service... Or if you just want to encourage me... Feedback encourages all who write... It helps to know we are reaching someone who reads the message.
We did not do surgery on my daughter in the surgeon's office this past Monday. It would have been too extensive to do in the office. She has a new abscess forming on her right side and we expect it to erupt soon. She is scheduled for surgery on June 23 at about Noon if it does not erupt before then. The germ has not been identified by any tests nor cultures. We are praying for guidance as to what to do and who to ask. I believe it to be an undiscovered germ or microbe. If you know anyone who has had such an experience please advise. For no reason at all the abscesses form below the skin in the flesh... Dissolve away some portions of flesh forming tunnels and small voids filled with an obnoxious smelling dark fluid and blood that eventually erupts and hemorrhages disgorging fresh blood and smelly dark fluid. Sometimes the tunnels are like the tentacles of an octopus spreading out like a spider's web... Sometimes it is a single tunnel. Once opened and cleaned, the wounds are usually able to be healed with right care and treatment unless an abscess erupts into or through a clean open wound. We have many areas that have healed and healed well. We would be in good shape if the abscesses ceased to pop up because the current wounds are looking great and healing well. The cause is probably systemic because they used to happen on her hands in times past but usually they are on her abdomen. Thank you for your prayers, your care and your concern.
As it has always been... So it still is!!!
If we want the USA to continue to grow and prosper, this message and many previous messages I have shared with you on how to do your part must be heeded, learned and applied. If we all together do our parts as best we can, we will affect others for the good and welfare of all. Let us see how much good we can accomplish together based upon what my Commander-In-Chief will teach us and help us in putting to use those teachings. We are His Warriors. So as such we need to know...
"VICTORIOUS WARRIORS WIN FIRST... (They learn what they need to know and how to apply it.)...
AND THEN GO TO WAR (They are ready before taking the field of battle),
WHILE DEFEATED WARRIORS GO TO WAR FIRST... (Without proper preparation)...
AND THEN SEEK TO WIN (Hoping to learn, win and survive as they go)." Sun tzu
Training and practice are everything!
Without them, the best results are not obtained!
ONLY LIVE PEACE KEEPERS SEE THE VICTORY!!!
THEY SEE IT ONLY BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE MADE THEIR ETERNAL
PAYMENTS OF SWEAT, BLOOD, TEARS AND LIFE FOR THAT VICTORY!
WITH THE DEEPEST OF APPRECIATION AND RESPECT...
BE BLESSED (A CONDITION TO BE ENVIED)...
BE SUCCESSFUL... BE SAFE...
[My injunction to be safe means doing all you know to do as you do your job... it means
doing the best you can with what you have where you are using all your faculties to get
the job done well and with good results conquering evil and keeping or restoring peace...
it does not mean to avoid duty and honor... it does not mean to cower or allow anything
to hinder you in the process of duty according to rules, law and ethics... it means that if
the demand takes your earthly life you destroy as much evil as possible in the process.
That is my definition of being safe... doing the best you can and leaving the rest to God
or whomever else is responsible... being best employed for the sake and protection of all
the things and people that we hold dear.]
I represent, write for... and give the credit to:
God the Father (my Commander-in-Chief),
Jesus Christ the Son (the Eternal Captain of my life) and
the Holy Spirit of God (my Eternal Teacher, Keeper and Guide).
In Christ I live... with Him and for you I serve...
And I rejoice that you are there whether you are Christian or not...
For God, Country and the Peace Keeper...
D. R. (Don) Staton, Chaplain to Peace Keepers,
Surviving Peace Keeper,
Virginia State Police Alumni,
RETIRED Police Officer Virginia Beach Police Dept.,
Senior Chaplain and Chaplain Administrator VBPD,
DCJS Certified Police Instructor,
Community Service Officer (Traffic Safety) VBPD
757-431-2190, chpln1@verizon.net
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