An Unfailing Process ~ Closing Thoughts

Greetings Dear Reader,

An honest look at where we are in life can reveal much.  We must think reasonably about what we do and why we do it.  Failure to think well leads to words and actions that harm us and others.  This leads to character that has habits, practices, and a destiny that we do not desire.

“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”  We become what we think we are.  We are the product of the thoughts we had yesterday.  In our current culture we blame so many things on external forces and circumstances.  It is not what happens to us or around us that defines us unless we let it.  If we wallow in the things that are unpleasant we become unpleasing. 

The thing is, it is never too late.  “Yes, there are two paths you can go by but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on.”  We can change the way we think any moment we choose to do so.  We can be different in our minds and allow the unfailing process to let us become characterized by love, peace, grace, and kindness. 

We see the flaws of others so clearly and use them to mitigate the need to address our own.  This kind of thinking is what keeps us from healing and being able to follow Christ well.  I want to react to the current distresses in my life by forcing others to do what they said they would do.  That is not good thinking or the path of peace. 

What I will do is allow the unfailing process to have its way.  They do, after all, belong to God and not me.  He will care for them far better than I could even when they deny his power and authority.  Whether it is a human of the Father, how can we say we are thinking clearly if we deny showing love and grace to those we once claimed to love as family?  Whether that is biological or spiritual family, our assurances of love are supposed to be unwavering, unfailing, and always visible. 

As I make the turn in my thinking toward the holy days and the closing of the year, I do so with little certainty in many areas.  The thing of which I am certain is that if I order my thinking to capture every thought, the unfailing process will unfold as it should.  If I cast my thoughts on Christ and following him, he will lead me into more than I can fathom. 

I know no more of the road ahead than today.  If, however, I order my thoughts on Christ and his love then it will be the right road.  I still yearn for your company on the journey Dear Reader.  You are always welcome where I am going.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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An Unfailing Process ~ Destiny

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I am not a fatalist.  I do believe that there is reconciliation between predestination and free will.  We choose what we become based on our thoughts, words, actions, and character.

Our character defines our destiny.  Since the Father knows what we will choose; has foreknowledge of it, he predestines us accordingly.  God is a counter puncher.  He knows what we will do in every situation and knows his response to every situation.  We have the disadvantage of living in linear time.  We see things as they occur and form our destiny as we move through life.

The Father predestines us based on his view from outside of time.  He sees the entire timeline and has already planned every response to our choices.  Those choices are the unfailing process that becomes our destiny.  Our thoughts lead to what our lives become as time unfolds with us. 

It is my thoughts that form my destiny.  I have made and must accept my choices.  I cannot undo the past.  I can, in this moment, think on love, kindness, reconciliation, and peace.  I can follow the example of Christ and give my heart to the wisdom of realizing the past was destined to unfold as it did and it cannot be changed but also does not have to be given the power over today. 

When I choose that today I will shape my destiny to be that of Christ as my only hope, faith, and joy, then the journey can become something beautiful.  No matter where it began the journey can lead to that which is good.  It is up to me to choose my destiny and follow in faith knowing that the Father already has things worked out.  The odds are ever in my favor.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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An Unfailing Process ~ Character

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Character, defined as the mental and moral qualities of an Individual, is revealed in our actions.  Further, our actions are what reveal the mental choices we make that define our morals, revealing the sum of them that is our character.  The unfailing process is that the words we think and the actions we take are what make up our character as individuals.

When we choose to develop a pattern of thinking that is harmful, self-centered, or selfish we become someone of that character.  If we are dishonest internally we become liars.  It is in this pattern that we find out who we are.  It is our words and actions growing out of our thoughts that define our character.

We do not spring into adults as narcists or abusers.  We make thousands of small choices that translate into actions that reveal our character.  We reject counsel that tells us that there is a pattern to our behavior that is unhealthy.   We do not end relationships that have invested life and love in us on a whim.  We build resentment and bitterness through years of failing to think in love, grace, and mercy.  Pride and anger become our character when we fail to think about humility and peace.

If we are to avoid character that is deadly and dangerous then we must realize that the unfailing process must follow the path of good thinking, loving words, and kind actions.  Daily attention to tending these things are what build good character.  It is in the millions of small choices that we create who we are. 

Too often in our culture we seek to blame our patterns of behavior on external influences rather than our own choices.  My flaws may be influenced by my past, my troubles, and my situation.  Every choice I make is mine, however, and if I hope to reflect the character of Christ then I must accept that.  I must realize that my choices based on my thinking yield my character. 

There is, however, hope.  There is always hope.  We can become better.  We can renew our minds, change our words and actions.  We can remold our character.  It will not be easy.  It is possible and we can start wherever we are to seek love, grace, and peace.  It is in this choice, Dear Reader that we must constantly live.  We can, like Ebenezer Scrooge, choose to reform so that our future is characterized by things worthy of a timeless tale.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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An Unfailing Process ~ Actions

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We think, we speak, then we act.  Actions are not possible without at least the basics of thought.  The brain must function at some level for us to take action of any kind.  The actions of intent, however, always come from our thoughts and words. 

This part of the unfailing process should not surprise us.  It is the fruit of the words we think.  We act based on how we have thought and the words that are true to us. When we act based on raw feeling it is because we have at some point thought with words about what we would allow ourselves to do in certain situations.

We only act violently when we have allowed violence to be an option.  We only act rudely to others when we have considered the needs of others beneath our wants and needs.  In the same manner our loving and kind actions are the result of thinking words that lead to love and kindness.  We act kindly because we have thought it through and chosen the words of love and kindness as our weapon.

In the reverse, our actions reveal what is in our mind.  Our actions confirm or deny our words.  What we do speaks so loudly that our words are borne out upon them or proven a lie by them.  It is in acting that we gain or lose the veracity, the integrity of our words and thoughts. 

I sat in a circle of strangers this past week and openly explained the failures that I am attempting to overcome through honesty and accountability.  It was the actions that I have already taken in seeking forgiveness for my wrongs that assured me that my mind was thinking well and my words were honest.  In the midst of my pain and loss there is the joy of knowing that I am backing up my words with actions. 

The unfailing process demands that what we think and say be lived out in action.  It vows that our actions will reveal our words and thoughts to others.  It promises that if our actions are true then less words will be necessary and that those words will have great power.  It is in our actions that we prove the purity and power of thoughts and words.  It is also those actions that determine what comes next.

I must DO what is right even when it hurts.  It is useless to refuse to act when what I think demands it.  It is required that I back up my words with proper action.  When I act, if my thoughts have been centered on love, grace, kindnesss, and mercy then it will be easy to infuse those things into the lives of others.  To modify slightly what my Grandfather used to say often, “We do what we believe.  Everything else is just talk.”

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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An Unfailing Process ~ Words

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Words come from thoughts.  I do not think you are dumb Deer Reader.  At this point I am supposing you have ferreted-out where I am headed with this.  Even when we act thoughtlessly we turn thoughts into words.

We are clumsy and foolish with our words most of the time.  Our indulgence is to fail to think, filter, and temper our words with love and kindness.  We create words that are vile and vulgar.  We say things with our feelings without thinking through the impact of our words. 

Aside from love, words may be the most powerful weapon we possess.  We say things to those around us, especially those we love that leave deep abiding wounds.  In moments where we need courage and strength those words, placed in our minds by others, return to hinder and harm.  Even if we do not believe the words said to us we use thought and energy needed for other things to fend of the reopening of word-wounds.  Our thoughts become words. 

Words are a weapon against the darkness as well.  They have the power to heal, encourage, and restore others.  We can infuse the heart, mind, and soul of another human with courage.  Words can turn death into a fighting chance to live.  We have the power to speak life into death. 

When we abandon measuring and controlling our words we fail to follow Christ.  He has warned us that we will give account for every idle word we speak.  The Father demands that we pay our vows to him because to do so makes us fools.  When we use our words to lie we are as guilty as if we have murdered.  Let that get through to you. 

When we embrace reason and temper our words with love and grace we can follow Christ.  We can choose to speak life to others.  I can use my mind to say clear things that show truth wrapped in love that heals and frees.  Too often we allow fear to keep us from saying what is good and right.  Too often we allow anger to have lease where love, forgiveness, and restoration have rightful ownership.

The unfailing process is to accept that our thoughts yield words and that we are accountable for every single one of them that we say.  We will damage or heal others with them.  “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”  We must keep our words righteous Dear Reader and we must keep our word.  It binds us whether we like it or not.  How about it Dear Reader?  What words have you said for which you need to seek forgiveness?  What words have you said that you need to fulfill no matter how painful or costly you think it may be for you.

I am on the path of seeking forgiveness for words I violated that still echo damage in the lives of others.  I walk under the words of others that continue to damage and try to destroy me.  I journey alone because others will not keep their word.  All of this, however, pales in the light of the Living Word who will make all things good again.  On that Word I can place all my hope and faith.  His thoughts yield words that are all I need.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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An Unfailing Process ~ Thinking

Greetings Dear Reader,

In case you need reminding, the title of my blog is Thoughts and Questions.  The reason for this is because of the beginning of the unfailing process.  If I am to do well I must think well.  I am required to think.

It seems that the world increasingly embraces emotion and reaction over thought and reason.  One need only to scan a social media feed to see virulent statements based more on feelings than fact.  How one feels has supplanted clear thinking and sound reason as a basis for being.

When we fail to think we allow how we feel to dictate our choices.  This is indeed what is our undoing.  Following Christ requires thinking.  It is what renews our minds.  It is what transforms us.  When we fail to think critically and honestly, we have no place to stand when our fears and anger assail us. 

It is in thinking that we can reason our way to love that is not based on emotion.  This kind of love that is unconditional and unstoppable.  It is not a feeling.  It is a choice in how we treat others based on reasoning that this is how the Father wishes the universe to function.  It is the way of wisdom and life. 

I realize that to the emotional mind unfettered by reason it also sounds foolish.  This is the kind of fool I strive to become.  It is the reasoned, thinking, loving fool that has the most impact.  It is in thinking well that we can begin the unfailing process.

In the process of thinking well we can see the reasonable nature of faith and following.  It is in reason that we can filter out the visceral responses that cause us to hate, harm, and kill.  We use our refusal to think as a means to justify our rejection of Christ, truth, and each other.  How we feel takes precedence over truth.   

I must think and allow truth to inform that thinking.  I must filter how I feel through truth and reason in a way that allows me to love as unconditionally as humans are able.  It is in this thinking that I can find the way to follow with my heart as well as my mind.  In this I can live out the truth of Thomas Trahern’s thought that, “To think well is to serve God in the interior court.”

We become what we think.  Thinking is the seed that yields an unfailing crop.  If our thoughts are on our past, ourselves, or our woes we will not be thinking of and loving others.   We will be following that which destroys our better natures.  We will be creating that which cannot survive.  That, Dear Reader is why we must think well and avoid letting how we feel determine who we are.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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An Unfailing Process ~ Opening Thoughts

Greetings Dear Reader,

We live in a time where truths are challenged.  Some people think that there are no absolute truths.  Some see the truth and choose to walk away from it.  I have mentioned a few times that I have felt a serious change in the world.  This change includes a devaluation of truth for its own sake.

One of the things that I am good at is process.  I can ferret out a process in almost anything and see ways to improve it or see the things that hinder it.  There are processes that work.  They are reliable.  They produce the desired result every time.

If I put water in the kettle, put it on the flame, and wait patiently in a bit I will have boiling water to make tea.  This process works.  If I put down the cap on the jug then jug the will sing to me when the water is ready.  There are slight variances in the process.  If I am at higher altitude it may take longer for the kettle to sing.  If I have electric heat instead of a flame it will take longer.  Still the process is dependable.  The truth is there that if the conditions are equal the water will boil.

This week I am going to walk through a process that I feel is absolute truth.  There are reasons why it is and I am happy to have you disagree with me if you must.  As I said, I feel that the denial of this vital truth is putting us all in extreme danger.  We are divided over so many things because we do not accept that some processes have an undeniable cause and effect.

Please Dear Reader walk with me.  The vital truths can make the path easier to navigate.  Your company always enriches the journey for me.  Your thoughts and questions are always welcome.  That too is a vital truth.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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