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Not An Easy Road

Submitted by Grenville Phillips II Of all the recorded literature that I have read, there is one that describes an efficient roadmap for this life. This roadmap allows us to quickly find our place on this journey, so that we may understand our next steps and their challenges. That roadmap is Psalm 23. I shall…

Submitted by Grenville Phillips II

Of all the recorded literature that I have read, there is one that describes an efficient roadmap for this life. This roadmap allows us to quickly find our place on this journey, so that we may understand our next steps and their challenges.

That roadmap is Psalm 23. I shall paraphrase the short Psalm in the hope that its immense value to us may be appreciated.

IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL.

God, the great Planner and Creator is also my Shepherd. His plans are perfect so if I follow Him, though I may not meet the expectations of other people, I cannot fail.

As I follow Him, I have the privilege of participating in His plans by choosing to do what is right. When He leads me to help those who wish me harm, I will not fear because He has the power to protect and rescue me.

RUNNING AWAY.

If fear overtakes me to the point where I stop trusting God and instead run away to escape harm, then God, my Shepherd, will find me and gently lead me to a quiet place of rest, peace and nourishment, where I may recover.

When my traumatised soul has been restored, He will lead me back to help those who wish me harm because he loves them and wants them reconciled to Him. He will provide me with more than enough resources that I need to follow Him.

For the rest of my life, God’s goodness will follow me. If I make mistakes on this journey, His mercy will similarly follow me, and I will remain under the umbrella of His protection, goodness and mercy forever, both in this age and the next.

COMING HOME.

That is the roadmap. It is important to know that following God is not easy. The ‘broad road’ of doing nothing is easier. Being led by our Shepherd to try to help and influence those who consider themselves to be our sworn enemies, because God loves them, may leave us traumatised by the experience.

If we care, we may become: frustrated by failure, disillusioned by unfairness, embarrassed by public ridicule, harmed by persecution, hurt by persistent criticism, broken by betrayals and disappointed by exclusion so that we despair to the point where we may all lose hope and give up. The roadmap reminds us to trust God to lovingly lead us back when we cannot find our way – suicide is never the right option.

To prepare children for this journey of life, Barbadian parents and teachers used to ensure that children memorised that roadmap. Sending them out without such a roadmap does them a grave disservice.

Grenville Phillips II is a Doctor of Engineering and a Chartered Structural Engineer. He can be reached at NextParty246@gmail.com

13 responses to “Not An Easy Road”

  1. Link Up Avatar
    Link Up

    Solutions Barbados should link up with Ralph Thorne
    DLP filed a No Confidence motion to hoof him out
    so he needs another party to latch onto

  2. bgoldariella Avatar
    bgoldariella

    I applaud Mr. Phillips on introducing the Word of God into this milieu which is so desperately needed if there is to be any hope for the young ones or anyone for that matter. Barbadians and most of the western world have turned their back on God and are now reaping the fruit. Confusion, chaos, sudden deaths, spiralling costs leading to hopelessness, unjust laws.

    It is time that we humble ourselves, turn from our wicked ways, repent and seek the Face of God and then and only THEN will HE heal our land.

  3. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    Who wrote this socalled psalm 23?

    The religiously misguided idiots will readily say the shepherd boy Da-vid, from BU?

    Or King Da-vid, if you like.

    Apparently to bring calm to the mind.

    Calm.even when the very descendants of this would be Da-vid are killing Palestinian women and children in their tens of thousands on the very land these fictitious, criminal, kazars are said to be endowed by a a god who works sometimes as a part time real estate agent.

    When humans believe things for which there are no proofs the best thing to do is to kill them all, for minds so infatuated can never be redeemed.

    Living and seeing the evidence that these socalled jews, like this here Da-vid, are and have always been the most degenerate humanoids ever on earth, should at least inspire those who believe foolishness to look for other sources of evidence to prove or buttress their contentions, beliefs and so on.

    Certainly there are many other books and sources of evidence with long predate the psalms which someone purporting to be a force riped academician, even at an infantile level, should have considered to make sure shiiite is never spoken.

    Should the mass slaughter of pregnant women, as like the Amolek, in their hospital beds not cause to wonder?

    Is the mass starvation of millions in Palestine not cause to reconsider accepted truisms?

    And on and on …………….

    Da-vid only existed in the fertile minds of kazar fiction writers and then the Piso family of popes.

  4. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    Psychoanalyzing a bit…
    Methinks that Pacha doth protest a bit too much about the Bible.

    Let’s say, for argument’s sake, that it is the babble that Pacha purports it to be…
    Then all that is required is to sit back and watch its proponents – such as the Bushman, wallow in ignorance and hopelessness….

    LOL
    But by jumping, sword-first on every Bible reference, my dear Pacha, you are conveying an impressive level of RESPECT for the great book… which is no surprise to Bushie -given your undisputed academic grounding.

    All you need now is that “Road to Damascus” moment …and you will make stinking Bushie look like Nicodemus…. LOL

  5. Spiritual development Avatar
    Spiritual development

    How Spirituality is different to Religion

    Religions are generally about a belief system it is about looking at the world in a particular way and that particular way is supposed to improve your relationship with God or whatever the centre of the religion is

    Spirituality tends to be based more around a practice that will let go of beliefs
    So, it is not that spirituality does not have beliefs, Buddhism talks about right view
    but, it is often about the idea that our views are actually what cause our suffering and our attachment to them, our unwillingness to see things differently than how they actually are
    So, spirituality is about using a practice, some sort of vehicle, like Tai Chi or meditation or yoga to let go of views and allow us to see more clearly what is actually true

    Spiritual development – Healing with structures
    People drawn to spirituality for quite a while is very deeply intertwined with dealing with old age and declining fitness issues trying to understand why this is happening and how to solve it.
    Healing with structures, makes a valuable contribution to spiritual development by not only dissolving energetic blockages that hinder personal growth but also enabling a deeper connection to one’s own soul.
    It is a common misconception that cleansing the auras or chakras or soul, automatically connects to the higher self or spiritual guidance.
    Rather it is about bring clarity to the relationship between mind and soul.
    The development of the spirit and the raising of it’s vibration are crucial to entering into a harmonious connection with the soul.
    This connection is essential for spiritual evolution and forms the basis for survival after earthy life.
    The fusion of mind and soul is a goal of the spiritual journey that some people can achieve within a few years, while others may take a lifetime to do it.
    There are also many who will not achieve this goal in their present life on earth.
    Such negative structures also have an influence on this development. They interfere with our energies and weaken them on the front lines.
    The liberation of the mind, is therefore an essential step on the spiritual path.
    Every human being benefits from freeing their mind from the shackles of negative structures and energetic blockages in order to unfold their true potential and establish a deeper connection with their soul.
    This clarity and freedom are essential for spiritual development and preparation for what follows this earthly life.

  6. Healing with structures Avatar
    Healing with structures

    If Health and Physical Fitness can be measured on a range between -100 to +100.

    Western medicine deals with the issue of declining health in the negative range between -100 and 0 to get the number back to 0.

    Traditional Eastern medicine and various modalities of exercise deals with increasing health in the positive range between 0 and +100 to bring the rating closer to +100.

    As it is often used by people in old age, it is more about regular easy form of exercise to build energy up rather than deplete it.

  7. -100% to +100% full range Avatar
    -100% to +100% full range

    Correction:
    Traditional Eastern Medicine and modalities of exercise and spirituality deal with the full range between -100 to +100 and were developed hundreds and even thousands of years ago by ascetics who had a lot of time to monitor the effects and benefits to the mind, body and soul of various spiritual practice, exercise and disciplines such as breath work, meditation, internal alchemy, energy work, acupuncture, herbal remedy, yoga, qigong, tai chi, dance etc for a holistic and natural approach to good health and well being, which western science and medicine is still catching up on and finding ways to measure and confirm the truth and wisdom behind the ancient / new age ways.

  8. Pachamama Avatar
    Pachamama

    Only Kiki
    Thinks like this here. Rightly.

    But Bushie
    What can ever be said about God’s vicegerent on earth!

  9. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    shrinking population.

    https://nationnews.com/2024/04/23/death-rates-up/#

  10. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    wha he do ?

    https://nationnews.com/2024/04/23/death-rates-up/#

  11. GP Avatar
    GP

  12. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    Give another Israel a try
    Israel’s Contrived War “Truth” is wrong as any righteous youth can tell

    [44] You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

  13. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    [44] You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

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