Christianity and Real Estate... The Upside Down Kingdom..... His! #4

Here is Installment #4 of
The Upside Down Kingdom  --  His!

Recognize this face?

• This is one of the faces that made daytime reality TV so fun!
• Dispensing wisdom, insight and whats right to do with a smack of her gavel!
• She not only tells what is right to do, but what a right motive, or heart attitude should be.

How many times have you wished you were in her court, or were thankful you WEREN'T in her court to hear her giving you the "WHATS UP WITH THAT?" look.

When we mess up or need guidance, God is right there to help us -- He does NOT give us the "You messed up" look either; all we have to do is believe He is there and he WILL answer.

James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

• Life is not only about what is right to do.
• It includes what is NOT right to do.
• Motives can be wrong or right also,
  along with methods.

Which brings us to our next teaching by the Messiah, Jesus:

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied."  Matthew 5:1-16

• What do you do when you are hungry or thirsty? (Kind of a rhetorical question, hmm?)
• When you eat or drink something, do you just eat a morsal if you are hungry or thirsty......?
• Or do you eat and/or drink till you are satisfied (knowing you will have more strength
  to carry on with your tasks in life)? That was another silly question.... hehehehe!
• This is what the Messiah is trying to say ~~ Don't just settle for a LITTLE of what is right to do.... GO AFTER WHAT is RIGHT till you are satisfied..... If you do not get satisfied, you will eventually loose hope and spirit for what you want to achieve... and then you will give up.....

THAT is why you are blessed if you HUNGER for what is right...... if you
are going after what is right with a THIRST for it, eventually you will be
satisfied....

• It's like the old saying......"I wanted it so bad, I could taste it!!"

 Just think how much there is to gain
by doing things with a hunger or thirst
for what is right. Your WHOLE BEING
is involved if you are hungry or thirsty,
right?

But ~~ Don't just do it for the result
of money, fame, material posessions 
or recognition ~~ those are just "things"
and they do not satisfy.

This goes right back to the teaching
by Jesus:

"Seek first the Kingdom of God and
His righteousness, and all those things
(food, money etc.) will be added to you....."

if you are keeping your priorities in
line, everything else will follow.

Do you want to do things the right way?

Do you care when things are not right?

You see, not only does the Messiah teach what right priorities
we should have in life, but it is integrated into the right attitude
about living to have also.

Lets see what happens when we seek
what is right (or good) instead of just
coasting along or not caring:

• Romans 2:6-8
  God will render each person according to their deeds:  
  
  To those who by perseverance in doing
  good seek for glory and honor and
  immortality, they are rewarded eternal
  life;  
  
  8ut to those who are selfishly
  ambitious and do not obey the truth,
  but obey unrighteousness, there
  will be wrath and indignation.

• If you know of something that is wrong and do not
  stand up for the rights of the oppressed or downtrodden...
  
  Then you are like a body of water that has been stirred up
  by a stick... all the mud and debris on the bottom comes
  up and the water is unfit to drink.
  
  (I tried to find the verse that says this, but was unable to find it.)

So, Are Ya Gonna Hunger
and Thirst for What is Right
in Life?

This Provocative Post was brought to you by:
Alexander Harb PSEM®, E-Agent®

Founder of -- Christianity and Real Estate in
The ActiveRain Real Estate Network©

Here are links to the other Posts in this Series:

• Christianity and Real Estate... The Upside Down Kingdom..... His! #1
• Christianity and Real Estate... The Upside Down Kingdom..... His! #2
• Christianity and Real Estate... The Upside Down Kingdom..... His! #3

Thanks to: ratterrell , phool 4 XC ,  iwonka_10 and fliker.com for the great photos!