Category: Unequally Yoked

My Way Or Yahweh?

Tuesday, 10 January, 2012 16:45 Written by Ed Harris
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When you are in a very tight and unpredictable situation that requires your submission do you submit 100%? When you are faced with having to exchange your own desires for the desires of someone else how do you fare? Willingly and lovingly   submitting your desires and will for the good of another is the basis for every good relationship. We get the foundation for this type of selfless service right out of the scriptures. Yahweh sets the standard by giving us His best, His unique Son Y’Shua who took on human flesh and walked among us. He taught us through His very life the true meaning of sacrifice and true service.

And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. – Isaiah 59:16

Y’Shua gives us the pattern of service as stated in John 13:12-17

When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. Do you understand what I have done for you? He asked them. You call me Teacher and Master and rightly so, for that is what I Am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things you will be blessed if you do them.

Do you submit your desires for the sake of your spouses? I am not talking about saying yes to your wife finally after weeks of questioning and finessing by her. I am not talking about saying yes to your husbands will with a frown on your face that sends the message of “It aint over buddy.”

I am taking about killing you your ego and truly submitting to the desires of your loved one. If you are truly a believer and you sincerely love the Master and want to follow Him, adopt His example:

He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” – Luke 22:42

When it was all on the line our Master, exchanges His will for you and I.

Let us continue to labor after the heart of Our Master and our Father.

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Marriage Seminar February 12th 2012

Friday, 30 December, 2011 16:44 Written by Ed Harris

 

 

 

 

 

February 12th 2012

This  one day (Marriage Seminar) is Sponsored by ConfrontNation and hosted by the beautiful Westin Stonebriar in Frisco TX.

What you get:

Six hours of teaching and instruction by Ed and Chavah Harris

  • A workbook that will outline all of the conference materials and serve as a powerful workbook for reference, home study and bible studies for years to come.
  • An action plan for a more powerful and committed marriage.
  • Only $129.00 per couple  (Dinner included)

This intimate event is going to fill up very quickly so register today!

**The first fifty couples that have confirmed (paid registrations) will automatically be entered into a drawing for one of the following gifts:

  • A “honeymoon night” intimate dinner and one night stay at the beautiful Westin Stonebriar in Frisco, TX.
  • Southwest gift vouchers. Take your sweetheart to the destination of your choice and enjoy some time away!
  • Three weekend getaways will also be given away.

**You must be present to win! The first fifty couples will automatically be entered into the drawing!**

Some of the topics: 

How to build true faith - learn it and live it!
How to unleash the power of gratefulness - The key to true freedom
Become an expert of your spouse - Learn some of the keys to taking your union to the next level
Communication - Verbal and non-verbal communication are the keys to higher levels of relationship with Yahweh and with each other.
How to establish theHouse of prayer - prayer plan for success – Create a prayer plan and execute it!
Repentance - Cleaning the house, cause your relationship to reflect even more of the light of the Messiah as you go through this awesome exercise.
Register today to be apart of this life changing event. This will defiently take your relationship to the next level!!

Go to store.confrontnation.com and sign up today!

This intimate event is going to fill up very quickly so register today using the link below:

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The Voice Of Another Woman

Thursday, 08 December, 2011 19:26 Written by Ed Harris
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Bill Withers did a song called “Aint No Sunshine”. This song could be interpreted many ways. One, he was smitten with the essence of some sweet little young thing that was NOT his wife and therefore when he was not with her “Aint No Sunshine” was the song of his life.  Another way to consider this song is he got caught cheating and cant stop heeding to the voice of the seductress. This is the problem with many folks that live among us today. The voice of seduction leads to the eventual exposure to the adulteress heart. The Messiah spoke of this type of problem when he says, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh” in Matthew 12:34.  One of the things we have to do as men is to NOT value ANY other earthly voice over our wives voice. When we decide that another woman’s voice is “sweet” and that her comments are ‘flattering’, it wont be long before we are all caught up in some type of adulteress situation.

Proverbs 5 describes this type of woman:

My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my wise counsel. 2 Then you will learn to be discreet and will store up knowledge.3 The lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil. 4 But the result is as bitter as poison, sharp as a double-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.  6 For she does not care about the path to life. She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t even realize where it leads. – NLT

Some steps for avoiding adultery:

  1. Make your wife’s voice the only “sweet voice” you hear.
  2. Focus on your wife being a spring of life for you. Proverbs 5:18 This is accomplished in service, words and deeds (not just intimacy)
  3. Rejoice in the wife of your youth! She is your true sweetheart; don’t ever forget this!
  4. Let her breasts satisfy you at all times and be captivated with her love. Your eyes and your heart are for your wife. Proverbs 5:19

Tune in to today’s  audio podcast entitled “The Voice Of  Another Woman.”

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Dont Waste The Pain

Tuesday, 04 October, 2011 17:32 Written by Ed Harris

Don’t waste the pain

I was enjoying lunch with my wife and some good friends when we started to discuss some of our daily challenges with parenting, messianic life, true integrity and other tough weighty issues. This season of the Fall Holy Days brings those of us who are looking for growth to critical points of contemplation about these types of issues. I think you will be encouraged by the thoughts. I hope you don’t waste the pain. I will explain what I mean.

It has a cost

Friendships, whether made today or fifty years ago are very expensive.  The spiritual and mental cost of friendship crisis, if evaluated would run into the hundred millions of dollars. However, if someone were to tell you that they desired money and riches over friends and family… then honestly they have never truly had a friend.  When you have a friend that you have come to love and respect, throw you in the dirt, or lie to you or even tell you something unbelievable like ‘I am in love with your wife/husband,’ they not only test your ability to be their friend, they also call into question your future loyalty and commitment to anyone else that would come in and possibly hold that title as well. Friends and how we choose them are critical. Possibly losing them or getting into strife with them is the cost of doing business or in this case “friendship.”

 Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful. – Proverbs 27:6

 When we get into difficult situations with people that we have come to love we are often tested in ways that we don’t want to understand. ‘Don’t understand’ you ask?  I am glad you did! Let me explain!

We are often presented with the situations that we need, not with the ones that we want. Yes, Yahweh brings us to difficult situations to strengthen our emunah (faith). We often fail to grasp the point, focusing solely on the people and circumstances while all the long, wishing for some pie in the sky scenario or quick fix that will often never happen, because it is not what Yahweh desires.

 He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? - Micah 6:8

Justice, Mercy and Humility

Sometimes when encountering these relationship rough spots, we get caught up into self and flesh.  We blame the situation or the people involved. We point the finger, often covering our pain with accusation. We then go on to lose sleep, gain weight, and drink too much or to become preoccupied with something that is ungodly.

He causes all things to work together (Romans 8:28)

Abba allows these shock and awe moments to take place so that we might learn faith, justice, mercy and humility.  As children of the covenant we should be well versed in how to walk out these principals. If we go through tough situations and Sabbath after Sabbath, Spring Feast after Spring Feast, Fall Feast after Fall Feast and we are the same, we have simply wasted the pain. Have we gone through all of the mire of silence, and contempt to just conclude that it was for nothing? It was just the devil attacking my life! It was a bad year or will we truly look at what Yahweh is doing so that we don’t ‘Waste The Pain.’

I have known many athletes in my day and one of their mantras is ‘No pain, No gain.’ In other words, don’t waste The Pain.

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To know the truth check the fruit

Monday, 26 September, 2011 13:43 Written by Ed Harris
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It not fancy, it’s not deep nor does it have large amounts of people ooing and ahhing at your latest revelation. It does not cause people to stay up for long hours of the night evaluating the power of it.  But without it, we have nothing. What is it? Drumroll… FAMILY – The basis for the entire Bible.  Yes, most folks that claim to be so deep into Torah, don’t consider that the most powerful way to show what we know is not just talk about it, but to be about it! In other words, live out our scholarship with mercy, justice and true family based conviction.

Are you revered by your colleagues and coworkers but your spouse thinks very little of you?

That could be a clue for the high-minded people that may sometimes ends up getting into fights with his or her companion because they just don’t “get it.” Know this fancy pants; you should be like our Master Y’Shua (Jesus) and transform your high-mindedness to reach your spouse.

Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put [his] hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them.  But Y’shua said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid [his] hands on them, and departed thence.- Matthew 19:13-15             

So if Y’shua gives us this HUGE example that we need to reach out to the so-called least of them (the children) then why are we so focused to prove to the greatest of them how much we know and how awesome we are in scripture?

Our family is the testimony

The way that we should be judging someone’s depth and trustworthiness should simply be by the fruit that they produce. Fruit is not even consumable according to the Torah until the fourth year  (which is for the LORD). The fruit is not considered kosher for food until the fifth year. Consider that same pattern in our spiritual lives. We should be bearing fruit within our relationships with our spouses and children before we go making our boasts to the nations.  For it is written, “Charity begins at home.” We need to do most of our hard work within the basic framework of the relationships that are the closest to us.  As one famous Rabbi stated, “Sometimes you need to put the books on the shelf.”

Listen to this critical message titled “To know the truth check the fruit.”

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