Seven Year Itch

My Seven Year Metamorphous

I have been changing for the last seven years. I have heard that every seven years all of the cells in your body changes. I have not taken the time or had the desire to confirm this statement. Operating under the assumption that this statement is true, I can see a complete metamorphous within me during the last seven years. This is my 43rd-year; I have completed six cycles of sevens and have entered my seventh seven-year cycle.

As I closed my 35^th year I held these beliefs to be true.

1. Life is about possessions.

I have never been wealthy, so it wasn’t expensive things, just a accumulation of anything. Books, cds , electronic gadgets etc. etc. I didn’t care what it was; I just wanted things around me.

Now I see that life is about giving everything away. The more I give from what I have, the more I draw closer to my Creator. The example set by Yahshua is so obvious, I wonder how it took half of my life to see this fact. If I keep things or hold them close as if the “things” are loved ones, those around me start to drift away. One day I will realize that I am all alone with my possessions and I can’t take them with me. I know this sounds elementary and you probably are saying, ‘he is just now seeing this?’ But look around you. What are you collecting? Even if you are collecting Bibles or religious books this doesn’t change the fact that we must give our lives away.

2. I have viewed things I did and works I accomplished as making me good.

If I DO enough good things it might offset the bad things I do not want to deal with. I can justify my sin by quantifying my good works.

Now I see that salvation is by grace (chesed) through Yahshua ha Moshiach. My self-righteousness is like dirty bloody rags to YHWH. That is not to say that we should not do good works, just that we should understand that we do good works out of love (ahava) not as a ticket for salvation. See I Corinthians chapter 13. Therefore I know that going to church never saved anyone. Volunteering large amounts of time to various charities never bought righteousness. I understand that I should surrender my time and desire to do the work of Him that sends me, but I also understand that obedience is better than sacrifice. All He wants me to do is obey His Torah because I love Him. When the Torah was made flesh and dwelt among us, He took every opportunity to show those around Him that they had misunderstood and misrepresented Him. When did the Torah say that you couldn’t pluck and eat on Shabbat? When did the Torah ever say that you couldn’t take up your bed and walk after being miraculously healed? However, we know that if we are looking upon the opposite sex and imagining adulterous things, we have committed adultery in our hearts.

3. Ha satan has used the culture and language of the area we live in, to separate us from YHWH.

My whole life has been a school. Unfortunately, it has been a school of paganism. Holidays that seemed so innocent and warm are now shockingly pagan and cold. Music of the world that seemed so energizing and upbeat is now draining and depressing. I spent 35 years going from left to right just to find out that I should be going right to left.

There are Kodesh (set apart) days we should observe. They are plainly listed in the Tanahk (Old Testament). They are also spoken of and kept in the Brit Hadassah (New Testament). Why aren’t these days good enough for us? Why must we embrace pagan days with pagan customs? Why do we get so angry at the very notion that Christmas isn’t about the Messiah or anything that is Kodesh (set apart)?

Very slowly and methodically ha satan has convinced the world to worship him. This was his original sin (rebellion) and it continued today. He is the father of lies and there is no truth in him. What is Truth? YHWH’s Word/Torah/Yahshua is Truth. Can there be any Truth in the Father of lies? When were the Kodesh Days of the Word changed to the lies of ha satan? NEVER.

I reject ha satan and the lies he has forced upon me. I embrace the Hebraic culture that is based upon YHWH and His ways.

There is more to come. I refuse to quit learning. To be led, you must move. To seek you must get up and search. Come join me and let us draw closer to Him.