Balance is Key!

Have you heard the value that you have to work hard?

What does it really mean? And, how does it apply to purpose?

The notion is to be disciplined, diligent, and dedicated to not necessarily take the path well trodden, but to be brave and bold. It is not always about hard work or hard labor, sacrifice and hardship, but in learning, striving and willingness. That is the way of righteousness with added ethics, morals, virtues, beliefs that give good character and promote compassion, love and kindness. Sometimes it is about finding and creating tools or new ways to make it easier to achieve more freedom and time or relieve stress and anxiety, promoting good health. There are times and seasons, and everyone’s path is different. Some are not made physically strong, but are certainly not weak or lacking discipline for not being able to work as physically hard as others. We judge ourselves too harshly in misunderstanding the meaning and intent of our values. We should strive to be dedicated not strive for pain and anguish. Strive to be there for life and not spend life stressing and watching it pass us by. Learn balance in all things and achieve more, live life.

So it is not about hard work, or how hard you work, you can work to tears with no results, it is about dedication, willingness, and daring to learn, try new things and ways, create, and be different. There is a time to take a well trodden path and a time to create a new way. Let us stop promoting hardship as glory and normal, and start finding new ways to actually live in harmony and joy with peace.

What is purpose?

Purpose is not just found in service, charity and to bless others, but also in being who you are authentically to be your own unique purpose. You should not just conform or justify, but be uniquely you. Life is about love, about life, the wonder of life, the joy of life to do as what brings joy into your heart, to paint your world with the beauty and colors you bring into it, to inspire and to experience the joy. Life is not for struggle, for hardship, for sacrifice, and service. Helping others is good, but life is given to you for you. Live, love, be joyful. Abundance is perfectly okay. Seek the Divine, seek higher wisdom, seek your true self and find purpose, seek joy and find wonder, beauty, love, and the Divine. You deserve all to be all the colors that you are. To shine your light, and paint with your rainbow. Shine your light and colors out into the world. Be the blessing that you are! To share that inspiring blessing with the world.

Should we seek joy?

Life is about love and joy, because love and joy bring peace! The wonder of life inspires and shared inspiration beautifies the world. All colors matter! Also, age is no limitation, it is never too late in the Divine purpose in life.

Always be true authentic you, you are you for a reason that matters in ways no mind could ever comprehend; keep being amazing you!

So, work hard but not always in hardship! Keep in mind that ease isn’t actually evil, and that balance and what we do with our freedom is what matters most. Also, most of all be you, and do it your way!

Remember hard work in character building and spirituality is righteous and powerful.

Brightest Blessings 

Reverend Amy Chris/Lueya of the Covenant Flourish Church, Priestess of the Covenant of Olana and the Covenant of Ramiel

Invocation

What is invocation?

Considering the concept of invocation…

Invocation is calling on the spirit energy as opposed to evoking, which is summoning the presence of spirit energy into tangible form. It is far more positive in energy workings, prayers, and other spiritual practices to invoke, rather than evoke. 

Invocation is calling on anything that is or has ever existed in spirit, energy, or thought. Anything you can imagine, visualize, create, think of, or believe may be invoked. Characters of stories, animal spirit, nature spirit, Saints, angels, and even mythical creatures, are all possible to be invoked. Calling on the Holy Spirit is invocation. Projecting thoughtforms is part of invocation. So called familiar/pet (not demon) spirit helpers, golem spirit protectors, are just a few types of spirit invocation that is commonly referred to. Tiki spirits and totem spirits are also types.

Why invoke?

Invocation is often used to send messages, requests, petitions, and other communications with the Divine. Invocation is also used to promote protection, wealth, positive energy and other goals. Invoking certain energies is thought to project intention and magnify your thoughts amplified to the Divine for assistance. The idea is to call on spirit to help intercede and work for your good, whether to assist a goal or help a prayer be louder. Invocation can also be symbolic, utilizing imagery to promote the idea behind a story, meaning of that symbol to focus your intention as you pray. Imagery may be a picture, a statue, something of a particular color etc. with imagery rely on imagination and the possibilities are limitless. It is all about what the image or construct means to you, to magnify your intentions and focus your prayers for your own benefit.

No, you are not worshipping the symbols you are using for expression, you are calling on the energy around you that matches your intents and goals to magnify what you want to attract into your life.

Brightest Blessings

*Side Note* in biblical reference Wizard referred to illusionist, familiar spirits referred to demons only, and mediums meant those speaking with demons Not ancestors.

Again, please stop believing ancient mistranslation, and applying it to all modern so called witches. Those that are Not purposely calling demons and practicing harm onto others, are not at all what the Bible was talking about. Also study the history, know about the mass slaughtering of innocent people, and stop persecuting everyone that is different. These so called occult practitioners are not purposely, willfully or maliciously out to hurt you or themselves. You are not even on their minds. You do not have to agree or accept them, but you also should not judge or persecute them. The occult in the Bible is not what we call occult today, these are two related but entirely different ways. Do some possibly practice the occult of the Bible? It may be possible, but they are not a majority, and persecuting everyone is just not the practice of loving and blessing others, that is the most important rule of all. Stop promoting modern day witch hunts. There are too many negative realities in the world right now, and the modern day peace loving witches are not the problem. Anything fueling hatred is not a help for saving the world. Love one another and be kind.

Witchcraft Is

 

Simple Principles: Incantation is a form of Prayer, as is chant and song. All supernatural, miracle, and magic things come from the Divine, and the Divine spirit is within Nature and created Nature as the Divine created and is in all things. 

A Witch is Not as defined according to the meaning of a woman who has a compact with some evil spirit who aids to establish evil things using malicious spirit for malicious ends.

In the ancient text not only was Withcraft Not always disapproved of, but the actual word intentioned in reference to evil ways was Sorcery as known by ancient Eastern Asian Mysticism (and Egyptian Illusionists acting to create fear and deception for negative and manipulative intentions). A specific form of spirit communication for answers (not messages from loved ones or ancestors), but done manipulatively and with Negative intent or Evil energies in a way that avoided asking the high Divine first, and ignoring the Holy Spirit of the higher self, was also referred to as negative witchcraft.

As long as the one higher Divine is acknowledged and understood, Witch and Witchcraft is actually turning to the transmutation Divine spirit and energy within the Divine in Nature all around us and given to us to utilize to promote positive and good into our lives for healing, joy, love and all other good things with focus in intention, projecting to the Divine from the desires of the heart for good and not for evil, for protection and not to cause harm. The key is in intention, to bless and not willfully curse. It is part of life in things such as cooking, sewing, quilting, music, art, and prayer, and Not evil at all! Making witchcraft just a part of life. 

All Forms of Prayer

 

Prayer - a reverent petition, praise and expression of gratitude to a Divine source in worship, thanks, blessing wish, or intentional request in hope and faith with trust and belief.

What types of prayers are known?

Prayers may be spoken or silent. All chants, incantations, declarations, affirmations, songs, meditation, visualizations, confessions, and words made with intention and especially heartfelt are all prayers.

Invoke, Praise, Trust, and Ask in Faith and with Thanksgiving. Always Ask with pure heartfelt intention including community and Divine purpose, the reason behind the why and possibly a deeper meaning beyond that, feel it, discuss it in your prayer and trust that you are heard and your needs will be met.

Believe & Receive

Know your purpose and survival will always be enabled in Faith and Trust from a grateful heart.

Brightest Blessings💗

Keep Praying💜

What is Longsuffering?

A bit of bible study…

“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering.” Colossians 3:12

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23

Is Longsuffering a reference to suffering?

Simply, no. Longsuffering is another word for patience, and although waiting and being patient may be difficult and may cause it’s own suffering in a way, it actually is not about suffering at all. It is about having faith and trust and exercising patience in your situation. In the definition of Longsuffering it means to be patient, to be calm and not rash. Keeping calm, centering yourself, attempting to maintain composure and peace through prayer and honoring but checking emotions is all part of the patience of longsuffering.

Thoughts on a few other older words…

Meek means gentle, and Submissive means to trust or allow in a consensual manner. When considering meaning, context and older usage of words in older texts requires understanding through examining what the words are saying not just to you, but why those words were chosen to describe their purpose and intent. It was considered virtuous to be gentle and compassionate in nature, and to be agreeable and considerate (consensual and allowing and trusting). Without meekness and submissiveness neither virtue may be practiced.

Actual suffering is referenced with a promise of restoration and being established.

1 Peter 5:10, NIV: And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

1 Peter 5:10, ESV: And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

1 Peter 5:10, KJV: But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

1 Peter 5:10, NLT: In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

Brightest Blessings 🌟 

Love, Reverend Priestess Amy Chris of the Covenant Flourish Church 🌸 ⛪️ , the Covenant of Olana 🌙, and the Covenant of Ramiel💜

Psalm means song, particularly a sacred hymn or song.

Idol Worship

What is idol worship, verses in comparison with Graven images…

First a graven image is an inscription or image on a surface of stone or marble with flower, human or animal form. When referring to idol worship (not referring to statues or artworks) in that the object of the graven image itself is worshipped as opposed to God (not seeking God first), and not as in inspiration, focus for prayer point intent, or in admiration of traits and in respect. Graven images used outside of worship as a symbol of intent are not idol worship, since the worship focus is still the higher Divine.

Is Idolizing your favorite person Idol worship?

To idolize is to admire, revere, and love greatly. In admiring traits of your favorite celebrity, being inspired by them, loving and adoring them for what they are or represent or even for their accomplishments is not Idol worship. Even if you express reverence and adoration (worship) for your favorite star, hoping that their magical aura and admired traits would rub off on you, you are still only idolizing not idol worshiping. Only when you take a graven image and pray to the image without involving the Divine, do you practice Idol worship. It is praying to the symbol as opposed to focusing intention to pray to the Divine first, that is idol worship. To worship is to praise, bow to in reverence and honor. Don’t bow to statues.

The golden calves in the Bible were created to represent a God figure to bow and worship to instead of the Divine. They were not created as a house of Holy Spirit or as art, but as a graven image that was then worshipped. This explains what idol worship actually was.

Idols…

The little statues, depictions of saints, artworks etc. are not graven idol worship. In truth, these things are just beautiful artworks to inspire us, to help us focus, and to reflect upon; while, remembering that the Divine inspired someone and worked through that someone giving them also the talent to create that art.

All art is inspired by the Divine, and all art should be treated knowing that the Divine had purpose for that art. 

As far as Saints go, to be inspired by the story constructs or to pray for intercession should not be idolatry. Saints were once intercessors on Earth to seek out and pray with, as former holy figures considered ascended to be near the Divine, they are still considered to be intercessors. Intercessors are prayer partners to agree with you and empower a Divine response. When two agree, it will be done (paraphrase Matthew 18:19). Your prayers are still directed at the one and only Great Divine.

Additional thoughts…

When considering idolatry, it can mean a lot of different things to different people. It is on the other hand avoidable by seeking the Divine or even the higher self first through your preferred method of prayer. Follow your heart, seek truth, and trust in what you find there. In our world of information overload there is a lot of noise, and sometimes in that overwhelm it is easy to get lost, confused, misguided, or frustrated. Clarity always comes from inner truth and higher wisdom. 

We can’t apply idol worship to any and all things that we give time to besides the Divine. Who says, oh no I cooked, I worked, I cared for my baby, I betrayed the Divine? Just focus on some gratitude throughout the day, apply some mindfulness, and realize that unless you do or love to the complete exclusion of the Divine, you can’t be idol worshipping accidentally. Keep in mind all you do, especially if you love what you do, or if it is in service are ways in which the Divine works with and through us, not just in our conscious efforts to do Divine works. Considering favorite hobbies, talents, caring for your home, family idols prevents the Divine from working through what you do in life. Instead, just be grateful and dare to hold love in your heart for the Divine and all that is in your life. There are many kinds of love, and love is a beautiful commandment and guide for our greater good.

What about Love?

What and who you love, as long as the Divine has your greatest love can’t be idolatry, for there are no rules in love. A good check and balance to live by is to make the Divine and gratitude part of everything you do no matter how small. Thank the great Divine for all you cherish, and idolatry is not a concern. God never said we couldn’t love anything else, or that we could not have anything, or that we could not enjoy anything, God said to love, to be joyful, to live abundantly. You may love life, and feel grateful for it, that should be a good thing. You may honor your parents or cherish your family or loved ones, it is a commandment to honor your parents and family is a virtue. We need to stop overthinking and attempting to superimpose old constructs onto every new or current thing, and remember not to overthink and judge everything looking for some reason to chastise ourselves or blame ourselves for some misfortune. Everything can’t be an idol, and as long as the Divine has a place in your heart, and gratitude from you, you should be on the right path away from idolatry. 

Brightest Blessings…

A side thought about the what ancients considered idols of the past… In Hindu temples to bless the sacred space they pray to empower an artwork object with Divine spirit as the holy house for the Divine to dwell (we call it an idol) and the then Divinely blessed object sanctifies the temple. To them, it is Divine spirit existing present on Earth. We bless our temples, the buildings, or set up alters to call on Divine spirit to be with us in houses to hold Holy Spirit. They worship the Divine, not really the “idol,” but we call it idol worship? I believe we need to set aside judgement of others and ourselves and trust in the Great Divine of higher thoughts and wisdom, who created us all to be the judge. We can keep the Divine in our hearts and still live in the world, and with a little effort maybe some greater kindness to ourselves and others.

What are seeds?

 

Considering Seed Sowing for Blessings…

Or the Concept of giving or of service…

First do not confuse seeds with tithing, which is not under the new order of Grace that speaks of cheerful giving from the heart and ends the old law and ways. Tithing actually should also be known for sharing of anything such as service, time, volunteering, fund-raising events, kind acts, stating blessings of kindness towards others, prayers for others, any charity etc. Seeds are entirely different. It is the concept that in planting with intent, the intent grows with what you sow. In scripture, even tears are seeds that sow and later reap in harvest of joy for balance. A seed can be a charitable act from the heart, money given, blessings made in faith given from the heart for others, prayers for others, even heartfelt intentions to do or give, and actual planting for the symbolism; also anything you do in service to the good of others, the greater good or for service to your faith and your belief in the Divine etc. The idea is that seeds multiply or ensure blessings into tangible manifestations for anything good that is hoped, wished or spoken for the life of the giver. It is a long standing principle that what you give returns to you in expected and unexpected ways, often multiplied back to you. The same generosities, services, sharing, praying, blessing, heartfelt intentions, and acts of kindness are thought to help maintain blessings. You may not always reap back exactly what you sow, because you receive what you need first. Seeds should always be sown from the heart. The act of support and giving is superior to the idea of taxing (tithes).

I have always heart-fully held the idea that support, donation, and service is a better notion than to say tithe. My family heritage spoke of acts of service for the church instead of necessarily giving money, which could possibly be too high minded a thought.

Brightest Blessings!

Still curious about tithes? This is a beautiful article: https://www.clintonnc.com/uncategorized/15364/the-misconception-of-tithing-part-one