Keeping the Core
As I dismantle a whole lifestyle and of food social interaction for the future, having been diagnosed with Celiac, especially being Italian-American, it is not an easy journey to make, but then again a dismantling of what is false to what is truth and holistic truth and right has been occurring my whole life, but I just didn't realize it. Today I had another aha moment about my life and our nation, what's going on what needs to happen, and a lot of dismantling needs to happen, but I will go into that, I wanted to first look at this dismantling, keep the core from the perspective of my own journey.
Through the gifts I was given from conception by the Lord, Faith and Knowledge, not realizing it fully, understanding it fully, a lifetime of dismantling of false doctrine has been going on to get me to the Message of the Cross, to truth. As an Italian-American, Catholicism is central, generations of Catholicism, but in my heart, spirit, every fiber of my being I knew it to be unscriptural, the structure of, doctrine, I felt it so profoundly. I tried to ignore it, explored other paths, Kabbalah, New Age, even one or two Protestant denominations, but I kept coming back to Christ and what he had done for me at the Cross, how amazing that was and unworthy any of humanity was for that gift. When I found Sonlife Broadcasting and started to study it, the continued dismantling of the vestiges of the Catholic family heritage came undone, but not the core of the truth of God and God's truth, Christ and what he did at Calvary, the only way of salvation and sanctification. It was the most wonderful, liberating thing in my life to realize that and embrace it on every level, live it. Then came the Celiac diagnosis (along with lactose intolerance) and for an Italian-American where food and gatherings with all that great baked macaroni, lasagna, the pastries it's not fun news to get. Going to family functions and all that becomes a big question mark and awkward going anywhere as you have to bring your own food, or they have to make provisions to make foods separate for you specifically that you have to give a list of to them. Yet, the types of foods don't necessarily change, as I can still have pasta, but not white or wheat, rather Quinoa, Corn or Rice and other types of pasta, steamed veggies, grilled veggies, not raw, still veggies, non-dairy, lactose free veggie cheese products, still cheese like, and non-dairy, gluten free cookies and desserts, but still desserts. I have to eat small portions every two and a half hours, but that's okay and as far as any social activity and all that, well I may have to forget any Italian food events and seek out vegetarian and all that, but I can still eat, just different kinds of food. Though I have to dismantle culturally a good part of my life, my Italian-American culture, certain foods very much identify that culture, I can still have pasta and create similar deserts, just gluten and lactose free, and Christ and all he did at Calvary, that victory gained, is still the core of the faith, and that is what matters. The Core is what matters and if you keep the core of the thing, if that thing is good, truly good, redemptive, then that is what matters. That Core of faith and journey of faith, to the truth, has given me a whole new lease on life, a whole new sense of empowerment and understanding to fearlessly realize my God given potential in the arts, and ministry. For that to happen a lot of dismantling had to happen, even for my body to be okay, a lot of dismantling has to happen, but pasta is pasta, even if it is gluten. How does this fit in with our nation? The Holy Spirit stirred my soul to this and the same principle applies to our nation.
The nation has functioned to the determined of the people as a corporation and welfare institution for way too long, rather than as a Commonwealth Free Market Federalist Letter of the Constitution, not Spirit of Crap, Republic with the Congress, and the People being ferocious always in guaranteeing it stayed this way, operated this way. The only way this nation is going to thrive, truly thrive for the long haul is for a serious dismantling of every bureaucratic central planning agency, including the DOE and repeal of every conflicting regulation that impedes businesses and entrepreneurs from thriving in this USA, create a two tier system of taxes for example for business and individuals on two income levels/cut offs, and that would never (it would be codified into law) exceed 20% for individuals and 30% for businesses, eliminate the whole NFP entity/category, make all charity tax deductible to a decent amount for all individuals and entities. Of utmost importance codified into law would be that states rights would forever be sovereign in all matters, never could the Federal government coerce any state to violate its' state constitution or place itself in financial jeopardy to comply with Federal law. This what would be required to set America right and to be what it was meant to be before it got all liberal progressive screwed up.
However, for that to happen, we have to have the courage to want that with ferocious patriotism, to shape and form those who would run for office, all branches, who feel this way and will fight for this, do this, make it a reality. We would have to radically change the face of politics and We the People would have to truly want to take responsibility for caring for each other at the local levels, really create true community, teaching each other to fish, rather than give each other fish only based on our talents, gifts and skills. Questions is, do we have the guts for this? Do you?
Shalom and Amen
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