Jim May | living at His place

December 19, 2017

I have been on planet earth for seventy-six years. There are ten foundational truths that have kept me sane in this insane world.

June 12, 2017

Would it surprise you to know God wants us to live at rest in this life. He doesn’t want us running around like chickens with our heads cut off working for Him. He is not impressed with our business.

June 6, 2017

How would you like to live in heaven now and not have to wait to die? Well, guess what?
You are already there on top of this messy, cruel world of lies and illusions.
How do I know? Get this…
“He has raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places...”

May 10, 2017

How can we avoid the destructive lies we tell ourselves?
How can we discern the deceptions of politicians and advertisers?
How can we detect false philosophies and fake news?
How can we grow to maturity in character?
The secret is listening to the the Spirit of Truth.

April 14, 2017

We live in a world of lies, illusions, appearances, and now, “fake news.”
Lies fueled by hate are being hurled at opponents to destroy them.
Illusions are created by leaders and authorities, to hide what is really going on.
Appearances are used to cover up incompetence and corruption.
It’s sickening and frustrating to hear the news today, because of the deception.

The most important thing about any of us is our philosophy. That’s right, our philosophy. Philosophy is not a bunch of Greek thinkers enshrined in statues. It is the glasses we look through to interpret the world around us. It is our world view. We all are philosophers.

April 13, 2017

Have a big laugh on me.

OK, so I worked out at the gym and stopped at the gas station. I filled up with gas, bought a car wash, drove to the meter, rolled down my automatic window, and punched in the code. As I drove into the wash I rolled up the window, but when the window hit the top it automatically went down half way. I tried again, up to the top and it came down half way. I could not get the window shut.

April 4, 2017

It was a quiet Sunday morning, and the Lord had a few reminders for me to ponder.

March 26, 2017

We tend to see God through our character, not through God’s character. Chambers writes, “God’s revelation of Himself to me is influenced by my character, not by God’s character It is because I am ordinary, Your ways often look ordinary to me.” (My Utmost for His Highest, Nov. 17)

March 10, 2017

So whether we call it wisdom, truth, the law of the Lord, the way, reality, the light, they all are synonyms for the same group of universal principles. They may each contribute a different shade of meaning, but they are the way the universe works, and it is to our everlasting advantage to recognize and live our lives in accordance with them. Why? Because the universe supports everything and everyone that lines up with them, and everything and everyone that doesn’t is destroying itself.

These laws are unchangeable and we have to come to terms with them. They will not change for us.

“Gullible people kill themselves by turning away from wisdom. Fools destroy themselves because of their indifference to wisdom, but “Whoever listens to wisdom will live without worry and be free from the dread of disaster.” (Prov. 1:32, 33)