11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. 12 Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world. Tyndale House Publishers. (2015). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (1 Pe 2:11–12). Tyndale House Publishers. Daddy, The struggle is real. Every day my biggest problem faces me I the mirror. Yet what I do next will determine the outcome. I have tried to "whip myself into shape" The flesh never sanctifies the flesh. This tactic made me a ethier proud or aloof, delighted or despairing. I have tried to forget the mirror -- I have tried to avoid long look in the mirror. What I have come to is I have to live in reality. 1. This life is temporary 2. I am intended to live differently but sin got a hold on me and disrupted the design. 3. There is a WAR and my heart and soul is a battlefield. 4.I have no natural power to win long term campaigns. 5. I MUST come to Jesus and surrender daily, hour by hour, moment by moment. 6. Looking to Jesus and yielding to His spirit will bring victory. 7. I become what I behold -- my sin or my saviour. 8.Thank God for His friendship and companionship and focus to walk it out Daddy, I'm fresh today. I surrender. I yield. Help me walk like I am your kido.

14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. The New King James Version (Ps 19:14). (1982). Thomas Nelson. Daddy, This is the most intimate part of this psalm, asking you to validate me. Daddy, are the words of my mouth the kind of words that honor you? Are they the words that are salt and light? Does the tone and temperature please you? Should I say or refrain from saying? Daddy remind me of what good words to speak! Thank you that I can ask ah trust Your honesty without judgment. Daddy, are the things I think about where no one can see, do they please you? Are they good for me? Are they what you intend for me? Are there things I ponder and muse that I need to let go of? Are there meditations I need to stop because I already asked and you said no or wait? Am I creating my own anxiety by my thoughts? Are there things that please you? Are there thoughts that bring us mutual joy? Will you reward those and remind me to dwell on them? Oh Lord – You ARE, now in the present the source of my strength. I utterly depend on you. You are my redeemer, You make my life new and restored with dignity. If you are pleased with the conversation, both vocal and private in my heart, then we are in great intimacy. We are enjoying each other. I see your smile….You see mine too.

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Psalm 2 1 Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth rise up and the rulers band together against the Lord and against his anointed, saying, 3 “Let us break their chains and throw off their shackles.” 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5 He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, 6 “I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain.” 7 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree: He said to me, “You are my son; today I have become your father. 8 Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the ends of the earth your possession. 9 You will break them with a rod of iron; you will dash them to pieces like pottery.” 10 Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.11 Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction,for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him. Daddy, It is the bent of people and governments, cultures and societies believe and pursue the original lie (I can be god and live without him). This bent in im me too! You sit and laugh at the folly before anger sets in and you put forth your wrath because our foolishness hurts our relationship. Then you send Jesus to rule in zion, you give him the whole earth as an inheritance. He breaks the chain of rebellion sand sets us free to worship and relate you YOU! Let me today remind myself and others that loving you, kissing you is the open door to relating in total dependance upon you. Your anger is not so much at our sin as it is to the loss of lovingly relating to you as God, father, friend. Today I surrender again to know you as ABBA.