Live in the Truth 2 John 1.

Love is doing what God has commanded us and, God has commanded us to Love, remaining obedient to God is Love. Keeping Jesus' commands "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul...& Love your neighbor as yourself." So now that we are committed to God we are to be steadfast in that commitment not wavering but being obedient to His will and The Spirit, submitting to Him. I have been wavering a bit, doing still that which entertains my mind and remembering how empty that is, not finding any reward in it because it be for myself purely, but myLord is my true reward and my concern should be with Him and His called ones, not with my own matters that I think are important. The Lord will take care of me.

There are many in the world that do not believe that Jesus Christ came to earth in a body, let alone even has come at all. A person that does not believe in the Truth is the antichrist, meaning not for Christ, but against. We should be aware of this and watchout so that we are not swayed by lies and that we hold to the Truth that has been given to us and not expand or take away from it. If we are to stray from the teaching of Christ we can not, and will not have fellowship with the Father and the Son. But if we stick strictly to the Teaching of Christ alone, we will have fellowship with both the Father and the Son. There is only one Teacher. If someone is antichrist and teaches contradicting the truth they should not be encouraged nor welcomed, by encouraging or welcoming them you are supporting evil and are a partner in the evil work. I think back looking for times when I supported in someway those who were not of Christ's purpose, through promoting drugs, or sexual acts and things, and various other sinful acts and teachings, all which are hollow in the end and lead to death ultimately.

It is important to acknowledge false teachers for what they are, for if you let them remain, you might also be taken by their false teachings and deception. It is important to address this imediately with God, your conscience, others, and even possibly the false teacher. The truth will prevail, but the evil has been deceiving men for a long time by seeming to be good, or seeming to be true. There is that which is True and that which seemse to be true to the blind man, but to those who the Lord has given sight see plainly the pathway to destruction vs. The Way. May those who see, see, and those who are blind be led to His mercy so that they might be granted repentance and forgiveness by Him who is the Giver of all Good Things.

All...

1 Peter 3:8-12

As i read this, i think about how i have treated my co-workers at the church... As co-workers not as brothers and sisters. Then i realized that the first place i thought about was work, maybe because brothers and sisters was plural and i my mind went immediately to larger group. But I realized my world i compartmentalized, not to mention i don't treat my brothers and sisters around me as brothers and sisters."Love each other as brothers and sisters"

Above this the verse speaks of being one minded with other Christians "All Christians" and sympathizing with them. I look up sympathize in the dictionary and find according to Webster it means 1.to be in keeping, accord, or harmony. 2.to react or respond in sympathy 3.to share in suffering or grief with a friend in trouble.

Then Peter talks about not retaliating or insulting because you are insulted, and he says not to do that, but rather pay people back with blessings, God has called us to do that, I realize that My world has been upside down I have been treating my wife unfairly, and those I am around as co-workers(instead of LOVING as brothers and sisters) I have been unsympathetic (instead of sympathizing) as far as like mindedness i'm not sure but i am sure i haven't been like minded very much when i should be.

The Scriptures say...
If you want to enjoy life
and see many happy days,
keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies.
Turn away from evil and do good
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
The eyes of the Lord watch over those
who do right,
and his ears are open to their prayers.
But the lord turns his face against those who do evil.

as i read this i think and remember that i am incapable of doing that which is right on my own, I can't, my "good deeds are like filthy rags" (trying to wipe my sin off to make me look better.) I have been relying upon my own righteousness instead of the Father God and Lord Jesus'. He has cleansed me and given me a new heart and the Holy Spirit to live in me, all this it seems i know but i stray so easily and get distracted by the wind and storm, all the things and busy-ness that is going on around me my busy-ness and not the Lords will and work. I know that the Lord will complete the good work he started in me, I believe this. I ask Him for the strength to repent from how i was living because i can not repent and turn away from the past unless the Lord strengthens me to do so. I am willing to be willing. Lord if You are willing allow me to turn from this to Your Truth.