Shalom, blessings:
“Podcast CDLXXXIX: Sustained Joy – Walking the Mile” is ready for listening under “Audio Teachings” on the main page of comeenterthemikvah.com.
This is a joyful and encouraging podcast – from personal experience, starting with the poster I see as I do my 10 minutes of peddling to start my therapy sessions.
Whether you walk a mile in 7 minutes or 30 minutes – the reality is that you walked a mile, from point one to point two. You did it, hard or simple, you got where you wanted to go. I give you illustrations of this when I was in Jerusalem.
We’re on a journey to the Kingdom. It’s an uphill walk. It may take you a short time, a long time, or a very long time, depending on your continuing to walk – but if you continue you’ll reach your eternal goal. Along the way, throughout our life, there are hard things to cope with. Yet, if you keep walking forward with His joy, you get where Yahuwah wants you, where Messiah died to send you, and where your eternal goals are accomplished to the great joy of you and Elohim – the angles of Elohim, too. They want to cheer you on.
I speak of the gifts that He gives from within to keep us going. If we lived in our carnal flesh – mind, emotions, based on how we feel or what we think, we’d be like a ping pong ball bouncing off the walls all over the place our whole life. But, if we live “in the spirit” by the Spirit, we can go directly to the place we want to be – in His Presence, in joy and peace, no matter what we have to experience in this life that is meant to discourage, that is painful – meant to take us down and out.
These two principles I share, even sharing how to maintain the joy, practical things, will help you to get on the path that leads to life, stay on the path, and encourage you to sing more – sing the Word – thank Abba even for the hard times. He is a Father. A father has to discipline his children when they stray off the good path of rightness. Yet, the father never stops loving the child. Yes, love also includes discipline. Hebrews 12!
This podcast is meant as a real encouragement to you, as this knowledge has been for me since July 2022, first fall, first lesson, first understanding of the whole picture. Now, after 2 falls, 4 surgeries, pain, set-backs, and discouragement – I am so full of joy and peace that I astonish others. It is not from my carnal self, not emotion – just a state of being because Yahuwah rules within me and I don’t.
Another good day of therapy today. But the real rejoicing is that as my body heals, so my mind and memory is healed. I go forward with much joy and peace, knowing Yahuwah and Yahushua more than I’ve ever known Them before – understanding how Yahuwah is a loving and kind Father, but a Father for real!
Look up! Your redemption draws near!
In His love, Yedidah