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Hope goes along with faith. It would be impossible to have faith without hope. It could be argued, and I do, that without hope there is no moving forward in anything. We could say that we have no hope of something, but if we truly didn’t, despondency would be our reaction. Despair would be our state.

As good people, we should strive to keep hope alive despite the tyrannical nature of the unseen power that controls this dark world; we will eventually have salvation and restoration of righteousness. There is no virtue in feeling weak and helpless in the face of evil. It is by our hope, and the faith that derives from it, that we continue the fight; continue working towards a good world.

For Christians, we place our hope in our Savior.

Hope is a virtue.

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Faith is defined as complete trust or confidence in someone or something. It is also defined as belief and trust in and loyalty to God, which I think most would identify with in this context.

I completely believe that faith in God is fundamental to being good, but that should not surprise you from what I’ve said in the past. Faith in God is the foundation for a healthy spiritual life. I will try to discuss that more later.

Good people should also have faith in his or her self. We must have faith in our ability to know and do good. To believe that doing good is possible, profitable, and worthy of our efforts. The world today would convince us that the opposite is true, and we should be out for number one.

To have faith, we must strive to be faithful to ourselves and others. We must put in the work to prove ourselves faithful. Just as important, we must surround ourselves with others who we have faith in. Leadership should strive to be faithful, as we can see in this modern world the disaster faithless leadership can bring on us.

Faith is a virtue.

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The Orthodox Christian Faith teaches of the Virtues; Faith, Hope, Knowledge, Wisdom, Honesty, Humility, Obedience, Patience, Courage, Faithfulness, Self-Control, Kindness, Gratitude. These are important to good people who strive to implement them.

Oaths don’t seem to be fashionable anymore. I took an oath when I enlisted. I see oaths in fiction, such as the Doc Savage oath or the Green Lantern oath, as reflections in what used to be a desire to be good and follow these virtues. There is also St. Patrick’s Breastplate as a great example (google it).

And I do see these virtues in many oaths I run across in real life and fiction. I’m not saying we should all come up with oaths, but the attitude towards them in the past seems to be centered around people who want to strive to be good.

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The path of corruption is to go deeper and deeper. Once started on that path, people are drawn, coaxed, and sometimes pressured to continue that path. In a corrupted world, stepping on that path is as easy as going with the flow. Leaving the path is like walking upstream in a fast river. But the rewards are worth it.

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Y’all

The Japanese word Intoku means Good done in secret. The book of Matthew implores us to not practice our righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them. Good people do not do good things so they will be recognized as good. Good people do good things because that is what good people do.

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Good people will hold loyalty in a very high regard. They will support their family, friends, and allies. They will correct them if they are wrong, in a private or civil manner. They will support the company or boss they work for. They will fight for their country.

Things change if that loyalty is not reciprocated, is taken advantage of, or misused.

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Y’all!

Good people, the other side is proving that they cannot defeat us unless they corrupt us. Stand firm in your foundation.

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Y’all!

It is possible to do good deeds for selfish reasons. The parable of the Last Judgement speaks to this (Matthew 25:31–46).

I won’t judge others for their motivation, but for myself, though I may not be there yet, I will strive to do good not to promote myself but out of love of others.

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Hey Y’all

Guard your mind, your heart, and your spirit. The battle is on to control and what they cannot control, to destroy.

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“Truth is not what you want it to be; it is what it is. And you must bend to its power or live a lie.” - Miyamoto Musashi

Truth is not subjective. It’s not your truth, my truth, Fred’s truth. There is the truth, and as the Sword Saint says, bend to it or live a lie.

Our current age, and the powers-that-want-to-be^tm, rely on us living their reality. Good people, our way should be to never knowingly support lies. It’s gonna hurt, but that’s the choice.

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Hey Y’all

Allow yourself to be weaponized against evil. Love and support each other. Help those the need help. Always seek the truth and be a speaker of truth. Speak civilly, even in disagreement, and only accept civil discourse. Do not be distracted by things that are not ultimately important, or that you cannot change. Stand on your foundation and refuse to step off.

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“He has spoken the words of life, words of love, forgiveness, repentance, virtue, and mercy. His words will be the unbending standard by which all people are judged on the last day.”

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 Hey Y’all

There is little difference between a Psyop and Spiritual Warfare. Both seek to undermine your foundation in what you know or believe.

We are past the time where good people should be standing by the bedrock of truth and telling the whole world if necessary, “No! Here I stand!”

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When you humble yourself, everyone will seem saintly to you.
When you are proud, everyone will seem bothersome and bad.
~ St. Joseph the Hesychast.

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Hey Y’all

Go early and help setup.

Stay late and help clean up.

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Good people should be the antithesis to the barbarity of the age and the restoration of an admirable way of life.

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We run the risk of forgetting what service means. I heard a wise man once say (heavily paraphrased for my own purposes) that we should do things to help others succeed greatly, and be happy when they give us thank you notes with presidents on them.

It seems instead that many are chasing the thank you notes, without helping other succeed greatly.

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A lesson from Joseph in Genesis, you can do everything right, be true to your faith, and you are likely to be punished for it. It is probably more true now than any other time in the last 100 years.

But, you will be standing on your foundation. Keep at it. You will pass through this too, and with a clear conscious.

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Life is pain, highness. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something. (everyone here knows where that quote is from).

The biggest sell going on now is, it’s all about us. Our wants and desires come first. You will cater to our emotions and feelings. Even our charity is about how we feel about giving to a special cause and how it looks to others.

Life should be about making things better for others. May be that’s fixing them a sandwich; may be that’s telling them they’re being childish and need to grow up¹.

And, yea, that can be a pain.

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1. these are examples and not meant to be a encompassing list 

 

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Whether you believe the Bible is allegorical or that it is inerrant, as I do, the story of the Babylonian exile can apply as a learning example to our modern world. The people of Israel kept their faith, their ways, and their hope despite the tyrannical rulers that tried to change them.

Good people, as we continue to fight the tyrannical desires of the rulers of this age, we must remember to keep our faith, our ways, and our hope. Only when we change and become like them do they win.

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God gave us the capacity of anger¹ so we can direct it towards evil acts, including our own sin. The powers-that-want-to-be^tm excel at using this capacity against us, directing our anger in such a way as to make us impotent, or worse direct it in the wrong direction.

Don’t let them gaslight you.

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1. yes, I’m a believer. If you are not, the point is still valid in your philosophy 

 

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One man stood before the Lord in his own pride.

Another man stood before the Lord in complete humility.

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In a world that glorifies convenience,
it takes discipline to maintain a healthy body.

In a world that glorifies evil,
it takes discipline to maintain a good spirit.

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The powers that want to be have declared a Great Reset; a reset that is great for them, not so much for us.

Instead, we can strive to Reset our lives back towards a Good Foundation. Seek out what is good and stand firmly there. Don’t let the storm of their Great Reset undermine our foundation.

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Frederick Douglass said, “I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” We don’t seem to want to unite anymore. If you stray to the accepted doctrine, no matter how much good you do, you are cast out.

Have some grace. Give people some slack. If someone is doing good, unite, don’t tear them down for the offense of not agreeing with you 100% And above all, be willing to forgive.

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What do our actions and words tell those around us about which side we are on? Are we recognizable as a good person?

It’s not that we should be concerned about what people think of us, but if we are not walking the walk, and talking the talk are we truly what we say we are? Are our words and actions promoting ourselves, or for the benefit of our family, our friends, our neighbors? Are we lying to ourselves and others about what is good for others and championing policies and practice that are blatantly evil and calling it good.

Our actions and words say who we are.

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