Ray Booska

Ret. 82nd AA MP. Army CID, Business founder, patented inventor, Dad, 1A/2A, helo pilot. Jesus follower. Generation Jones paying attention. Constitutionalist.

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"Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes." -Anisthenes

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@redheadranting I heard she went back to her maiden/married/divorced/married/divorced/married/made up name. 🤣

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@BuiltbySara Congratulations Sarah. Best wishes.

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@miles_commodore Islam is not a religion.

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@pwilsondtf Yes. A couple times. When in the jurors' waiting room, you speak with a judge who decides whether you're qualified. I ask "Judge, do you know the term "jury nullification?" and I'm immediately released. Besides, no defense attorney wants a former CID...they will reject you 10/10.

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@MaryTilesTexas Necco Wafers. They were the premium Halloween handout in the 70's, if you were lucky enough.

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@BrianRoemmele He looks quite sad after hearing of his plight.

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@CynicalPublius You are not wrong. I've been working on this a while and I see what you may be seeing. Granting access is easy. Once your agent grants access to another of your agents...try to undo that. I started out enthusiastic and shut it down immediately pending further review.

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Good word. Thank you. I suggest you have hit on the exact mechanisms of spiritual discipline: the necessity of constant immersion. My small distillation you provoked in me today is the Apostle Paul’s instruction in Romans 10:17: "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." The “hearing and hearing” part has always stuck with me. My analogy is to bathing. We do not scrub ourselves once and remain clean for a lifetime, because the world is a dusty, decaying place, and we are constantly exposed to its grime. Bathing wears off. So does hearing the word, which is why I recommend doing it again every day.

Faith, like the body, requires daily washing. Indeed, it implies an ongoing, iterative process. This wording suggests a continuous action. We do not just "hear" once; we "hear and hear," a relentless intake of the Truth that acts as a spiritual preservative against the moral decay and the seductive gloom that we have mentioned in earlier conversations.

The Discipline of Daily Hearing
When we consider the repetition of the Word, we see several vital functions for the believer:

Renewing the Mind:
The world works tirelessly to shape our thoughts according to its own image. Daily, repeated hearing of the Word acts as a counter-offensive, displacing the lies of the age with the unchanging standards of the King.

The Sharpness of the Blade:
We’ve noted earlier that the Word is like a two-edged sword. A sword that sits in a scabbard grows dull. It is through the repeated study, meditation, and recitation of the Word that we keep our discernment sharp and our conscience sensitive to the prompting of the Holy Spirit.

Anchoring the Will:
By bathing in the Word, we align our motives with the Lord's. Proverbs 16:2 reminds us that while our ways seem pure to us, the Lord weighs the motives. Daily saturation in Scripture allows the Holy Spirit to perform that weighing, stripping away our selfish inclinations and replacing them with the divine intent you described.

Sustaining the Vocation:
We must continue to adjust our Bible study to focus on the justice, judgment, and wrath of God alongside His mercy. This is precisely the kind of daily washing that breeds the discernment required for the current times. Most modern preaching avoids these pillars of God's character, leaving the believer spiritually malnourished and vulnerable to the deception of grace as a commodity.

By committing to this daily cycle of praying, listening, and hearing and hearing, we are not just gathering information; we are building the infrastructure of a life that can withstand the collapse of the institutions around us. And, they are clearly collapsing.

As we continue this practice, consider how this daily bath of the Word directly informs our business and our leadership. One who starts the day by letting the Word of God wash over his own heart is much better equipped to lead his household and his industry with the authority that comes from a clear, clean conscience.

Keep at it. The urgency we feel in our spirit is the Holy Spirit calling us to be prepared, to be sharp, and to be ready for the work that is set before us. It is a high calling to be one who refuses to be satisfied with a one-time splash of the Gospel, but insists on the daily, total immersion.

As you say every day, Peace and Be Prepared. 😄

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@Turbinetraveler Bell Jet Ranger...numbered golf ball prize drop over a field at Easter when I was a little kid.

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@MrsDrPublius My favorite Psalm...91. I had it printed a decade ago onto thousands of plastic cards and carry them with me always. I give them away freely, leave them on counters at stores, you name it. Before my brain began fading, I had it memorized. If it helps one person, I'm glad.

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@MrsDrPublius Amen. I do this every day and encourage others to do the same. God will never put more upon us than we can bear...provided we trust and keep our faith in Him. It's an important provision. It's what Job did, and must also.

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@BethanyForTruth I believe the saying goes "The female of the species is more deadly than the male."

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@ElizabethForNV I see you, however I used to see you a couple times a day and I have not seen you in a couple months now. I don't prefer what the platform is apparently doing to manipulate what I see or don't and with whom I interact.

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@MrsDrPublius You are making a profound impact in at least one person's life, so I say, if that is encouraging for you. Please keep on, and thank you so much from a stranger you don't even know.

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@travelingflying The thief on the cross proved it is never too late. With his final breath, he recognized Christ as King. He had no time for "good works" or a childhood of faith, only immediate repentance and trust. Grace is not about your history, but about the mercy of the Savior today. 🙏

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@travelingflying I'm not certain that using "McDonald's" and "food" in the same sentence is something I can do.

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@Sierra_rak Serious question: if they block you, and you've never interacted with them, how do you know? Is there some setting that tells you when someone blocks you?

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@SDSLLC_USA My county has ~600K residents. Between the county and the municipalities (redundant to state and federal governments.) This county has a $2.54 billion dollar budget. This may explain some things. Federal law, State law, County law, City law...all have big salaries.

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@HarmeetKDhillon @60Minutes Good on you. They thrive on intimidating us. I'm so glad you don't buckle. Keep on.

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@BlondeMAGAinNJ If you see a toilet in your dream, don't use it. You can trust me on that.