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Familiarity Does Not Need To Breed Contempt

2/24/2019

 
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Late yesterday, I read this idea from an article required for one of my courses of study. The story wants you to picture yourself awakening in the morning with the sun rising in the west, instead of in the east — a land where water flows UP hill and not down. Your favorite food grows on every tree on this new planet – Like fully-made pizzas, hot and ready to eat! Wouldn’t that be an amazing place to live?

Then it asks you to think of the world we already live in, where the article claims there isn’t anything quite so spectacular happening. The author seems to believe that for some reason here, on earth, we are not amazed for any reason. We all take everything for granted and don’t see what surrounds us.

I must be one very strange human being, at least according to the author – an oddity to truly wonder at, or maybe even to wonder about. . .

Why? Because I awaken every morning and look outside in such awe and wonder.

I can recall so many funny little stories from growing up. Times when I would wander through the woods, stroll through the creek, or climb trees – and I would dig, delve or stare for hours at what was around us. I wasn’t a church-going child growing up in Ohio, yet the world was still so miraculous to me. I would try to tell my dad things all the time and sometimes I would tell him so much he would become over-whlemed. Those were the times I would hear, “Judith, please, Stop! Goodness, your imagination and fascination!”

Whether the sunrise is colourful or just plain & brightening, it amazes me how each one bursts with such peace and beauty. If it is cloudy or foggy, I am taken aback by the softness of the sounds, the strange stillness of the birds twittering and chirping. You can hear them in the mist, and yet their sounds are somehow softened, muffled or muted on dank mornings. If the sunrise brings a colourful morning,  the sky is uniquely designed by the clouds, shadowy trees, and particles in the air. No two are ever alike. The same with sunsets. How can you NOT be astonished every single time?

I see butterflies, bumble-dy bees, birdies, and MOST bugs as such a blessing – a little note here: I must say mosquitos and gnats are NOT on the list of joyful creations for me! Yet, in spite of the pests, there is still so  much pleasantness surrounding me. I am often mesmerized by His creation – while trying to ignore those certain annoyances!

Those who truly know me can testify that one of my favorite things to stare at is. . . Drum roll please. . . A Fibonacci in nature. They are everywhere. You cannot escape them – the interior of a snail shell, especially the Nautilus, for example. There are also pine cones, sunflowers, mums, dahlias, rose petals, lettuce, ferns before they uncurl, certain trees when looked at from above. Yahweh placed the Fibonacci everywhere!

Yet in class, my professor's words were, “For some reason, we are not amazed.”

Not amazed???  I AM – every single day!!!

I cannot fathom how anyone would not react to our earthly home as though it is that Pizza Tree Planet I first mentioned!!! Have we gotten so busy in our business, so overwhelmed by our technology that we cannot see the trees for the selfies in the forests?

My professor believes that everyone must be lacking amazement and he blames the adage that “Familiarity breeds contempt.” He believes everything is so familiar and repetitive that we all take it for granted and ignore it.

I guess, again, I see things very differently: No sunrise can ever be repeated. Snowflakes do not look the same as each other. No sunflower, rose, wildflower, tree, or animal is ever the same as the one seen before.  
Using another adage: Stop and smell the roses, and look around you! Yahweh has given us all so very much for which we should praise Him. Don’t let this alleged familiarity dull your sense of wonder at His Blessed Creations.
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Shalom!

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    Yehudit (Judith)
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    CEO and founding partner of a recruiting firm.
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    Former real estate agent
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    Former Captain and
    Deputy Commander of a
    U.S. Air Force-AUX squadron
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    Served as educator and board member of an educational academy.
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    Co-Founder and joint partner of an international Messianic ministry.
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    Host of an international Messianic radio program 
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     Author of several books.
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    Judith has studied at:
    Tel Aviv University
    University of Pennsylvania
    And currently working toward a Master of Theology
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    ​Judi is a a true disciple of Yeshua following his teachings and the instructions of his apostles. She is able to connect the root of these teachings to the heritage of her Hungarian-Jewish family. 
      
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    She views the
    TorahforWomen.com
    ​websites as a ministry that has the potential to change lives in women and families for generations. She does not take her calling lightly, but sees herself as a steward of Yahweh's truth. With that stewardship comes  accountability to Yahweh to cut through the error seen online and only deliver facts as clearly affirmed by scripture. 


    Associate Author

    Jim, (Judi's husband), has Sephardi Jewish ancestry and is a minister and head of Shofar Productions. Jim was a denominational pastor, hospital chaplain, and former director of a non-profit community organization. 

    He has studied at: 
    - Park University
    - Berean School of the Bible/Global University
    - World Harvest Bible Training Center
    - UCMI
    - And currently involved in advanced studies into New and Old Testament Textual Criticism and Archaeology. 

    Jim  has also served in the U.S. Army as an Intel Analyst, a commander in the Civil Air
    Patrol and leader of search and rescue teams. 


    Jim often writes articles and books and will join Judith in writing for the TorahforWomen.com website. Judi feels it's important that a man's view point be included on the site for balance and perspective. Jim has researched  many of the issues about women and has shattered the error of traditional doctrines with scriptural evidence. Like Judi, Jim also has a passion for truth and the teachings of Yahweh.


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