DS == Dead Sheep ?? (Some tips for staying spiritually alive and awake)

​So, NCR stands for Nonresistant Christian Really?
What about DS?
Or TSP?

DS = Daily SunShine
TSP = The SunShining Podcast
NBR = Nonresistant Book Reviews
TWN = Tech With Nonresistant
NFR = Nonresistant Film Reviews
TS = The SunShining
SS = SunShining

And SunBible stands for "The SunShining Study Bible / NCR Study Bible".
A simply beautiful place to read, study, and memorize the Bible.
Available on the web at:
(https://the-sunshining.github.io/SunBible/)
Or download for your device at:
(https://sunbible-dev.github.io/download/)

​(You probably know that I recorded this video to talk about more than just what bunch of letters mean.
I'll get to that in just a moment, but first I wanted to ask if you noticed how many videos I have been posting to YouTube recently.
I have been kind of experimenting with YouTube.
And at first, I was posting everything to my main channel.
But I just recently started posting things to other channels.
For future Tech videos subscribe to "Tech with Nonresistant", but I don't know how many videos I will do on that.
Also, if you love books you may want to check out "Nonresistant Book Reviews".
My main channel it the home of all things bright.
Whatever that means, as I am making plans for TSP S3 I am think I might post that content to another channel.)

Now let's get to what I really want to talk about...

{My mother recently had a dream about sleeping sheep.
And she did a video talking about it.}

DS could also stand for dead sheep. (Or sleeping sheep.)
When I was first taking notes for this video, I thought I would share some tips for staying awake.
But I realized that sleep is very important for a healthy life.
(And then I realized this is a very debatable topic. Is spiritual death and spiritual sleep the same thing.)
So what I will be talking and sharing about toady on Daily SunShine is some tips for staying spiritually alive and spiritually awake.

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### Some tips for staying alive and staying awake:

#### 1. Read the Bible
You can't live without eating. Reading the Bible is like eating food. So, I encourage you to get into God's word regularly. Also, if you haven't you should watch the videos, I did about Bible Study.
(God's word is not boring.)

#### 2. Talk to God
Talking helps you stay awake. - So, talk to God.
More could be said about prayer that is why I am going to be doing at least one video about is soon.

#### 3. Don't stay in one place
God didn't call us to stand still. He called us to follow Him. And that involves movement.
(You also make an easier target when you are standing still, but also when you are standing still you are not as much of a threat to Satan.)

#### 4. Be a part of a Christian Community.
There is strength in numbers.

My last two tips are kind of similar:
#### 5. Read good books.
#### 6. Watch good YouTube videos like mine.
Because they can educate you and give you encouragement.
(No book is more important than the Bible.)

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And...
Finally, I just want to close by saying...
Don't forget we are a in a spiritual war.
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour" - 1 Peter 5:8
If you are looking for a good place to read in the Bible Ephesians 6 has some great verses about putting on armour and doing all you can to stand. (Hey, I can't believe I left to two tips out of my list of tips.)
I will just add them right now.
1. Put on the armour of God.
2. Do all you can to stand.
Because we have an enemy that wants to knock us down.
(And don't forget that we can always go to God for help.)

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#### New book release shout out:
A lot of books have been written on spiritual warfare.
I even was going to write one myself.
But today I just wanted to give a shoutout to the book "Golgotha" by Angela R. Watts.
It is a great book on the topic of spiritual warfare for those who love a good fantasy book.
[Golgotha (Remnant Trilogy Book 1)](https://amzn.to/3ticKok)

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### I decided to cut this out of the video

There is a difference between death and sleep.
And sleep isn't a bad thing.
God created a rest day for us.
We can't live without sleep.
But don't allow yourself to fall asleep when there is danger nearby (Danger that could kill you in your sleep).

As Christians we can lay down in peace and sleep because we have a God who loves us and cares for us.
But we should not lay down and die.

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### Some verses:

"I am that bread of life." - John 6:48

"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." - John 4:14

"For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive." - 1 Corinthians 15:22


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Well that is it for today.
Thank you so much for reading the podcast notes on The SunShining Blog or for reading the description.