Hey Guys, I was gonna take a small break from the blog because I'm on spring break, but this one just hit me, so here it is!
Looking in the mirror, I made a lot of changes and I will be the first to say I need to make more! HA! There is always areas of improvement the most physically fit person still wants to concentrate on so they can be evenly distributed or be the the total package so to speak. To be honest, this mindset is the one everyone should have! Self included!
Looking at things spiritually of course, I see now that a workout regiment must ensued. After all, ONLY WHAT YOU EXERCISE WILL DEVELOP!!! We want to be so used of God ,be so anointed, and this so called "super saint", but we're weak in certain areas that would otherwise propel you in our spiritual walk. Were are strong in praising God, but weak at prayer. We workout our tithing muscles, but our faithfulness routine has run its course. We must realize that we serve a God of balance, you can not counterweight God's expectations by over supplementing the area of lack with a area of strength. Yes, you may be great at singing. So you're the choir director, sing on the praise team, hold music workshops, and working on your CD. But God is saying you are also called to preach the word. But since your stronger at singing, you overemphasize in order to accommodate for the lack therof of preaching the word. You are now being ineffective because guess what, your music ministry simply wont reach everybody. God would that all men would be saved. Your underdeveloped areas need to be as strong as your already developed areas in order for God to use you how HE sees fit. not what we want to do for God. It's time to stop looking at the workout equipment and actually start using it.
When we are full of the holy ghost that means, in whatever area God is lending you to work in the vineyard at that time must be done in decency and in order and also in excellence. God does not do lazy sit-ups, run 3 laps in stead of 4, or bench press 2 reps when the requirement was 3. He does everything to the max and lacks nothing. We don't serve a part time God. And he doesn't want any partially developed children. The enemy we are waging war against is throwing out all the stops. We need to train for the battle at hand! Your very life depends on it.
At the end of the day, talk is cheap. Your Action should precede your words. If not, your words have nothing to stand on, because your foundation is your action. Of course, speak those things that are not as thought they were and of course write the vision and make it plain. But if all we are doing is talking on what were going to do, dreaming off what were to become, nothing will come of it. The book of James lets us know that faith without our works is dead. Action brings life!
If we are going to attain and accomplish our lofty goals, then we need a new workout plan. Tighten that area of indecision and complacency. Strengthen your prayer life and consecration times with God. Workout your salvation with fear and trembling!! lol. Once the routine is started then its proven it will be easier to stay on it and you'll find that you feel a lot better that you have. I mean come on, look at who we have for a personal trainer! Allow Him to whip you into spiritual shape so you can be well prepared to face the enemy and your dreams that God has given you. Saints, it's time to hit the Gym!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
It all falls down
We never seem to eager to go to the dentists office, but will plan months ahead in anticipation for a spring break trip. Never in a rush to get a assignment done for work or class, but will stop what were doing for our favorite t.v. show. We often times find ourselves putting off what can be done today, tomorrow, for something we really want to do instead. The problem lies in, there may not be a tomorrow.
So many of us have planned for so many extracurricular activities, that our blackberries and iPhones are limited on memory due to the detailed schedules we have for the day. Meet for lunch at 4pm. Turn in last weeks assignment today. Your working a double shift today. Don't forget mike's b-day get together.... The list goes on. We have planned for every inch of every mile, every minute for every hour, but we have not planned on whats really to be expected.
God is not mocked the bible declares. We have planned on everything, except for the judgement of God. We have somehow pushed the rapture to the back of our minds, saying to ourselves, "We're living in the last days, but today isn't it..." We have not prepared ourselves for the coming of our Lord. One thing we have forgotten is that, the rapture does not have to yet take place for this to be your last day here on this earth. I find it strange that even nature knows to prepare for what to come. Animals gather food for the winter. Plants soak up as much sun as possible. Some animals even migrate in preparation for the oncoming change! God has been knocking on our doors, patiently waiting for us to invite Him in. We have left him standing out in the rain for far too long, and Gods anger is being kindled against this very nation... We, who have knowledge of who he is, freedom to worship, ability to serve Him with our whole hearts, are content with leaving the most powerful, all mighty, only true and living God, out on our doorsteps; allowing Him in, only to fix, bless, or heal whatever we need... then outside He goes again.
I am reminded of the story of the three little pigs and their houses built of straw, wood, and brick. My friends, we are living in the age of brick houses. Strong houses, too hard to be blown down with a slight breeze. You see, a breeze can blow over a plate at a picnic, or even a stronger one topple over a tent at a campground. This usually catches the attention of the people to change their actions because if I continue using these plates or building my tent in this area, the wind will interrupt my activity. But, what have we done? We now use heavier plates so the wind no longer affects my activity. I now batten down my tent or even use a cabin now so I can withstand the attention bringing wind that cautions me to stop what I am doing or else. We have now moved into brick houses, resisting the wind, and now becoming ignorant to its ever blowing caution since we have done all we can no to deafen the sound.
God is saying there is no more wind to be blown...
As pharaoh in the book of exodus refused to hearken to the many signs and wonders God performed through an unexpected individual, so are we, people of God, not hearkening to the signs of the time that Gods judgement is here, and the only things withholding it is His mercy. See, we think we have time since we are living under grace and mercy. But that's it. We have no more time! I am convinced that God granted us mercy, holding back judgement, in order for us to quickly hasten to the altar, allow God into our hearts, for us to be saved before judgement is cast. We are being judged right now, but mercy is holding back the condemnation of those who have not yet gave their life over to Christ. POWERFUL!!! How deceived are we?!?! Thinking we have time, when in actuality our time is up, we are on BORROWED time! Pharaoh's pride and stubbornness caused his own damnation. Unable to see that God was speaking to him, unwilling to believe that God could or would do what the prophet Moses declared.
God is saying that since his word has come through an unexpected source, you are not willing to receive it. You actually are being consumed with your own imagination that would tell you, "God wouldn't do this, it goes against his very nature" But be ye warned, God is not a man that he should lie; He will perform the work that He has spoken. Since the wind will not get our attention, only something drastic will. The brick house never fell in the story, but I guarantee you, the one in your life will if we will not open our hearts to Christ and allow Him full access. His word says he chastens those whom he loves. If God strikes down that Brick house, not only the inhabitants of the house will be affected but everything around it will too due to the great fall it will incur.
My brothers and my sisters, God is no longer and has never been playing games with our souls. If he has to take away everything you hold dear to reach you, that is just what He'll do! Your soul is the most precious commodity to Him, everything else is like fallen bricks in a pile. Please heed Gods warning and quit playing games with your soul. Don't be fooled into thinking you have time to get things in order. Don't be fooled in thinking God has overlooked your sin. I assure you God's eyes are in every place and has seen the good and the bad. Don't wait til it all falls down before you realize that you should have looked up.
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
So many of us have planned for so many extracurricular activities, that our blackberries and iPhones are limited on memory due to the detailed schedules we have for the day. Meet for lunch at 4pm. Turn in last weeks assignment today. Your working a double shift today. Don't forget mike's b-day get together.... The list goes on. We have planned for every inch of every mile, every minute for every hour, but we have not planned on whats really to be expected.
God is not mocked the bible declares. We have planned on everything, except for the judgement of God. We have somehow pushed the rapture to the back of our minds, saying to ourselves, "We're living in the last days, but today isn't it..." We have not prepared ourselves for the coming of our Lord. One thing we have forgotten is that, the rapture does not have to yet take place for this to be your last day here on this earth. I find it strange that even nature knows to prepare for what to come. Animals gather food for the winter. Plants soak up as much sun as possible. Some animals even migrate in preparation for the oncoming change! God has been knocking on our doors, patiently waiting for us to invite Him in. We have left him standing out in the rain for far too long, and Gods anger is being kindled against this very nation... We, who have knowledge of who he is, freedom to worship, ability to serve Him with our whole hearts, are content with leaving the most powerful, all mighty, only true and living God, out on our doorsteps; allowing Him in, only to fix, bless, or heal whatever we need... then outside He goes again.
I am reminded of the story of the three little pigs and their houses built of straw, wood, and brick. My friends, we are living in the age of brick houses. Strong houses, too hard to be blown down with a slight breeze. You see, a breeze can blow over a plate at a picnic, or even a stronger one topple over a tent at a campground. This usually catches the attention of the people to change their actions because if I continue using these plates or building my tent in this area, the wind will interrupt my activity. But, what have we done? We now use heavier plates so the wind no longer affects my activity. I now batten down my tent or even use a cabin now so I can withstand the attention bringing wind that cautions me to stop what I am doing or else. We have now moved into brick houses, resisting the wind, and now becoming ignorant to its ever blowing caution since we have done all we can no to deafen the sound.
God is saying there is no more wind to be blown...
As pharaoh in the book of exodus refused to hearken to the many signs and wonders God performed through an unexpected individual, so are we, people of God, not hearkening to the signs of the time that Gods judgement is here, and the only things withholding it is His mercy. See, we think we have time since we are living under grace and mercy. But that's it. We have no more time! I am convinced that God granted us mercy, holding back judgement, in order for us to quickly hasten to the altar, allow God into our hearts, for us to be saved before judgement is cast. We are being judged right now, but mercy is holding back the condemnation of those who have not yet gave their life over to Christ. POWERFUL!!! How deceived are we?!?! Thinking we have time, when in actuality our time is up, we are on BORROWED time! Pharaoh's pride and stubbornness caused his own damnation. Unable to see that God was speaking to him, unwilling to believe that God could or would do what the prophet Moses declared.
God is saying that since his word has come through an unexpected source, you are not willing to receive it. You actually are being consumed with your own imagination that would tell you, "God wouldn't do this, it goes against his very nature" But be ye warned, God is not a man that he should lie; He will perform the work that He has spoken. Since the wind will not get our attention, only something drastic will. The brick house never fell in the story, but I guarantee you, the one in your life will if we will not open our hearts to Christ and allow Him full access. His word says he chastens those whom he loves. If God strikes down that Brick house, not only the inhabitants of the house will be affected but everything around it will too due to the great fall it will incur.
My brothers and my sisters, God is no longer and has never been playing games with our souls. If he has to take away everything you hold dear to reach you, that is just what He'll do! Your soul is the most precious commodity to Him, everything else is like fallen bricks in a pile. Please heed Gods warning and quit playing games with your soul. Don't be fooled into thinking you have time to get things in order. Don't be fooled in thinking God has overlooked your sin. I assure you God's eyes are in every place and has seen the good and the bad. Don't wait til it all falls down before you realize that you should have looked up.
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
Friday, March 5, 2010
Is there a doctor in the house?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DwyM11jmh4
L.Spenser Smith-Surgery
(Listen to this powerful song!)
This has to be for somebody, because God won't let me alone regarding his people not allowing God completely in. So this one is about allowing God to perform the surgery that we desperately need in order to be healed and perfected.
Heb 6:1-2 "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgement." I started with this scripture because this is the foundation of every born again believer. These are the steps in order for us to attain perfection.
God was dealing with me again on how in order to grow, we must be trimmed, purged, weeded, and purified. All of these processes are uncomfortable to say the least, but are very necessary in order for growth to occur. Naturally speaking, if a plant is not trimmed, it can grow wildly and be overtaken with weeds and eventually looks very unkept and some instances sickly due to certain areas of the plant that have overgrown itself. After this has occurred, the process is many times irreversible; that's why we must address the issue as soon as it begins to occur.
The issue God led me to discover was that many people want to grow up, but they want to grow without the purging process. Everyone wants to be a ship and be their own navigator. People want to be able to say I did it on my own. This shows spiritual retardation. Your outward appearance may be growing, but the mental and spiritual is in a state of flux.
I realize that after a life of doing things on your own (So you think), it's very hard to submit. After all, the only person you ever answered to was self. Why do I now have to submit to anyone? The answer lies in the illustration about the plant. Growth has occurred, but all in the wrong places. Your strong vines that were meant to produce fruit, have coiled and choked the life out of people you come in to contact with. Your leaves that are suppose to lend themselves to the SON, now are in competition with one another in greed trying to soak up the most sun (Pride of Life, Lust of the eye etc.) for themselves (This is a true fact! Plants will move a certain area of themselves to gain sunlight!). Those same vines even wrap around the trunk leading to the root and constrict the water flow to the rest of the plant, disabling it to receive optimal nourishment that it needs to survive. Since there was a lack of purging, guidance, pruning, and trimming, the plant lends its self to a life of eventual suicide.
Do any of us see ourselves in the same predicament? Are we cold and brash with others? Do we try to prefer ourselves as oppose to one another? Do we find ourselves missing something in our lives and try to attain it, but it seems ourselves hold us back? Just like the plant, we are seemingly inwar with ourselves and ironically you aren't winning. The scriptures talk about repentance in Heb 6:1. We must first realize we indeed are a mess. We can see everyone else but when was the last time we looked at self? We must totally forsake that old way of living and turn toward God. When we turn toward God, I promise you things are bound to get lighter because certain things must and are about to come off!
Mark 2:17 "When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, they that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance". God must now be you master physician and perform SURGERY. Just like a medical doctor, you must sign release papers in order for them to perform any surgical procedure on you. You must be willing to be healed so to speak. The same with Christ. He desires all of us to be made whole, but He can only perform what we allow. Again, repentance. We must admit we have things in and on us that we are so tired of being bound with. You holding on to a situation for years and years, does not mean it disappears because you give it no attention. It is still there until you confront it and deal with it. God wants to perform the work and is well able to give you a clean bill of health!
Place your trust in Him, for that is the only way to be healed! If you never allow the doctor close enough to give you a shot, how else would you get the medicine you need?! Open your heart, your wounds, your sadness, your regrets, your disappointments, your sin, to God. He knows how to carefully clean and treat the area of affliction and infection. If you really think about it, have you really been living a fulfilling life with these issues by yourself? Why not try God and trust Him to comfort you and heal you by signing over your rights and offering your entire self to the best hands in the business!
Be blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
L.Spenser Smith-Surgery
(Listen to this powerful song!)
This has to be for somebody, because God won't let me alone regarding his people not allowing God completely in. So this one is about allowing God to perform the surgery that we desperately need in order to be healed and perfected.
Heb 6:1-2 "Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgement." I started with this scripture because this is the foundation of every born again believer. These are the steps in order for us to attain perfection.
God was dealing with me again on how in order to grow, we must be trimmed, purged, weeded, and purified. All of these processes are uncomfortable to say the least, but are very necessary in order for growth to occur. Naturally speaking, if a plant is not trimmed, it can grow wildly and be overtaken with weeds and eventually looks very unkept and some instances sickly due to certain areas of the plant that have overgrown itself. After this has occurred, the process is many times irreversible; that's why we must address the issue as soon as it begins to occur.
The issue God led me to discover was that many people want to grow up, but they want to grow without the purging process. Everyone wants to be a ship and be their own navigator. People want to be able to say I did it on my own. This shows spiritual retardation. Your outward appearance may be growing, but the mental and spiritual is in a state of flux.
I realize that after a life of doing things on your own (So you think), it's very hard to submit. After all, the only person you ever answered to was self. Why do I now have to submit to anyone? The answer lies in the illustration about the plant. Growth has occurred, but all in the wrong places. Your strong vines that were meant to produce fruit, have coiled and choked the life out of people you come in to contact with. Your leaves that are suppose to lend themselves to the SON, now are in competition with one another in greed trying to soak up the most sun (Pride of Life, Lust of the eye etc.) for themselves (This is a true fact! Plants will move a certain area of themselves to gain sunlight!). Those same vines even wrap around the trunk leading to the root and constrict the water flow to the rest of the plant, disabling it to receive optimal nourishment that it needs to survive. Since there was a lack of purging, guidance, pruning, and trimming, the plant lends its self to a life of eventual suicide.
Do any of us see ourselves in the same predicament? Are we cold and brash with others? Do we try to prefer ourselves as oppose to one another? Do we find ourselves missing something in our lives and try to attain it, but it seems ourselves hold us back? Just like the plant, we are seemingly inwar with ourselves and ironically you aren't winning. The scriptures talk about repentance in Heb 6:1. We must first realize we indeed are a mess. We can see everyone else but when was the last time we looked at self? We must totally forsake that old way of living and turn toward God. When we turn toward God, I promise you things are bound to get lighter because certain things must and are about to come off!
Mark 2:17 "When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, they that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance". God must now be you master physician and perform SURGERY. Just like a medical doctor, you must sign release papers in order for them to perform any surgical procedure on you. You must be willing to be healed so to speak. The same with Christ. He desires all of us to be made whole, but He can only perform what we allow. Again, repentance. We must admit we have things in and on us that we are so tired of being bound with. You holding on to a situation for years and years, does not mean it disappears because you give it no attention. It is still there until you confront it and deal with it. God wants to perform the work and is well able to give you a clean bill of health!
Place your trust in Him, for that is the only way to be healed! If you never allow the doctor close enough to give you a shot, how else would you get the medicine you need?! Open your heart, your wounds, your sadness, your regrets, your disappointments, your sin, to God. He knows how to carefully clean and treat the area of affliction and infection. If you really think about it, have you really been living a fulfilling life with these issues by yourself? Why not try God and trust Him to comfort you and heal you by signing over your rights and offering your entire self to the best hands in the business!
Be blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Who's coming first?
Hey fam, wanted to hit on the topic who is coming first in our lives. A lot of times, we think we know who our driving force is, or who we're living for. We say to ourselves "Jesus is the head of my life." We'll proclaim that to the world, but God is saying, "Man you talk a lot about me, but I really don't even know who you are?" I want to explore certain scenarios in which how we may think we are putting first things first, but in reality it could be further from the truth.
In American entertainment, we have a plethora of accolades we give, acknowledgements we denote, and tributes we offer to the best of the best, whether it be in music, film, sports, or any other form of mass entertainment where we are being viewed by thousands even millions all over the world. Many, when receiving these lofty accreditations, are taken back, stunned, in a state of unbelief and we muster up enough strength to say "Thank you! But first I want to thank God who is truly the head of my life..for without him, none of this would be possible..." I can imagine God just looking in disgust for so many reasons. Number one, you are receiving a Grammy for best hip hop album of the year and no one NEEDS to go into detail on the lyrical content of the songs. But yet, you're proclaiming God is the head of your life and He made this possible. God is also saying it is an insult that you want to use His name and paste on your accomplishments when he had nothing and wanted nothing to do with it!
You have just plagiarized the name of God. That is not his work, so don't put His name on it! You are also speaking to all of these people giving them a false representation of relationship between you and the father that doesn't exist! God is simply shaking his head. I can imagine Him saying, "I'm good enough for you to use My name as a enabler for you out in the world because of My status, but I'm not good enough for you to have a relationship with?" I can liken this to a dysfunctional relationship. Somehow your beaten up, ugly, no good looking self, SOMEHOW acquired the most beautiful Lady in all the world. Everyone know this lady is bad. You flaunt her around as a trophy piece, speak well of her in the streets to your friends so they can see that you have such a great relationship and say, "Man, he must be really something to have pulled her." But when you get home, she wants to talk to you, spend time with you, she already has done everything around the house, cooked your favorite meal, has the game on for you to watch, and always looks her best, never a hair out of place. But you don't acknowledge anything she does for you, you actually come to expect it despite you not deserving any of it! You don't spend quality time with her, you don't appreciate her, and on top of that she hears everything you say about her to all of your friends! She says to herself, "Man, I wish I was that Girl he talks so much about to everyone, she seems like she is really something special." She knows it's her your talking about, but you make it seem as if she is the most wonderful, priceless, adoring person you have ever come into the liberty of calling your own. No one knows how you treat her, what you put her through, and how unappreciative you are of her. These lies have far outspread the truth of the relationship. The time comes where she can't take it any longer, and all the goodness, all the GRACE, all the love, and her waiting up for you, is now gone, because she has suddenly left with no warning and you don't know where she went, but it's certain she's not coming back.
Why do we treat God the same way? We tell people of his goodness, make everyone believe we have a relationship, that in reality is nonexistent! We hurt God by not communing with Him, consecrating our minds and temple. We are not sanctified, and we don't even try to live a life that would be pleasing to the father. But we want all the benefits that come along with the relationship nonetheless. *Newsflash*, There IS NO RELATIONSHIP. You have been deceived into thinking you can treat God the way you treat your friends, spouses, and people all over, when in actuality, we should be treating our Friends, spouses, and everyone else the way we treat God. If that's the case, some of us really need to get our relationship with God together ASAP because if you are treating people the same way you treat God, then repentance needs to be attained!
Just a eye opener on how we misuse our source; The one who allows us to do whatever we want in hopes that we would see all the options in the world and choose Him over all of it. That's TRUE LOVE. "I will never force you to love me, I will even allow you to do what you want, but I pray that my love will draw you back to the one whom gave you the choice to begin with." My friends, who are we fooling but ourselves. We need to stop misusing and neglecting our God! He's is coming back for his church, and only the ones who will make it, were the ones who put him first. Love on God today fam...
Matt 15:8 "This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and hounoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me."
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
In American entertainment, we have a plethora of accolades we give, acknowledgements we denote, and tributes we offer to the best of the best, whether it be in music, film, sports, or any other form of mass entertainment where we are being viewed by thousands even millions all over the world. Many, when receiving these lofty accreditations, are taken back, stunned, in a state of unbelief and we muster up enough strength to say "Thank you! But first I want to thank God who is truly the head of my life..for without him, none of this would be possible..." I can imagine God just looking in disgust for so many reasons. Number one, you are receiving a Grammy for best hip hop album of the year and no one NEEDS to go into detail on the lyrical content of the songs. But yet, you're proclaiming God is the head of your life and He made this possible. God is also saying it is an insult that you want to use His name and paste on your accomplishments when he had nothing and wanted nothing to do with it!
You have just plagiarized the name of God. That is not his work, so don't put His name on it! You are also speaking to all of these people giving them a false representation of relationship between you and the father that doesn't exist! God is simply shaking his head. I can imagine Him saying, "I'm good enough for you to use My name as a enabler for you out in the world because of My status, but I'm not good enough for you to have a relationship with?" I can liken this to a dysfunctional relationship. Somehow your beaten up, ugly, no good looking self, SOMEHOW acquired the most beautiful Lady in all the world. Everyone know this lady is bad. You flaunt her around as a trophy piece, speak well of her in the streets to your friends so they can see that you have such a great relationship and say, "Man, he must be really something to have pulled her." But when you get home, she wants to talk to you, spend time with you, she already has done everything around the house, cooked your favorite meal, has the game on for you to watch, and always looks her best, never a hair out of place. But you don't acknowledge anything she does for you, you actually come to expect it despite you not deserving any of it! You don't spend quality time with her, you don't appreciate her, and on top of that she hears everything you say about her to all of your friends! She says to herself, "Man, I wish I was that Girl he talks so much about to everyone, she seems like she is really something special." She knows it's her your talking about, but you make it seem as if she is the most wonderful, priceless, adoring person you have ever come into the liberty of calling your own. No one knows how you treat her, what you put her through, and how unappreciative you are of her. These lies have far outspread the truth of the relationship. The time comes where she can't take it any longer, and all the goodness, all the GRACE, all the love, and her waiting up for you, is now gone, because she has suddenly left with no warning and you don't know where she went, but it's certain she's not coming back.
Why do we treat God the same way? We tell people of his goodness, make everyone believe we have a relationship, that in reality is nonexistent! We hurt God by not communing with Him, consecrating our minds and temple. We are not sanctified, and we don't even try to live a life that would be pleasing to the father. But we want all the benefits that come along with the relationship nonetheless. *Newsflash*, There IS NO RELATIONSHIP. You have been deceived into thinking you can treat God the way you treat your friends, spouses, and people all over, when in actuality, we should be treating our Friends, spouses, and everyone else the way we treat God. If that's the case, some of us really need to get our relationship with God together ASAP because if you are treating people the same way you treat God, then repentance needs to be attained!
Just a eye opener on how we misuse our source; The one who allows us to do whatever we want in hopes that we would see all the options in the world and choose Him over all of it. That's TRUE LOVE. "I will never force you to love me, I will even allow you to do what you want, but I pray that my love will draw you back to the one whom gave you the choice to begin with." My friends, who are we fooling but ourselves. We need to stop misusing and neglecting our God! He's is coming back for his church, and only the ones who will make it, were the ones who put him first. Love on God today fam...
Matt 15:8 "This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and hounoreth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me."
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
Saturday, February 27, 2010
In all things, give thanks
Wussup fam!
Felt today is going to be a short and to the point post. The topic is on Thankfulness.
The bible declares that we should always give thanks unto God our Lord for his mercy, His benefits, and His loving kindness towards us. We should always have a praise on our lips; constantly meditating on his goodness towards us. I am not blind to the many struggles and issues of life that not only you, but myself encounter, that seemingly can give us all the reason to be displaced and downtrodden. I am not remissed the daily encounters with crazy co-workers, off family members, and simply people in general. These things really can drain the positivity out of a good day! I am simply saying that we are not to focus on the negative, but be thankful for what God has given you.
We should be thankful we have breath in our bodies! You should be thankful you have one friend God has blessed you with; that's one more than someone else may have! You should be thankful you're in school even though it feels like it's taking forever to graduate! Someone was not able to attend college or even finish their high school education for that matter. Be thankful for your health! We take this for granted, having the activity of our limbs and literally being in our right mind. Thank God for those Blessings! I really want to make it a point to thank God for the smallest things, because that shows that he was so mindful of me to provide the seemingly small blessings only to make my life a little more pleasurable.
So, take time to thank God for all he has done. The people he has brought into your life; and the ones he has taken out. The doors he opened and the ones he has closed. Remember God has your best interest at heart. He would never hold back any good thing for them who walk uprightly before Him. Thankfulness comes when we acknowledge and are able to realize how much our Great God has done; then will you know that nothing I have is because of me, but it is of the grace of God that bestowed his blessings toward me. How could I not humble myself to at least give thanks. On today, and from this day forth, I urge you to audibly thank God for something in your life He has provided. Gratitude is not just a word in our vocabulary, it is voluntary appreciation for what another has done for us. How much more should we be gracious onto the one who gave up his life, to save our own?
Psalms 84:11 (God wants you to receive good things!)
Psalms 35:18 (Others should know you're thankful)
Psalms 118:1 (Why we give God thanks)
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
Felt today is going to be a short and to the point post. The topic is on Thankfulness.
The bible declares that we should always give thanks unto God our Lord for his mercy, His benefits, and His loving kindness towards us. We should always have a praise on our lips; constantly meditating on his goodness towards us. I am not blind to the many struggles and issues of life that not only you, but myself encounter, that seemingly can give us all the reason to be displaced and downtrodden. I am not remissed the daily encounters with crazy co-workers, off family members, and simply people in general. These things really can drain the positivity out of a good day! I am simply saying that we are not to focus on the negative, but be thankful for what God has given you.
We should be thankful we have breath in our bodies! You should be thankful you have one friend God has blessed you with; that's one more than someone else may have! You should be thankful you're in school even though it feels like it's taking forever to graduate! Someone was not able to attend college or even finish their high school education for that matter. Be thankful for your health! We take this for granted, having the activity of our limbs and literally being in our right mind. Thank God for those Blessings! I really want to make it a point to thank God for the smallest things, because that shows that he was so mindful of me to provide the seemingly small blessings only to make my life a little more pleasurable.
So, take time to thank God for all he has done. The people he has brought into your life; and the ones he has taken out. The doors he opened and the ones he has closed. Remember God has your best interest at heart. He would never hold back any good thing for them who walk uprightly before Him. Thankfulness comes when we acknowledge and are able to realize how much our Great God has done; then will you know that nothing I have is because of me, but it is of the grace of God that bestowed his blessings toward me. How could I not humble myself to at least give thanks. On today, and from this day forth, I urge you to audibly thank God for something in your life He has provided. Gratitude is not just a word in our vocabulary, it is voluntary appreciation for what another has done for us. How much more should we be gracious onto the one who gave up his life, to save our own?
Psalms 84:11 (God wants you to receive good things!)
Psalms 35:18 (Others should know you're thankful)
Psalms 118:1 (Why we give God thanks)
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
Friday, February 26, 2010
I need a release!
Hey fam, sorry so late AGAIN with the post, but I had to do a favor for a friend and got stuck in crazy traffic. Nonetheless, the topic for today is about RELEASE.
In this season that a lot of people seem to be in, I hear everyone saying, "Man, I need a breakthrough", "I just need a release in my spirit!", and "It's 2010, it's my year for something NEW!". I hear this so much from people, I am almost getting irritated! I am really growing weary of people saying, "I need to leave Michigan, because I feel if I leave that things will be better for me" or even this, "I need to go to this conference, I hear prophetess so and so is preaching, or Bishop something or other will be ministering. I KNOW I'M GONNA GET MY BREAKTHROUGH TONIGHT!" This irks me to no end because these statements do nothing but tell me the amount of faith you have in God and are you really tapping into God's spirit that hopefully lives on the inside of you.
I find it difficult to believe that if you go to another place than where you are currently, that things will change for you. Why? Reason being, things aren't you're issue, YOU ARE. You can go to China for all I care, but guess what, your same self will follow you right over. We always think that the grass is always greener on the other side, but once we finally get over there, we find ourselves looking back over the fence wondering what did we leave over on the other side. The issue isn't your POSITION, it's your DISPOSITION! The area we are struggling in is LACK.
Lack is a powerful spirit that will attack the areas of your life that necessarily wasn't your fault to begin with. We suffer from a lack of commitment, due to a lack of discipline and examples of committed roll models in our life. We lack knowing how to loved or be loved, due to the fact that we lacked the love from ones that should have. It's a vicious cycle, because now due to someone dropping the ball with us, we now are lacking in areas of our lives, year in and year out hoping that the turn of a calendar from December to January would make this feeling magically disappear.
Well, God has a way of dealing with those lacking areas in our lives. His Holy Spirit and His love for us! When we are FULL of the Holy Ghost, we surrender the areas of lack in our lives and acknowledge we can not do it on our own, (because often times we tried so long, and the results are the same), and we need something to fill this void. I've been trying to fill with drugs, drinking, sex, uncommitted relationships, being the life of the party, when inside you're alone, Controling others so you can have a sense of power (wanting to be needed). The list can go on for ever. The spirit of Lack doesn't come alone, it brings others with it to deceive you into thinking that, "If I can just get a release, I'll be free." or "If I can just stop fornicating I'll be alright." Sorry to tell you, the sex, fornicating, drugs, all of these were just a cover for the real spirits. Spirit of Loneliness, Spirit of Abandonment, Spirit of Rejection/Dejection, and all that come with it.
These issues must be resolved at the root and yes, sometimes they may lead you into some digging into your past, your family history, associations, etc. But that seed has been planted and has rooted itself in your spirit and if it is not taken out by the root, it will come back again. That's why we need to allow God access to EVERY area of our lives! The secret things, the things you deny, and even those things you may have forgotten. Allow God to heal, comfort, and deliver you completely. You don't need to go across the country looking for the answer. The answer is will you allow God access in, to do the work in your life that could make all the difference? I am not saying going to certain church services are unnecessary, on the contrary, I believe that are very beneficial! I just know that God can meet you at your point of need RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE! It's a measure of your faith and if you believe He will do it? God is not confined to the 4 walls of your local church, so lets take him out into the world so people can see the true power of God through you! Your release is where you are. The question is, Where are YOU in your faith?
These are scriptures that coincide with this post; I encourage you all to look them up and allow God to minister to you through His word!
John 4:13-14 (Being satisfied)
Psalm 34:18, 51:17 (requirements of our heart. Humility has to set in)
John 14:26 (comfort)
Matt 6:14-15 (forgiving those who dropped the ball)
Heb 11:1 (what faith is)
Matt 9:27-29 (You level of faith is the key to deliverance!)
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God....You better be right"
In this season that a lot of people seem to be in, I hear everyone saying, "Man, I need a breakthrough", "I just need a release in my spirit!", and "It's 2010, it's my year for something NEW!". I hear this so much from people, I am almost getting irritated! I am really growing weary of people saying, "I need to leave Michigan, because I feel if I leave that things will be better for me" or even this, "I need to go to this conference, I hear prophetess so and so is preaching, or Bishop something or other will be ministering. I KNOW I'M GONNA GET MY BREAKTHROUGH TONIGHT!" This irks me to no end because these statements do nothing but tell me the amount of faith you have in God and are you really tapping into God's spirit that hopefully lives on the inside of you.
I find it difficult to believe that if you go to another place than where you are currently, that things will change for you. Why? Reason being, things aren't you're issue, YOU ARE. You can go to China for all I care, but guess what, your same self will follow you right over. We always think that the grass is always greener on the other side, but once we finally get over there, we find ourselves looking back over the fence wondering what did we leave over on the other side. The issue isn't your POSITION, it's your DISPOSITION! The area we are struggling in is LACK.
Lack is a powerful spirit that will attack the areas of your life that necessarily wasn't your fault to begin with. We suffer from a lack of commitment, due to a lack of discipline and examples of committed roll models in our life. We lack knowing how to loved or be loved, due to the fact that we lacked the love from ones that should have. It's a vicious cycle, because now due to someone dropping the ball with us, we now are lacking in areas of our lives, year in and year out hoping that the turn of a calendar from December to January would make this feeling magically disappear.
Well, God has a way of dealing with those lacking areas in our lives. His Holy Spirit and His love for us! When we are FULL of the Holy Ghost, we surrender the areas of lack in our lives and acknowledge we can not do it on our own, (because often times we tried so long, and the results are the same), and we need something to fill this void. I've been trying to fill with drugs, drinking, sex, uncommitted relationships, being the life of the party, when inside you're alone, Controling others so you can have a sense of power (wanting to be needed). The list can go on for ever. The spirit of Lack doesn't come alone, it brings others with it to deceive you into thinking that, "If I can just get a release, I'll be free." or "If I can just stop fornicating I'll be alright." Sorry to tell you, the sex, fornicating, drugs, all of these were just a cover for the real spirits. Spirit of Loneliness, Spirit of Abandonment, Spirit of Rejection/Dejection, and all that come with it.
These issues must be resolved at the root and yes, sometimes they may lead you into some digging into your past, your family history, associations, etc. But that seed has been planted and has rooted itself in your spirit and if it is not taken out by the root, it will come back again. That's why we need to allow God access to EVERY area of our lives! The secret things, the things you deny, and even those things you may have forgotten. Allow God to heal, comfort, and deliver you completely. You don't need to go across the country looking for the answer. The answer is will you allow God access in, to do the work in your life that could make all the difference? I am not saying going to certain church services are unnecessary, on the contrary, I believe that are very beneficial! I just know that God can meet you at your point of need RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE! It's a measure of your faith and if you believe He will do it? God is not confined to the 4 walls of your local church, so lets take him out into the world so people can see the true power of God through you! Your release is where you are. The question is, Where are YOU in your faith?
These are scriptures that coincide with this post; I encourage you all to look them up and allow God to minister to you through His word!
John 4:13-14 (Being satisfied)
Psalm 34:18, 51:17 (requirements of our heart. Humility has to set in)
John 14:26 (comfort)
Matt 6:14-15 (forgiving those who dropped the ball)
Heb 11:1 (what faith is)
Matt 9:27-29 (You level of faith is the key to deliverance!)
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God....You better be right"
Thursday, February 25, 2010
The words from my mouth
Hey guys, I felt today's topic should be centered around the words we say. We use possibly, millions of words in any given day depending on your amount of discourse with others, work, meetings you run, speeches we give, etc. But with all the words that are coming out of our mouths... are we really saying anything? The true WORD (Bible) said, "...The words that I speak to you, they are spirit, and they are life." Jhn 6:63. So you know where I'm going right? If these are the words of Christ, and If Christ be in US, Why are we not speaking the same things?
With the power of words, God formed life from nothingness. He spoke and made ALL! His very words are LIFE! Literally! Often times, we people of God, fall short of the responsibility of our tongues. With great power, one should desire wisdom and discernment; just because we aren't being careful with the things we say, does not mean the power of life and death has left our mouths! After all, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Prov 18:21. Many people are elevated into their purposes or prevented from reaching their potential, all because of words that were spoken over their lives. Many people leaned on the words of encouragement one has offered; them remembering those words help them through a time of discouragement. Conversely, when faced with a challenge, one accounts for the disappointing words spoken to them and then they fail to reach the attainable goal due to remembering what someone said over them; allowing those words to govern their performance, attainment, and esteem level.
I see a false report the enemy has mass produced for the Children of God. A report of failure, "You are just like your parents, you will never be nothing, you can never move on from what happened", and the sad thing is, we should be trusting in the Truth (God's word and His spirit) as oppose to lies the enemy infringes upon God's people. How would you ever know if the thing spoken over your life is a lie or not if you are not familiar with God's truth?! That's why we must "Study to shew theyself approved; a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." II Tim 2:15. You can never know what you're not until you know who you are! You are more than a conqueror! You are a friend of God! You are Loved by the God of ALL Love! You are so many things to God, but if you don't hear and believe his words, then anyone can tell you anything and you will once again believe in a lie. Promises are NOT made to be broken! "All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him amen, unto the glory of God by us." 2 Cor 1:20. God's word will last forever and his promises also. He said never to leave or forsake us, so don't allow the enemy words tell you you're in this by yourself.
In closing, we saints of God must be very careful what we say to one another! The word of God says "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart; and they defile the man."Matt 15:18. You were not just talking out the side of your neck, and no, you did mean what you said, because it was in your heart! There are no take backs with the words you say, that have already been released into the atmosphere. To resolve the words of death you spoke, you must speak again life! Reconcile, forgive, confess your faults one to another. There is healing in your words! Be careful with what you say, the word of God says, "And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business..." 1 Thes 4:11. We have to learn that just because we have the ability to speak, does not mean we ought to speak. "...I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me." Psa 39:1. If we allow God to control our tongue, we will be apt to speak life instead of death, restore, and not destroy, reconcile, and not divide, and encourage, and not discourage. We must allow God control over our most unruly member and bring it under subjection. Make the decision today to let God into your hearts; if there is a heart change I guarantee you will have something new to talk about.
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
With the power of words, God formed life from nothingness. He spoke and made ALL! His very words are LIFE! Literally! Often times, we people of God, fall short of the responsibility of our tongues. With great power, one should desire wisdom and discernment; just because we aren't being careful with the things we say, does not mean the power of life and death has left our mouths! After all, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Prov 18:21. Many people are elevated into their purposes or prevented from reaching their potential, all because of words that were spoken over their lives. Many people leaned on the words of encouragement one has offered; them remembering those words help them through a time of discouragement. Conversely, when faced with a challenge, one accounts for the disappointing words spoken to them and then they fail to reach the attainable goal due to remembering what someone said over them; allowing those words to govern their performance, attainment, and esteem level.
I see a false report the enemy has mass produced for the Children of God. A report of failure, "You are just like your parents, you will never be nothing, you can never move on from what happened", and the sad thing is, we should be trusting in the Truth (God's word and His spirit) as oppose to lies the enemy infringes upon God's people. How would you ever know if the thing spoken over your life is a lie or not if you are not familiar with God's truth?! That's why we must "Study to shew theyself approved; a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." II Tim 2:15. You can never know what you're not until you know who you are! You are more than a conqueror! You are a friend of God! You are Loved by the God of ALL Love! You are so many things to God, but if you don't hear and believe his words, then anyone can tell you anything and you will once again believe in a lie. Promises are NOT made to be broken! "All the promises of God in him are yea, and in him amen, unto the glory of God by us." 2 Cor 1:20. God's word will last forever and his promises also. He said never to leave or forsake us, so don't allow the enemy words tell you you're in this by yourself.
In closing, we saints of God must be very careful what we say to one another! The word of God says "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart; and they defile the man."Matt 15:18. You were not just talking out the side of your neck, and no, you did mean what you said, because it was in your heart! There are no take backs with the words you say, that have already been released into the atmosphere. To resolve the words of death you spoke, you must speak again life! Reconcile, forgive, confess your faults one to another. There is healing in your words! Be careful with what you say, the word of God says, "And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business..." 1 Thes 4:11. We have to learn that just because we have the ability to speak, does not mean we ought to speak. "...I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me." Psa 39:1. If we allow God to control our tongue, we will be apt to speak life instead of death, restore, and not destroy, reconcile, and not divide, and encourage, and not discourage. We must allow God control over our most unruly member and bring it under subjection. Make the decision today to let God into your hearts; if there is a heart change I guarantee you will have something new to talk about.
Be Blessed...
"If you're living like there's no God...You better be right"
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