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Never Give Up

Never give up on your dreams or goals, because someone else doesn’t like them. Everyone is not going to be happy about your success, but everyone will have their hand out when you become successful. Don’t worry about people’s opinion of you. Everyone will be talking about you and that’s ok. Just thank God that you’re on someone’s mind. Furthermore, stop updating people on the progress or lack of progress that you are making. There will be times that you cannot tell anyone what you’re doing, they will have to wait for the end result. When I wrote my first book; I never told anyone I was writing a book except the lady that was editing it. My family didn’t know I wrote a book until I emailed them the cover of it. Now I’m on my fourth book. Just imagine, how many people have given up on their dreams and goals because of what somebody said. The only voice that matters is the voice of God. What did God say? What does God think about it? Once you’ve got his blessing the rest is history.

These kinds of statements tend to hold people back:

Why are you doing that?

No one in your family has ever done that.

You know that’s going to be hard to accomplish.

Are you sure that’s what you really want to do?

That takes a lot of money and you don’t have any money.

The bank is not not going to finance you.

Don’t let these statements stop you any longer. When people come at you with these statements; let them know, you’re not asking for their help. If God gave you the vision, he will give you the provision.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Don’t Send Jesus Away

In Mark chapter 5, Jesus healed a demon possessed man. After healing him and people seeing him in his right mind, they grew afraid and asked Jesus to leave. They wasn’t afraid because Jesus performed a miracle; they were afraid because they thought that they would suffer financial losses if Jesus stayed around. They didn’t realize his presence would have brought more blessings and healings in their city. Nevertheless, Jesus left. 

Many people today don’t want anyone to know they are a Christian, because they feel like they have to defend Jesus. Truth be told, Jesus can defend himself. The life you live is the defense for Jesus. People that knew you way back when and see you now, ought to know Jesus is real. People I used to run with, fight with and drink with, see me now and say; who would have thought. That’s enough evidence to show that Jesus is real. 

This is how you know that you shouldn’t send Jesus away. If people can curse in the office all day long, don’t send Jesus away. If people can kill other people for fun, don’t send Jesus away. If people can cut an unborn baby out of a mother’s womb, don’t send Jesus away. If our American cities can turn into war zones, don’t send Jesus away. When our young kills are killing other kids to be in a gang, don’t send Jesus away. When it seems like we are funeralizing a black man every month in a different state; for dying at the hands of a police officer, don’t send Jesus away. We need to be saying  to Jesus; I need thee, oh I need thee. Every second, every minute, every hour, I need thee. Oh! Bless me know my Savior, I come to thee.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.  

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Our Enemies Need Prayer Too

Many of us would love to see our enemies demise. After all, they’ve caused much chaos in our lives. It really wouldn’t phase us if we heard that they died. Some of us would shout and say; Lord I got the victory. Many of us would say; that’s what you get for messing with a child of God. But, none of us would think twice about them or the family they left behind. We need to sincerely pray for our enemies. Realizing they are children of God too. The bible says; it not his will that none shall perish. Because someone is your enemy, doesn’t mean they need to go to hell. Some of us don’t really know how to pray for our enemy, so let’s try this:

Lord I want to thank you for my enemies. For if it had not been for them, I wouldn’t know how to pray and I wouldn’t have the relationship I have with you. Now Lord, I ask that you watch over my enemies and keep them. If they don’t have a relationship with you, don’t let them close their eyes in death until they do. Keep them safe and secure, and watch over their families. Lord let no hurt, harm, or danger come to them. Keep them from dangers seen and unseen. Lord, don’t let them lack anything and bless them bountifully. Lord most of all, forgive them for what they’ve done to me and help me to have true forgiveness for them. Teach me to love them, for I know I may be just like them and I’m someone’s enemy too. So, Lord forgive me too. Lord, let us reconcile our differences and hold no grudges towards each other. Help me to keep my mouth off them, and keep my focus on you. In Jesus name amen.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Slow Down

Is your life so fast paced that you have to schedule every minute of your day? Do you have time to enjoy any of the blessings that God has given you? Do you take life so serious that you cannot smile? Maybe it’s time for you to slow down, look around and live. Today, while my youngest daughter, my grandson and I were out spending time, we began to take things slow and we noticed stuff we haven’t noticed before. My daughter asked me did I know if all this stuff was here. I replied; no, She then said; you see what happens when you slow down. It’s sad that we’ve become so busy that we don’t even have time to say thank you to the Lord, or we have to pencil in family time. Some of us don’t even take off work, because we feel like we have to be there in order for things to flow right. 

Slow down and enjoy what God has given you. Slow down and spend time with family and friends. Slow down and take a moment to yourself  to reflect. Slow down and find time to spend with God. After all, if it had not been for the Lord on your side where would you be?

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Get Unstuck

Are you still holding on to yester-year? Are you still living in the past? Do you keep saying we used to do it like this back in the days? Are you not moving forward in life because you’re stuck in way back then? If so, you have to get unstuck. Even the bible says; forgetting those things which are behind and press towards the mark of a high calling in Christ Jesus. Some of us are our biggest enemies. We hold ourselves back. Progression doesn’t come easy, but it comes when you assert yourself and make an effort. So, stop blaming everyone for the predicament in which you find yourself, and make a conscious decision; that you are going to leave yesterday, last year, and the last decade in its place. Get up, get moving, and make something happen in your life for the better. You want to hear something from back in the day? Here it is: A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Stop wasting your mind on something that you can’t get back. 

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Respect Yourself

Everyone keeps complaining they are not getting any respect. When you don’t respect yourself, how do you expect other people to respect you. When you talk derogotory about yourself then someone else says the exact same thing; why are you getting mad? They are just saying what they heard you say. In order to gain respect, you have to give respect. The way you carry yourself says a lot about you. If you go around cursing all the time, then say you’re a Christian, and you’re wondering why no one will come to church when you invite them. Maybe, they think you’re the church and they want no parts of it. If you’re always running women and wondering why you can’t find a good woman; maybe people are tired of playing games and they don’t want to waste their time with a boy trapped in a man’s body. 

When you respect yourself, you set standards for yourself. When you respect yourself, you don’t conform just to make others happy. When you respect yourself, you know your value and your worth. When you respect yourself, others will respect you.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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You Can Make A Difference

Everyday I speak with different individuals and I let them know; no matter what their position or status is they can make a difference. Many of them feel like they have no voice, because they are not in a position of authority and that no one will listen. Many people in church feel this way also. They think if they don’t have a title or position in the church, then no one will listen to what they have to say. Never be afraid to voice your opinion. Just know when, where and how to do it. Sometimes, in the heat of the moment is not the best time, wait for calm to come. Also, when you come with an opinion about the problem, bring a solution to try to help fix it. Remember, one voice can make a difference; it’s how you choose to use your voice, is what really counts. Your voice can change someone’s life for the better. Never discount yourself because you think you have nothing to offer. We all have the ability to offer change, it’s just that change is hard for everyone; especially when we’ve been doing it one way for so long. Make up in your mind, that today, I will make a difference and I will be the difference.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Turn Back To God

As we look on the t.v. we see so much unrest in the world. American cities look like war zones, earthquakes around the world, famine in other parts of the world, etc…we’ve passed laws that clearly go against the word of God. What the world has actually done is turn it’s back on God. We are a nation that has forgotten about God and we need to turn back to him. 2Chronicles 7:14 says; if my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves, pray, and seek my face, and turn from their ways; then will I hear from heaven, and forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

If we want to see our families healed, our neighborhoods healed, our cities healed and our nation healed; we need to start praying, seeking God’s face and turning from our wicked ways. We all have some wicked ways that are not pleasing to God. How much more destruction, death and calamity does God have to show us before we turn back to him?

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Free To Worship

How many of us take for granted that we are free to worship Christ? We don’t have to hide our bibles. We don’t have to have underground church. We can call upon the name of the Lord whenever we want to. With all that be said; why do we allow the enemy to hold us hostage if we are free in Christ? Why do we allow the enemy to shut down our prayers and praise? We need to take every advantage we have to praise God. There are people in other countries who wish they could praise God openly and freely. The bible says; let everything that have breath praise God. Everything that God created praises him but humans. The birds praise him by chirping. The animals praise him by doing what they do. However, when it comes to us humans, we only want to praise God when everything is going well in our lives. That’s not biblical. We cannot praise God on conditions. Just like he loves us unconditionally, we have to praise him unconditionally. We need to stop giving up our freedom to worship God because of situations and circumstances.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Everything To Jesus

Do we really give everything to Jesus or do we only give him what we can’t handle? The Lord doesn’t want you to try to figure things out because he’s already worked it out. He sees what you’re going through, but he’s waiting for you to come to him. Jesus wants you to dialogue with him. No matter how small or big the problem. When we give everything to Jesus, it helps build our faith. My youngest daughter had to sing at church today but she had a sore throat. She didn’t want to go to church. I told her; pray and ask Jesus to heal her throat and when it’s her turn to sing her throat will be fine. She was skeptical, so I asked her; do you believe in God? She said yes. Then I asked her; do you believe Jesus is depending on you today to minister to the people? She said yes. I said well this is your first test of faith. Pray and believe God will do it for you. She followed my instructions, and needless to say, she rocked. She sang and yes I said sang, unto the glory of God and her throat was fine. 

What things in life are trying to stop us from giving Jesus our everything? Just like my daughter wanted to let a sore throat stand in her way, what are we letting stand in our way? We need to always remember there’s nothing, I mean absolutely nothing to hard for God.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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