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One Word

All we need is one word from the Lord and our situations will turn around. It’s good to be able to talk to a friend about what’s going on in our lives, but it’s better to have a word from the Lord. However, when the storms of life are raging, we put God on the bottom of the totem pole. We go to this person and that person. We call our mother, father, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, friend, etc… We hear what they have to say, we weigh everyone’s opinion, then we decide to see what God has to say. I know we value our family opinions, but when we’re in a desperate situation, who cares what they think. We need a word from the Lord. 

Being in a desperate situation has a way of making us close to God. We are not looking for nobody to pray for us. We are praying for ourselves. We’re praying when we get up, on our way to work, at work, in the bathroom, etc… God knows our voice well when we’re in a desperate situation. But, we don’t just have to be in a desperate situation to get a word from the Lord. We need a word from him daily, to keep us and to guide us. Whatever is going on in your life today, go talk to the Lord and see what he has to say.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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When People Think They Know You

People may have heard of you, seen you somewhere before, know some of your mutal friends, go to your church, live in your neighborhood,  or work in your office, etc… This doesn’t mean that they know you. However, they think they know you, so they think they can talk to you or about you any kind of way. They think they know your character. They think they can describe what type of person you are. You have absolutely no type of relationship with them. You don’t even consider them as acquaintances. Yet, they speak of you as if ya’ll are homies from Wyoming. 

Sadly, people act like this when it comes to Jesus. They have no relationship with him, they spend no time with him, they don’t know what his word says, and yet they’re always talking about him any kind of way. They heard of him, but they don’t know him. They think they know how God should respond in every situation that happens in the world. So, they say stuff like; if God is so loving, why did he let this happen. Or, some of them say; why is there so much war and fighting in the world. If they knew God and they knew his word, then they would know that his word says; there will be wars and rumors of wars and nations will rise against other nations, and kingdoms against other kingdoms. If they knew God, they would know his ways are not like our ways or his thoughts like our thoughts.

Bottom line, before you put your mouth on somebody, know them. If you’ve heard something about them, before you speak out of turn, go asked them yourselves. If you don’t know them but want to get to know them, build a relationship with them. Lastly, God is an open book, everything you want to know about him is in the bible. Read it, and stop saying foolish things when it comes to him. 

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Show Stopper

Many of us know people who think they are show stoppers. They think things cannot get done if they don’t do it. They think we will crumble and fall if they walk out or quit. They think the world revolves around them. The military has a great way to show people that they are not show stoppers. If you’re in the military and you die today, you will be replaced by the morning. Nothing and no one stops the show. I’ve seen this a lot in churches. People think if they leave the choir then it won’t sound good without them. All they did was make room for someone else to use their gift.  Sometimes we enable these people behavior, by begging them to stay or pumping their heads up making them believe the world really does revolve around them. 

If you know someone like this, in order for them to stop this behavior you have to show them that they don’t stop the show. Show them it can be done without them. Show them you can thrive without them in your life. Show them life goes on with or without them. One of two things will happen; either they will get over themselves and become a team player, or they will continue to act the same. You are the one that has to decide if they will stop your show or not.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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The Breakup

Some of you are wondering why the relationships you were in had to end. Not realizing for one second that the person you were in relationship with, never interviewed to be in your life, never filled out an application to be in your life, they just showed up. They were never in God’s plan when it came to your life, therefore, God allowed it to get real crazy and you had to decide to let it go. Had not the situation got real crazy, you would still be in the relationship. But, because God will not allow you to abort your destiny, he helped to orchestrate the breakup. So, stop trying to put the relationship on life support. Stop trying to resuscitate it. It’s dead, never to be risen again, so bury it. 

God has something better in store for you, but first he just needs to spend time with you and you alone. Therefore, don’t be so quick to run out and get someone else. After you’ve spent time with God, and he’s shaped you and molded you; you will not just let just anybody in your life. They will have to qualify to be in your life. Whoever doesn’t meet the qualifications can’t enter. Spending time with God will make you the best inspector there ever was. So, embrace the breakup, endure the pain of the breakup, after this; you will praise God for the breakup.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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The Goodness Of The Lord

When all hell is breaking loose in our lives, it’s good to reflect on the goodness of the Lord. When we reflect on God’s goodness and began to thank him for what he’s already done; it makes our present problems seem small. When we reflect on the goodness of the Lord in the midst of our problems, we confuse the enemy. Because, it’s hard to reflect on the goodness of God and not start praising and worshipping him. When we think how it could have been the other way, but God! When we think of how we were on our way to hell, but God! When we think of how some of our friends are dead, buried in their graves, and yet we are still alive but by the grace of God. That’s enough right there to shout. 

The bible says; oh taste and see that the Lord is good. He’s sweeter than the honey on the honeycomb. Can’t nobody do us like Jesus. Jesus will do what your mama won’t or can’t do. Jesus will be there when your father forsakes you. Jesus will stick closer than a brother. He’s a friend to the friendless and mother to the motherless. Somebody else knows him as a lawyer, they had some charges and when they went to court, Jesus dropped the charges. Somebody knows him as a healer, and when the doctors did all they could do, Jesus said; step aside, let me show you what medicine can’t do but what I can do. Somebody knows him as a provider. When they didn’t know how they were going to eat, get to work, pay that bill; God provided. He let them find five dollars, had someone buy their monthly groceries, had someone to have an appointment by their job at the same time they had to be to work. Oh! When we think of the goodness of the Lord, our souls should rejoice. 

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Take A Stand

Now is the time to draw the line in the sand. Stand up for what you believe in. Everyone is not going to agree with your stance, but who cares. If you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything. Stand up against harassment on your job. Stand up for the person who can’t fight for themselves. Stand up against abusive relationships. Stand up for your Christian values. You no longer have the option of sitting down and doing nothing. Being angry doesn’t do anything for anybody. Just know, when you start standing for holiness and righteousness; everybody is not going to like you. That’s ok, because God didn’t create you to be in a popularity contest. God created you to praise him. 

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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At What Cost

There are sins of omission; those we don’t know about. Then there are sins of commission; those we know about. At what cost are we going to keep willingly sinning? How much of a price are we really willing to pay? Are we willing to pay the ultimate price and end up in hell? Many people purpose in their heart that they will sin and ask God for forgiveness later. That’s a real slippery slope to go down. Have we ever thought we might die in the midst of our sin? In the very act of sinning, God can decide I’m tired of her or I’m tired of him; I’m going to end it now for them. Honestly, we don’t think like that. We just live for the moment, not knowing if it will be our last moment. 

Be not deceived, God is not mocked, what a man sow he shall reap. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the true and living God. Continuing to sin willingly is not worth the price to pay. If you think hell is all fun and games, then you are sadly mistaken. The bible says; its weeping and knashing of teeth. If you can’t take a toothache, you can’t take hell. Again I ask you, at what cost?

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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No One Is Perfect

While we are trying to hold people to a standard that we cannot attain, we need to look at the man in the mirror. Do we ever stop to think how we contribute to someone’s low self-esteem when they can’t meet our standards. Do we ever stop to think how many people we’ve made feel like failures. What makes us think we’re so perfect and everyone else is mediocre? What makes us think, our way of doing things is the only right way?

We really need to check ourselves and check our lifestyles. If we don’t like the way someone is doing something, we need to do it ourselves, or help them out, but shut up in the process. If we were so perfect, then why do we pray and need to repent daily? If we were so perfect why must God forgive us of our sins? Instead of being so self-righteous, we need to be humble and thank God for the abilities he’s given us. Let’s stop looking down on people because tomorrow we might have to ask those imperfect people for help.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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Spiritual Sybil’s

Many of us know some spiritual Sybil’s. You know the person that’s always talking about God one minute, then cursing you out the next minute, then actIng like they’ve done nothing wrong, and then turn around and ask you to go out to fellowship with them. They take you on this roller coaster ride of their psychological problems and you need a therapist when you’re finished dealing with them. You start wondering what’s wrong with you that you keep talking to these people or why you keep answering their calls. It’s simple, we all need someone to long suffer with us.

Yes, even that person that’s hard to love needs someone in their corner. Yes, even that spiritual Sybil sister, brother, father, mother or child needs someone in their corner. You may not want to deal with them but they may be your assignment from God. Or, perhaps, maybe you’re the spiritual Sybil and you don’t even recognize it. You think everyone else has a problem but you. You think everyone else is crazy but you. Maybe it’s time to start with the man in the mirror and say; Lord is it I. Am I really as crazy as people say I am? Do I really act like a spiritual Sybil? Am I really that hard to love? Maybe just maybe you might find out you are the one. But, the good news is; God can transform you, he can heal you, he can renew your mind and your thinking. Then, when people see you they will say truly that’s a child of God.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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God’s Problem

We all got problems. Some of us have caused our problems and some of us are victims of circumstance. For the problems that we didn’t cause, I like to call those God’s problems. When I have no control over the situation then it’s not for me to solve it, it’s for God to solve. I’m learning to turn it over to God and leave it alone. I’m learning how not to interfere when God is working. No matter if people keep telling me I have to do something. I don’t have to do anything but stay out of the way. If you’ve been trying to figure out why nothing you’ve tried is helping your problem, it’s because it’s God’s problem. Therefore, nothing you do will help. If you’re wondering why God would allow problems to come in your life that only he can solve; it’s because he wants you to know that he his God and God alone. 

So, when drama comes your way that you didn’t cause, say; that’s God’s problem. When they start cutting your hours at work, instead of getting mad, say; that’s God’s problem. When you know you’ve raised your child the right way and you’ve given them to the Lord, and now they act like they have no home training, say; that’s God’s problem. When unforeseen bills come in the mail and they don’t fit into the budget, say; that’s God’s problem. When your body starts turning against you and you have to go to the doctor, or have unexpected surgery, say; God you made my body and this is your problem. 

One thing we can bank on, is that none of our problems have taken God by surprise. He just wants to know will you let him handle it. 

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing. 

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