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It Can Be Overwhelming

Dealing with yourself is not always the easiest thing to do. In fact, many of us keep a lot of people around just so we don’t have to deal with ourselves. What do you do when you come face-to-face with your failures, successes, ups, downs, highs, lows, past and present? Looking over your own life can be overwhelming.

It can be so overwhelming, that you can be holding a conversation and not hear a word the other person has said. You can be looking at someone and don’t see a thing. You can go somewhere, and don’t realize how you got there. Situations and life have a way to make us look at ourselves and say; woe it’s me!

It’s me that starts the gossip. It’s me that spread lies in the church. It’s me that’s a liar, a fornicator, a whoremonger, a thief, a cheater; it’s me oh Lord! It takes us to become overwhelmed, so that we know it’s nobody but Jesus that lifted the heavy burdens. It’s nobody but Jesus that brought us out. It’s nobody but Jesus that snatched us out of hell’s grip.

When you think about it, it can be overwhelming.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Watch What You Say

Lately, I’ve been telling my kids they get on my nerves. Although this is true, it’s not always the best thing to tell them. They haven’t really done anything bad. It’s just when I’ve had a long day, I’m tired, I just want to cook dinner and go to bed; they start arguing or cutting each other down and that gets on my nerve.

Because I say things out of anger, I never really know what damage is being done. How will this affect them later on. What I should do is calm down, and later on when we’re laughing explain to them what I don’t like about their behavior towards each other. The bible says be angry but sin not. It also says; a soft answer turns away wrath. Well I have failed at both. However, I’m working on it.

I wonder how much do I get on God’s nerves. Some of you may say he’s all loving, but in the book of Revelations he told the church, that church folk make him sick, they make him want to vomit. My God! Our behavior makes God sick, so before I tell my kids they get on my nerves again, I’m going to draw them with love and kindness.

Besides, there’s some mother out there who wishes she had kids to get on her nerves. There’s some parent out there who had to bury their child. I’ve purposed in my heart I’m going to watch what I say to my kids no matter what. And, thank God he gave me a revelation of how I make him feel at times. The bible says blessings and cursing should not come out of the same mouth. We curse our own kids when we don’t speak life into them. We curse our own kids when we don’t speak the promises of God in them. Church is not the place for them to start hearing it, home is. My kids are my first ministry and if I fail at that, then what the purpose of the rest.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Don’t Think

Don’t think because Jesus is all loving that he won’t chastise you. Don’t think that once saved is always saved. Don’t think because you gave your like to Jesus, you are on easy street now. Don’t think because you are a Christian, everyone is going to like you now.

Because we do think like this, we become easily offended in the house of God. The are a lot of Christians walking around with OCD Offended Christian Disorder. They’re offended because people don’t like them. News flash, a whole lot of Christians weren’t liked in the bible. They’re offended because they’re still struggling. They heard too many sermons about Jesus paying bills, and not enough sermons about being a good steward over the money Jesus gives them. They’re offended because Jesus didn’t stand idly by and allow them to continue in sin. When he said come from amongst them, that’s what he meant and since they didn’t listen; he showed them better than he told them.

There’s no need in being offended and wearing your feelings on your sleeve. REPENT! And, ask God to show you the way. To help you be delivered from people. To help you to stop being a thief and a liar by not paying your tithes and lying to get benefits. To help you trust in him. This time don’t think, just do.

Do what’s right in the sight of the Lord. Do right by people whether or not they like you. Do edify your sister and your brother. And whatever you do, do it as unto the Lord.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Check Your Motives

Why do you do what you do? Is it to please God or man? Is it to take someone else’s position? Is it to get your name in lights? Are you a servant or a celebrity? What are your real motives and intentions?

People hating on each other didn’t start in the 21st century, it started in the bible days. Although , we may hate to admit it, we have hated on people ourselves. For whatever reason, we have wished for someone’s demise. Now that we are in Christ Jesus, do we still hate on other people? Have our motives changed? Do we do what we do just to please God?

It’s alright to be happy for someone else’s success. It’s alright to help push someone else into their destiny. It’s alright to be a cheerleader on the sidelines, when you’re not center stage. However, it’s not alright for you to sit secretly and wish for someone else’s demise. It’s not alright, for you to assist the enemy in helping bring another Christian down. It’s not alright for you to praise God on Sunday morning, and start plotting, scheming, and being deceitful Sunday afternoon.

Only you and God know what your true motives are. If your motives are not pleasing to God, check them and change them, before he uncovers them. For the bible says, an open rebuke is better than a secret love.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Sing Unto The Lord

Today, I took my grandson to get a haircut. Everything was going as planned, people were talking and I was watching the game on tv. All of a sudden, my grandson just started singing very loud, Lord you’re holy. I’m on the praise dance team and we’ve danced to this song and he fell in love with the song. So every now and then he will sing it when it comes to mind.

He didn’t care that we were in the barbershop, he sung that song until his soul was satisfied. Then he started talking back to his barber like nothing happened. How many of us will sing unto the Lord at any given point? No matter where we’re at, if the spirit moves us to sing until our souls are satisfied, will we? While he was singing, I never once told him to be quiet or told him to lower it down because we were in the barbershop. I was use to him doing it at home and this was the first time he did it in public.

Once again, my grandson made the scriptures come alive. God said if you be ashamed of me I’ll be ashamed of you. Well, we don’t have that problem over here in this household. Even if I wanted to be a closet Christian, my grandson would let the cat out of the bag. Now more than ever, the world needs to hear our song. So sing unto the Lord; not only until your soul is satisfied but until God is satisfied and says well done my good and faithful servant.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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It Doesn’t Matter

Why keep dwelling on the past? It doesn’t matter, you can’t change anything about it. Why keep wondering what could’ve, should’ve been? It doesn’t matter now, the time is passed away.

We tend to worry about stuff we have no control over. We’ve become so comfortable living in the past, that we are afraid of what the present and future hold. Does it really matter that you’ve sinned, or does it matter that you’ve repented? Does it really matter that you’ve failed, or does it matter that you’ve gotten back up? Does it really matter that they keep talking about you, or does it matter that you’re letting your light shine before men, that your father in heaven will be glorified?

You need to determine what really matters to you and don’t worry about the rest. And, when people try to bring up your past and your failures; let them know, it really doesn’t matter.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Coming Soon

I have another book that will be coming out in 2015. This book has been difficult to write because it takes me out of my comfort zone. It’s a book of poems that God gave me. Nonetheless, I wrote them and I’ve tried them out on a few people and got some pretty good results back. Therefore, I will let you in on one of them. Please let me know what you think.

STRANGER
We don’t talk by day
But you want to creep by night

You don’t respond to my text by day
But you knock on my door at night

You see me in passing
And act as if you don’t know my name

Finally, we meet up, but I’m silent
You go to touch me and I pull away

You say what’s wrong
And I say

Momma told me never talk to strangers
And I yell to the top of my lungs

STRANGER! DANGER!

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Do You

Do you conform just to fit in? Do you feel out of place, when you desire to do the opposite of the crowd? Are you afraid to do you?

God made you different than everyone else. It’s alright to do you. Besides, who is better at doing you than you. People are going to always talk, so give them something to talk about.

People don’t want you to do you, because they are afraid to be themselves. They’re afraid to step out on faith. Therefore, they don’t want you to step out on faith. They want you to cower down and and let every opportunity pass you by.

Forget that and forget them. Do you! Go after every opportunity that comes your way. Step out on faith, get what God has for you and if you’re bold enough; take what they don’t want.

Bottom line, be the best you you can be, and if people get mad tell them to stand in line.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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It’s Not Your Birthday

Today my daughter kept asking me what am I getting her for her birthday. I told her, we haven’t even made it to Thanksgiving and Christmas yet. Her birthday is in January. She said mom, in her voice that she uses when she’s irritated.

Finally, I said; you want me to get you something for Christmas and your birthday. I explained to her that Christmas is Jesus’ birthday, and how would it look if I gave you a present on somebody else’s birthday. Do you think Jesus would be ok with that? She was really irritated now, but I was trying to make a point.

All my daughter saw was that she could get gifts for Christmas and her birthday. She never realized that Christmas was Jesus’ birthday, but he never gets a present. We never get a cake and sing to him. We never say on Christmas Day, hey come to my house the parties going down for Jesus.

I just wanted to give her something to think about. And, to let her know because Christmas is coming doesn’t mean she’s getting gifts, she’s only guaranteed a present on her birthday.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Stop Slacking

Has God told you to do something, and you started doing it with a vengeance and was on fire? In the beginning nothing could stop you, but now you find yourself barely doing it? Or, you have quit doing it altogether?

I use to hold a bible study for professional women in leadership. I was on fire, but then I began to travel so much for my job, that I let it fall by the wayside. One of the ladies saw me a few weeks ago and asked; hey when are we starting back up. I tried swindling out of it because I’ve been so busy. I just told her yeah we will see. Then, this morning she called me and said; we’re starting today right at 11:30. I agreed.

I am so happy this lady was persistent. God had given me a ministry and I started slacking. I didn’t realize how much people needed this bible study, I was only thinking about myself. It’s like this blog; I be wanting to quit but my sister keeps pushing me. Besides, when we ask God to use us, we never know in what capacity he will do it.

Now the mirror has been turned on me to show me my slacking. Now I’m determined more than ever to run on and see what the end will be. If I’m faithful over a few things he’ll make me ruler over many.

Are you slacking? Take it from me; it’s not worth disappointing God.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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