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Since When

Since when did our children start believing suicide is the thing to do? How is it that our children haven’t learned how to cope with life? Could it be, they’ve watched how we’ve coped with life and say they want no parts of that? Do we cope with life in a healthy manner? Or, do we drink, smoke, take pills, sleep around, etc… and this turns off our children?

When was the last time we told our children prayer changes things? When was the last time we listened to our kids describe how they hate school, and we dismiss their feelings thinking they’re trying to get out of something; when all the while their being bullied.

The enemy comes to kill, steal, and destroy and its up to us to plead the blood of Jesus over our children’s lives. We must not be satisfied with hearing about our children killing themselves and accepting it as the norm.

Speak life over your children and over their lives. Start declaring God’s blessings, word and promises over them.

Lord we decree and declare the enemy cannot have our children. Lord we decree and declare our children will serve you all the days of their life. Lord we decree and the declare that drugs, gangs, alcohol, gun violence, suicide and bullying will not overtake our children. Lord we plead the blood of Jesus over our children right now. Keep a hedge of protection over our children and keep your angels encamped round about them in Jesus name amen.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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After The Fact

Have you ever thought about God as being an after the fact God? When you read the bible do you notice he shows up after the fact?

After Moses killed a man, God showed up. After Lazarus died, God showed up. After Saul killed Christians, God showed up. After the woman was caught in adultery, God showed up.

You’re wondering why God is acting like he doesn’t see or care about what you’re going through. Well he’s waiting till after the fact; so he can show up mighty and you will know without a shadow of a doubt, it was nobody but the Lord that brought you out. If he showed up before the fact, you wouldn’t learn any lessons from the trial.

So be thankful, God may not show up when you think he should, but he will show up at the brink of your give up.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Be Ready

You never know when God is going to bless you. You never know when he is going to put you in front of the right people at the right time. You never know when God is going to say it’s your turn and your time.

With that being said, are you ready? Are you ready to receive your blessing from the Lord? Are you ready to take your rightful place on that job, in that company, at that church? Are you ready to be used by God in a mighty way? Are you ready to show the world, mighty are the works of Gods hand?

Ready or not, God’s got a blessing with your name on it. So position yourself, focus on God and receive what he has for you.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Invest In Yourself

All to often we invest time, money, and energy into other people and other things. Do we ever think of investing time, money, and energy into ourselves? Do we think we’re worth it?

Just think, if we invested more time into an idea we had; rather than spend money on someone else’s idea i.e., (Coach, Michael Kors, Nike,) etc. these are all someone else’s ideas, and we make their ideas money.

What idea or dream has God given you? You know the thing you can’t shake, the thing that burns on the inside. The thing you keep talking yourself out of because of your financial situation.

You are more than worth it. I’d rather you fail investing in yourself, than fail investing in someone else. But, what if you succeed? Is this the real reason why we don’t invest in ourselves? Because maybe just maybe we may succeed. And, no one has taught us about success, however, they have drilled failure into us.

You owe it to yourself to step out on faith and do what you’ve never done before. Believe in yourself.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Press Through The Pain

When pain comes in our lives it makes us want to stop. I workout but my knee hurts so bad I don’t ever want to workout again. However, I know if I stop I’m going to blow up because I like to eat.

Case in point, when we’re on this Christian journey and we get hurt we want to stop. Some of us have even told God, that this isn’t worth it. The pain is so bad, we’d rather give up, accept defeat and take our chances in the world.

But, before we make such a foolish decision like that, let’s weigh our decision. Are we really wanting to go to hell by turning our backs on God, because we can’t take a little pain?

When we’re in pain we can’t think straight. So before we go and do something drastic; let’s seek God. The more we seek him, the more help he will give us to press through the pain.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Know Me When You Don’t Need Me

Today I received an email from someone I know asking for monetary help. Mind you, I haven’t spoken to this person in almost a year. Every time we speak, I’m the one calling. Granted I live far away, but I have made every accommodation for family and friends to be able to reach me at a moments notice. So, when I received this email asking for help because something happened to them while traveling, I never responded back. It’s strange they never consulted me prior to taking the trip, but I’m their answer now that things have gone wrong on their trip.

All this time has passed; no call, no email, no Skype, no Tango, no Twitter, etc… But trouble has arisen and all of a sudden they know me. The email even said you are my last resort and hope. I’m all about helping people but when you know me and don’t need me; it makes it a whole lot easier, than to act like you don’t know me until you need me.

God teaches us to be good stewards over what he has given us and me not helping doesn’t make me a bad Christian, it makes me a wise Christian. Besides, even if I was to help, how do I know I would get my money back? How do I know if they will go back to not knowing me again? So to save myself some heartache and headache, I will let them find hope in someone else. For my mother always told me, don’t lend nothing you can’t afford to give away.

So at this juncture in my life, I can’t afford to give away a peace of mind. I can’t afford to give away costly advice. I can’t afford to give away the kitchen with the kitchen sink and I definitely can’t afford to give away something I’ve worked so hard for, to someone who don’t know me when they don’t need me.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Locked Up

How many of us are walking around free but we’re locked up in our minds? We’ve allowed what someone thought about us to convict us and throw away the key.

We’ve convinced ourselves that our sentence should be life without the possibility of parole. That we don’t deserve forgiveness, we don’t deserve clemency.

It’s time that we free our minds through the word of God. The bible says; let this mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus. Jesus never had a defeated mindset. In fact, he had to let the people know; don’t think I can’t call my Father and he send a legion of angels to come set it off down here.

We need that same mindset when the jury comes back and wants to pronounce a life sentence on us.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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A Little Encouragement

While I was working out today, I wanted to quit, give up, throw in the towel, because my body was in so much pain. Then someone called my name and said looking good, keep going. When they spoke those words, it was like I forgot my body was screaming for me to stop. I got a burst of energy out of nowhere.

How many times have we seen someone running for the Lord, and it looked like they wanted to quit, give up, and throw in the towel? Did we become self-righteous and say something stupid like; maybe you really are not saved or maybe you’re too weak minded etc… Were we accomplices in helping them give up and walk away from God? Did our crazy comment help them seal the deal to turn their backs on God?

In times like this, a little encouragement goes a long way. We may be stronger in certain areas of our walk with Christ, but we all struggle in other areas. So, instead of tearing people down when their at their lowest point in life; try lifting them up with a few encouraging words. You may just save their life.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Including The Kids

I’m taking the Dave Ramsey financial course and it talks about including your children and teaching them how to save. I’ve learned if I include my children in the process then they understand vs. me just telling them how and never showing them examples.

This got me to thinking, do I include my children in prayer or do I just tell them to pray; after all, I am the preacher. Sure my kids have seen me pray and have heard me pray numerous times, but how many times have I included them and said, today the family is depending on your prayers for us. Or, have I set them down and explained prayer to them? Or, did I think it was the Sunday school teacher’s responsibility to teach my children how to pray and have a prayer life? When I include them they begin to understand the power of prayer and it gives me a confidence to know, if they ever need the Lord, need help, get in a jam, etc… Then they don’t have to wait on me, they can pray for themselves.

God said he uses the foolish things to confound the wise. Here I am learning about money, and it led me right to prayer. So, if you’re like me and have not been including your kids in the important things of God like you should or as much as you should; today is a good day to start.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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Waiting On An Answer

Waiting for God to answer you can be frustrating. Sometimes God answers right away and other times he takes forever.

The frustration comes in when we still have to function as if we’ve received an answer while waiting. We are still making moves, but they are limited. We are still making decisions but they are limited. Life is still happening and it doesn’t care that God hasn’t answered us. Meanwhile, we are listening to everyone else’s testimony how God answered their prayers. How God told them exactly what to do; and we smile and say oh praise the Lord. All the while, we’re thinking Lord where you at.

While we are waiting, God is seeing can he trust us and what are our real motives. We may not realize it while we’re waiting, but God is making our motives pure and the waiting is all a test.

Frustration is natural, but will we pass the test being frustrated and waiting on God at the same time.

Be blessed and continue to be a blessing.

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