Confidence


Thanks to God, everyone has a measure of confidence (Faith).
  • The consciousness of confidence has rewards of charismatic perks.
  • With confidence, one sees the light in the darkest matter.
  • Confidence will cause one to bring life to any dull occasion because it
  • causes boredom to hide itself and it brings luminescence to the dimmest settings.
  • Confidence is notice from a distance; its stride bounces from each step taken.
  • Confidence jingles, rings, and flares because it exists. It exhibits liberation sounds of laughter, and it is heard from afar.
  • Confidence has its on style, and makes ordinary extraordinary.
  • Confidence dresses with dignity, for its style becks for attention; it adds brightness to the eyes and makes the smile more noticeable.
  • Confidence dances to the beats of its own drum; it marches and parades the banner of longevity.
  • Confidence flexes its muscles; it creates comfort in unfamiliarity.
  • Confidence will produce the feeling of wealth, even when one’s pockets are empty.

 Without confidence, days are unresolved and nights unfulfilled.
  • Without it, the smallest offensives can be enlarged a hundred times.
  • Without it, simple things become a mystery to understand.
  • Without it, one is without joy, without joy-
  • one is without strength, and becomes weak.
  • Without it, one’s faults are magnifies which creates embarrassing moments.
  • Without it, fear and feebleness become an impulse,
  • and then it alters one’s walk and posture.
  • Without it, one becomes a bore, and communication loses its effect.
  • Without it, hard times are harder, lonely days are gloomy, mental visions are blurred, and sadness is coupled with misery.
  • Without it, beauty is suppressed by fear; it’s dressed in plain textures, but sadly, liveliness is smothered.

You Can Resist Part-1

     Resisting evil is something we have the power to do; but many have refused to accept this extraordinary power for the sake of vain pleasures.  What I mean by that is- many don’t resist evil, for reasons, the pleasures derived are desired to be continued.
     Definitely, our conscious behaviors have proven to be different; therefore, allowing everyone to calculate (resisting evil) to suit himself.  However, the Bible defines, resisting evil as, “To Stand Against.”  “From whence come wars and fighting among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?” James 4:1  
     "To Stand Against," begins with us working on ourselves. “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James 4: 7   By strengthening our moral awareness we can do a profound inward check.  First, we must create a conscious recall in our minds, by accepting Jesus Christ as our Savior.  His Grace is the forgiving power, and his blood cleanses us from all evil, and blots out our transgressions.  Then, as we look in the mirror, we don’t see the next person, but we realize the person starring back at us is capable of resisting evil. 

You Are The Star


     As you take the stage to STAR in many scenes of your lives, it is your responsibilities to think about the actions you take. As the lights brighten and the cameras start rolling, there will be no one standing by to yeah CUT! or RETAKE! The story created depends entirely on the lines you choose to read by the choices you make. For instance, following the footsteps of others; not considering the results of your actions, and failing to realize that each choice has a price tag attached to it. In life's occurrences, sometimes the unpredictable does happen, and you will come face to face with choices.


     As you become more conscious to the fact of choosing, understand that you have the ability to change your mind from old thoughts and destructive habits that have been imposed on you or that you’ve adopted from your environments. Decisions which have caused many to error, you can consider your options and discard the things that could possible hinder you in life. God has given each of us a mind of intelligence wherein to choose; as the star in your life, remember that age, talents, skills or physical characteristics do not exempt you from reaping the benefits or consequences from your choices. 

WE...This People


Linked together---not by chain
but by the color of black
a variation of shades you will find
behold a people of great uniqueness
all having separate individual minds
Different patterns of thoughts-
different lives we walk
Never forgetting the echo voices
“Let Freedom Ring.”
Our words reflect the pride
of our conquering
We have a history that array of
Teacher – Leaders – and Heroes
Dr. King, Mandela, Malcolm X
Booker T. Washington, and Rosa Parks
these among others have left their marks
They played their roles
and endured the shame
we are the fruits
from their suffering and pain.
We this people-
Inventors, Doctors, and Lawyers
Leaders in sports, Speakers and more
TV Hosts -Astronauts
and the Neighbor next door
An extraordinary people-
knitted by the darkness of past pain
through the coloration of our skin-
we've been made proud with dignity within
We this people-
bear the lovely color of Black

Author Unknown

 "A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence though whatever he is doing and leaves others to determine if he is working or playing. To himself he always seems to be doing both."

In God's Hands


Who can you trust to watch over your children while they are in school? Their teachers? Who can you trust to watch over them while they play outside? Your neighbors? Who can you trust to watch over them while they lay asleep in their bedrooms at night? You?

Parents, neither locks or keys are ENOUGH to trust in and rely on to keep your children safe.
It is when God watches over us that we are KEPT

     If we fail to allow God to be God to us, then we are like sheep without a shepherd. The world is full of wolves, and without the Arm of the Lord, our children are easy prey.
Parents, always put your children in God's hand; teach them how to pray and call upon God!

     Yes, let us do everything in our power to keep them safe, but know that the ultimate power to protect them is God's power. Acknowledge it to your children so they can learn to trust and rely on him in trouble times, so that he will hear them when they call upon him. Allow God to be your Hero, and the Hero for your children by making him your buckler and shield.

     Trust him to be the hiding place in the time of a storm. His ARMS are STRONG and HE is the EXPERT in providing protection.

INSTINCT...A Writer's Tale


Experience a writer's tale: INSTINCT

 
*     It appears that those who taste true bliss no longer want to be a participant of the daily undermined games of what society call LIVING.

*     If you find yourself embracing worldly possession, and seeking status or recognition is a sure sign of blindness, and the failure to LINK-UP with the higher power.

*   The tale will give you a burst of inspiration that's worth possessing. With all cloaks removed, this tale demonstrated the view of human weakness, and its desire, wantonness, and struggle for power in a wonderful, revealing, transparent form.

*A man of high status in the eyes of professionals, among the so called elite, made a decision to escape civilization to live with a tribe of gorillas in the forest of Africa. As he drew himself in the study the fascinating animals, he was adopted by them.

*Purity embraced him in the raw, and in return, he learned to embrace it. The power of recognizing it proved to be invaluable, and because he accepted it, he received the courage to exit the unfilled hunger of society's control.

*This freed him for the shackles of greed and the need for glory in the eyes of his own kind. He saw the hidden potential of man, and realized the things men esteem, really didn't matter. His eyes were open to see that prestige was only vain accomplishments.

*Peace and tranquility are found and embraced in the wilderness; there a man seems to attach himself with the oneness of God.


 

The Role of the Critics-- Their Beginning, Their Attributes, and Their End


Critics might have their role in society, but there is no place for them among God's true people. Critics are not leaders; they take no responsibility in how others react to their deadly statements. Their strength only lies in the power of finger pointing. They are without the tools or the ability to preserve; their guide is interpretations developed out of envy and jealousy.

They fall short of God's glory, therefore, they create their image by discounting the reputations and actions of others; they tear down but they do not rebuild, they pluck up, but they do not replant; they kill but they do not restore life.

They mimic their father, the first critic, the one who caused division among the angels against God. They mimic Cain, the one who to kill his brother, Abel. They mimic the unbelievers, whose hearts filled with doubt, and crucified Jesus.

The job of critics is to destroy those who are good; unbeknown to them, they award themselves with the unfortunate curse of death.

...and It Was Good


Some time ago, while looking out of the kitchen window, I watched two young, African American, boys who live on the opposite side of the fence. While eating their food, they reached over the fence to share it with the neighbor's two dogs. Afterwards, they took their personal water bottles and began to aim and pour it out for the dogs to get a drink. I was impressed, and I was sure that God was watching them too. I felt that God was pleased because they were behaving humanly with compassion toward animals. In a world filled with more than an evil notion toward animals, I believe that this was on of those moments when God considered that his mercy toward man has not been in vain; and God saw that it was Good.

Great– Is the Error of Misjudging Appearances

Evil is anything that turn you from your God given purpose
Evil wears such coverings...
Most often he/she dresses well, and sometimes in business attire
He/She often wears a lovely smile
His/Her eyes can appear of innocence
His/Her words are of pleasure
He/She is well pronounced, and well read
He/She is proficient in education
He/She has Humor and Laughter
He/She often mask in humility
His/Her forwardness is indirect
He/She claims honesty in deceit
He/She shows pity to your lack of abilities
He/She caresses your loneliness
He/She seeks to be sooth by you
He/She speaks part truths
He/She contradict facts, and even the Word of God
He/She is often attractive to look upon
He/She does not confess that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh
He/She know scriptures, but uses NO time for prayer
He/She seeks to capture your self worth
He/She seeks to rob you of spiritual riches
He/She counts on you to be ignorant
He/She depends on your misjudgment
He/She knows many forfeit wisdom for carnal pleasure
He/She has taken many to the grave without ever realizing their God given purpose

You've heard the saying...


“Tell the truth and shame the devil.”
Well, that's what you'll see unraveling throughout every post of this blog.
You might wonder,“Whose Truth?”
My response, “The truth that life teaches us.”
Truth such as FIRE is HOT;the reality of that is- fire BURNS!
As children, we grew up hearing, “Thou shall not commit adultery,”
but isn't broken homes, heartaches, and divorces the realities of this truth?
In this we can understand how reality produces the evidence of the TRUTH.

Simplicity In Wisdom


  • Your short comings and faults today do not determine your destiny. Unless of course, they are the sins of doubt and unbelief.
  • Dilemmas are not coded by color nor does any particular race have their own boundaries as to the problems which life brings.
  • Problems occur with the rich, the poor, the intellectual or the unlearned regardless to whether they are male or female.
  • Reaction to unplanned occurrences become our choice in how we entertain and apply their valuable lessons.
  • No one has been above making a mistake or a wrong choice when guided by emotions.
  • You don't necessarily have to be involved in complex matters to MATTER.
  • Unless we learn to lay aside the balls and chains that are linked to our daily lives, growth will continue to be hindered.
  • Try these on for size. Transparent glass slippers; one is allowed to see from the inside out as well as from the outside in.

The Elements Are Witnesses


The existence of intelligence has been recorded since the beginning of time. Centuries of many footprints are left behind;paths have been carved from great triumphs, many attempts, and painful failures; such paths have forever established models to warn us to seek for understanding. There is no secret thing done under the sun; there are eyes and ears where no soul abides; who can be condemned without a witness? Time itself is the collector and recorder of events; we shall reap what-ever we sow.

BE conscious to...


BE conscious to...

your physical state-
its strength and weakness;

your mental state-
the emotional stress;

your characteristic state-
being entwined with the replenished seed.