- Say what you mean, and mean what you say.
- Don’t expect people to read your mind.
- It’s okay to say NO to the ones you love.
- It is impossible to please everybody, so don’t try.
- Put God first: above money, above friends, and above material things.
Sprinkes of Wisdom
Checks For Value
Recently, I took part in a committee made up of men and women. At the beginning of the meeting, as an icebreaker, we participated in a game; it was a lively task to get each person to think with an end resolution. We all had been given a sheet of paper that described a scene of preparing for guests who were to arrive for the party within the next ten to fifteen minutes. Listed were several chores that needed to be completed, such as, take out the trash, light the candles, call Joe to bring ice, pick up clothes from the floor, pack the luggage for the next business day trip, and so forth. Each of us had to place a number from one through ten on the paper to indicate the order in which each chore needed to be completed before the guests arrived, so from the most important to the least important.
Afterwards, we
compared lists, and not one person shared the same priority as I did. In fact,
no two lists were the same. That demonstration raised our awareness that we all
have different points of view and though each one is valid, a particular plan
can be valued differently by individuals even though they all seek the same
outcome. Ingrained into our
consciousness are things we hold dear; certain factors can determine how we prioritize
sequences in our lives or the endeavors we set out to accomplish. To avoid disruptions, remember there must be
an established goal that all participants value equally if the
undertaking is to be a success.
When is it TIME to LOVE ?
It is said that LOVE is blind, so when you are perplexed
about your feelings, allow TIME to be on your side. To hurry in with emotions produces bad
judgment which beget--regrets. You have the greater power with TIME, but if you
omit TIME -- if you choose to ignore TIME -- if you dismiss TIME -- then you will forfeit
a great advantage. If you allow TIME for the relationship to develop, only then will you be on your way to triumphal victory, in its own TIME.
The Con and The Hype - Part 2
While
many desire to wear the appearance of what they have been force to
believe success should be, the tricksters continue to sell it day after
day. Self-worth and true success come with awareness and understanding
that material gain without the knowledge of truth is merely acquiring
“Stuff.”
The Con And The Hype - Part 1
The vanity of success has caused many to be snared from among all walks of life. Starting from the White House to the suburbs, and even to the projects. The desire for illusion of wealth has instigated crimes without break and entering. Robbery
occurs without sounding an alarm; top secret documents are sold to
settle personal financial hardships, and insider trading is meeting the
demand by corporate white collar criminals. Behind the scene of indoor
swimming pools, luxury cars, and private schools are not always the
results from a hard day of labor. But the most manipulated of them all,
are the men and women who have bought the idea that materialistic
substances define who they are. They work hard everyday for low wages
and seek to achieve their slice of the American pie. They want to be looked upon as somebody, specifically, in their contact circle. Sadly, they
overspend on items thinking that material possession creates class and
value for themselves. Except, they fail to realize the unequal yoke of
this buying power. Please Look for Part 2 to follow
Sex, Sin, and Forgiveness
This particular woman walks us through her mental turmoil of entrapment as she learned to accept God’s forgiveness for her trespasses.
“In the past,” She said, “society had always looked down on women for their sexual trespasses; and mentally, women were forced to wear the scarlet letter (A) for an adulterous or the letter (F) for fornicator. Even though when most of those acts were committed, women had hope of being loved by the men they committed the offenses with.” Apparently today, it seems that some women struggle to forgive themselves for their sins against God.
She explained that
the mental bearing of the scarlet letters, made her to feel unworthy of
God’s forgiveness; saying that satan then used her weakness as a tool to keep her
bound, for she assumed that God wanted her to continue to feel mortified,
unworthy, and never raise her hung down head. “Furthermore”, she said, “My emotions were
toyed with; I had been lead to believe that I was special to each of those men,
and now laughed at because I foolishly trusted the feelings of those moments.
Tricked only by satan who cast those thoughts into my mind to keep me trapped, so
that I would continue to trip, fall, and doubt God’s forgiveness.”
“Fortunately,” she
said, “Jesus knew what was in the heart of the harlot; which is why he forgave
her. He demonstrated to women that we do not have to continue to bear
the yokes of our sins.” For example, the harlot who was
caught in the very act of adultery was thrown down before Jesus, and as the men
were about to stone her, Jesus wrote in the ground, then each accuser
dropped his stone and walked away. Surely he must have written, “Thy sins be
forgiven thee,” and then Jesus said to her, “Go, and sin no more.”
“Her accusers
prioritized adultery as the GREATER sin, not Jesus.” She said. That same woman was delivered from
seven unclean spirits, and she received Jesus Christ, and called him, “Lord, and
God.” She followed Jesus throughout his ministry, and even to the Cross
of Galilee, and she was the first person at his sepulcher (tomb). The Angel
of God sent her with a message to give to the disciples. Because she accepted
Jesus’s forgiveness, she was made free indeed, even from sliding backwards to
sins of adultery and fornication.
Remember, God can
forgive trespasses and wash whiter than snow. Remember God can strengthen,
protect, and unite us back unto himself. Remember His Holiness, and fall
in love again with our Creator! A love that is pure, strong, and
immeasurable. Women, accept God’s forgiveness through Jesus Christ, and return
back to him, our FIRST LOVE.
Be Nice-- It's a Part of God
Life brings with it ups and down;
things such as kindness and goodness will be remembered always.
There was a point in my life that I got so frustrated that my kindness was being taken advantage of -- that I actually told God that I was tired of being the nice girl. It seemed as though kindness was judged on the scale as weakness.
Then to my surprise- The Spirit of God uttered back to me, “I'm Nice.” As I allowed his words to soak in, I thought on his daily goodness toward us, and how many times we fail to show him appreciation. There are times we reached out for more without being thankful for what he had already given, and yet he remains faithful in allowing the rise of the morning sun, and waters from the heavenly fountain; and not once has he allowed the sky to fall.
God wants us to be like him; we should at the least strive to be. When you know you have the quality of being nice, there is no need to continue to try to prove yourself to anyone.
Being nice doesn't mean to allow people to take advantage of you. God, with all of his goodness isn't being overbearing to prove his kindness to us. In this we know it's okay to leave people to their own opinions about us when we refuse to go along with their requests or demands.
Satan also misjudged God's kindness and thought very little of his goodness, which is why he sought to take away God's Throne from him. He underestimated God. Then to his surprise--he was cast out of the Kingdom of God. Jesus said that he beheld Satan fall from heaven like lighting.
- satan assumed gentleness meant weakness
- he assumed kindness had no strength
- he assumed grace was ignorant
- he assumed peace was deaf and blind
- he assumed meekness was fear
- he assumed faith was dead
- he assumed nice was helpless like a premature child
- he assumed love was stupid
- he assumed joy was drunkenness
- ...and he assumed incorrectly and received to himself an everlasting curse of damnation.
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