Four P's

I was sitting in service one Sunday afternoon and got this revelation. It was more a thought and I ran away with it and the result is this post! You have to Press with Power, Persevering in Prayer! When the Lord gave me this I was sitting in service trying to draw something, anything, from the service. I thank God for giving it to me!

Press, meaning to go on despite of circumstance or situation. Most often people talk about pressing their way to church, despite of work, health etc! Instead I'm going to stab at it from another angle. Press to accomplish what thus saith the Lord. Too often we hear instruction from the Lord and we either ignore it or complain about it being too difficult. Get this, here is where your pressing comes into play! Despite what self and flesh say, get that made up mind that you're going to do what thus saith the Lord! Press to obey. Press to follow the word! It's not easy, I'm the perfect one to tell you, it's not easy! You'll fall so many times. Learn from your failure and get back up and continue to press! Despite EVERYTHING, there is a blessing in pressing!

Power, hmmm Power is such a majorly strong part of the 4 P's. That power, that God has given and instilled in us, is so great. When we tap into our faith, the power we have is unmeasurable! We can perform miracles in Jesus name! I remember when I was younger, about 8 years old, and my mother was cleaning the collards in the kitchen. I found her crying. I asked, "Mom, what's wrong?" She replied, "I just have this headache!" Without hesitation, I prayed aloud claiming an immediate healing of her headache. I remember asking God for a "miraculous move" and she got it moments later. She looked at me in amazement. The power I had as a child, only because I believed! You've got to believe you have the power, only because God said you have it!

Persevering, seeing things through to the end! There are going to be some rough roads and some bumpy highways. There will be sickness, there will be unfortunate events, there will be death, there will be a time for you to be put through a test. Whatever test that is, it will build your faith! Trials to build your faith in God. They come to see how much and how long you will trust in Jesus! Spit n the Devil's face and tell him you're not going to win and turn your back to him. You've got to persevere to the end and meet Jesus! There shouldn't be any other way!

Prayer is a conversation with God. A conversation involves communicating. You should be communicating your sins with a godly sorrow for them. Communicating all the issues of your life, and sometimes the lives of others! Let's not forget to voice our thanks to love. Just like we love to hear and gestures of gratitude! This is what Christianity is! Being a help to the needing "everyone" is just a way if sharing the blessings God has given us before!

While you're pressing on, remember the power bestowed upon you. The power to overcome, to conquer and to do all which Christ did, in His precious name. You will soon find out that you can do all things through Christ which strengthen you. You can make it; you can stand! You can move on to bigger and better things and you can persevere if you try and believe you can. Do so praying and constantly communicating to God the entire time. That extra boost of strength and encouragement from God will take you even farther!

I wish you all blessings and continued favor! God be with you!

Driven Uncomfortability

Complacency, mediocrity and stagnancy should be out of sight and out of mind. We don't need to be on one spot being comfortable where we are. We need to be forever moving, forever trying and reaching for more!

There was a time, in the Bible, where Jacob feared for his life. He thought his own brother was going to take his life. When an angel appeared to him revealing his sins, Jacob was sorrowful. He wasn't comforted in knowing that his life was safe. He wasn't comfortable because he didn't know all would be well. He grabbed a hold onto this angel and wrestled and wrestled, determined to move from his current place into a blessing. The angel touch the hollow of his thigh and made it go out of joint. Jacob held on to his faith into his projected blessing! Genesis 33

That's how we have to be, never comfortable with our own situations or state of being. Always push for better! When you are uncomfortable it will move you into action. Let it drive you towards success in all aspects of your life!

Simply Everything

I call you wonderful, adorable, merciful and marvelous.
You're simply great, magnificent
God you're awsome in so many ways!

Healing hands, caring arms an understanding mind
A comforter, a counsellor, our creater
Who can say they're better?

Our ruler, a guiding star, a light on a path so excellent
The rock to stand surrounded of sinking sand
Beautiful fortress a hiding place!

Completely ours, you are complete
Perfectly you are whatever we need
Rightfully you are everything to me!

Pity Party

Everybody has things that they go through. It's too common for people to have the same problems. There's no problem with showing sympathy towards someone or expecting sympathy from someone. Don't make it a habit. Don't be a pity addict! Nobody likes a pity party. Everyone has their own problems to deal with to have to deal with yours!

Dealing with myself at this point, I've solicited more sympathy than I should of been alotted. I dwelled in my situations and refused to take charge of my own life. I wanted someone to handle my situations and problems for me. I wanted the lazy way out. I had an unrealistic way of thinking. I needed a new mindset. I needed a mindset of lifting myself out of my mess, a mindset of self-encouragement and a mindset of determination!

Don't wallow in the ditched and deep grooves of life. I say this because you can't depend on anyone or expect anyone to come and help you out of it all the time. There will be times where you're physically alone. Times where there's nobody around, nobody to call and nobody to look for. At these times you have you and God. God, who is able to bring you out of your mess and set you on a platform of righteousness, if you are ready and willing. That made up mind, along with your faith in God, will take you places unseen and unimagined.

Don't wallow in your pity. Don't lay stagnant. Take charge of you, what you want from life and from God and go after it.

Pity Party

Everybody has things that they go through. It's too common for people to have the same problems. There's no problem with showing sympathy towards someone or expecting sympathy from someone. Don't make it a habit. Don't be a pity addict! Nobody likes a pity party. Everyone has their own problems to deal with to have to deal with yours!

Dealing with myself at this point, I've solicited more sympathy than I should of been alotted. I dwelled in my situations and refused to take charge of my own life. I wanted someone to handle my situations and problems for me. I wanted the lazy way out. I had an unrealistic way of thinking. I needed a new mindset. I needed a mindset of lifting myself out of my mess, a mindset of self-encouragement and a mindset of determination!

Don't wallow in the ditched and deep grooves of life. I say this because you can't depend on anyone or expect anyone to come and help you out of it all the time. There will be times where you're physically alone. Times where there's nobody around, nobody to call and nobody to look for. At these times you have you and God. God, who is able to bring you out of your mess and set you on a platform of righteousness, if you are ready and willing. That made up mind, along with your faith in God, will take you places unseen and unimagined.

Don't wallow in your pity. Don't lay stagnant. Take charge of you, what you want from life and from God and go after it.

Somebody Knows!

"Nobody knows the troubles I see, nobody knows my sorrow..."

What I love about that line, in a song that I can't remember, is the idea that it's completely wrong! There was once a pity party I threw myself with everything that could go wrong in my life. Ranging from jobs, to my love life, to my health, to my personal belongings, money, YOU NAME IT! When you have more than one problem compiled it creates a new compounded issue! I thought to myself that there was nobody on this entire planet that was dealt the same issues I was that would be able to relate to me. I was wrong.

There was one woman I ran into, probably twice my age, that I met at my second job. She always seemed extra cheery! That's what pulled me towards her was her attitude. The closer I get to this woman the more I learn and she has many of the same problems I do. We really connected on a serious note! I was shocked! I sat there in awe thinking about me. Then her. Then us. Then the bigger picture! I really wasn't as alone as I thought I was. At the very least I know I'm not a special case. We were able to encourage each other in different areas of life and promised to keep each other lifted!

The book of Ecclesiasties 1:9 says that there is nothing new under the sun. Things may present themselves in a different way but the overall situation is a rerun! Know you're not alone with dealing and you don't have to deal alone. At the very least, you can always fall back in the arms of the all understanding Father who knows all!

Somebody is really needing to know that they have someone in their corner. Be comforted. Be encouraged. Be motivated to go on!

It's A New Year

Ahhhh it's time to make those New Year's Resolutions! Its an exciting time for people to make empty promises to God, themselves and their friends/family/acquaintances! If that wasn't real, I don't know what was!

Okay, so listen. I employ you that you should only make one New Year's Resolution. This maintains your focus on one thing and increases the success rate. I want everyone to accomplish whatever they set out to do, but I want you to realize that that you don't need to overwhelm yourself into a state where you wont get anything accomplished. Take it one step at a time. 

A Resolution is a vow, regardless of who you're making it to. Be smart about what you say you're going to do. Don't make empty promises or ones that you are going to have trouble keeping. Its better to not vow than to vow and not keep! Be a man and a woman of your word!  Ecclesiastes 5:4-6  Remember, with Christ, you can do all things by just believing. He will strengthen you. Yes, we all say things that we don't mean, but we can't take our words back, They are in history. the only thing we can do is pray for strength from god to help us keep what we said we would do. 

Once you've accomplished your goal, go on ahead and feel free to further changing yourself for the better. You have the momentum and the thrill of what you just accomplished to jump start you into your next resolution. That's what it's all about. Daily changing in efforts to make ourselves better and more Christ-like! 

I want to wish you all a happy New Year and happy Resolution Making! I'm keeping mine simple!

I gave Birth

It don't matter to me, whatever you seem to see
things that make you weak are only temporary
Gotta keep ya head up and keep on moving
Put pep in ya step and pride in ya stride
This will only last for a night

In the middle of the week
I'm so glad that God is watching over me
Every day of the week
I gain joy knowing that God cares for me
When I think on this, meditate on Him
I gotta keep on going...

Birth by Optimism and Faith Monday Afternoon at 1:30pm



Just 12 hours ago, I probably would have been at my lowest of lows. I fell asleep thinking with tears running from my eyes. Pillows dampened with sorrow. I was low! I woke up this morning. I sat up. I looked at the sun shining through my window and I smiled. I had a feeling that everything was going to be alright! I sent out the Mornin Manna Text and I grabbed some food. I sat back down and felt a peace within me. I remembered the scripture saying that weaping only lasts for a night and joy follows in the morning.

Things haven't worked out. Nothing was ironed out. Everything is the same. But I am persuaded that everything will be alright as long as I believe it will work out for my good. As my poetic passage reads, I'm going to keep on going, keep on moving!

Distractions and Overcomers

I just have to say that we can't get a word that's going to stroke our ego all of the time. We can't get a message of prosperity all of the time. We don't need a "everything is going to be alright" type of message all of the time. You've got to get hit with the truth every now and then. Let me tell you, the truth hurts! Some may not get that... when I say the truth hurts I mean that whatever truth was said it convicted something in you. Stirred something around inside you creating unrest making you aware there is something out of order! The truth is not about causing harm, rather to make us better people.

There are so many distractions set before us. So many little, average to large scale things than can occur that cause us to lose focus on living a life that's holy and acceptable unto God. Little things like arguments amongst one another that are never worked out. They fester feelings and further emotions and lead to further problems which distract us from our goal off meeting Jesus one day! Distractions like family issues that are present everyday. We wake to these people and sleep again with these people. Peace and unity has to be present. The family and household unit needs this to keep the home a place of love and joy which are apart of the fruit of the spirit.

distractions, distractions, distractions!!! All around us! Everywhere, at any time in any place. If we let our guard down, we are subject for an attack from the enemy that we weren't prepared for. when we're hit with a distraction, we need to recognize it for what it is. something to throw us off balance, something to make us fall. we have to press forward! we must go onward! even if we fall, even a righteous man falls seven times! we've got to roll up our sleeves and be ready to roll with the punches and dip in the curves of life. cause we are gonna fall, but as long we get up with the determination to press forward, while trying to do better and be better we elevate ourselves to the next level!

Don't be overtaken by distractions, be an over comer of distractions!

God Has Ya Back!

I was thinking the other day, after talking with someone who wasn't exactly thankful for the holidays, and I had to share some enthusiasm for someone that may need it. This person was having problems on the job, problems using the money he earned to make ends meet and having family problems. I really couldn't promise him everything was going to be alright. Reason being that I don't know where his faith was and how he believed. What I did tell him is that God has his back if you have his!

He looked at me confused, as if he didn't know what I was talking about. I explained to him what God expected from us. A tithe of our income. He passionately expressed how he just told me he strained to make what he had to cover his expenses. I told him, I have been in places, hard spots and difficult situations and I kept tithing! I went without only because I believed that God would supply all of my needs! Philippians 4:19 It might be hard for a moment, but if you're faithful over the little he asks, its sooo worth it!

"What about my family", he asked. I told him to hold his peace. "But they try me on the reg man", he commented. Just pray man. You have got to pray. "Man all of this religious stuff isn't for me!" I told him I can't force you to do anything you don't want to do. Then stated that I could promise him that if you tried God, and stay with him, it will be the best choice he'd ever make!

Hesitantly, he said he'd think about it. I stressed that if you would just try god he will have ya back! I've been through so much, death, health issues, unemployment, strained family relationships, relationship trouble, love trouble and much more! I put my hand in the hand of the man and haven't regretted it since! Yea, I get in my ruts, but I remember sooner and sooner where my help comes from! I smile my way through hard situations. I know God will take care of me as long as I keep on praising, keep on praying, keep on worshiping and giving God the Glory. I invited him to join me in church and he said he'd come. I said if you step out and meet God halfway He'll meet you and bring you the rest of the way! Trust and believe that God has ya back! Isaiah 26:3