Actors, Actresses, Singers, Rappers, Television Host and Radio Personalites................UMMM EXCUSE ME, WHERE JESUS?

It blows my mind...but yet is does not surprise me that we can quote the lines in a movie that one of our favorite actors or actress have said, we can memorize a song that our favorite rapper or singer has written, we can take the advice that a talk show host give us and treat it as if it were golden, we can religiously listen to our favorite radio personality (secular or Christan) and take there words and apply them to our life.

But where's the word of GOD...where is JESUS in all of this?

I mean don't get me wrong, please don't!!!! (I can see all the "hate e-mails" now being sent to me..LOL) I love my fellow actors and actresses, singers and rappers and who doesn't like listening to the Steve Harvey Morning Show..... So this blog is in no way to bash the Will Smith's and the Beyonce's, the Yolanda Adam's and the Steve Harvey's, Tyra Banks, Dr. Phil's and Oprea's of the world. I have nothing against them or what they stand for (actually, I take that back...buts that another blog) my problem lies with us "The People".....more so "Children of God", we hold this individuals up on a pedestal some higher then GOD and others maybe not as high as GOD but almost. And as I said earlier, we can quote the line, sing the songs, take the advice and e-mail them and text message them to everybody in the world. Why can't we give GOD that same attention, why can't we be just as much as a walking billboard for Christ as we are for "Man" (meaning both man and woman). We have conformed to the world so much whereas if there were no commercials, newspapers, etc. ; businesses, music artist, movies, TV shows would get the same ratings and acknowledgement because we have become there advertisement in so many ways.

Now lets flip the script, If there were no churches....would Christ get the same ratings, attention, acknowledgement, reverence etc.? I would say "no" sadly, because there aren't enough of us that know the word enough to spread it...there aren't enough of us that are willing to be the voice of Christ in the streets, at work, at school, in the malls, etc. We can repeat the advice that Steve Harvey gives during the Strawberry letter...but we can't quote "Psalms 100" of Lead someone to Christ for ourselves, we can listen to Yolanda Adams for the "Points of Power" but couldn't find it ourselves if she didn't tell us.

I'm just saying....we spend a lot of time investing in things that doesn't necessarily do us harm but doesn't do our mind or our life any good. "Real investment always have a good return" What your investing in right now in your life, is the return on it worth the time you spent investing? Everything you watch, everything you listen too, everywhere you go, everything you give your attention to in life is an investment and eventually you will reap all that you have invested. Now what you get back in return depends on what was invested. (Simple Reaping and Sowing Principle)

I can really go deep with this, but I'm at work and I have to be a good steward over my job so I hope you enjoyed and I will see you on my next blog!!

Till next time................

Anxiously Awaiting.......but For What and Why?

So my fellow bloggers,

Until now I was content, comfortable, relaxed, I was ok with where my life was, yes it could have been a little better, but I was fine with it……Until that “BUT GOD” came in!!!! God has and still is really blowing my mind right now, I mean straight 180 has Christ turned my life around!!!! It has me at a point in my life where I have never been before....a point where it’s unexplainable.... a point where its kind of exciting, but yet a little nervous.....but on the edge of my seat anticipating what’s next….

What am I waiting for? What am I so anxious to have? What is it in my life that I do not have that I so desire now?

Well let's look back at my life. I went from having nothing to having everything a man could ever want or need!!! Well almost everything...."my best is yet to come". But before the best, there's always the worst. I went from going from being a low-life jerk on the block to smoking and drinking, barely graduating from high school, disrespecting my mom and every authority that was place in my life, being almost 25 before I even got a license, not having a bit of sense to even think about what I wanted to do in life, but still trying to do everything I could to make my mark in this world........The wrong way!!!

BUT GOD!!!!!! He had another plan for my life....
2 Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."

I'm now 28 years old, married to my best friend, purchased my 1st House, started a new life, going from being a Deacon to a Minister, excepting new challenges, walking into a new job and after receiving all of this, you would think I “The Prince” would be done looking and expecting anything else. “But I wasn’t” Until I heard from the Lord!! He told me that HIS blessing is by no mean "Just For Us" anything GOD allows you to do and or have is for the uplifting up HIS kingdom....we just have the privilege to hold on to it and I had to realize that there is a bigger picture in everything God does. Isaiah 40:31 "They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint"

If I understand what that scripture means and I believe it to be true......

Then why and what am I so anxious for right now? Especially when the word of GOD says in Philippians 4:6 “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”


TO BE CONTINUE....................................

But in the mean time please share your thoughts and opinions about this.

AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE........

Friends, Family & Foe's

As hard as this may be to write (kind of, sort of) I have to say it.... I think we all need to be told or reminded every now and then that things will not always be the same. Things will change (for the better) but I expect all those around me to understand and if you choose to stay around; adapt to those changes. I don't feel like I'm asking much, just to respect me and mine.

So you ask the question: Are you upset? Was it something I did?

Let’s just say that I am speaking for what to come rather then what have already taken place.

Everybody at some point in time will come to the realization that there are something’s in their life that they just can not tolerate, accept or condone anymore. I found this to be true when I accepted Christ in my life (in my babe stages)......but I found it even more to be true when God begin to mature me in my walk with him (growing, learning, elevating).

You see, when I first gave my life to Christ (accepting Salvation) I really wasn't expecting folks to understand, accept or even encourage the change that was taking place in my life. Some did and other did not. Those that did not have a desire to change (quite as kept) were more acceptable with my decision then those that may have spoken on changing but just haven't done it yet. "Yeah I thought that was funny too". Now that I am mature now and my walk with Christ is stronger and steadier…I find that those closes by me are not too “openly” acceptable with change. Meaning: They understand what I’m doing, but because there not quit ready themselves to make that change, they’re not as receptive to the changes that I’m making in my life.

BUT AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD!! (Joshua 24:15)

No, I am not perfect, and yes, I still and will probably continue to make mistakes but a standard has to be set “FOR ME and MY HOUSE” I can not speak about what goes on in anyone else household or personal life but I can speak about my life and my household.

The Threshold of my House is where Holiness begins and Sin ends…

The Threshold of my Life is where Holiness enters and Sin is evicted (daily)…

So to everyone that’s reading, check yourself the next time you enter someone’s house and check yourself at who you allow into your Life. You know your life and your house has a spiritual connection, what you allow in your house can either make or destroy your life and what you allow in your life can make or destroy your household.

BUT AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD!!