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March 19 2012 1 19 /03 /March /2012 16:15

 

Dying to Live

 

Have you ever woke up in the morning, and just didn't feel like being here? Have you ever found yourself in so much mess that you just thought about taking yourself out of this world? I mean truly with no thought of what people would think, no thought about friends or family or anything else that you would be leaving behind! How many people truly share their story to help anybody else.

 

I thought about committing suicide. Was a few moments from looking dead at hell, because that's where i would have been going if i would have been able to pull the trigger. And i'm real, I have nothing to hide from everybody. But I never knew when i woke up by the end of that evening, i would be going through all i had gone through. From waking up with a smile, to going to sleep with people watching over me!

 

But My purpose on this earth was not complete. God did not allow me to leave here because my work was not completed. Have you ever realized that there is purpose in your pain. There is purpose in your story. Their is purpose behind every breath that you are given to take. God will not allow you to quit early when there is still work for you to do, there is still a lot of people and lives that you could impact. Never be ashamed to tell your story. You're not the only one hurting, you're not the only one in pain and the only one going through. But you are the one that can make an impact so that nobody else will finish what you didn't.

 

If my suicide attempt would have been successful, then who wlbe here to encourage others that may be facing what i thought would defeat me? Who would be around to tell my success story? You have to think about things like that in advance. But God will not allow you to go anywhere when he has well abled you to finish everything you were called to do.

 

"For Many are Called, but few are Chosen"  Matthew 22:14

 

But seriously don't ever think you know what people are going through and when. Because at one point i was the same person that said there couldn't be that much hell in the world that somebody would want to take their own life. And it's really not, take every breath you get as a reason to want to breathe. Because while some people choose to take their lives others lose theirs daily..

 

God knows i'm not perfect but he still thinks i'm to die for. And if He can die for me, I can live for him. Love the life that you have and enjoy every bit of what God has given you. Your purpose is not fulfilled until God says so, so no matter what you do and how you choose to screw it up or think that it is going to be screwed up, God still has a way of his purpose to be fulfilled through you. Remember that

 

Jeremiah 29:11

 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

 

 

Never be scared to share your story, Your test will be used as your testimony

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March 14 2012 3 14 /03 /March /2012 01:09

Dear beautiful black woman, I will try my best not to hurt you

Because if I am a man called by God then I must understand that God has created you from me. He has created you for me. God knew that I needed somebody to walk the rest of my life with so he made you... You are a piece of me, and as a piece of me, I can never hurt a piece of myself. I also understand that God has called me to be more for you than just some random guy. I know that he called me to be your head, to be your provider and to be your protector.

 

God was never a thief, nor a cheater, nor is he a God of confusion. So because I am sent by him my heart chooses not to cheat on you, my mind chooses not to play games with your heart and with your head.. My body chooses not to put you in positions that may jeopardize what our future holds because it's not what I was called to do.

 

I understand that we will go through things because we live in an imperfect world, but I was also called to love all of our imperfections perfectly. As a man I have one task in life and that's to make sure that you are taken care of. We were not called to be statistics some of us just chose to go our own direction. So I'll stand in for them and say this is what you deserve


When I was created I was made to stand out, I know your heart is hurting and your wall is up and at every breath and thought of a man your heart aches more and more. As a man it's not my job to fix everything that the last man did, my job is to make you forget that the last man existed. As a woman you deserve what you deserve. You deserve what you know you have always been promised... Not everybody has been given all the proper training to give you what you deserve so don't allow everybody a chance to get what you have....


So dear miss whomever you may be, smile because you know what you deserve. If he doesn't know what you deserve then its time to get what you need, which will also supply you with what you want.... And if these things are done as God has called him then what will now be given to us will be called blessed.

 

Now from a man's perspective, no man is perfect, no man can live 100% up to it we can try our best and sometimes our best is not good enough because as men we do mess up a lot of good things but at the same time we will try what we can to make the best of every situation and opportunity we have with you

 

And to my woman I am working to make it better, i know its not easy, but anything worth having is definitely worth working for

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March 13 2012 2 13 /03 /March /2012 12:42
There are a lot of people in the world, that are Great, and when i said Great, Great is defined as the person they are, their character, their life, the way they live, and their love for God.... Many people fail to realize how Great they actually are, and how Great God has made them to be. "when there is conflict within ourselves, our greatest debate comes down to Who God says we are!! What God says we can have!!! What God says we can do!! and What we are actually willing to do" Joshua 17:14-18 
 
So many people tend to look at what they don't have and try to define their lives, which is not going to work. Stop looking at what you don't have, and Look at what you have and use what you have. Your Greatness will want more... You don't have to convince anybody in life that you are Great. They will see it in you, without you trying to explain to them how Great you are.GREATNESS UNDEFINED. It means just that. UNDEFINED, not even you can define how great you are nor how great you will be. so Don't speak it into existence if you are putting a cap on it or a lid on it. The sky is not the limit anymore 
 
Recognize that God has given you control over every area of your life. When you recognize that you have control, you can change any situation that is going on around you.Until you have control over your life, you will accept anything that comes in your life.
 
There will always be an enemy, there will always be opposition trying to stop us from achieving Greatness. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says "The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure." But the thing is, Great people will be confronted by Great situations and circumstances... God will not allow you to face "little" opposition or situations, because God knows exactly how Great you are and wants you to bring it out...Its an opportunity to show just how Great you are. 
 
Some people see opposition and go the other direction.. But Great people will come into a situation and want to know how to get to the next level.. Why? Because the Greater your situation the Greater your destiny is. Opposition is not always our problem, sometimes is just in the way to getting to our Greatness and getting to the next level in our lives that God wants us to get to. Sometimes the things that we face are just stepping stones to our Greatness. 
Philippians 4:13
English Standard Version (ESV)
13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
 
Emmanuel R Watson
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March 12 2012 1 12 /03 /March /2012 05:27
Right now I’m at a place in my life where I have seen the bottom of the barrel more often than not, and I know i'm the the only person that are going through the same situations, similar or even going through harder times.
I was trying to find the best answer to this question posed “What does it feel like to have wings, and not be able to fly?” Now I was looking for answers from everybody else but not from myself. Its hard to think of every which way to answer this question but when I look at it. The only thing I can say is that it would be terrible to have wings and not be able to fly. It's bad to know that you are capable of doing so many things with your life but you constantly hold yourself back or allow other people to hold you back. So many of us are holding on to people and situations that mean us no good, will never be any good and we knew it wasn’t good in the first place, but as humans we never want to hear NO we can’t have it. We'll because we don’t want to hear that, we are basically telling ourselves we can’t have the goals we have been chasing, the dreams we been having, the people that we have been praying for.
We tend to allow ourselves to keep so much foolishness around. And always say that it has potential. But When does potential turn into production? Because it can always go one or two ways. It can be a potential failure or a potential success. But what do you do if it doesn’t produce anything? Then you have held so much of your life up waiting on something that you have sewn so much into become a failed crop, a waste of time and a waste of space. More heartache than happiness. Give yourself more credit, more time, and more opportunity. Your only worth as much as you produce. And if your life produces nothing then its worth nothing. Whether it be blessings, whether it be endless amounts of love in all you do, know that your worth is face value. “Hold your own, know your name and go your own way and everything will be fine”
Just because you're not where you thought you would be, where you are now is just where God planned you to be... Keep pushing no matter what. Love is down, keep pushing. Family and friends disappearing keep pushing... God will take care of you.. Your blessings are as far as your faith goes
Sometimes letting go isn’t what hurts you, Holding on is…. You've got this
Isaiah 40:31 New Living Translation 
But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
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March 9 2012 5 09 /03 /March /2012 06:17

Know Your Worth

 

I know who you are, but do you? Do you see how great you could be? Or do you look at me for self sufficiency? Do you see everything you have the potential to be or am I supposed to tell you and show you? If so, then you may never find out who you are!!!

 

As a person but more familiar as a woman it is very critical of you to know exactly what you are worth!!! It's very critical of you to know what you are called for and very important to know who you are!! If not, it is very possible that you lose your identity. And as a woman you don't want to lose who you are to the world and more importantly to yourself.

 

As a woman read proverbs 31 and understand that you are virtuous. That you were a woman that was created to help a man not to be under a man.  I believe that you should always understand who you are to know exactly where you are going.

 

 

As a woman you have to understand that just like most people but More so you, you will never be given anything. Not from the world or from anybody that you find yourself associating with. You have to know your worth to get a man that will give you everything you deserve or you will find yourself  settling for anything and everything. Deserve a man that treats you like a queen no matter what. Now don't get me wrong no man is perfect and the man that knows that and understands will still find a way to show you 100% of what you are worth. And being that you already know that then you will be able to appreciate it even more than he notices every quality that you have, everything that you are and everything that you are destined to be.

 

Understand that you shouldn't take any crap off of any man I don't care if he's a friend a child's father or anything. And I know some women are stronger than others and take more than most women do but they know their worth and believe that whomever is capable of proving himself regardless of circumstance.

 

Know what you are worth at all times. Know who you are and who's you!!! To say that you are a Queen and you are accepting less than a King then you are far less getting what you deserve. Just know your worth..

 

Emmanuel Rashad

 

Share this with anybody and everybody you know, because some people really just need to understand who they are and what they deserve

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March 8 2012 4 08 /03 /March /2012 13:59

One of my favorite songs these days is He Wants it All by Forever Jones. And for most of everybody that really knows me knows that for the very first time i heard this song I have been absolutely in love with it, . It’s not a brand-spanking new song, but it’s a song that I find myself thinking about and longing to hear everyday. And if i don't hear it then I do listen to it in my head i love the song with a Passion for many reasons

 

It’s one that gets into your heart and before you know it, you’re swaying and singing out loud (out of tune in my case) and possibly with tears streaming down your face.

 

Why is this song so powerful?

 

It reminds me that regardless of our flaws and our sins, God still wants us – and not just parts of us, but all, including those not so desirable habits that we just can’t seem to break.

 

He wants all of our hearts – not just the pieces we leave for Sunday, but everyday, He wants our lives to be an expression of our love for Him. That causes me to ask myself, am I really devoting enough time to serving His purpose? Am I actually going out and loving people the way that I should be? Am I actually being a blessing to others, one that makes the their lives better?

 

He wants me to serve Him with my life. That means that I should be leading a life devoted to helping others. Not because there’s something in it for me, but because it’s what God wants. I can’t repay Him for all of the wonderful things He’s done for me, but I can live my life like I’m grateful.

 

 There’s a part of the song that says He’s “searching for a heart that is desperate…”

 

Wow! You mean to tell me that when I’m down, He’s actually looking out for me – waiting in anticipation for my call for help?

 

That’s right!

 

He wants us to call Him for help. He wants to be the first that we turn to when we’re in need.  How many of us are actually doing that?  If more of us turned to him, instead of friends or other people who really can’t help us, we’d soon discover that God will provide in measurements greater than we could ever imagine.

 

Can you believe I got all of those reminders from a song?  What about you – do you have a special song that you’ve just got to hear everyday, that helps you return your focus to the place it belongs? 

 

Listen to it today get into a mode where you realize that no matter what God still wants you through it all.

 

God, Thank You for Wanting me. Thank you for wanting me even in my mess. Thank You for loving me even through my hell. God every part of me is yours and i want to say thank you for absolutely loving me in everything that you have done, despite everything I have not done. God Thank you for continueing to want me. God all is Have is yours and i will continue to give it all to you.. Amen

 

Ephesians 2:4-5New Living Translation (NLT) 4 But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5 that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)

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March 7 2012 3 07 /03 /March /2012 04:10

Thank You

 

How often do we find ourselves giving God praise and thanks for everything that He has done for us? How often is it that we find ourselves calling on the name of Jesus? I have found that in all situations we as God's people never really call on God unless we are in a desparate position! That we only find God when all hell is breaking loose. Money acting funny, family becoming dysfunctional, job loss, health. These are just a few reasons that we call on the name of God.

 

But how many times do we do anything just because? God, I come to you, not asking for anything at all. But I just want to say Thank You!!! Thank you for waking me up this morning, Thank you for making provisions for me. God, if you do nothing else for me thank you for life. Thank you for finding me worthy in all situations to breathe life into me so that I have another opportunity to make things right in this thing called life. 

 

God, my money is acting up but Thank You. I know that You said "ALL THINGS" work together for me. I know when you say ALL THINGS that doesn't mean some things but ALL THINGS. God, I thank You for providing for me in advance. For making a way for me to pay my bills even if its just on the last due date you still made a way for me to pay my bills. God, thank you for my health. I know that i haven't been feeling my best, but I believe that through you I am healed. Thank You!!

 

In all things, we have to learn to be thankful. If we can't give God thanks in all things, what makes you think that he will be there for you when you need him? God is a God that will be there for you through everything that you may encounter in life. God will supply every thing we ever need, in most instances even without us asking.

 

We ask God for everything when we see all types of hell but we never just say thank you when things are going wonderful. Even when you are going through something, just say God, Thank You!! Thank you for the trials that you have put me through that are made to make me stronger, the trials that are made to elevate me. Thank you for Grace and Mercy and understanding through everything i may face.

 

God, Thank you for life! Thank you for the opportunity to see every moment that you give me. God, continue to give me a spirit of thankfulness, that even when nothing goes my way that I know you have a reason for everything and I just thank you. I know that you have a plan for my life and everything that occurs the way that it does for my good. God, thank you. Amen

 

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

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March 6 2012 2 06 /03 /March /2012 04:21

Facing Giants

 

 

Have you ever faced a problem in your life and had the thought that it was just too big for you to conquer? I know I have. I know that I have seen some of the biggest trials that can be thrown my way and some days I wonder how I am going to make it. I wonder what it takes to get through these situations. I wonder what God has in store for me to be seeing such difficult times in life. 

 

I started to think about my situation as David did. David little bitty David killed his giant. David killed goliath with all the courage in the world and when he faced his giant he know the outcome before hand. Like most of us, David had seen so much in his entire life. He had previously fought Lions, and Bears and now facing yet another storm.  He was being equipped with all the armour of the King, yet he didn't want it. How many of us try to face our problems with more than we can carry? We try to defeat our problems in every which way except for the right way. How many of us know that is not what is needed.

 

God has equipped us with everything that we need in advance. Everything that we have gone through in our lives were just test for what God was preparing us for in our present. Everything that we go through is not something that is intended to stop us but it's intended for us to get through. A lot of people can't be put in the same situation that are placed in and come out with the same results that we see. We are victorious and are meant to be conqerours of all things..

 

God, thank you for making me a winner. I ask that you would continue to make me a giant killer. I know that you have given me everything that I need to defeat every giant that i face. I know with your unwavering favor that I will conquer and accomplish anything that is thrown my way. Thank you in advance for choosing me to be victorious. Amen.

 

 

1 Samuel 17:34-37

 34 But David persisted. “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep and goats,” he said. “When a lion or a bear comes to steal a lamb from the flock, 35 I go after it with a club and rescue the lamb from its mouth. If the animal turns on me, I catch it by the jaw and club it to death. 36 I have done this to both lions and bears, and I’ll do it to this pagan Philistine, too, for he has defied the armies of the living God! 37 The LORD who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine!”

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February 27 2012 1 27 /02 /February /2012 04:11

Facing The Past... and Moving Forward

 

As I sit back and i think about life as it is, I know a lot of us have been through a  lot of hell with a lot of people and have been hurt BADLY!! Or even Hurt somebody very badly..

 

The truth of the matter is that a lot of us, may not say anything and may act as if we don't have any problems but we find ourselves looking over the past so much. Some of us may become very bitter about what has happened to us, That man that messed you over, that woman that played you for somebody she thought was better. That family member that has done you wrong over and over and it truly makes you start to think is blood really thicker than water!

 

Now lets be real, Yuou can do things one or two ways depends on what side of the situation you are on. You can do your best if you were hurt to look past the hurt, focus on what the future may bring. Because one thing about the past is that it has already happened, it can't be changed, it can't be erased, nor can it be rearranged. The only thing you can do is work on the future. You can make sure that the future is a lot better than what the past entailed. For all those Men/Women that have been played, done wrong ect. Beat, Cheated on, whatever it may be then you really have to imagine yourself moving on. Because in order to get through some situations you have to grow through some situations! I have put a woman through the worst and i would never want my past mistakes to be held over my head, and as a man i will admit messing up more than once, but the way i look at it from this side of the fence is that I can't hold over my head myself the things of the past that i did that may stop me from making my future so grand.

 

In order to see your future for what it is you have to learn to forgive yourself and you have to learn to forgive those people that have hurt you in any way. He/She might have changed and are doing everything in their will to make there future what it is. But even so you will not be able to move forward with your life and what God has for you if you are holding on to the hurt and the pain of the past. 

 

Learn to grow, Learn to love, Learn to live and let live. Sometimes you have to ask God to restore your Faith in Him and you have to really think that no matter what may happen that you can't give up on people or yourself. Know that it's not going to be an easy road and sometimes you may get in your feelings but don't allow your emotions to get the best of you or where you see yourself going in the future...

 

Remember that All things work together for the good of them that Love the Lord. And he didn't say some things work together but All things work!!

 

Keep your head up and know that what you went through only set you up for your greatness!!!

 

Move Forward

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February 21 2012 2 21 /02 /February /2012 02:12

As i sit back and think about life, I think about how much hell it can bring, but I also think about how much joy life brings us.

 

Have you ever thought about what life would be like if you looked at it and seen it the way that God sees you in it? Me, personally, I try to see life for all of the great things that it can bring now, and I try to envision everything that God has in store for me even if I don't see the end results right now. I have made a lot of mistakes, I have hurt a lot of people, yet God still loves me. I was hurt, I have been abused, I have been done dirty, and i have held grudges against people that i should have let go long ago, but yet God still forgives me. Have you ever imagined what your life would be like if you forgave yourself and forgave the people that have hurt you?  

 

Or am I the only one that is starting to see God for who he truly is? I know that life is not always the best to us, and it can really bear down us A LOT!! I could honestly say that when I wake up some days, I just don't feel like being alive. I just don't feel like doing anything with my life. I'm stressed, i'm burdened down, i'm emotional. And yet God still decided to breathe the breath of life into my body and give me an opportunity to make things right. Being jobless is not the best friend of a lot of people, I know I have been there! When you wonder where your next paycheck is going to come from, when you wonder where your next meal is going to come from? How long will it be before the rent man is going to kick you out of your place? How will your bills get paid? But yet God still says don't worry, don't get mad, don't get stressed about anything in life because I will take care of everything that you will ever need if you just belive in Me. But how hard is that? How hard is it to believe in God who we can not see but His presence is everywhere? The same God that woke us up early in the morning or whenever you woke up is the same God that will take care of every problem that you are facing, all you have to do is be faithful and patient. 

 

God, I'm losing my mind, I'm losing my family, I'm losing my friends, I just don't know how to hold on to anything like i used to. Why am I losing everything? You said that You would always provide for me and always be there for me! Yeah I know, that is where most of us stand at some point in our lives even if we don't admit it openly and publicly God still knows. But God says just call me "I Am" I am that I am!!! What did He mean when He said I am? I am everything that you may ever need. I am your doctor, I am your provider. I am your caregiver. I am your way out of no way. I am the reason that you have life. I am the reason that you live. I died so that you may have life and life more abundantly. I am Everything that you could ever think of and more than that. God said that He can do Exceedingly, Abundantly above all that you can Ask or even think! 

 

He's Able!! God is able to surpass any problem that we are facing in our lives right now. He is able to bring you out of any hole that you are in or have gotten yourself in. As long as you are still breathing then you have beengiven another opportunity to make life Great as God said it is. As long as you are here, you have a chance. There is nobody that will ever separate you from the love of God.

 

If we are worth dying for, then He is worth living for. I may be broke, busted and disgusting. No job, No friends, No family, No money, a bad person, with a bad attitude, a liar, a thief whatever it may be but God still thinks that we are worth dying for. Everything that we are facing now God has already completed He has already taken our struggle away, our pain away. We just have to choose to make life exactly What God has promised us because His Promises are still Alive..

 

I pray that whatever you may see in your life that you realize that you have yet to see the best of your life. The best is yet to come, remember that always

 

ERW

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