......Judge Not

We should make sure that we investigate what we hear before we put words or information about others into the atmosphere. It was a cold brisk night in South Florida, a major shift from the 90 degree weather a week prior ~ the pastor of a local church was seen by his neighbor's son with a plastic bag full of beer headed towards his back yard. The young man, offended and hurt, went to his parents and told them what he had observed. The parents embarrassed, told their neighbors and that neighbor told their neighbors and the word got back to the congregation at the church. The church was shocked and shortly thereafter one of the deacons approached the pastor with the news. After hearing the news, the pastor burst into laughter; he said to the deacon, "I will go and speak with my neighbor's first and I will mention this to the congregation Sunday."

The pastor went to his neighbor's and said, "Good afternoon, may I come in?" Apprehensive, his neighbors let him in. The pastor went on to say, "There seems to be some misunderstanding and I think I need to bring clarity and closure to the situation. Your son observed me 3 days ago walking towards my backyard with a plastic bag full of beer. What I need to explain is that the neighbor on the opposite side of me, has a son that hosts parties every weekend while his parent are out of town ~ they consume lots and lots of alcoholic beverages and unfortunately they dump the cans in my yard. I collect the empty cans, place them in a plastic bag and walk over to the party with the bags and instead of condemning them, I take the opportunity to share Christ with those attending the party. Afterwards, I walk to the other side of my house and throw the plastic bags of beer cans into my trash. The family, embarrassed, they apologized to the pastor and realized that they should have approached the entire situation in a different manner.

~ Don't rush to judgement~

....Seek & Save That Which is Lost!

Can you recognize someone that is lost when you see them?....When was the last time you pointed someone in the right direction?

I was leaving a department store today and I made eye contact with someone that had a perplexed look on their face - I saw perplexity in this persons eyes.....I proceeded to get into my car, placed the items I purachsed into the car and place the keys into the ignition. Before I started the car, my heart felt on the perplexed look on this persons face. I couldn't leave, what if he needed me? What should I do? I looked to my left then I realized that this individual pulled his SUV near to where I was and raised his hand as if he was in class. Usually there is apprehension when it comes to a stranger, especially during these days and times; but fear was dismissed because I discerned the need. He asked, "Do you know where the Home Depot is?" I gave him the directions, he thanked me and went to his destination "Home Depot" The interesting part is the fact that the Home Depot was at the next red light (not even a mile from where we stood).

Life is like this.  Perplexed and broken people are always looking for someone that knows "the directions of life" Often times we dismiss people that are hurting - hurting people that are in desperation mode are always crossing our paths - the question is - have I discovered the answer to life? If I'm lost...how can I point others in the right direction? - how can I lead those that are in the dark if I have not discovered the light of the world? Jesus is the way, truth and life - NO man can come to the Father(God) but through Christ - Choose Christ for your Life!

I WILL TRUST IN THE LORD!

Everybody wants to reign and go to the next level ~ but no one wants to suffer ~ the natural reaction to people or a person when they lie on you and run your name through the mud is to go in that persons face and be like: WHAT, WHAT, OH ~ I THOUGHT SO!!!!!! and man that feels good in the flesh or "the old me" lol ~ but in reality we have to remember that as we go deeper into the things of God and we begin to truly hunger and thirst for righteousness as well as walk in holiness ~ true we will be blessed and promotion is good, going to the next level and all that but..... what about suffering for righteousness? The world hates those that make Christ their Lord and Savior ~ not only that but when we say yes to Christ the fight begins ~ accusations are like butcher knives and lies are like daggers aimed at the heart...but nevertheless.....we have to remember the words of our Lord and Savior when persecution comes: "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me; rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is your reward in heaven"

**EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW CHRISTS' POWER ~ AND HOW TO RECEIVE MORE ~

BUT NO ONE WANTS TO FELLOWSHIP IN HIS SUFFERING**

Suffering has a way of reminding us that it's not about us, but it's all about Him.......
and His will for our lives. Suffering can bring about fruitfulness. If we were constantly on the mountaintop and everything we touched turned to gold, what would we appreciate? When everything is going our way and we never encounter any problems, we tend to forget our source.
Suffering reminds us of our need of Christ, which causes us to rest in Him!!

TRUST IN THE LORD AND IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT!!!

The Assignment

Can you recognize the assignment due date? Do you have multiple assignment in your hand that you have yet to release? As we walk by faith and not by sight...as we discover purpose....we get a revelation that our time here on earth is very short....we begin to understand that we are pilgrims just passing through.

 Understaning that, we know that we have assignments while here on earth given to us by God. It reminds me of being in school and on the first day the teachers would give you a "course outline" this outline would have bullet points, assignments and their due dates. When we have progressed through the 1st 9 weeks, 2nd, 3rd & 4th, and let's say "finished the course" there would be NO excuse when it comes time for our end of year evaluation or final grade.   It's not until the first day - that initial day that we find out our assignment. The assignments can not be revealed to me if I am not in class or better yet "in purpose" because it is in class or "in purpose" that the assignment is revealed. If I skip class or if I am not living in purpose, I can miss the assignment. Living out of purpse produces spiritual lethargy and a mindset of   "What am I here on earth to do?"

The first day of school is on August 25, 1989 (I'm telling my age/10th grade..lol)...and the teacher say's, "students the final draft of your paper is due on September 15, 1989 ~ I know as a student that the assignment is for an appointed time...and at the appointed time... that which has been given to me has to be released to the person that entrusted me with it. I have to give the assignment up in order to prepare for the next assignment.

Often times in life we are hesitant to walk away from a "thing" because of our inability to discern that the "thing" is only temporary or an assignment. It could be a job, it could be moving to another city, starting a ministry or starting a solo career as an artist. We have to know that God called us to it for a season and when the time has come for us to move we have to recall in our mind that this was only an assignment and I have reached my due date. Thats why walking in the spirit is so critical.

There are times in our life when we live in reverse mode ~ we live outside in.... instead of inside out. When we live outside in, we are in control and led by our own carnal nature or our flesh....when we live inside out we are controled and led my the Spirit of God...."for those that are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God"

Do you have any over due assignments in your hand?

Showers of Blessings

....so I went to the coffee shop this morning to get that morning cup of coffee, walk outside and look up and noticed that the skies were overcast...this guy came out the coffee shop behind me and asked, "do you think it's going to rain" looking up, I said, "Oh yes" He went his way and I went mine....later I was with my mom in my city "Coral Springs, Florida" I looked up and said, "it's still overcast, I know it's going to rain" my mom said, "It already rained at my house (different city~Pompano Beach, Florida)....I was happy for my mom and now I became more excitied because mom lives on the eastside and I live on the westside so "my time" had not come (season if you will) we have to rejoice with those who rejoice (especially when we see the blessing of the Lord showering upon them) ~ I pondered this for the rest of the day and realized something......at times in our life we can (as well as others) see evidence of something getting ready to happen in our life~ "something" being SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS ~ OVERCAST simply means overspread or covered with clouds; ....... more than 95 percent of the sky covered by clouds. ~ Overcast is a stage so to speak of expectancy ~ when we have cried and prayed and prayed and cried and we know that God has heard us ~ our faith is ignitied when we walk outside and we see "OVERCAST" skies......we then know that showers are coming....we then can say, "I hear the sound of an abundance of rain" ...now overcast is not rain overcast is the stage before the down pour....I'm pursuaded that someone is at a place waiting and wondering....when will the rain come? Dear reader....I have a question for you (just as the man had for me at the coffee shop this morning) Do you think it's going to rain? ~ Getcha umbrella...cause it's going to rain!

Trapped

Out of breath - struggling to breathe - what in the world just happen to me - in and out I flash from death to life - I cry silently because no one hears- as a matter of fact the doctor just pronounced it was nothing else he can do - now I see my body lying in the bed - what am I to do? Can anyone hear me? Momma why you cryin - hey tell my fiance' to get off the floor/what is everyone cryin for? - hey everyone - I'm talkin to you - why is everyone depressed and blue? - NOT MY BABY! - they brought my child up in here too? Momma please get your grandaughter cause she listen to you - why is everyone staring at me? Wait a minute - if you are all around the bed looking at me - why am I standing way over here by the door - am I outside of my body? - Wait a minute I feel this strange pull - hey everybody grab hold of me - cause I feel my self slipping - help, help me please - why all of a sudden am I hearing screams? I'm out of the hospital room now - I'm in the dark - I'm falling swiftly - I can't see my feet - why I am feeling intense heat - what is that horrible smell - wait a minute...am I in hell? No one ever told me about this place - But I was good, I helped old ladies across the street - I went to church, I even sat in the front seat! I gave money, and I dressed the best, I even had that one book 7 Steps to Success - All I did was have sex every now and then - oh yeah and drank lot's of alcohol over the weekends with my friends - but I was good, I don't deserve this - wait a minute, is that demon staring in my face? And another one to my left and wait, there's another at my right - what am I to do? I have no fight - I thought church was a fashion show - I thought it was about shouting and screaming hallelujah, oh no! Why didn't any Christians tell me the truth? They kept this a secret - now thats the truth - If any Christian can hear me please listen to me - get off your couches and turn off your T.V.'s go tell someone about this place - let them know that only Christ has redeeming power, love and grace!

Are You a Christ Fan or Christian?

Are you a CHRIST FAN or a CHRISTIAN? What motivates you to share....share the good news with those that have never heard the message? That message being that of Christ....the Messiah has come....bled and died for humanity...what motivates you to share the greatest story (TRUE STORY) ever told? Is it "POPULARITY"...is it about making people know who "YOU" are...is that your motivation? What motivates you to share the message that my dear friend John the Baptist shared thousands of years ago...."Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand" Are you trying to get your "SWAGGER BACK" in the name of the gospel? What motivates you to share?... is it "church titles or church cliche's?"...what motivates you to share the message...that Christs' Return is soon? ~ Man looks at the outer apperance...but God looks at the heart ~ What motivated God to send HIS SON? (check out John 3:16) Maybe you don't have a bible...I'll let you know ~ It was LOVE ~ we don't have to scare people into believing (we must tell the truth in love) which means we have to be balanced and tell/teach the whole council of God ~ Hell is a real place ~ but my,my,my God is a forgiving God (God doesn't desire anyone to perish but for all to come to the knowledge of Him) ~ Hell actually was created for this crazy, lunitic desembodied spirit named satan and his angels ~ we are actually in a battle of good vs. evil ~ satan knows his time is short so he is trying to deceive as many as he can to take that trip with him .....

The day is coming when OUR motives will be exaimned...let me ask you a question dear reader.... are you a CHRIST FAN or a CHRISTIAN? .....there are plenty of NBA, NFL and NCAA Fans....



~I said YES to Christ 17 years ago (Yes means: I confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus Christ and believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead) ~

Why not fall in love with the man? .....the Man Christ Jesus ~ the mediator between God and man....

Christ Jesus the Son of the Living God!!! ! "Ye must be born again"

KiNgDoM mInDeD!!