January 22, 2011
Even when…
01 22 11 Saturday
I was reading the other day and came across something that really has me thinking. It was about the love that God has for us and how wonderful that love is. Folk all time ask, if God is so loving why did this or that happen.
I honestly don’t know. Sometimes we blame God for stuff that He had nothing to do with though. If we never included Him in our plan or in what we were doing or even in our life. Then how can we blame Him for what goes on in our life? Again, I don’t know or even pretend to know all the why’s of life. I am still trying get understanding about God loving me. It should be simple, but for some reason I guess I am making it more difficult than it is. He loves us enough to correct and discipline us. He loves us enough to let us make our own decisions. All that is well and good, but the thing that gets me is this; He loved me even when I turned my back on Him. He loved me even when I was doing everything I could to hurt those that I said I loved. He loves us even when… To me that says it all. When I didn’t deserve it the most; He loved me the most. Not that I deserve it now, but He says I do; so I do. Please don’t think that I am super spiritual, Christian. I am just like you in that I make mistakes and make wrong choices. I fall and I miss it, but now I know that God isn’t mad or punishing me. He loves me so He corrects me and loves on me. That makes giving up not an option. His love will keep me getting me up every time I mess up. God does love us so!
January 21, 2011
Correcting Love
01 21 11 Friday
Guilt and shame are not ways that God corrects us. If that is what you feel then dump that and receive the correction God offers; His love.
I asked God to show me His love and the next thing I know He is correcting me and showing me things in my life that needed changing. However, I realized that the guilt and shame that used to accompany correction was not present. Then I realized that His love comes through correction and discipline. Not the beat down, beat up, cut up and punishment I was so used to. I had lived for so long outside the protection of His love that I just thought it was a way a life to have one disaster after another and feel so bad, so down, depressed and no good for anything. I felt anything but loved. No more! I am beginning to experience His love in a way I haven’t before; not at home, church, or anywhere else. Not to say it wasn’t there and available, because it was, I just didn’t have my heart tuned in. I had allowed Satan to tear me up for so long and call it Jesus. He is a liar and the father of lies. I see the truth of my life and it isn’t in condemnation and punishment. Rather it is in the correction and discipline of a loving God.
I hope that this helps you in some way. I could keep going but I really don’t like just talking about me, but today was different. This has totally engulfed me and know there is yet more to come. What are you feeling in your life today? Is it a loving God or a lying devil?
January 16, 2011
Peace and Joy
01 16 11 Sunday
Many of us have been hurt, wounded, disappointed and broken hearted in our lives. Some of you may be in that place right now. Today; allow forgiveness, restoration, reconciliation, hope, and love heal you.
We all have been in that place, but we don’t have to stay there. Today is the day to receive what we need. We need to have peace and joy no matter what has or is happening in our life. We can’t control so much what happens to us, but we have full control of what happens in us. I know from my own life that I need healing in areas. So today, I stand with you as we break out of the place we have been in and move toward peace and joy. There is a peace and a joy that we can have even in the worst of times. Nothing can replace it. Don’t go another day without the peace and joy you so deserve. For some we have to humble ourselves and ask others to forgive us. For some we have to forgive those that have hurt us so deeply. Today is your day. I proclaim it! Healing is yours, peace is yours, and joy is yours. Accept it! Hold on to it with all your heart. I stand in agreement with you right now! Together we can walk in our destiny with peace and joy.
January 7, 2011
Power of Love
01 07 11 Friday
There is a place that we all desire deep down inside. The place where we are loved, accepted, forgiven, appreciated and respected. We all want these things in some form or fashion.
I want you to know that a place does exist. There can be peace in the middle of the situation you are going through. On your worst day ever, you can know that you are loved. No matter what you have done in your past; whether it was last night or 12 years ago; there is a place of forgiveness for you. You are not a cast off or cast out. There is a place where you are accepted for who you are and your gift. All of this comes from the love of God. The love of Jesus, it creates this place in us. It doesn’t matter where you are in the world; there is a place for you. Remember, He created you just the way you are. We may have done some things we aren’t proud of, but that never changes the fact that Jesus loves us. His love accepts us, forgives us, appreciates us, and respects us. It is all and all. Never doubt the power of love.
January 3, 2011
Coming Together
01 03 11 Monday
There is healing waiting for you and your relationships. A broken heart can be the hardest thing to recover from in our life. This year is going to be a time of healing for broken hearts.
Your best friend, spouse, or family may have broken your heart. I really believe this year there are going to be many relationships restored and reconciled. Our part is to make sure we have a clean, pure heart toward that person. In other words, we must let love be our guide. If relationships are going to be restored there has to be love. When we have unconditional love then there will be no selfishness or pride blocking the reconciling of relationships. If you really want to live your destiny; then relationships are vital. Allow the love in you to bring back those friendships. Let love bring you together.
January 2, 2011
Restoring Relationships
01 02 11 Sunday
I believe this will be a time of restoration and reconciliation of relationships. Is there someone in your life that has walked out or deleted you? This is going to be a year of reviving some of those friendships.
We all have had folk that we were close too, but for some reason or another that relationship was severed. It could be any number of reasons, but this is going to be a year that relationships are restored and reconciled. The story of the prodigal son comes to mind. I see prodigal son type happenings in our lives this year. There will be some cases where we are the prodigal coming home. There are several keys to this happening; one is we have to be humble. Pride is more than likely the reason the relationship was cut short in first place. The second is love; we have to show and receive the unconditional love that gives life to relationships.
This is going to be an awesome year of destiny. That will include the restoration and reconciliation of relationships. I look forward to hearing some of your stories of this happening in your life.
January 1, 2011
It's Here!
01 01 11 Saturday
Happy New Year! The day we have been waiting on is finally here! I hope that you will take full advantage of what is waiting for you during this year. This is the year of destiny, purpose, change, blessing, dreams, identity, healing, forgiveness, hope, restoration, reconciliation and love. There is so much waiting for you in this year.
We have to be in position to receive all that is stored up for you. During the last few days I have been trying to watch the Bowl games. My last dose of college football for the year. There is one thing I have learned during my years of playing, coaching and watching sports; that is you have to be in position if you are going to make a play. It does not matter how good you are if you are not in position to make the play. So let’s make sure we are in position to make the play when it comes our way. Make sure you are where you are supposed to be, doing what you are supposed to be doing, doing it the right way and doing it for the right reason. Then you will be in position. There is nothing like being in the right place when your opportunity comes. Remember the opportunity of a lifetime has to be grasped during the lifetime of the opportunity. So listen to your “coach” and get in position and make the play! This is your year!
December 29, 2010
Love is the Key
12 29 10 Wednesday
We are getting closer to great change. I don’t hinge great change on January 1st, but I use it as a point of reference. Great stuff is coming our way. Are you ready? Will you be aware of the changes?
If love is the determining factor in all you do; then you will be aware and you will be ready for the changes. We have to have unconditional love for ourselves and for others. Unconditional love for ourselves is always looking to love others. To love yourself is to serve others. When we love others and serve others then we will see the changes that are coming. We will begin to live our destiny when we love others. You see, selfishness can’t exist if unconditional love is in control. Selfishness and destiny can’t exist together. We have to love, if we are going to live our destiny. It is that simple. When we lay it all down, love is the only thing that will remain. Love is the key to this whole thing we call life, destiny, purpose and so on. Check yourself right now and see what is in control of your decisions, your thoughts, your life. Is it love or something else? Allowing love to be our decision-maker, our guide will change our live like nothing else. Love never quits, it never gives up and love always wins. Love never fails!
December 28, 2010
Laissez les bons temps rouler
12 28 10 Tuesday
A very popular and familiar saying in my family is laissez les bons temps rouler; which means let the good times roll. With this in mind; it is time we roll our cares, problems, insecurities, hurts, disappointments, and failures over on the God.
All through the Bible, God tells us to roll our care over on to Him because He cares for us. As we get closer to end of this year, let’s make begin to unload all the stuff that is weighing us down and never pick it up again. If we are going to walk and live our destiny, we can’t be carrying the cares of our past and all the negative stuff that has happened to us. We have to be renewed in our mind and heart. We have to get free of all that mess that has been hurting us for way too long. Once you have rolled your care off, don’t pick it back up and don’t let anyone else put it back on you. Stay free of it and stay clear of it. You will have some pep in your step when you are don’t have all that baggage on you. Your mind will be clear and you will be able to think clearly and quickly. You will begin to make good and sharp decisions. Discouragement won’t come on you, cause when it tries to get in you, you will roll it off. So laissez les bons temps rouler everybody. It’s going to be a great new year for you. Your life is going to go to another level of awesomeness. I am so proud of you!
December 23, 2010
Forgiveness and Love
12 23 10 Thursday
We hear quite often that we must have excellence. I have written about having excellence in everything that you do. However, if we don’t love as our motivation we won’t have excellence. Love and forgiveness are must in our lives.
You want to live your destiny you must have forgiveness and love. You want to have excellence in your life then you must have forgiveness and love. You want to be blessed in your life then you got to have forgiveness and love. I think you see the common theme going on here. If you are going to be positive and live in such a way that stress can’t attach itself to you; then you got it, forgiveness and love. To forgive and to love are both giving and serving. We can’t be selfish if we have both of these determining our decisions. As we end the year; make sure that forgiveness and love are dominant in our life. Excellence is something we all want, but will we forgive quickly and completely. It is part of the process of living our destiny. Forgiveness and love; vital components of our lives.