Sometimes, YOU HAVE TO FALL (in your foolishness) BEFORE YOU RISE (to be great). Have you ever heard a (recovering) addict, an alcoholic or a gambler tell you that before they got clean and achieved, they fell; lost a lot if not everything? Have you ever heard a homeless person tell you that once upon…
It’s SAD how much isn’t sacred anymore. At certain jobs and places of business religious holidays are being removed from the employee calendars and people are being threatened to work or be fired. AND we wonder why there is so much chaos, confusion and destruction going on in this country.I am particularly offended by those…
Light at the End of Covid-19 Roman’s 8:28 scripture says, “All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.” Key words that jump out at me are ALL THINGS and HIS PURPOSE. If we just look at the dark side of Covid-19, we will…
A minister once preached a sermon during which he said, “We MAKE PROVISIONS for the things we REALLY want to do.”He said, “We PREPARE for them, we SET ASIDE the fee, we WRITE them on the calendar or LOG it in our phone (datebook) and we simply MAKE IT HAPPEN.” Why? Because we REALLY WANT to…
One of my Favorite Quotes to read: “If there is no enemy within, the enemy without (outside) cannot hurt you.” Don’t feed negativity into your soul, no matter who says it. Sometimes, the devil uses those close to us to try and destroy us, recognize it for what it is and tell yourself this: I…
When written on a tombstone, there’s a dash between the date you were born and the date you die. I don’t want my dash ___ to be a straight line. I want it to be dashes with breaks in between – /\ – ^ – ( – o – +++ – * – ! If…
Today, I was in a hurry. As I was leaving my house, I saw a bus coming, I started running toward the corner. I tripped on the uneven pavement and down I went. The bus pulled off BUT the REAL kicker came when the man who got off the bus STEPPED OVER ME to walk…
Laying in wait to get even with someone who did you wrong changes you into a bitter soul. Your heart becomes hard and you are not able to receive any of the blessings God has for you. To be denied your blessings is much worse than what someone else has done to you. To be…
As a young child, the Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. tried to commit suicide three times before he was a teenager. Among other traumas, he took the death of his grandmother very hard. We never know what has gone on in the life of great people but here’s something to remember- God does not pick…
When my mother established her ministry- Lord of Life Ministries, one of the things she devoted her studies to was Forgiveness vs Unforgiveness. She wrote so many papers on the subject and now, I know why. When my mother passed, I became more aware of my own lack of longevity. I did a serious assessment…
Be Careful what VERBAL and VISUAL PICTURES YOU PAINT–We paint pictures of ourselves on social media. People who look at our webpages, social media pages, blogs, etc., find out a lot about who we are, what we like and where we’ve been. They even find out what we think of ourselves by how much we…
It is hard for some of us to accept a compliment. Someone says, “That’s a pretty dress” or “you look good in that suit” The response they get back is, “This old thing” or “I’ve had this for years.” Even worse is when we react with a “whatever” attitude. We may think these are humble…
Luke 6:45 New International Version (NIV) 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. We all are familiar with the scripture verse…
A while ago, someone said they were having trouble sleeping. I told them to start counting their blessings (out loud). I said start with the usual… “I thank God for my Life, Health and Strength, etc…” When you pass those, thank God for family- naming each member and saying WHY you are thankful for them….