12-11-07
What a wonderful time of the year! The Christmas season brings families together in giving, fellowshipping and the sharing of love. This is an event that reminds us of the greatest expression of love, which we find in John 3:16. God’s love for man goes beyond human limitations and expectation toppling any religious attempt to contact God and gives Himself for us. Jesus said there’s no greater love than that expressed by the laying down of ones life for his friends. Jesus laid down His own life that we may experience the love of God that passes mere knowledge, perceivable by personal experience. A season of love that’s to be valued and cherished by all. Merry Christmas!!!!!!

11-30-07
Jesus said let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid. This for many may seem to be an impossible task with all the things they have to deal with on a daily basis. Well life does have a way of challenging the tranquil condition we strive to maintain in our heart. As Jesus said “let not” leaves us with how are we to do this? In short it’s what we believe to be true in our hearts and what we entertain in our thoughts that bring peace or turmoil. You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. {Isaiah 26:3} A peaceful heart is priceless but it comes with the price of a diligent effort. May Gods richest blessings be yours through the Lord Jesus Christ.

11-19-07
Being thankful is an attitude of the heart, which the bible teaches is an important part of a believers life. We are to give thanks in all things, not for all things, because God is not responsible for everything we experience in life. Giving thanks to God in all things will help us keep a right attitude while we go through life challenges. Lets cultivate an attitude of thanksgiving, by being mindful of God’s presence and realizing He’s for us and not out to destroy us. He’s not taunting playing games or treating us like puppets. He’s interested in our well being.

11-06-07
Prosperity is designed to cover the whole of mans life, spiritual, physical, financial, social and mental. Physical prosperity is the well being and health of the body, God is interested in our bodies being healthy. Physical sickness and diseases are the result of the fall of man as sin and the curse entered into the earth realm. Through mans fall the human race has been plagued with dreadful and fatal diseases. Although we are faced with such heath issues, help is available beyond the medical field. Thank God for the advancement of medical technology but it’s not supposed to replace God. Healing was a normal part of Jesus earthly ministry, He never turned anyone away that came to be healed. The same is true today, Jesus the same yesterday today and forever. I’m very much aware of this being somewhat of a touchy and controversial subject but the bible is still clear concerning this issue. I determined a long time ago not to blame God or develop my own doctrinal belief because of my experiences. I decided a long time ago that He’s not the problem, if I don’t receive manifestation of healing it’s me that’s missing it not Him. One of the trouble spots I encountered was the perception I had developed concerning sickness. As a child I had discovered that when I was sick I got special attention, which I used to my own advantage. I did not know how that strategy would work against me in the future. As I developed this way of thinking my heart was being conditioned to accommodate sickness. When symptoms appeared I yielded instead of resisting them and fell victim to a variety of sicknesses. This type of mentality also spilled over into the area of accidents, I was somewhat accident prone. Because I was expecting the worst and became vulnerable to circumstances that produced trouble. After I gave my life to Jesus I had to do something with my thought life. I’ve had to recondition my heart with the word of God and become resistant to the onset of sickness. I believe that by the stripes of Jesus we were healed and if we were then I am. I have not arrived but I am pressing toward a more prosperous life.

10-09-07
Our past experiences leave behind memories, images and learned behaviors. Some are good while others push us toward an impoverished way of living. Jesus came that we may have life or experience life at it’s fullest. It’s stated in John ten that the thief came to steal kill and destroy; but Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. Money is a part of our everyday requirement, without it we are unable to function properly in this world. The simple pleasure of having a indoor bathroom requires money to maintain it’s use, money is a necessity. However not everyone has the sufficient funds to maintain what they have much less go beyond the present living conditions. It is not the will of God for man to go hungry or without daily provision. There are a variety of reasons why people go without proper financial stability but one of the major reasons for this is past images and experiences. A poverty mind can be developed by living from day to day in an environment of lack. Many have unchecked habits of saving all kind goods from condiments, plastic bags, bowls, and a whole menagerie of items. This type behavior is the result of a fear of not having enough that’s usually connected to past experiences. Proverbs says; To keep your heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life. We could say it this way; that the boundaries of life are set or settled within the heart. What we see and believe inwardly will flow out into life and determine our limitations. If our perceptions are incorrect towards money, they can be altered and forever changed by the word of God. How? By meditating on the word concerning prosperity, thereby drawing a new picture to view. That the eyes of our heart will be permeated with thoughts of prosperity, directing our life into exceeding old boundaries previously imposed by the past. Don’t settle for surviving or allow thoughts of failure to live in the heart, root them out and go on to better things.

10-02-07  
Our past plays a major role in the way we respond to life’s circumstances. The bible teaches we are to prosper in this life, which includes spiritually, physically, financially, socially, and emotionally. The way we function in the various arenas of our life is affected by how we've processed life and the experiences we’ve had. Allow me to use the social realm for an example. If our home environment was abuse whether it’s physical, verbal or sexual we have the tendency to hide and cover up those things in our life. As we engage in life beyond these negative events we carry this learned behavior into the other areas of life. Such as being inhibited in our social skills, by shying away from relationships and staying somewhat shallow in the ones we may have. Some people perceive this type of behavior as being unfriendly, hard to communicate with or strike up any meaningful conversation. People will most generally misjudge this kind of person, only to leave them in the same condition with a strong possibility of growing worse. How does a person begin to recover from this paralyzing social behavior? First there be an identifying how we got to this place. Was there someone abusive in our past or did we live an isolated life with little social involvement or just lived among others as an introvert? These are some simple questions we must ask and answer for ourselves. If you were abused forgive them and let it go, make a heartfelt decision to no longer hold onto something you cant go back and change. They did what they did as bad as it may have been it’s in the past. Humble yourself by going to God and say you need His grace to help empower you to forgive and recover from the hurt. He is so willing and able to help us walk through the pains of the past. It’s not a overnight fix but well worth the time and effort we expend. We can either continue to harbor the hurt and work with all the negatives that accompany it or refocus our efforts on getting better. Forgiving is the first step toward recovery.