Thanks to all of you who have recently sent emails and private messages to check on me. Rest assured, all is well. “Quality is more important to me than quantity.” So, where am I and what am I doing? I’m busy birthing my big dream. But that’s not all.
I’ve also been busy reading “your” blog posts. I’ve been digging through “your” archives in hopes of strengthening our emerging relationship. As always, I’m extremely impressed by what many of you have to say. I’ve learned so much from what you’ve written, from the comments received, from the hindsight of your insight.
“Seek first to understand before seeking first to be understood” is a paraphrase of one of the 7 habits of “highly effective people” as outlined in the book, The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey. How many of you have read any of his books?
How do you read another blogger’s blog? Do you ever take time to peruse the archives? This blog was birthed January 1, 2007 when I had no idea what I was doing. But I kept risin’ after every public fall. Doing so was truly an act of faith for a person like me who struggles to overcome my “perfectionistic” tendencies. The benefits and rewards of blogging and meeting all of you have been such a blessing to me.
As you know, this site is not “monetized.” My income will come from the big dream that’s being birthed as you read this post. Over the past few months, I shared snippets from Steppin’ Out Of The Darkness. The unforeseen setbacks, the revisions, the changes, and the obstacles have been numerous. As you know, “failure always follows the path of least persistence.”
What do you do when your big dream doesn’t cooperate, when life happens, when Adversity strikes? The weapons formed but did not prosper. But by the grace of God, Steppin’ Out Of The Darkness is finally finished. I will announce the “scheduled release” of the first in a series of books soon. As my grandmothers often said, “Thank you Jesus!!”
Delayed, But Not Denied.
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October 24th, 2007
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“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God?”
– Micah 6:8 The Amplified Bible
1) Do what’s fair and just.
2) Love kindness and mercy.
3) Walk humbly before God.
Think about it. As always, the choice to do so is yours alone to make.
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October 15th, 2007
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“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.” — Ephesians 6:10-20 kjv
Always remember that the final outcome of spiritual battles all God’s children choose to fight by faith, not by might, nor by power, or by sight, has already been predetermined and predestined. The perpetual spiritual war that’s raging amongst us as we speak has already been won by the King of kings and the Lord of lords.
So don’t allow yourself to get deceived by the “weapons of mass distraction” now trying to entertain us by lying to us in order to maintain the undivided attention of the masses. Don’t be deceived by the “smoke screen of superiority” created by a few misguided strokes from a pen in the mere mortal hands of myopic, misogynistic men who appear to have self-serving, hidden agendas.
Don’t let yourself, your families, your friends to get so stressed by the stroke of a pen that it provokes you, angers you, and pokes you in eyes until you become blinded by Rage. As you already know, any person who can blind you with rage can control you. Cooler heads must prevail so you will recognize the clear and present danger that awaits all who fail to choose the battles they fight and the paths they walk wisely until it’s too late to respond proactively and effectively.
Trust God. Lean not upon our limited understanding. Until the truth that desires to “make you free” prevails over the lie that desires to “make you a slave,” stay dressed up, not stressed out by all the billowing smoke coming from a perpetual spiritual battle too hot human hands to handle alone. Keep your eyes focused on the task at hand. When you’ve done all you can do, stand for something instead of falling for nothing.
Oh! Be forewarned. It’s not wise to stand like a sitting duck on a fence stuck between the diametrically opposed ideologies of all the people still standing with God and all the people still standing against God. I prayerfully petition you to “choose you this day” where you will take your stand during such an “emotionally divisive” season as this.
I, therefore, challenge each of you to choose love over hate and refuse to discriminate based upon the colour of a person’s skin instead of the “content of their character.” As always, the choice to “think critically” about where you will take your stand with the “spiritual weapon” in your hand, disguised as a pen, in your hand today is yours alone to make.
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October 5th, 2007
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