The Best Way To De-Stress Your Life

Besides learning to love others as you love yourself…the greatest thing you will ever learn is to forgive! When we hold resentment; bitterness; hatred; anger or revenge; we are bound to that person or that situation or condition, by an emotional tie that is stronger than steel.

The Bible teaches us that we are “Forgive one another even as God in Christ has forgiven us.”

Forgiving is not forgetting – forgiving is a willful choice we make, not to respond negatively to the pain that may have been inflicted upon us. Forgive those who have caused you emotional distress, mental pain or wronged you in any way. Here is the reason why, because as long as you hold on to past hurts – you give that person or that circumstance total control of your life! You make yourself a prisoner of your past; you cage your in and lock out opportunities and you become a victim in your very own mind, carrying around a ton of stress that weighs you down.

Today is your day to de-stress your life and get truly free…by forgiving and moving on! This may be the hardest thing you will ever do - but it will the best thing you have ever done and it will bless you; it will release you; it will de-stress you and it will refresh you.

It is the BEST way for you to bring peace and lasting change to your life!

Your Rights - Your Privileges

Many Christians are living so far beneath the place of victory and freedom; power and authority; prosperity and abundance that has been given to us as our inheritance.

If we are ever going to be the witnesses and image of Christ in the earth and have the kind of impact that the early Church had, it is essential that we understand and apply our rights and privileges as believers.

In Christ, you are given everything you need to live a godly life; the abundant life; and a life of faith and faithfulness to God. Don't allow Satan to decieve you any longer and render your witness ineffective.

Learn what you have a right to as a believer; what are the privileges granted to you; what is your spiritual inheritance and how to claim what is rightfully yours!

Each Wendesday at 07:00pm...join me for this life changing teaching series that will move you closer to your divine destiny.

THE HIDDEN MAN OF THE HEART

There is a You in you. It is called the hidden man of the heart. It is the invisible you that motivates, encourages, enables and empowers the visible you to succeed.

The Bible says that "God is at work in you, both to will and to do of His good pleasure." "He who has begun a good work in you will complete it." In other words, there is more working in you and for you than there is outside you and against you.

So look within and see the unseen you that is within you. Look within and see the greater one who is in you; see the strong, powerful, one created in the image and likeness of God.

Rise up You...there is a world waiting for you to release the potential and reach for the prize. Humanity awaits you to fulfill the place in history that is reserved just for you.

Put Your Behind In The Past

The Apostle Paul said, "This one thing I do...forgetting those things which are behind, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high (upward) calling in Christ Jesus." Paul had a determination to stay focused on where he was going rather than being fixated on where he had been.

One of the greatest challenges we face in our lives, is the challenge of backwards living. We live with an eye toward our past rather than all our energy being focused on our future. This trick is one of the most effective deceptive devices that Satan has. When he has you looking back toward the Egypt that God has brought you out of, rather than being focused on the Promised Land you are to occupy and possess; then you miss the benefits and blessings that God has prepared for you.

I like what Pumbaa told Simba, in the Lion King. He told the young cub, "You've got to put your behind in your past." Friend, God wants you to walk in and live a daily life of victory, but in order to do so, you will need to make a decision to put some things behind you.

1. Put past hurts behind you. No matter whether you were the victim or the perpetrator it hurts. But put it under the blood of Jesus and move forward.

2. Put past defeats behind you. You can never be defeated or fail, until you stop trying. Today represents a new opportunity for you to win.

3. Put past victories behind you. When you stay focused too long on your past victory, you become vulnerable to a sneak attack from the enemy. Rejoice for a while but move forward.

4. Put past places behind you. When God brought the Hebrew people out of Egypt, even though they wanted to go back, they could not. God is never back there...Jesus is always saying to you "Come unto Me..."

If you keep looking back, you will not be able to see the road ahead and sooner or later, you will end up in a ditch. So don't look back, put your behind in the past.

Questions For Christians Who Are African-American

Okay, I admit it, I simply cannot hold it in any longer. I have to raise the questions about two major social and cultural issues of our day.

1. As a Christian, who is also African-American, what are your real gut thoughts and feelings about the issue of immigration?

2. As a Christian, who is also African-American, what are your real gut thoughts and feelings about the issue of same-sex marriage?

Come on...talk to me!

The Attitude of The Ant

Proverbs 6:06 – 08 gives us a glimpse at the type of attitude that makes for success. It is not simply an individual attitude but it is a corporate culture, a collective attitude that allows one of God’s tiniest creatures to survive and even thrive regardless of the external conditions they face.

The writer says, “Go to the ant and consider, ponder, study, and meditate on her ways and be wise, that is become excellent in following suit.”

As I considered the attitude of the ant, there were four unique things that I drew from my consideration of the ant.

1. Ants have an attitude of perseverance that will not allow them to quit!
Have you ever noticed that if ants are traveling or going somewhere and you try to stop them, that they will simply climb over you; climb under; go around you; or find another way to get to where they are going? What a great attitude for any individual; any family; or any organization. When you know where you are headed…and your way gets blocked, look for alternative ways to get there but do not quit!

2. Ants have a proper attitude toward personal responsibility.
Each ant does its part and never complains about it not being his/her job. They have no need of a supervisor; a manager; a boss; or a leader. Each ant takes turns leading by example and doing carrying its fair share of the load. Every organization can reach its maximum potential when every person takes personal responsibility to carry their share of the load and then some!

3. Ants have a proper attitude toward work.
Ants think winter all summer and summer all winter. They are not so naïve or short sighted as to think that the beautiful days of summer will last always or the cold famine of winter will always be their lot. Therefore the ant works hard during the summer because they know that winter is on the way. While hibernating during the winter, ants think, “this won’t last forever, soon summer will be here and we will be back to work.” Ants have an attitude that is work is fun and they enjoy what they do. When you enjoy your work – you work for fun.

4. Ants have a proper attitude toward possessions.
Have ever noticed that the ant gathers as much provisions as possible? They will team up to carry the load just so that they can have as much as possible. The attitude of doing and getting as much as possible, while you can is vital to the success of the ant. This same attitude is vital to your success…during the time that you have; do the best you can; for as long as you can; and gather all that you can. Get all the knowledge that you can; all the friends that you can; get all the land that you can; give all the service that you can; help as many people as you can.

Consider the Attitude of the Ant!

Be A Friend

One of my favorite Bible verses is Proverbs 18:24 it says, “A man who has friends must first show himself friendly; but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

Friendship is important to all of us…because all of us need a friend at some point in our lives. However to have a friend you must first be a friend. God will not reward you or I for the number of friends we had in our lives. He will reward us according to the number of people we were a friend to in life.

To be a friend means that in a world filled with phonies - you are honest and real; in a life where people are shallow – you are committed; when faced with decisions and choices that could hurt – you do what is right.

Being a friend means that when your friends doubts themselves – you believe in them; when your friends are overwhelmed – you stand by them; and when they fall – you pick them up.

Being a friend means that you know enough about your friend to destroy them – but you don’t.

Remember – that God has called you His friend. He knows enough about you to destroy you – but He won’t. He will stick closer than a brother. Now that's friendship.