Forgive and Forget?

Constantly telling someone what they are not does not boost their morale, it lowers their self-esteem. That saying, “sticks and stones may break my bones; but names will never hurt me” - names do hurt and can go deep in our hearts that linger too long in most of us until we get to know Jesus! 

Sticks and stones do break your bones and can even kill you, but so do words - they don’t physically kill you; but they kill you emotionally and spiritually!

When we are a born again Christians, we die to self and are resurrected in Christ as a new creature that puts our broken spirit back together little by little, which translates from Glory to Glory! 

Wonders happen through small steps; not leaps and bounds!  (Words of Wisdom from The Holy Spirit)

Now I’m going to advise those who are reading this and are parents, assess your childhood and how your parents made you feel (Good or bad) and truly listen to your words when you correct your child and become angry with them! What was instilled in you comes out and it is a viscous cycle of more broken spirits and a low self esteem generation!

Now I am going to ask you to do what Jesus commands us to do and that is forgive those who hurt you and pray for those who curse you so that He can forgive you of your sins and you can live with a heart that is full of righteous doing, saying and living! Whereas, if you do not forgive, you are tied emotionally to that person from the hurt and pain. That’s why Jesus tells us to forgive so you have freedom from it and and you can show love instead of anger and resentment to others! 

Matthew 6:14-15 AMPC 

14 For if you forgive people their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins, leaving them, letting them go, and giving up resentment], your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

15 But if you do not forgive others their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins, leaving them, letting them go, and giving up resentment], neither will your Father forgive you your trespasses.

Forgiveness is healing and makes for a glad heart and a healthy being! 

The Circle of Life?

Our Wisdom comes from reading the Bible
Job is a good place to begin!

I haven’t been on in a while, my brothers and sisters in Christ! I pray all is well with everyone. Many of us are laying to rest our loved ones, many of us are fighting an illness, many of us are rejoicing a new life; whereas many of us are seeking a new life from the loss of a job and diligently seeking a new one! 

Is it really the circle of life or God’s way of letting us know that in this life we will have trials and tribulations, joy and sadness, success and failure. As it says in Ecclesiastes 3:1, “To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven”. 

We do toil, labor and seek only to satisfy our own hunger to no avail! As King Solomon, the wisest man ever to live (whom God said there will be no other created as wise as him) says: 

Ecclesiastes 4:4-8 AMPC 

4 Then I saw that all painful effort in labor and all skill in work comes from man’s rivalry with his neighbor. This is also vanity, a vain striving after the wind and a feeding on it.

5 The fool folds his hands together and eats his own flesh [destroying himself by indolence].

6 Better is a handful with quietness than both hands full with painful effort, a vain striving after the wind and a feeding on it.

7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun [in one of its peculiar forms].

8 Here is one alone—no one with him; he neither has child nor brother. Yet there is no end to all his labor, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, neither does he ask, For whom do I labor and deprive myself of good? This is also vanity (emptiness, falsity, and futility); yes, it is a painful effort and an unhappy business.

You see, we seek things, money, and riches (meaning gold, silver, and diamonds) at the expense of killing animals and precious lives, including those who seek after theses things lives are lost as well. Because those who seek these things live well here on earth; but will they enter into Heaven where sin cannot reside?

Again, we are to work and receive money for our labor, but not at the expense of oppressing others and becoming arrogant and conceited in our riches and not share the wealth by helping those in need- without hesitation and contempt! 

Luke 6:24 AMPC 

24 But woe to (alas for) you who are rich (abounding in material resources), for you already are receiving your consolation (the solace and sense of strengthening and cheer that come from prosperity) and have taken and enjoyed your comfort in full [having nothing left to be awarded you].

I don’t understand why so many do not seek God, He is fun, loving, gentle, and compassionate! You have more to lose when you don’t seek God - the most important and set destination we ALL want to see, but sadly, many won’t, and that is Heaven! It’s a place of beauty where the sun shines everyday, it is peaceful and full of luscious greenery. It is also where no sickness, lack, anger, hate, or evil resides. And this is the best part; it is eternal! 

So our wealth is NOT in our money, our wealth is in our WISDOM that only comes from seeking a relationship with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! 

Proverbs 8:11-23 AMPC 

11 For skillful and godly Wisdom is better than rubies or pearls, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

12 I, Wisdom [from God], make prudence my dwelling, and I find out knowledge and discretion.

13 The reverent fear and worshipful awe of the Lord [includes] the hatred of evil; pride, arrogance, the evil way, and perverted and twisted speech I hate.

14 I have counsel and sound knowledge, I have understanding, I have might and power.

15 By me kings reign and rulers decree justice.

16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges and governors of the earth.

17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early and diligently shall find me.

18 Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness (uprightness in every area and relation, and right standing with God).

19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than refined gold, and my increase than choice silver.

20 I [Wisdom] walk in the way of righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation), in the midst of the paths of justice,

21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit [true] riches and that I may fill their treasuries.

22 The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.

23 I [Wisdom] was inaugurated and ordained from everlasting, from the beginning, before ever the earth existed.

Justice should not be Sacrificial - But it isn't!

Peaceful Protest for Justice - Indianapolis, IN 

There are so many post, outrages stories, and acts of hate, being published about racial inequalities it's debilitating. Some of it is necessary, but most of it is meant to ignite more separation and division to prove a point or just to cause a pushback. We can post things until we are blue in the face from anger on one side of the fence and green on the other! There is only one way and ONE being who can put an end to it all - BUT that’s where the true test will come!

Which of you are so righteous and just that you will pass over into to Heaven without first facing “Judgement”? Forgiving, Loving your neighbor as yourself, feeding the hungry, and striving to be Christ-like?

Which of you feel your unrighteous deeds have gone unnoticed, feel you are in the clear, God is pleased with you, and will forgive your iniquities - yes that is being hateful, murder, anger, idle talk (gossip) - basically being in opposition to God - following Satans ways?

Deception and manipulation does not come from God, it is from the adversary, Satan. Whereas, many are deceived and manipulated into believing it's God's will and purpose to oppress, hate, and mistreat others. It is not His will nor is it His intention that any should perish, but many will; especially those who are prideful, arrogant and believe their riches, color or race , and material gain matter to God! I pray many will turn away from their wicked ways, because this is what God says:

Jeremiah 9:22-24 AMPC

22 Speak, Thus says the Lord: The dead bodies of men shall fall like dung on the open field and like sheaves [of grain] behind the reaper, and none shall gather them.
23 Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise and skillful person glory and boast in his wisdom and skill; let not the mighty and powerful person glory and boast in his strength and power; let not the person who is rich [in physical gratification and earthly wealth] glory and boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] riches;
24 But let him who glories glory in this: that he understands and knows Me [personally and practically, directly discerning and recognizing My character], that I am the Lord, Who practices loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.

Satan is very smart; But his intelligence cannot compare to God’s Wisdom and Knowledge, yet many, not all, will never know the depth of God’s wisdom and Love for ALL people due to, again, the deception and focus on worldly things more than Spiritual and righteous things. It begins with reading the Bible that changes a lost and wandering soul. By reading the Bible, you will notice a change in you that will give you a heart of flesh instead of a heart of stone - and establish a relationship with God!

Ezekiel 36:22-32 AMPC

22 Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: I do not do this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations to which you went.
23 And I will vindicate the holiness of My great name and separate it for its holy purpose from all that defiles it—My name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them—and the nations will know, understand, and realize that I am the Lord [the Sovereign Ruler, Who calls forth loyalty and obedient service], when I shall be set apart by you and My holiness vindicated in you before their eyes and yours.
24 For I will take you from among the nations and gather you out of all countries and bring you into your own land.
25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleanness; and from all your idols will I cleanse you.
26 A new heart will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you, and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
27 And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you shall heed My ordinances and do them.
28 And you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and you shall be My people, and I will be your God.
29 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses, and I will call forth the grain and make it abundant and lay no famine on you.
30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field, that you may no more suffer the reproach and disgrace of famine among the nations.
31 Then you shall [earnestly] remember your own evil ways and your doings that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominable deeds.
32 Not for your sake do I do this, says the Lord God; let that be known to you. Be ashamed and confounded for your [own] wicked ways, O house of Israel!

You see it’s not just being kind that changes anyone or anything it starts with a heart change that can ONLY be done through scripture!

Now my question is, “How many of you read and study God’s Word day and night?  This is where the change begins and this is how it will end inequality, racial dissension, and oppression of the poor and disabled! There is still hope and it's never too late to begin now!

Psalm 1

1 Blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather.
2 But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night.
3 And he shall be like a tree firmly planted [and tended] by the streams of water, ready to bring forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not fade or wither; and everything he does shall prosper [and come to maturity].
4 Not so the wicked [those disobedient and living without God are not so]. But they are like the chaff [worthless, dead, without substance] which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the wicked [those disobedient and living without God] shall not stand [justified] in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous [those who are upright and in right standing with God].
6 For the Lord knows and is fully acquainted with the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly [those living outside God’s will] shall perish (end in ruin and come to nought).

God's Love is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out! (I Corinthians 13:6 TLB)