Good morning and Thankful Thursday. Brand new week. Brand new attitude. The past is the past. The future is unlimited. As we continue in the in the month of Evidence in May based on Acts 4:15-17, Philippians 1:12-14 and Hebrews 11:1-3 I often do a teaching that is not part of the theme of the month. So as I sought to do this teaching I had to look closely at some things that were going on in my life. Although I am a teacher of the Word of God it is easy for me to do some things not of God. Just as any person would things of the world seem to call me just when things in my life are going well. Both of my jobs are going well but my the mother of my two boys is not doing that well. School is going wonderfully but I at times I want to make the fast buck. My health is great but I am still attracted to someone who should not even be in my life. I know better but it seems as I have become something I should not be. I am Forsaken.
In coming into this teaching I want to define the word forsaken and I will go to my source of definitions and that is dictionary.com. Forsaken means; to quit or leave entirely, abandon, and to give
up or renounce. See when I slip back into the ways that are not of God I am leaving him entirely. When I try to make that fast money I am abandoning him. When I am seek to please my flesh instead of him I am renouncing God. Forsaken. This teaching will come from Ezra 9:8-10.
As I begin in the Word of God for this teaching of Forsaken I go to Ezra 9:8. In this verse Ezra is beginning to speak to God about how thankful he is that God brought them out of bondage. I know
that God has given me so many things but I still chose to not be part of the process of helping my sons with their Mom and that is leaving the teachings of God entirely. Forsaken.
As I continue this teaching of Forsaken I go back to the Word of God and to Ezra 9:9. In this passage Ezra continues to press forward in his cry to God and remembers that the people of God were once
slaves yet God had mercy on us. I once did not have a job or income but God has provided for me and I still want to make that fast money which he does not approve of. Forsaken.
As we come to the end of the Biblical portion of this teaching of Forsaken I go to Ezra 9:10. In this verse Ezra comes to God to let him know that the people have forgotten his commandments and have
forsaken him. As I am trying to move forward in my life I cannot be involved with someone who already has somebody else and expect things to turn out well. Forsaken.
In conclusion many of us have forsaken the teachings of God and do things our way. We will not leave entirely the foul language that is not of God but want God to bless us. We will not abandon the way that we look down on others but seek to be in the presence. We will not renounce some of the things such as premarital sex and and gambling but want God to come in an make changes in our lives. I know I have Forsaken him. I humbly ask for him to step in and forgive me and I have to make changes myself. I give God all the glory and honor for this teaching. Please join me on Saturday for a teaching based on Hebrews 11:1-3 which is the last base scripture of the month.
Good morning and Happy Monday. Brand new week. Brand new attitude. The past is the past. The future is unlimited. This past month I was riding with my friend Angela Francis. On this particular day she had to go get her hair done and her friend Roxanne' shop. I had done this numerous times in the past so when I was getting ready to leave I told Angela I was going to the forest preserve to sit and wait as she got her hair done. At the forest preserve I would be able to do two things while I was there. I would be able to think of ideas for my blog, my radio show and my daily postings on Facebook. When you attempt to write you sometimes get writer's block and need to get to a different atmosphere ( Hmmm Writer's Block may be a blog soon LOL ). The other reason I wanted to go to the forest preserve is because it was hot that day and I needed some shade. So as I approached the forest preserve I put on my left turn signal and waited for traffic coming southbound to clear. After
Good morning and Happy Monday. Brand new week. Brand new attitude. The past is the past. The future is unlimited. Growing up we used to love to take pictures. Maybe not myself because I had a self confidence problem, but everywhere you went there was someone taking pictures. In grammar school we took pictures every week. In high school we took them every year. At church we took pictures. In the club we took pictures as a group to show we all went to a party. Most of the pictures we took were with a Polaroid camera which had great quality then. But if you wanted the best pictures you wanted the photographer to take your pictures. This was one of the coolest professions back then because all the ladies who wanted to be models or actresses had to go to the photographer to get that photo to take to the different agencies to show how they look. So in order to get the best quality the photographer had to go someplace where he could get the best results. It was his Dark Room. This is the na
Good morning and Happy Friday. The summer is now beginning and the weather is now reaching its highest temperatures. It has reached a high point of 90's so far in the Chicagoland area and it appears to be nothing in sight to relieve us of these conditions that are almost drought like. As the summer gets ready to start in earnest next week we anticipate the warmest temps of the year after a winter that saw a little snow but the hawk, ( that's what we call the wind in the CHI ) was in full effect. But the sun has been out daily and we need a little moisture in our lives. We expect things to get wet in order for us to not only cool off but to wash away some things and bring a freshness of new things in our lives. The hotness of the weather coincides with the hotness in our lives. We need things to cool off a little bit but need some things to come down so we can enjoy the things in our lives that is promised to us as Christians. We are faithful and trusting in his Word. So as we
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