Good morning and Happy Sunday. Brand new week. Brand new attitude. The past is the past. The future is unlimited. One of the things that I want to do in the near future is purchase a vehicle. As a matter of fact I have one of my credit card companies that will supply me with enough financing to purchase me a very nice car. I will tell people I am in need of a vehicle as I am often traveling and some of the places I travel to could be reach in half of the time it takes me to take the bus. So I am very excited that I may be driving soon. As anxious as I am to be able to drive a newer vehicle, I am hesitant because of how long and in-depth the contract I have to sign for this vehicle. Wait I did not know that I had to pay a something called a dealer prep fee? I have to take your warranty or I have to pay a penalty? What is the doc fee? See all of these things are in the contract but if I had not read them I would not have found them. These are called Hidden Fees.
As I begin this teaching let me define what hidden fees are. Hidden fees are costs or charges that are hidden as to not to be noticed, not included in the basic price. We all know that car dealers are known
for this kind of deceptive practice. But the world is also deceptive in some ways. Many men have promised fidelity to their wives and broken that promise. Many women are friends with a person so that they can get closer to their man. Hidden Fees are everywhere. We just have to be able to recognize them.
As we begin the biblical portion of this teaching of Hidden Fees I go to Acts 23:12-15. In these verses the Jewish men are angry with Paul and are coming up with ways to kill him when he leaves
prison. There are going to be some people of the world who will tell you that God is not real and will try to discredit any thing that is good happening in your life to chance and luck rather than a blessing from God. Hidden Fees.
As we continue this teaching of Hidden Fees, we go back to the Word of God and Acts 23:16-22. In these verses we see where Paul nephew has learn of the plot to kill Paul and these events eventually
leads the young man to the commander of the guard who will now take control of the situation. Many of us would rather go to our friends with our problems whose advice may be wrong for you because they actually despise you. Hidden Fees.
As we come to the conclusion of this teaching Hidden Fees we go back to Acts 23:23-24. The commander of the prison begin to prepare for the ambush and not only has soldiers in place but a
a time set up to make the move to move Paul to safety. When we trust that God will never leave us nor forsake us, we are not as prone to the Hidden Fees as others that do not have a relationship with him may be.
In conclusion a life with God will be life of no Hidden Fees. Yes we have to do things like witness to others and keep his commandment and be willing to do his will and not our will, but that is a life of No Hidden Fees. He will bless you immensely if you do want he asks you to and you trust he will come through as always. The life outside God is filled with Hidden Fees. Unprotected sex may be great for teenagers and adults alike but when the unexpected pregnancy happens or the unexpected STD, did you not know there was Hidden Fees. When you are doing suggestive dances on social media that your friends said was cool but then you get the creep inboxing with his so called information. That is Hidden Fees. A life with God as your Father, Jesus as your mediator and the Holy Spirit as your guide is a life free of Hidden Fees. Now about this car? What are these fees again., LOL. Have a great week.
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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