tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post2259726149145922452..comments2023-05-13T07:53:02.754-04:00Comments on Life and Leadership by The Book: Before the Promise, Sermon notes 3-20-11Martina McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635503044353299327noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post-85865887520478416712011-04-15T18:29:15.156-04:002011-04-15T18:29:15.156-04:00Thanks for reaching outReal and Genuine ;)Okay exc...Thanks for reaching out<br>Real and Genuine ;)<br>Okay excess means to waste and not use wisely, your time, your talent, or your money.<br><br>Recreation is not excess<br>God rested on the 7th day (not literally)<br><br>Example: Do kids need to have an xbox,wii,and ps3. <br>Do you need evry color tennis shoe<br>in the rainbow.<br><br>Real hip-hop is about creativity not dumb and stoopid stuff!<br>That's me I grew up on the real rap<br>not some of this gansta and disgusting garbage that passes now!!<br>Sorry that sounds preachy but I am a preacher LOL<br>Okay next the test, trial, temptation part of my sermon.<br>Here is an example;<br>You got a job interview at 7:00 am<br>Your people come at you and say let's go out and hang the night b4 the interview, What do you do? Test<br>Same example but your tryin to go to sleep but mom and boyfriend are arguing half the night and you can't sleep. Trials come at you<br>Can you soldier it up pray and still do your best at 7:00 am<br>Same example <br>You crew is teasing u about your interivew at quick maid inc<br>Sayin that ain't a real job<br>Can you stand the criticism<br>If it is going to help you put money away for some other thing.<br>Some folks put their kids through school cleaning toilets for someone else.<br><br>Feel me :)<br><br>Finally sorry to u been through a lot. But that means ur a survivor and you got something going on <br>Stay bullets kill innocent people all day, U ain't dead yet.<br><br>Holla Back at me and let me know you read my reply.<br>I'll drop you some more stuff next week. I'm prayin 4 u!<br>Peace & Love<br>Praiseinaction - teamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post-56013636060193281602011-04-15T18:29:14.829-04:002011-04-15T18:29:14.829-04:00“…GOD GIVES A COUNTEROFFER. BEFORE YOU GET YOUR PR...“…GOD GIVES A COUNTEROFFER. BEFORE YOU GET YOUR PROMISE, YOU MUST HELP YOUR BROTHERS FIRST. I JUST WANNA KNOW DOES THAT MEAN I PUT MY ISSUES ON THE BACK BURNER AND HELP SOMEBODY WITH THERE'S EVEN IF I NEED HELP WITH MINES. I DON'T DEAL WITH MINE ISSUES BUT I ALWAYS GOT MY PEERS ASKING ME TO HELP THEM WITH THIS OR WITH THAT AND I HELP, IS THAT A GOOD THING? LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, WHEN WILL GOD LOOK IN ON MY STUFF? “<br><br>No, I don’t have all the answers, and I never will, but I am happy to share my thoughts. <br>Yes, we are meant to put our stuff aside to help our family and friends. We live in a society and not in isolation, so by the same token, when we need help we can be expected to reach out to them.<br>The best example I can think of at 17 is that if a friend asks me to help with homework, I can do that. But I am not justified in doing it to my own destruction. I cannot abandon my own homework, and potentially my future, claiming that I am helping someone else get ahead. We must use the common sense we have.<br>Another important life lesson, as demonstrated in today’s series, is that some people just don’t really want to be helped. They want to stay where they are and use others. This is human nature. We must be able to eventually figure out who these people are. I can help you, but you must show me that you are honesty making some kind of effort to help yourself and to show me that you value my help.<br>When will God look in on “your stuff?” I cannot give an easy or glib answer to this. I know the pain of awkward and troubled teenage years. We have to learn to trust God and His timing. As a teenager, I thought life would never ever get better. It eventually did, but I had to keep focus, keep faithful and work hard. Am I ever going to be super-rich or have it all together all the time? No, but I have attained a certain level of peace about who I am and who I am not. <br>My best bit of wisdom here is that we continue to explore the talents that God has given us and the doors He opens for us, and who knows where it will lead us?Dochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635503044353299327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post-78063079569023836782011-03-22T09:17:31.927-04:002011-03-22T09:17:31.927-04:00“…GOD GIVES A COUNTEROFFER. BEFORE YOU GET YOUR PR...“…GOD GIVES A COUNTEROFFER. BEFORE YOU GET YOUR PROMISE, YOU MUST HELP YOUR BROTHERS FIRST. I JUST WANNA KNOW DOES THAT MEAN I PUT MY ISSUES ON THE BACK BURNER AND HELP SOMEBODY WITH THERE'S EVEN IF I NEED HELP WITH MINES. I DON'T DEAL WITH MINE ISSUES BUT I ALWAYS GOT MY PEERS ASKING ME TO HELP THEM WITH THIS OR WITH THAT AND I HELP, IS THAT A GOOD THING? LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, WHEN WILL GOD LOOK IN ON MY STUFF? “<br /><br />No, I don’t have all the answers, and I never will, but I am happy to share my thoughts. <br />Yes, we are meant to put our stuff aside to help our family and friends. We live in a society and not in isolation, so by the same token, when we need help we can be expected to reach out to them.<br />The best example I can think of at 17 is that if a friend asks me to help with homework, I can do that. But I am not justified in doing it to my own destruction. I cannot abandon my own homework, and potentially my future, claiming that I am helping someone else get ahead. We must use the common sense we have.<br />Another important life lesson, as demonstrated in today’s series, is that some people just don’t really want to be helped. They want to stay where they are and use others. This is human nature. We must be able to eventually figure out who these people are. I can help you, but you must show me that you are honesty making some kind of effort to help yourself and to show me that you value my help.<br />When will God look in on “your stuff?” I cannot give an easy or glib answer to this. I know the pain of awkward and troubled teenage years. We have to learn to trust God and His timing. As a teenager, I thought life would never ever get better. It eventually did, but I had to keep focus, keep faithful and work hard. Am I ever going to be super-rich or have it all together all the time? No, but I have attained a certain level of peace about who I am and who I am not. <br />My best bit of wisdom here is that we continue to explore the talents that God has given us and the doors He opens for us, and who knows where it will lead us?Martina McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635503044353299327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post-83859615023548999842011-03-21T21:34:22.028-04:002011-03-21T21:34:22.028-04:00Thanks for reaching out
Real and Genuine ;)
Okay e...Thanks for reaching out<br />Real and Genuine ;)<br />Okay excess means to waste and not use wisely, your time, your talent, or your money.<br /><br />Recreation is not excess<br />God rested on the 7th day (not literally)<br /><br />Example: Do kids need to have an xbox,wii,and ps3. <br />Do you need evry color tennis shoe<br />in the rainbow.<br /><br />Real hip-hop is about creativity not dumb and stoopid stuff!<br />That's me I grew up on the real rap<br />not some of this gansta and disgusting garbage that passes now!!<br />Sorry that sounds preachy but I am a preacher LOL<br />Okay next the test, trial, temptation part of my sermon.<br />Here is an example;<br />You got a job interview at 7:00 am<br />Your people come at you and say let's go out and hang the night b4 the interview, What do you do? Test<br />Same example but your tryin to go to sleep but mom and boyfriend are arguing half the night and you can't sleep. Trials come at you<br />Can you soldier it up pray and still do your best at 7:00 am<br />Same example <br />You crew is teasing u about your interivew at quick maid inc<br />Sayin that ain't a real job<br />Can you stand the criticism<br />If it is going to help you put money away for some other thing.<br />Some folks put their kids through school cleaning toilets for someone else.<br /><br />Feel me :)<br /><br />Finally sorry to u been through a lot. But that means ur a survivor and you got something going on <br />Stay bullets kill innocent people all day, U ain't dead yet.<br /><br />Holla Back at me and let me know you read my reply.<br />I'll drop you some more stuff next week. I'm prayin 4 u!<br />Peace & Love<br />Praiseinaction - teamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800083133314156144.post-48059984623747249092011-03-20T22:08:59.230-04:002011-03-20T22:08:59.230-04:00OK YOU SAID BE CAREFUL NOT TO WASTE ALL YOUR LIVIN...OK YOU SAID BE CAREFUL NOT TO WASTE ALL YOUR LIVING , IN EXCESS, WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN? <br /><br />AND ANOTHER THING I'M YOUNG AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT I'VE BEEN THROUGH HELL AND BACK IN MY 17 YEARS OF LIFE AND I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWER , BUT A GENERALIZATION AS A TEENAGER , WE ALL HAVE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS THAT WE GO THROUGH <br /> A DAIY BASIS, BUT I GENUINELY FEEL THAT MINES ARE DEEPER. I'M NOT SAYING WORSE BECAUSE THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO IS WORSE OFF THAN ME, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT. YOU SAID "BEFORE THE PROMISE, THERE IS ALWAYS A TEST A TRIBULATION AND A TRIAL. AS A TEEN HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN ITS THE TEST THE TRIAL AND TRIBUALTION FROM GOD/FOR GOD, WHEN ITS A DAILY OCCURENCE FOR ME. AND ITS NOT EASILY FOR ME(OR ANY OTHER FAITH-BOUND CHRISTIAN) TO HOLD ON WHEN THINGS GET ROUGH BECAUSE I/WE DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND AS WOULD AN OLDER MEMBER OF CHRIST OR THE PASTOR. ALL THE WHILE I'M REALLY WANNA KNOW"WHY DOES GOD ALLOW SUFFERING?" YOU SAID "JUST BECAUSE YOU STRUGGLE NOW, DOESN'T MEAN YOU WILL ALWAYS STUGGLE. BUT WHAT IF STRUGGLING IS ALL YOU KNOW OR FACE AND ALL YOU BELIEVE?<br />AS TEENS WE GO THROUGH MORE THAN THAT MEETS THE EYE, MORE THAN WHAT PEOPLE BELIEVE. I GET TIRED OF OLDER PEOPLE SAYING YOU AIN'T BEEN THROUGH NOTHING. I'M NOT SAYING THAT WHAT WE GO THORUGH TODAY IS WORSE. YES YOU MAY HAVE WENT THROUGH SLAVERY AND I APPRECIATE YOU FOR IT BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE NOT GOING THROUGH. AND I SAID THAT TO SAY THIS YOU SAID WE NEED THE LOVE OF GOD MOST WHEN WE ARE AT OUR BOTTOM AS TEENS WHEN OUR TRIALS BECOME TO HARD TO BARE HONESTLY WE DON'T IMMEDIATELY THINK ABOUT GOD'S LOVE, AS MAYBE YOU WOULD.<br />IN ALL TRUTH I THINK THIS QUOTE IS FOR ME"SOME OF US DO NOT TRY TO SECURE GOD'S BLESSINGS BECAUSE WE FEEL WE DON'T DESERVE IT." AND HALF THE TIME I DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE WHEN THERE'S A BLESSING BEFORE ME SO I JUST DON'T THINK HE SHOULD KEEP SUPPLYING ME UNTIL MY FAITH GROWS AND I GET A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.<br /><br />I DON'T WORRY MYSELF OF GETTING MY BLESSING FROM GOD CAUSE ONCE AGAIN I DON'T DESERVE IT BUT YOU STATED THAT GOD GIVES A COUNTEROFFER. BEFORE YOU GET YOUR PROMISE, YOU MUST HELP YOUR BROTHERS FIRST. I JUST WANNA KNOW DOES THAT MEAN I PUT MY ISSUES ON THE BACK BURNER AND HELP SOMEBODY WITH THERE'S EVEN IF I NEED HELP WITH MINES. I DON'T DEAL WITH MINE ISSUES BUT I ALWAYS GOT MY PEERS ASKING ME TO HELP THEM WITH THIS OR WITH THAT AND I HELP, IS THAT A GOOD THING?<br />LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, WHEN WILL GOD LOOK IN ON MY STUFF? I DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU DO BUT YOU HAVE ORE THAN ME SO IF YOU CAN JUST LET ME IN ON YOUR WISDOM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com