Refocus!

Well praise the Lord. The first month of this New Year is about gone. Many of us have set goals, reaching for new opportunities and are making changes to better our lives. I have set health and fitness goals to eat better and tone this year. But so many times we focus on the outside, and we forget about the inside. Yes eating healthy is good for my inside, but I’m talking about our hearts, our spirit man. Fitness has never been a problem for me; I love my workouts and do them every day. I couldn’t say this about “feeding my spirit”. So I have set a goal of reading more of the Word of God and giving Him more of my time. We all get busy with life. We have our families, jobs, businesses, school, groups and clubs. We busy ourselves with so much stuff, but never slow down and give God the time He so greatly deserves. We want Him to be there when we need Him, but won’t even tarry with Him an hour. I am guilty of this. He wants to spend time with us, but we’re too busy. Take the time to quiet yourself, refocus and return back unto our first love, Jesus. Fitness can’t get me into Heaven! Being toned will not help me see Jesus! All of this stuff we busy ourselves with is important, but NONE of it can save our souls. So what’s more important to you?

We have been passive, lazy Christians – I included. We don’t or won’t speak the Word of God concerning our situation(s), and we wonder why things are the way they are. I wrote a blog post years ago entitled “Stop Owning Things God Didn’t Intend for You to Have”. We take ownership of so many things that go against what the Word of God says we can have; yet we say we believe and stand on the Word of God! Recently I was told by the doctor that I have HBP (high blood pressure) – ME! I couldn’t believe this. I exercise and have lost weight, and I eat well; how was this possible?! You can die from High Blood Pressure! If my mom would tell it, she would say I was talking like a fool, and I was. I’m just being real – 100! I had taken ownership of High Blood Pressure. I had my “pity party”, and it was grand. Now that I have settled myself and refocused on what God says, I have stopped talking like a fool. I’m not saying to not take heed what the doctor says, but to rather take that information and check it against what the Word of God says. So once I stopped taking ownership of HBP and refocused on the Word, I was able to say “Ok HBP, you have been identified, and now I know your name.” Somebody help me now! God gave Jesus the NAME that is above ALL names and High Blood Pressure is a “name” (or whatever you are dealing with has a name), and IT has to bow down to the Name of Jesus.” No weapon formed against me shall prosper, and every tongue that rises up against me shall be proven wrong. The weapon of HBP was formed, but it cannot and shall not prosper to the end in which it was sent. See HBP had me where I wanted to cry; it had me thinking I was going to die, but thus said the Word of God that I shall live and not die. I have set before you life and death; choose LIFE so that you may live. I have chosen life! By the stripes of Jesus, we WERE healed! Healing is already here; we just have to receive it! See when you refocus on what’s truly important, things are clearer. You can move forward in the confidence that God is in CONTROL!

We have to stay focused or in my case refocus on the Things and Word of God. In His Word, we will find the answers to everything we need. We need to stop being weak-minded, passive, lazy Christians. All we have to do is believe and speak God’s Word, and we won’t even do that! But this is a New Year, a new day with new mercies. You and I still have time to refocus, return back to our first love and begin using the authority that God has given us in His Word. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want any of this junk or pack of lies that I and/or the enemy tells me. I don’t know have to accept it or own it! If God says something different, then that settles it. Whose report will you believe??? I will believe the report of the Lord! PERIOD!

Remember there's a sinner's prayer on this site. If you have back-slid or haven't tasted and seen that the Lord is Good, say this prayer. You don't have to be in a church building to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. There is a moment that will happen, and it will happen in a twinkling of an eye (as fast as you can blink), and those who have confessed Jesus as Lord and have walked according to the Word of God will be raptured up to be with Him forever and ever. Yes, it sounds too fantastical to be real, but don't take the chance that it's not and be left behind. So don't put this off. No one knows the hour or the day when this will take place, but it is for us to be ready when it's time to go. The first step is to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. If you say this prayer, contact me; let me welcome you and personally encouraged you in your new life with Jesus!

Be Encouraged Today!: Focus on the Good

Be Encouraged Today!: Focus on the Good: Well Happy New Year!!! Another year has come and gone! We’ve had good times and not so good times. In life, the not so good times can ov...

Focus on the Good

Well Happy New Year!!! Another year has come and gone! We’ve had good times and not so good times. In life, the not so good times can overshadow the good times. The not so good cut us the deepest and can be louder and longer lasting than the good times. Some of us dwell of the bad much more than we do the good. The Year 2015 has definitely given us plenty of bad stuff to dwell in our country. Racial tensions are the worst I’ve seen in my 39 years of living. Trust has diminished drastically with law enforcement. Unarmed black men being killed/gunned down by those who are serve and protect. Innocent people are being murdered in what should be the safest place on Earth – A Church. The Confederate Flag being removed that represents part of this country’s history – good and bad, but neither side tries to understand the other’s point of view. Terrorism is at an all-time high, and the trust of the Muslim community of our country is being scrutinized on every front, and perhaps they should. A husband and wife abandon their baby so they can murder people at a company Christmas party pledging their allegiance to worst enemy this country has had in years - ISIS. Everywhere we turn we are hearing wars and rumors of wars. Division is more prevalent these days; hatred more evident. And did I mention we have the worst selection of candidates to choose from to lead our country in 2016. Yep, there’s a lot of bad, but if you look closely you can see good.

Though we live in United States of America with all its seemingly bad stuff, we live in a free society. We can make our voices known and heard. Women have rights equal to men. Women aren’t beaten because we dress a certain way or if we stand to close to man. We are not just “toys” to pleasures men. We do not live in fear of having our heads chopped off. We have the right to gather and protest against injustice. We are not gassed and bombed by our government because we disagree with it. These are liberties not afforded in other countries. Yes, we have our issues, but we are better off than a lot of other countries.

In my own life, I try my best to focus on the good. We just purchased a beautiful in Georgia.

We have good, friendly neighbors. All the kids in our cul de sac, whether black or white, young or old, love to play with each other. Sometimes I look at them and wonder why life can’t be that simple. You’re outside and I’m outside, so let’s play together! Why can’t we all get along like that? We are all here on this Planet Earth, and you would think we could find a way to get along where we could all live in peace. I think of 1 Thessalonians 5:3 when I think of peace too. When they say “Peace and safety, then sudden destruction shall come and there will be no escape”. But this shouldn’t matter to those of us who belong to Christ. This is also a good thing, and we should always focus on it – We belong to Christ Jesus! We know and have been forewarned that there shall be trials and tribulation that shall come upon the Earth. Men (mankind) will be lovers of themselves; this is why we are seeing such a great disregard for life; humanity has dimished. Focus on the good that Christ represents for us. He represents love, acceptance, healing, prosperity, power and redemption. These are good things; and if you have Him, Jesus, as Lord of your life, you have something “Good” to focus on. I always tell my mom “I just need something good to happen” because there seemed to be a lot of bad all the time. What I didn’t realize was that something good already happened for me, to me. Jesus died on the crossed for me and arose three (3) days later, and is seated at the right hand of God, and I accepted this and am now saved. Knowing that I will be caught up with all my brothers and sisters in Christ when the Lord says “Come up hither” is the greatest “Good”! This is what we should focus on. For the things we see now are temporal, they are subject to change, but being with Christ Jesus is eternal. Losing a loved one or a job, going through a divorce; these things all hurt and will hurt for some time. But in time, that hurt diminishes you’re your life goes on. It’s not to say that it won’t bother you ever again, but you will go one or find another love, another job. Temporal, they are subject to change. God never changes; He is the same today as He was yesterday or since the beginning of time.

As you reflect on what happened in 2015, focus on the good. Yes there was some bad stuff. Maybe you lost a loved one, did or said something you shouldn’t have, got divorced; no matter what the bad was Jesus is the constant good that will last until the end of time. In 2016, make the choice to focus and appreciate all the good whether big or small. Give God thanks and praise for everything, all the time. If the bad should come, remember that you made the right choice to follow Jesus and have something good to focus on. If there should be another mass shooting or terrorist attack on US soil, remember that God loved us enough to warn us that these things were going to happen. Things have to happen to get into place for the return of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords – Jesus!

Did you put your armor on today???

Be Encouraged Today!!!

Remember there's a sinner's prayer on this site. If you have back-slid or haven't tasted and seen that the Lord is Good, say this prayer. You don't have to be in a church building to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. There is a moment that will happen, and it will happen in a twinkling of an eye (as fast as you can blink), and those who have confessed Jesus as Lord and have walked according to the Word of God will be raptured up to be with Him forever and ever. Yes, it sounds too fantastical to be real, but don't take the chance that it's not and be left behind. So don't put this off. No one knows the hour or the day when this will take place, but it is for us to be ready when it's time to go. The first step is to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. If you say this prayer, contact me; let me welcome you and personally encouraged you in your new life with Jesus!

Nothing Like a Crisis or Two.........

I read a FaceBook post that said: “If you only pray when you’re in trouble, then you are in trouble”. People that do this are in real BIG trouble. We have all gotten busy with life and our careers. When things are going well financially, relationally and physically, well it’s not that we don’t love God, but we sometimes tend to not fellowship with Him as much. There’s nothing we really need, but we always need His Word; the crisis hasn’t surprised us yet. Yes, we still praise him, and we still pray, but we don’t seek His face as would when “trouble” comes a knocking. I think some people think that God is a “suga daddy”; they are only in it for what God can do for them. Well you can’t fool God; He knows exactly what you are doing. If you are ever wondering why your prayer hasn’t been answered; it’s because God has “pulled your card”. We will get on face when our feet are being held to the fire, or if a loved one is sick or ourselves. When that bill is due or money is needed, we know to call on the Name of Lord. We’ve all been there before. There’s nothing like a crisis or two to cause you to refocus back on God. It really shouldn’t come to that, but we have got to learn to stay focus on God especially in these last days. I’ve talked about distractions, but now more than ever we have got to remove all distractions. Distractions are there to get your focus off God. Distraction will have your mind going nonstop where you’re not praying and reading the Word of God like you use to. I know because when I have things going on in my life, I am always trying to figure out how to fix it. It’s not until I slow down and get quiet that I can remove that distraction and focus on God, His Word. What does the Word of God say about my situation? There is a solution to ALL of the problems we will ever face in the B-I-B-L-E. This is why would should always fellowship with God, keeping His Word ever ready in our mouth (Deuteronomy 30:14). The Word of God tells us to meditate on His Word day and night (Joshua 1:8 and Psalms 1:2); not for just one day and one night, or one day or night out of the week – it says day and night. The word “and” is a continuous word which means you keep on doing it. Whether the “crisis” comes because of the enemy messing with us or because we aren’t doing what we are supposed to do, having the Word of God every ready even in our mouths gives us the advantage of “nipping it in the bud” quickly.

1 Corinthians 1:9 states:

God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

It says that God has called us into to fellowship with Jesus. Now, I do not believe this is a “one-time” thing, but a continuous fellowship everyday with Jesus. Like I said before, we all get busy in life, but there of some that do not pray or read the Word of God at all; furthermore, they do not follow the Truths of God Word. They want to live their lives the way they want to, but want God to be there to “fix” or “deliver” them out of their crisis. When you’re not walking according to God’s Truth, His Word, then you’re in sin (James 4:17), and sin causes God’s Hand of Protection to be removed from our lives. God doesn’t cause bad things in our lives, but sometimes we are not walking according to His Word that causes us to have trouble. Crisis’ come from one of three thing:
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The enemy is messing with us and trying to distract us from God 2. We are not walking according to the Word of God or 3. We need to put our trust in God and not in man or things. Sometime we think we are trusting God, and we’re not.

One day we are going to “get it”. We are going to realize that we have to fellowship with God during the good and the bad times and all points in between. We’ll get to the point where we won’t have to say “Well, it’s nothing like a crisis or two to get me to turn my focus back on the Lord”. It doesn’t and shouldn’t be this way. Bad things shouldn’t have to happen to us to get us back in line or on our faces. We need to desire and ask the Holy Spirit to help turn us back to our First Love, Jesus. I don’t know about you, but I can do without a crisis or two or three or four. But should a crisis arise, I thank the Lord that His Word is written on the tablets of my heart and are ever ready even in my mouth to be spoken concerning any situations, trials or tribulations. Make the commit to refocus, to return to your First Love, Jesus. We are going to need the Word of God readily available in these last days. You won’t be able to look up a scripture online or on your smart phone every time a crisis arises. Gear up on the Word, it will never fail you. The Word is God, and God never fails!

Did you put your armor on today???

Be Encouraged Today!!!

Remember there's a sinner's prayer on this site. If you have back-slid or haven't tasted and seen that the Lord is Good, say this prayer. You don't have to be in a church building to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. There is a moment that will happen, and it will happen in a twinkling of an eye (as fast as you can blink), and those who have confessed Jesus as Lord and have walked according to the Word of God will be raptured up to be with Him forever and ever. Yes, it sounds too fantastical to be real, but don't take the chance that it's not and be left behind. So don't put this off. No one knows the hour or the day when this will take place, but it is for us to be ready when it's time to go. The first step is to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. If you say this prayer, contact me; let me welcome you and personally encouraged you in your new life with Jesus!

Second Chances

You know, sometimes when I’m alone and its quiet I think how lucky I am to know God, His Word. I am lucky to be surrounded by those who know and love Him like I do. I’m surrounded by those who are able to impart into my life when I am down. I know that I am blessed to have God and people that know and love God in my life. I know that God loves me unconditionally, and I have people that love me in spite of my shortcomings. I guess I am smart and lucky to have surrounded myself with people like that in my life, and have removed those who do not. I love my mom; she is always there to turn me back in the right direction. I love that she doesn’t let me get away with anything! She is a By-the-Bible type of mom, and if what I am doing or saying doesn’t line up with the Word of God, she will definitely let me know. She also lets me know when I’m talking “crazy” or “like a fool”. I love you Mom for not “sugar-coating” anything for me because God doesn’t sugar-coat anything in His Word. His Word is His Word; it does not change to fit any of our situation or circumstances the way “we”want it to. I know it’s hard to believe that “I” would have foolish things that do not line up with the Word of God, come out of my mouth. I, knowing the Word of God as I do, sometimes say and do things that are out of line with His Word which is His Will for my life. I thank God that I know to quickly repent so that I can learn and grow.

God loves all of us! He loves us so much that He gave His ONLY son to die for us, so that we might be reconciled back unto Him. God gives us second chances to get it right. He knows that we have to deal with this world and our flesh. Sometimes I say stuff like “Bad stuff happens to me all the time”. That is a dumb and stupid thing I use to say. I was speaking evil and not good over my life. It is totally out of line with God’s Word. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me ALL the days of my life, and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever (Psalms 23:6). And if you are saying things like this REPENT! God knows the plan and thoughts He has towards us; they are thoughts of GOOD and NOT evil to give us hope, a future, a wonderful end (Jeremiah 29:110! God gives us second chances when we say and/or do stupid stuff.

When we do things that are out of line with His Word, he gives us second chances to get it right! God wants us to succeed, to make it to Heaven. It is not His will that ANY man shall perish (2 Peter 3:9). I don’t think that God only gives us second chances; if that were the case, a lot of us would be headed for Hell. I think that God gives us second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth chances in every area of our lives. Now this does not give us a license to sin, and believe me, God knows the difference. You can NOT fool Him. We do not habitually sin; you don’t go “sin” and say “I’ll repent when I’m done.” No, that’s not the way it works. What I’m trying to say here is that don’t allow the enemy, the devil, to keep in the place of guilt. When we repent of any of our sin and sincerely mean it, God flings our sins as far as the East is from the West; never to be remembered again (Psalms 103:12). Don’t allow the devil to keep you from repenting! God is MORE than able to forgive us of our sin. When we sincerely repent and turn from that sin, it is under the Blood of Jesus! Please don’t allow the devil or anyone else to bring up old things or even recent things (sins) that you have placed under the Blood. When someone brings it up, say “Yes but it is under the Blood, and I have been redeemed from the curse of the law. I am a new creation in Christ Jesus; old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new.” Because Jesus had not returned yet, the Rapture hasn’t taken place, you still have a chance to make Him your Lord and Savior. Don’t put this off; your chance to do this will not be there forever.

Did you put your armor on today???

Be Encouraged Today!!!

Remember there's a sinner's prayer on this site. If you have back-slid or haven't tasted and seen that the Lord is Good, say this prayer. You don't have to be in a church building to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. There is a moment that will happen, and it will happen in a twinkling of an eye (as fast as you can blink), and those who have confessed Jesus as Lord and have walked according to the Word of God will be raptured up to be with Him forever and ever. Yes, it sounds too fantastical to be real, but don't take the chance that it's not and be left behind. So don't put this off. No one knows the hour or the day when this will take place, but it is for us to be ready when it's time to go. The first step is to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. If you say this prayer, contact me; let me welcome you and personally encouraged you in your new life with Jesus!

Never NOT Pray!

Never Not Pray!
Well praise the Lord. God is good and worthy of our praise. God is doing great things, amazing things are happening. Just stay with God, trust Him and continue to pray. No matter what your current situation is, keep talking to God. No matter where you are in life, don’t get out of the race. Towards the end of the race is when you have to push the hardest to cross the finish line. You might can’t see it yet or believe it, but your Salvation is near.

I recently viewed a YouTube video of a church skit that showed a woman walking with God and fellowshipping with Him. Then the things and people of this world slowly lured her away from God. You might say this can’t happen to me; I’ll never leave God. I hope you are right. Anyway, she was trying her best to get back to God, but the things of this world had a stronghold on her. She didn’t like where she was in life or what she was doing and was about to take her life. BUT God! She called on the name of the Lord and kept pressing towards Him, and He was waiting there with open arms and cleansed her of all her unrighteousness. (Skit video: https://video-atl1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xap1/v/t42.1790-2/10292902_10203576261714333_1925222995_n.mp4?oh=28dde0315dde0ed61f99b05ab84cb725&oe=55B80A4F

I have been this woman several times in my life. Yes, I have my strongholds, my demons, I struggle (or use to struggle with – speaking my Faith, not my fears) with, and it ain’t pretty. We all have things in our lives that aren’t pretty, and that try to resurface to distract us from God. Though everyone’s “something” might be different, it’s still there and has to be dealt with. I have learned to continue to pray even when I’m not in a “right place”, but in the past I didn’t; I wouldn’t. I thought I didn’t deserve to ask anything of God, not healing, deliverance or peace. I knew the Word of God, and still continued in the wrong way. I thought I didn’t deserve His help. How many of you know that that is a lie from the pits of Hell. I do! Spiritual warfare is REAL! The enemy is ramping up, increasing, his attacks. The devil is increasing his attacks on our minds, bodies, monies, loved ones – you name it! The devil knows his time is short, and he’s trying to take as many with him as he can.

Never NOT pray! I don’t care if every day you fall into some form of sin, continue to sincerely repent and pray. No, we don’t habitually sin, but sometimes things have such a hold on us we’re back in it. PRAY! Don’t stop! Never quit! Always pray! Some of us have stinking thinking where you feel that you are always defeated nothing good ever happens to you, and then you speak it out of your mouth. Stop that – Pray! And if you let it come out of your mouth and realize it, repent! Go immediately and say “Lord, forgive for what I just. I am blessed, I am healed, and I am victorious”. Whatever you said that didn’t line up with His Word, undo it, repent! Your life is not all doom and gloom. Don’t wallow in your strongholds. Yes, we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God, but don’t stay there! Get up! You are the righteousness in God through Christ Jesus! You are the healed, you are more than a conqueror, you are victorious, and God has set you free; and whom God has set free, is free indeed! Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved! Just say “Help me Jesus”. He already knows what we have need of; we just have to ask. We have not because we ask not! ASK! He sees you and knows your heart. He knows that you don’t like where you are or what you are doing and want to change. Sometimes these strongholds have gotten their hooks and tentacles so deep and tight you feel you can’t get free. Jesus has already made a way of deliverance for us! Call upon Him! Call His name out loud!

Never give up! Never not pray!

Did you put your armor on today???

Be Encouraged Today!!!

Remember there's a sinners prayer on this site. If you have backslid or haven't tasted and seen that the Lord is Good, then say this prayer. I know all of this sounds too fantastical to be real, but don't take the chance that it’s not and be left behind. There's a moment that will happen, in a twinkling of an eye, and those of us who belong to Christ Jesus will be with Him forever and ever. If you say this prayer contact me, and let me encouraged and personally welcome you into God's Kingdom.

LOVE!

Well Praise the Lord! All I can really say before I get into the “meat” of this post is “Come Lord Jesus!” I will say that this is the most hatred I have seen in America in a very long time, and this is on both sides of the races. Instead of listening and understanding, we are calling each other horrible names and lumping each particular race to ALL the people of those races, and that’s not fair. All blacks don’t hate white people or shoot innocent cops, and not all white people hate blacks and shoot innocent black while in church. We have rotten apples in both barrels. I’m going to address some of those things, and get ready because a lot of you are not going to like them – and that’s on both sides.

First, I want to address the “victory” for homosexuals in our nation. Those who know me know that I don’t condone that lifestyle. To me, it unnatural, and I believe that God didn’t intend for sexual relations to be between a man and a man or a woman and a woman. God made us all in His image, and He told us to be fruitful and increase in number. ONLY a man and a woman can increase the number of people.

Genesis 1:27-28New International Version (NIV) 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Now if you are a Christian and believe in the Word of God, then this should be enough for you. Also 1 Corinthians 7:2, from the New Testament, 1Corinthians 7:2 states:

2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband.

Again, these are not my word, but the Word of God – The B-I-B-L-E.

Now, I say let them get married, not because I believe or condone this lifestyle, but because they will have to answer to God anyway for their choice. I AM NOT JUDGING THE HOMOSEXUAL! I am only following my belief in the Word of God. As you can see for yourself, homosexuality goes AGAINST what God intended. I say these words especially to those who profess to be Christians and live and support this lifestyle. If anyone choose to go against God, then let them, and when the trump blows they will have their reward. To all the homosexuals out there, I love you, I truly do; I just don’t like how you live. But it is your choice. Choose YOU this day, for God has set before us all LIFE and DEATH – choose life so that you may live (Deuteronomy 30:15 & 19). That all I have to say on this matter.

Now let’s talk about the taking down of the Confederate Flag. If there has been any misunderstanding and inconsiderateness going on this week, it concerning this flag. I will say this…. I DO NOT believe that the Confederate Flag should be taken down. It is a part of ALL of OUR history – good or bad. It is history. By remembering our history, we and our children are allowed to learn, grow and do better as a society. Now, the Confederate Flag was waved during the Civil War between the North and the South. The North was encroaching on the South’s way of living, wanting the fertile soil and crops (clip note versions). But it also had to do with slavery. Yes, there were some blacks that fought on the side of the South, but many fled to the North to fight their freedom in this country. Yes the North was encroaching on the South way of life, and owning slaves was part of that “part of life”. It happened and it is OUR history. I am not offended by the Confederate Flag in and of itself, but it does “somewhat” offends me when it is used by Whites as a symbol of Hatred towards my race – Black America. Yes, there were group, like the KKK, that used this flag as their symbol of hate; this cannot be denied. It happened – IT ALL HAPPENED! We as a nation have gotten better; we learned, we grew and we are a better PEOPLE – a better NATION. Don’t let HISTORY destroy this! There is so much hate from blacks and whites, it’s sickening.

Last but not least, I want to talk about my fellow Christians and Obama. Now I will say, I do not agree with our president on many things, and most know this. He holds the highest office in our country, and I believe he should do better in his choices. President Obama if you have any questions, contact me ; ). I have heard some awful thing about this president, and just as a Black American, it is just plain sad. I read one post that said “Obama, it’s called the “White House”, so get your black ass out!” What?! I’ve seen posts with pictures of people throwing up, and the text says “This is what I feel like when I see Obama.” Most of these posts come from my fellow White brothers and sisters in Christ. I have had to block friends post because in was a “non-stop hate Obama train”. Now I do make comments, not in favor, of a lot of his policies, but these comments from them seem to attack the man not the policies.

When we went to war with Iraq, I was very upset with President Bush. And yes, I voted for him, but I do not like war. Everywhere in the world, anywhere you go there are babies, and they are ALL innocent. So when there a war, those babies lives and contributions to this world could be snuffed out during war; I hate that. I also believe that there will always be fighting in the Middle East. My mom told me instead of being angry I needed to pray for President Bush. And she gave me this scripture 1Timothy 2:1-2:

I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

Tell me my fellow Christians, how often do you pray for OUR president? I don’t pray for him as much as I should, but I do pray for him when I know major decisions need to be made. I’m not talking prayer like “Oh Lord, help our president.” I’m talking about speaking and praying the Word of God over him and in all his decision makings – for a move of God in his life and wisdom concerning the decision he has to make. I will bet that NONE of you have truly lifted him up in pray. You “Christians” would rather dog him out than pray for him. It is evident in the things you say almost on a daily basis. Pray for our president! We know as Christians that PRAYER CHANGES EVERYTHING – especially when you sincerely mean it! Instead speaking that his black ass should get out of the white house and how much he makes you sick, speak the Word of God! No, I don’t like a lot of his policies, but he is still the President of the United States! And yes, I prayed for Bush as well, and I will pray for OUR new President no matter what party he/she belongs too. We have gotten so wrapped up in race, in parties and how people are doing wrong that we have lost LOVE for one another.

I believe that the United States' “Love” factor has gone down considerably. Nowadays, many do not try to understand, and they say hurtful things. We need to love one another whether homosexual, Black, White, Asian, Spanish whatever; love the person; hate the sin. When I speak to people on social media (FaceBook or Twitter), I go out of my way to be respectful even if what I say disagrees with their view. If you ever read any of my post, don’t ever read them with a mean, condescending tone because I do not type them like that. Instead of name calling, say let’s choose to disagree on this matter and move on. I had a guy the other day call me an idiot. Now, I could have gone off on him; instead, I decided to end the conversation by saying goodbye and that Jesus’ love him. Don’t allow others hate to rub off on you. Don’t let what others are doing and/or saying pull you into hatred, ignorance and inconsiderateness. You choose to walk in Love towards everyone no matter what. Speak the Truth in Love (Ephesians 4:15), for the God that made ALL of us IS LOVE (1 John 4:8)! Let’s do better!

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Remember there's a sinners prayer on this site. If you have backslid or haven't tasted and seen that the Lord is Good, then say this prayer. I know all of this sounds too fantastical to be real, but don't take the chance that it’s not and be left behind. There's a moment that will have happen, in a twinkling of an eye, and those of us who belong to Christ Jesus will be with Him forever and ever. If you say this prayer contact me, and let me encouraged and personally welcome you into God's Kingdom.