Elects Can’t Focus On The Rejects
Background Reading 2 Samuel 6
If you believe the words that have been spoken in this new season, then you should be expecting some actualization and manifestation of some promises. If you have never experienced haters or think you have had haters before, wait until they see how you praise when you are elevated to your promised place! In this reading Michal, Saul’s daughter despised David in her heart when she saw the way he went all out for God! She was a typical hater saying, “It don’t take all.” As matter of fact she went on to insult him saying how dare you act all wild like that partying like a base fellow - vulgar people.
Understand that everyone will not celebrate you during your time. Even though like David you will bless as many people as you can with your blessing, even the person hating on you. Nevertheless, you can’t please everyone. Nor is it your responsibility to. By despising David, God closed her womb; which means she was not allowed to reproduce that seed of hate. God will deal with the haters. He will cut off their ability to reproduce that seed. So you keep smiling, you keep singing, you keep jamming to your praise party! You keep producing excellent work! You keep spreading your joy! You keep the heads turning!
But when they question you and call you out. When they say you act just like the base people in the world; When they’re mad cause you the boss and they’re not even though they started before you; When your marriage works out and they can’t stand their home; When you are no longer the borrower but now you’re the lender; When you have a word and their prayers cant go past the ceiling; When everyone is nice to you and they cant pay for good service; When favor gets you the Presidential Suite and their platinum credit can’t get a room – you just say like David, “It was the Lord who chose me, It was the Lord that appointed me, So it’s the Lord who I will continue t praise!” Don’t be mad cause He didn’t work for you! But he has surely kept His word to me!
When you are the elect you cannot focus on the rejects, they will always hate on you because God made a decision and they can’t do anything about His word!
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Open Season
Open Season
Daniel 2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: KJV
Some of you need to ask God for a season. Not a season that falls in the box, like summer(more money), winter(a relationship), spring (better job), or fall(peace).
You need to ask God for a season….time….like a leave of absence you need to take time to do something or get some things done. For some you may need a season to just breathe. You have been tasked with so much that you have not had an opportunity to anything. For someone else you may need a season of restoration. Your spirit, heart, and mind have been chipped away piece by piece until there is a significant ruin in you. Another may need a season to be free from running. You have been running so long you almost feel guilty when you stop to rest. Others may need a season to date, eat, work with worry, enjoy your family without distraction, to be in love, to have fun, to be drama free ………whatever you need a season to do…WHATEVER, nothing is too big, or too small, or outside the box. Whatever you need time to do, God is granting requests. He is saying, “ask me. See won’t I do it.”
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1,KJV). Everything…yes everything. Even that thing you dare not ask God for, there is a season for it. Every by definition means – all possible; the greatest possible degree of (Random House Unabridged Dictionary). Whatever is possible, to the greatest possible degree, God is willing to grant you a season for it. So ask. Do not be afraid or surprised when he does it.
Seasons last for a set time. Some seasons are literal, 3 months. Some seasons are for years. Other seasons are for a dispensation of time. Know that while you are in your season, God is going to cover you. Whatever has to be done, he will take care of it. And whatever you mess up trying to figure out what to do in your season, God will cover you. Like time off from work, coverage will be provided to take care of your duties. And like a blanket laid over a work area, He is going to cover you in this season. Be specific because God is going to give you your season. Season’s Greetings for whatever season you’re walking in!
Daniel 2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: KJV
Some of you need to ask God for a season. Not a season that falls in the box, like summer(more money), winter(a relationship), spring (better job), or fall(peace).
You need to ask God for a season….time….like a leave of absence you need to take time to do something or get some things done. For some you may need a season to just breathe. You have been tasked with so much that you have not had an opportunity to anything. For someone else you may need a season of restoration. Your spirit, heart, and mind have been chipped away piece by piece until there is a significant ruin in you. Another may need a season to be free from running. You have been running so long you almost feel guilty when you stop to rest. Others may need a season to date, eat, work with worry, enjoy your family without distraction, to be in love, to have fun, to be drama free ………whatever you need a season to do…WHATEVER, nothing is too big, or too small, or outside the box. Whatever you need time to do, God is granting requests. He is saying, “ask me. See won’t I do it.”
To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven (Ecclesiastes 3:1,KJV). Everything…yes everything. Even that thing you dare not ask God for, there is a season for it. Every by definition means – all possible; the greatest possible degree of (Random House Unabridged Dictionary). Whatever is possible, to the greatest possible degree, God is willing to grant you a season for it. So ask. Do not be afraid or surprised when he does it.
Seasons last for a set time. Some seasons are literal, 3 months. Some seasons are for years. Other seasons are for a dispensation of time. Know that while you are in your season, God is going to cover you. Whatever has to be done, he will take care of it. And whatever you mess up trying to figure out what to do in your season, God will cover you. Like time off from work, coverage will be provided to take care of your duties. And like a blanket laid over a work area, He is going to cover you in this season. Be specific because God is going to give you your season. Season’s Greetings for whatever season you’re walking in!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Time To Cancel That Contract
Time To Cancel That Contract
Isaiah 44:2 …the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee….
There are people, places, groups and/or entities that have laid false claims on YOU. They have taken credit for you, your time, your talent, your gifts, your finances, your emotions, your spirit and even your intellectual property. You entered into a contract, either verbally (by committing yourself to that person, place, or thing), by deed (doing something that implied a greater commitment), or by physical contract (documentation). Though you entered into that contract/agreement/relationship willingly, what you did not understand was that, like a bad artist contract, that deal was not set up to benefit you. It was set up to benefit the other party. After your introductory time was up, the real costs and terms were revealed. And you paid for a little thing four times over because of the interest tagged on to you. So you have been pimped to perform on demand so that they can profit or benefit. For some of you the physical timeline has run out, but by a false sense of obligation you were guilt tripped or coerced into another term. Like a cell phone contract, because you needed something you had to re-commit yourself to another two year contract.
I wanted to announce that God is giving you permission to cancel those contracts. Whatever the cancellation fees are, whatever has not been paid up, whatever still needs to be produced, God said, I will pay for it, I will take care of it. If you will be bold enough to believe, you can tell your debtors listen, I know you feel I owe you, and in many way I may do, but my God is going to have to satisfy that debt. Like a new owner taking over a business, direct all outstanding items to the owners.
God made you. He formed you. Even the very hairs on your head, he knows them. No one will be able to take claim over you. Nothing will be able to boast that they made you. Every gift, trick, niche, tease, good thing, and bad thing God made. A seed he planted in you before you were born. You owe no one anything but the love of Christ. Be free, like the metro PCS commercial, “say goodbye to contracts”…….Hello! Permission to LIVE freely!
Isaiah 44:2 …the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee….
There are people, places, groups and/or entities that have laid false claims on YOU. They have taken credit for you, your time, your talent, your gifts, your finances, your emotions, your spirit and even your intellectual property. You entered into a contract, either verbally (by committing yourself to that person, place, or thing), by deed (doing something that implied a greater commitment), or by physical contract (documentation). Though you entered into that contract/agreement/relationship willingly, what you did not understand was that, like a bad artist contract, that deal was not set up to benefit you. It was set up to benefit the other party. After your introductory time was up, the real costs and terms were revealed. And you paid for a little thing four times over because of the interest tagged on to you. So you have been pimped to perform on demand so that they can profit or benefit. For some of you the physical timeline has run out, but by a false sense of obligation you were guilt tripped or coerced into another term. Like a cell phone contract, because you needed something you had to re-commit yourself to another two year contract.
I wanted to announce that God is giving you permission to cancel those contracts. Whatever the cancellation fees are, whatever has not been paid up, whatever still needs to be produced, God said, I will pay for it, I will take care of it. If you will be bold enough to believe, you can tell your debtors listen, I know you feel I owe you, and in many way I may do, but my God is going to have to satisfy that debt. Like a new owner taking over a business, direct all outstanding items to the owners.
God made you. He formed you. Even the very hairs on your head, he knows them. No one will be able to take claim over you. Nothing will be able to boast that they made you. Every gift, trick, niche, tease, good thing, and bad thing God made. A seed he planted in you before you were born. You owe no one anything but the love of Christ. Be free, like the metro PCS commercial, “say goodbye to contracts”…….Hello! Permission to LIVE freely!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
When I Was A Child
When I Was A Child….
1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Everyone has a “when I was a child” story, especially when they reminisce of discipline and respect towards parents and adults. When we were younger, we got immediate consequences for our ill actions. Whether it was a spank, a scold, or mouth cleansing for dirty words, we were immediately castigated for inappropriate behavior. As we got older the punishments were further apart; partly because we learned from previous actions and consequences which behaviors to avoid and how to conduct ourselves in a better manner.
The recent Tiger Woods scandal was a shocker for some. Tiger was considered and upstanding all around “good guy” and great sportsman. His “personal” one on one interviews all echoed the same story, a great athlete and family man. So when the scandal was uncovered and the strange array of women came out of the woodworks, it was a bombshell and insult to the “good guy” and great sportsman image. Even he was overwhelmed, not necessarily at the actions but at the exposure. The attention made it obvious that the behavior was wrong, but at the moments he participated in the actions there was no sense of guilt or move to correct the behavior. Why? Because there was no immediate consequence for his actions. So over time no repercussion gave the illusion that there is no harm or wrong being done.
How many people fall into this trap? Since you are no longer immediately chastised for wrongdoing it assumed, “no harm, no foul”. Look at the world of business, the banking and real estate industry for example. When some of those CEOs were mere brokers and tellers, they had to follow the rules or suffer the consequences. A teller comes up short on their drawer they will be terminated and could suffer imprisonment depending on the severity of the loss. As those tellers climb up the corporate ladder and made it to the executive chair, they laxed in their practices of integrity because there are fewer arms to invoke consequences. The end result? A Nation’s economic system severely abated and no one is imprisoned, or even brought to a public trial to explain their actions or omission.
The purpose of allowing a person, business, or CEO the ability to act freely with fewer consequences is not to allow him/her/it to do more unjust behavior. The hope is that we put away childish things (behavior that requires governing and immediate chastisement) and become mature. Understanding that no one should have to say “Tiger, don’t cheat on your wife”; “Business don’t lie about your profits” ; “Mortgage Broker don’t lie about their income”; “Bank CEO don’t get a raise when you just fired 2,000 employees”; “Preacher don’t steal”; “Hey you, stop sleeping with little girls!”. I mean really do we have to?
Let’s not force a hand that begins immediate consequences for doing the wrong thing. Mature and do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason.
1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
Everyone has a “when I was a child” story, especially when they reminisce of discipline and respect towards parents and adults. When we were younger, we got immediate consequences for our ill actions. Whether it was a spank, a scold, or mouth cleansing for dirty words, we were immediately castigated for inappropriate behavior. As we got older the punishments were further apart; partly because we learned from previous actions and consequences which behaviors to avoid and how to conduct ourselves in a better manner.
The recent Tiger Woods scandal was a shocker for some. Tiger was considered and upstanding all around “good guy” and great sportsman. His “personal” one on one interviews all echoed the same story, a great athlete and family man. So when the scandal was uncovered and the strange array of women came out of the woodworks, it was a bombshell and insult to the “good guy” and great sportsman image. Even he was overwhelmed, not necessarily at the actions but at the exposure. The attention made it obvious that the behavior was wrong, but at the moments he participated in the actions there was no sense of guilt or move to correct the behavior. Why? Because there was no immediate consequence for his actions. So over time no repercussion gave the illusion that there is no harm or wrong being done.
How many people fall into this trap? Since you are no longer immediately chastised for wrongdoing it assumed, “no harm, no foul”. Look at the world of business, the banking and real estate industry for example. When some of those CEOs were mere brokers and tellers, they had to follow the rules or suffer the consequences. A teller comes up short on their drawer they will be terminated and could suffer imprisonment depending on the severity of the loss. As those tellers climb up the corporate ladder and made it to the executive chair, they laxed in their practices of integrity because there are fewer arms to invoke consequences. The end result? A Nation’s economic system severely abated and no one is imprisoned, or even brought to a public trial to explain their actions or omission.
The purpose of allowing a person, business, or CEO the ability to act freely with fewer consequences is not to allow him/her/it to do more unjust behavior. The hope is that we put away childish things (behavior that requires governing and immediate chastisement) and become mature. Understanding that no one should have to say “Tiger, don’t cheat on your wife”; “Business don’t lie about your profits” ; “Mortgage Broker don’t lie about their income”; “Bank CEO don’t get a raise when you just fired 2,000 employees”; “Preacher don’t steal”; “Hey you, stop sleeping with little girls!”. I mean really do we have to?
Let’s not force a hand that begins immediate consequences for doing the wrong thing. Mature and do the right thing, at the right time, for the right reason.
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