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July 26th, 2011Life 101God is looking for the faithful few. The few who are willing to go against the grain. The few who are will to endure some hardships. The few who are willing to fight spiritual warfare. The few who are ready to receive His glory. The few who are willing to stand for righteousness…no matter what the cost. Are you ready solder?
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July 4th, 2011Kay's Corner, Life 101
It’s easier to draw close with people that we are not in competition with. If there is someone you know that has “better” qualities, looks,etc let them walk in it. The problem is many of us push away people that intimidate us of because of something we lack. If it’s not dealt with, jealousy & competition arises, and your business will be displayed before everyone because that “thing” was not dealt with at the root. I can say this because I have been there. I use to be intimidated and jealous by other people when they possessed other things that I didn’t have (looks, money, spiritual gifts, popularity, etc.). I woke up one day and realized how the devil had been lying to me. I discovered who I was in Jesus Christ. I saw myself the way that Jesus saw me: BEAUTIFUL, GIFTED, ANOINTED, PASSIONATE, CARING, STRONG, COURAGEOUS…just to name a few.
I can say that I am free from that spirit because I know who I am in Jesus Christ. And where the spirit of the Lord is…there is liberty!
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June 15th, 2011Kay's Corner, Life 101
Good afternoon. This blog is simply entitled “Character Confusion” because I have been reflecting about how many people struggle with knowing who they are in Christ. I think that even unbelievers have less of a struggle with knowing who they are because they do not care about what other’s think of them…at least of of them don’t. The definition of character is this:
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the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.2.one such feature or trait; characteristic.3.moral or ethical quality: a man of fine, honorable character.The keywords that stood out to me the most are “features” and “traits”. A person’s character makes up who they are…their personality makeup. I have often wondered if people truly understand the dynamics is having good character? Suppose you have a struggle with lying. Lying is of course wrong, and is a character flaw. I have met some great people, but were habitual liars. At what point can a person know that they are confused about who they are? Is it right to pretend that we are something other than we are? I have presented to friends and family members (in a loving way), character flaws that they may need to take a look at or change. The majority of the end results were insults towards me.
Could it be that by not knowing who you are can turn you into a person who is confused in character? Has anyone ever questioned your character before? Have you ever questioned yourself? I have asked myself, what makes me so unique and so “different”. The Lord has given me that answers so many times, yet I struggled with not knowing who I was in Jesus Christ; that in itself is character confusion because I was then judging myself and not knowing my value and my worth. My theory to the madness of character confusion is to be honest with yourself and what you struggle with. What may be deemed an innocent character flaw may actually be character confusion.
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February 1st, 2010Life 101
Selfishness is a touchy subject for many people because most don’t know that they operate in the spirit of selfishness! I admit that I have and had been selfish with a lot of things, people, and situations in my lifetime. Sometimes it was knowingly, and other times it was unknowingly. There have been times where I thought that my motives, actions, and thoughts were right, but it was actually about benefiting myself. I have been born into a generational curse of selfishness. The spirit itself tries to consume by surrounding me around people who take advantage of me and try to manipulate their way into my life through false pretenses. Has this happened to you? Have you found yourself, or someone you know that only seems to care about themselves, and no one elses’? Does it seem like no matter what you do to please them, it’s never good enough or they are always requiring “MORE”? Let’s examine the root of the word “self” from Merriam Webster’s Dictionary: 1: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one’s own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others 2: arising from concern with one’s own welfare or advantage in disregard of others 3: being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function ; also : being genetic material solely concerned with its own replication Selfishness can cause you to loose friends, relationships, and even blessings if you aren’t careful. I am sure it hurts when you put your all into something or someone, and they continue to take, and take, and take without being grateful.
That is a painful feeling. Sometimes, this is how we treat God. We go about our lives on a daily basis doing what we want, acting how we want, saying what we want, and having no knowledge or sincerity of how God is feeling about the issue. We can even be selfish in our prayers. Praying what “we” think is right, when it is not the Will of God. This is a selfish world. Acts 2:40 says: “And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.” God wants to save us from a wicked generation. Our thoughts, our actions, our deeds are a reflection upon what is going on inside of us. If you have been blessed most of your life, and get upset when someone doesn’t do what you want, when you want it, then you are being selfish! Let’s look at some examples of selfishness and see if you or someone close to you are being selfish:
You or someone is always being blessed and having your way. The moment someone says “no” or don’t do it in an appropriate time as you want, You or someone get an attitude. You or someone does not like to share
You or someone always wants people to see things from your point of view. Not equal.
Rude and condescending
Lack of emotion other people’s feelings
Always wanting to have things done your way. Its your way or the highway.
You or someone see someone with a need and you have that need, yet are to selfish to share or put in the time. Greedy I can add more to the list, but those are prime examples. I deal with selfish people all of the time. I may bless them with my time with something, and they take advantage of that. SELFISH!! What amazes me the most is how even us Christians can be the most selfish people in the world, but yet confess the name of “Jesus”. Nowhere in the Bible do I see Jesus being selfish and greedy. ““Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 16:19-21. I see all of these wealthy people in the world that have so much but are MISERABLE. They have millions and billions of dollars, try to horde it all, and want to show the world they “got it all”. They are missing the key ingredient in their live…LOVE! If more people operated in true love, there would be less selfishness and more compassion. Remember the song “Brother Can You Spare A Dime?”. I think about that term…SPARE. The Bible says that if you sow bountifully, you will reap bountifully, 2 Corinthians 9:6. Being selfish is a destructive behaviour that can lead to sorrow and loneliness. I would never want to be known as a person who is selfish and not giving. If you or someone you know is operating in that spirit, go to God in prayer. Ask him to show that situation to you in a way that you can help manage it. You will be surprised what a little prayer can do.
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