I TOLD YOU SO

Had a very blessed week. Even met someone new. Those positive words of self-encouragement actually work. I even woke up one morning feeling so loved and embraced by God. I woke up with a smile on my face feeling loved and loving my daddy!. It's like He kissed me with his sunshine and hugged me 1st thing in the A.M. I woke out of my peaceful restful sleep smiling saying My Daddy Loves Me! WOW! It was a miraculous feeling of euphoria. I pray for that type of awakening every morning.

I've been reading my word more and not just on Sunday when the pastor says turn to chapter xyz. I've been working hard to make it to Sunday School, which has been a tremendous blessing. I'm trying my hardest to smile more even when I think no one's looking, especially when I think no one is looking.

Today is going to be another awesome day not just because it's bright and sunny but because I have a full schedule and I intend on enjoying every minute of it.

Good Morning Love

Today is going to be an awesome day. How do I know? Because I say so. Usually whenever I start my day on a positive spoken word it happens. So, we are looking forward to today minus a case of the "Mondays"!

I have not been to work in 2 weeks and have a lot of catch up work to do. Not that I missed work, but I am glad to be going back to work to finish up my assignments. I pray I'm doing my best work and it is satisfactory to my unit supervisor and the agency director. Working for the state is kind of flexible and it's hard to tell if you are really doing a good job or not and if your work is appreciated.

I have no idea why, but I'm glad Holly is back on my preferred news station Nashville Channel 4. The other lady did a great job but I was use to Holly and like her.

I have nixed the half marathon ambitions. After the 5 mile group run and the announcement that training was moving on to speed prep I realized that I was not ready and was not going to be ready to run 13 miles in less than 2 hours. There's a half in Murfreesboro in October. Maybe I'll have better luck training for that and then I'll be ready next April. *fingers crossed*

Have an awesome day! Do your blessed. Tell yourself "today is going to be a great day" and I guarantee it will. :-)

SLEEPY AND HORNY

IT IS DAY 18 ON MY 40 DAY FAST. I'M NOT EVEN HALFWAY THERE. WHAT I REALIZED IS THAT I AM ONLY DOING PARTIALLY WHAT I'M SUPPOSE TO DO AND THAT'S EATING AND COMMUNING WITH GOD. IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO EAT AND NOT EAT. I HAVEN'T BEEN FOCUSING ON THE COMMUNICATION PART AS MUCH. I STARTED OUT READING DANIEL AND TRYING TO GRASP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SCRIPTURE. THAT LASTED UNTIL ABOUT CHAPTER 9. THERE ARE ONLY 12 CHAPTERS. BUT YOU KNOW ME, I HAD TO GET A COMPANION GUIDE TO HELP ME GET MORE MEANING OUT OF MY READING. THAT HAS SLOWED IT UP A BIT. THIS IS THE BOOK I CHOSE: HOLMAN OLD TESTAMENT COMMENTARY: DANIEL.

THIS COMMENTARY GIVES A BRIEF CHARACTER BACKGROUND, HISTORY, TALKING POINTS, AND SUMMARIZATION AS WELL AS STAR POINTS..WHAT YOU SHOULD GET OUT OF THE CHAPTER OR VERSES. IT'S A REALLY GOOD COMPANION TOOL FOR BIBLE STUDY.

NOW TO THE POINT OF MY TITLE. I AM SLEEPY AND HORNY BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN UP PAST 2AM FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO TRYING TO WORK ON SEVERAL THINGS AND FEELING LIKE I'M GETTING NOTHING DONE. I'M ALSO HORNY CUZ I HAVE NOT HAD ANY IN FOREVER!

I'M ASSUMING THIS IS THE POINT I AM SUPPOSE TO BE IN DEEP PRAYER. THE PROBLEM IS I DO NOT HAVE TIME LOL! I'M SO BUSY TRYING TO STAY BUSY I HAVE NOT SET ASIDE TIME TO BE WITH GOD. LORD HELP.

I PROMISE TO START TODAY.

Thoughts to remember when faced with trouble

• The devil cannot devour you at his will
• Attacks have limits
• You’re a new creature not governed by your past
• Power of darkness is broken over my life
• Every satanic attack is illegal and can be stopped
• I can control my thought life by controlling my fears
• Devil only has place if you give it to him
• Do not allow the devil to get you out of character
• No weapon formed by satan shall prosper
• My protection is in my confession
• Confessions are like alarm systems. You must activate the alarm to make it work.

How to deal with demons/spirits/warfare
Laying on of hands - Luke 4:40-41; 13:11-13
Special miracles of God – Acts 19
Prayer and fasting – Mark 9:29
Do not dilute the spirit of fasting. Fasting is Food! Put our body into subjection. Allow God to sustain you.
By the word of God – Matthew 8:16
Prophetic anointing of music – Isaiah 16:14-23
Praise brings deliverance – Psalm 32:7

Marriage...DONT DO IT GIRL! unless he's heaven sent

Words from Pastor Jamal Harrison-Bryant:

I often warn women who are contemplating marriage to marry someone who can take care of them. When a woman marries, it ought to be to someone who is capable of taking her to the next level. If she comes from poverty, there is no reason for her to get married and still be impoverished. The role of the man is to take her to another place.

When she gets married, she ought to dress better, drive better, live better, and eat better, not constantly be in a struggle over where her next meal is coming from. My grandmother used to say, 'I can do bad all by myself.

For a woman desiring a mate, the objective, of course, would be to find a Christian man, who's settled, has goals, accomplishments and a job. But a goal-oriented and focused man can't just be approached any kind of way.

So the woman who seeks this type of stability must make sure that he stands out above the crowd:

• Make sure your relationship with the Lord is strong and growing.
• Make sure that you are presentable. Working from the inside out, your presentation should be representative of both who you are and whom you seek. Appearance is a reflection of how you see yourself.
• Have the ability to hold an intelligent conversation.
• And most importantly, allow the Holy Ghost to take control. You don't need to go after him. He's going to come after you, because after he sees and smells you and knows that you're in his presence, he's going to want to know who you are!

I know there's somebody reading this who has been chasing after the 'man of your dreams,' but God says, 'Just sit still and allow patience to have her perfect work through Me. '

Furthermore, it's never a good idea to be too forward and too aggressive. Attempting to win a man's affection by jumping into bed with him will only backfire and cause him to lose interest in ever developing a lasting relationship. It causes him to lose respect for you and question your character.

However, if he sees that you are dressed with quality, that you smell like you are somebody, that you look like you're doing fine without him, then that will attract the right attention from him. He'll have no choice but to give you his attention. Stop looking so needy, climbing into bed, trying in vain to capture a man's heart.God woke me up in the middle of the night and said, 'The same thing that Naomi told Ruth to do is the same thing that I want them to do for me.'

God is so sick of saints coming to Him trying to get a quickie and never romancing Him for Who he is - going to church screaming, shouting and hollering, but hadn't been intimate with God all week long! Stop trying to treat God like a sugar daddy and start romancing Him with worship and praise: 'I'm yours Lord...everything I've got...everything I'm not!'

The God we serve, which is the God of love, demands and requires of us foreplay before He gives us what we need. In the book of Ruth, the mother-in-law tells Ruth, 'You have to wash.' John 15:3 reminds us, Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. When you sit in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, you are taking a shower. When you hear the unadulterated Word of God, then the dirt and grime that you've accumulated all week long begins to wash off of you.

Ask God to 'create in you a clean heart and renew a right spirit.' Stand in the word. Then wait upon the Lord to renew your strength. Pass this on to those who have found or are seeking Mr. Right. This message is not directed at the receiver, it is directed to women I know that touch other young women that can benefit from this information. We are to be Naomi's of the world today. Our young women need to be informed of how to catch and keep a man that will respect .

" If he can't meet you where you are....leave him where he's at "

'Every Saint Has a Past, Every Sinner Has A Future'

BE REAL! HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY

Message from Tyler Perry

This is a very encouraging letter from Mr. Tyler Perry. It was so inspirational and right on time for me I thought I would repost and share it with everyone.

I’ve been reading a lot of messages on the message board about how the
opening of the studio affected you. Some of them brought tears to my eyes,
and what has stayed on my mind is that so many of us have stopped
dreaming. Listen to me, having no vision is death to your spirit. Why stop
dreaming, because one of them didn’t come true when you thought it
should? Why stop now? You’ve come so far. Listen to me, when I started
building this studio I wasn’t thinking about being the first black person
to do it. I wasn’t thinking about how many acres it is. I wasn’t thinking
about what it would feel like to own it. I was just following a dream. I
am no different from you. If you can make your mind line up with your
spirit man, and your dreams, then your dreams will become your reality. It
has to. It has no choice.

Now hear me here for a moment, if you will. I know that a lot of different
kinds of people from a lot of different backgrounds and faiths read this
email, but I want to share something with you, if you’ll indulge me for a
second. One of my favorite stories in the bible is of Joseph. Joseph had a
dream and his brothers wanted to kill him for dreaming. Sometimes when you
dream you will go through all kinds of hell to see it come to pass. I used
to tell people that I thought I could do plays and movies, and when I
would tell them they would get mad at me, talk about me and eventually try
to discourage me.

When I started to do plays in the beginning things started to fall apart
and these same people would laugh and say things like see, "I knew you
couldn’t do it." Where am I going with all of this you ask? Well right now
in these times in our country there are lots of you who are wondering how
you’re going to pay the mortgage or the rent, or feed your families. And
there are lots of you who have lost your houses and jobs and the very same
people that brought over the house warming gifts are laughing at you
now. I have been there. I UNDERSTAND THE HURT, but I’m here to tell you
don’t let it get you down. You know what you say to them? "SSSOOOOO!!!" I
admire and respect people so much that have a dream and go for it. Don’t
ever lose that GO FOR IT attitude because you will see your dreams come
true as long as you don’t operate in fear. After you’ve done all to stand,
stand some more.

So what happens when you had this big dream and it seems to be falling
apart? You seem to be losing it…what do you do? I look to this story of
Joseph, and you really should read this bible story. It’s fascinating. It
is so parallel to what is going on right now in this country. But this is
what happened. When his dream seemed to be falling apart he did something
awesome. The bible says Joseph dreamed another dream, and that is what I
wanted to talk to you about today. Dream another dream. If one thing
fails, try something else. Learn from your mistakes and try it again. So
what if it got hard for a season, it will only be that way for a season. I
cannot even begin to tell you all the times I failed, but every failure in
your life will bring your dream closer to you. I know that sounds crazy
but it’s so true. It’s okay to fail, now get up and keep dreaming. Don’t
stop dreaming because you may have lost something. When I was doing plays
for the first time, my dream was that 1,200 people would come and sell the
place out. Only 30 people came. It crushed me. But I didn’t stop. I kept
dreaming. I believed and dreamed all the way down to living in my car. But
I kept dreaming, and when I was at my lowest I would talk to
God. Sometimes all I could get out of my mouth was "Jesus help me," but
that was a prayer I prayed a lot. And you know what else I did? I got out
and encouraged myself. When I was homeless and sleeping in my car I would
hustle up enough gas money and drive down to the nicest neighborhood in
Atlanta where there were beautiful homes and I would dream and say "one
day." On Sundays, I would go to open houses. I would go to the dealerships
and test drive whatever kind of car I thought I wanted. Now I know these
are material things but you would be surprised as to what it would do to
help you see that all things in your dreams are possible. It’s hard to see
a dream come to pass, but if you believe, it has no choice.

Everywhere you look you see all of this talk about the economy and gloom
and doom. Turn that mess off. Stop letting that get into your spirit. Tune
it out, watch things that will encourage you. Listen to things that will
uplift you.

Now this part is to a certain group of people, not to everyone. This is
for the people who have been feeling like they are being led by God to do
something in these economic times that most people will think is
crazy. The ones who may not have a dime but are feeling like something
great is about to break free in their lives. You are so right if this is
what you’re feeling. I have a suggestion if you’ll take my humble advice
-- HAVE NO FEAR! ONLY BELIEVE! Give thanks for where you are. I know that
may be hard to do, but there is a liberty in being thankful. And lastly,
give, give, give. The reason I’ve fed thousands of families, paid rent and
taxes for the elderly, dug wells in Africa and helped establish churches
and built homes for poor families is because I know the power of giving.
You reap what you sew. If you want favor from God, sew it into someone
else.

God bless you and know that this too shall pass, and you will be so much
better when it does.

Tyler Perry



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