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WHAT IS GENERATION CROSSFIRE?
Generation CrossFire is a community-based, non-profit, cross-cultural youth outreach organization. Our greatest desire and intent is to help unify the local church and the local community addressing the needs of every young person Spirit, Soul and Body!
PURPOSE
Our purpose is to radically impact the lives of inner-city youth by providing youth mentors and positive and constructive activities for youth through our partnering with local county government, churches, schools, recreational facilities, local businesses and individuals.
MISSION
To IGNITE! To ILLUMINATE! To IMPACT! - Motivating, encouraging and inspiring inner-city youth to channel stress, pressures and fears into more positive attributes of strength, self-confidence and self-discipline.
MISSION & ACTION STATEMENT
ENCOURAGE, EQUIP, AND EMPOWER:
Our Mission is to Encourage, Equip and Empower inner-city youth by providing positive mentors, and through the expression and utilization of the arts (Music, Dance, Drama), crusades, community youth rallies, youth group forums and through other creative and exciting recreational functions and activities.
Youth Master Keys To Success:
Discipline + Diligence + Determination = DESTINY!
Our goal is to inspire inner-city youth to find and walk in their pre-designed purpose and destiny in society, by helping to identifying their gifts and talents and by promoting discipline, diligence and determination to achieve excellence in all that they do.
Ning Community Website: http://gencrossfire.ning.com
Blogspot: http://generationcrossfire.blogspot.com
Email: crossfiregeneration@gmail.com
CrossFire- Definition (krôsfr, krs-)
1. CrossFire - Lines of fire from two or more positions crossing each other at a single point: soldiers caught in crossfire.
2. CrossFire - A confrontational situation in which opposing factions, forces, views, or opinions converge.
3. CrossFire – A lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions conversation –
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
4. CrossFire - Fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross firing,
Fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire".
For more information please feel free to visit on-line at http://generationcrossfire.blogspot.com/ or send an email to crossfiregeneration@gmail.com .
Loving God's People
Bishop Walter S. Thomas
Hebrews 10: 24-25 says this:
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another- and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
It goes without saying that often in life we feel alone. We feel as if we are standing against the storm alone, fighting the rising tide alone, dealing with the difficulty alone, and living the great moments alone.
Life has been so unkind to so many of us that we have failed to cultivate or revisit the art of being close to persons and knowing the joy that comes from true and genuine fellowship.
We can find ourselves seeking to be alone because we feel it is safer and we won't be hurt. The real truth, however, is that we are missing out on what God has purposefully put in our path: His people.
God knows we cannot make this journey by ourselves and still know the fullness of the joy God has for us. What God has for us is intricately woven into fellowship and cannot be fully experienced until we allow ourselves to embrace the community of which God has us a part.
He has given us His people and now we must learn to love again. Jesus said that we would be known as his disciples 'by our love one for another.' God allows us and teaches us how to love and just what love means.
He teaches us that within the confines of God's family, we must learn how to love and to forgive. We must learn how to care and to be compassionate. We must learn how to celebrate and to serve.
I must admit...I love the people of God. They have been my instructors in life, my companions in suffering, my cheerleaders in success, and my friends in life. The writer of Hebrews said that we should not take this love 'for granted.'
We should seek out ways to build upon it and to encourage one another. We have a community that is always looking for new ways to inspire and to edify us. In the midst of a world that wrestles with the meaning of love, God has placed us in a community that seeks to practice love.
Let us not be naïve; the church is far from perfect. It has its flaws and makes its mistakes, but it is the bride of Christ being prepared for her Lord.
A love for God's people can help us all to realize that we should not live out our lives' journey by ourselves.
.jpg) |  | Serving as the pastor of the New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland since1975, Bishop Walter S. Thomas, Sr. is the presiding Bishop of Kingdom Association of Covenant Pastors. Bishop Thomas is a certified Personal and Executive Coach. He also is the host of Empowering Disciples broadcast. For more information about Bishop Thomas, log onto www.newpsalmist.org. |
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A-Jamel of INF... Blog Entry 3..
Group: INF...
Question to all current, up and coming, new, and pondering Holy Hip Hop, CHRISTian Rap Artists.
WHO WROTE THAT RHYME? DID THE HOLY SPIRIT SEND YOU THE RHYME, OR ARE THERE HOLES IN YOUR SPIRIT?
Many times we as Holy Hip Hop, Christian Rap artists put together projects, mixtapes, compilations, etc. and we have a lot of bible based rhymes, meaningful lyrics, good singing/rappin hooks, on time content, verses of life and ministy can be heard and felt in many of these songs. But then there are the meaningless, scripture used incorrectly, catchy punch line riddled, it took me 2 minutes to write it, sullen, dull, take me to the water and make me drink that curse word, ministry less songs that grace the on a daily basis.
I can see it now. Sitting in the studio with the pen and the pad or the note pad notes, music on bumpin' loud, and the Holy Spirit nowhere in sight. The ink pen hits the pad and out comes You.
I'll make this short and to the point. If Our God is not petitioned by His Son Jesus to send a Word(rhyme) to You(us,we) by way of the Holy Spirit then save it. Keep it in your personal stash in da whip(car) and you and your friends can have an alright time when you get together. All I'm saying brothas and sistas is Spend time with the Lord, more than the time you spend in the studio without Him. If He don't send it, Don't write it. Think about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Living by the Spirit’s Power Galatians 5:16-26
16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. 17 The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions. 18 But when you are directed by the Spirit, you are not under obligation to the law of Moses.
19 When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, 21 envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again, as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the Kingdom of God.
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. 25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. 26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
God Speed. I Love You
A-Jamel
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Kejar L. Butler presents her first collection of scriptural encouragement poems. A New Day is uplifting, inspiring and will wrap your soul in the blanket of God's love. Each poem is accompanied by a scripture. The poems will encourage you, and God's Word will renew your mind, so you can see your New Day!
If you would like a copy of this inspirational book, please visit our website for more information: www.burningbushpublishing.com
Be Blessed
Kejar
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
TO THE HEY PAPI PROMOTIONS NETWORK FAMILY!!!
Hello Everyone,
Check out the HOT BLESSING NEWS of being nominated for Young African Americans for the "Top 30 Under 30?!!!
Radio One's 93.9 WKYS DJ Quick Silver & Angie Ange have finish the final voting! See the results of the nomination.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT YOU MADE THIS POSSIBLE!!!
More information can be found on the Radio One WKYS Station website.
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Nominees included:
#1 Mike Winans, Jr.
Mike Winans, Jr. was born in Glendale, California three days after his dad Michael Winans Sr. had won his first Grammy Award in 1982. Once his parents, Michael and Regina boarded the plane heading back to their hometown Detroit, it was apparent that Mike Jr. would be a Musical Prodigy.
As the nephew/neice of (Bebe & Cece Winans), growing in a musical family of icons was a natural fit to work in the industry. Mike began his musical career as a high school freshman singing and writing songs for the concert and gospel choirs at Martin Luther King Jr. high school. During his junior year of high school, Mike along with his cousins Marvin Jr., Carvin Jr., and Juan formed the group Winans Phase 2 and signed a record deal with
Word/Sony Records. The group toured worldwide and accomplished many accolades including their nomination for a Grammy Award in 1999.
In 2002, Mike attended Schoolcraft College majoring in Business Administration. He graduated in 2004 and started Baby Mike Music Publishing Co. The company experienced success practically from the beginning. Mike went on to write and produce songs for several artists including New Edition, Avant, Diddy, Chris Brown, Danity Kane, Day 26, B5, Case, Michelle Williams and Mario Winans to name a few. Mike has produced on 5 Billboard #1 Albums and 4 Platinum Albums so far in his accomplished career. He also serves as one of the Senior Producers on Diddy’s MTV’s Makin Da Band.
While the music production continues, Mike has began to encourage and motivate others who are interested in the field of entertainment and business via public speaking engagements. His goal is to offer knowledge and wisdom by sharing personal experiences and valuable commentary.
Mike recognizes that true success is predicated mostly by how many others you can assist to accomplish their dreams.You can contact Mike Winans directly at mrwinans82@gmail.com He would love to talk with you personally.
#2 Amleset Kidane
Amleset Kidane referred to as “Coach K” is a Motivational Speaker and Certified Life Coach who began her career as a youth coach for at risk youth. Her passion to unleash the brilliance of youth and young adults propelled her to leave her prominent executive position and start her own coaching firm.
Coach K’s company created youth coaching programs for such institutions as Job Corps, DC Charter Schools, and The Oak Hill Academy. Coach K is one of the most insightful and compelling speakers in her industry. Her ability to persuade and connect with her audience on a deeper level makes her an irresistible speaker.
Coach K is also the Founder of Genesis International Consulting Firm, LLC, a Coaching Firm designed to change the way professionals and leaders approach, think, and live their life. She is passionate about serving as a catalyst for change in the lives of those who she connects with.
Coach K established the First Life Coaching Training Institute in the DC Metropolitan area with a special emphasis on minority populations. The Genesis Life Coaching Institute continues to receive high accolades. Having worked in higher education in the past, she created customized programs in the areas of executive leadership, business, marketing, youth and family, public speaking, spiritual empowerment, health advocacy and public policy, and personal development coaching. At her Institute several qualified Coaches and Consultants serve under her Leadership Training, Coaching, and Consulting Individuals.
In 2009, her Institute launched a campaign for individual and community success titled, A Better You for a Better Tomorrow ( ABYBT). Under the ABYBT campaign a series of workshops, seminars, camps, and retreats are being conducted to elevate participants to their next level. The theme and subsequent classes advocate for individuals to invest in personal growth in their daily living to gain a more prosperous future
As a college student Coach K was a NCAA Champion and All-Star Athlete in cross country and track at Southeastern Louisiana University. She has won numerous awards both athletically and professionally including, The Robin Roberts Award, Athlete of the Year, The Spirit to Serve, MVP, The Sports Writers Top Ten, Scholar Athlete of the Year, Athlete of the Year, and Community Leader Award.
She currently serves as Vice President of Rotary International Greenbelt Chapter and also represents the Rotary Youth Leadership program.
Contact Coach K at info@gicfirm.com.
#3 Shawn Hay
Shawn Hay, also known as Shawn Papi aka Sean P. Diddy Combs of Gospel Promotion is the Premier Promoter for Gospel Celebrity Events and Community Service activities in the DMV.
Shawn is also the owner of The Penta Networking Group which is ranked in the top 20 Security Consulting firms in the country. The Hey Papi Promotions Network Company is the top Christian Marketing & Promotions Company in the DC metropolitan that is also owned by Mr. Hay.
Since the year of 1994 while attending college at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore he had early training as a promoter for college events and working under many night clubs including Marc Barnes of DC Live now Dream Night Club. He became one the Mega-Promoters of the DC area night clubs and was well honored for it. Having a calling from the Lord it was time to give everything up and use his talent for serving God.
Today, Mr. Hay is now the Top Christian Promoter in the DC Metropolitan Area and has a network contact of 100,000+ People. He has promoted major events The National Pan-Hellenic Council Community Fundraiser; The Voices of Praise Concert with Jonathan Nelson, CeCe Winans Praise in the Park Event; Run-DMC’s Citywide Foster Care Adoption Walk and most recently The 2010 Stellar Awards.
When not working Mr. Hay enjoys traveling the world, exercising, watching movies, and community service. Mr. Hay can be reached at his “Official” website at www.heypapipromotions.ning.com.
#4 Shayna Yvonne Rudd
Shayna Yvonne Rudd is a proud native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of the prestigious Howard University where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and African-American Studies. Upon graduation, Shayna remained in Washington, D.C. and was hired through “Teach For America” as an educator at Anacostia Senior High School and upon completion of her two year service, she taught at Maya Angelou Public Charter School. Miss Rudd is currently pursuing her MBA at Trinity University in Washington, D.C.
It was during her tenure at Howard University that Shayna was introduced to pageantry. In 2005, she was crowned Miss Howard University and Miss Black and Gold, Eastern Region. During her reigns, Shayna’s platform and passion for mentoring and empowering the lives of young women was the cornerstone of her dreams becoming a reality. As a result, Miss Rudd founded The LadyDiva Corporation where she is presently enriching the lives of women from all walks of life.
In July of 2007, Shayna earned the honor of being crowned Miss District of Columbia (D.C.) and represented D.C. at the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada. As her once in a lifetime week of competing came to a close, Shayna earned the non-finalist preliminary talent award that captivated the audience. Being honored opened many doors and fostered relationships that allowed Shayna to return to D.C. as an educator with a drive to serve her community as Miss District of Columbia while changing the lives of many people.
In 2009, The LadyDiva Corporation held its first LadyDiva Honors Awards where she recognized and honored several women in the District of Columbia for personal heroisms and their dedication to enriching the lives of others. On January 29-31, 2010, LadyDiva heldd its first “Having the Audacity to Dream” young ladies conference in Philadelphia, PA. During the conference, Ms. Rudd unveiled her first book, “Lady Lessons: The LadyDiva Guide to Embracing the Truth About You!” With this book, Miss Rudd says, “I want to reach out and effectively touch, help, heal and encourage young women to capture their dreams. I want them to have the audacity to dream and turn those dreams into action.”
Shayna is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Service Sorority, Inc. and the reigning Miss Black USA 2009. She is determined to make a difference through the arts, education and social awareness.
For more information on The LadyDiva Corporation, please visit www.ladydivaforlife.com.
#5 Ryan Richmond
Ryan Richmond is a Washington, D.C. native and a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. As a cinematographer, he has shot more than 40 films and music videos. His cinematography has been showcased in some 50 festivals nationally and internationally, including Sundance and Cannes. He shadowed Spike Lee on “25TH HOUR” and Mathew Libatique on “INSIDE MAN”.
Richmond’s directorial debut film MONEY MATTERS, was the first Short to be nominated for the Independent Feature Project’s (IFP’s) Gordon Parks Award (2001). He developed the short film into a feature screenplay, which was selected by Tribeca Film Festival’s All Access Program, won UrbanWorld Film Festival’s HBO Screenplay Competition and won 2nd place for the Larry Neal Dramatic Writing Competition. With MONEY MATTERS now complete, the film will star Aunjanue Ellis (RAY, UNDERCOVER BROTHER), Michel Wright (WPGC) and Antonio “The Cuban Cigar Smoker” (WKYS) with executive producer Sam Pollard (INSIDE MAN, JUICE).
Currently, his cinematography is airing on HBO with the documentary “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama”, and Ryan is producing a four-part documentary series with Spike Lee on President Barack Obama for A&E Indie Films (A&E Channel).
#6 Pharoh Martin
Pharoh Martin is the national correspondent for the NNPA News Service. “The Black Press of America” serves over 200 Black and community newspapers nationally.
As a reporter for NNPA, Martin focuses largely on issues of the aging, civil rights and public policy, as well as covering the White House and Capitol Hill for the Black Press.
The Fresno, California native also writes regularly for Theurbandaily.com, Radio One/ Blackplanet’s most trafficked entertainment website (2.5 million+ monthly page views).
In 2004, Martin co-founded urban lifestyle periodical Streetz Magazine, where he served as it’s editorial director. He recently launched Thesmugger.com, a life and style blog geared toward urbane gentlemen.
Martin is a 2009-2010 NNPA/AARP fellow. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism from the Howard University John H. Johnson School of Communications, where he was twice nominated for a Hearst Award for feature writing.
Interview subjects include entertainment celebrities 50 Cent, T.I., Diddy and Kanye West, mother of rapper Notorious B.I.G. Voletta Wallace, Grammy Award-winning producer Pharrell Williams, actor Hill Harper, civil rights leaders Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, civil and women’s rights icon Dorothy Height, Michael Jackson’s family lawyer L. Londell McMillan and AARP’s first black CEO A. Barry Rand, among many other prolific subjects. He has also covered President Barack Obama as a White House correspondent.
His work has been published in Vibe, GIANT, J’Adore and XXL magazines, as well as The Legal Times, Newsone.com and Allhiphop.com, The Los Angeles Sentinel, Amsterdam News, The Chicago Defender, The Afro Newspaper, The Final Call and The Philadelphia Tribune, among many other places.
#7 William Lance Blake
William Lance Blake currently serves as an educator in Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS). As a product of PGCPS, Mr. Blake displays a sincere dedication to serving as an innovative educator, who is determined to educate youth and inspire them to create their individual “Blueprint of Success.” Mr. Blake graduated from Forestville High in 2002. He went on to attend Morgan State University, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Family & Consumer Sciences. Shortly after graduation Mr. Blake was hired by PGCPS as the Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher at Gwynn Park High School. Mr. Blake’s drive and eagerness to actively participate in the educational culture at Gwynn Park High School has allowed him to serve as: Director of Peer Mediation, Senior Class Advisor, Curriculum Writer, Chairperson of Student Activities and Administrative Intern in his first three years.
While learning the ropes of being an educator, Mr. Blake simultaneously completed coursework to earn his Master’s Degree from Trinity University in Curriculum & Instruction. The accolades and degrees of higher learning have only been stepping stones for the ultimate platform that Mr. Blake seeks to execute. To add to his many accomplishments, Mr. Blake was recently accepted into the New Leaders for New Schools Program (NLNS). NLNS is a National Initiative that trains Resident Principals to lead urban schools and close the achievement gaps in our urban communities. This program seeks leaders who are “influential agents of change who impact not only students and schools but entire communities…”At the tender age of 25, Mr. Blake is the youngest person to be accepted in the program in which he will be a Resident Principal for the 2010-2011 school year.
Mr. Blake believes that all students can excel no matter what circumstance they encounter in life. Building relationships with family, school, and community are the faucets of success that Mr. Blake believes creates levels of achievement amongst all students. Only 25 years of age, most colleagues assume that Mr. Blake has 25 years of experience in the field of education due to his relentless drive and motivation to connect and engage with students who have been underserved or disenfranchised from their education.
Aside from his professional track, Mr. Blake is also a community activist and has been honored by the United Methodist Episcopal Church for his unselfish work in the community. He serves as Co-Founder of The Fellaz Inc., which is a non-profit organization geared toward empowering the youth to achieve in every field of their human endeavors. Last but certainly not least, Mr. Blake is a devoted member Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
#8 Stephen Conti
Stephen Conti, President and CEO of Tocar Spa, concentrates his practice on athletic re-development and recovery massage. He is trained and licensed in Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, Pregnancy, & Hot Stone massage. His experience ranges from work with Collegiate and High school athletic teams to Day Spas. Stephen’s formal training was conducted at the Potomac Massage Training Institute in Washington, DC. His massage incorporates a variety of techniques including: myo-fascial release and advanced stretching. With an in-depth understanding of anatomy and structural kinesiology Stephen is able to work the issues at the root and not just the surface.
In his previous post he was the Guest Services Manager at a Multi-National Spa & Salon and was responsible for designing a comprehensive Quality-of-Service training program for Guest Service Representatives. In the capacity he also developed a company wide guest incentive based reward program to increase customer retention.
Stephen is a firm believer that we should all empower ourselves to achieve the goals which we have set forth in our own lives. “Setting goals for your health should be no different from any financial or professional goal that you have set. We need to view our health as a top priority, rather than an afterthought. It is imperative to remember we are only given one body and that we need to take care of it.”
Stephen, 27, is currently single and resides in Hyattsville, MD.
#9 Natasha Eubanks
Natasha Eubanks is the creator of TheYBF.com, one of the largest and most popular celebrity gossip and entertainment websites. She started the blog as a hobby in July 2005 while in her first year of law school. TheYBF.com is the product of her obsession with all that is Hollywood and celebrity. Natasha noticed there was a lack of African-American celebrities being represented by mainstream media, and decided to create a lane for celebrity gossip and entertainment news focusing on Black Hollywood. Today, at 27 years of age, Natasha has developed TheYBF.com into a full-fledged business that enjoys a readership of over 15 million readers per month. The brand focuses on shedding light on the fabulous side of Black Hollywood, as well as having fun with the drama that makes Hollywood—Hollywood.
In July of 2008, TheYBF.com expanded from the web into the airwaves! Natasha became the Gossip & Entertainment Correspondent for the nationally syndicated Big Boy’s Neighborhood Morning Radio Show. You can hear Natasha giving the most up-to-date entertainment news daily to listeners in over 40 markets in several major cities across the United States.
Natasha is just as hard working off the air and away from her computer. Natasha was featured on the cover of the January 2010 issue of Black Enterprise magazine. She is working hard to dominate the business landscape through all areas of media. Natasha stresses, “Maintaining ownership is the end-all, be-all of my goal because it is important, especially for the black community.” Her company, The Young, Black, and Fabulous LLC, boosted revenue near the $1 million mark in 2009!
Natasha has also created an online magazine, TheYBF.com Extra, and is currently developing several more businesses to create a media empire.
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Testimony – Feb 10
Several people have asked me about sharing some of the intimate details of my life. I decided that I would address this at this time. I have simply shared my testimony and that is where my focus has always been. It is my personal Faith walk. My Faith walk is what led me to where I am today. I am free of my past mistakes, my past decisions, my present (now) and my future…no worries. No matter what happens, I can look back and say God was there and therefore He is here now (presently) and He will be in the future. With that kind of assurance none of us have to worry. The things I endured gave me an awesome testimony and I am not ashamed to share my testimony. God did not take us through the struggles for us to be ashamed to tell others. While I was in the process of writing my first book I knew that it entailed me revealing some very intimate details in my life. However, I can not tell my story without strongly illustrating my spiritual transformation. I had to write that vision and I had to make it plain…sound familiar? We need to hear the truth in testimonies. We can no longer be vague, discreet and timid and expect to make a difference. Yes, I could have told a story of some made up character who encountered some issues, some heart ache and some trouble and then God set her free. But tell me how effective that would have been. To make a difference I knew that I had to be bold, honest and clear about the things that I went through and to allow others to literally walk with me through each trial. In other words, I had to swallow my pride. I am God’s child and I know that I am set apart from others in this way and my writing is not for me it is for the Glorification of the Lord, I humbly say, if my gift is writing, some say, then my gift is from God, of God and for God! My book is unto God and my thank you to God and a gift I give to others. Therefore, I am not concerned about the exposure. I am concerned about the greater good. None of us are exempt from struggles. We can not ignore the state we as Christians are in today, there are struggles on every hand, we see people taking their own lives, bound up by drugs, alcohol, affairs, unhappy, hurting, suffering, bound up because of past mistakes, past decisions, past baggage, confused, perplexed, etc. with seemingly no outlet…. Yet there is an outlet for every issue, ever situation, God is beautiful for situations. If my testimony, my story, my journey can help at least one person then it is worth sharing and for the greater good. The Bible says that in this life we all shall struggle. When we overcome our struggles, and we will always overcome our struggles, we have to only believe, we are to share it with others so we can win the world for Christ.
It was not easy in the beginning, I did struggle at times, but each time God said press on, this is not about you, this is about ME! I stand free today and that is the reason I am able to stand boldly and share my story. If you are not free then I can see your reservations, but I encourage you today, let God set you free and then you will understand why my testimony was like fire shut up in my bones. God can set you free from your past, your present and your tomorrow. John 8:36: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed (KJV.) I am no super woman or an extraordinarily strong woman; I am only God’s chosen vessel and only made it through by the touch of the Master’s Hand. Be encouraged!
God loving us first was the beginning of our relationship with him. We must develop a love for God in order to complete the relationship. No matter how much He loved us there could not be a relationship until we loved him in return. Relationships are not one sided. It is not just God loving us but us loving God that completes and defines that relationship.
To have a healthy relationship and to reap the benefits of that relationship there must be a mutual love for one another. If our relationship with God is not what it should be then we have to look within ourselves to cultivate and deepen that relationship. There are many one sided relationships with God and one sided relationships in the world. In our relationship with God it is not Him that is lacking in the relationship. It is us.
I have always had a love for God. Even as a teenager I knew that there was a God and I knew that He loved me. I knew that from a simple song that goes like this....
Jesus loves me, this I know, for the bible tells me so....what a wonderful song. I am sure most children heard the song while growing up. It is a simple song but a powerful song.
The song is so powerful that it is known all over the world. Back then I had no idea how much God loved me or how much He sacrificed for me. All I knew was that He loved me because the song said that he did. Even as baby Christians that is all we need to know, at first. But, as we get older and mature in the things of God we have to grow in the understanding that we must reciprocate that love.
If we never develop a love for God we can never understand what He did for us and how much He loves us. We will never understand love in any of our earthly relationships either. We will never understand unconditional love. Not understanding can prevent us from totally submitting to God and His ways. It will interfere with the desire to build a strong relationship with God and to walk in obedience. It will keep us from finding our purpose and from living a life sold out for God.
God's love is not conditional and He will never stop loving us no matter what. God does not have human characteristics. His love endures forever. When we grasp the concept of unconditional love we are able to establish a right relationship with God and with our families, friends and neighbors. We then will realize what God did for us. I can think of no better scripture than this:
For God so loved the world He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16).
Until we understand the dynamics of such a love we will never quite understand why it is so important for us to have a love for God and not just a love for God, but the same type of sacrificial love that He had, has and will always have for us. Sacrificial love for God will lead us to lay down that bad habit and/or that relationship that we know is not right. It will lead us to sacrifice our time, our money and give up that ungodly behavior and much more.
When we really get to know God, we will develop such a deep love for Him that we will want to please Him.
 | | Rhonda Herring Dent was born and raised in Goldsboro, N.C. She is a Christian Author and her first book, Ever Changing was published in June 09. A member of Harvest Life Changers Church in Woodbridge, VA, Dent now serves as an inspirational speaker that is bringing her message of healing, hope and reconciliation to hurting souls. For more information about Rhonda Dent, log onto www.e-rhonda.net. |
WORD OF GOD
... through Bertha Dudde - 23.4.1947
Antichrist - A saviour?.... Anti-spiritual activism....
The spirit of the Antichrist is such that he will approach people in the disguise of a saviour although his will utterly opposes God in as much as he does not acknowledge a God of love, just as he, in fact, will reject all spirituality as supernatural and therefore unverifiable, thus non-existent. Even the nature of Christ will be so unfamiliar to him that he will be unable to believe in His act of Salvation and His mission on earth, and thus he will try to portray Him as a mere figment of imagination, making every effort to displace this illusion from people's hearts. His own nature is not the same as Christ's, and therefore it is understandable that he will regard and fight Him as a spiritual enemy.
The forthcoming Antichrist's personality will exceed the natural framework; he will be an extraordinarily gifted human being whose particular strength rests in his worldly self-confidence, in his conduct with those who are responsible for the well-being of the nation.
And therefore he will be successful, he will be granted his aspired supreme control, it will be assumed that extensive reforms for the benefit of the general public can be expected through him.
Everyone will accept him; he will exploit this superiority for all kinds of measures.
But he will especially intervene against the supernatural spirit, against all religious groups as well as churches or spiritual movements which are based on Jesus Christ and His teaching, because he will depict neighbourly love as a state of weakness which has to be fought at all costs. And anyone who joins his endeavours is also regarded as an antichrist, he is considered God-opposing and will prove to be unkind to his neighbour and thus also live in spiritual blindness, since he belongs to Satan's realm.
But as ruler over many the Antichrist will cause tremendous chaos with his measures, which will be devoid of all human kindness and only designed to bring hatred and discord amongst humanity, to stifle love and to descend it into utmost spiritual hardship.
And then God's countermeasures will become of utmost importance, which will be explained by God's obvious activity through His servants on earth, because He, too, has to be recognisable on earth to those who belong to His side. He has to manifest Himself equally extraordinarily so that He cannot be rejected but has to be acknowledged by people who are willing to walk the right path, who either consciously or unconsciously approach the Creator of heaven and earth by asking for His help in times of spiritual suffering. And then the struggle between good and evil will become particularly intense, since the last hour is moving ever closer and the parting of the spirits has to take place by Judgment Day....
This separation can only occur when people are seriously confronted by the choice to either acknowledge or deny God.
This question will force their decision, and in order to bring it about, the adversary will emerge openly by influencing his representatives on earth to take and enforce measures which exhibit hostile thinking towards God.
And thus the last battle on earth will begin.... the battle of faith, the battle against Christ, with the result that people will finally decide for or against Him.
And then comes the Judgment.... because they will turn for or against God of their own free will, and this free will they have to answer for. This conflict is inevitable as it distinctly highlights the Antichrist's nature, and all of humanity will then be able to assess the thoughts and actions of the one who appears in the disguise of a saviour in order to realise his shameful plans; who openly fights against God and therefore will be banished into the earth again for a long time, from where he cannot release himself until he is once again helped by people whose wrong love for matter will loosen Satan's chains.
But it will never be possible to displace Jesus Christ, He will remain victorious on Judgment Day, and His teaching will fill all hearts. His followers will take it along at their rapture, and thus it will also be held in high esteem as spiritual knowledge on the new earth, it will be exemplified and people will live in utmost realisation and become aglow with the most profound love for God. And God's adversary will never be able to displace it because all power will have been taken from him for a long time....
Amen
B.D. 4029
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