Daily Devotional – 3/26/15 “Stop hiding!”

Falling doesn’t take away your favor any more than standing makes you saved! I don’t know who this is for but baby get up, stop being ashamed! I don’t know what all you’ve done but get up, stop hiding! I don’t know all the sins you’ve committed but you don’t know all of mine either so get up, quit being embarrassed by what you used to do. I don’t know all the crap you had to go through to get to where you are and if you don’t feel like sharing your story, that’s fine but stop hiding. Stop being ashamed of the hell you’ve made it through. Stop being scared to show the scars that now allows you to remember when you wrestled with hell and came out victorious. Stop being afraid to shout you are no longer what you used to be. Who cares about those folk who are saying you are your mother’s child and you’ll probably end up like her – they obviously don’t know your father God. Don’t give too much thought to the naysayers who say you’ll end up like the rest of the folk who look like you – they couldn’t have seen the track record of the one who designed your destiny. Don’t pay much attention to the folk on the sideline who are beckoning for you to quit, they gave up a long time ago – they had no idea your purpose is up ahead.

Yea, it gets hard and some days giving up look easy. Yea, it gets harder and some days giving up look easier. Yea, it gets it’s hardest and some days giving up look easiest but don’t pay it no mind. That’s simply the enemy playing tricks on you but hold on in there. That ole enemy will make it seem like nothing you do is right but he’s a lie and the truth is nowhere in him. God has made you brand new, act like it and stop hiding. You no longer have to be ashamed of what or who you used to be. If God no longer counts it against you, man shouldn’t either; stop allowing them too. Grandma says, it’s not about what folk call you, it’s what you answer too. When you stop allowing folk to call you what you’re no longer associated with, they’ll get the memo that you’re no longer that person. If your nickname associates you with mess, stop using it and if folk can’t get with the change, change them! It’s time out for childish things and time in for kingdom business. We either work for God or we don’t, there are no in between. And when you make the decision, do it and stop hiding. You can’t be ashamed to serve God because He surely isn’t ashamed of us! Yes, you will make a mistake; a few in your lifetime but get up and repent; don’t hold your head down in shame.

Daily Devotional – 3/25/15 “In God’s time!”

God does everything in His time; all we have to do is …

  1. Be obedient to the assignment
  2. Stay in His will during the assignment
  3. Keep our faith throughout the assignment
  4. Finish the assignment

See, many times we don’t do any of those things because we don’t go where God tells us to go, we lose faith because it gets too hard and we give up because giving up seems easier to do but what has “quitting” giving you lately? Yea, what has “given up” gotten you recently? How has “throwing in the towel” worked out for you? Has back sliding gotten what you needed yet? I’m just asking? Has staying in your problem fixed your problem? Then why not trust God? All He has asked of us is to trust Him. You do know that when we trust Him, He’ll trust us, right? I know that you’ve been waiting and waiting but wait some more because in God’s time. I know it feels like you’ve been wandering in the wilderness like a crazy person but in God’s time. I know you want that promotion but in God’s time. You want that new car but in God’s time. You want that new house, in God’s time. You’ve even been on that transplant list for a while now but in God’s time. Don’t rush His timing. For the bible says in 2 Peter 3:9, “The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.” Don’t rush God! Be obedient to what He tells you, even if it seems strange. Yes, He will have you doing some strange things yet stay in His will, keep the faith and finish the assignment because the reward is worth it!

Daily Devotional – 3/24/15 “Don’t apologize for it!”

You don’t have to apologize for the point you’ve scored, the goal you’ve made, the line you’ve crossed, the battle you’ve won, the storm you’ve come out of, the promotion you’ve received, the new name that is on your badge, the vision that is now taking shape, your business that is succeeding, your money that you’re spending, your car that you’re driving, the house that you stay in or your destiny that looks great on you … GOD DID IT! Don’t apologize for it! If they can’t understand then leave them standing there!

You don’t have to talk about it all the time but testify about it every once in a while! You don’t have to explain to folk but you can exalt God in the process of your praise. You don’t have to be sorry for the great things God is doing in your life, if folk didn’t get on board then, oh well! If folk can’t understand now, oh well! Stop minimizing what God is doing in your life for the sake of other folk’s feelings … The same thing He did for you, He’ll do for them, if they get up! Baby, I got a destiny to get too and a purpose with my name on it that can’t wait and I won’t apologize for heading into it! God has your destiny already designed, stop defaulting from it because folk have start whispering in your ear and now you’re questioning God’s plan. Child, if it were easy, what would we work for? Don’t be sorry about it, step into it!

Daily Devotional – 3/23/15 “Let’s be real … “

If people lived their day-to-day lives like they actually portrayed on social networking we might be alright! I mean, folks are so spiritual online yet you can’t find them in church on any day of the week. Folks are so encouraging on a stranger’s post yet you won’t speak to the person you live with. Folks are quick to repost a missing person’s picture on Facebook yet your daughter been gone all weekend and you ain’t called to find her yet. You are quick to bash someone else for their choice of selling drugs, partying or hanging out in the streets but that’s because they don’t know that your son is doing it too. Let’s be real! Yea, we are quick to blame social networking on the decline of relationships when the truth of the matter is, it isn’t social networking that is breaking up relationships; people are. Stop putting the blame on social networking! Folks have lost the ability to be real because technology has made it easy. We text instead of talk because we have more balls to type it out rather than say it. You get mad when folk judge you by what you post but didn’t you post it? You air every aspect of your life on social media and then get mad when your life is social … let’s be real! You post your every movement, everything you eat & drink and your every thought and then you have to wonder why folk won’t take you serious. Are you serious?

Baby, you can’t be upset because no one likes your boo when one day you’re over him for beating you and the next “that’s bae” … let’s be real. No one can take your life serious when one day you’re a bad “bit..” and the next you’re sold out for Jesus … let’s be real. God doesn’t need a bad “bit…” He needs redeemed riders! Who are you without social media? If you check it before you pray in the morning, you have a problem! All I am saying is this as 1 Peter 1:14-16 says, “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.” Or Romans 12:2, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Yes, we all make mistakes; we will sometime stumble and even make some bad judgment calls but don’t stop there. We’ve got to get to a point in our lives where we desire to do better because we are tired of doing wrong and it’s the right thing to do. Let’s be real … aren’t you tired yet? We’ve got to do better.

Daily Devotional – 3/19/15 “God is always there!”

I’m not at my computer today but I just wanted to stop through for just a moment and share this with you …

In spite of the situation you’re facing…
God is still God
God is still good
God is still there

I know that it’s been taught that God will show up and when He shows up, it’ll be on time but if I look at my records, take inventory of my life and think back on some of the things I’ve been through; I’ve come to the realization that God has never left me! What am I saying? Yes, God will show up in our situations and it’ll be on time but the fact of the matter is this… He’s been there all the time, you’re just noticing Him clearer when you’re at you’re lowest point because that’s usually when you’re praise is at its highest!

When God is worthy of being praised at ALL time because He’s always there! You don’t have to believe me. Try Him, you’ll see. Call Him, He’ll answer. Seek Him, you’ll find Him! He’s always there!