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When People Are Consistent

MY MORNING MEDITATION May 22, 2016: “At midnight, I begin to LET my faith minister to me as I thoughtfully revisited my activities over the last 7 days and 7 hours. My goal was to make sure that I had not neglected to commune with The Comforter as I desired. So, I begin to give thanks and invoke a benediction up on myself.

Moments BEfore this, while I was closing out business matters, personal matters, family matters, and shutting down from movie time, snack time, and bath time, the subtle presence of uncertainty started knocking on the door of my heart. Immediately, I recognized its thump and decided that since I know how uncertain uncertainty is there really isn’t a just cause for me to LET it LIVE tonight.

Resting in my declaration that I have no thing to worry about and don’t need to create something to worry about, I laid me down to sleep. For the LORD IS my Shepherd, I shall not want. At the very moment that I was slipping into sleep, these words startled me,

“When people are consistent!”

Without thought or hesitation, I got right up and said, “Yes LORD!” I knew that this was the balance to my fellowship with the LORD. I had said my piece, and He now says His peace,

“When people are consistent!”

Consistent is equivalent to stedfast, which means to BE sure, unwavering, settled, strong and firm; BE faithful and certain. The scriptures instruct us to BE ye consistent…forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain (1 Corinthians 15:58).

I urge us all to BE consistent. Make a decree over every dominion of your life that all of you will to BE sure, unwavering, settled and certain BEfore YAH our Creator. When you are consistent in giving, your receiving will BE of the same measure. And when you are consistent in your faith, favour IN your life will BE your benediction” (Smith, Angela M. 2016).

The Preferred

Aug22

While rejuvenating my limbs and refreshing my skin, I begin to think about how people are often chosen first, chosen over someone else, to do a particular thing. If the first choice doesn’t measure up (they don’t do expectedly well) then someone else, who was also experienced to BE chosen first, will BE called upon to do that same particular thing. That someone else is often a last resort to ultimately get the job done. You know, to make that particular thing a success.

I realized that way too frequently, the first is chosen BEcause they are preferred. Perhaps they were the early birds, or they are preferred BEcause of who their parents are, or BEcause they donate generously, or BEcause someone told another to choose them over everyone else, or BEcause they were a great orator, or even BEcause they had great material gain. However, being the preferred choice doesn’t unequivocally mean that you are the preferred – the most valuable, qualified, skilled, astute, etc. SELAH!

There are many waiting to accomplish a particular thing, but you will not attain them. They wait all the day long as a day turns into weeks, and weeks into months. After months of seeing that your preference is not promising, you decide to take a second look at those quarts and zircons, topaz and garnets, and beryls that are sitting on the sidelines of your table. These were overlooked BEcause you preferred the emeralds and rubies, sapphires and diamonds, and natural pearls, thinking they would serve sufficiently unto your success. SELAH!

When considering people and your relationships with them, I encourage you to choose sagaciously. As it is true, your preference, by whatever measure it is you have preferred, very well may not BE the most suitable for your soul and spirit, your business, your career, your education, your financial wealth, or your mind.

The Law of Giving

Aug5

Today, once again, I was considering the truth regarding The Law of Giving. Admittedly, I can’t live without this principle as I fully love and enjoy giving. Why? Because I know the multiplied effects of unspeakable joy that it produces in the form of receiving. And, tis receiving isn’t a one-way reception. To mention, I fully love and enjoy receiving as well. Second Corinthians 9, amongst many other holy directives, is an excellent teacher on the law of giving. It directs us in a very methodical manner on how to give:

Verse 6: Soweth sparingly reap also sparingly; soweth bountifully reap also bountifully

Verse 7: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart; so LET him give; NOT grudgingly; Or of necessity; For God loveth a cheerful giver

A week ago, I reviewed the power of the Archaic suffix, and Greek tense word, ‘eth. Here we see it again in soweth, purposeth, and loveth; this meaning continual action of sowing and continual action of purpose. SELAH! Now, if for any reason (doubt, fear, skepticism, etc.) you think, believe, and feel that through your giving you are losing or that you might not receive, you are losing indeed. As it is true, according to this law, those reasons (and others like them) will not ever bring a positive increase. You can, of the sorts, become similar to the expression of Haggai 1:6 in that your giving was put into a bag with holes. There is no return. You are losing and have lost your ability to receive because you didn’t properly give.

The condition of the heart is very important when giving. This is why Paul said we are to LET every man give according as he purposeth in his heart. That meaning, LET him do it. We shouldn’t coerce man to give. The scriptures calls of us to LET him do it (give) according to the intent of his heart. I’ve witnessed many people give their time, their resources, their expertise, their financial support, etc. all so grudgingly. Why to you supposed people give in such manner? I offer a few reasons why:

1.) They’ve been repeatedly forced to give.

2.) They’ve been told if they don’t sow a seed (monetary) they will not BE blessed.

3.) They’ve been tricked and abused.

4.) They’ve been giving to “takers” and not other givers (who are actually receivers), expecting a return from takers and that will never happen.

5.) They’re selfish.

6.) They’re hurting and often feel justified by not giving, willingly or forced

Although these are legitimate reasons for one reason or another, we should always BE compelled to give by compassion and courtesy, hugs and flowers, or prayers and considerations; by paying a bill for someone, filling up their gas tank, or buying their groceries. If you see they need shoes, buy them. If you see they need a place to live, help them get it; or a warm hug and encouragement, give it to them. Although non-materialistic systems of giving are the most powerful, giving from a monetary perspective is also exceptionally helpful.

In some of our teachings of times past, it’s been implied that grudgingly only means reluctantly or unwilling. However, in 2 Corinthians 9:7 this word means lupe loo’-pay ; sadness, grievous, heaviness, sorrow. We are directed NOT to give under these conditions. In that same verse, we are told not to give OF necessity. This word (necessity) broke my attention because in the days not long ago, we were told to give out of our needs (something like that). In my mind, I would think that they were saying to me, e.g., if you need your rent paid give out of that (take from that since you don’t have it all anyways).

Then, I thought they were saying if you want to get out of a situation, a bind, a ditch, unclean tendencies and propensities, we should give (sow) our way out because sowing has a law of reciprocity that will not fail. And again, at times I don’t think people really understand what was meant. Necessity, means anagke an-ang-kay’; constraint; implication, distress:–distress, must needs, (of) necessity(-sary), needeth, needful. We are guided to NOT to give under these conditions or give out of your needs.

Nevertheless, by a measure of faith, faithful people would faithfully give a portion of their allocated food money, mortgage money, car maintenance money, or insurance money, etc. They’d double up on tithes and give 20%, and above that with their offerings. They wouldn’t hold back sowing bountifully into the lives of others, their households, their businesses, their product, their education, their gifts and their talents. By faith, they gave BEcause they BElieved they’d reap in the same way.

Then there is a cheerful giver. Cheerful, as used in the scripture, is the opposite of grudgingly and of necessity. It means hilaros hil-ar-os’; propitious or merry (“hilarious”), i.e. prompt or willing:–cheerful. Propitious is a very powerful word for a cheerful giver. SELAH! Cheerful givers are lively givers they are not sad, heavy, and full of sorrow. Thy don’t give for any other reason, to any person, organization, foundation, charity, event, project, or school, etc. other than the reason that God loveth a cheerful giver. They know that giving, in the right manner, produces increased results of God’s favour. And, they don’t give to be seen, noticed, applauded. Their liveliness is not about their outward display of hyperactivity and acceptance. Again, it is the condition (liveliness) of their heart purpose.

So then, knowing this truth and seeing how it effectively works in my life, I decree that: I and my household will continue to cuddle with giving day-in and day-out. We will continue to soweth bountifully and reap also bountifully. We will continue to give according as we have purposeth in our heart. We will BE cheerful givers, and will not give grudgingly OR of necessity. As I have decreed, so it is.

Now, while I was sitting here making my decree, a lady walks up to me and asks if I wanted to go to the baseball game tonight because she had extra tickets. Before I said yes, I begin to tell her about my evening last night. It was 8:35 p.m. (16 love) and I was on my way home from picking up the lads that we (my sons and I) watch over at night. When we got near the baseball park, I slowed downed and asked them if they had been to a baseball game yet. Gazing at the park through the window, they said no! I told them, “Well, we will have to make sure you get to go to one soon. You will love it!” Soon came in less than 24 hours later. At 11:24 a.m. (8 new beginning) this morning, I received 6 tickets to the game.

The Law of Giving works. We gave; we received. We soweth bountifully; we reap bountifully. I encourage you all to discover and grasp this nonstop free flowing action and response. It will change everything concerning the lack in your life. SELAH!

Net Worth

Jul22

While washing dishes, for some reason or another, dialogues and writings from others of the life coach discipline about being an asset came to my mind.

In years past up to now, there has been a crusade (regarding relationships) about what people bring to the table. This means what value (appeal, merit, substance, wealth, etc.) they are bringing to the relationship. Majority of what has been delivered to us has been fixated on needing to BE an asset in the relationship. Well, everyone is part asset. Thus, we don’t need to BE that alone. Instead of focusing on being an asset, we should focus on bringing the resources AND the responsibilities to the relationship. This will assist in accurately calculating how valuable WE are to each other.

What is OUR net worth in OUR relationship?

In this parable, there is a woman who portrays herself as a woman of moral integrity. She works, she has her own home, she provides for her household, she nurtures her children, she rides well, dresses well, her make-up and hair are always nice and neat, her nails are groomed, her feet are soft, she smells good, she is cordial, etc. On the contrary, she doesn’t pay her bills on time, she bounces checks on an account that is closed by 5 figures overdrawn, she’s not a giver to the less fortunate, she’s not cooperative, she lacks humility, her children sees her two-facedness, and her speech is foul.

Assets and liabilities! What is her net worth that she is bringing to the relationship? The sum total of her ‘on the contrary’ makes her net worth (yaqar yaw-kawr) far below rubies. It would BE to her advantage to rid herself of those liabilities and owner’s equity. If not, they will depreciate her by compound scores. SELAH!

Truly, the center of our attention should zoom in on our net worth status. Are we consistently increasing in seven-fold health and soul prosperity? Although this is not about deducing us to an economic equation or comparing us to the rate of a dollar, without a doubt, when our liabilities outweigh our assets our net worth will BE full of no value. I sincerely encourage you all to stop increasing your assets (assets = owners’ equity + + + + liabilities) and start increasing your positive net worth (assets – – – – liabilities = net worth).

Know your worth for real!

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