Anger alert, Watch your speed!

Anger alert ,Watch your speed!

Many individuals feel that anger or dealing with anger is a race or cultural thing, but anger is really dealing with control similar to:

·         A thermometer or

·         A speedometer device.

Whether at home or in public setting it should never be attributed to the past, the color of one’s skin, gender, or even one’s hair color! 

Fits of rage:

 Galatians 5:19-20 New International version

19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, fractions

These fits continue to dominate particular cultural(s) because of lack of self control or temperance… furthermore education.  Not only does one need to control the climate of one’s children, to prevent them from developing wild and unruly. They also need to teach them how to apply self control by using one’s own life style as a prime example!

The Word of God says be ye angry and sin not:

New Living Translation (©2007)
Ephesians 4:26 And "don't sin by letting anger control you." Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry,

So even God knows that sometimes one will get angry; but what an individual needs to do is to monitor how angry they become and place a cap on it!

Let’s use for example:

If you were driving on the highway and the signs say that the legal speed limit is 55mph;  no matter how in a hurry you maybe or who’s right or has the light;  if you are driving above the speed limit you can get a traffic ticket, into a accident harming someone or even killing or hurting yourself!

These rules are enforced by electrical devices or the Law!

This is likewise in the spirit

You “can” control your spiritual car yes your (body, your tongue) through your spirit that is subject to God!

Proverbs 25:28

He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

I heard individuals defend that they cannot help or stop themselves when they get angry or upset, but this is a lie that has been taught!

Hosea 4:6 KJV
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge,….

 Temperance

Galatians 5:23 KJV

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

This temperance is a gift that enables one to check oneself and control oneself. When an individual feels the rush of adrenaline in their body to do something negative all because they’re angry (especially when it might not be that serious)

Another example

You are having a heated conversation that you choose to take personal.

The other individuals may be still driving 50mph but you allow your emotions to go to 90 or 120mph because of lack of development of self control!

Bring it back down to 55mph by not allowing your emotions to rule you! The scripture says that you can do all things through Christ that strengthens you.

 Give it to God don’t let what you feel control the wheel to your destiny get a grip!

Learn Wisdom and Focus!

Proverbs 17:28 KJV

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.

Watch and Don’t be a Prey!

Watch and Don’t be a Prey!

Mark 14:38 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. NIV

The word of God tells us to watch and pray

To Watch is to, Examine, Inspect, To View, Observe to gaze at and like I would say to my youngest daughter Symantha while I was teaching her to cook Pay close attention and you will learn something!

Oftentimes we miss valuable lessons because we are not mindful of the lesson as a result we in fall into un-necessary situations.  Satan goes about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour and he preys on ignorance ignor-ance. The word ignore is right there in front of our faces

1 Peter 5:8 said it well “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

Be alert of be aware your surroundings watch and pray because the adversary wants to prey on you!

I worked as a Case Manager in the shelter system in Brooklyn NY for a few years where I encountered many challenges one of them I will never forget.

I will share the names to protect a few.  I met a young lady about 30 or so years old that was one of my fellow workers client. She was respectable worked in security and had a young daughter they were patiently waiting for housing or section 8 while living in the shelter.

I didn’t see her for a few years and I remembered her from church because she was one of the mother of the church granddaughters.  I asked her how she was doing and how was the grandmother she “says fine”. The grandmother was a strong woman of God and she believed in deliverance and casting out demons back in the 80s. I felt led to ask her how was her relationship with God and when she was going to go back to church and make it right with God? Her response was I am not ready and I don’t want to be a hypocrite living one way in church and another way at home.

That was the last time I seen her. I went on my holiday vacation and when I returned I saw the newspaper clipping on the wall saying she was missing. She had met some individuals that she really didn’t know got in their vehicle went to a party maybe was drinking too. She was murdered, burned to ashes and her remains was found in a dumpster; the police identified her through her dental records. Now her daughter has no mother all because the mother didn’t watch, be sober and vigilant!

The truth is that we cannot wait to get our lives together before we go to church and make a commitment to God. We cannot get ourselves together but God can.

Romans 5:8

 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Christ didn’t not die for the ones that got it together He died for the ones that were (are) a hot mess, fornicators, adulators, liars, drunkards, me and yes you. The scriptures says still sinners.

For they that are well don’t need a physician but those that are sick, struggling with sin, wicked thoughts, ungodly actions.

Turn your eyes on Jesus Repent [change your mind] before it is too late, He will help you?

Now is the time of Salvation Preacher, Teacher, Church attendee the day you hear my voice harden not your hearts and say I well do it tomorrow, Forgive your enemies today it’s not worth holding on to pain and anger!

Pray and don’t be the adversaries next Prey!

Charity or Love

Charity or Love

1 Corinthians 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity it profits me nothing.

First of all what is Charity?

The dictionary describes charity as the voluntary giving of help, assistance, aid, welfare relief, gifts, money and presents.

We use the word charity or charitable organization or giving organizations so loosely

Like a Church, Religious organization, Good Will, Salvation Army set up to help the disadvantage.

For every Church or Religious organization is not a charitable organization (set up to help or raise money for the less fortunate or those in need according to the above definition) and they will tell you that if you ask them for help that we can’t or [won’t help you]!  

The Government calls them charitable organizations but does God?

I believe giving should be done from the heart or else it is not Godly Giving. It is just giving by the world’s standard. [I will give you if you give me back latter, now you owe me one] or fill this application out and see if you qualify. (Meanwhile you can remain homeless, sleep on the park bench or in your car until we process your information) If you come to my church or meeting we (might) help you.

But what if that was Christ or even your mother, father or one of your close relatives?

Charity is Godly Giving (Love in action) Agape

Oftentimes I have attended several church services and the preacher would say to the congregation “high five your neighbor or give my neighbor a hug” Well I didn’t have a problem with that because hugs and high fives are for free. But is that all there is to love or charity in the church?

 But what is Paul really talking about in 1 Corinthians 13

4. Charity suffereth long and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;  6 Rejoiceth not iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things hopeth all things endureth all thing. 8 Charity never fails…

The King James Version uses Charity not Love. Charity is an action word. Not talking about it but being about it (I mean in the given part)

Assisting, helping, giving even when you don’t feel like it, or even like the individual you are helping! Matthew 5:44

 But we really need to be careful that we don’t confuse emotional [Love feely Love] Agape giving love!

You cannot replace a hug for a sandwich, a coat or a pair of shoes or boots in the winter.

Your God bless you cannot make someone in need feel warm in the winter other than warming of the soul from being discouraged.

One day I was in McDonalds and I met a woman that I felt led to pray for. When I began to pray and utter God Bless you, God said to me “no you bless them; you go in your pocket and help them’. So I gave them a certain amount of money and later on that day went and did my shopping downtown Brooklyn. A another woman came up to me and said “God told me to give this to you”. It so happen that it was the same amount of money I gave “wow”.   {I believe it was because of my obedience} He that gives to the poor lend to the Lord and he will repay! Proverbs 19:

God so loved us that he Gave his only begotten son, He could have just stayed in heaven and sent a [text message] or yelled down to earth but he acted upon His love by sending the living Word of God to redeem us from our sins.

Suffering without retaliation.

Verse 4 Charity suffers long and is kind. In other words when Satan uses people on your job, your home. Yes, even in the house of God to get on your last nerve to persecute you lie on you, scandalize your name, treat you less than what you should be treated; God is still requiring you the victim to treat people that are unlovable toward you, kind and respectable to suffer without retaliation!

Verse 5 Charity does not envy.  If God did it for your Sister or Brother he can and will do it for you. Don’t get jealous when worldly or so called godly people are blessed while they are in their sin and rejoice as if they are doing no wrong while they mistreat the people of God!

The Bible says Psalm 37:1 Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be you envious of the workers of iniquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

For God knows how to take care of your enemies while you continue to love on them, God will deal with them.

Verse 6 Love rejoices not in iniquity but rejoices in the truth.

Don’t rejoice when someone is being punished for their sin because the Bible says that your sin will find you out.  If it found your brother or sister in sin.... it can find you [especially if you’re bragging and rejoicing saying ha ha ha about their sin struggle]!  

Numbers 32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. 

Verse 8 Charity never fails, can God count on you? My mother always taught me that your word is the most important thing in the world. If an individual has a need it was better for you to not say anything than to make false promises and not do it. She would say that was free advice. If your not going to do it in the first place than be quiet.

To take care of her family or help someone she would rather rob a bank borrow or do whatever she could to hold up her word. She recognized that her word was bond.

Are you failing God with words are they just empty words.  The world calls some foods empty calories. Do you practice meaning what you say? Are you just bluffing when you say you love God and when the test comes you fail because you were just blowing hot air?

Charity is a Community thing [Out Reach]

By loving Kindness have I drawn thee Jeremiah 31:3

A few years ago I invited one of my muslin relatives to church service while living in New York City.  The service was beautiful with the singing, praise dancing, preaching yet my family member wasn’t impressed after they saw the offering being collected.  You see I also supported this church financially.

It felt a little embarrassing when they talked about what was the church doing with the money (He didn’t see anything) and it was a large church.  His view was the Church is supposed to help or impact the community, and use some the resources they have received to do it with. I didn’t have an answer for him. And one day I needed help and they weren’t there for me either. Many Churches are building foundations of wealth and storing treasures here on earth and teaching other likewise. God said in his word that He was blessing Abraham to be a blessing to establish his covenant on earth. Genesis 12:2 The Apostolic anointing was not a selfish anointing but a sharing and distributing anointing and to empower others to be free and in one accord. Act 4:32-35

I am not saying that all churches are selfish but more than a handful are, but this is just some of my experience.