Thursday Thoughts

Good morning.
Today is Thursday, so I will be sharing my thoughts. So here we go. The state of public education is deplorable these days. I don't know if you have been following the teacher walk out in Detroit,  but the condition in which they are asking the students and faculty to work under make no sense.  No other public sector job would allow children to be in the presence of mold and mice dropping on a daily. We have to do better.
Those of us in Kansas please be aware those most of the yahoos on the education committee are bound and determined to get rid of public education as we know it. It is there objective to pay teacher as little as possible and demand they do more.
One thing that people that don't work in the system don't understand is that school doesn't look like,  or feel like what you remember as school. Because of people who have not set their foot in a classroom, we spend weeks testing our kids to death. For what? Are they any smarter cause they can take a test? If you ask me, we are going backwards. I sat in a meeting the other and walked away with the thought, hum how did we do it before all of these checklist,  to do list and all of this other dog and pony show business?

Anyway,  I said all of that say this. People Donald Trump is NOT going to make any of this better. He is a rich socialite that has no idea of what life is like for normal people. Do not let his magic show fool you into believing he cares about America. He definitely does not care about minorities and the poor so don't be deceived.  Register to vote and then do it.

Well that was what was on the top lol. As always...live Blessed

Wednesday word

Good morning, 
I told you on yesterday I would share something from Dr. Watsons talk that struck me. So let me frame with part of the scripture he used. Daniel 6:18-23

 The king then went back to his palace. He refused supper. He couldn’t sleep. He spent the night fasting.-20 At daybreak the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. As he approached the den, he called out anxiously, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve so loyally, saved you from the lions?”-22 “O king, live forever!” said Daniel. “My God sent his angel, who closed the mouths of the lions so that they would not hurt me. I’ve been found innocent before God and also before you, O king. I’ve done nothing to harm you.” When the king heard these words, he was happy. He ordered Daniel taken up out of the den. When he was hauled up, there wasn’t a scratch on him. He had trusted his God.

In all of this situation it was Darrius, the King, that was up pacing the floor worried about Daniel. When you do the right thing, right results will happen. Daniel had nothing to fear. He had been praying three times a day. He had been seeking the face of God. Sweatless victory.

This is the part I had not thought about, Darrius goes to the lions den and begins to speak to Daniel and Daniel answers. That right there is shouting ground. You can be locked in ALL kinds of situations but God is a very present help. Seek him to shut the mouth of the lion so you can sleep at night. Seek him so that the people, that mean you evil see you walk out without even a scratch.

Not only was Daniel not eaten, but they did not even scratch him. And upon coming out he says, the lions are more hungry now then when I went in. God will put a hedge of protection around you, and keep the enemy from doing what comes natural to him; steal, kill and destroy you.

There was no logical reason Daniel should have walked out, but God.  There was no reason he should not have been lion dinner, but God. There is no reason he should have answered the king, but God. No reason he should have had no scratches, but God.  Whatever you're going through God can bring you out.
As always...live Blessed

Tuesday Tools

Good Morning,
I hope that you spent your MLK holiday doing something uplifting. We had a great celebration here in Wichita. The music was awesome and Dr. Lance Watson broad a mighty word. I will share the meat that I walked away with tomorrow. So make sure you check us out.

Anyway, today I wanted to share my Tuesday Tool. It is Budget 101. I think at some point we are all looking to do things but don't want to spend an arm and leg to do it. Budget 101 gives you easy and practical ways to do All sorts of things with at a low cost but with great results (if you can follow directions). I hope that you find some items on there that are helpful to you and your family.

http://www.budget101.com/content.php

God bless you today and as always... live Blessed

Monday Motivation

Good Martin Luther King Day
I just wanted to share this quote with you today as we celebrate the life and legacy of Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

Are you the light that will drive out the darkness? Do you possess the love that will drive out hate? Be the change you would like to see.
As always...live Blessed

Friday findings

Happy Friday morning.
Today I am sharing with you a pod cast from Happy Black Woman to those of you that are in business or plan to go onto it this year. I hope that you learn something that will help you grow.  And remember...live Blessed

http://happyblackwoman.com/podcast-014-a-million-dollar-brand-through-focus-and-hard-work-with-melinda-emerson-the-small-biz-lady/inf_contact_key=9d1c162aea4905e913095b4f17bb4b4e3f06e3cee3e76981fb2fa1d70342a858

Thursday Thoughts

Good Morning, 
Sorry, this is late I had technical difficulties this morning. OMG

So I wanted to share with you an event that will be coming up soon.

Sistahs Can We Talk presents - Healthy Finance and Career Saturday Session 

Saturday January 23, 2016   10am-2pm

The Center- 1914 East 11th Street

$20 registration fee includes: materials, along with a light breakfast and lunch

As we move into the beginning of this new year we need to make sure that our finances are in order. The first part of our day will ask you if you know where your money is going and do you have a budget that you can stick to? Once you have a budget and know where your money is going have you invested in something that will give you another stream of income? Finally, did you know the bible shows how we can get rich? The other half of our time will be spent gaining valuable knowledge about yourself. Are you marketing yourself in a way that someone is attracted to what you're selling? Do you dress for success and is that killing your budget? Are you prepared to move in the corporate world? 

Don't miss out on this time of impartation. You will be empowered for 2016

www.sistahscanwetalk.weebly.com

Wednesday Word

Good morning,
I would like to share with you a little from bible class last night. We are focused right now on breaking the chains in our mind. This is a little longer then I normally go but it's good.

Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. — 1 Peter 1:13

Today I want to draw your attention to the phrase “gird up the loins of your mind” that is used in the verse above. This isn’t just an interesting phrase that Peter concocted when he wrote this verse. It is an extremely powerful and graphic picture that expresses something very important that you and I need to understand and apply in our lives!

This phrase “gird up the loins” comes from the Greek word anadzonnumi. This word was used to describe Orientals who wore long robes. Before taking a long journey or before running in a race, they would gather up their loose robes and tuck them up under their girdle.

Most frequently this word would be used to depict a runner who was running a race. To run freely and without hindrance, he would reach down to gather the long, dangling ends of his garments and then tuck them up under his belt. With the loose ends out of the way, he could then run freely and without distraction.

But the runner would get in trouble if he ever allowed his garments to fall down and become entangled in his legs. Even though he may have been picking up his stride and running a good race up to that point, the encumbrance of dangling, loosely hanging clothes would hinder his steps. And allowing those loose ends to keep dangling would have been a sure way to lose the race!

But notice that Peter is not talking about a garment made of material; he is referring to the loins of our minds. You see, Peter is telling us that if we don’t:deal with the loose ends that exist in our minds and emotions;correct those parts of our thinking that we know are wrong;
grab hold of all those dangling areas in our thinking and put them out of the way;
and remove them by the authority of the
Word of God —then we are choosing to permit things to exist in our lives that will hinder our steps and slow us down in our race and in our ability to successfully walk with God!

If we want to be successful in our spiritual lives and truly walk with God, then we must start by dealing with the “loins of our minds.” In other words, we must seek to deal with all the loose ends in our thinking that haven’t yet been submitted to the Word of God or surrendered to the Holy Spirit’s power.

If we deliberately allow wrong thinking and wrong believing to continue in our lives, we are making the same kind of mistake the runner does who deliberately allows his garment to hang down and get caught in his legs. This is why Peter admonishes us to tighten up those areas that the devil would try to grab hold of and use against us!

Are there any loose ends that you need to deal with in your life right now? If there are, I am certain you already know what those areas are! The Holy Spirit has been trying to deal with you about those areas for a long time, but have you been listening? If you continue to ignore His voice, you will pay the price of failure — of never realizing your maximum potential.

You see, God is only trying to help you when He speaks to you about the loose ends in your life. If you’re smart, you’ll stop everything you are doing to grab hold of those dangling ends and get them out of your way once and for all. Then you’ll be able to run the race set before you with no distractions!

So what are you going to do about the loose ends in your life today? If you’ll open your heart to the Holy Spirit’s help, He will assist you in identifying every area that needs your attention; then He will help you grab hold of those loose ends and move them out of your way forever!

As always...live Blessed