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Greetings good people! Hope everyone is having a blessed week so far. Today I want to talk about, coming into your own. That can mean so many different things for so many different people. We all have or will one day come into our own. Our own understanding about ourselves, others, life,etc. We as humans never stop growing, never stop learning, and striving to be better. Alcoholics call it the moment of clarity. I've had moments of clarity on many situations in my life. I've come to the realization that God will still use you through your circumstances. We have goals and dreams, yet getting there will probably be a challenge. I don't mean us not being faithful, obidient, etc. So many of us know that we've done things that have caused our paths to be detoured. Yet what about those who have stayed faithful been obidident, etc. We must pray without ceasing, always stay with the word on our tongues and always give our praise. When we get close to a blessing the enemy will do everything in his power to take focus off God, and have us focus on ourselves. We get depressed, upset or we wallow. I'm here to tell you that God has been too good for us to loose focus for too long. We are human so we will and do fall off track, but the hope has to be in knowing, that trouble won't last long. Our Blessings are on the way, if we just hold on. God's hand never changes. Coming into our own means so many different things, but the one thing that remains constant in everything is God and His love for us. If we put all the focus on him, we won't have time to worry about any of the other things life throws us. Stay focused on God, focused on your family, press towards your purpose/goals/dreams. Keep your hope,and faith. God is in Control!!! Amen!

The 70% Club DVD

Peace good people, exciting day, a film I'm co-starring in "The 70% Club" is released NATIONALLY today... Blockbuster, Blockbuster.com, amazon, and netflix. Make sure you check it out or better yet buy it!! Trust me you'll love it!!
"The 70% Club" are you a member??

Be Encourged

I'm so grateful for everything that the Lord has done for me. Keep your heads up, stay in the presence of God. Regardless of what you've done or been through. No matter how long you've been away from God, praying, the word, etc. Doesn't matter, He's waiting. God is a good God. We live in a place where I can just say thank you on a blog, and I'm just grateful. Sometimes you just have to open your mouth and say thank you. We say things in our head, but you have to speak, the word says that we hold the power of life and death in our tongue. So we have to speak. If you're going through something, just speak His name, and watch the enemy shutter. I thank God right now, Hallelujah the highest praise! I give God the praise, because I'm grateful...With your lips, just give God the glory. Things may be bad, but understand they could be worse, just praise Him through your circumstance...As humans we will have moments of weakness, but the darkest time is right before the light comes. Stay strong, stay in Prayer. God is working it out for your benefit!! Just hold on. We go through things so that we may be tested, and sharpened, and purified. When we are weakest, that is when He is strongest. God is in control.

Influence

Peace,peace, good people! Enjoying my Tuesday, listening to D'Angelo, "The Root" and it got me to thinking about something. We are all influenced by something or someone it's inevitable. From childhood to adulthood we are influenced everyday. For some adults family is still the biggest influence, which is very understandable. I believe that some matters we have to go on what we know, or what "we" believe. Some people have gone their whole lives under the influence of things or people. We have to take things for what they are worth, but at the same time still make our own decisions. I don't wanna get caught up in what everybody thinks, and sometimes that may even mean family. You only have one life to live and we have to do what makes us happy. If you're a painter and you want to paint, then you should paint. Even if everyone around you is a Doctor. If we continue to fold under the influence of what everyone else thinks, we wouldn't have a diverse world. I would hate to go through life trying to please other people, only to find myself miserable. Influence can be a great thing, and it can also be a deadly thing. Balance is the key, we must balance family, friends, co-workers, etc. As long as we live we will continue to be influenced by something or someone, but we can't let others influence be the deciding factors in our life decisions...

Boot On Your Neck

Greetings good people! Pray all is well today, raining up here in NY, cold 58 degrees. Blessed to be alive so I won't complain, today I want to talk about how sometimes we go through certain situations, grow and try our best to be better. Yet sometimes you have groups of people, family, friends, etc, who won't let you grow. Now I firmly believe that if you make your bed, you have to sleep in it. I also believe in the redeeming power of forgiveness and growing. It's like when a new Christian who may have been in the streets, has to deal with those around him or her who say, "oh you think you better now", "or you haven't really changed." It's a hard struggle, but I'm here to say in whatever your case or situation is, remove the boot from your neck. You have the right to change your life for the better. Sometimes we have to remove ourselves from certain situations, and people, and start fresh. As hard as it may be to get away from what you're used to, it's usually for the better. People can only keep you down, if you let them, they can only berate you, if you let them. They can only suck your energy and your life away if you let them. I try to see the good in everyone, knowing that there isn't anyone without sin. Some choose to believe that there are greater sins then others, but they aren't. We ALL have fallen short of the glory. The mistakes in your life, don't allow those around you to make you re-live those mistakes over and over again. You have the power to say no. You have the power to choose to be better. You have the power to change your life! Get that boot off your neck!!

Stop Hiding

Peace good people, chilling up here at the J-O, got some Robert Glasper going, just enjoying this Thursday. What are you most afraid of? What do you fear the most? (Outside of God) I ask only because, I've been dealing with certain things, and I thought that I wasn't operating in fear but I really was. Sometimes it's best to just get away from everything,everybody and just sit. I talk to God everyday in my quiet time and just throughout the day. Yet we still need an even deeper conversation. I've officially retired from hiding in plain sight. Regardless of any situation, I always repeat, "Trust God, Trust God". I'm doing my part of course, as we all must, but, we can't get caught up in trying to fix something, or create something. I'm all about pushing and striving for more, but when we try to become the Godhead, then that's when everything turns for the worst. If it's not of God then it must be of Satan right? We must stay covered, by our prayers, constant prayer. Regardless of how strong you get, we all have human moments of self doubt, depression, etc. Yet we can call on the name of the one who gives us strength. I'm a strong man, mentally, spiritually, physically, yet in certain aspects of my life I was hiding, and honestly there is no hiding place. The sooner we become honest with our shortcomings with ourselves the better things will become. We can store thoughts and actions so far in our minds that we forget, but God doesn't forget. It's like leaving bad milk in the fridge, you may not have to drink it, but eventually it's going to affect you. So what are you hiding, in plain sight? What, who are you running from, I challenge you to face it, and even though it may be painful, it will make you a better person...as Mos would say "stop hiding, stop hiding, ain't no hiding place"


Peace

Rashad