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Glenn Beck hits new low with Malia Obama attack
Great commentary on the Glenn Beck incident. I respect Dr. Watkins view-points on a lot of issues affecting our community immensely.
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Tagged black, Boyce Watkins, Glen Beck, Obama, politics, race
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Sunday Reflection
I think we all need this….
Psalm 91
1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [a]
2 I will say [b] of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you make the Most High your dwelling—
even the LORD, who is my refuge
10 then no harm will befall you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”
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Tagged Bible, God, inspiration, NIV, prayer, Psalm
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Black Man Breaks New Ground in the Coast Guard
Congratulations To Vice Admiral Manson K. Brown! We all need to remember that we live history every day.
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Tagged achievement, african american, Coast Guard, history, inspiration, Manson K. Brown, pioneer
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Anyone who has one of these ailments sometimes has the other. This article is for all of us who have one of these problems and for anyone who suspect they have one or both of these problems.
Living in the Moment
When I work out it seems I always find an inspiration to write about and share with you. Today while on my second set leg pressing 110 lbs I thought about my cat. Cali has a fairly common gift in the animal world but a very unique one in our world. Her gift is the ability to live in the moment
Animals realize that life is way too brief. They do not hold grudges, let their past hold back and affect their future, or sabotage their own happiness. They have the capacity to love unconditionally. They love not out of pretense, greed, or need; they love because that is what is in their heart. It is had wired into their being.
Why can’t we be like that? God in his wisdom gave us the gift of free will. When we are manipulative, vengeful, spiteful, discourteous, pretentious, and unappreciative we have made the decision God allows us to make. It is our decision alone. We base that decision intentionally or unintentionally on our experiences of the past.
We don’t do X because Y happened in the past. We don’t trust Z because A hurt me in the past. We don’t go to B because C took me there and D happened to me in the past. I can’t see E because he reminds me of A and A hurt me in the past. The common theme of this is the past. The past. The PAST. I hear this all the time. Why do we conspire against our future by employing our past? I admit I have fallen victim to the conspiracy myself.
When Cali does something she isn’t supposed to I scream and punish her. Three minutes later she’s forgotten what she had done and is back at my feet wanting her belly rubbed. My cat, like any animal lives in the moment. When we live in the moment we have packed the past in a box and put that box in the closet of our lives.
Life is too short to be letting the past impede our progress of growth in the future. Life is meant to be savored and lived to the fullest each day. To dwell on the infractions of the past mean that instead of walking across the threshold of the future we are indecisive. We have one foot in the future and one in the past by doing that we block our own blessings God intends for us. We sabotage ourselves! We destroy our dreams before we have them!
God doesn’t intend for us to be that way. Yet he bestowed upon us the ability to make decisions for ourselves. Make a decision today to make the choice to live for today. To live for this moment. To live for the now, not the yesterday. Unblock the traffic jam of the blessings God intends for you today.
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