Today I was at work and my manager started an interesting conversation about Beyonce at the Grammy's. Ironically it was the same conversation that I had on Twitter with some of my Tweeps (Miabonics) but she was discussing how Beyonce has come so far but she was disappointed when she didn't acknowledge God in her acceptance speech. Now that may seem like a small/miniscule thing to some people - but for those of who watched Beyonce from Destiny's Child back in 1998 (yes it's been that long)she always thanked God for her success. Now I don't know if it has anything to do with Jay-Z (I know a lot of you are about to start rambling about the Illuminati, lol) but who knows.
The reason I bring this up is because I've seen so many people who have let their success go to their head and that stubborn pride that comes with it becomes their downfall. What many people don't realize is that everything that we see on this earth is only temporary - all of the material things of this world that people tend to covet, pale in comparison to what God has in store for us later. Let's have church for a minute (yes, I'm about to get a little deep so bear with me)...
One of my favorite bible verses comes from Jeremiah 29:11 and it says: "For I know the plans I have for you, 'declares the LORD,' plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." My personal conviction is that when God supplies us with different things in life He is testing us. I also believe when you are blessed with certain things you do have a choice in how you decide to utilize those things. However, if you should decide that, well, maybe you don't want to do it God's way, I can promise you this - there is no high, like the MOST high. What I mean is this: if you read that bible verse from Jeremiah, God says that he has plans for us - but you have to understand that many of us are doing some stuff, involved in some stuff, harboring some stuff that is keeping us from receiving ALL of the things that God wants to give us.
My "lifestyle change" (because I hate the term/concept of New Year's Resolution) is to work on getting rid of all of those things that are blocking me and keeping me from fulfilling the purpose that God has for me.
What does this have to do with Beyonce? Well one of the things that stand in the way of many people being all that God has called them to be, including individuals who have experienced some success, is this little called pride. In the book of 2 Chronicles (chapter 26 to be exact) there is a story about a King named Uzziah. In the beginning he sought God for everything and through it all God provided for him and gave him success. But then King Uzziah became too powerful and he let the fame go to his head and the story goes that he was afflicted with leprosy. I've seen a lot of African-American entertainers, businessmen/women, etc. who have been blessed with so much and yet at the height of their careers they don't even utter a single "thank you." I don't know about you, but even though my success may not seem as "great" as some one like Beyonce - I do know that I didn't get it by myself and it was ONLY God that got me to where I am today (*interject with your own praise break*).
I could go on and on but my message for tonight's blog is simply this - the chains of life begin to break when we are willing to believe we are who God says we are and when we learn to be victorious in the face of challenges by surrendering our lives to God, not by gritting our teeth and trying harder. So friends I dare you to give yourself away to Him.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Friday, October 2, 2009
Exposing Oprah - Don't Drink The Kool-Aid
So today was participating in a U-Stream discussion with some friends and somebody mentioned Oprah. I haven't been a huge fan of Oprah and I was shocked to see how many people were uninformed about Oprah.
A couple of years ago on her show, Oprah had a panel of people talking about religion and she said, "there was more than one way to Heaven" … in other words Jesus is not the only way. Out of all those people in the audience, only one woman stood up to Oprah and told her that there is ONLY ONE way and that is through Jesus – and Oprah backs out of the discussion.
Oprah is now a part of this movement called "A New Earth/Age" with a guy named Eckhart Tolle that says that Jesus did not come here to die for us and that there is no such thing as sin; therefore, we do not need a savior. In 2008 Oprah began teaching a year-long course on her XM station called "A Course in Miracles." Not only that but there are also current "New Age" web courses in which individuals can sign up to learn about the teachings in Tolle's book "A New Earth: Awakening Your Life's Purpose." They have approximately 25+ million followers and they attend mass trances (instead of church service) in which they meditate with one another.
A friend of mines said it quite plainly – Oprah is leading souls to hell. Oprah and her follies are pushing this message that God is whoever we want Him to be and that is not true – the reality is that God does exist but we have continued to push Him away. Oprah is literally deceiving millions of people. Have you been deceived?
If there was another way to God, then why did Jesus have to die on the cross? The Bible clearly says that we fall short of God’s glory and we continue to break God’s law and because of that there was a price to be paid. Jesus was wounded for OUR transgressions, bruised for OUR iniquities … He paid the cost for OUR sins. The reality is that there is no other way, and that the only way to God is through Jesus. I'm no holy roller, but Jesus CLEARLY said in Matthew 24:10-11: "At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." I'm sorry but I'm not going to sugarcoat this – anybody who claims to be a Christian and speaks any other gospel that is not of God … they are speaking the gospel of the enemy. I don't care if Oprah is your favorite talk show host, I don't care about all the good things she has done – she is connected to these godless people who have put a stronghold on her mind. I know people make jokes about Oprah selling out to the White audience, but I see it on a deeper level – she has sold her soul for a few dollars more to spread this message.
All I can say is that I am thankful that I had grandparents and parents who kept me in the church and raised me to know that God is REAL and the Bible is REAL. If you don't know the Word, if you don't know Jesus…YOU WILL BE FOOLED. These New Age folks are bringing in new ministers and leaders and if you don't have the spirit of discernment and you can't look at them and see that they are telling you something wrong because you don't know what the Bible says for yourself you are going to be fooled. I know I'm probably rambling right now but I just had to get this off my chest and share this conversation with ya'll. Here is a clip that exposes Oprah's church: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA
A couple of years ago on her show, Oprah had a panel of people talking about religion and she said, "there was more than one way to Heaven" … in other words Jesus is not the only way. Out of all those people in the audience, only one woman stood up to Oprah and told her that there is ONLY ONE way and that is through Jesus – and Oprah backs out of the discussion.
Oprah is now a part of this movement called "A New Earth/Age" with a guy named Eckhart Tolle that says that Jesus did not come here to die for us and that there is no such thing as sin; therefore, we do not need a savior. In 2008 Oprah began teaching a year-long course on her XM station called "A Course in Miracles." Not only that but there are also current "New Age" web courses in which individuals can sign up to learn about the teachings in Tolle's book "A New Earth: Awakening Your Life's Purpose." They have approximately 25+ million followers and they attend mass trances (instead of church service) in which they meditate with one another.
A friend of mines said it quite plainly – Oprah is leading souls to hell. Oprah and her follies are pushing this message that God is whoever we want Him to be and that is not true – the reality is that God does exist but we have continued to push Him away. Oprah is literally deceiving millions of people. Have you been deceived?
If there was another way to God, then why did Jesus have to die on the cross? The Bible clearly says that we fall short of God’s glory and we continue to break God’s law and because of that there was a price to be paid. Jesus was wounded for OUR transgressions, bruised for OUR iniquities … He paid the cost for OUR sins. The reality is that there is no other way, and that the only way to God is through Jesus. I'm no holy roller, but Jesus CLEARLY said in Matthew 24:10-11: "At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people." I'm sorry but I'm not going to sugarcoat this – anybody who claims to be a Christian and speaks any other gospel that is not of God … they are speaking the gospel of the enemy. I don't care if Oprah is your favorite talk show host, I don't care about all the good things she has done – she is connected to these godless people who have put a stronghold on her mind. I know people make jokes about Oprah selling out to the White audience, but I see it on a deeper level – she has sold her soul for a few dollars more to spread this message.
All I can say is that I am thankful that I had grandparents and parents who kept me in the church and raised me to know that God is REAL and the Bible is REAL. If you don't know the Word, if you don't know Jesus…YOU WILL BE FOOLED. These New Age folks are bringing in new ministers and leaders and if you don't have the spirit of discernment and you can't look at them and see that they are telling you something wrong because you don't know what the Bible says for yourself you are going to be fooled. I know I'm probably rambling right now but I just had to get this off my chest and share this conversation with ya'll. Here is a clip that exposes Oprah's church: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW4LLwkgmqA
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