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What Path Will you Choose?

Dearly Beloved,

Hope all is well. May I share something with you?  Don’t allow what your eye can see or how you may feel deter you from claiming complete and total victory on today.  You must be willing to “see” with eyes of faith.  Please understand that you have two options.  You can either choose life or death. Deuteronomy 30: 19 (NLT) says, ““Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live! Examine how loving God is. He loves us so much that he told us in this scripture on which path to choose.  Life infuses the fruit of the Spirit. But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Galatians 5:22 (NLT)

In spite of what your trials and tribulations may communicate to you, you can speak back to it. Now the latter may appear to be trivial, unnecessary, or too much for you to do.  Friends, please understand that you can use the living word of God to change the course of your day and your life!  Beloved it’s good to be in a place to where you have run out of options.  Count it all joy when you’re in a position to become totally dependent on God. Come on warriors, you and I are only one decision away from changing our total course.  I decree and declare on this glorious Monday morning that help is on the way!  When we call, our God will answer!!!!  Until we meet again….I love you to life!

Xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

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Yes You’re Worth It!

Dearly Beloved,

Hope all is well with you on this fine Thursday afternoon! Let’s talk about health/wellness on today.  We are settling in the fall season, Thanksgiving, and the Christmas holidays are upon us.  Do you realize that we only have sixty-nine days until 2015?  Beloved, I would like to encourage you to take inventory on your current eating habits, lifestyle, and exercise regimen.  Are you still waiting on “Monday” to get your act together?  Read on and let me share a little secret with you… You can start today!  That’s right don’t wait until “Monday”, next week, or even the New Year.  Friends, I would like for you to start with small gradual changes that will erupt into sweet vitality.  There’s no magic pill, potion, or powder that will lead you to a lifestyle of health/wellness.

I have personally discovered the overall recipe for success to experience major breakthrough in this area.  First, obedience, and overall submission to God’s purpose and plan concerning this area, and the overall fabric of my being.  The key elements were to have love for myself, plenty of support from family, and friends, and resilience.  You will also have to meditate, pray, cry, declare war against fat, and the forces of darkness.  In spite of it all, you have to  remain focused, consistent, and diligent.

Beloved, it starts with a shift in your mindset, heart, release all toxins (including people and things that hurt you), bitterness, anger, and unforgiveness.  As you can clearly see, the list is endless! Consider this:  Are you allowing food or situations beyond your control to dominate you?  Are you turning to food to deal with toxic internal issues?  Beloved, this leads straight to repeated insanity, cycles of self-sabotage, and abuse. Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 1 Corinthians 6:19 (NLT)

If you eat fast food, drink sodas, smoke, or drink alcohol in abundance, then slowly start reducing how much you intake. Don’t attempt to go “cold turkey” or will you want to quit. Quitting is not an option. You have to slowly transition your body.  As the time goes on, and your body adjusts you will only desire healthier options.  The small or large amounts that you consume on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis will ultimately fade.  Don’t think of your changes as a diet.  In my opinion, trying to diet is a set up for failure, and repeated cycles of insanity.  Try to embrace this as an overall lifestyle change for your overall health/wellness.  Don’t do it for anybody else but you!  Aren’t you worth it to show up for yourself? Until we meet again…I love you to life!

xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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He’s Moved On: Will You?

Dearly Beloved,

Forgive. Love Again. Hurt Again. Betrayed. Forgive. Love Again. Hurt Again. Lied On. Forgive. Love Again. Friends, this is the frequent order that those life patterns occur. The aforementioned appears to be common for many of us.  One moment you’re up, and the next moment you’re down.  God never told us that we would be without life happening to us.  In this journey, you are going to experience various trials and tribulations.  My question for you would be:  Are you going to go another day without saying what needs to be said to that individual, person, or for some forgiving yourself?

As I mentioned this morning, don’t allow unresolved issues to fester.  Go to your brother or sister in peace and come to a complete resolve.  It’s not always easy but it allows you to free yourself of dis-ease. When we allow unforgiveness to wreak havoc in our soul, what once flowed freely will be clogged and restricted.  Hence, this would be the reason why some of our prayers are not being answered.  Many of us love God, however we are not receiving the full abundance that He has for us simply because we refuse to forgive that person who wronged us.

Beloved, I am urging you to receive God’s grace and mercy, to forgive yourself so you can freely love and forgive others quickly.  Warriors, I believe a lot of sickness will be cured if we allowed God to heal our hurts and release those we have imprisoned within our mental space. God moved on when he gave his only begotten Son up for ransom and called everything paid in full!  As you can clearly see, God has Moved On.  Will You?  Until we meet again… I love you to life!

xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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It’s All in Your Attitude!

Dearly Beloved,

Hope this missive finds you well.  Today, I want to focus on attitude.  Attitude is the way you feel, think, and feel about someone or something, a feeling or way of thinking that affects a person’s behavior, or a way of thinking and behaving that people regard as unfriendly, rude, etc. (Merriam Webster, 2014).  Friends, we all have dealt with attitude in a positive or negative way.  Who knows?  You may have attitude as you reading this letter.  Stick around because I guarantee you that you will be smiling before you finish reading this post.

Attitude sets the course for your day, determines your self-interaction, and the people around you.  Friends, the sewing and reaping principal works in more way than one.  It’s what you put out in the universe (positive or negative) that comes back to you.  The solution is simple: sew exactly what you want returned back to you.  Warriors always remain cognizant of your atmosphere and the people around you.  My goodness guys we have worn out “feeling some type of way” and that can trigger all kinds of emotions.  The results are sometimes favorable, some not so favorable.

Beloved, now I want to call you to action.  Always remember to look at yourself first before you attempt to point out others’ shortcomings.  Check how you’re thinking or feeling that’s affecting your behavior. Does it drive your secretive addictive behaviors?   How are your perceived as a person or your daily interactions with other people?  Your attitude can (positive or negative) can either bless your life or curse your life.  Your attitude can affect you mentally, physically, spiritually, socially, emotionally, and financially.

Guess what?  You are more powerful than you think you are.  Examine these scriptures in your quiet time and catch the first part and marinate on it for a while.  Proverbs 23:7(NASB) says: For as he thinks within himself, so he is. He says to you, “Eat and drink!” But his heart is not with you.   Look at how God used Paul to remind us of how powerful as human beings we really are.  Acts 26: 1-3 (ASV), 1 And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence: 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews: 3 especially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. I better let this go you guys.  I feel my help coming on! JESUS.  Until we meet again….

Xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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Hurry Up and Transition Already!

Dearly Beloved,

Greetings and Salutations. Today, I want to expand on transition.  Are you currently experiencing transition or “feel” like you are ready to make a transition?  Transition is the passage from one state, stage, subject, or place to another.  (Merriam, Webster, 2014) Transition is a fancy way of saying: CHANGE. Don’t fear it, welcome it and accelerate forward. Warriors I have great news for you.  You are only one decision away from it.  First, you must pray and seek God and His infinite wisdom in His written word concerning your transition.  Next, obedience and full submission to the last request that He made of you will surely catapult you into your next dimension.  Last but not least, Rest in God’s promises, and blessings that He’s always willing, ready, and able to release to you.  Beloved, I submit to you that you can’t bring your past into your new place.  Why contaminate it?

Warriors, all of the above sounds easy right? I’m here to say that it’s not.  You must be willing to completely remove yourself, your thoughts, and how you feel out of the equation. Humble Yourself! As a reminder, there’s a scripture that says this,  “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, and your ways are not My ways.” [This is] the Lord’s declaration. “For as heaven is higher than earth, so My ways are higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.”—Isaiah 55:8–9.

Let Go, and allow God to bless you warrior. I don’t care if you have to cry, sacrifice, and keep falling down.  Get up.  Keep Going. Don’t cave in. Don’t quit.  Think it about it like this:  What if Jesus decided to drop the cross and say, “Never mind, I quit.  God, they can save themselves.” Imagine that.  Where would we be? You can’t stop “folk” from talking and pointing their fingers.  Stop focusing on others and do you Warrior! Ascend from where you are and soar. Be bold and fearless in all of your pursuits.  Transition is not a bad place to be in. How you perceive where you are now is the key to progression.  Stop trying to predict or assume what God is going to do next in your life.  I guarantee you will miss the mark.  Welcome to your new place! Now rest in God and walk it out in faith!  Until we meet again….

Xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

 

 

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Marriage is Not a Disease: It’s a Blessing

Dearly Beloved,

Hope all is well.  My heart was led to write to you guys about marriage today.  In society, marriage has been devalued to being some “common” practice.  Let’s take a closer look at what marriage is and what it’s not.  Marriage is a holy, divine, sacred covenant that God ordained between a man and a woman.  A couple may choose to demonstrate their covenant commitment before God and men in a large ceremony or a small private ceremony.  The latter is not important.  The importance is that two people have decided to come together as one to honor God by glorying his name in the Earth.  God’s purpose for marriage is to reflect God’s person, reproduce children in God’s likeness, and reign in the Earth.

The platform of marriage also represents a glorious picture of the relationship between Jesus Christ, his Bride, and the Church. Marriage is also a spiritual reflection of our divine relationship with God.  Marriage is NOT to be taken lightly.  In my thirty-two years, I have seen and heard a lot of distorted views about marriage.  Marriage is NOT prison, the ball/chain, or a DISEASE! Marriage is also a beautiful, intimate close union between husband and wife until death due them part.  Until we meet again…may peace and favor rest on you and your family.

xoxo,

The Risen Warrior

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