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Have you ever wondered why it keeps breaking?

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4 Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. Psalms 37:4-5

I remember years ago, I had a  ’92 Jeep Cherokee and when things would go wrong  I would get under that bad boy, find me a book and make some repairs. However, things keep going wrong on the truck so I would keep trying to fix it but things kept breaking. So after a while I brought it to the professionals. What would took me a day and a half to fix, took them about a half an hour. Now mind you it did cost me some money, but I didn’t have that problem again. After countless times of trying to save money and fix it myself, I finally realized that it was beyond my expertise and abilities. If I had not realized that fixing my Cherokee was beyond my expertise, I would’ve continued experiencing it having to be repaired.

Sometimes, God will allow things to keep breaking, in hopes that we will realize that fixing it has nothing to do with our own ability. Stop trying to fix it yourself, because you cannot. You are broke and broken because you’re doing repairs that you have no business doing. You were not made to have to fix it because in the midst of you trying to fix it, you become broken. Let God do the repairs because He will save you time and money. Just give it to the Lord!

-Pastor Desmond

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Letters and Scriptures for Incarcerated Loved ones

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I recently received a request to send scriptures to a loved one that is incarcerated. I have taken some time out and decided that I would submit scriptures and some encouraging words. If you would like this emailed to you for your loved one and or friend submit to me their first name and last name as well as your email address because this is where I will send you the letter.

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Personal Christian Development

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Throughout the years of my Christian Journey God has revealed my strengths as well as weaknesses that the Holy Spirit has guided in, which have been utilized in both ministry as well as societal capacities. One of my God given strengths is organization in order to bring resolution. It seems that, mind you through time and still growing, there can be a task placed directly in front of me that may seem to be very difficult to organize. However, the fact that I am a Melancholy by creation and a task oriented person, I can look at objective and devise a plan that is effective and efficient. God simply amazes me and I have to take a moment, many times to just say how, but mostly thank you Lord. God gives vision and the strategy to complete. The Holy Spirit will not allow me to rest until a solution to execute the plan, with adjustable parameters in order to meet the demand/s of the assignment, is at hand. God has given me the vision to see the plan orchestrated in multiple ways so that no matter what happens we can always adjust for effectiveness and get it done.

It seems as though, God shows me the problem, but is already because of prayer, guiding me into the solution. Now I understand that working out a situation is not always a one man’s work. Although God shows me solution, that is adjustable, many times, it takes a willing team to bring forth a great vision and/or resolution. I LOVE TEAMWORK!!! I was raised in a large family, and we would always have family gatherings and work together. So, my mindset is always, even in organizational resolution, team work.

I can admit, I have to make sure that I submit to the Holy Spirit for guidance in this capacity, because sometimes being so task oriented and striving to be very organized can cause me to become very compulsive. I truly have to constantly seek God and depend upon His Spirit to keep me balanced. Thanks be to God when submitting to Him, He directs us through the process. It is like within me, the Spirit of God is saying, we can’t waste time, let’s get this task done and I will direct you through the process because souls, lives, and people are at stake.

So, in other words, making ready a people prepared for the Lord, is resolution, but takes organization.