Qoutes From The Heart July 2012

I wonder what a girl in the womb would say about reproductive rights?

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"Their tears of trial
were turned into
tales of triumph."

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT!

That's what many climbers had to say about some courageous young people who hiked up a mountain on Saturday. There were 8 of us on our Wilderness Adventure Trek in the Adirondack Mountains. We teach leadership skills by putting them into practice while climbing mountains over 4,000'. Part of our crew had already made it to the top of Giant Mt. There were 3 of us

struggling to follow them. We arrived at the top almost 3 hours later. These young people accomplished a goal that many said couldn't be done. After we descended the mountain, both young people excitedly called home with news of their accomplishment.

Their tears of trial were turned into tales of triumph.

What motivated them to finish? We use words of inspiration from the Bible. The Truth always provides a path of perseverance.

 

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 There is a danger that seeps into a ministry after many years.
The foundation of a ministry is built on God.
The growth of a ministry depends on God.
The fruit of a ministry is sustained by God.
The tendency of man is to rely on man for provision and direction.

God, I am asking You now to unionize ministries in collaboration and community. Cause us to become united in You as we become a body of o

neness in purpose.
We exist to live the Good News as You make us contagious through Your Holy Spirit. May our actions of compassion be examples of the way of Jesus. Amen.

{Revelation 22:20-21
"He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen."}

 

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 MONEY
I was thinking about money this morning.
If we had more, we could help more people.
Then I read the money:
"IN GOD WE TRUST"

 

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MOSQUITO SCHOOL

Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho!
It's off to Cub Scout Camp we go!
I wonder.....
Could we teach mosquitoes to eat poison ivy
instead of biting people?

 

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 Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. Proverbs 31:9

 

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God can do anything, you know—
far more than you could ever imagine
or guess or request in your wildest dreams!
He does it not by pushing us around
but by working within us,
his Spirit deeply and gently within us.

Ephesians 3:20-21
The Message

 

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The Dream Church went to Cub Scout Camp.

Under a dining canopy in the woods next to a lake,
a group of Scouts who were complaining about each other
heard the story of the Cross.

Jesus was tortured and mocked and His response was:
"Father, forgive them for they know not what they do."

Did the Scouts immediately grasp the message

and humble begin serving each other?

Hardly,
change in a child's life requires a long term commitment.

Youth With A Purpose Inc. is dedicated to perseverance
in teaching children the Way, the Truth and the Life.

 

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 FINANCIAL STALACTITES

Early this morning about 2am,
I asked God about financial matters.

Youth With A Purpose Inc. is like any other ministry with financial concerns. It always seems like the needs are growing as the money keeps shrinking. Last week, I believe that God clearly revealed to me that He wants me to only go to Him with our financial needs. That does not mean that I will go sit in t

he woods and not come out until a sack of money falls out of a tree! Yes, we could start a business or run a fund raiser but that is not my primary responsibility. My job as the Spiritual Director is to focus on a prayerful relationship with God, and duplicate that relationship within His ministry. YWAP is an organization that teaches how to build relationships and I have to model that belief by my actions.

THE VISION

At 2am, when I asked about finances, God showed me a vision. I saw a cave with stalactites on the walls. They were dripping on a continuous basis but there was one in the middle that was flowing. It was different in the sense that the wall looked like a ceiling would look like as the stalactites would hang from the ceiling. (Maybe I was just laying on my side.) It was dark like a normal cave and the colors were green, orange and clayish looking.

I am seeking God's revelation of the meaning of that vision.

Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody. Jesus loves you and so do I.

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Meanwhile,

the moment we get tired in the waiting,
God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along.

If we don't know how
or what to pray,
it doesn't matter.

He does our praying in and for us,

making prayer out of
our wordless sighs,
our aching groans.

He knows us far better
than we know ourselves,
knows our pregnant condition,
and keeps us present before God.

That's why we can be so sure
that every detail in our lives of love for God
is worked into something good.

Romans 8:28
The Message

Don't give up, the Son is about to come up!

 

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What does a 10 yr. old say after a few days at Cub Scout Camp?
"I wish I had another camp to go to!"
The YWAP Director prays for more people who love to share compassion with young people and keep them away from the dangers of idleness in a violent city.

 

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Jesus was not in a "Feel Good Ministry."
Some folks think that, "to be used by God"
means they will feel peaceful and happy dappy.
Nope, some days you will feel downright crappy.
Jesus got chased out of town for healing and teaching about love.
If you are not being chased,
maybe you're sitting in a pile of "feel good."
Maybe it's time to struggle out of your cocoon,
embrace the pressure that makes diamonds or
invite some pearl making irritants into your life.

 

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I was thinking,

maybe we could get one of the gang leaders
from Buffalo to run for President.

People would donate millions to his campaign
and we could use it to create jobs for young people.

Would that be against any election laws?

 

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Youth With A Purpose Inc. exists so that we may
give comfort to the widows and the fatherless.
We are provisional vessels of God's grace.

 

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  START OVER
"It is finished," is a new beginning.

 

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I gave a widow a hug yesterday. It was a long hug. Im not sure who needed the hug. Maybe it was both of us. She knew I shared her pain. God has a plan and a purpose for every hug under heaven.

 

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The message at half time was about Gideon
and how God cut down the size of his army.
Everybody is special and loved equally in God's eyes.

YWAP continued the defense of their Block Club Basketball Championship with a hard fought, close victory at home last night. The coaches did a pretty good job at substituting their players. Urban Christian Ministries is making Buffalo a safer city because of their programs. The half time message was about God having a plan and a purpose for your life.

 

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Compassion is an endangered species.

 

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Sometimes people will give you free stuff.
Sometimes people help you get free of stuff.
Sometimes people help you get freedom.
If you want it, today is a day of freedom.
If you want it, today you can shout: "I AM FREE!"

 

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 What would happen if a city
focused on compassion?
Do we need more Police or more Teachers?

 

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The Way, the Truth and the Life - a camp discussion.

Great closing ceremony at Camp. Our young people received Leadership Awards as part of the Kodiak Program.

We are back in Buffalo for one day to wash sleeping bags and pack our mountain gear for a trip to the Adirondacks tomorrow.

Sometimes we just want to take a breather,
but we might swallow a mosquito!

One thing for sure, WE NEVER GET BORED!

Teaching leadership and relationship building skills to young people is a history shaping endeavor.

 

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 God uses the character defects of others
to reveal our own character defects.

 

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ADIRONDACK HO!!!

Twas the night before a mountain trek,
and all through the house,

the YWAP Director was packing
faster than a cat chasing a mouse.

All the sleeping bags were rolled and
the first aid kit was assembled with care.

In hopes that nobody would need

any emergency care.

It's going to be a beautiful day
in the Mountain Hood,
Because we know that God
works all things together for good!

 

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 One of the greatest blessings
of having a relationship with God
is the ability to recognize your mistakes.

I used to think that the closer to God I get,
the fewer mistakes I would make.
I'm finding that to be mistaken thinking.

The closer I get to God,
I realize how many mistakes I actually make.

The blessing of my relationship with God is:

"The closer I get to God, the quicker I realize
when I have offended someone.
My reaction time is quickened
which accelerates my apology
to someone I have hurt."

The following is from Isaiah 38:5
[‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father:
“I have heard your prayer,
I have seen your tears;]

Ask God to make you hungrier for more of Him and He will.

 

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"I have heard your prayer,

I have seen your tears;"

Isaiah 38:5

 

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DDD - Devil's Deficit Disorder

A condition characterized
by multiple earthly foci
that causes loss of
focus on God.

 

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We are safely down off the mountains. We prayed the storm away. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. Jesus loves you and so do we.

 

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Just a thank you dot calm.

Thank you to the gentleman and his wife who gave us a $50 McDonald's Gift Card for our Adirondack Trip. We would also like to thank the husband and wife who sent us $60 this week. We will use this money to stay in touch with a young man who is in prison and needs our support. Each 30 minutes of talk time costs $25 to talk to a prisoner.

 

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Physical poverty is the classroom that teaches spiritual poverty.

 

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 Thank you God for the
joy of a new morning.
Grant that I may share
in the suffering of another.

 

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A good Teacher
gives you something to chew on
and formulate your own opinion.
The mental chewing
allows your spirit
to disseminate what is
spiritually digestible.

 

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 Millions and millions of dollars are spent going after kids in gangs.

If the federal government spent as much money
on creating youth programs
we would not have a need to lock kids up.

Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.

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You visit the earth and water it; You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water. Psalm 65:9

 

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Complacency
is like a stagnant pond
that breeds mosquitoes.
Inactivity will bite you
and suck the hope
right out of your soul.

Go do something nice for somebody.

 

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 GO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR SOMEBODY.

 

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I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the hug of a widow whose husband was murdered
while fixing their granddaughter's pink bike.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the face of a 17 yr. old girl wearing an
orange jumpsuit sitting in jail.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the final heartbeat of a 14 yr. old boy

murdered while riding a bicycle.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the foggy look of an alcoholic wondering
where his next drink will come from.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the reach of a man searching
the dumpster for food.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the eyes of a heroin addict at 3am
asking for milk to calm her stomach.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the ground of a freshly dug grave
as we stood on a freshly covered grave.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the voice of a 10 yr. old girl asking:
"Why is my Daddy's arm cold?"
as she touches her father's arm in the casket.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the eye of a homeless man
(he had one glass eye)
filled with emotion because
we remembered his birthday.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the broken hearts
of fractured families.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the desperation of homeless teenagers
searching for a safe place to lay their heads.

I'VE SEEN GOD:
In the joy that comes from
sharing burdens and struggles.

Jesus loves you and so do I.

 

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 Hell

Last week at halftime of a Block Club Basketball Game, the young people assembled at half court heard about hell. We spoke about the "Wayward Harlot" in Prov 7.

There are people teaching that God forgives so it doesn't matter what you do. Yes, God does forgive those who seek repentance. I don't think you can stay out of hell if you die after purposely sinning.

Here's the last verse from Proverbs 7 in the Message:
"She runs a halfway house to hell,
fits you out with a shroud and a coffin."

 

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 A reward the size of a mustard seed is a moved mountain.

 

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 "POSITIVE words only,
are spoken,
negative words make people
feel broken."
P. Bahp Dizzle

"10 That’s why I’m writing this letter while I’m not with you. When I am with you I don’t want to be harsh by using the authority that the Lord gave me. The Lord gave us this authority to help you, not to hurt you."
2 Corinthians 13:10
GOD’S WORD

 

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It's time for "Prayer Drive-by's."

If you are driving, biking or running around Buffalo, say a prayer. Pray that Buffalo begins to act with one accord and embraces peace and unity.

You might think I'm a fruitcake but that's okay. I've been doing Prayer Drive-by's on the Lower West Side and they work. Our Youth Center is located on 7th Street. The Buffalo News once referred to 7th St as "World War III" because of all the shootings in our area. We are no longer referred to as WWIII. Lot's of people prayed. Praying changes things.

Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.

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Something does not feel right about the city tonight, please pray. Jesus loves you and so do I.

 

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Quotes From The Heart June 2012

What would happen if you treated everyone you meet today
as if they might die at midnight?
You do not know who will die today.
Make the most of every second you have
with everyone you meet.

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 "Proactivity and prevention
are cousins that help promulgate positivity
that lead to a life of productivity.
Let's work together to save a life
before we have to mourn a life lost."

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"The best testimony is how we live."

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I once was dumb but now my tongue sings. I once was lame but now I leap like a deer. I once was deaf but now my ears are unstopped. I once was blind but now my eyes are opened. I once was full but now my hunger is insatiable. His grace is unfathomable.

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"If the way you live isn't consistent with what you believe, then it's wrong."

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 An investment in young young people is a vote for self sustainability.

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We are not meant to labor alone. Be on the lookout for someone to help you. Maybe a small hand will appear on the horizon that will open up the windows of heaven and your drought will be over.

"And sure enough, the seventh time he said,
"Oh yes, a cloud! But very small,
no bigger than someone's hand,
rising out of the sea."
1 Kings 18:44

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A Phone Call from Jail

" Freedom promulgates creativity,
our focus determines our fate."

Sometimes it's hard sitting in freedom,
trying to write and enjoy a cup of coffee.
The phone call from a jail
begins with a recording requesting your credit card number to put at least $25 on an account to talk for 15 minutes to a prisoner.
He is frantic and every minute behind bars in maximum security becomes maddening. If he loses his temper, they put him in the box. If somebody doesn't put

money on his account or write letters or answer his phone calls, his emotional state becomes agitated.

I have know people who have not been able to maintain their sanity during their prison experience. They are released from prison after serving their sentence and then are unable to function on the outside. Sometimes they commit a crime and sometimes they just lose their minds and do something that ends up in death.

Our penal system is rapidly expanding opportunities for incarceration. The more young people we put behind bars, the less creativity we have for our future. There will always be consequences for our actions and yet, the scales of justice seem to be tilted toward oppression rather than opportunity.

Freedom promulgates creativity,
our focus determines our fate.

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"I don't have the answers but I do have compassion.
I pray for builders to catch the vision
of a more compassionate city
filled with folks who teach our young people
how to be compassionate unto others
as we are compassionate unto them.
Amen."

HOMELESS TEENAGERS

There are many young people in our city that live from couch to couch. We expect them to do well in school while living in an unstable environment (we evaluate their Teachers too!) There are many reasons that good kids end up: homeless, death, divorce, and domestic violence are just a few.

Teenage pregnancy contributes to the high school dropout rate. Families expand and home

lessness is exacerbated. We make more laws, put up more street corner cameras, hire more Police, shift young prisoners out to bigger jails to alleviate overcrowding in the Holding Center.

Why aren't we creating more opportunity? Why aren't we expanding Mentoring Programs? Why aren't we sponsoring Homes of Compassion staffed with compassionate mentors?

I don't have the answers but I do have compassion. I pray for builders to catch the vision of a more compassionate city that teaches our young people how to be compassionate unto others as we are compassionate unto them. Amen.

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A Guiding Heart Counselor takes wounded young hearts and
infuses them with a touch of love and confidence.
Your words can drop emotional nuggets that heal and guide wounded hearts.

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Planting OPPORTUNITREES

Twas 4 days before the mountain trek,
And all through city,
All the young people were searching,
Trying to find reasons to be cheery.

They saw street corner vigils,
For friends who had died.
Those folks will never be able
To go climb a mountain side.

Instant oatmeal or tuna
Just might save a young life,
It doesn't take much to help a child
Climb the mountains of life.

We are asking for help,
To go plant some trees.
In the hearts of some young people,
We call them Opportunitrees.

The little things you give,
Tuna, gas cards, pennies or oatmeal.
Some very small actions,
Can make hope become real.

Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.

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 "But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.
They spread their wings and soar like eagles,
They run and don't get tired,
they walk and don't lag behind."
Isaiah 40:31
The Message

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Thank you to all of you who have supported Youth With A Purpose Inc. You are making a difference ion the lives of thousands of children.
God has called us to reach millions which means our faith must rise to the same level. We are in a faith rising mode and that is a joyful struggle.
I will spend more time praying and teaching young people about God. That's my focus and I want to sharpen my focus to be better prepared to help these young people climb the mountains of life into eternity.

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 ARRESTED?

Your arrest warrant has been cancelled.
You no longer have probation or parole.
Your cell door is opened.
Your executioner no longer awaits you.
Your shame and guilt have been washed away.
Your dirt has become the soil where love is planted.
JUST BELIEVE!

God knew you weren't perfect because He created you. He knew the devil would have an arrest warrant for your soul. His warrant is a document of eternal death. He uses shame and guilt to make you feel inferior and unworthy of unconditional love. That's a lie.

God is the judge who wiped your slate clean if you will only believe. Jesus did your jail time. Jesus paid your fine. Jesus was executed for your crimes. Step away from your gang. Put down your gun. Leave the drugs behind before you get left behind.

Get real, ask God for a personal relationship and He will give you one. The Jesus Dude is a rock star of grace and mercy who laid down his life to cancel your death warrant.

{John 3:16
The Message (MSG)
16-18"This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn't go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person's failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him.}

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Quotes From The Heart May 2012

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO SOMEBODY IN JAIL?

*Skip the blame game, it will only cause depression.
*Ask God what he wants you to learn.
*Think about somebody who is in a worse place than you are.
*Be a listening heart for the person in the cell next to you.
*God sometimes creates a "Forced Shabbat." He wants you to take a rest and focus on Him. He can use an illness or a jail to slow you down and help you

focus on what's important in life.
*Look for something good in everybody that you meet, even miserable prison guards.
*Go to school, if you have a pending court case, the judge will look more favorably upon someone who is making an effort to improve their life.
*Focus on His Word: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
*This too shall pass.
*There are better days ahead.
I know that nobody in a jail cell is reading this. If you are visiting someone who is locked up, share a positive word and plant a seed of hope.
If you are living a life that may lead you to jail, please change now and ask for help if you need to. Some people lose their sanity in jail and they are never the same again.
Drugs, alcohol, anger are a few of the common baits that lure people into incarceration.
No matter who you are, somebody loves you. Jesus loves you and so do I. Even if you don't believe in Jesus, just believe that my words are an affirmation of love from my heart to yours.

Thanks for your time.
Go do something nice for somebody. (It might keep them and you out of jail.)

 

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 The beginning of grace in your life generally starts in a dark place. Your miseries are so deep, you feel like a root at the bottom of a mountain. Wisdom is knowledge gained through the appearance of Light in the dark place.

WISDOM
The following passage was taken from a book called the Message:

Job 28

Where Does Wisdom Come From?

1-11"We all know how silver seams the rocks, we've seen the stu

ff from which gold is refined,
We're aware of how iron is dug out of the ground
and copper is smelted from rock.
Miners penetrate the earth's darkness,
searching the roots of the mountains for ore,
digging away in the suffocating darkness.
Far from civilization, far from the traffic,
they cut a shaft,
and are lowered into it by ropes.
Earth's surface is a field for grain,
but its depths are a forge
Firing sapphires from stones
and chiseling gold from rocks.
Vultures are blind to its riches,
hawks never lay eyes on it.
Wild animals are oblivious to it,
lions don't know it's there.
Miners hammer away at the rock,
they uproot the mountains.
They tunnel through the rock
and find all kinds of beautiful gems.
They discover the origins of rivers,
and bring earth's secrets to light.

12-19 "But where, oh where, will they find Wisdom?
Where does Insight hide?
Mortals don't have a clue,
haven't the slightest idea where to look.
Earth's depths say, 'It's not here';
ocean deeps echo, 'Never heard of it.'
It can't be bought with the finest gold;
no amount of silver can get it.
Even famous Ophir gold can't buy it,
not even diamonds and sapphires.
Neither gold nor emeralds are comparable;
extravagant jewelry can't touch it.
Pearl necklaces and ruby bracelets—why bother?
None of this is even a down payment on Wisdom!
Pile gold and African diamonds as high as you will,
they can't hold a candle to Wisdom.

20-22 "So where does Wisdom come from?
And where does Insight live?
It can't be found by looking, no matter
how deep you dig, no matter how high you fly.
If you search through the graveyard and question the dead,
they say, 'We've only heard rumors of it.'

23-28 "God alone knows the way to Wisdom,
he knows the exact place to find it.
He knows where everything is on earth,
he sees everything under heaven.
After he commanded the winds to blow
and measured out the waters,
Arranged for the rain
and set off explosions of thunder and lightning,
He focused on Wisdom,
made sure it was all set and tested and ready.
Then he addressed the human race: 'Here it is!
Fear-of-the-Lord—that's Wisdom,
and Insight means shunning evil.'"

 

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 Sometimes I wonder
if Christians are pulling the Bread
from each others mouths
while not leaving crumbs for children.

 

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Is there a hOle in your heart
or a zerO in your bank account?
YOu are in a gOOd place.
GOd lOves yOu.
He gives yOu hOpe.
He will prOvide.
He will never leave yOu Or fOrsake yOu.
He will give yOu prOvisOn fOr yOur visiOn.

John 6:20
20 But He said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.”

 

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Abandonment & Abundance
The Authority of Abandonment creates Abundance.

If you have been abandoned,
accept it as the seed of abundance,
and cast all of your cares upon the one
who is the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Jesus came with authority from his Father.
He abandoned his life so that we would have

abundant life with the Father.

"I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."
John 10:10-11

 

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 Imagine being in jail and Jesus is visiting you.

He says he has placed the key to your cell within your heart.
The only way to access the key is by removing the layers that have built up on your heart.

All of the layers on your heart are rooted in fear. The thickest layer is blame. There are many other layers like rejection, abandonment, pride, arrogance, haughtiness and judgmentalism. He han

ds you a golden ruler that will act as a fulcrum to pry the layers off of your heart. Jesus then tells you to always remember that you can remove all layers from your heart through Christ who strengthens you. He urges you to cast all your layers upon him.

When removing the layer of blame, he tells you to focus on the layers of blame that people used to nail him to a cross. He looks you in the eye and says: "When I was dying under the layers of sin, and people were mocking me as I was being tortured, I asked my Dad to forgive the people because they didn't know what they were doing."

Go in peace, forgive, and blame no more.

 

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 There are days that I feel so overwhelmed
that I really don't know what to pray for.
Sometimes I just feel like groaning.
Then I realize my pregnant condition.
God's mercies are new each day.
Each day is a birthing day.
God is groaning right there beside me.

Romans 8:26-28
The Message

"Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting,
God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along.
If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter.
He does our praying in and for us,
making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans.
He knows us far better than we know ourselves,
knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure
that every detail in our lives
of love for God is
worked into something good."

 

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Youth With A Purpose Inc. is healing children, one young person at a time.

Yesterday was a day of healing.
A group of young people sat at a dinner table and laughed.
We laughed until we almost fell out of our seats.
The dinner table was far away from painful memories
and at least for a few brief moments,
these young people could feel at peace.

 

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 FRUITCAKE STORY
I did something dumb yesterday. My actions were rooted in honor but they were still dumb. I dropped off a young lady at a store. While she was in the store, a group of young men came down the sidewalk and ogled her through the window. They even went so far as walking into the store to check her out from behind.

This girl is like a daughter to me. I am very protective as a father

should be. Impulsively I got out of my van and by the time I made it to the sidewalk, the group of young men were at least 20 yards away. I yelled at them: "Are you guys respecting the lady?" They turned, yelled some negative comments and kept walking. I stood in the middle of the sidewalk and stared at them like I was some kind of a tough guy. They kept yelling until they disappeared around the corner.

At first I felt like I had done what I was supposed to do. Slowly, the realization that I had done something dumb crept in. A man should be protective and do what needs to be done to ensure that respect is shown towards his family. These were young guys who live in a culture of disrespect and treat women as furniture. I would have been better served to go and form a relationship with them and speak about respect instead of acting like a haughty, pride filled, arrogant know-it-all.

In a City where people shoot each other over a "screw-face," my actions were dumb and dangerous. Somehow I felt like I had stepped out of the will of God. I still don't have a handle on that but I know there was a better way of handling things. Right now I'm thinking about the Zacchaeus story with Jesus. Zack was a tax collector and a cheat. Jesus saw him in a tree and didn't do what i did, he didn't call out his disrespect for people even though he knew about it. Jesus asked him to go get something to eat and formed a relationship with him. (Luke 19:1-10)

If I go off on my own impulses, I could get killed and it would be my fault for cutting short a life that could have served God longer on this side of heaven. If I'm going to live my life as a fruitcake, I'd rather form relationships that bear the fruit of showing love for your neighbor.

Thanks for your time. Go do something nice for somebody.

 

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"Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
but dwelling on it separates close friends."

Proverbs 17:9
New Living Translation

We all have faults.
Faults can separate friends forever.
Get over it.
I'm not perfect and neither are you.
We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.

 

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