And the Dream Lives On (I was honored to be interviewed on this piece)

The Inner Struggle

To know that you have victory but to feel defeated is the encounter between our spirit and our flesh.  To know that all things work together for the good of them who are called according to His purpose even while you are in the pit, or the prison takes much spiritual maturity.

My dad teaches that this inner struggle is liken to a story of a young boy seeing the owner of two big dogs who were constantly barking and growling at each other.  The young boy asked the dog owner, "Sir, which dog will win if you allowed them to get at each other./"  The owner smiled and responded, 'Whichever one I feed the most."

So is it with the war between our flesh and our faith.  Whichever one we feed the most will become the victor over our life.

The Pain In The Process

The path of effective ministry is one that I would not wish on my worst enemy.  A heard a builder tell me that the deeper the whole in the ground the higher the building.  That seemingly is how preparation for effective ministry is.  You must experience hardship, trials and tribulations that cause a shake in your foundation.  You are humbled and reduced to almost nothing.  And through all of this, you still have to trust and depend on God.

He's taking you somewhere.  You will have to go through the fire in order to be shaped and created into the form that He wants you to be.  Gold, clay, steel and many more valuable resources must go through fire, and heat to become the finished project.  We must trust the process and know that it is all worth it.  If we suffer with Him, we will reign with Him.

Racism

Racism=preference+power

My Answer To Police Brutality and Murder

1. Develop a nation-wide mechanism that partners with preachers, social workers, attorneys and activist in major cities.  These partners shall be called when a shooting/beating takes place and will serve the community.

2.  A nation-wide call center is created that keeps track of police wrong-doings.  Begin to develop systems of investigations, data, reports, patterns, etc.

3.  Begin to build cases on the systemic issues as well as report on the most racist driven police departments found from the call center investigations.

Apartheid

Is the State of Israel's government acting in apartheid?

a·part·heid

əˈpärtˌ(h)āt,əˈpärtˌ(h)īt/

noun

historical

noun: apartheid

1. a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.

   • segregation on grounds other than race.

Common Demon Groupings

COMMON DEMON GROUPINGS

As I grow in faith, I realize that sometimes understanding what is happening within myself and those who I encounter helps me to understand, and be a step ahead of situations that may occur in day to day life.  Here are some grouping that my dad has been teaching on over the past three months.

1.       Jealousy

a.       Envy

b.       Suspicion

c.       Distrust

d.       Selfishness

2.       Mental Illness

a.       Insanity

b.       Madness

c.       Mania

d.       Retardation

e.       Schizophrenia

f.        Paranoia

g.       Hallucinations

3.       Addictive & Compulsive

a.       Nicotine

b.       Alcohol

c.       Drugs

d.       Medications

e.       Caffeine

f.        Gluttony

4.       Occult

a.       Ouija Board

b.       Palm Reading

c.       Horoscope

d.       Astrology

e.       Fortune Telling

f.        Tarrot Cards

g.       Witchcraft

h.       Black Majic

i.         White Majic

5.       Bitterness

a.       Resentment

b.       Hatred

c.       Unforgiveness

d.       Violence

e.       Temper

6.       Control

a.       Possessiveness

b.       Dominance

c.       Witchcraft

7.       Depression

a.       Despair

b.       Despondency

c.       Discouragement

d.       Defeatism

e.       Dejection

f.        Suicide

g.       Hopelessness

h.       Insomnia

8.       Rebellion

a.       Self-will

b.       Stubbornness

c.       Disobedience

d.       Anti-submissiveness

9.       Accusation

a.       Judging

b.       Criticism

c.       Fault-finding

10.   Worry

a.       Anxiety

b.       Fear

c.       Dread

d.       Apprehension

11.   Strife

a.       Contention

b.       Bickering

c.       Argument

d.       Quarrelling

e.       Fighting

12.   Insecurity

a.       Inferiority

b.       Self-pity

c.       Loneliness

d.       Shyness

13.   Sexual Impurity

a.       Lust

b.       Fantasy

c.       Masturbation

d.       Homosexuality

e.       Adultery

f.        Fornication

g.       Incest

h.       Harlotry

i.         Rape

j.         Exposure

14.   Retaliation

a.       Destruction

b.       Spite

c.       Hatred

d.       Sadism

e.       Hurt

f.        Cruelty

15.   Escape

a.       Indifference

b.       Stoicism

c.       Passivity

d.       Sleepiness

e.       Alcohol

f.        Drugs

16.   Perfection

a.       Pride

b.       Vanity

c.       Ego

d.       Criticism

e.       Irritability

f.        Intolerance

g.       Anger

17.   Withdrawal

a.       Pouting

b.       Daydreaming

c.       Fantasy

d.       Pretension

e.       Unreality

18.   Confusion

a.       Frustration

b.       Incoherence

c.       Forgetfulness

19.   Fatigue

a.       Tiredness

b.       Weariness

c.       Laziness

20.   Covetousness

a.       Stealing

b.       Material lust

c.       Greed

d.       Disconnect

21.   Sensitiveness

a.       Self-awareness

b.       Fear of man

c.       Fear of Disapproval

22.   Doubt

a.       Unbelief

b.       Skepticism

23.   Pride

a.       Ego

b.       Vanity

c.       Self-righteousness

d.       Haughtiness

e.       Importance

f.        Arrogance

24.   Cursing

a.       Blasphemy

b.       Jesting

c.       Gossip

d.       Criticism

e.       Backbitting

f.        Mockery

g.       Belittling

h.       Railing

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