Monday, October 13, 2014

ALWAYS TALKIN' 'BOUT WHAT YOU GOT! By : KB © 11.20.12

There’s a verse in a Colby O’Donis song where  AKON raps about a girl “always talkin’ ‘bout what you got”

I’m here to tell you if clothes and possessions made the man or woman then most of us would go bankrupt shopping; truth be told most of us do! We should never allow our material possessions to define us because they are temporal and transient and can be taken away at any point in time.

We live lives of excess and conspicuous consumption. We live our lives like were in competition with one another hence the invention and usage of the word hater. We have gotten so far away from the values of our grandparents. We have disrespected and dishonored our fundamental truths. We have dismissed things as old-fashioned never once thinking that this is how we were able to progress.

As we approach the holiday of Thanksgiving let us be truly thankful; not just for the material blessing, they come and go, but I challenge you to be thankful for the wilderness experience, the trials, the loneliness, the anger, the hurt…whatever you thought you couldn't get over because you did! You’re still standing and you’re able to praise for it (hallelujah glory to God!) Stop looking to God as you would Santa Claus thinking that only positive and good will be His response…trials can and will come (precious metals have to be refined by fire.) Rest assured that they will pass and you will have your “peace be still” moment.

I would be remiss if I just printed that message and did a peace out! But, I am writing this as a challenge to adopt a new lifestyle and philosophy for living. Live the Beatitudes – let them be YOUR ATTITUDE!

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."


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