Monday, February 16, 2015
On-Point Insights: What it means to Emulate another-in the throes to ...
On-Point Insights: What it means to Emulate another-in the throes to ...: It's a huge advantage, and a blessing-in-disguise to have the benefit of a mentor you can strive to emulate. One that you can give cre...
What it means to Emulate another-in the throes to pursue your dreams
It's a huge advantage, and a blessing-in-disguise to have the benefit of a mentor you can strive to emulate.
One that you can give credit, kudoes, accolades and thoughts of great edification to-in the genre of both knowledge and wisdom.
To Emulate one whom by chance you consider as your 'Mentor' and you their prot'ege. For me it was my Grandma, who we as siblings; affectionately called "Big Momma". And of course, my mom and dad also was the disciplining duo of mentors. Which was especially arduous while growing up during "Jim Crow' time in the deep south.
Big Momma was the epitome of sufficient knowledge and wisdom-and I hasten to add she had only a third grade education-but was wise as a serpent... Common utterance of words from Big Momma. "Remember, your word is your bond, when it come to your reputation, it's sometimes better to have a good word, rather than money. It shall serve you well to have a good reputation, cause it helps to shape your creditability and bode well for your integrity"
Some attributes of positive outcomes-As you strive to "Emulate"
~Strive to achieve the utmost traits and abilities
~Strive to articulate the clarity for the best of all understanding
~Seek to communicate and convey incisive messages both thoroughly and effectively
~Communicate what was, and what has been seen
~Communicate exactly what you have heard and what you are hearing
~Communicate precisely what you are actually witnessing
~Communicate explicitly what you are feeling...
Embrace the school of thought to grasp and learn a way to attain the uncanny ability that allows you to
reach out and touch others-where they are; irrespective of their plight and/or condition in life.
A Word about the Pursuant of the "Dreams" {in the sojourn of life's journey}
No matter whom you may be, or where ever you are, or what you may be doing at the moment
Remember the wind don't always blown the same way-it shall certainly change directions.
Sometimes it may be sudden and other times may take a little while longer. I say to you, 'patience
is a virtue'. Just be faithful and steadfast on the journey.
In conclusion, "pursue your dreams"; don't let anyone tell you that you cannot do; If you think you can't-you won't, but if you think yo can-you will; always strive to pursue your dreams. Just know this: it will cost you both physically and mentally, there is certainly a price to pay, but don't let that deter you-the risk is well worth it. Remember, the greater the risk the more abundant is the reward. I implore you to "GO FORTH!" Focus on your purpose and Pursue your dreams....
Be Blessed
Bishop Steve Braxton, Mentor, Life Coach, Writer/Blogger & Author
contact at brasr6@netzero.com
One that you can give credit, kudoes, accolades and thoughts of great edification to-in the genre of both knowledge and wisdom.
To Emulate one whom by chance you consider as your 'Mentor' and you their prot'ege. For me it was my Grandma, who we as siblings; affectionately called "Big Momma". And of course, my mom and dad also was the disciplining duo of mentors. Which was especially arduous while growing up during "Jim Crow' time in the deep south.
Big Momma was the epitome of sufficient knowledge and wisdom-and I hasten to add she had only a third grade education-but was wise as a serpent... Common utterance of words from Big Momma. "Remember, your word is your bond, when it come to your reputation, it's sometimes better to have a good word, rather than money. It shall serve you well to have a good reputation, cause it helps to shape your creditability and bode well for your integrity"
Some attributes of positive outcomes-As you strive to "Emulate"
~Strive to achieve the utmost traits and abilities
~Strive to articulate the clarity for the best of all understanding
~Seek to communicate and convey incisive messages both thoroughly and effectively
~Communicate what was, and what has been seen
~Communicate exactly what you have heard and what you are hearing
~Communicate precisely what you are actually witnessing
~Communicate explicitly what you are feeling...
Embrace the school of thought to grasp and learn a way to attain the uncanny ability that allows you to
reach out and touch others-where they are; irrespective of their plight and/or condition in life.
A Word about the Pursuant of the "Dreams" {in the sojourn of life's journey}
No matter whom you may be, or where ever you are, or what you may be doing at the moment
Remember the wind don't always blown the same way-it shall certainly change directions.
Sometimes it may be sudden and other times may take a little while longer. I say to you, 'patience
is a virtue'. Just be faithful and steadfast on the journey.
In conclusion, "pursue your dreams"; don't let anyone tell you that you cannot do; If you think you can't-you won't, but if you think yo can-you will; always strive to pursue your dreams. Just know this: it will cost you both physically and mentally, there is certainly a price to pay, but don't let that deter you-the risk is well worth it. Remember, the greater the risk the more abundant is the reward. I implore you to "GO FORTH!" Focus on your purpose and Pursue your dreams....
Be Blessed
Bishop Steve Braxton, Mentor, Life Coach, Writer/Blogger & Author
contact at brasr6@netzero.com
Thursday, January 8, 2015
On-Point Insights: 'Faith Muscles'-4 Spiritual Growth
On-Point Insights: 'Faith Muscles'-4 Spiritual Growth: A fellow blogger { Susan Gregory } who is a Life Coach, Author and Keynote Speaker just recently sent me one of her prior blogs. It was an e...
'Faith Muscles'-4 Spiritual Growth
A fellow blogger {Susan Gregory} who is a Life Coach, Author and Keynote Speaker just recently sent me one of her prior blogs. It was an embellishment about one of Jesus' lamented utterances, "Oh Yea of Little Faith". Upon reading it I was both struck and touched by the piece; and of her testimony about Really Getting It-on how we should learn to really "Trust God", couple with her careful researched exegesis regarding a real understanding and insights concerning "Faith Muscles".
I am compelled to share an excerpt with a bit of editing to integrate my own personal shaping and structuring.
Beginning with one of my favorite saying of encouragement that I always share with others during mentoring and in ministry situations. Which is, "Practice The Presence of the Lord" When you do, {as I connect to an expression by Susan} you consecrate yourself unto The Lord through extended Prayer and Fasting and I also might add, "exercise the closeness of God through meditation".
If you want to make sure-You Do Not Miss God's Blessings; then you must "Practice His Presence", Listen for his instructions; to get a really good understanding, so you can, "Really Get It! Got It!
I think we can all agree that; a problem we as people have; is we don't always 'Get It'. Even though we profess to be believers in a source of higher authority. After that being said, We're the same as those who Jesus lamented and/or proclaimed utterances about. When he said these words, "Oh, Yea of Little Faith"
However, I hasten to add, 'Little Faith" in Susan's words, "Doesn't mean small in amount, as we know it". Just Know-the Bible tells us we are given the same measure of faith. But one must do something with it, it is required that we take or exercise some action. This to cause an opportunity for growth.
Put another way, our measure of faith can be compared to muscles of the human body. If you look at two people, as they stand side-by-side both basically have the same capacity of muscles in their bodies. The difference may be that one of them may work and/or exercise to develop muscle mass. In order to get larger and stronger couple with endurance and stamina. While the other may make an effort to start but quickly stops. Thereby, no work, nor any exercising to develop muscle mass; which will cause them to have "Muscle Atrophy"-meaning, flab body appearance, no muscle expansion or growth; remaining in a smaller weakened state-of being.
Plan Your Work-Work Your Plan
The same example can be attributed to our faith which is very similar to the muscles of the human body. The more we focus on; and exercise our faith, then the stronger it will get. Lending itself to having more assurance and dependance on God's Truth, His Character, His Nature, and His goodness-all to his Glory!
Only Put YourTrust In God...{Susan's Testimony-after hitting rock bottom personal and business}
A profound turning point in life is when you realize you have:
~Only One God To Turn To
~Only One God to Rely on
~Only One God to Help You
~Begin to Praise The One God -Who sees you through...Lifts you out of darkness and into the light
HE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO AMASS AND DEVELOP YOUR "FAITH MUSCLES"
In Conclusion, Just know This: God Is He.. Whose "I AM", He Could be; He Would be; All That You Ever Need in Any Crisis!-in Life
So You No Longer need to Consider, "Oh, Yea Of Little Faith" any more...
But Instead; You are becoming a stronger, growing "Faith with Muscles" person-the assurances for a Joy-Filled Life of great expectancy from God..Amen
Edited/structured by: Bishop Steve Braxton, Mentor, Life Coach, Author E-brasr6@netzero.com
I am compelled to share an excerpt with a bit of editing to integrate my own personal shaping and structuring.
Beginning with one of my favorite saying of encouragement that I always share with others during mentoring and in ministry situations. Which is, "Practice The Presence of the Lord" When you do, {as I connect to an expression by Susan} you consecrate yourself unto The Lord through extended Prayer and Fasting and I also might add, "exercise the closeness of God through meditation".
If you want to make sure-You Do Not Miss God's Blessings; then you must "Practice His Presence", Listen for his instructions; to get a really good understanding, so you can, "Really Get It! Got It!
I think we can all agree that; a problem we as people have; is we don't always 'Get It'. Even though we profess to be believers in a source of higher authority. After that being said, We're the same as those who Jesus lamented and/or proclaimed utterances about. When he said these words, "Oh, Yea of Little Faith"
However, I hasten to add, 'Little Faith" in Susan's words, "Doesn't mean small in amount, as we know it". Just Know-the Bible tells us we are given the same measure of faith. But one must do something with it, it is required that we take or exercise some action. This to cause an opportunity for growth.
Put another way, our measure of faith can be compared to muscles of the human body. If you look at two people, as they stand side-by-side both basically have the same capacity of muscles in their bodies. The difference may be that one of them may work and/or exercise to develop muscle mass. In order to get larger and stronger couple with endurance and stamina. While the other may make an effort to start but quickly stops. Thereby, no work, nor any exercising to develop muscle mass; which will cause them to have "Muscle Atrophy"-meaning, flab body appearance, no muscle expansion or growth; remaining in a smaller weakened state-of being.
Plan Your Work-Work Your Plan
The same example can be attributed to our faith which is very similar to the muscles of the human body. The more we focus on; and exercise our faith, then the stronger it will get. Lending itself to having more assurance and dependance on God's Truth, His Character, His Nature, and His goodness-all to his Glory!
Only Put YourTrust In God...{Susan's Testimony-after hitting rock bottom personal and business}
A profound turning point in life is when you realize you have:
~Only One God To Turn To
~Only One God to Rely on
~Only One God to Help You
~Begin to Praise The One God -Who sees you through...Lifts you out of darkness and into the light
HE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO AMASS AND DEVELOP YOUR "FAITH MUSCLES"
In Conclusion, Just know This: God Is He.. Whose "I AM", He Could be; He Would be; All That You Ever Need in Any Crisis!-in Life
So You No Longer need to Consider, "Oh, Yea Of Little Faith" any more...
But Instead; You are becoming a stronger, growing "Faith with Muscles" person-the assurances for a Joy-Filled Life of great expectancy from God..Amen
Edited/structured by: Bishop Steve Braxton, Mentor, Life Coach, Author E-brasr6@netzero.com
Sunday, November 23, 2014
On-Point Insights: Anti-Violence Transformed When the streets in th...
On-Point Insights: Anti-Violence Transformed
When the streets in th...: Anti-Violence Transformed When the streets in the neighborhoods-of-communities are filled with abnormal behavior and is no longer a safe ...
When the streets in th...: Anti-Violence Transformed When the streets in the neighborhoods-of-communities are filled with abnormal behavior and is no longer a safe ...
Anti-Violence Transformed
When the streets in the neighborhoods-of-communities are filled with abnormal behavior and is no longer a safe place for men and women to live to an ripe old age, and when boys and girls can't feel secure playing in the streets. When there is no justice to be found in midst of all the in-justices.
We must seek to discover better ways to "Rebuild, Raise-Up, Repair Broken-ness, and Restore" what once was the 'Pervasive Promise' back into the neighborhoods-of-communities.
What is the Response? In a word how do we first begin?
The following are some suggestive approaches: First I offer these paragraphs of consideration to begin the walk, not just any old walk in the park, but a walk that holds substance, promise, and hopefulness with some levels of measure for results and positive outcome: "And they that shall be of thee shall build the old; waste places; they shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and they shall be called, 'The Repairer of the breach. {streets} The restorer of the path {community} to dwell {live} in. Isaiah 58:12. "This is what the Lord Almighty says: "Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem {any neighborhoods-of-communities} each cane in hand because of their age. The city {neighborhoods-of-communities}will be filled with boys and girls playing there" Zechariah 8:4-5
You see, in order for Transformation to begin. A process and plan of action must be implemented. Such plan of action will serve to obtain transformational results. First hand experience testimony: As the founder of Marketplace Outreach Ministries, and one of the Leaders of Light of Illinois Diocese, whose motto proclamation is, "Social Transformation". There is a collaborative partnership that exist to put forth various plans of action for specific desired outcome. Over the previous few months the collaborative partnership embarked on a response to make a difference in certain respective.
This to impact the process to be "The Repairer of the Breach", and also begin to transformed anti-violence in the neighborhoods-of-communities. The plan of action was to:
LET ME DIGRESS FOR A MOMENT
This bring back a reflection for me during my teen and adult years growing up in the Deep South. As we would be working in the Cotton Fields, Hay Fields or Soy Bean Fields, not certain days-but every day at 12 Noon we would stop, gather under a shade tree, or go to the nearest house to Sing, Pray, read Scriptures and Praise the Lord.
In a certain neighborhoods-of-communities prior to the beginning the transformation process for The Repairer of the Breach, 100 plus fatalities including death and destruction was an on-going situation.
OUTCOME:
Since the transformation process of fast. pray and meditate begun and for approximately 60 days there has been Zero Fatal and/or murder incidents. All praise to God Almighty.
The collaborative Partnership consists of Tutor/Mentor Conferences and attendees, Marketplace Outreach Ministries, Light of Illinois Diocese, City Harvest Outreach Ministries, Lawndale Christian Community Church, Hope House Ministries and Others
The initiative to take back the community through the implementation process to Fast, Pray and Meditate continues
WE ARE THE REPAIRER OF THE BREACH...Rebuild the community, Raise up foundations, Repair the broken-ness and Restore the streets. So that they may become "Kingdom Streets"
Bishop Steve Braxton, freelance writer, author, mentor, coach and adviser
When the streets in the neighborhoods-of-communities are filled with abnormal behavior and is no longer a safe place for men and women to live to an ripe old age, and when boys and girls can't feel secure playing in the streets. When there is no justice to be found in midst of all the in-justices.
We must seek to discover better ways to "Rebuild, Raise-Up, Repair Broken-ness, and Restore" what once was the 'Pervasive Promise' back into the neighborhoods-of-communities.
What is the Response? In a word how do we first begin?
The following are some suggestive approaches: First I offer these paragraphs of consideration to begin the walk, not just any old walk in the park, but a walk that holds substance, promise, and hopefulness with some levels of measure for results and positive outcome: "And they that shall be of thee shall build the old; waste places; they shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and they shall be called, 'The Repairer of the breach. {streets} The restorer of the path {community} to dwell {live} in. Isaiah 58:12. "This is what the Lord Almighty says: "Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem {any neighborhoods-of-communities} each cane in hand because of their age. The city {neighborhoods-of-communities}will be filled with boys and girls playing there" Zechariah 8:4-5
You see, in order for Transformation to begin. A process and plan of action must be implemented. Such plan of action will serve to obtain transformational results. First hand experience testimony: As the founder of Marketplace Outreach Ministries, and one of the Leaders of Light of Illinois Diocese, whose motto proclamation is, "Social Transformation". There is a collaborative partnership that exist to put forth various plans of action for specific desired outcome. Over the previous few months the collaborative partnership embarked on a response to make a difference in certain respective.
This to impact the process to be "The Repairer of the Breach", and also begin to transformed anti-violence in the neighborhoods-of-communities. The plan of action was to:
- Fast
- Pray
- Meditate
LET ME DIGRESS FOR A MOMENT
This bring back a reflection for me during my teen and adult years growing up in the Deep South. As we would be working in the Cotton Fields, Hay Fields or Soy Bean Fields, not certain days-but every day at 12 Noon we would stop, gather under a shade tree, or go to the nearest house to Sing, Pray, read Scriptures and Praise the Lord.
In a certain neighborhoods-of-communities prior to the beginning the transformation process for The Repairer of the Breach, 100 plus fatalities including death and destruction was an on-going situation.
OUTCOME:
Since the transformation process of fast. pray and meditate begun and for approximately 60 days there has been Zero Fatal and/or murder incidents. All praise to God Almighty.
The collaborative Partnership consists of Tutor/Mentor Conferences and attendees, Marketplace Outreach Ministries, Light of Illinois Diocese, City Harvest Outreach Ministries, Lawndale Christian Community Church, Hope House Ministries and Others
The initiative to take back the community through the implementation process to Fast, Pray and Meditate continues
WE ARE THE REPAIRER OF THE BREACH...Rebuild the community, Raise up foundations, Repair the broken-ness and Restore the streets. So that they may become "Kingdom Streets"
Bishop Steve Braxton, freelance writer, author, mentor, coach and adviser
Sunday, December 8, 2013
On-Point Insights: DOES GOD GET ANGRY?
On-Point Insights: DOES GOD GET ANGRY?: This is a question I get most often from new followers of Christ. And the answer almost always seems to surprise them. And the answer is: Ye...
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