"Mental Toughness' -as it relates to the achievement of 'dreams & aspirations'-respect for yourself and not settling when it comes to getting and keeping certain people in your life. There is some folk that may need to leave your life, Why? because it tends to let the best version of you emerge and evolve. I hasten to add, don't beg anybody to stay in your life, your space is too sacred and expensive to be occupied by lesser and unwilling souls. I implore you to let the 'so-called good ones' go! Let them leave so the the 'BEST' people can come in. One of the greatest hindrance in life is holding on the 'so-called good ones, while the 'BEST' that God has prepared just for you is on the outside looking in. You owe it to yourself to Let The BEST one come in. Also stop looking for happiness in the same place or Rut U lost it, move on. Because; everybody that comes into your life is not meant to stay. Some may come for a season, some for a reason, some for lessons on your way to God's Blessings. The most important thing to remember about those that left; is life lessons you've learned when they were around. Whether good, bad, worse and/or indifferent. Know This: do not let disappointment ruin the next phase of your life. Put it all in the right perspective-Cause 'Disappointments' is just the action of your brain re-adjusting itself to reality after you have discovered things are not the way-"You Thought They Were" #STAYFOCUS# Go Forth! In His Name...Amen...Abundant Blessings
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
RESPONSE: Regards Insights & Intel in the Spiritual Realm of “The Law of Sin”
A recent request was posted on FB seeking and soliciting more details about the
Depth of “The Law of Sin.” In doing so, the person who sought out more positive
knowing thoughts made some statements of his understanding of the B.I.B.L.E.
BTW
know that the Bible is required reading as it can be touted as:
B-basic
I-instructions
B-before
L-leaving
E-earth
After That Being
Said, Here are samplings of the person’s uttered narrative statements:
“It proves that what
is written is of man. Your Bible said, Jesus forgave a man’s sins. While he was
under the Law without the sacrifice were required’ [Luke 5:20}
“According to the Bible,
Jesus didn’t have the authority to override the Laws of Moses, which govern the
sins of the Jews, which were under the Law. The Laws of Moses was yet in place
without a sacrifice”
”This is why,
according to the Bible, The Only Reason Jesus Came, were to be their blood
sacrifice, which was the only way for salvation”
It
is my cognitive spiritual free will druthers to begin this discourse response narrative
utterance, to say this Truth. The Bible was written by men who were duly anointed
and inspired by, God The Father, God The Son, and God The Holy Spirit-The The epitome of the Divine Trinity of the All-Mighty Triune God
Jesus
was sent by the divine holiness of the Trinity to grasp the baton for the
continuation of the work that began in the Garden-East of Eden under the
initial leadership of Adam and the woman who was created from the Rib of his
side to be his help-meet. Due to the fact that Adam and his helpmeet had succumbed
to the least of the lessor morals of Satan-the evil cabal that deceived both
Adam and Evil
When
focus on dialog and discussion about Jesus’s
existence-it’s important to note and point out that His Life on earth as
the Son of God holds no beginning. His birth through the placement in the bowel
of the virgin, Mary was simply His entrance into the human race to reveal
Himself. He is the eternal Son of God-as
He was already in existence-In The Beginning {John 1:1}, likewise, He is Alive!
Today! Sitting at the right-hand side of the Father, and shall continue to live
forever {Rev 1:18
The Body of Work Must
Continue in The Earthly Realm unto Completion
The Question to
Ponder: Did God sacrifice Himself to save us from Himself, Because
of a rule He made Himself?
If
such a thought is considered that God sacrificed Himself to Himself, thus it
would be a grave misunderstanding of God’s Triune nature. As it would serve to conflate
the Father and the Son. Since it was the Father who sent the Son for a specific
reason {John 7:33} The Son was sent to accomplished the Father’s Will {John 17:4}.
It was the Son who died for sinners {Roman j5:8}. The Son laid down his life as
satisfaction, and as a sacrifice for sin {1 John 4:10}
It
was God’s desire and the decision that a sacrifice would be necessary to atone for
sin, for this, is not a rule that He simply made up. God’s Law is not something
that God arbitrarily created; such Law was an extension of His Holy nature. You
see in the Old Testament Bible God revealed Him, and through that revelation of
His personal persona is what morality is all about. When He proclaimed “The
Wages of sin is death” {Romans 6:23} This was not an imposition of a punishment
or a new rule, but rather it was more about what He was revealing to the people,
which was an unalterable, eternal reality-if you can discern a departure from
the sustainer of life, then you could cut self-off from the possibility of a
continued existence.
Therefore,
those who choose to reject life only have one other option, which could be immediate death. Isaac Newton wrote the law of gravity. In his writings, Newton
describes the effects and nature of gravity. However, the law of gravity
preceded and transcended his description. In similar and close proximity the
Bible describes the nature of sin and righteousness, and in universal laws
concerning sin and righteousness, death, life, justice, and mercy precedes and transcends
the writing. God’s laws flow eternally from the nature of God Himself.
As
such, His Law is an outflowing of His Nature-the law is unchanging-remains the same firmly fixed in the Heavens {Psalm 119:89} God’s wrath is not set aside
anymore that we can change our DNA. His Justice is not a guideline that He
chooses to follow. His justice is part and parcel of His character
Righteousness
and Justice is the foundational platform to His sovereign Rule of the Universe.
Without Justice, without wrath, at sin-It is not of God. Death follows sin not
because God says so, but because sin is rebellious against Life. It’s important
for all to seek a heightened awareness of sin. Because sin is much more than thought
or action that does measure up to God’s holiness and absolute perfection. In
that, it opposes His Nature. Lying is wrong-not because God chose to dislike it but because God is all about ‘Truth’, and lies oppose His nature. Murder is
wrong-not due to any arbitrary rule, but because God is Life and murder oppose
His eternal character. We all sin and fall short of the Glory of God. When we
stand before God as sinners, we shall face sure judgment: Jesus the first time
came as The Messiah-the one who saves. When he returns the second time -it
shall be as Judge. Know that in His great love and mercy He shall provide a way
for Justice to be satisfied and salvation to be extended. Remember, God so
loved the world that he gave His only Begotten Son, that whoever believes in
him shall not perish but have eternal Life {John 3:16}
Crufiction: The Cross
Experience
On
The Cross Jesus The Christ, showed perfect love, perfect justice, and perfect
mercy-as He meets Sin and Justice being punished on the cross –The Son of God
receiving the condemnation for all sins of the world. Therefore, it is because
of the penalty of sin that was satisfied through Jesus Christ sacrifice that the
Father can extend His Mercy to undeserving sinners.
God’s
Mercy, God’s Justice were demonstrated by Jesus Christ Crucifixion at the
cross. God’s justice was meted out in full and was extended in full to all who
believe exercised through His Perfect Mercy and Justice.
In the end, be reflective that God sent His Son to save us from our sins and the
evil that naturally befalls us and especially those who reject The Good. Love
was compressed for all history in that lonely figure and statue of Jesus on the
cross, who said that He had and posed the power that He could call down angels
at any moment on a rescue mission, but He chose no to-Why? Because He First
loved us, At Calvary He accepted His own unbreakable “Terms of Justice” for all
of His people Amen…
Written
& edited by. Steve Braxton, Presiding Bishop, National Clergy Fellowship, Div.
of Marketplace Outreach Ministries, Inc.
Thursday, May 27, 2021
SPIRITUALGROWTH IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY-EVERY DAY
It would be great to let the good things of life be the focus of your concerns as you take care to serve humanity and to require that it is a constant in life while travailing on the path of the journey. Such Spiritual Growth Attributes as the following:
- Be Aware of the steps for a healthier life-know who is the "Source" of all of our thoughts. He who is The One, that is the only Hope, the only Choice, and the only 'Source' who is He? The Lord of host, that is Strong and Mighty.
- Know this, that the Son of God has defeated the enemy-the battle is not ours-it is the Lord's
- Strive to Focus on the essence of your thoughts-always endeavor to go high when others go low. Because negative thoughts are unhealthy and are Not of God-they tend to lead toward the small trail of the road on the path of the journey.
- Strive to equip self to learn more...educate and enlighten via the study of the B.I.B.L.E., Required Reading, it is: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. Which gives and provides whatever things that are Honest, True, Pure, Lovely, and is of a good report with patience inclusive of being a 'virtue'
- Despite the evil that abounds among us in these perilous times and amidst the pandemic -The Focus must still be on The Goodness and Mercy of the Lord. Always being conscious of the feelings and emotions To Be Slow to Anger but stridently apt to embrace 'forgiveness therein lies the bestowal of the abundant blessings of the Almighty God.
Steve Braxton, Ordained Member of the Clergy, CEO & Founder, Marketplace Ministries, Inc, Author of non-fiction books, freelance writer & blogger, http://blog.feedspot.com/money_making_blogs
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
DO NOT ASCRIBE TO BE ONE WAY AND DO ANOTHER
AND THE LORD SAID, "Since people say they are mine but they do not obey me; and since their worship amounts to mere words learned by rote; therefore I will take awesome vengeance on those hypocrites and make their wisest counselors as fools" {Isaiah 29:13-14}
We are living in a time and season where the world is be-riffed with dastardly acts of inhumane treatment of other human beings. On many occasions someone is being molested, sexually assaulted, shot, maimed, or killed by law enforcement officers. Outlandsous acts of violence have become routine behavioral patterns across the landscape of America. Seemly, a state of Hypocrisy does exist. The word "hypocrite" means "play-act" to claim to be a certain person while acting like someone else. The creator is not pleased with such behavior, especially those who claim to be His followers, i.e, such as the Pentecostals, spiritual leaders who outright embrace and supported the Big Lie of the former POTUS Donald Trump.
There are consequences abound. "These people say they honor me, but their hearts are far away. Their worship is worthless, for they teach their man-made laws instead of those from God {Matthew 15;8}. We are aware of the notion, that we all sin and fall short of the Glory of God. Meaning, that all slip and fall to become capable of 'hypocrisy. However, there are provisions for a way back from the dark side to be a part of the marvelous light of the "Truth of God'. Such efforts for the way back require obedience, honesty, sincerity, and trust.
Beware and Know that; whatever has been said and done in the dark shall eventually be heard in the light, and what has been whispered in the inner rooms shall be broadcast from the rooftops for all to hear. This world as we know it shall one day have its final acts and will be drawn to a close. Upon the occasion when Jesus will come back as he has promised. During the occasion of Jesus's return, God's 'wrath shall be at play. The first to receive God's wrath will be those who have been play-acting with God {Isiah 29:13-14}
Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do to prevent others from misrepresenting before Jesus Christ. The only person you can help from being a hypocrite is yourself. Here are a few ways to help from becoming a hypocrite:
~First, watch your own actions closely, strive to Keep God in Front of Mind Consciousness {read 2 Corinth 13:5}
~Secondly, do not come down on other people too hard, remember the difference is if you do the right thing you shall have the dispensation of 'The Gift of Forgiveness"
~Thirdly, be quick to admit when you make a mistake-true humility is rare in our culture. But strive to embrace it. Others are drawn more closely to you when you readily admit your mistakes. and that sets up a unique and rare sense of 'trust'. It bodes well for your authenticity and you're being genuine.
Steve Braxton, ordained minister, life coach, spiritual adviser, freelance writer & blogger, author of non-fiction books, HTTP://blog.feedback.com/money-making_blogs, Linkedin/in/steve-braxton939aa420
Monday, May 10, 2021
Diversity,
Inclusion, Equality, Equity, Fairness, and Justice
OR
The
New Institutional America’s Orthodoxy: "Critical Race Theory"
What
Shall It Be; What is It; and How, Should; or What Must Be Done To Fight It?-The
New Orthodoxy Theory That Is..?
The
tried and proven ways and means of preferred Ideas for mostly all Americans has
been steeply entrenched in the vision of the 1960’s Civil Rights movement led
by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Which
was largely achieved through and with the intervention use of the pen of
President Lyndon B. Johnson who sign laws into action for the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 and The Voting Rights Acts of 1965? Thus all within the pursuit of the
Great Society for the integrity, restoration, and the law and order right for all
humanity.
A
Word About The Critical Race Theory
It
was borne out of an academic discipline that was formulated in the 1990s built
on the premises of the framework of an identity that is linked and/or closely
akin to the basis of Marxism. Which for many years were relegated to
universities and obscure academic journals as it increasingly became the
default ideology in public institutions? Also, some semblance of it was injected
into a form of Diversity Training for:
·
Government
agencies
·
Public
school systems
·
Corporate
Human rights dept.
However,
it was soon dismissed and or discarded after the masters of the language gauge
constructionists realize it was a hard sell. Because on its face-it did not
codify with 14th, and 15th amendment, the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, nor The Voting Rights Act of 1965, therefore, it was deemed to
be rejected by the Critical Race Theorists-their thoughts were that it provides
a camouflage for white supremacists, patriarchy, and oppression.
Christopher
F. Rufo, who is the founder and director of Battlefront, a public policy research
center, a graduate of Georgetown University and a former Lincoln Fellow at the
Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy.
Mr. Rufo indicates that research shows the Marxist theory was built on
political programs on the theory of class conflict. Their belief was the
primary characteristics of industrialized societies were the imbalance of power
between capitalists and workers. The solution to that imbalance, according to
Marx, was a revolution: the workers would eventually gain consciousness of their plight,
seize the moment and means for production, overthrow the capitalists, and usher
in a new socialist society.
Futile
Resistance under POTUS #45
Thus
Far the flame of the Critical Race Theory has been fanned excessively and enormously
by POTUS #45. Any attempts to halt the encroachment of Critical Race Theory
have been ineffective, for these reasons:
·
The enormity of people has developed an acute fear of standing up and speaking out.
Especially when it involves social, , political or racial issues
·
Gallup the poll indicates that 77% of conservatives are afraid to share their opinions publicly.
Worried about getting mob on social media, fired from their jobs, or worse,
they remain quiet, largely ceding to the public debate to those pushing anti-American
ideologies
·
They
then becomes mono-culture: dogmatic, suspicious, and hostile to a diversity of
opinions
·
Most
believe that their company’s ‘equity and inclusion’ departments serve as
political offices, searching for and stamping out any dissent from the official orthodoxy
·
Secondly,
Critical Race issues are like a mouse-trap, Disagreements with programs
become irrefutable evidence of a dissenter’s ‘white fragility. Unconsciousness
bias, or internalized white supremacy
Mr.
Rufo goes on to say that, “In terms of principles we need to employ our own moral
language rather than allow ourselves to be confined by the categories of critical
race theory. Diversity is important and is generally good all about being
equal. However, we need to ratchet up the level of dialog and discussion in the
conversation. We should be talking about the aim toward ‘excellence’, a common
standard that challenges people of all backgrounds to achieve their potential. On
the scale of desirable ends, ‘excellence ’beats diversity every time. Above all
else, we must have courage-it’s the fundamental virtue. Courage to stand up and
speak the truth; Courage to face the mob; Courage to shrug off the scorn of the
elites; Courage to withstand the epithets. When enough of us overcome the fear
that currently prevents so many from speaking out, the hold of Critical Race
Theory will begin to slip. And Courage begets Courage. It’s easy to stop a lone
dissenter, it’s much harder to stop thousands or millions or more voices who
stand up together for the principles of America. Truth and Justice are on our
side. If we can muster the Courage, We Will Win.”
The
Clinton Foundation Launches New Action Network on Inclusive Economics
President
Bill Clinton hosted the third installment of building an inclusive recovery to
address racial and economic disparities. In his opening narrative utterance
President Clinton said, “It’s especially important that we work to address the
inequalities facing Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans, and other
historically underserved communities who have borne the brunt of health and
economic consequences”
This
action network is a collaborative partnership that will build on a model that
has proven to be very effective in driving progress and responding to changing
circumstances in real-time, including the 2008 financial crisis during the
launch of CGI America. The Partnership commitment consists of The Rockefeller
Foundation, and the United Way.
The
Rockefeller Foundation will expand its “Opportunity Collective” to break down
barriers for capital access for Blacks and Latinos-owned businesses. The
project will support businesses in 12 cities. It shall provide small business
coaching, technical assistance, development of small business leadership, and composite investments of $12 million dollars.
United
Way of New York has committed to launching a “Campaign for Equity” to respond to
the urgent needs of the Black Communities and other communities of color. This campaign is valued at $50 million
dollars. It plans to help the systematic disparities by catalyzing partnerships
to drive resources, build capacity, promote advocacy, and create innovation
hubs for diverse stakeholders to maximize impact.
In the end, President Clinton said, “We firmly believe that when diverse groups of
people bring resources together in the spirit of true cooperation, transformative
ideas will emerge to drive life-changing action”
In my opinion this kind of esper-the decor of committed efforts of like-minded groups
in collaborative mode shall have a very positive and impactful outcome for
effective change. It shall go a long way
toward de-escalating and getting rid of the futile resistance of the Critical
Race Theory.
The
connection to and embracing the focus toward ‘excellence’ and grasping the
understanding of the power of “Courage” to stand up collectively together will
speak volumes for the principles of America to effect life-changing situations to have the best possible potential achievement
levels for all humanity.
The
focus and intent is to grasp the thought of consciousness for all Americans to
dote on the motto: “Togetherness is Key, We are better when working together collective”.
And in the final analysis, it would be prudent and good to foster the principle:
“Do unto others as you wish for them to do unto you”. Simply put, treat other people the same way
that you wish to be treated. #MINDFULNESS #RESPECTFORSELF #RESPECTFOROTHERS as
we all keep God, “In-Front-Of-Mind-Consciousness”
Steve
Braxton, CEO, Marketplace Consulting Group, Business Adviser, Independent
Corporate Board of Directors, Freelance Writer & Blogger, Author of
Non-fiction books, www.linkedin/in/steve-braxton939aa420/
http://blog.feedspot.com/money_making_blogs/
Monday, April 26, 2021
New Data From 2020 U.S.
Census Bureau Report Released
-The
census data calculations happen every 10 years
These
census data calculations shall be in use starting in 2023. This shall have an
impact on congressional elections in the gains and losses categories. The
adjusted calculation numbers show that seven states will have fewer political
congressional seats and six states will have more.
The
seven states that lost one congressional seat in the house are:
·
California
from 53 to 52
·
Illinois
from 18 to 17
·
Michigan
from 14 to 13
·
New
York from 27 to 26
·
Ohio
from 16 to 15
·
Pennsylvania
from 18 to 17
·
West
VA from 3 to 2
The
six states that gained one or more seats are:
·
Colorado
from 7 to 8
·
Florida
from 27 to 28
·
Montana
from 1 to 2
·
North
Carolina from 13 to 14
·
Oregon
from 5 to 6
·
Texas
gain two seats from 36 to 38
The
official Census Count consists of people who live in each state on the day of
the census year {April 1, 2020]. It also includes all military and U.S.
Government employees and their dependents
who live abroad and overseas that goes towards the respective State
claimed as their US residence
Moreover
these census calculations change the number of House Representatives seats
each state shall have that will help determine the size of the delegation of
the Electoral College whether it increasing or decreasing that gives the
guidelines to state residents the power to pick the president of the United
States
DATA
CALCULATIONS DETERMINANT of Population Growth:
·
Total
U.S. Population is now over 331 million people
·
State
of CA has the largest population: 39.5 million
·
Smallest
US State: Wyoming 576, 851 thousand
·
Fastest
Growth State; Utah 18.4%
·
Southern
States Growth 10.2%
·
Western
States Growth 9.2%
·
N/West
States growth 4.1%
·
Midwestern
States Growth 3.1%
The
final phase of the determination for the congressional election shall be accomplished by the respective states
via redistricting through the process of drawing up new maps across the each
state territorial area
Steve
Braxton, CEO Marketplace Consulting Group, Business Adviser, Independent
Corporate and Non-profit Board of Directors, Freelance Writer & Blogger, http://blog.feedspot.com/money_making_blog
New Data From 2020 U.S.
Census Bureau Report Released
-The
census data calculations happen every 10 years
These
census data calculations shall be in use starting in 2023. This shall have an
impact on congressional elections in the gains and losses categories. The
adjusted calculation numbers show that seven states will have fewer political
congressional seats and six states will have more.
The
seven states that lost one congressional seat in the house are:
·
California
from 53 to 52
·
Illinois
from 18 to 17
·
Michigan
from 14 to 13
·
New
York from 27 to 26
·
Ohio
from 16 to 15
·
Pennsylvania
from 18 to 17
·
West
VA from 3 to 2
The
six states that gained one or more seats are:
·
Colorado
from 7 to 8
·
Florida
from 27 to 28
·
Montana
from 1 to 2
·
North
Carolina from 13 to 14
·
Oregon
from 5 to 6
·
Texas
gain two seats from 36 to 38
The
official Census Count consists of people who live in each state on the day of
the census year {April 1, 2020]. It also includes all military and U.S.
Government employees and their dependents
who live abroad and overseas that goes towards the respective State
claimed as their US residence
Moreover
these census calculations change the number of House Representatives seats
each state shall have that will help determine the size of the delegation of
the Electoral College whether its increasing or decreasing that gives the
guidelines to state residents the power to pick the president of the United
States
DATA
CALCULATIONS DETERMINANT of Population Growth:
·
Total
U.S. Population is now over 331 million people
·
State
of CA has the largest population: 39.5 million
·
Smallest
US State: Wyoming 576, 851 thousand
·
Fastest
Growth State; Utah 18.4%
·
Southern
States Growth 10.2%
·
Western
States Growth 9.2%
·
N/West
States growth 4.1%
·
Midwestern
States Growth 3.1%
The final phase of the determination for the congressional election shall be accomplished by the respective states
via redistricting through the process of drawing up new maps across each
state territorial area
Steve
Braxton, CEO Marketplace Consulting Group, Business Adviser, Independent
Corporate and Non-profit Board of Directors, Freelance Writer & Blogger, http://blog.feedspot.com/money_making_blog
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