It's hard being a Christian. Christianity is all about living for Someone else (Jesus Christ); your life is no longer your own. You have to kill your flesh and fleshly desires daily. You live a life that is focused on departing, not giving in to the things of this world. In today's society, no one wants to live for another; they all want to live for themselves. My relationship with Christ is the best thing that has ever happened me. I am crucified with Christ, I no longer live but it is Him who now lives in me......Be encouraged to take a stand for Christ in a world that is not standing for anything at all.

Julie Lessman, You Now Have A Fan Club!

A while ago, I mentioned I was reading a series of books by Julie Lessman. So, after I finished them I told my cousin in-law and got her hooked! Recently, I was talking to my First Lady (the Pastor's Wife) and telling her about this book...she ordered it for her Kindle, and can you say the rest is history? Right now there are 4 of us reading/re-reading and loving the book. I can not say it enough: JULIE LESSMAN, YOU ARE A GODSEND IN THE LITERARY FIELD! I loved that I can read a book that is so real and also strengthens my walk in Christ. If my First Lady loves it, then you know you are anointed! LOL. If you haven't read her books, you should! Be blessed.

Be Yourself?

"Be yourself, everyone else is taken."- Oscar Wilde.
This has to be one of my favorite secular quotes. Why? Because it states the facts in one sentence. Everything is summed up for you in a simple statement: be yourself. Why? Because, everyone else is taken. If you're not yourself who are you going to be? I remember before I rededicated my life to Christ I was all over place. I didn't know who I was anymore. When I got back into church, I thought I was supposed to look, talk, and sound like everyone else because they looked like "christians". But by who's standards? When I became completely sold out for Christ it was a change that started from the inside: the heart. God started working on me, in me, and through me. He made me aware of skirt lengths, shirt sizes. I became more aware of the way I looked, talked, carried myself, etc. because I was becoming who God wanted to: me. And that included my crazy print bohemian dresses (believe me, I have a lot) , ethnic jewelry, 4 inch stilettos, short curly hair, etc. There's a person or people I can reach because I am being the person God has made me to be. Jesus didn't fit the mold. He was unconventional in every sense of the word. He reached out to those who would have been lost otherwise; he was a teacher and lived a life so his could be the ultimate example. He broke the mold we were expected to fit into. It's not about tradition or religion in the sense you're just wearing the title of a christian. It's about a personal relationship with Christ. The word Christian is broken down simply: Christ-like. When we become Christ-like, we come who He wants us to be. When you find Jesus, you find yourself.