This word is awesome, it reveals to us that there is a reward for not giving up. It confirms that everything in our lives is employed. However, I pray that those of us who are called, chosen, to help those who are now going through are willing to be transparent. It does you know good for me to say to you well I know what you are going through, I have been through so much myself, when you are dealing with the loss of child and the only thing I lost was some money, you see it doesn't compare, now while I can hear you out and pray with you. Our pains and losses are not equal. On the same token, we should never say to someone if you went through what I went through, because often they are sharing with you their right now, and who are we too minimize it. When you do this don't be surprised when this person doesn't seek you again. Sometimes your lessons were to teach you to listen, we can't always speak.
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David Wilkerson Today
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012
THE BEST IS YET AHEAD!
by David Wilkerson
[May 19, 1931 - April 27, 2011]
Perhaps during times of affliction you have almost fainted. You may have been
so weak and weary you thought you couldn't go another step. But now, from where
you stand, you can say, "I never want to go through that again but God brought
me out. He has been faithful. Praise the Lord!"
God is not satisfied with a heartfelt "thank you" from us. Rather, He says,
"Wait just a moment, My child. I did not bring you through all those troubles
and afflictions just to make you a grateful overcomer. I've spent years
training you, putting you through all these things for a purpose, and I'm not
going to let you waste them now. I fully intend for my investment to pay off. I
tell you, your best work is ahead of you!"
Now, as you emerge from your college-level afflictions, God opens your eyes to
your struggling friends in kindergarten. These beloved ones don't think they
can make it, so what do you do with your affliction experiences? God whispers
to you, "I need seasoned, tested veterans, people who have survived deep waters
and awful fires, who have been refined through suffering. I want people who will
prove My faithfulness to this generation!" The psalmist writes: "That ye may
tell it to the generation following" (Psalm 48:13). "Now also when I am old and
greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this
generation, and thy power to everyone that is to come" (71:18).
Paul sums it all up beautifully: "But I would ye should understand, brethren,
that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the
furtherance of the gospel" (Philippians 1:12). That is saying something! When
Paul wrote this, he was an older man with years of experience and he was in the
midst of one of the worst trials of his life. He spoke to his friends from his
heart:
"It would be the most wonderful thing right now if I could go home and be with
my Lord. That is my greatest desire. But I'm a veteran; I've been through
afflictions and trials and I know I'm needed here. This generation needs to see
a sufferer who survives and rejoices in any affliction. My son Timothy is going
to face all that I've faced, and he needs to know that God will bring him
through. So, it is best that I stay and endure these deep afflictions. Look at
me! Not only have I survived, but I have true hope. I'm not down or depressed.
I rejoice in the Lord for all He has brought me through!"
Friday, June 22, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
What Does Your Witness Say
I sat there watching her, I am certain she didn't know she was being watched, but her amazing ability to take things in so fast captured my attention. WOW, was my thought as she seemed able to hold a conversation with everyone that walked through her line. Now this started out as a class assignment but quickly God was turning it into a lesson for me. What does your witness say when you aren't aware that people are watching? Oh yeah we all have the occasional bad day, but what does it say most days? I watched her as she took pride in a job that most would complain about. It's a job they would say, it helps with bills, but in my watching I was listening and more than once she said she loved her job, she liked meeting people and making them smile.
Amazing, in my mind I was thinking she would be perfect in ministry because even the people that didn't comply with the request on the front of her register never seemed to upset her. What was more amazing was the fact that she knew her customers well. I decided to get up get something after all I go down almost everyday. I get in line and today, I had something different. Right away she says, you aren't feeling well, I reply no, how do you know, do I look that bad, she said "No", when you feel bad you get a sprite. When your head hurts you get a coke and when you are in a good mood you get tea and sometimes you get food with it. I laughed she laughed.
Just as I wanted to tell her that I had been watching her and that God was going to use her someone came up. I started away from the register but I noticed the person didn't open their box, but she knew exactly what they had, she looked over while we were speaking, but who would have thought she saw that. The that was what they had been served more than 5 feet away. Grits, eggs, bacon and a biscuit, yes the customer says, with a smile. The customer then tells her that yesterday, she'd tried something different and was not pleased, but didn't come and complain because she liked her so much. She was polite and said thank you. Never being rude, not agreeing with the customer, keeping it friendly and approachable, and never bad mouthing her employer.
I learned a lesson from that young lady, that we as Christians have a lot to learn, we ask God for things and not all the time because we need them, but we give Him request for a lot of wants. We complain about our 9-5 that many would love to have. But she was genuinely happy about her job serving people. Her smile was genuine, she engaged each person that came to her register, she knew her surroundings. I was thinking God with her gift, and demeanor she would be awesome in ministry. Her witness says she loves to serve. She could be a great leader because she is a great server. She is not proud, but humble. She doesn't complain and enjoys the simple things in life. She pays attention to people, it's not just let me get them out of here so I can resume my personal conversation with my co-worker. She engages them treats each customer as if they were the most important person in the world and she is learning, I watch her eyes as they tell her things that she is taking in, making mental notes.
Then, it hit me, that not only had I been watching her, she watches me. Though we never talked about it she knew what made me feel better on what days, she knew my pattern and habits. So it made me say Lord please allow me to check my witness, because people are watching us more than they are listening to us. Not just in public, but on social media, in every area, of our lives someone is watching us, what we say, what we write, what we like on FB, what we tweet. I was amazed that just when we think it's just us and no one is looking they are. So if you are going to profess to be a Christian carry yourself like one at all times. People are watching, they are listening, they are reading. All of it is a part of your witness and what does your witness say about you?
Amazing, in my mind I was thinking she would be perfect in ministry because even the people that didn't comply with the request on the front of her register never seemed to upset her. What was more amazing was the fact that she knew her customers well. I decided to get up get something after all I go down almost everyday. I get in line and today, I had something different. Right away she says, you aren't feeling well, I reply no, how do you know, do I look that bad, she said "No", when you feel bad you get a sprite. When your head hurts you get a coke and when you are in a good mood you get tea and sometimes you get food with it. I laughed she laughed.
Just as I wanted to tell her that I had been watching her and that God was going to use her someone came up. I started away from the register but I noticed the person didn't open their box, but she knew exactly what they had, she looked over while we were speaking, but who would have thought she saw that. The that was what they had been served more than 5 feet away. Grits, eggs, bacon and a biscuit, yes the customer says, with a smile. The customer then tells her that yesterday, she'd tried something different and was not pleased, but didn't come and complain because she liked her so much. She was polite and said thank you. Never being rude, not agreeing with the customer, keeping it friendly and approachable, and never bad mouthing her employer.
I learned a lesson from that young lady, that we as Christians have a lot to learn, we ask God for things and not all the time because we need them, but we give Him request for a lot of wants. We complain about our 9-5 that many would love to have. But she was genuinely happy about her job serving people. Her smile was genuine, she engaged each person that came to her register, she knew her surroundings. I was thinking God with her gift, and demeanor she would be awesome in ministry. Her witness says she loves to serve. She could be a great leader because she is a great server. She is not proud, but humble. She doesn't complain and enjoys the simple things in life. She pays attention to people, it's not just let me get them out of here so I can resume my personal conversation with my co-worker. She engages them treats each customer as if they were the most important person in the world and she is learning, I watch her eyes as they tell her things that she is taking in, making mental notes.
Then, it hit me, that not only had I been watching her, she watches me. Though we never talked about it she knew what made me feel better on what days, she knew my pattern and habits. So it made me say Lord please allow me to check my witness, because people are watching us more than they are listening to us. Not just in public, but on social media, in every area, of our lives someone is watching us, what we say, what we write, what we like on FB, what we tweet. I was amazed that just when we think it's just us and no one is looking they are. So if you are going to profess to be a Christian carry yourself like one at all times. People are watching, they are listening, they are reading. All of it is a part of your witness and what does your witness say about you?
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
In this time ppl who have been trusted with an anointing need to be mindful of a few things your anointing is not going to be accepted by everyone because it's not for everyone. Your relationship w/ the Father is unique because you're unique and it's personal mine and yours won't be the same. That doesn't say one is right and one is wrong. Just like you paid a price to have yours, they paid a price to have theirs. We have to stay mindful of that. What we as Christians lack is the loyalty that street folk lack and as quiet as it's kept we still possess a crab in the barrel mentality. People who are hurt in church shun it, but we can't hold all churches all pastors to the one we were hurt in or by. So let's always, always seek discernment in wisdom in handling Gods ppl. And we are all His people even the ones who haven't accepted Him- Blessed to Be a Blessing Shon Garner
Friday, June 15, 2012
Father Can You Hear Me
As I place my hands to the keys, I think of the love that every child has for their father especially little girls. I know that my daddy was my first love. I also as small as I was remember the letters he wrote and the tapes he sent when he was off fighting in the war. Daddy's Home by the Delfonics, I smile now because that's when music had real meaning. I used to make my mama play it all the time.
I am sadden now though, not because my daddy is gone, but for all the homes where the father is absent by choice. For all the little girls and boys who will have dysfunctional relationships as a result of fathers who can't separate the relationship with the kids, from the relationship with the moms. I am angered that at some point these two people looked passed all the issues long enough to lay down and produce these children as if they asked to be here. Mothers who use the children as pawns in your game stop it's emotional abuse. God is frowning on it. Daddy remember how you treat your little girl is how she expects others to treat her. If you give her left over time and affection she gets in jacked up relationships expecting and accepting the same.
So now I petition my Daddy in heaven and I say Father Can You hear me? A divine intervention is needed right away. To save our children our future, to stop this cycle of abandonment, and bad relationships. Girls going from man to man or in this day to woman, looking for the love and attention that she should have been given by her own daddy. For the young boy or man who is so determined not to be his own father, that he turns into him times 5. Even he searches for his dad's love and acceptance in his relationships giving us a an entirely new man, the absentee father, the gangster boo, the down low man and the low down man. All because Daddy was not home, or if he was there he was merely existing. So my hat is off to all the father's who stayed, to all the father's who stepped in and took the place of the absent one.
I beseech you to recognize that whether or not your dad was there or not, know that you have a Father who will never leave you nor forsake you, one who can say this when you finally accept Him for who He is:
You're my love you're my angel
You're the girl of my dreams
I'd like to thank you for waiting patiently
Daddy's home your daddy's home to stay
How I've waited for this moment
To be by your side
Your best friend wrote and told me
You had teardrops in your eyes
Daddy's home your daddy's home to stay
Now don't get it twisted guys those are the words of the Delfonics, but imagine God saying that to you, you are my son my child with whom I am well pleased. The good thing is with this Father nobody has to tell Him when you are sad, or have tears in your eyes, you see He knows all about you. He knows what's in it you and where you are headed if you just let Him lead.
I ask each of you who have not yet embraced the most important Father/son, Father/daughter relationship to say these words with me, and if you know the song, then tell Tamela Mannm you have it from here:
Father can you hear me
We need your love today
I know that you are listening
you hear men everyday
Father please hear us
and we will be ok
father we need you to heal families today
Father can you hear me
I'm calling on your name
Not budda nor muhammed
but it's jesus we cry out loud
Father just forgive us
Hear us when we say
We'll give ya, give ya, give you everything our lifes and souls today
Father you know we need it
I've never seen so much pain
We have the faith for now
Your victory we will gain
father you know we mean it
there's no more heart of stone
were ready for your power
now the sin is gone
My prayer is this, Daddy I know you can hear me, I am not questioning that, so today I declare and decree that generational curses are broken, that the ones you have chosen to break them take the mantle and run on even when it gets hard. I decree and declare that dysfunction is replaced with calm and love, that families are restored and healing has taken place. I pray that men take their rightful place as heads of homes, and mothers bow out gracefully and let them be men. That men encourage their sons, and validate their daughters. I thank you in advance that in this season that earthly fathers lead their children to you our heavenly Father and we can hear you say you are my child in whom I am well pleased.
Shon Garner Cole
I am sadden now though, not because my daddy is gone, but for all the homes where the father is absent by choice. For all the little girls and boys who will have dysfunctional relationships as a result of fathers who can't separate the relationship with the kids, from the relationship with the moms. I am angered that at some point these two people looked passed all the issues long enough to lay down and produce these children as if they asked to be here. Mothers who use the children as pawns in your game stop it's emotional abuse. God is frowning on it. Daddy remember how you treat your little girl is how she expects others to treat her. If you give her left over time and affection she gets in jacked up relationships expecting and accepting the same.
So now I petition my Daddy in heaven and I say Father Can You hear me? A divine intervention is needed right away. To save our children our future, to stop this cycle of abandonment, and bad relationships. Girls going from man to man or in this day to woman, looking for the love and attention that she should have been given by her own daddy. For the young boy or man who is so determined not to be his own father, that he turns into him times 5. Even he searches for his dad's love and acceptance in his relationships giving us a an entirely new man, the absentee father, the gangster boo, the down low man and the low down man. All because Daddy was not home, or if he was there he was merely existing. So my hat is off to all the father's who stayed, to all the father's who stepped in and took the place of the absent one.
I beseech you to recognize that whether or not your dad was there or not, know that you have a Father who will never leave you nor forsake you, one who can say this when you finally accept Him for who He is:
You're my love you're my angel
You're the girl of my dreams
I'd like to thank you for waiting patiently
Daddy's home your daddy's home to stay
How I've waited for this moment
To be by your side
Your best friend wrote and told me
You had teardrops in your eyes
Daddy's home your daddy's home to stay
Now don't get it twisted guys those are the words of the Delfonics, but imagine God saying that to you, you are my son my child with whom I am well pleased. The good thing is with this Father nobody has to tell Him when you are sad, or have tears in your eyes, you see He knows all about you. He knows what's in it you and where you are headed if you just let Him lead.
I ask each of you who have not yet embraced the most important Father/son, Father/daughter relationship to say these words with me, and if you know the song, then tell Tamela Mannm you have it from here:
Father can you hear me
We need your love today
I know that you are listening
you hear men everyday
Father please hear us
and we will be ok
father we need you to heal families today
Father can you hear me
I'm calling on your name
Not budda nor muhammed
but it's jesus we cry out loud
Father just forgive us
Hear us when we say
We'll give ya, give ya, give you everything our lifes and souls today
Father you know we need it
I've never seen so much pain
We have the faith for now
Your victory we will gain
father you know we mean it
there's no more heart of stone
were ready for your power
now the sin is gone
My prayer is this, Daddy I know you can hear me, I am not questioning that, so today I declare and decree that generational curses are broken, that the ones you have chosen to break them take the mantle and run on even when it gets hard. I decree and declare that dysfunction is replaced with calm and love, that families are restored and healing has taken place. I pray that men take their rightful place as heads of homes, and mothers bow out gracefully and let them be men. That men encourage their sons, and validate their daughters. I thank you in advance that in this season that earthly fathers lead their children to you our heavenly Father and we can hear you say you are my child in whom I am well pleased.
Shon Garner Cole
Irreplaceable
If you're expecting me to let you leave
without any attempt to stop you
You've got me all wrong,
We've got things to talk about....
What do you mean you're walking out going back to your mommas house,
we've both made mistakes,
but by no means,
should we let faux pas turn in au revoir....
So I speak this phrase "I love you"
and hope it's not the last one
that we exchange because the
fact remains that you are
Irreplaceable
This is a very strong piece I have given you bit's and pieces, but to read in it's entirety purchase your copy of The Fall and Rise of a Black Man in Love by D'Marcus Glasper if you have your copy what is your favorite poem/poems?
brownessence. com or amazon.com, barnes and noble nook. Get yours today you won't be disappointed.
without any attempt to stop you
You've got me all wrong,
We've got things to talk about....
What do you mean you're walking out going back to your mommas house,
we've both made mistakes,
but by no means,
should we let faux pas turn in au revoir....
So I speak this phrase "I love you"
and hope it's not the last one
that we exchange because the
fact remains that you are
Irreplaceable
This is a very strong piece I have given you bit's and pieces, but to read in it's entirety purchase your copy of The Fall and Rise of a Black Man in Love by D'Marcus Glasper if you have your copy what is your favorite poem/poems?
brownessence. com or amazon.com, barnes and noble nook. Get yours today you won't be disappointed.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
A Blessing in Your Trial
Hey so you have been standing and it seems that it was in vain, well I serve you notice that even if the healing didn't come, the child is still acting up, the spouse is still acting a fool, the finances didn't come through, your standing WAS NOT in vain. You see God honors your obedience and though it looks like He said NO, there is a blessing in the NO, you see rather you knew it or not someone, somewhere knew your struggle even though you didn't share it, and they were watching you, and you made me HIM look like God, you showed them He is a God of more than enough, so dry up those tears and get your praise on, and watch Him come on in. He dwells in the midst of the praise and worship. You see praise is the key that opens the door to worship and worship is the door that He walks in and shows out. Ain't He awesome. So no matter what it looks like there is a blessing in the midst of your trial. - Blessed to Be a Blessing Shon Garner Cole
Friday, June 8, 2012
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE OVERWHELMED?
I know I have been quiet for a while but that is because if God ain't telling me to share then I ain't sharing. The problem many of us have is we are the ones trying to build our own platforms, giving ourselves, gifts, titles and talents that He didn't. Well I know to whom much is given much is required and I am not trying to take anything He didn't give me nor am I going to say anything He didn't tell me to say. This word is a few days old, and God has been dealing with me on it. However, I was so overwhelmed with a decision I was trusting Him for an answer for I couldn't write on it effectively. Now that, I am peace with my decision, I can share this word. What God wanted me to let you know in addition to this word, is sometimes you need someone else and sometimes you don't. Even when that someone else comes through it's because God has placed them there. You are in need of paying your light bill and your cousin shows up with the money, God did it. You need something to eat and a friend invites you out to dinner on them, God did that too. However, we are about to embark up on a season, where those resources are shut off and the only thing you will be able to do is TRUST HIM. He wants to know that we will Trust Him even if doesn't send the boat in the flood. He wants to know that we will call on Him and trust that He has a plan even if the relationship ends, if you loose the house they repo the car. Will you still trust Him? Oh I know first hand what it is like to be overwhelmed. There was a point when I was feeling like God why, I serve you to the best of my ability, however, here I am trying to figure out what next, how do I keep doing this? His response was the same as below Trust me. When you are hungry I feed you, when you need comforting I comfort you. So whoever you are and whatever it is, know this if publisher's clearing house don't ring the bell God still has you. If the child acts up, God has them too, give them to Jesus and stop holding on to what you can't control. If the spouse walks out, God still has you and give them to Jesus. If the bank account is in the negative, God's grace is sufficient. I know because I tried Him and there have been a many nights in this last year that I cried more than I prayed, but God was right there catching every tear. So what do you do when you are overwhelmed Trust Him.
Note: I do this, because if you are like me when things like this are personal and not just someone we don't know, it's easier to say if God did it for Shon, He can do it for me. When God first told me to be transparent I was like God are you serious, why because I was raised with you don't air your dirty laundry. Well God has shown me this, that your story, your testimony is what He uses sometime to show people that He is real and He can. You all be blessed.
Blessed to Be a Blessing
Shon Garner Cole
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WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE OVERWHELMED?
by Gary Wilkerson
What do you do when you’re overwhelmed? What do you do when it seems the odds
are against you or you don’t have enough resources?
Do you go home at night and just continue being stressed, full of anxiety and
fear? If you want to get to the place where you see victory in your life, you
will have to fight for it — and in the fight God will supply the strength. He
will supply the resources that you need and you will come out of the fight as a
worshiper of Jesus Christ.
Three years ago my father, David Wilkerson, turned the leadership of World
Challenge over to me. Dad was still here to support and encourage me and if I
ever got in the midst of a battle that I wasn’t quite sure how to handle,
I’d call Dad. In April of 2011 he passed away in an auto accident and I find
myself without that particular resource in my life to help lead World
Challenge. Sometimes when challenging things happen, I feel a little bit of
fear come in. What if I don’t have what it takes? What if I don’t handle
this situation well?
One day as I was thinking these things, the Holy Spirit came over me and
confidence dropped into my heart. I realized that if God was leading me, if He
was saying, “This is the way you should go,” then all I had to do was trust
Him. I don’t have to look at the black line or the red line and see where the
finances are; I have to look to heaven and see what He says for me to do. And
that is what we are doing. We are going to go harder than ever before; we are
going to reach more people than ever before; we are going to touch more
children’s lives than ever before — all because we are not going to let the
enemy cause fear to come into our lives.
Some of you are in a battle right now. It might not be financial. It could be
relational — even problems with your own children. Whatever the battle is, I
have a good word for you — don’t give up in the battle! Don’t give up
interceding! Don’t let limited resources cause you to think that somehow God
is limited in power.
Don’t give up!
***************
Blessed to Be A Blessing,
Shon Garner Cole
http://realtalkwithshon.blogspot.com/
Note: I do this, because if you are like me when things like this are personal and not just someone we don't know, it's easier to say if God did it for Shon, He can do it for me. When God first told me to be transparent I was like God are you serious, why because I was raised with you don't air your dirty laundry. Well God has shown me this, that your story, your testimony is what He uses sometime to show people that He is real and He can. You all be blessed.
Blessed to Be a Blessing
Shon Garner Cole
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WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE OVERWHELMED?
by Gary Wilkerson
What do you do when you’re overwhelmed? What do you do when it seems the odds
are against you or you don’t have enough resources?
Do you go home at night and just continue being stressed, full of anxiety and
fear? If you want to get to the place where you see victory in your life, you
will have to fight for it — and in the fight God will supply the strength. He
will supply the resources that you need and you will come out of the fight as a
worshiper of Jesus Christ.
Three years ago my father, David Wilkerson, turned the leadership of World
Challenge over to me. Dad was still here to support and encourage me and if I
ever got in the midst of a battle that I wasn’t quite sure how to handle,
I’d call Dad. In April of 2011 he passed away in an auto accident and I find
myself without that particular resource in my life to help lead World
Challenge. Sometimes when challenging things happen, I feel a little bit of
fear come in. What if I don’t have what it takes? What if I don’t handle
this situation well?
One day as I was thinking these things, the Holy Spirit came over me and
confidence dropped into my heart. I realized that if God was leading me, if He
was saying, “This is the way you should go,” then all I had to do was trust
Him. I don’t have to look at the black line or the red line and see where the
finances are; I have to look to heaven and see what He says for me to do. And
that is what we are doing. We are going to go harder than ever before; we are
going to reach more people than ever before; we are going to touch more
children’s lives than ever before — all because we are not going to let the
enemy cause fear to come into our lives.
Some of you are in a battle right now. It might not be financial. It could be
relational — even problems with your own children. Whatever the battle is, I
have a good word for you — don’t give up in the battle! Don’t give up
interceding! Don’t let limited resources cause you to think that somehow God
is limited in power.
Don’t give up!
***************
Blessed to Be A Blessing,
Shon Garner Cole
http://realtalkwithshon.blogspot.com/
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