Sounds of My Writings: Love Will Prevail

Love will prevail, the truth will prevail, goodness will prevail, healing will prevail, humility will prevail, and God will prevail. Don’t allow yourself to be spiraled into darkness and hopelessness. Put oil in your lamps, and be the beacon of hope for Christ. We are not only fighting for justice, but for the eternity of every soul.

There is a place and a time when all will be made perfect. Where peace inhabits all who dwell with her. No more tears, no more troubles, no more pain, nor sickness. A place where everyone is colorblind.

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Reflections: This Is How I Fight My Battles

Brothers and sisters as we remain sympathetic towards each other, and grieve over all the injustices plaguing every corner of our communities I encourage you to remain in God’s love. For we know that this is not a war against flesh and blood, but against wickedness reaching the highest, and lowest of places.

There is an invisible enemy of every human soul who is laughing at our own destruction, and demise as he is ravaging our families, and our communities. He has manipulated many through deception, blame, and shame. For we have all been created in the image, and likeness of our creator. So, let your light shine and let the Gospel truth, and love defines who we are.

For we must be kingdom-minded, and not culturally divided. This is how I fight my battles!

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Sounds of My Writings: The Art of Application

Many years ago as an adolescent I was tasked with a science project to learn the art of sowing and reaping. My elementary school teacher asked that we sow a seed in a pot of soil, and provide for that seed water, and sunlight. She also asked that we document what we had witnessed after 3 weeks.

I in turn thought that I was much smarter than everyone else, and decided to transplant my mother's already grown plant to prove my incredible successful “green thumb”. So, I waited a day before the project was due, and preformed this critical surgery. Prior to presenting my results to the whole class, I thought I would just take a nap since my plant was bigger than everyone else’s. But, to my demise, everyone else’s seeds were small but well-rooted, while my large tree trunk was slumped overlaying dead on its side.

The moral of my story is never shortcut knowledge. There is much to learn in the art of application that helps us be rooted in our study of our Gospel message. We as the body of Christ must learn that you, and I can never gain the full knowledge of our God until we have engaged in the experience or practice of His Words.

Knowledge is more than just words, information, and study. It is the application of the Gospel message that forms the evidence of our faithful knowledge. Faith without works is dead.

James 2:14-18

14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

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