Thank you to all those who have supported this season of Ohh…Positive. Until next time God Bless and bye for now.
06 Monday May 2013
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Thank you to all those who have supported this season of Ohh…Positive. Until next time God Bless and bye for now.
05 Sunday May 2013
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A Season
Have you ever had a season of life that was just so troublesome and long you did not know what to do? Have you ever had a time in life where it seems as though things keep getting worse instead of better and you have no joy? And in the midst of this struggle, did you feel you had lost your way? A time where you did not hear from God and you prayed and cried and prayed and cried. It can be a time of isolation and worry and fear and depression. I know because I have experienced this season.
Know this is just a season and this too shall pass. The purpose of this time is to draw you closer to the Father. Allow for the struggle to bring you deeper in prayer (conversation) with the Father. Drop the “Thees” and “Thous” and get real. “God, I am tired”, “Father, I don’t know how much longer I can go on”, “Jesus, I am so stressed I feel like getting a drunk or high”, “Lord, why am I still here, I feel useless unwanted or taken for granted”. These are truths, if we are honest with ourselves, of how life can take its toll. This is why it’s so important to stay in The WORD so you are prepared because the attacks will come and at times they will be relentless. These trials also allow you to become a testimony for someone else about how God brought you through. But I am here to tell you as a living witness that you can overcome.
So, to my fellow believers in the midst of one of life’s necessary seasons that seems endless:
“I want you to be blessed, don’t live life I distress
Just let go let God, He’ll work it out for you
I pray that your soul will be blessed
Forever in His rest, for you deserve His best no less”
Written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; James “Big Jim” Wright; Yolanda Adams
My Uncle Joey has always taught us that in life there are mountains and valleys. He taught us to understand we cannot always have the mountaintop experience; because the valley is where we grow. This is a snippet of an article I wrote for my church’s newsletter a few years ago when I was having a valley experience. Today, I experienced a mountaintop experience and that is God’s grace in the “Circle of Life”
03 Friday May 2013
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We live in a world today where marriage has become obsolete and true love between a man and a woman is misguided. Today I want you to meet my aunt and uncle, Barbara and Tony Hurst. They have been married over 30 years and they know the secret to a successful marriage.
Uncle Tony and Aunt Barbara are one of the sweetest most loving couples I know. They are one of my go to couples when people talk negatively about love and marriage. They are my reminder of what for richer and poorer, in sickness and in health, ’til death do us part really means.
30 Tuesday Apr 2013
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If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
I Corinthians 13
28 Sunday Apr 2013
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A word that
Comes and goes
But few people
Really know
What it means to
Really
Love somebody
by Kirk Franklin
Can you imagine a love that has endured, evolved and expanded 5 decades?
A love that has honored the vows through sickness and health through not one but two strokes?
I know a MAN who knows the meaning of love…Deacon Wilson Henry Williams
Early on his mother and grandfather taught him the importance of loving his fellow man, as well as self. This nurturing advice prepared him to meet his wife Wanda Lee Marshall in 1959. I asked him would he describe their meeting as love at first sight. He said it was care at first sight not to confuse it with love or lust at first sight. The care he felt at first sight turned into love. And once he came to know Jesus Christ as his personal Savior his understanding of love and loving grew deeper.
Now, Deacon Williams is 12 years his wife’s junior. For him that has never made a difference to him. He knew what he was looking for and he found that in his Wanda Lee. Six months after meeting Wanda Lee he proposed. Deacon Williams says their love has gotten better over time; it is stronger. Wanda Lee is his partner and they have truly become one as the Word of God says.
When asked, “What has marriage taught him about love?” he responded “You have to love your mate. People don’t put up with each other.” He recalled his childhood lessons on loving self and how if you love your mate as yourself…“You’re not going to separate from yourself.” He undoubtedly admits they have had their ups and downs like any other couple. He shared this sentiment “Love must be maintained, deep down, rooted love.”
When I look at Wilson and Wanda Williams I see a love that is pure, unconditional and kind. I have always admired Deacon Williams. He is exactly what the world needs more of. Genuine, kind, loving and God fearing.
To this generation he shares this about love:
“As you get older You can’t look back Life slows down It becomes something else Stay Committed Don’t lose the love Be careful Not to confuse love with lust Important to know Jesus And love as Christ loves the church.”
25 Thursday Apr 2013
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My song choice for this week is a simple old fashion hymn that I LOVE. This song reminds me of my childhood and growing up in church. It is musically simple and RICH in words. It possesses a comfort and strength that will never grow old.
23 Tuesday Apr 2013
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For the past five years I have had the privilege of being a Yonkers Idol judge. I have had the opportunity to meet and work with some extraordinarily talented young people. Now, I would like you to meet Sandy Korkatzis, co-founder of the Yonkers Idol Program.
I chose to interview my friend Sandy and talk about the Yonkers Idol Program for two reasons:
1) Sandy is such an inspiration to the program. Each year I have watched her pour her heart and soul into this program. And each year she somehow finds a way to make it better than the last.
2) The second reason is to show what can happen when time is invested and a child’s dreams and talents are nurtured.
22 Monday Apr 2013
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American Idol, baseball, Boys and Girls Club, children's programs, GMA, Good Morning America, What About The Children, Yolanda Adams
The other day my Mom told me about this “Play of the Day” on Good Morning America. I immediately knew this was my post for this week. I was moved by the innocence in which the little boy returned the baseball to the field, because it is reflective of his young heart. The innocence of youth is such a precious and beautiful thing. So often in this world the innocence of youth dies far too soon. Instead of just letting them enjoy the days of jump ropes, dolls, backyard soccer games, or a great game of stick ball; they are rushed to relinquish childhood to become adults.
This is why programs like Yonkers Idol are so important to a community. They become the turning points and the catalyst in lives; bringing inspiration and hope. Stay tuned later this week to hear more about the Yonkers Idol Search Program.
Click to listen to “What About The Children?” sung by the incomparable Yolanda Adams.
14 Sunday Apr 2013
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gospel, Jesus, praise, praise and worship, singing, That Name, Yolanda Adams
The greatest helping hand I have ever received was from Jesus Christ when he died that I might live. And for this very reason I must PRAISE “That Name”
11 Thursday Apr 2013
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inWhen you hear a story of someone in need do you think to yourself, why doesn’t someone help? You could be that someone. It doesn’t have to be a grand gesture; it could be an attentive ear or “An Encouraging Word”. Carly and Doug have made and found ways to lend “A Helping Hand” to many people; but that is their way. I challenge you to find a way of your own to help someone. A simple act of kindness can go a long way. Holding the door for the person coming behind you at the store; telling a co-worker how nice they look; smiling at a passerby; or telling the cashier at the supermarket to have a wonderful day, can go a long way.
We can sit wishing and hoping the world would change, but as my Uncle Joey taught us there are times we need to put feet to our prayers. The Bible defines the word love in I Corinthians 13. Part of that definition tells us that love is kind. If we remember to be kind one to another we would have already contributed to making a change in the world.
I think Michael Jackson said it best when he sang:
“I’m starting with the Man In The Mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have
Been any clearer
If you wanna make the world
A better place
Take a look at yourself and
Then make a change”
What does your “Man In The Mirror” reveal?