Pride

There are 2 verses that have caught my attention in the Bible!

Proverbs 14:12 (NKJV)

¹² There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

Proverbs 16:25 (NKJV)

²⁵ There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.

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 Somewhere in the beginning of Genesis, or before it, Satan felt that his way was the best way instead of the Lord's way. Satan had a lot of pride that it ate him up, and he still haven't dealt with it. Then the Lord threw him out of Heaven along with tons of rebellious angels that became demons. 

We, too, can have pride, and it will slowly eat us out, that we don't even notice it unless someone else tells you about it. Boy, am I happy that we have brothers and sisters who care about us. 

Why would the Lord have us write two of the exact same verses in the Bible? It's because pride is the greatest of all sin, just above adultery. We must be very careful about pride, and deal with it whenever it comes up. We will only realize that we have pride when, someone points it out in us, whether it the Lord, or man. 
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Exodus 20:3  (NKJV)

³ “You shall have no other gods before Me.

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Here is a link on an awesome article I found!

http://www.christlifemin.org/home/blog/articles/the-great-sin/

We can make anything our god. We can even make ourselves a god, which will result in the Lord literally throwing us into the pit of Fire for eternity! Have you prayed for humility today?

The Daniel Plan Chapter 2 - The Essentials

Luke 10:27 New King James Version (NKJV)

27 So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’[a] and‘your neighbor as yourself.’”[b]

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God's love is so strong that it will change people's lives forever. We have to fully commit our lives to him, so that He will transform our lives from the inside out. One way we can do that is by looking at Daniel's life. We think that when Daniel was pleading with the Chief of the eunuchs about not eating meat, that the Lord transformed Daniel's life along with his 3 friends into miraculous perfect healthy people, but this is wrong thinking, and is not logical.

You see, Daniel committed his whole life to the Lord in all areas of his life. This included his physical body. So you ask me how he would be able to do that? Well, here are 5 key areas that we are going to look at.

1. Faith

2. Food

3. Fitness

4. Focus

5. Friends

Daniel had great faith in the Lord by seeking the Lord. This is more then just praying everyday. When you are seeking the Lord, you are trying to find more info about him, talking to him, and fasting all the time. I wouldn't fast every day, but I would say the minimum is once a week. 

Daniel also ate the right types of food. He didn't eat any meat, but ate vegetables. Let me ask you 2 question. Does eating meat tear you down? Does eating vegetables build you up?

We also have to do exercise every day, but why do I have to exercise every single day? I mean, whenever I do, then it gets boring and a waste of my time, Well, in later chapters, I am going to show you how to transform your mind into thinking fitness is fun.

Philippians 4:8 New King James Version (NKJV)

Meditate on These Things

8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there isanything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

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We have to allow the Lord to transform our minds, so that whatever is coming into us is coming out of us. If you listen to negative stuff, then you negative stuff will come out. If you listen to positive stuff, then positive stuff will come out. 

Ecclesiastes 4:9 New King James Version (NKJV)

The Value of a Friend

9 Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.

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Finally, we also have to have friends in our lives who will build us up especially, when we are exercising. I would not recommend exercising unless you are doing it with someone else. There are some people who can exercise by themselves, but this is the minority of people.

So, think about these things, and God bless!

The Daniel Plan: Chapter 1

I started reading the book called "The Daniel Plan," and this book is all about how to make your physical body set apart for the Lord. You see, the Lord loaned everything to us in this world, even our physical bodies, and he wants us to be stewards of our bodies, our wealth, our belongings, and everything else.

1 Corinthians 6:12-20 New King James Version (NKJV)

12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14 And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.

15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not!16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her?For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.”[a] 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body[b] and in your spirit, which are God’s.

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There are many people who are not taking care of themselves. They either play video games which is a rapidly growing trend, and I do play it sometimes. But, they also get addicted to video games, play it non stop. There are also many other addictions like alcohol, drugs, and even overeating. 

Many people think to quit their addictions is that they have to use willpower to quit out of fear or guilt, but the Lord wants us to quit out of love. 

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 New King James Version (NKJV)

4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.

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Love is perfect, but I still go back to my video game addiction. If I do that, then I have not grasped what love truly means. I will start praying to the Lord what love means and to help me grasp it. Have you totally grasped what perfect love is?

A+ certification

I went into take my A+ certification test and passed both 220-801 and 220-802 tests. This means I have received my A+ certification which would certify me in repairing laptops, desktops, phones, TV's, and more. I am very excited where the Lord is taking me, and I know its going to be a lot of work ahead. 

Prophecy about America Rebelling against the Lord

A few months ago, the Lord spoke through me about America. I didn't want to show it to people because I was afraid about what they might think about me. Well, recently the Lord came over me and is now constantly reminding me to post the audio clip of a prophecy of America rebelling against the Lord! Please watch and share.

Click here to hear the Prophecy!

MyHealth90 review - Initial Day to 30 days

A month ago, I believe the Lord wanted me to go on MyHealth90 which is a health weight loss that is not a diet but a lifestyle change. Their website is MyHealth90.com. My diet before was hardly eating any fruits and vegetables, and eating non-gmo frozen yogurt multiple times a week. I attended a buffet at least 1 to 3 times a month. I hardly exercised in the fall and winter, but I exercised a lot last Summer and the year before.

As I went on the MyHealth90 plan, I received daily videos, with a phone call once a week for the first two weeks. 2 weeks after that, I haven't received any phone calls except after I initially made the call. I am exercising a lot more which is a plus, while juicing twice a day, although I missed some days. The plan makes an emphasis to go vegan as the coaches don't want you to drink milk. I drink milk as long as its grass fed milk, and also eat eggs as long as the chickens are organically grain fed, and living on grass.

The plan also had meal planning which is nice for some people, but doesn't fit well with me. I stopped doing the meal plan, because it was too complicated for me. I called the coach, and they said that every person is different, and he would see about getting me back on meal plans, maybe. Matt Maddix, who is the main coach also says you have to drink at least half a gallon of water a day which is completely understandable. Matt also talks about Affirmations which I personally don't get, but I understand that it would benefit other people. 

I have list 3 to 4 pounds so far making my weight 179 from a weight of 182 to 183.

My overall rating so far is 7 out 10. We will see if that rating goes up toward the end of 90 days as the business just started. They did change up the meal plans for people so that it is a lot better. 

Passive to Active Listening

Mostly all my life I used to passively listen to people which meant that when people talked, I would listen to them but wouldn't give verbal feedback back. This created several problems. I wouldn't hear everything that the person say, or the person talking would end the conversation early, because they would think that I wasn't listening to everything they were saying, This resulted in a lot of light relationship statuses where people knew about you, or I knew only their names and a little about them through other conversations. This made me feel empty socially. I wanted to get to know more about people.

Therefore, I prayed and asked the Lord about this, and the Lord showed me through my sister that I needed to actively listen to people. I then went on YouTube and found some videos on actively listening to people. I then used that skill at college, and I found out a whole lot more about people then I normally would. Also, the conversations seemed to go a lot longer then normal. I felt great and I give the Lord the glory for helping me learn this crucial skill in getting to know people. Also, I can remember peoples names better through active listening! Here is a video below that I found effective on this topic.

Why do I have to be a Virgin?

1 Thessalonians 4:3-4New King James Version (NKJV)

3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

The majority of the world thinks that sex before marriage is ok, when it is not. In their lust, people want to sex whenever they want. People have gone so far as to sleep with multiple guys or girls, even when they are the same gender as they are. It is sick, and is sinful! The spiritual morality of the world has gone down by leaps and bounds. 

I want to say that I am still a Virgin. I can also say that I have almost messed up multiple times, but the Lord has kept me from sexual immorality. This was in a time period where I didn't know how to control my emotions. I was a weak man then, but the Lord has kept me and held me tight. Now, I have come out stronger then before, and I know how to control myself better then before.

What does this have to do with this subject? Everything! If the Lord can help me out of my weak emotions where I was questioning things and very confused with myself, then he can also help you too. If the Lord has kept me from sexual immorality then he can keep you from it too. 

virginity

1.

the state or condition of being a virgin.

2.

the state or condition of being pure, fresh, or unused.

*Dictionary.com

A Virgin means a person who has never had sexual intercourse. *Dictionary.com

Hebrews 13:4New King James Version (NKJV)

4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Learning how much God loves me: Part 1 - Introduction

Song of Solomon 1:2New King James Version (NKJV)

The Banquet

The Shulamite[a]

2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—
For your[b] love is better than wine.

Whenever I pray every day and read spiritual stuff, the Lord teaches me things. Now, whenever I pray, I do pray for others, but I really don't feel a need to pray for them a lot. Then, one day I asked the Lord why I do this and why can't I cry during my prayers. The Lord showed me Todd White through my sister, which made me realize that he has a really deep love for the Lord and people that I really desire to have. 

This is why I am going to be really studying on how much the Lord loves me, so I can know how much the Lord loves others. I want to generate such a deep love for others and the Lord that people will affected by the Lord. I want to learn that it isn't about me but its about other people. If you have time, then please watch the video below.

Stay in the Word

The Word is a living book, and it will help you to overcome temptation.

Psalm 119:11New King James Version (NKJV)

11 Your word I have hidden in my heart,
That I might not sin against You.

The more we get into the Word and digest it, the easier it will be to live a holy life. I challenge you to read the Word throughout the day, or whenever you can. It will help you to have a clean mind. In fact, the more and more that you seek the Lord by whatever means possible, the more you will be delivered from sin, and especially addictions. We all need to be addicted on something, and the Lord can addict us with his presence as we rely on him more. 

But, let me say something about feelings. When you feel the Lord's presence more and more, do not rely on feelings, because what if for an entire month, you aren't feeling him. It will tear you apart, and you will stop relying on the Lord. It requires commitment, just like committing to your wife. I have never had a wife to commit to, but it probably be a lot easier to commit to something once you have a wife. 

Psalm 119:50New King James Version (NKJV)

50 This is my comfort in my affliction,
For Your word has given me life.

Going to the streets

The Lord is a provider! He provides me with all of my needs every single day. A few months ago, I went to a Mission 25 event. (www.mission25usa.com) The Lord impacted me so much during this event, that I wanted to go to another Mission 25 event. When I went to Detroit, I was blown away. 

Basically, one of the things that Mission 25ers do at these events is that we meet up with homeless people, and we get to know them. Then we take them out to eat, and explain salvation to them, while still getting to know them. After that we provide them with clothing, or whatever basic needs they have.  Both times that I took a homeless person out to eat, they were so impacted by the Lord that they wanted to get baptized, and be saved. So, now I asked the Lord if He wanted me to do this. He responded by giving me enough resources to start doing this evangelist method. I am so grateful for what he has done!

If you seek Me then you will find Me!

Jeremiah 29:11-13 NKJV

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord , thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.
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I was going through a hard week of going through a relapse of playing computer games. When I was praying 2 days ago, the Lord showed me these verses when I was praying and reading the Word. This really grabs me because when I seek the Lord with all of my heart, then I will find the Lord. In fact, the only thing I can do is seek the Lord and spread the gospel. I used to try all sorts of things to try to remove my addiction. But, now I figured out that I can only rely on the Lord.

Nathan is in the house

Last weekend, my friend invited me to the expansion grand opening of the business he is working at. I was surprised when I drove over to the tower where he is working at. The property is gorgeous! I walked into the building, and found out that everyone looked a lot more professional then me, so I didn't know what to do. But, I met my friend Nathan who is a marketer at the Money Smart Movement. During the opening meeting, a lot of people who are working at the business told their testimonies of how the Lord led them to this business. Amazing! They also seemed to want to help you and didn't care about your money.

Quitting Facebook and Mobile Internet

Within the last month, the Lord has shown me that there is way too much noise in my life. This is a reason why I am not being used by the Lord effectively. He has shown me through several people that Facebook and the Internet was creating too much noise in my life. But what is noise? The Hebrew definition for noise is: rua: to raise a shout, give a blast. It seems that as I go throughout my day, a lot of things that I do are useless to Heaven. This means that if I am just playing computer games then what is the Lord going to get out of computer games. Nothing! This is why I need to get noise out of my life so I can be more effectively used by the Lord.

This is why I am going to give up Facebook. Someone told me that I should keep Facebook in case I really need it to do something which I am giving much thought to. I also gave up internet on my cellphone. There is no point of having internet on my cell phone except to waste my time. If I needed to use it for business, I can just find a Wifi hotspot. I encourage you to think about what kind of spiritual noise is in your life and if you don't know then pray about it.

Here is a link to a good article I found on this topic:

http://lifeminusbox.com/blog/noise-the-slow-spiritual-death

Mission 25 trip to Detroit

I finally got to typing out the update for the Mission 25 trip. It was a blast!

While I was heading to Detroit, I stopped by Moe's southwestern grill. They are big competitors against Chipotle. Go and see for yourself why!

Passed under a cool bridge as I was nearing Detroit.

Saturday morning, the 19th, we went to the streets of Detroit. We all went to this one street where there were hundreds of homeless people. We started giving out homemade apple and carrot juice. We also gave out Starbucks coffee, bananas, bagels, and more. We also got to know a lot of them.

During that time, the Lord led me to a person named Dee. We all went to a buffet in a casino which is too funny! I took Dee to the buffet and we had a blast. I talked to him about the Lord, baptism, and the Holy Ghost! He understood the difference and he wanted to get baptized. So some of us took him to a nearby church to get baptized. After he got baptized, he felt so happy and had a glow on him! 

While we were going to a youth center, we past this big house that looked like a dump. Truly sad!

Bro. Maddix giving out free ice cream to children in need.

While we were at this Youth Center, I met this guy who was one of the heads of the Youth center. He felt truly thankful, because the Mission 25ers fixed their basketball hoops which were broken. They also gave them lots of gifts and gave them tons of pizza.

We went to a different apartment complex to give children ice cream and gifts. We also played kick ball with them. The people at the low income complex were truly thankful for the Lord working through us!

This is Dee getting baptized in Jesus Name!

This is the weirdest insect I have ever seen! It never attacked us either.

Me and my friend which is in a picture below went to a Mediterranean place, and I ate an exotic food. I had  a Lamb Tongue wrap! The meat was soft and hard at the same time. It tasted like lamb that was soft. :)

There are truly amazing people in this world like the guy below. *Name disclosed*