HIGHER EDUCATION
For those who don’t know me I have been educated well, maybe not as well as most but fairly well. I attended a Classical Chicago Public School, a private high school, one of the top universities for my field in the nation at the time they were #3, and I also have a Master’s Degree. The adage of go to school, get a good education, and get a job is somewhat misleading.
Do I believe in higher education? To a certain degree, why? Because there are many things about it I don’t understand. For example, if I know I want to be an accountant why do I need to take history classes? Why not allow me to focus in on my major classes early on and allow me to choose elective classes that may spark my interest? Focus on my want to be an accountant and allow me to focus my complete energy to that craft and study as much as I can without having to worry about other classes that once I graduate I may not care anything about.
If someone knows they want to be an accountant, go into finance, become a doctor, engineer, lawyer, nurse, by all means pursue higher education. If you are unsure of what you want to do or what you want to be I would say hold off from going to college or a university. Why waste the money. It would be better for a parent to save the money they would be spending on classes for their child. The child may decide they want to go into business, use the money saved as seed money and then take classes specific to what they want to do.
One huge, major, uberly important benefit of higher education is relationships and networking but many students, I myself, as well miss the boat on that. When pursuing higher education, make friends and get to know people in different majors and across all nationalities. Join clubs and groups outside of what you are doing but that may benefit you in the long run for there is one adage that holds true, it’s not what you know but who you know and that your network determines your net worth.
So for networking purposes and having a specific mission in mind I am all for higher education but I do not see how taking history and quite a few other classes helped me in the here and now. Sure they say you need to be a well-rounded person but let’s be real, they are only teaching us what they want us to know. Let me decide how I want to be rounded and what I want to know, don’t force it on me. If students were able to take their major classes and some choice electives college would only take about 2 years not only that it would save families a lot of money and students a lot in student loans if they have to take them.
Getting student loans, going to college, and graduating with a degree with or without a job but in 6 months or less knowing you already have a bill more importantly graduating in debt is entering the work force half backwards in my opinion. But hey, this country has thrived off of debt and consumerism and that methodology is slowing unraveling and showing itself to be extremely flawed. We have to make sure we are informed and not going along with the status quo when it comes to everything from education to finances.
So my thoughts are go to school, network, get an education, and start your own business/practice. Also make sure you are out there on the golf/tennis course as that is where a lot of business deals are made.
I would love to hear your thoughts, in most of these posts I just give bits and pieces to introduce an idea. I hope you all enjoy them J.
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
A blog created to E-nspire, E-ncourage, E-ngage, E-nform, and E-mpower!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS
ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS
Monday night, I watched the TI show well actually it was more like 2:30A this morning but anyway. Their son Major whom I believe is 3 said "daddy can I have $50". TI asked his son why he thought he had $50, the son replied because you are out of jail. TI and his wife, Tiny, then start talking about the boys being able to make their own money. Their son King, 7, left out of the room and came back with a duffle bag full of cash. Since TI and Tiny were headed to LA with their oldest daughter due to a record deal the group she's in, OMG Girlz, were going to sign they decided to take the boys and see if they could get into acting.
At work, often times we talk about reality TV shows. One of my coworkers who is a mother said the talk about money and the boys working, earning their own money when they are only 3 and 7 rubbed her the wrong way. She felt the family was materialistic and that is what they were stressing to their children. My take on it was totally different. I realize that there are other child stars, I referenced Will and Jada Smith's children, as well as countless others. So the thought of a child acting and making money isn't something new. If that makes TI and Tiny materialistic and money focused what does that say about other families?
TI and Tiny don't need the money they are independently wealthy nevertheless they have resources and connections that could help start a career for their children. And I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. I think about a young black girl I read about who was in grammar school that wanted to take her grandmother's recipe for hair care products, if I'm not mistaken, and start her own business. Her father a business executive was all for it, he quit his job to work for his young daughter.
I recently read an article that stated as soon as a child knows how to ask for money is the time to teach them about money. My co-workers stance is her children don't know about such things and TI's children shouldn't either. Back in the day children didn't know whether they were poor or not. This is a new time and a new day and age. If you have a parent that has large sums of money in the home, you see them on TV, you are now on TV, and you definitely need to be taught about money the right way so that you don't think it grows on trees. On top of that, you definitely should learn how to not only make but manage money. I think of the scripture that says train a child in the way that they shall go and when they are older they won't part from it. So if we are to be training our children, when do we teach them about money and other things? Immediately, straight away but that is just my opinion.
I didn't get the sense from TI and Tiny that they were teaching their children materialism as I watch the show often, TI does his best to teach his children lessons about life in general. Let's be real, they have wealthy parents that drive Bentley's, Mercedes Benz's etc. and they are not sheltered from the real world. When they drive around they see the differences in houses and cars. Now to even think about my co-workers statement poor people back in the day didn't know they were poor because they were surrounded by other poor people!!!!!
Another of my co-workers and I were talking and she spoke about her father being a business executive and her mother being a teacher. She said her parents were financially sound and still are yet, they never taught her about money, saving or credit. It's safe to assume that her parents know about all of those things and manage their finances well yet they didn't teach their children. Our children, “African American”, are at a disadvantage because we don't teach them about money, currency, saving and credit and unless they take finance or accounting class in school or on their own chances are they won't learn.
I think about the children with lemonade stands that are earning money. I think about the Cosby episode where Rudy wanted a new sweater I think it cost $9 and Cliff made her work around the house to earn the money for the sweater. I also think about the fact that Rudy bought the sweater and then it didn't work. I think at the time Rudy was about 10 maybe 12. No matter what age, children can learn about money and earn. Even with my son, he gets an allowance but he earns it by doing the things he is supposed to do without me having to remind him or tell him to do them. When he ask for certain things I make him spend his own money against his will most times. Sometimes he spends his money quickly and then ask for something and I ask him where is his money and that is how I introduced saving for a rainy day. More importantly teaching him don’t spend all of your money at one time you never know what else you may want!
We have to teach our kids about saving, investing, checking accounts, CD, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, futures, IRA, 403Bs, and more importantly we need to educate ourselves, we cannot be afraid to learn or shy away from something because we don’t know anything about. In order to bridge the gap we must educate ourselves, we cannot depend on the school system or anyone else to do it, we must seek out the information and the people that are in the know.
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
Monday night, I watched the TI show well actually it was more like 2:30A this morning but anyway. Their son Major whom I believe is 3 said "daddy can I have $50". TI asked his son why he thought he had $50, the son replied because you are out of jail. TI and his wife, Tiny, then start talking about the boys being able to make their own money. Their son King, 7, left out of the room and came back with a duffle bag full of cash. Since TI and Tiny were headed to LA with their oldest daughter due to a record deal the group she's in, OMG Girlz, were going to sign they decided to take the boys and see if they could get into acting.
At work, often times we talk about reality TV shows. One of my coworkers who is a mother said the talk about money and the boys working, earning their own money when they are only 3 and 7 rubbed her the wrong way. She felt the family was materialistic and that is what they were stressing to their children. My take on it was totally different. I realize that there are other child stars, I referenced Will and Jada Smith's children, as well as countless others. So the thought of a child acting and making money isn't something new. If that makes TI and Tiny materialistic and money focused what does that say about other families?
TI and Tiny don't need the money they are independently wealthy nevertheless they have resources and connections that could help start a career for their children. And I see absolutely nothing wrong with that. I think about a young black girl I read about who was in grammar school that wanted to take her grandmother's recipe for hair care products, if I'm not mistaken, and start her own business. Her father a business executive was all for it, he quit his job to work for his young daughter.
I recently read an article that stated as soon as a child knows how to ask for money is the time to teach them about money. My co-workers stance is her children don't know about such things and TI's children shouldn't either. Back in the day children didn't know whether they were poor or not. This is a new time and a new day and age. If you have a parent that has large sums of money in the home, you see them on TV, you are now on TV, and you definitely need to be taught about money the right way so that you don't think it grows on trees. On top of that, you definitely should learn how to not only make but manage money. I think of the scripture that says train a child in the way that they shall go and when they are older they won't part from it. So if we are to be training our children, when do we teach them about money and other things? Immediately, straight away but that is just my opinion.
I didn't get the sense from TI and Tiny that they were teaching their children materialism as I watch the show often, TI does his best to teach his children lessons about life in general. Let's be real, they have wealthy parents that drive Bentley's, Mercedes Benz's etc. and they are not sheltered from the real world. When they drive around they see the differences in houses and cars. Now to even think about my co-workers statement poor people back in the day didn't know they were poor because they were surrounded by other poor people!!!!!
Another of my co-workers and I were talking and she spoke about her father being a business executive and her mother being a teacher. She said her parents were financially sound and still are yet, they never taught her about money, saving or credit. It's safe to assume that her parents know about all of those things and manage their finances well yet they didn't teach their children. Our children, “African American”, are at a disadvantage because we don't teach them about money, currency, saving and credit and unless they take finance or accounting class in school or on their own chances are they won't learn.
I think about the children with lemonade stands that are earning money. I think about the Cosby episode where Rudy wanted a new sweater I think it cost $9 and Cliff made her work around the house to earn the money for the sweater. I also think about the fact that Rudy bought the sweater and then it didn't work. I think at the time Rudy was about 10 maybe 12. No matter what age, children can learn about money and earn. Even with my son, he gets an allowance but he earns it by doing the things he is supposed to do without me having to remind him or tell him to do them. When he ask for certain things I make him spend his own money against his will most times. Sometimes he spends his money quickly and then ask for something and I ask him where is his money and that is how I introduced saving for a rainy day. More importantly teaching him don’t spend all of your money at one time you never know what else you may want!
We have to teach our kids about saving, investing, checking accounts, CD, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, futures, IRA, 403Bs, and more importantly we need to educate ourselves, we cannot be afraid to learn or shy away from something because we don’t know anything about. In order to bridge the gap we must educate ourselves, we cannot depend on the school system or anyone else to do it, we must seek out the information and the people that are in the know.
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
SINGLE PARENTHOOD: CHILD ABUSE?
SINGLE PARENTHOOD: CHILD ABUSE?
“Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Senator proposes law that declares single parenthood child abuse. He is also an admitted opponent of the social welfare system and believes it encourages women to have children out of wedlock.” (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/glenn-grothman-wisconsin-law-single-parenthood-child-abuse_n_1316834.html)
Women have been getting pregnant since the beginning of days. When speaking to the family gynecologist, he told my mother that pregnancy is just a thing that happens to a large extent. Women young and old, married/unmarried gets pregnant sometimes out of choice and sometimes unexpectedly. They either choose to keep their children or terminate the pregnancy. While every child deserves a mother and father, the choice to keep or terminate a pregnancy is largely solely the woman’s choice. Yes, absolutely this can make it unfair for a man that might not want any children. Nevertheless, there is an easy remedy for that problem, protect yourself with condoms or get a vasectomy if you don’t want children. This goes for men and women the same.
This made me think of something I saw on MSNBC Sunday that disturbed me. They equated a woman losing her right to choose with a homeless mother that is going to jail for 12 years on drug charges and using a false address to put her child in a better school. The reporter on MSNBC said something to the extent that more of that would happen if a woman’s right to choose was taken completely away. I was highly, HIGHLY offended by that comment. As in the course of life, things happen, people lose jobs, family members pass away, every homeless person didn’t make bad decisions per se they may have just had a course of bad experiences they have yet to bounce back from.
Oddly I went to see Good Deeds this weekend (IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE AND PLAN ON SEEING IT STOP READING THIS BLOG NOW). Thandie’s role was that of a single mother. We are introduced to her with the property manager knocking on her door telling her the rent is due. She then checks her mattress to count the rent money she’d been saving, grabs her daughter and goes to her place of employment to get her check early. The check was only for $112. She was distraught as she’d worked 80 hours only to learn that the IRS was garnishing her wages. At first only working a day shift, she had to pick up a night shift but had no day care or help for her child. She then takes her daughter to school where the Principal informs Thandie that her daughter’s teacher has been complaining that she comes to school late and picks her up late. She leaves the school, returns back to her apartment only to find that her things had been set out by the landlord and the money she had in her mattress to pay her rent was gone! Now she and her daughter were homeless.
Is this the ideal life for a child, absolutely not, did Thandie love her daughter and do the best she could absolutely. There was no drug or alcohol abuse involved. Later we find out that Thandie was married, in nursing school, her husband was in the war, died and everything fell on her. One thing after another happened, she had no family to help her and she was doing the best that she could to keep it all together but things just fell apart.
So what about the single mothers that become that way through the death of a husband or father? What about single fathers who become that way because a mother dies on the child birthing table? Will there be separate rules for unwed single mothers and wed mothers who become single by way of divorce or death?
I feel like it is a thin dangerous line to compare single parenting to child abuse. There are plenty of successful people that came from single parent homes as well as a traditional nuclear family, just as there are plenty of non-successful people that came from both types of homes as well. There is never one contributing factor to the well-being of child. A child could be in an abusive 2 parent home just as they could be in an abusive single family home.
What are your thoughts? Should single parenting be considered child abuse? As a single mother, I say no of course :-)
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
“Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Senator proposes law that declares single parenthood child abuse. He is also an admitted opponent of the social welfare system and believes it encourages women to have children out of wedlock.” (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/02/glenn-grothman-wisconsin-law-single-parenthood-child-abuse_n_1316834.html)
Women have been getting pregnant since the beginning of days. When speaking to the family gynecologist, he told my mother that pregnancy is just a thing that happens to a large extent. Women young and old, married/unmarried gets pregnant sometimes out of choice and sometimes unexpectedly. They either choose to keep their children or terminate the pregnancy. While every child deserves a mother and father, the choice to keep or terminate a pregnancy is largely solely the woman’s choice. Yes, absolutely this can make it unfair for a man that might not want any children. Nevertheless, there is an easy remedy for that problem, protect yourself with condoms or get a vasectomy if you don’t want children. This goes for men and women the same.
This made me think of something I saw on MSNBC Sunday that disturbed me. They equated a woman losing her right to choose with a homeless mother that is going to jail for 12 years on drug charges and using a false address to put her child in a better school. The reporter on MSNBC said something to the extent that more of that would happen if a woman’s right to choose was taken completely away. I was highly, HIGHLY offended by that comment. As in the course of life, things happen, people lose jobs, family members pass away, every homeless person didn’t make bad decisions per se they may have just had a course of bad experiences they have yet to bounce back from.
Oddly I went to see Good Deeds this weekend (IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE AND PLAN ON SEEING IT STOP READING THIS BLOG NOW). Thandie’s role was that of a single mother. We are introduced to her with the property manager knocking on her door telling her the rent is due. She then checks her mattress to count the rent money she’d been saving, grabs her daughter and goes to her place of employment to get her check early. The check was only for $112. She was distraught as she’d worked 80 hours only to learn that the IRS was garnishing her wages. At first only working a day shift, she had to pick up a night shift but had no day care or help for her child. She then takes her daughter to school where the Principal informs Thandie that her daughter’s teacher has been complaining that she comes to school late and picks her up late. She leaves the school, returns back to her apartment only to find that her things had been set out by the landlord and the money she had in her mattress to pay her rent was gone! Now she and her daughter were homeless.
Is this the ideal life for a child, absolutely not, did Thandie love her daughter and do the best she could absolutely. There was no drug or alcohol abuse involved. Later we find out that Thandie was married, in nursing school, her husband was in the war, died and everything fell on her. One thing after another happened, she had no family to help her and she was doing the best that she could to keep it all together but things just fell apart.
So what about the single mothers that become that way through the death of a husband or father? What about single fathers who become that way because a mother dies on the child birthing table? Will there be separate rules for unwed single mothers and wed mothers who become single by way of divorce or death?
I feel like it is a thin dangerous line to compare single parenting to child abuse. There are plenty of successful people that came from single parent homes as well as a traditional nuclear family, just as there are plenty of non-successful people that came from both types of homes as well. There is never one contributing factor to the well-being of child. A child could be in an abusive 2 parent home just as they could be in an abusive single family home.
What are your thoughts? Should single parenting be considered child abuse? As a single mother, I say no of course :-)
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
THE PLACEBO EFFECT
Editors Note: Yahweh is the name G-d gave Moses when he asked Him whom shall I say sent me in the bible the response was YHWH or Yahweh, I AM WHO I AM. I have learned that because the Most Highs name was so holy people did not speak it or write it. So the Most Highs “real name” may never truly be known. I have come to shy away from calling Him God, for the word God was a pagan word adapted by people of Yahweh. For complete understand Yahweh is the Great I AM and his son is Yeshua many of us use the word Jesus. They are one but separate at the same time.
The Placebo Effect
This Sunday I was blessed by Joel Osteen, I must say every time I hear the Word from mighty men and women of Yahweh I am blessed. Since faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of Yahweh, each time I hear the Word my faith increases and is confirmed. Why? Because I keep hearing the same thing over and over again, and my belief is constantly fueled, like adding more gasoline to an already burning fire! It helps my vision of what I know my life shall be and what the life of my child shall be and I keep hope alive.
Too many people are limited because their vision is limited. Your vision of yourself is your image of yourself. The Words you speak over yourself are based on your vision and your image of yourself. Since we are created in the image and the likeness of Yahweh, anything negative we speak of ourselves is not of Yahweh or from Yahweh. So what is your vision, image of yourself? Before you answer ask yourself where you are in life right now. You may be waiting on some of your vision to be manifested but are you speaking for it and believing for it or speaking against it and cancelling it out?
Joel mentioned how patients went in for knee surgery, the doctor performed the surgery on some of the patients but there were patients that the doctor gave anesthesia too and made the same incisions on their knees and the real surgery patients but he didn’t perform the surgery. A year or so later, the doctor followed up with all of the patients and they all felt improvement in their knee. He examined all the patients by x-ray and sure enough they all had become better. Why is it that the placebo patients who didn’t receive the knee surgery got better just like the patients that had received surgery? Their vision of themselves changed!
Doctors have used the placebo effect for years. Often times when patients receive placebo it is a double blind study, the doctors are unaware of who received the placebo or the real thing for the studies validity and so that the doctor doesn’t bias the results. What is going on with the placebo effect? Someone has a pain, ache or mental illness so they go to the doctor and they are prescribed a drug that helps alleviate whatever their problem is. They start taking their medicine and often times they get well and become better.
Ironically though, some of the patients are only receiving sugar pills that do nothing yet they become better. Again why? Because they believe, they have a vision in their mind that the medicine they are taking is healing them. What they really don’t understand is simply their belief in the pill, their belief that they were getting better and improving, sent signals to their brains and the brain sent signals to the body that created the atmosphere of healing. In the people’s mind, their vision told them that they were getting better.
So many of us believe that we need something outside of ourselves in order to get better, do better, or be better. Well scripture tells us without vision the people perish. Lack of vision is the cause of destruction, not lack of money, doctors, prescription or over the counter medicine. A lack of vision causes us to perish.
We’ve heard it time and time again as a man thinks so is he. So why is it that we don’t believe? Before I get those who say that we do need something outside of ourselves, no we don’t. The Kingdom of Yahweh is within you, if you were baptized the holy spirit is already within you. Now there are angels watching over you waiting to go to work on your behalf but they are activated by your thoughts manifesting into you speaking the Word of Yahweh so that the angels can go to work, so, EVERYTHING you need is already within you.
For those who maybe giving the side eye saying the placebo effect don’t always work, let’s get more biblical. We believe in Yahweh Rapha, the Lord who heals, how many people when faced with illness or sickness in their lives or someone close to them simply thanks Yahweh for their healing, confesses that by his stripes they are healed and then believes for that healing? I pray all of us, our beliefs have the POWER to draw the appropriate energy to us and others and the Word has the POWER once spoken to bring itself to pass!!!!!!!!
So what is your image, vision for yourself and your family? Is that what you are speaking? Is that what is engrained in your subconscious? Are your thoughts, actions, and words aligned to see your vision/image of yourself come to pass? I like the way Bill Winston puts it we have to get to the point where the only factor in our life is the God-factor. How can you say with Yahweh all things are possible but then you speak of impossibilities?
"When you want to do a big thing, get the mental pattern, make it perfect, know just what it means, enlarge your thought, keep it to yourself, pass it over to the creative power behind all things, wait and listen, and when the impression comes, follow it with assurance. Don't talk to anyone about it. Never listen to negative talk or pay attention to it and you will success where all others fail." Ernest Holmes
Instead of looking at what others have and have not been able to do in the natural consider Yahweh at all times, the God-factor! Consider Yahweh only. "The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone." Orison Swett Marden
STOP TALKING TO PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT WALKING AND SPEAKING FAITH AT ALL TIMES, I SAID THIS IN A PREVIOUS BLOG I DON’T CARE IF IT’S YOUR MOTHER, FATHER, PASTOR, FRIENDS, COUSINS, STOP STOP STOP……GET AROUND PEOPLE THAT ARE VISIONARIES AND DREAMERS THAT WILL SAY WITH YAHWEH ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE, THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF YOU CAN DREAM IT AND SEE IT YOU CAN POSSESS IT AND HAVE IT, ALL IS WELL ALL WILL WORK OUT.
My coworker and I were speaking Friday about an invention, and then he mentioned and idea to me, so I quickly said go for it. He then said but I want the items to be fresh and hot. I told him if we can send people to the moon, build hotels on the moon I am sure an invention can be created to do what he wants it to do. I told him I am at a point where there is NOTHING that is impossible, the method to get it done or make it happen just hasn’t been invented yet but it can be. His final response to me was you’re right!
Finally, EVERYDAY, EVERY CHANCE YOU GET, SPEAK YOUR VISION, WHILE IN THE SHOWER, ON THE TOILET, IN YOUR CAR, ON YOUR WAY TO WORK, WHEREVER YOU ARE, SPEAK YOUR VISION. THE WORD IS SO POWERFUL YOU CAN UTTER IT UNDER YOUR BREATH AS LONG AS YOU SPEAK IT, IT CAN BE AN AUDIBLE WHISPER, THE WORD WILL NOT, I REPEAT WILL NOT RETURN VOID.
LET’S WORK ON OUR IMAGES TOGETHER AND HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE. IF YOU EVER NEED MOTIVATION, ENCOURAGEMENT, OR A CHEERLEADER FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US EPIPHANYESSENTIALS@YAHOO.COM.
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
The Placebo Effect
This Sunday I was blessed by Joel Osteen, I must say every time I hear the Word from mighty men and women of Yahweh I am blessed. Since faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of Yahweh, each time I hear the Word my faith increases and is confirmed. Why? Because I keep hearing the same thing over and over again, and my belief is constantly fueled, like adding more gasoline to an already burning fire! It helps my vision of what I know my life shall be and what the life of my child shall be and I keep hope alive.
Too many people are limited because their vision is limited. Your vision of yourself is your image of yourself. The Words you speak over yourself are based on your vision and your image of yourself. Since we are created in the image and the likeness of Yahweh, anything negative we speak of ourselves is not of Yahweh or from Yahweh. So what is your vision, image of yourself? Before you answer ask yourself where you are in life right now. You may be waiting on some of your vision to be manifested but are you speaking for it and believing for it or speaking against it and cancelling it out?
Joel mentioned how patients went in for knee surgery, the doctor performed the surgery on some of the patients but there were patients that the doctor gave anesthesia too and made the same incisions on their knees and the real surgery patients but he didn’t perform the surgery. A year or so later, the doctor followed up with all of the patients and they all felt improvement in their knee. He examined all the patients by x-ray and sure enough they all had become better. Why is it that the placebo patients who didn’t receive the knee surgery got better just like the patients that had received surgery? Their vision of themselves changed!
Doctors have used the placebo effect for years. Often times when patients receive placebo it is a double blind study, the doctors are unaware of who received the placebo or the real thing for the studies validity and so that the doctor doesn’t bias the results. What is going on with the placebo effect? Someone has a pain, ache or mental illness so they go to the doctor and they are prescribed a drug that helps alleviate whatever their problem is. They start taking their medicine and often times they get well and become better.
Ironically though, some of the patients are only receiving sugar pills that do nothing yet they become better. Again why? Because they believe, they have a vision in their mind that the medicine they are taking is healing them. What they really don’t understand is simply their belief in the pill, their belief that they were getting better and improving, sent signals to their brains and the brain sent signals to the body that created the atmosphere of healing. In the people’s mind, their vision told them that they were getting better.
So many of us believe that we need something outside of ourselves in order to get better, do better, or be better. Well scripture tells us without vision the people perish. Lack of vision is the cause of destruction, not lack of money, doctors, prescription or over the counter medicine. A lack of vision causes us to perish.
We’ve heard it time and time again as a man thinks so is he. So why is it that we don’t believe? Before I get those who say that we do need something outside of ourselves, no we don’t. The Kingdom of Yahweh is within you, if you were baptized the holy spirit is already within you. Now there are angels watching over you waiting to go to work on your behalf but they are activated by your thoughts manifesting into you speaking the Word of Yahweh so that the angels can go to work, so, EVERYTHING you need is already within you.
For those who maybe giving the side eye saying the placebo effect don’t always work, let’s get more biblical. We believe in Yahweh Rapha, the Lord who heals, how many people when faced with illness or sickness in their lives or someone close to them simply thanks Yahweh for their healing, confesses that by his stripes they are healed and then believes for that healing? I pray all of us, our beliefs have the POWER to draw the appropriate energy to us and others and the Word has the POWER once spoken to bring itself to pass!!!!!!!!
So what is your image, vision for yourself and your family? Is that what you are speaking? Is that what is engrained in your subconscious? Are your thoughts, actions, and words aligned to see your vision/image of yourself come to pass? I like the way Bill Winston puts it we have to get to the point where the only factor in our life is the God-factor. How can you say with Yahweh all things are possible but then you speak of impossibilities?
"When you want to do a big thing, get the mental pattern, make it perfect, know just what it means, enlarge your thought, keep it to yourself, pass it over to the creative power behind all things, wait and listen, and when the impression comes, follow it with assurance. Don't talk to anyone about it. Never listen to negative talk or pay attention to it and you will success where all others fail." Ernest Holmes
Instead of looking at what others have and have not been able to do in the natural consider Yahweh at all times, the God-factor! Consider Yahweh only. "The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment, it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others; it is in yourself alone." Orison Swett Marden
STOP TALKING TO PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT WALKING AND SPEAKING FAITH AT ALL TIMES, I SAID THIS IN A PREVIOUS BLOG I DON’T CARE IF IT’S YOUR MOTHER, FATHER, PASTOR, FRIENDS, COUSINS, STOP STOP STOP……GET AROUND PEOPLE THAT ARE VISIONARIES AND DREAMERS THAT WILL SAY WITH YAHWEH ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE, THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE, IF YOU CAN DREAM IT AND SEE IT YOU CAN POSSESS IT AND HAVE IT, ALL IS WELL ALL WILL WORK OUT.
My coworker and I were speaking Friday about an invention, and then he mentioned and idea to me, so I quickly said go for it. He then said but I want the items to be fresh and hot. I told him if we can send people to the moon, build hotels on the moon I am sure an invention can be created to do what he wants it to do. I told him I am at a point where there is NOTHING that is impossible, the method to get it done or make it happen just hasn’t been invented yet but it can be. His final response to me was you’re right!
Finally, EVERYDAY, EVERY CHANCE YOU GET, SPEAK YOUR VISION, WHILE IN THE SHOWER, ON THE TOILET, IN YOUR CAR, ON YOUR WAY TO WORK, WHEREVER YOU ARE, SPEAK YOUR VISION. THE WORD IS SO POWERFUL YOU CAN UTTER IT UNDER YOUR BREATH AS LONG AS YOU SPEAK IT, IT CAN BE AN AUDIBLE WHISPER, THE WORD WILL NOT, I REPEAT WILL NOT RETURN VOID.
LET’S WORK ON OUR IMAGES TOGETHER AND HOLD EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE. IF YOU EVER NEED MOTIVATION, ENCOURAGEMENT, OR A CHEERLEADER FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US EPIPHANYESSENTIALS@YAHOO.COM.
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
Monday, March 5, 2012
EDUCATION REFORM
Education Reform
This past Friday morning, MSNBC had a panel of government and school officials talking about government reform. Two things were said that struck me and stuck out to me.
1. Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education, said “we need to better educate, to have better workers that pay taxes”.
2.Governor Dannel Malloy said “We have the model of what works, we just don’t replicate it!”
As a mother and as a product of the Chicago Public School system I agree with Governor Malloy 1000%. There is a model of what works and it is not replicated and it should be. I will start with the present day. My son is in the 1stgrade and he is in his 4thschool. His first Kindergarten, CPS Charter School, he was in the school for about 6 weeks, no homework. His 2ndKindergarten, CPS Charter School, he had homework every night, including weekends, and Christmas break, he also had spelling tests, and other tests to assess his progress and chances of advancing to 1stgrade. His 3rdKindergarten, a catholic/private school, barely any homework, no test. He stayed in the catholic/private school for the start of 1stgrade and the homework he received was less challenging than the homework he was getting in the 2ndKindergarten. He also wasn’t receiving math homework so I went to the trusty $1 aisle in Target and purchased some math workbooks. As a parent I could complain or I could fill in the gap! Now for his 2nd1stgrade class, in a regular CPS school, sometimes he gets homework sometimes he doesn’t, he has spelling tests but no real work is sent home for the me to help him study. He doesn’t have an assignment notebook nor is it clear to me as a parent what he has for homework. His teacher says, “they know what they are supposed to do I don’t write their homework done.” Excuse me! We are talking about 1stgraders. I had an assignment notebook until I graduated from high school that was provided by my school.
What is going on? There are different expectations and demands placed on our children depending on where they attend school. There is no reason why my child can get straight A’s at a school with homework every night and tests and then get C’s on his report card at a school that barely gives homework. Oh yes there is, the teacher doesn’t care whether he does his homework or not. The school he attended with straight A’s, we received a homework packet each week so the parents were aware of the homework and what the spelling words were for the upcoming test, I worked with him and he excelled. As a parent I have no problem doing my part, I need the school to do their part as well.
Admittedly the only reason why my son is in a regular CPS school is because of his behavior. That will soon be nipped in the bud through faith and reaching out to the proper support channels and come 3rdgrade he is out of there. It is the school in our neighborhood, my mother didn’t send my sister nor I there because frankly the education is subpar. A child’s ability to learn has nothing to do with their zip code or income level, it has everything to do with the expectations and demands that are placed on a child. Children are little sponges, fill them up with as much as you can and they just keep absorbing.
So what is my remedy for school reform? Gov. Malloy said it best, we have a system that works, replicate it. The students that attend the failing public schools are the same students attending thriving public, charter, and private schools. They are the same children. There is a saying about rising to the occasion, the majority of children no matter where they are placed will rise to the occasion and meet the expectations placed on them. Well let me be clear, most people are going to come right below your expectation or barely meet it. With that said and known the bar should be set as high as possible. Wherever the bar is set few will reach the bar, most will fall below so why set the bar at a subpar level to begin with?
Have the same resources, facilities, books, and educational experiences available to all children across the US despite their racial and/or socio economic background. We have high schools in Chicago with observatory and lap top computers for all students, and high schools with barely working computer labs. There is the problem right there.
I’m tired of the debates, meetings, and forums, first start with evening the playing field and exposing all children to the same things and see what happens. No every child isn’t going to excel but at least given the chance that everyone else has there is less of an opportunity to point the blame on the school, teachers, or administrators. Again this isn’t done, why is this not done?
Arne Duncan said it best, “we need to better educate, to have better workers that pay taxes”. Workers pay taxes, wealthy business owners figured out ways not to pay taxes. Whether they use write-offs or move their companies overseas anything to avoid Uncle Sam. Taxes are a huge debate/issue right now in America, asking the wealthy to pay their fair share. There is no reason that the working class pays more in taxes than the wealthy based on their income and percentages. No reason at all but the reason is, as my blog from Friday stated, create robots to pay taxes and work for those who do not.
So do I believe in Education Reform, NO! Why? As Gov. Malloy said its simple replicate the model, they aren’t replicating it because they don’t want to. The goal is not to educate everyone equally. The goal is to send some to prison, to create criminals, to keep the justice system going and people employed. The goal is to create employees that think inside the box, that think that getting a job is the only way to generate an income. Do I believe in educating my own child? Yes! Do I sympathize with those who don’t know nor have the desire to educate their children at home and depend on the system? Absolutely! Am I working on something to help the have nots? Yes! What do I need to do to make it happen? Start networking and rubbing elbows with the right people.
What is your take on Education Reform?
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
This past Friday morning, MSNBC had a panel of government and school officials talking about government reform. Two things were said that struck me and stuck out to me.
1. Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education, said “we need to better educate, to have better workers that pay taxes”.
2.Governor Dannel Malloy said “We have the model of what works, we just don’t replicate it!”
As a mother and as a product of the Chicago Public School system I agree with Governor Malloy 1000%. There is a model of what works and it is not replicated and it should be. I will start with the present day. My son is in the 1stgrade and he is in his 4thschool. His first Kindergarten, CPS Charter School, he was in the school for about 6 weeks, no homework. His 2ndKindergarten, CPS Charter School, he had homework every night, including weekends, and Christmas break, he also had spelling tests, and other tests to assess his progress and chances of advancing to 1stgrade. His 3rdKindergarten, a catholic/private school, barely any homework, no test. He stayed in the catholic/private school for the start of 1stgrade and the homework he received was less challenging than the homework he was getting in the 2ndKindergarten. He also wasn’t receiving math homework so I went to the trusty $1 aisle in Target and purchased some math workbooks. As a parent I could complain or I could fill in the gap! Now for his 2nd1stgrade class, in a regular CPS school, sometimes he gets homework sometimes he doesn’t, he has spelling tests but no real work is sent home for the me to help him study. He doesn’t have an assignment notebook nor is it clear to me as a parent what he has for homework. His teacher says, “they know what they are supposed to do I don’t write their homework done.” Excuse me! We are talking about 1stgraders. I had an assignment notebook until I graduated from high school that was provided by my school.
What is going on? There are different expectations and demands placed on our children depending on where they attend school. There is no reason why my child can get straight A’s at a school with homework every night and tests and then get C’s on his report card at a school that barely gives homework. Oh yes there is, the teacher doesn’t care whether he does his homework or not. The school he attended with straight A’s, we received a homework packet each week so the parents were aware of the homework and what the spelling words were for the upcoming test, I worked with him and he excelled. As a parent I have no problem doing my part, I need the school to do their part as well.
Admittedly the only reason why my son is in a regular CPS school is because of his behavior. That will soon be nipped in the bud through faith and reaching out to the proper support channels and come 3rdgrade he is out of there. It is the school in our neighborhood, my mother didn’t send my sister nor I there because frankly the education is subpar. A child’s ability to learn has nothing to do with their zip code or income level, it has everything to do with the expectations and demands that are placed on a child. Children are little sponges, fill them up with as much as you can and they just keep absorbing.
So what is my remedy for school reform? Gov. Malloy said it best, we have a system that works, replicate it. The students that attend the failing public schools are the same students attending thriving public, charter, and private schools. They are the same children. There is a saying about rising to the occasion, the majority of children no matter where they are placed will rise to the occasion and meet the expectations placed on them. Well let me be clear, most people are going to come right below your expectation or barely meet it. With that said and known the bar should be set as high as possible. Wherever the bar is set few will reach the bar, most will fall below so why set the bar at a subpar level to begin with?
Have the same resources, facilities, books, and educational experiences available to all children across the US despite their racial and/or socio economic background. We have high schools in Chicago with observatory and lap top computers for all students, and high schools with barely working computer labs. There is the problem right there.
I’m tired of the debates, meetings, and forums, first start with evening the playing field and exposing all children to the same things and see what happens. No every child isn’t going to excel but at least given the chance that everyone else has there is less of an opportunity to point the blame on the school, teachers, or administrators. Again this isn’t done, why is this not done?
Arne Duncan said it best, “we need to better educate, to have better workers that pay taxes”. Workers pay taxes, wealthy business owners figured out ways not to pay taxes. Whether they use write-offs or move their companies overseas anything to avoid Uncle Sam. Taxes are a huge debate/issue right now in America, asking the wealthy to pay their fair share. There is no reason that the working class pays more in taxes than the wealthy based on their income and percentages. No reason at all but the reason is, as my blog from Friday stated, create robots to pay taxes and work for those who do not.
So do I believe in Education Reform, NO! Why? As Gov. Malloy said its simple replicate the model, they aren’t replicating it because they don’t want to. The goal is not to educate everyone equally. The goal is to send some to prison, to create criminals, to keep the justice system going and people employed. The goal is to create employees that think inside the box, that think that getting a job is the only way to generate an income. Do I believe in educating my own child? Yes! Do I sympathize with those who don’t know nor have the desire to educate their children at home and depend on the system? Absolutely! Am I working on something to help the have nots? Yes! What do I need to do to make it happen? Start networking and rubbing elbows with the right people.
What is your take on Education Reform?
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
Friday, March 2, 2012
FAITH INSPITE OF
Do you ever feel like all is going well but there is just one person or one thing that always seems to oppose you and cause you to second guess yourself? If you don’t, I do and I am having one of those moments right now, well sort of.
The funny thing about Yahweh is I swear he has a sense of humor. This morning I turned on Bill Winston and I received a faith refresher. No matter what you are going through, faced with, no matter what you see in the natural, have faith in Yahweh. I must admit there are a lot of people that I know that attend church regularly yet they lack faith and they sometimes try to rub their lack of faith on me. I’m here to say I want no parts of it. The scripture says:
•the just shall live by Faith
•walk by faith and not by sight
•without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please Yahweh
•faith without works is dead.
What is faith? Faith is the SUBSTANCE of things HOPED for the EVIDENCE of things NOT SEEN! Faith will cause other people to think that you are absolutely crazy out of your mind. You could be sitting in a one room apartment declaring and professing that you are a millionaire. Those around you will think, no you’re not you are barely getting by in a one room apartment. Again, faith is SUBSTANCE of things HOPED for the EVIDENCE of things NOT SEEN! You have to believe it, walk in it, and have faith in it in order for it to manifest and been seen in your life.
Some of the works that we must do to put our faith into action starts with our mouths. Speak the Word and speak the Word only. Yahweh’s Word is so powerful that once it is spoken it goes forth and brings itself to pass. Why because Yahweh is the Word and He cannot lie nor fail. So, if you are speaking the Word and the Word only, you are speaking Yahweh, therefore EVERYTHING that you speak of the Word is the truth.
So I am here to tell you that my faith and my words are being tested. I think about my blog post this week about balance and turning the other cheek. I had a turn the other cheek moment last night. Admittedly some of the words spoken to me are still lingering in my mind. My thoughts got highly impure last night and this morning but when I spoke this morning the first thing out of my mouth was praise to Yahweh. I then asked Him to create in me a clean heart and renew in me a steadfast spirit. I then had to remind myself that He will keep in perfect peace all who’s minds are stayed on Him.
Then I started reciting the words to Donald Lawrence’s song ‘Righteous Mind’. For while scripture says are thoughts and ways are not like His I want mine to align with His more and more. Admittedly I am still working on my thoughts but I am training myself to speak the Word. As I stated in the blog yesterday, it is easier said than done, we are works in progress but I am out to create an image that says, that is a woman of Yahweh, who walks by faith, lives by faith, and her words are faith filled.
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
The funny thing about Yahweh is I swear he has a sense of humor. This morning I turned on Bill Winston and I received a faith refresher. No matter what you are going through, faced with, no matter what you see in the natural, have faith in Yahweh. I must admit there are a lot of people that I know that attend church regularly yet they lack faith and they sometimes try to rub their lack of faith on me. I’m here to say I want no parts of it. The scripture says:
•the just shall live by Faith
•walk by faith and not by sight
•without faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please Yahweh
•faith without works is dead.
What is faith? Faith is the SUBSTANCE of things HOPED for the EVIDENCE of things NOT SEEN! Faith will cause other people to think that you are absolutely crazy out of your mind. You could be sitting in a one room apartment declaring and professing that you are a millionaire. Those around you will think, no you’re not you are barely getting by in a one room apartment. Again, faith is SUBSTANCE of things HOPED for the EVIDENCE of things NOT SEEN! You have to believe it, walk in it, and have faith in it in order for it to manifest and been seen in your life.
Some of the works that we must do to put our faith into action starts with our mouths. Speak the Word and speak the Word only. Yahweh’s Word is so powerful that once it is spoken it goes forth and brings itself to pass. Why because Yahweh is the Word and He cannot lie nor fail. So, if you are speaking the Word and the Word only, you are speaking Yahweh, therefore EVERYTHING that you speak of the Word is the truth.
So I am here to tell you that my faith and my words are being tested. I think about my blog post this week about balance and turning the other cheek. I had a turn the other cheek moment last night. Admittedly some of the words spoken to me are still lingering in my mind. My thoughts got highly impure last night and this morning but when I spoke this morning the first thing out of my mouth was praise to Yahweh. I then asked Him to create in me a clean heart and renew in me a steadfast spirit. I then had to remind myself that He will keep in perfect peace all who’s minds are stayed on Him.
Then I started reciting the words to Donald Lawrence’s song ‘Righteous Mind’. For while scripture says are thoughts and ways are not like His I want mine to align with His more and more. Admittedly I am still working on my thoughts but I am training myself to speak the Word. As I stated in the blog yesterday, it is easier said than done, we are works in progress but I am out to create an image that says, that is a woman of Yahweh, who walks by faith, lives by faith, and her words are faith filled.
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
Thursday, March 1, 2012
TURN THE OTHER CHEEK: FOR YOUR IMAGE
Turn the Other Cheek: For Your Image
An eye for an eye! If we lived by this motto the entire world would be eyeless and blind. Sometimes we have to be like Martin and turn the other cheek. Sometimes we have to be like Malcolm and fight back. The key is to know when and where to do which.
When Jesus was arrested, Peter cut off the ear of Malchus. Jesus’ scolded Peter for that was the inappropriate reaction to the situation. Jesus knew what is destiny was and knew that the time had come for him to be arrested for it was almost time for him to die. In this situation, I believe Peter’s natural reaction was to protect his savior and his instinct kicked in. There are definitely times when instincts have saved lives, maybe even your own. However, there are times when reacting out of an emotional state does not end well.
With that said, I know I am not the only person that has dealt with someone that pushed their buttons to the point that you wanted to cuss them out, maybe even lay hands on them. Like myself there may have been times when you did just that. Was it justifiable, maybe in your mind for the moment, but was it worth it?
Ironically, I wrote this last night and this morning Bill Winston spoke on how he was trying to slow down on fussing. He said that when we fuss, cuss, and let people take us out of character, we are tarnishing our image. Things that make you go hmmm. You are filled with the spirit, faith filled, positive, loving all of that. However someone ticks you off in the grocery store and you give them a piece of your mind. What image are you displaying to those around you? Are they seeing Yahweh and Jesus or are they seeing the enemy/devil?
I never thought about my image when I choose to cuss someone out, tell them off, or give them a piece of my mind. If I am supposed to be the salt of the earth and let my light shine, in those moments I am actually being the darkness. How then can I turn around and try and tell that same person the goodness of Yahweh. Keep in mind yes we are not perfect and are works in progress but there comes a point when that is simply an excuse or crutch used to justify ungodly behavior.
I learned that demons have studied us since our birth. They know what gets to us, what grinds our gears, what will send us over the edge and they use people to take us there. We have to remember it is not the person that we are fighting against; we are only to fight the good fight of faith. We are dealing with spiritual forces and principalities. At the time though all we see is a flesh and bone spiritual being and we won’t to go off on them, when really it’s not them but the demon inside of them. As is the demon in us that is making us cuss, fuss, and go off!
I don’t know if you noticed but often times it’s the same person that pushes your buttons. Or there may be a few people that no matter what kind of state you are in they can take you out of it. Well, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. So if every time a particular person or people tick you off you go off on them, you are only perpetuating negative energy and simply you are insane. There comes a time when you can no longer blame the other person. We only have control over ourselves and our reactions.
Only love conquers hate, only good conquers evil, only light can separate darkness. You cannot fight fire with fire unless you are willing to get burned in the process as well. "A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11 Often times it’s not what you say but how you say it and your word choice that cause the negative response you receive. To be real sometimes you say things in a manner to invoke a negative response from the other person.
So what am I saying, in most, no in the majority instances you must learn to turn the other cheek. However, if you feel that you must defend or speak up for you ask yourself if your words are being used to edify and build or tear down. Why? Because we are going to have to answer to Yahweh for every idle word that we have spoken, EVERY! (Matthew 12:36)
The power of life and death lies in the tongue so be aware and careful what you say to and about others for you don’t know what they are prayers are, while speaking ill of them you may just be cursing yourself!
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
An eye for an eye! If we lived by this motto the entire world would be eyeless and blind. Sometimes we have to be like Martin and turn the other cheek. Sometimes we have to be like Malcolm and fight back. The key is to know when and where to do which.
When Jesus was arrested, Peter cut off the ear of Malchus. Jesus’ scolded Peter for that was the inappropriate reaction to the situation. Jesus knew what is destiny was and knew that the time had come for him to be arrested for it was almost time for him to die. In this situation, I believe Peter’s natural reaction was to protect his savior and his instinct kicked in. There are definitely times when instincts have saved lives, maybe even your own. However, there are times when reacting out of an emotional state does not end well.
With that said, I know I am not the only person that has dealt with someone that pushed their buttons to the point that you wanted to cuss them out, maybe even lay hands on them. Like myself there may have been times when you did just that. Was it justifiable, maybe in your mind for the moment, but was it worth it?
Ironically, I wrote this last night and this morning Bill Winston spoke on how he was trying to slow down on fussing. He said that when we fuss, cuss, and let people take us out of character, we are tarnishing our image. Things that make you go hmmm. You are filled with the spirit, faith filled, positive, loving all of that. However someone ticks you off in the grocery store and you give them a piece of your mind. What image are you displaying to those around you? Are they seeing Yahweh and Jesus or are they seeing the enemy/devil?
I never thought about my image when I choose to cuss someone out, tell them off, or give them a piece of my mind. If I am supposed to be the salt of the earth and let my light shine, in those moments I am actually being the darkness. How then can I turn around and try and tell that same person the goodness of Yahweh. Keep in mind yes we are not perfect and are works in progress but there comes a point when that is simply an excuse or crutch used to justify ungodly behavior.
I learned that demons have studied us since our birth. They know what gets to us, what grinds our gears, what will send us over the edge and they use people to take us there. We have to remember it is not the person that we are fighting against; we are only to fight the good fight of faith. We are dealing with spiritual forces and principalities. At the time though all we see is a flesh and bone spiritual being and we won’t to go off on them, when really it’s not them but the demon inside of them. As is the demon in us that is making us cuss, fuss, and go off!
I don’t know if you noticed but often times it’s the same person that pushes your buttons. Or there may be a few people that no matter what kind of state you are in they can take you out of it. Well, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. So if every time a particular person or people tick you off you go off on them, you are only perpetuating negative energy and simply you are insane. There comes a time when you can no longer blame the other person. We only have control over ourselves and our reactions.
Only love conquers hate, only good conquers evil, only light can separate darkness. You cannot fight fire with fire unless you are willing to get burned in the process as well. "A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11 Often times it’s not what you say but how you say it and your word choice that cause the negative response you receive. To be real sometimes you say things in a manner to invoke a negative response from the other person.
So what am I saying, in most, no in the majority instances you must learn to turn the other cheek. However, if you feel that you must defend or speak up for you ask yourself if your words are being used to edify and build or tear down. Why? Because we are going to have to answer to Yahweh for every idle word that we have spoken, EVERY! (Matthew 12:36)
The power of life and death lies in the tongue so be aware and careful what you say to and about others for you don’t know what they are prayers are, while speaking ill of them you may just be cursing yourself!
Be a blessing and be blessed,
Epiphany Essentials
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