Random Bits of Wisdom from the M.O.G. Part II

Random Bits of Wisdom from the M.O.G. (Man of God) Part II

What up good people. I am back again with some wisdom from the well of my life. Enjoy the drink.

1. Need direction? Serve God with the gifts he gave you. I heard they would make room for you. Once the room has been made for your gifts, let them guide you to your destination.
2. Don’t expect God to bless sin. He is not in that business.
3. Ladies, if you give a man everything without setting a standard, he will treat you like you have no standards.
4. Fellas, you just found the lady of your prayers. Treating her like she’s your last misfortune? Here is some advise for you. New can’t be new if you keep treating it like it’s old. Get over yourself and the other lady so you can see this answered prayer with ‘good thing’ clarity.
5. If you don’t have Jesus now don’t wait until later. He is not candy (Now&Later). He is your necessary Savior.

© 2010 Lynn A. Jackson 

Coming Soon: Jesus The Birth  Part I

The Writers Block - Word of the Day: Technology

Word of the Day:  Technology
By Keith T. Nolen

Technology?  What could this brother be talking about that could lead him down the road to pull out a topic like technology regarding the Lord?  Truth of the matter is, everything we do centers around it.  Take for instance, texting.  This is probably the number one form of communication today.  Think what it could do with a group of believers or non-believers.

Take this analogy:  you are playing PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360; you make it to the last level.  Just when you think that you are about to conquer the final obstacle or challenge, you lose.  And that was your last life.  If you don’t curse, there is a very high chance that you will say, “Lord have mercy”.  Or as we say down south, Lord hammercy.

As young Christians trying to make it through each day and elude the wiles of the Devil, wouldn’t it be cool if God would text you?  Text you when you were messing up or when you needed to focus.  When you put yourself in positions that you don’t need to be, wouldn’t it be cool to just say, “Father please text me and remind me of all that I have to lose before I make a huge mistake”.

We are using technology as a crutch and fail to realize that God has already texted us.

The Writers Block

What up good people? I hope all is well with you all and you're living well. It is my desire to introduce as many different elements to the Blog as possible and still keep the message in tack. Christ meeting you where you are and bringing you to where he is is the central message of this Blog. With that said, I would like to introduce 'The Writers Block'. I would like to use the venue to hear from you. To give you an opportunity to express what God has done for you and hopefully encourage someone else with your testimony.

No fiction, just facts. If you think your story is insignificant, let God be the judge of that. Just put it out there and let God use it and you how he pleases. Send all writings to 'lynn.jacks7@gmail.com'. Please note that not everything you send me will be posted.

For this venture I have created a separate page on the Blog with a link on top of my photo on the left hand side of the page.

Random Bits of Wisdom from the M.O.G.

Random Bits of Wisdom from the M.O.G. (Man of God)

What up good people. I was thinking about what to post this week and decided I would give you a few nuggets of wisdom to live by. Although I am from the ‘nowhere near perfert’ mold, I have, however, been through and seen many things. From this well I will share a drink with you.

Here are 10 ten bits of wisdom.

1. Dating? State what you expect. Be what you expect. Expect what you invest.
2. Dating? If they are tripping and acting mental, don’t marry them! I repeat, DON’T MARRY THEM! Direct them to the nearest reputable clinic for help with their issues!
3. Ladies if he walks up to you at church and says, ‘God told me that you are my wife’, run as far away from him as you can! Make sure you hide in a good place. If he finds you in your secret hiding place, then maybe you can be his ‘good thing’. You also might want to repeat number 2 above!
4. Fellas, if she is helpless, she can’t help you.
5. If when you think of Love you only think of yourself. You are not ready for what Love is.
6. If you are married, ‘Go Home’, no matter how fine they are! (I know. This is a tough one sometimes! Stay strong my people! )
7. Fellas, are you dating? Don’t go broke while she gets rich. You don’t have to pay for everything! Plus, no real woman wants to marry a broke man!
8. Ladies, are you dating? If you can’t be Loved in the open, don’t be loved behind the closed door.
9. Never expect perfection from what’s imperfect. You will drive yourself crazy and end up needing number 2 for yourself!
10. You and God are not on the same level. You are mortal, but God is immortal. You only know what you have learned, but God established all knowledge. You need salvation. That only comes through His Son.

© 2010 Lynn A. Jackson

Why do you need Christ? Because He said so!

As I was thinking about how to put this post together, I tried to consider all the different things I would say to someone to convince them to give their life to Christ. I thought about some of the gimmicks we use to get people into the church. Free chicken dinners is a definite crowd favorite. I also thought about saying to the rich person 'even though you're rich you could richer if you get Jesus in your life'. I would say to the person that seemed happy 'you think you’re happy now? Well, if you had Jesus, you would be much happier'. We try to go out of our way not 'offend' people with the Gospel. This is called being 'tolerant' of different types of people with different mindsets towards Christ, who He is, and what it really means to serve Him. We do all these things to get people into the church only to say things like 'God understands your weakness and He is OK with you being that way'. While God does understand your weaknesses, He is not OK with you staying the same. God wants you to change. If you could stay the same what need would there be for a Savior?

As I thought about how I would tell someone why they need Christ, I came to a very straight forward approach on how it should be conveyed. Why do you need Christ? Because HE said so! Christ said that you can do nothing without Him (Jn 15:5). He said that a man must be born again by water and the Spirit (Jn 3:5). He said He was the Door by which you must enter (Jn 10:9). He said He is the Life, Truth, and the Way and that no man can come to the Father, lest he come through Him (Jn 14:6). He is the only One that can give salvation (Luke 19:9-10). He said that through Him, you, the whoever, can be saved (Jn 3:16-17). He also says He has the power to cast you into Hell (Lk 12:5). Now there's a message for you. Get Jesus or face Hell fire upon your exit from this world! Don't believe that? Why not? You believe man when he offers you the Big Bang Theory without concrete proof. You believe the Theory of Evolution because a man said so, again without concrete proof. Let me say right here that I hope you know that God is the creator of man and not the other way around.

Growing up in the south I was only shown pictures of African people with bones in their noses and all Africans being in abject poverty. I believed that because that is what a man showed me and told me. I was blessed to live in London, England for nearly four years and I received  a startling revelation. I encountered many Africans and they were incredibly intelligent, very bold, astonishingly beautiful, and an extremely diverse people. While you can't believe everything a man tells you without first seeking proof, God says you must have faith. Don't tell me that there is no such thing. Atheist say they don't believe in God. To make this statement is a type of faith my friends. It's takes faith to believe that the earth, the moon and the stars, the atmosphere, the axis that keeps us from burning up in the sun comes from nowhere. How can you believe all of this something came from nothing and say you have no faith? You have faith just not in God. Even if you believe in either theories on how human life began, you still need faith to believe in that. So in the end it is simple for me. No tricks. No treats. No gimmicks. Just straight up.

You need Jesus Christ, because He said so! Believe that!

All scripture references taken from the New King James Version

© 2010 Lynn A. Jackson