Thursday, March 29, 2012

Why so many black females who want to be married, without husbands?

Prince wrote a song called about a " House-quake". I believe we are in the midst of one. I believe the G12 vision is God's ultimate arsenal against the " Orphan Spirit" that prevails in metro Atlanta. The orphan spirit is behind 70% of black women in urban cities like Atlanta being single against their choice. 42% of black females have never been married. 45% of black males have never been married. Correction, the above percentage of 70 % Black women being single is between the ages of 20-29 by 1992,it was 32% in that age group 1970. 70% of all black children are born out of wedlock. 85% of black children do not live in a home with their fathers. 17% of all black males have had prison experience. 43 % of all black children have been aborted, nearly 3x higher than for whites. Over 20 million black children have aborted, which makes the abortion among blacks greater than the 7 leading causes of death among blacks, legalized genocide. The leading factor behind all of this systemic work of the orphan spirit. Money is not the cure, the healing of the human heart, by the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ is the cure. I have beheld with my own eyes the miraculous occurring in this area. Heal the hearts of males,you heal the family. Heal the family, we heal the community. Heal the community, we heal the city. The G12 vision is the template for systematic pervasive healing of the family, especially among blacks. You ask, where are the black men for marriage, The orphan spirit is occurring among all people groups, but among blacks it is decimating a race. It not G12, what's your answer?

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Why aren't things moving forward in your life?

Most of the time, we crave for change, but we do little to make it happen. As believers, we think that prayer by itself  is going to produce the change. Obedience to the Holy Spirit's voice during prayer is the catalyst to change in our personal lives. Tolstoy said, " Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves. Pastor Castellenos coined a phrase that changed my life, " If I change, everything changes. If you change in your marriage, everything will change.If you change at work or in your family, everything does change.  If we don't  change we will not grow. if we do not grow, everything remains the same or get worse. Change is a constant in life. Change is inevitable. The question is are you and I changing in a way that draws us closer to God and His Word or further from God and His Word. Yes, change is a constant, but growth is optional. Growth is a choice. Growth begins with the seed of decision and is watered with  focused intentional  calculated action. Personal growth is never an accident. What are you doing at this stage of your life to grow? Are going back ? Or, are you going forward? Since sustained personal transformation is powered by accountability. Who is your coach? Who has Coach Holy Spirit directed to be your earthly coach in your quest for personal growth ? Last life maxim, You and I can not grow positively by ourselves. "That's WORD"

Will You Be Remembered?

As one gets older, we tend to live life more purposefully. Every man will be remembered for his passion or forgotten for his lack of passion.  Its never too late to devote you heart to the passion God carved into your heart when you were in your mother's womb. Often, I am baffled by this question when people ask it, especially if they are beyond, the age 30. What is the will of God for my life?  Your passion is the guiding light  to your purpose. Passion precedes vision, not flow from vision. Your passion is the one thing you can do better than most people. Your passion will be the one thing that you possess a high aptitude in without formal training. Your passion is the one thing you tend to collect information about. Your passion is the one thing you get upset about when someone abuses or misuses it. Your passion is the one thing you do that's easy for creativity  to flourish in your heart. Your passion is the one thing that brings a smile to your face or causes your heart to flutter with excitement when you muse about it. Your close friends will know your passion when you don't know it because we naturally live our passion. However, bitterness, relational trauma,  a wounded heart or even the lack of self-forgivness can stifle the waters of creativity that flows from the center of your passion. You can awaken your passion. You can rediscover your passion.  You can jumpstart the flow of creativity. Let me know if you want to know how.... If you risk nothing, your risk everything

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Emotional Intelligence ( EI)

Self Awareness is the first rung on the ladder of EI. People who have a high degree of self awareness are aware how their feelings themselves, other people, the organization and their job performance. The decisions of self-aware people coincides  with their values, therefore they will more than likely find their work energizing. People who are highly developed in their self-awareness, finds it easy to talk about their limitations and strengths. In fact, people who are highly developed in self-awareness are fully aware of their blindspots in relational dynamics with other people. On a scale to 1 to 10 and 10 being superior, what is your level of self awareness

Organizational Science

What is the difference between transition and change?

Mega Churches

In 1963 there were only 9 churches over 1,000 people. In 2006, there are well over 6,000 churches over 1000 people; 1200 churches over 2000; 750 churches; 25 churches over 10,000 and 8 churches over 20,000. Today in 2012, there are close to 5 million people in Metro Atlanta and about 75 churches over 1,000 people.

What do you believe are the reasons for the difference in the number of mega-churches in 1963 and the number of mega-churches in the United States in 2006?

The Glory of God in your region

The measure of God's glory in your region is based on the " the House of Prayer in your territory. (Isa. 11:9; 2 Chr.7:14; Jer. 29:7; Act 17:26; Eze 22:30-31)

House of prayer

The Lord spoke to a senior pastor," If your church is not a house of prayer, its not my house" ( Isa.56:7; Matt. 16:18-19; John 2:17)

Prayers that God will always answer

  1. Lord, lead me to a person who is ready to hear the gospel ( Acts 8:26-49)
  2. Lord lead me to a person that is hurting so that I can pray for them. 
  3. Lord bless the hurting person  that I pray for. 
  4. Lord open my eyes to the divine appointments you are giving to me to share Christ, 
  5. Lord grant me an opportunity with the people I see at work, in my neighborhood, while I shop, etc to  have a conversation about the goodness of God 
  6. Lord when you open the door grant me boldness, courage to share Christ with clarity and simplicity in the power of the Holy Spirit ( Eph.6:18) 
  7. Lord give me a word of knowledge or a prophetic word for people that I run into today 
  8. Lord grant me ways to follow up the people I've prayed with or shared Christ with this week. 
  9. Grant me compassion and your heartbeat for people who are lost  or backslid deb
  10. Release your intercessory burdens in my heart for the lost, wondering and backslidden people who are in my sphere of influence