God's Favor Is Real.. I Hope This Encourages You

Have you ever felt like you were in a holding pattern? You know that state where you aren't quite moving where you feel you're supposed to be moving or maybe not at the speed you should be progressing. Well trust me we all feel like that at times. Despite being grateful for the jobs we have we still just feel like there has to be more out there. The call on your life is certainly greater than what you're currently doing and it's hard to see God's purpose in your current position. Well let me tell you it's not for you to see. Hold on and be faithful because God will change your position, opposition, and outlook overnight.

I'm sharing my story not to sound like a braggart but because I have to tell someone about the goodness of God. Before I begin I must say that I am extremely grateful to God for his blessing! I've know for quite some time that I wanted to go back to school. Despite doing pretty well in my sales career I've know that in order for me to get where I Gog wants me to be in business, politics, and life I need more education. The problem had been finding the time to take the necessary entrance exams (GMAT,LSAT) I decided that if I applied to graduate school it would force me to take the required exams. So I went ahead and applied to Depaul's MBA/MS in Business Information Technology Program. While doing this I'd face some challenges at work and personally that really challenged my faith and I honestly didn't think I'd get in (my undergrad grades kinda suck and Depaul is an excellent school in this field). However despite all of this I decided to believe on and rely on God even more. My church, as a body, embarked on a Daniel fast during this application period and I decided to ask God to direct me and guide me where he would have me to be. I got a strange email a couple of weeks ago saying that enrollment for the Spring semester had begun and that I needed to contact and advisor for more details. Now I though this must be some error because I hadn't submitted a GMAT score nor GRE score and there was no way I got in. By the grace of God I received a letter yesterday welcoming me to the school. I was admitted on the basis of my work experience and undergrad grades. GOD IS AWESOME!!! He will do what He said he would do if we allow HIM to guide and walk in his purpose. I want to share this with you because I hope it motivates you to rely on him more and self a lot less. I got into a great program with out the requirements man has for me but God said that I was more than qualified. YOU ARE TOO!

JB

It Must All Be A Big Joke

So we have an African American President!
We have an intelligent President!
We have a potentially game-changing President!

Personally I'm elated that our country made the right decision and voted in force, however I must say that this has either opened the flood gates of ignorance or there are a few people out there that think since our President is black that gives them the right to make any racially insensitive statement or public display they choose.

I mean you would have had to have know that a monkey being shot was not a good idea for a major publication and you would have had to have known that calling cookies "drunken negro faces" was not that bright either right. So I'm thinking these people just fee free. They see Barack's win as a emancipation of thoughts and ideas. They feel we are in the age of aquarius where new ideas require no filter and ignorance is truly bliss. The proprietors of these businesses must believe that the problem of racial inequality and civil rights is no longer a problem in our nation. Maybe they are just joking. Either way you slice it... THEY ARE WRONG!

Go into any school in the inner city and then walk into one just ten miles south or 10 miles north and see the enormous difference. Look at the fact that blacks make $0.69 to the $1.00 that white men make for comporabale positions with equal education and you will quickly see that he system still needs fixing. I don't care if they make a black man Grand Puba of the world it still doesn't equate to fixing the injusticies and racial divide that exist throughout this great country.

I don't know.. maybe I'm being to sensitive... then again... you never saw any animal being shot when Bush was president now did you..

Dealing With Loss

I was having this conversation with a good friend last night about how I learned to deal with grieving by watching my parents. I wonder what do you do to deal with the loss of a loved one?

It's Been A While..

Now I'm a firm believer in God.. His power, His favor, and His omnitrifecta (omnipotence,omnipresence, and omniscience) but lately even my faith, which I thought was super strong, has been tested. It's not that I don't believe in God it's just that I'm struggling to see what he wants me to do. I mean, those who know me know I have a problem sitting still. I do a lot because I've been blessed with many gifts that make me well equipped to use those gifts for good. With that being said this phase of being still and waiting on God is really tough for me. I know I'm not working where I will ultimately be in my career, I also know that I'm not using all the gifts he's given me either which leads to this exteremely frustrating position of feeling like your not doing anything at all. I don't know I mean maybe I shouldn't complain. I make good money and have a cool title (whatever Senior marketing executive means..lol) which most poeple would be happy with. I guess that's the problem.. I've never been most people. I can feel the call God has on my life and although I don't know exactly quite what that looks like yet, I know it's something. I guess I need to be patient. It's just hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel sometimes. Do you ever get like that?