Friday, January 29, 2010

Your True Calling in Life Will Drive You

“I am not afraid…I was born to do this.” –Joan of Arc

Your true calling in life will drive you to crush whatever is in your way, in order to obtain your purpose. The motivational speaker, Anthony Robbins said, “People are not lazy. They simply have impotent goals / that is, goals that do not inspire them.”

Joan of Arc was a prophetess of inspiration for her country and a heroine of France. She was just a teenager when she liberated France from the oppression of England. As a warrior, Joan led the French army into battle with fierce determination and vigor, without cease. The heroine was fearless in achieving her cause. She did not stop at anything, no matter the conditions or small defeats. Joan definitely was a visionary and put her life on the line, despite the odds and circumstances. Joan of Arc once said, “One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” The French prophetess challenged herself to do things beyond measures and above. In other words, she took enormous risk in the face of death, without hesitating or questioning her self-confidence.

A warrior always acts boldly, and believes in their cause strong enough, that they won’t let anything or anybody stand in their way, of completing their mission. Warriors don’t see obstacles in their way when surrounded by adversaries; they’re just focused on conquering the territory and spoils. This is how gold medal Olympic winners defeat their rivals. They know they were called to do this. Everything is blocked out of their sight and mind. They’re not moved or threatened by the other opponents’ daring displays. The only thing they see at that moment; is victory.

Take a lesson from the athletes; if they’re not taking risk to perform daring power plays, then they’re not driven to win. Even when they lose a few competitions or points, they still continue to fight on to other battles, and gain small victories to win. Not only do they believe they were called to do this, but they are on automatic pilot and cannot be stopped. Pushed to strive beyond your control, where you’re pursuing to win aggressively.

The difference between passionate and driven, is that passion is what you desire doing. And driven is what you were meant to do. Because ‘drive’ can push you to do extraordinary things that no one else would boldly do, as Joan of Arc proved. You can be passionate about flowers, the environment and starting a venture. Being driven is when you boldly risk everything you have without a second thought, fearlessly putting your life on the line like Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi and Christ. What made these legendary figures and other athletes driven? It was not their passion for people or amazing abilities, but a strive for destiny. And what is destiny? “A predetermined course chosen for you beyond your control.” In other words, it was meant to happen. King, Gandhi and Christ didn’t choose for the events to happen, it is already predetermined for us. The Bible said, “Though My word has gone out, it shall not return to me void, but accomplish the thing..”

Philippians 3:14
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ

Friday, January 22, 2010

I Can Do Bad All By Myself!

"I can do bad all by myself" -Tyler Perry (from his film)


The book of Judges in the Bible speaks of how Deborah, the prophetess, judged and led the people of Israel into a major victory, by taking charge of the army from Barak, the commander. Barak, the commander of the military forces was like the executive, and Deborah would have been considered an associate of the company. As an associate, Deborah organized projects for Barak, that he would get credit for. Barak lost self-confidence and faltered under pressure from organizing the project plans himself, but he still wanted credit for someone else stepping up to take charge. Barak would have brainstormed with his top generals and commanders in the boardroom, about putting together a winning project. Except, Deborah as the associate- managed the whole operation, by stepping up to use her gifts and experience sent from the Almighty.

Of course, Barak had talent, but he collapsed when his associate Deborah, would not allow herself to be taken advantage of, like a servant, by laying all the credit at the feet of an incompetent procrastinator, who did not have the “by any means necessary” attitude to complete the project himself. So, she promoted herself, and quit the associate position to run her own company of men. Deborah took people from the old company that would join her new venture. Or you could say she bought out the company and ran it herself.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Conquer Your Fears to Conquer Your Talents

"We are more than conquerors through Christ that strengthen us." -Paul


Judges 4

4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.

8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

9 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.


Deborah, the Prophetess, positioned herself as a warrior, and executed her talents to defeat the adversary by her own determination, as Joan of Ark did for France. She wasn't about to share the victory and spoils with those who became dependent upon her, like managers who depend on you and end up taking the credit and higher salary, from your hard earned work. Satan uses religion to take your hard earned money

People in high positions are dependent upon you to keep them at the top, while you stay at the bottom. Or else they would have to suffer more work, longer hours, and loss of clients. But you saved their million dollar contract clients. You're an assistant to managers and executives who need someone to serve their needs. Is this wrong? Of course not, because you willingly choose to share someone's work load for a lower salary. More work and less pay, instead of being a partner. Give yourself credit, you're not a low life born to live off crumbs. You're royalty with an inheritance, born as a prince and princess, extradited to an Island as a babe in the wilderness, waiting to be led to the Promise Land where you must rule your kingdom. It's time to escape off of that Island of harsh living and heavy toiling, just to survive, and claim your inheritance.

There are business partners who sit back and watch the money grow as an investor, while the other investor partner acts as the manager, operator, employee, bookkeeper, secretary and owner. All the while, the 1st investor gets the spoils. What an agreement, to sign on as a assistant and do more work than the one who gets the larger salary. But Satan will beg to differ, because he will say that the managers and executives perform strategic projects, which translates as, they put ABC projects together to get XYZ plans completed or in short, they're smarter than you. They're viewed as the rocket scientist, while you're treated like you didn't have any effort with putting the project together. Yes, the executives used their thinking caps, but you performed what needed to be done on the project plan, and then some. Lucifer will use project planning and other technical mambo jumbo terms to put you in your place as Pharaoh did with Israel, when he told them that, who is this God that I must let your people go from working on building my project plan, that I put together and brainstormed.

There is no difference the amount of income someone should earn, either from executing a project, or whether if they planned a project. Both parties share responsibilities, where favoritism should not be a factor.

You've earned your place in your position through proving yourself as a qualified gifted worker and your adversaries will devalue your talents, in order to keep you on a tight leash from escaping. So, beware of the Devil, when he uses weak minded people to tell you, that you're lucky to have a job, especially during high unemployment; as if you were not worthy with talent and experience. This is a deception mind game to keep you feeling like this is the only place you can ever be chosen. Luck had nothing to do with it, because the Almighty gave you gifts to make room for you to hone your abilities, and Satan won't show you that in the Bible any place.

Daniel 3

16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

17 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

8 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

The three Hebrew boys faced a death sentence and became bold with confidence. They didn't make it their problem when Satan's pride wanted them to serve his needs. The prideful heart of a person makes them dependent upon you to carry out their purpose. That's the enemy's problem, not yours.

Your family and friends are not your enemy, but their prideful attitudes are your enemy. Somebody else pride, attitude and demands are not your problem, when they react towards you with pity parties. You're not obligated to serve needs that can be handled by the other party. Lucifer has turned religion into a pity party, where audiences serve religion and Satan is dependent upon these audiences to have pity on themselves. So, pitiful messages are catered for the pitiful. The Bible never said have a pity party, but have a spirit of power. Pity is the spirit of fear, because Satan comes to people when their weak and are to afraid to come out of their pity. So he takes advantage on their pity, through fear.

That's why Lucifer relaxed messages soothe those who are weak-minded, where he makes them vulnerable, by spreading propaganda about desiring money as a form of godliness, to seek after wealth through tithing and get rich prosperity messages. Another pyramid scheme to profit off of the daydreaming saints, as Rev Ike and Jim Jones did when everybody drunk the Kool-Aide. Kool-Aide is that sweet escape from fear, where you believe anything can happen without power. "For the love of money is the root of all evil." It's not money that the Almighty gives, but He gives you "power to get wealth." Seek power to rule your own venture and the money will come. Power is not a Kool-Aide dream you chase like a crack addict, power is something you must fight for with passion and drive. Money is not power, or else you would have ruled your own venture, without someone else ruling over you, where you are the servant.

Lucifer preaches about God will promote you when you pay your tithes or if you recognize that you have an inheritance. Tithes doesn't have anything to do with promotions, because promotions is just another deceptive way to do more work for your Master, for longer hours, while your salary is just a few thousand dollar year bonus, enough to get that new car to replace the old jalopy.

Satan attempts to pull the wool over mushy-brained worshipers eyes, where the blind lead the blind with Jedi mind tricks, when he tells them to be "be thankful over a few things, and God will make you rule over many." Of course be thankful, but thanking the Almighty el Shaddai for a few things, doesn't make you to rule and have power later. You're appreciating el' Shaddai for the few that you have rule over now, and later He will allow you to rule more. You can't rule over anything until you have power to get the few, so you can rule greater. You need the power first in order to rule. You obtain the power by overcoming fear, and when you rule over your fear, you boldly start to do things without hesitation, and conquer whatever passions you desire.

As David the conqueror over Goliath said, "Ye though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. My rod and staff they comfort me." To fear is death, because fear kills your passions and desire to do the things your soul seeks after. The key is don't care about death or dying, just see death as a warrior looks at a battle. The soldier fights not to stay alive, but to accomplish the mission, through hell and high water, no matter the odds, circumstances, or consequences. You can fight to keep your dreams alive. The Messiah said, "don't be afraid of who can kill the body, but be afraid of who can kill the body and soul." Your soul is your passion that hungers for power, to be free from bondage.


Deuteronomy 8:18

18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.


Exodus 5

6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

10And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?


Lucifer rather keep you passive, with weak positive passive directions about submitting to abuse and disadvantage at home and work. So they'll say, stay positive in your abuse at home and work, instead of telling you to take action and don't allow your family or company to take advantage of you. Passive direction from Satan is to keep you under his control, instead of you being in control, so he can take advantage of you through loved ones and employers. Pharaoh attempted this with Moses by telling the Hebrews that he would not let the people go and took advantage of them with abuse!

Unemployment rate numbers is a scare tactic by the media to get into weak minded people head, so people who earn a living, can never feel comfortable leaving a job to find another one, where they can grow and are more valuable. Your adversary will use your family to make you feel guilty about taking risk to position your life in becoming more improved, by standing up to your spouse, children and managers. Satan wants us to hide behind your household and job as a scapegoat, so we can serve him through them. But as Abraham and Jacob, we must allow ourselves to trust our children to the Most High, and follow that vision which He gave us to pursue, even if like Joseph, our child may end up in Egypt, and have to make the journey back through the Wilderness to the Promise Land. The adversary will tell you this is selfish and self-centered, because you supposed to make sacrifices for family by giving up pursuing your passion and goals, in exchange for abuse and being taken advantage of.


Proverbs 22

6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.


The Almighty knows you love your children, but He put visions and talents in your soul to discover greater things beyond the 9 to 5 and home life. If that means your spouse and little ones have to adjust taking care of themselves and the house at times, without you being their full time, then they won't always be dependent upon you, but grow up independent upon themselves. Your marriage and kids are a responsibility like a job, where there should be no abuse or advantage taken of you, with room for you to grow and feel valuable. Family is a job that you love, they are not your vision and goal in life to pursue your dreams. You can't wait for your family to cooperate and come on board to sail away with you in your dreams. Your personal passions will be put on hold, to bow to the Devil every need through your family, if you allow Satan to use your family, to abuse and take advantage of you.

It's a war of struggle between your divine passions and Satan. Lucifer using people to become dependent upon you, to divide your time, talent and goals. Conquer your fears to conquer your talents.









2010 by Derrick G