Hey All,

Its been a while since I've blogged but Im back, lol.....and I wanted to do something different than the norm. Today while roaming through youtube (where my cousins at, lol, you know we all be on there) I was just browsing through some music and I came across one of my favorite singers of all time in the person of LeAnne Palmore. She was ministering this song of which you will see the video of below "HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD". And I just began to just soak in the things that God has done in my life and the things He has personally carried me through, with out the assistance of man. Im like the psalmist David in saying..."If It Had Not Been For The Lord, Who Was On My Side..." and so I wanted to share this video with all my peeps who are reading and watching this now and I want EVERYONE of you to respond by answering this question: WHAT HAS BEEN 'THE DEFINING SONG' IN YOUR LIFE WITHIN THIS PAST YEAR OR SO? and tell why? You'd be surprised who will be blessed by what you have to share purely from the heart and what person reading your comment will be reminded that While They Worship, God Will Bring Them Through It All.



LeShawnDaniel TV

Hello All,

I wanted to share a free excerpt (chapter) from the latest book "The Truth About Grace". I believe it is a significant chapter to start us off for the new year (2009), as many will have their portion of what thus saith the Lord God. Be blessed in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!

GROWING IN GRACE

A Soulful Relationship

by Reverend Ronald McFadden

If you're not married yet, share this with a friend. If you are married, share it with your spouse or other married couples.. and reflect on it.

An African proverb states, "Before you get married, keep both eyes open, and after you marry, close one eye."

Before you get involved and make a commitment to someone, don't let lust, desperation, immaturity, ignorance, pressure from others or a low self-esteem make you blind to warning signs. Keep your eyes open, and don't fool yourself that you can change someone or that what you see as faults aren't really important.

Once you decide to commit to someo ne, over time their flaws, vulnerabilities, pet peeves, and differences will become more obvious.

If you love your mate and want the relationship to grow and evolve, you've got to learn to close one eye and not let every little thing bother you. You and your mate have many different expectations, emotional needs, values, dreams, weaknesses, and strengths. You are two unique individuals who have decided to share a life together.

Neither of you are perfect, but are you perfect for each other? Do you bring out the best of each other? Do you compliment and compromise with each other, or do you compete, compare, and control? What do you bring to the relationship? Do you bring past relationships, past hurt, past mistrust, past pain?

You can't take someone to the altar to alter him or her. You can't make someone love you or make someone stay. If you develop self-esteem, spiritual discernment, and "a life", you won't fi nd yourself making someone else responsible for your happiness or responsible for your pain. Manipulation, control, jealousy, neediness, and selfishness are not the ingredients of a thriving, healthy, loving and lasting relationship.

Seeking status, sex, wealth, and security are the wrong reasons to be in a relationship.

What keeps a relationship strong?

Communication, intimacy, trust, a sense of humor, sharing household tasks, some getaway time without business or children and daily exchanges (a meal, a shared activity, a hug, a call, a touch, a note). Leave a nice message on their voicemail or send a nice email. Sharing common goals and interests.

Growth is important. Grow together, not away from each other, giving each other space to grow without feeling insecure. Allow your mate to have outside interest. You can't always be together. Give each other a sense of belonging and assurances of commitment. Don't t ry to control one another. Learn each other's family situation. Respect his or her parents regardless. Don't put pressure on each other for material goods. Remember for richer or for poorer. If these qualities are missing, the relationship will erode as resentment, withdrawal, abuse, neglect, dishonesty, and pain replace the passion.

"Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think." The grass withers, the flowers fades, but the word of God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8 Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight.

Always try to be a little kinder than is necessary. The difference between 'United' and 'Untied' is where you put the " i ".

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

BE ENCOURAGED PEOPLE OF GOD. I DONT CARE WHAT SITUATIONS YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT, WITH THE ENEMY ATTACKING YOUR MIND LIKE A BULLDOG....YOU STILL HAVE A FUTURE...(JEREMIAH 29:11)

"WATCH THIS AND LIFT UP YOUR HEAD"

This is a poem written over 2 years ago....give some feedback!

Be Angry And Sin Not

I can't believe how some people are

With their mouths they are Christians, but their hearts are so far.
Not that anyone is perfectly without sin

But they see no wrong in things they participate in.

I'm angry, Yes! Mad, as hell is enlarging itself.

Making room for some before my eyes

And the majority of them will be surprised.

My heart is grieved, just like the Holy Ghost

The people I love and care about the most

Seem to be straying, not anticipating

The arrival of our Redeemer who died in open shame.

The devil is the accuser and the one we blame

For deceiving many, and giving them empty hope

For pleasures of this life that appear to be dope.

My Brother, My Lil Sis, Why don't you see?

Satan doesn't love you, but for your life does he plea.

Little by little, leading you astray

"I can drink and smoke a little, it's just another day"

But another day absorbed under the influence of lust

When that void you are trying to fill demands that Jesus is a must

In your life, In your life, Do you hear me?

Open the eyes of your heart and become planted like a tree.

Only the Word, The Blood, And The Spirit will save us now

Oh, How His voice is crying out in me, I need a paper towel

To wipe away the tears off the face of God and myself

Because of the spiritual degradation, putting God on the shelf.

Am I angry? Yes! Mad, as hell is burning fire

But The Lord has a church that is heavily inspired

By His commands and His love, by His grace and His truth

Worship the Lord Zion, when you don't know what else to do.

Riches, they will come and again you'll need His peace

Houses, they'll be built, and again you'll need His joy

Money cometh, but in parallel with that, Jesus Cometh!

Only what we do In Christ will last, so let's be found in Him

While he comes seeking for His worshippers to take back to Glory

Let Him look inside His white robe, and find you next to his heart

Saying "Father, this has been my desire"

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