In the message "Remember The Basics" we saw the importance of returning often to the fundamental truths of our faith. We are called to grow and mature, but never to "grow" such that we are led away from the simple and unchanging truth: God loves us so much that He provided a way to restore a right relationship with Him through faith in His Son. Jesus died so we could live! Does this awesome act of love still amaze us, or have we "matured" to more "important" matters?
Matthew 18:3
"And He said: 'I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'"
When my daughter was four years old, we read about young Samuel. While discussing this story, my daughter showed me the excited faith God calls us to maintain. Perhaps her faith could teach us all.
As a young boy, Samuel was ministering with an old priest named Eli. One night God called to Samuel, but Samuel thought it was Eli's voice. Eli said he didn't call and told Samuel to go back to bed. After God called a few more times, Samuel realized who was calling and answered: "Speak, for Your servant is listening" (1 Samuel 3:10). God then gave Samuel a message - but the message was all about Eli.
My daughter asked, "Why did God speak to Samuel if the message was really to Eli?" We talked about how we must be ready and willing to hear God. I said Eli may have had some problems or distractions in his life which kept him from hearing God, so God spoke His message through a child. I said little kids (like her) can often hear God better than older people (like me).
"But, I don't hear God talk to me," she said, with a little disappointment in her voice. I explained how God doesn't usually speak so we can hear Him with our ears; rather, His Spirit speaks to our heart and we hear Him as we listen to our heart. Her little eyes widened, "Like today when I was going to sit on one of the baby toys - Jesus told my heart I was too big and shouldn't do it so I listened to what He said."
I encouraged her that this is exactly how God speaks to us, we just need to learn how to listen and then obey. My daughter thought for a moment and then slowly shook her head in amazement: "Wow! That's sooooo cool!!"
Heavenly Father, I pray that Your Word never becomes just an interesting collection of stories. You created us, loved us, and will one day call us Home to be with You for all eternity - and Father, that's sooooo cool!! Help us to come into Your presence with a thankful and loving heart. Strengthen our faith every day and allow us to continually look on You and Your wonders with a childlike amazement.
Have a Christ Centered Day!
Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries
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I cant help myself, I love this lil video lol :) it's amazing the love and wonder children have that we all forget about all too soon.....
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
ABV presents "Slow Down" - David Banner & 9th Wonder
Check out the new video for "Slow Down" .. great job N applause go out to David Banner for bringing us the good stuff :) check it out N peep the message!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Thank Me Later In Stores TODAY!!!!!
Yesssir!!! the much anticipated TML finally in stores today.. if you dont already have it, GET IT! and if you not fixin to get it..Ionknow wat to tell you... KILL YA SELF LOL Na, but farreal tho... the album is bangin! Imma have to play this for like a week or sum mane lol waited too long N i'm F'N luvin it!! Ok, Ok.. Imma calm my azz down N get back to listening to my music :o)
Thursday, June 10, 2010
GDW: Never Trade The Blessing
I thought I absolutely must share this one w/everyone! lol It's a great reminder to keep your eyes on the prize for our stay on this earth is only temporary and all these worldly objects and ambitions will fade away when we leave .. N when that happens, where will you find yourself? Will you be satisfied with the condition of your heart as an offering to Him? or will you have NOTHING to offer once everything that used to belong to this world, of this world, stays with this world?
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When Isaac was sixty years old, his wife Rebecca gave birth to twin sons. Esau was born first, followed immediately by Jacob; "with his hand grasping Esau's heal" (Genesis 25:26). Esau grew to be a skillful hunter while Jacob stayed more around the tents with his mother.
In the days of Esau and Jacob, the firstborn son was given a special honor called the birthright. The child having the birthright received a double portion of the family inheritance as well as the eventual privilege of family leadership. The birthright could be traded, but all future birthright blessings were then lost.
Genesis 25:29-32
"Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, 'Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!' Jacob replied, 'First sell me your birthright.' 'Look, I am about to die,' Esau said. 'What good is the birthright to me?'"
Esau was a young man who lived "in the moment" and traded his birthright for a bowl of stew. He placed much greater value on immediate gratification than on future blessings; and he exaggerated his immediate need in order to justify the future loss. The mighty hunter may have been hungry - maybe even VERY hungry - but he certainly was not about to die.
Esau's decision to let go of his birthright was based on the temporary needs he could see and feel. His focus on the immediate caused him to lose the blessings which were greater and long lasting, but unseen. Jacob would later steal Esau's final blessing from their father, but Easu freely gave away his birthright because he never understood its true value.
Similar trades are being made today. We just don't understand (or believe) the value of blessings. When a child leaves home in rebellion, they trade the blessing of an honoring relationship with their parents for perceived pleasures of immediate freedom. When a spouse pursues a relationship outside of marriage, they trade the blessing of a God-honoring union for perceived pleasures of the flesh. And when we fail to "wait upon the Lord" with decisions, we have allowed our impatience to trade away the blessing of walking in God's perfect will. We may spend a lifetime understanding the value of this blessing!
So what bowl of stew are we trading for today? God has promised a blessing for those who believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, for those who trust in Him for the forgiveness of sin and walk daily in His light. He has promised to set us free to live a life of true peace, purpose and contentment, and an eternal glory in His presence when we die. ALL worldly pleasures will one day fade away; "For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:18). Let's devote our lives to worship and obediently follow wherever He leads. Let's keep our eyes on the eternal and NEVER trade the blessing.
Have a Christ Centered Day!
Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries
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When Isaac was sixty years old, his wife Rebecca gave birth to twin sons. Esau was born first, followed immediately by Jacob; "with his hand grasping Esau's heal" (Genesis 25:26). Esau grew to be a skillful hunter while Jacob stayed more around the tents with his mother.
In the days of Esau and Jacob, the firstborn son was given a special honor called the birthright. The child having the birthright received a double portion of the family inheritance as well as the eventual privilege of family leadership. The birthright could be traded, but all future birthright blessings were then lost.
Genesis 25:29-32
"Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, 'Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I'm famished!' Jacob replied, 'First sell me your birthright.' 'Look, I am about to die,' Esau said. 'What good is the birthright to me?'"
Esau was a young man who lived "in the moment" and traded his birthright for a bowl of stew. He placed much greater value on immediate gratification than on future blessings; and he exaggerated his immediate need in order to justify the future loss. The mighty hunter may have been hungry - maybe even VERY hungry - but he certainly was not about to die.
Esau's decision to let go of his birthright was based on the temporary needs he could see and feel. His focus on the immediate caused him to lose the blessings which were greater and long lasting, but unseen. Jacob would later steal Esau's final blessing from their father, but Easu freely gave away his birthright because he never understood its true value.
Similar trades are being made today. We just don't understand (or believe) the value of blessings. When a child leaves home in rebellion, they trade the blessing of an honoring relationship with their parents for perceived pleasures of immediate freedom. When a spouse pursues a relationship outside of marriage, they trade the blessing of a God-honoring union for perceived pleasures of the flesh. And when we fail to "wait upon the Lord" with decisions, we have allowed our impatience to trade away the blessing of walking in God's perfect will. We may spend a lifetime understanding the value of this blessing!
So what bowl of stew are we trading for today? God has promised a blessing for those who believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, for those who trust in Him for the forgiveness of sin and walk daily in His light. He has promised to set us free to live a life of true peace, purpose and contentment, and an eternal glory in His presence when we die. ALL worldly pleasures will one day fade away; "For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:18). Let's devote our lives to worship and obediently follow wherever He leads. Let's keep our eyes on the eternal and NEVER trade the blessing.
Have a Christ Centered Day!
Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
A lil piece of Drake's thoughts.....
My sentiments exactly, Drake! I dont understand why Lil Kim actin soooooo SIMPLE right now....smh... Ionknow but I'm feelin just like Drizzy feel on this piece.. check it out...
Game3 Recap: Lakers vs Celtics 2010 Finals
Well, Lakers won last night's game 91-84..leading series 2-1. Next game is Thurs 6/10 at 9pm ET on ABC (game 4). I thought this was a very important game for both teams.. especially for Boston since they'll have to play next 2 games in Bos and go back to L.A and finish off finals over there. Ray Allen had a sucky game considering he was showing out in game 2 but nonetheless I cant say I'm tooo shocked about last night... Bos been all ova the place this year... winning on the road, loosing at home... making a comeback off a 20pt game, but then loosing games they "suppose" to have in the bag.. just all ova... but it is only game 3. Lakers lookin like they HUNGRY for anotha ring tho mayne.. they playin like they READY... so Ionknow if I can say the same for Celtics right now... we'll see how they hold up next 2games.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Hip Hop Honors: The Dirty South Sneak Peek
Sneek Peak of Bun B performing at VH1's Hip Hop Honors: Dirty South... Dont miss it tonight on VH1 9pm Et / 8pm Ct!!!!
Lil Kim Radio Interview: Speaks on Nicki Minaj
So I was BSing around the other day and saw a clip of Lil Kim at a concert performing and towards the end of the performance she takes off a pink wig and makes a statement about how she's so above the "pink", takes off wig, and walks off stage. To a lot of ppl this came off as a diss towards Nicki... Me personally, didn't over-extend it to THAT much.. lol I mean ppl gon say what they wanna say and do what they wanna do and make assumptions outta any and everything they can.. so I try not to jump at it so quick.. and now we have actual audio of Queen Bee regarding Nicki so this should clarify a lil sum for all you confused ppl. I agree with most of what Lil Kim says... point, blank, period... competition is competition.. We all try to be the best at what we do and same goes for females in the rap game.. If anything female MC's gots to step it up a notch or two cause fact of the matter is, you a FEMALE in the RAP GAME.. more pressure on them to show up N show out... nonetheless, check out what Lil Kim says and make your own thoughts of it...
LIL KIM SPEAKS ON NICKI MINAJ !!!! from KendraG.Com on Vimeo.
Lakers vs Celtics: Game 2 Recap
Well, we had us a nice game 2 last night. Boston came back ready to play this time winning game 2 with a final score of 103-94. Ray Allen was killing'em 1st quarter! He was 7/7 on 3's in 1st half>> JESUS!!! lol he was going hard mane... Next three games will be held in Boston. Yikes! Lakers y'all gon have to pull through on this one... cutting it a lil close! We gon see how Celtics hold up back at home though.
Game 4
Game 5
Game 3
Tue. June 8 9:00 PM ET on ABC
Game 4
Thu. June 10 9:00 PM ET on ABC
Game 5
Sun. June 13 8:00 PM ET on ABC
Friday, June 4, 2010
Killeen's Very Own> Deezil Greezil Ft. Spark Dawg – Stay
Big Ups to our TX artists!! and The homie SparkDawg's Spark-A-Lot Films for making this happen. Here's a little treat. Enjoy!
Great Expectations Diggy Simmons feat. Bei Maejor
And we have our firs leak off Diggy's forthcoming mixtape AirBorne!!! Y'all awreay know I like Diggy's work so of course I was gon support this one!!! :o) Yeah baby! N he holding up to our great expectations! :o)
Great Expectations Ft. Bei Maejor> Listen and DL
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Game1 of NBA Finals Lakers vs Boston Tonight at 9pm ET on ABC!!!
Y'all already know I been patiently waiting last few days... finally game time baby! going down! lol
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
GDW 6/2/2010 Dayenu - Jesus is Enough
I know, I know some of y'all may not appreciate all the spiritual posts, but if that's the case, then feel free to NOT read it lol I'm jus sayin tho lol .... Thing is I dont feel like I go to church how I'm suppose to so in order to fulfill that spiritual void that my soul yearns, I try to get the WORD by other means... AND I happen to think I'm not the only one who may feel the same so this might help them out as well... enjoy! and AMEN!
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Have a Christ Centered Day!
Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries
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In the message "Paid in Full" we considered the sacrifice of Jesus as the payment for our sin. His sacrifice on the cross occurred during the Jewish Passover, a yearly time of celebration and remembrance ever since God led the nation of Israel out of Egypt
The traditional Jewish Passover meal, or Seder, is designed to direct one's heart back to the praise and honor of God. One of the traditional Passover songs is called Dayenu, a Hebrew word meaning "it would have been enough." Each verse of this song recounts one of God's blessings and states if this was all God had done, it would have been enough - Dayenu!
If God had only led His people out ofEgypt
Romans 5:6
"At just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."
I'm often grieved by the lack of thankfulness in the world...and in my own heart. I'm saddened by those who do not know God and fail to see His loving hand in all creation. I'm saddened by the Jewish people who have all the history of God's love but, as a group, have lost their deep reverence and worship. But mostly I'm saddened by Christians who place their trust in the sacrifice of Jesus, and yet live their life with an attitude which says: What have You done for me lately? God, You must not care about me because my job no longer satisfies, or my finances are a mess, or I'm unhappy in my relationship.
Can we even begin to understand how this must sound to God? When we were still powerless - when we were dead in our sin - God sent His Son to die so we could live! We live because of His love, yet we complain and grumble because of trivial fluff. Shame on us! Shame on me!! If everything were stripped away and all we had was Jesus, would He really be enough? And if He is enough, don't we then already have ALL we need?
Through faith in the sacrifice of Jesus, we are given the ability to stand and live in the presence of a Holy God - His death and resurrection is completely sufficient! But He did even more! He gave us His Spirit to strengthen us and guide us in His truth, and He gave us His peace which surpasses all human understanding. Let's remember the blessings we've already been given. God looked down and sent His One and Only Son - Dayenu! Jesus is Enough!!
The traditional Jewish Passover meal, or Seder, is designed to direct one's heart back to the praise and honor of God. One of the traditional Passover songs is called Dayenu, a Hebrew word meaning "it would have been enough." Each verse of this song recounts one of God's blessings and states if this was all God had done, it would have been enough - Dayenu!
If God had only led His people out of
Romans 5:6
"At just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly."
I'm often grieved by the lack of thankfulness in the world...and in my own heart. I'm saddened by those who do not know God and fail to see His loving hand in all creation. I'm saddened by the Jewish people who have all the history of God's love but, as a group, have lost their deep reverence and worship. But mostly I'm saddened by Christians who place their trust in the sacrifice of Jesus, and yet live their life with an attitude which says: What have You done for me lately? God, You must not care about me because my job no longer satisfies, or my finances are a mess, or I'm unhappy in my relationship.
Can we even begin to understand how this must sound to God? When we were still powerless - when we were dead in our sin - God sent His Son to die so we could live! We live because of His love, yet we complain and grumble because of trivial fluff. Shame on us! Shame on me!! If everything were stripped away and all we had was Jesus, would He really be enough? And if He is enough, don't we then already have ALL we need?
Through faith in the sacrifice of Jesus, we are given the ability to stand and live in the presence of a Holy God - His death and resurrection is completely sufficient! But He did even more! He gave us His Spirit to strengthen us and guide us in His truth, and He gave us His peace which surpasses all human understanding. Let's remember the blessings we've already been given. God looked down and sent His One and Only Son - Dayenu! Jesus is Enough!!
Have a Christ Centered Day!
Steve Troxel
God's Daily Word Ministries
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