I must say that the hardest process in my life comes from truly aligning my lifestyle to God's way of doing things...In my heart I desire significance so much more than success and character is so much more important than comfort.
---D. Sherow, Jr.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Personal Quote: 5/12/2010
Creativity is composed of more of a calculated approach to an idea, rather than a haphazardly dramatized and emotionally channeled wave of inspiration.---D.Sherow, Jr
Thursday, May 6, 2010
BIG DREAMS, GREAT VISION!!!!
We all desire to have certain levels of success in our lives; however, sometimes life situations tend to master us and we lose ourselves in the day-to-day shuffle of survival. To those who have BIG DREAMS; DREAMS that have taken a back-seat to work, family, friends, stress, responsibilities and extra-curricular activities, I dare you to DREAM again! I dare you reach into the background of your vividly painted life and pull those hidden dreams into your current foreground. I dare you appropriate thirty-minutes of your day to working on your DREAM. I, most importantly, dare you to ask God to expand your vision and enlarge your tent, so that you can see in the reality of LIVING and embrace the view of Heaven.
A great friend of mine, Minister Ashley Woodberry, said one of the most profound things to me one day. He said, "A dream is awesome until you wake up. A vision will not let you sleep!" Your every success in life is centered around your individual focus and determination to fulfil whatever goal you have set before you. There are three principles that I hold true to and five focus-filled statements that I meditate on in order to project the realm of unlimited success that is available for me and others. These are the "mantra's" that help me stay balances as I pursue my goals and I hope that they do the same for you:
Principles
(1) All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 SAY LITTLE, DO BIG!!!!!
(2) Discipline & Obedience will take you to your DESTINY!!!
(3) Wealth amounts to the abundance of overflowing resources available and in operation in every area of your life. So don't overwork to be rich; because of your understanding know when to cease!
Focus-filled Statements
(1) Though you may have many DREAMS or VISIONS, focus on one goal at a time. Make projects small and attainable and with each success the next goal becomes that much easier to accomplish.
(2) Live in a bubble of constant positive reinforcement. Defuse all negativity!!! There is no goal or dream too BIG or insurmountable! But you MUST put in the work to in turn see the profit!
(3) Nothing is beyond, above or beneath your reach! If the power of life and death are held in the things you say, then the power of your words will orchestrate your DESTINY!
(4) Recreate your life by speaking the positive potential and living the exceptional life style that you were created to live.
(5) Create a product and brand that is undeniable (YOU), then fully and utterly engross yourself in that product and the vision for its continual success and growth will flourish.
This day is the greatest day that you have to celebrate, because it is the NOW and the PRESENT and these MOMENTS of your existence that will never be relived. Challenge yourself to focus on LIVING and not just existing. Give thanks to God for this new moment of mercy and reflect of these following words:
~ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
M.K. Ghandi
~ So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your Glory to their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 90:12;16-17
Big DREAMS start with One Small Idea...Let Today be Your Day to LIVE the DREAM!!!!
A great friend of mine, Minister Ashley Woodberry, said one of the most profound things to me one day. He said, "A dream is awesome until you wake up. A vision will not let you sleep!" Your every success in life is centered around your individual focus and determination to fulfil whatever goal you have set before you. There are three principles that I hold true to and five focus-filled statements that I meditate on in order to project the realm of unlimited success that is available for me and others. These are the "mantra's" that help me stay balances as I pursue my goals and I hope that they do the same for you:
Principles
(1) All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 SAY LITTLE, DO BIG!!!!!
(2) Discipline & Obedience will take you to your DESTINY!!!
(3) Wealth amounts to the abundance of overflowing resources available and in operation in every area of your life. So don't overwork to be rich; because of your understanding know when to cease!
Focus-filled Statements
(1) Though you may have many DREAMS or VISIONS, focus on one goal at a time. Make projects small and attainable and with each success the next goal becomes that much easier to accomplish.
(2) Live in a bubble of constant positive reinforcement. Defuse all negativity!!! There is no goal or dream too BIG or insurmountable! But you MUST put in the work to in turn see the profit!
(3) Nothing is beyond, above or beneath your reach! If the power of life and death are held in the things you say, then the power of your words will orchestrate your DESTINY!
(4) Recreate your life by speaking the positive potential and living the exceptional life style that you were created to live.
(5) Create a product and brand that is undeniable (YOU), then fully and utterly engross yourself in that product and the vision for its continual success and growth will flourish.
This day is the greatest day that you have to celebrate, because it is the NOW and the PRESENT and these MOMENTS of your existence that will never be relived. Challenge yourself to focus on LIVING and not just existing. Give thanks to God for this new moment of mercy and reflect of these following words:
~ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
M.K. Ghandi
~ So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Let Your work appear to Your servants, And Your Glory to their children. And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, And establish the work of our hands for us; Yes establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 90:12;16-17
Big DREAMS start with One Small Idea...Let Today be Your Day to LIVE the DREAM!!!!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Personal Quote: 05/05/2010
When your hunger for righteousness exceeds your desire to see, then FAITH will arise and your vision will be keen.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
LEGACY
“Our days are numbered. One of the primary goals in our lives should be to prepare for our last day. The legacy we leave is not just in our possessions, but in the quality of our lives. What preparations should we be making now? The greatest waste in all of our earth, which cannot be recycled or reclaimed, is our waste of the time that God has given us each day.”---Billy Graham
When I woke up this morning I stood over my children and watched them as they slept and began to admire their lives, their existence and was astonished by the beauty of their humanity. Even though I've understood the principles of inheritance and legacy for years, it was at that moment that I became even more cognizant of the fact that not only are they my legacy from God, but that I also possess a legacy that must be responsibly and righteously instilled, imparted, and revealed to them. This led me to start really evaluating the legacy I will leave to not only my children, but the world.
In its legal sense, Legacy is the "giving of gifts in the form of property or money; something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past; something acquired without compensation (Unabridged Cambridge Dictionary)." However, Legacy is so much more than the handing down of possessions, the continuance of monetary status, affluence or social benevolence; for those who inherit a Legacy will never have a need for money because the prominence of Legacy will embody and activate passion, potential and most importantly PURPOSE.
In conjunction to its legal meaning, the definition of Legacy holds true spiritually. Throughout history and scriptural depictions of historical occurrences, we have far too many times seen the heritage of iniquity, the transferal of sin nature or the affects of generational curses. We have heard sermons and speeches on inheritances lost and forfeited, blundered and wasted, misused and spent and yet we have not truly taken into consideration that legacy and inheritance serve eternal purpose and not just historical reference. We have not given credence to what our legacy will be or shall become, because we have been so ensnared by the iniquities of our forefathers (that inheritance of unrighteousness which is inherent in us all since the fall of man-kind).
Much of who we are has been tied up in what we have been willed. Our faults, our misjudged decisions, our fears, even our drive and ambition (fueled by fears of failure or historical repetitiveness) and stumbling blocks have all come from what we've received from observation, assimilation, or mere propensity or proclivity to the nature of our ancestry. Make no mistake, no excuse can be given for the sins that we commit to out of our own volition; however, we must understand the root of our inherent nature so that the Legacy we leave will be one that exhibits that of our esteemed spiritual placement, instead of our down-trodden natural displacement.
Naturally, we view ourselves as leaving a proprietary legacy, which includes: money, land, prominence, high societal status, and a name that is laudable and mentioned among the 'who's who' of history books. But what about the intangible things that we pass up (instead of down) that are of significance (those spiritually imputations that so often go unnoticed or unspoken)?
Have we taken the time to view and implement God's pattern and blue-print for success, significance and legacy, more so, then the familiar and often encompassing ideologies of the world's systems?
Have we found out the true meaning of inheritance and made covenant w/ God to establish His right way of doing things, expelling the patterns that we have inherited and then effortlessly setting up these God-given principles so that they become the pillars of our community, our families, and our relationships?
These are just a few things we as spirit beings should consider as we exist in this chronologically driven plane of humanity...Make your Legacy one of substantial significance...Only you and God know the path for you.
---D. Sherow, Jr.
When I woke up this morning I stood over my children and watched them as they slept and began to admire their lives, their existence and was astonished by the beauty of their humanity. Even though I've understood the principles of inheritance and legacy for years, it was at that moment that I became even more cognizant of the fact that not only are they my legacy from God, but that I also possess a legacy that must be responsibly and righteously instilled, imparted, and revealed to them. This led me to start really evaluating the legacy I will leave to not only my children, but the world.
In its legal sense, Legacy is the "giving of gifts in the form of property or money; something handed down from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past; something acquired without compensation (Unabridged Cambridge Dictionary)." However, Legacy is so much more than the handing down of possessions, the continuance of monetary status, affluence or social benevolence; for those who inherit a Legacy will never have a need for money because the prominence of Legacy will embody and activate passion, potential and most importantly PURPOSE.
In conjunction to its legal meaning, the definition of Legacy holds true spiritually. Throughout history and scriptural depictions of historical occurrences, we have far too many times seen the heritage of iniquity, the transferal of sin nature or the affects of generational curses. We have heard sermons and speeches on inheritances lost and forfeited, blundered and wasted, misused and spent and yet we have not truly taken into consideration that legacy and inheritance serve eternal purpose and not just historical reference. We have not given credence to what our legacy will be or shall become, because we have been so ensnared by the iniquities of our forefathers (that inheritance of unrighteousness which is inherent in us all since the fall of man-kind).
Much of who we are has been tied up in what we have been willed. Our faults, our misjudged decisions, our fears, even our drive and ambition (fueled by fears of failure or historical repetitiveness) and stumbling blocks have all come from what we've received from observation, assimilation, or mere propensity or proclivity to the nature of our ancestry. Make no mistake, no excuse can be given for the sins that we commit to out of our own volition; however, we must understand the root of our inherent nature so that the Legacy we leave will be one that exhibits that of our esteemed spiritual placement, instead of our down-trodden natural displacement.
Naturally, we view ourselves as leaving a proprietary legacy, which includes: money, land, prominence, high societal status, and a name that is laudable and mentioned among the 'who's who' of history books. But what about the intangible things that we pass up (instead of down) that are of significance (those spiritually imputations that so often go unnoticed or unspoken)?
Have we taken the time to view and implement God's pattern and blue-print for success, significance and legacy, more so, then the familiar and often encompassing ideologies of the world's systems?
Have we found out the true meaning of inheritance and made covenant w/ God to establish His right way of doing things, expelling the patterns that we have inherited and then effortlessly setting up these God-given principles so that they become the pillars of our community, our families, and our relationships?
These are just a few things we as spirit beings should consider as we exist in this chronologically driven plane of humanity...Make your Legacy one of substantial significance...Only you and God know the path for you.
---D. Sherow, Jr.
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