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The Ghetto State of Mind

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                     The Ghetto State of Mind  The Ghetto state of mind is an intriguing concept. In my hometown this mind set is on an upscale. It has always been there but in the last 5 years its grown rampantly like wildfire. The ghetto state of mind comes in all colors and nationalities. You can identify it by how someone carries themselves and by their words and actions and how they treat others.   Let us explore this unaesthetic mind set.  This mind set is at one of the lowest mindsets. In this mindset the person always has to be right, always gets their way. Putting their needs first is always on their agenda. Some examples are screaming and honking at an elderly to cross the street as opposed to a more noble mindset of going out of your way to help an elderly person cross the street. This mindset is also displayed by not letting people merge on the highway knowing that now they will now have to exit. In some states not merging is against the law but it is just human decency tha
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Understanding Predestination vs. Free Will Through Star Wars                                             I grew up in the 80's and so my childhood was filled with lot of Star Wars movies, toys, etc..     When the  new Star Wars movies came out when my children where little in the late 1990's early 2000s. I was disappointed except for episode 3, which I thought had the same feel of the originals. After watching the new Star Wars movies in the last few years,The force awakens and the last Jedi I am so geeked up again. I have been studying the book of Romans for the past month or so and I came across this scripture that I just was stuck on and I couldn't understand. Romans 8:29...For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his son. I called people I thought would be able to explain it to me and it just was not clicking.  The whole "foreknew" thing was not a easy concept to grasp. The word "predestined" is c

Only God can Judge me.

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                                    Only God Can Judge Me                                                                                                  I remember when this saying was popular. I really didn't put to much thought in the statement. TuPac had a song titled "Only God can judge me", that popped into my mind when I was thinking about this topic. I listened to it again to remember the lyrics. I don't agree with all the lyrics but very nice beats!                                                                                       Anyways I was just thinking how people can be on two extreme spectrums of this statement, "Only God can Judge me". One view is that I can do drugs and rob, live like the devil and only God can judge me. That's not the real world, people out there are constantly judging. If I do a crime tomorrow a Judge and Jury will soon be judging me.  I will get judged on my job review for the year. Yes at on

Slaves to Sin

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                 Slaves to Sin                                                                          I love allegories and metaphors. I am a visual thinker so images really help me understand things. I recently met someone who has diabetes and had an organ transplant. Things were going very well with the transplant but there came a time where he was under a lot of stress and stopped taking the medicine that helped support his transplant. As a result the organ was rejected. It was his pancreas. He regrets not taking his medicine now.  Back to this story in a moment.     I am reading Romans in the bible and trying to understand the concept of Sin. How even I still sin and get caught up with things of the flesh and I am a Born Again Believer and how in Romans 6:6 It says, For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin, because anyone who has dies has been freed from sin.

Is it ok to be Gay?

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                            Is it Ok to be Gay?                                                                  It depends on who you are asking? If you ask your best friend, she may be ok with it. You sister may give you all the reasons why it is good and acceptable to be gay. Certainly social media has given it's thumbs up and has promoted it in movies and tv shows etc..     Although when it comes down to it, does it matter to you who you are asking this question to? If you are asking the question to God. Not the "universe, or buddah, mother earth".  If you are interested in wanting to know what the God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob yeaaaah, that one thinks, then keep reading.                                                                                          First of all the reason, I am even writing on this subject is because I have been studying the book of Romans in the new testament. I am not a super fan of controversial subjects.

Food Beauty Awards To keep you beautiful!

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    FOOD BEAUTY AWARDS to make your skin shine!                                                                                Here are the top beauty awards that are not man made but are 100% natural. These beauty winners are all from food! The beauty industry wants you shelling out hundreds of dollars each year through their ads and marketing. What they don't want you to know is that the most effective beauty and anti-aging products come directly from nature and from foods and not from chemicals made in a lab. Here are the top 15 Beauty foods guaranteed to keep you looking radiant  and beautiful! 17. Lemon Lemons have a lot of vitamin C in them. A study found in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that higher vitamin C intake lessened the likeliness of dryness and wrinkles in middle aged woman. Squeeze some lemon on your salad or fish. To make a lemon mask mix a teaspoon of honey, a few drops of lemon juice and a drop of olive oil. Apply this mixt

The Golden Shelf, All Time Favorite Books!

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           The Golden Shelf ~ Life Changing Books    Reading is a love of mine ever since I can remember.  My teenage son loves reading which is weird so it must be in our family DNA! Going to a library is like a sanctuary to me. Quiet and peaceful and full of so many possibilities! I was thinking the other day if I had a golden enchanted book shelf that included the top books that have impacted my life and only ten books are allowed on this special shelf, which books would I pick? Here are my all time ten inspiring books starting from the least to the best book! 10. Uninvited , by Lysa TerKeust I put this as number 10 because it is the book I am currently reading and I'm only 3/4 through the book. As I am reading this powerful book I am already thinking this is going to be a life book. It's a book about rejection, feeling unworthy, and goes to core to find out why and how to overcome these feelings. It's a book to read slowly and study and reflect on. I

Summer 2017 Essentials for the Christian Chic

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                      Summer Essentials for the Christian Chic                                                                                            Summer is upon on us, although you might question that, when you live in Wisconsin and its the end of May and people are still wearing scarves!! Here are my Seven Summer Essentials for the Christian Chic. It is a mix of Mind, body and Soul must haves. 1. Off the Shoulder Shirt shirt or dress. This is my favorite fashion trend for this summer. I love this look! 2.  Journaling bible.  I have the Inspire  Journaling  Bible. This bible  encourages you to make your own drawings or motivational sayings  on the sidelines. You can be as simple or as fancy as you want to be. This is a great way to have some fun and be creative. This bible was very inexpensive at around 20 dollars. This is a great way to meditate on the word of God. So get out those gel pens! http://inspirebible.com/ 3. Smoothies!! I was very