July 27, 2012 Encouragement

Good Morning, 

Before we get started with today's inspiration I want you to say this out loud: "Say I am Blessed & Highly Favored! I am the child of the most High God who by His stripes I was healed so sickness you can not reside in my body! I walk in the authority given to me by the blood of Christ Jesus and I have not been given the spirit of fear so fear you can no longer reside in my heart I serve you notice today! I serve A God that says that HE shall supply ALL My Needs according to his riches and glory so lack, BE GONE out of my life right now in the name of JESUS, AMEN! Now Give God Praise in Advance for whatever it is that you are believing God for!

Amen! Glory to God! Hallelujah! Thank You Jesus! Glory To God! Hallelujah!

I woke up this morning excited about Jesus! I went to the gym this morning around 5:30am to 7:00am. I started off doing the warm ups. I jumped on the bike and after 2 minutes I wasn't feeling it so I got on the eucalyptus machine. after ten minutes I was like I am going home. Then I see this husky guy come into the gym and he grabbed a basket ball. Now for everyone who knows me I am artsy. I am really not into to sports like that so I was like if this big dude grabbed a ball I know I can play. So needless to say I stepped off the machine, walked down stairs and I grabbed me a ball.

When I stepped in the basket area there were two other people playing. Moving the story right along. They wanted to play 21. So I am like yeah lets go. They asked me what rules do I play because one Kat was from Philly and the other guy and I were from the south. I was like yeah shoot the ball in the basket threes count as twos and twos as ones.
So we begin to play and this one young kat is dominating everyone! So finally I get the ball, I'm doing my thing and surprisingly hold my own very well. I'm shooting threes while being covered by two people. I am doing spin away jump shots and when it was all over, since we all had to leave at seven the score was young kat 9 Philly 11 and me 13! 

Yes I know right! Technically I WON! What am I trying to say here. I am trying to say that I went to the gym to get a great cardio workout today. However I was about to limit myself to what I was accustom to doing. I wonder how many of you are doing the same thing! You have this desire in your heart and you believe you know how its going to manifest because you limit yourself because of your fears which turn into a lack of faith which in then limits God! I would have never known that I could shoot basketball like that and get a good workout unless I took the limits of myself and stopped worrying about the other guys clowning me because I am not a baller! I just went in there, played my game and when we all had to end, I was in the Lead!

Whose game are you playing? Have you allowed the troubles of this world to manipulate you into playing the devils game of defeat, fear, anxiety, slothfulness, loneliness, anger, manipulation, lack, etc. Or are you willing to stand strong on the playbook that we as believers have been given and play the Game that Christ Jesus Has given each and everyone of us. And now for your quot of the day

You never know what you can do until you do it! Failure isn't doing something and not succeeding. Failure is having a desire to do it and you don't! -Stancil M. Brown

Just Sharing My Heart...

Good Morning,

   

             Today I write to you from a place of deep hurt.  As I toss and turn on the floor, I make my way to the couch and eventually to my bed.  I want to scream! I want to cry! I want to just throw in the towel! I want to journey to a place where no one knows me and I can just...be...ME! Even as I am writing this devotion I am contemplating just getting into my car and driving until my cash flow or my car just stops.  'LORD, I NEED YOU! Elisa had Elijah, Joshua had Moses, & The Disciples had Jesus! Who do I have Lord?  Why do I feel as if I am on this journey alone? Why am I left to discover these things on my own! Why...Lord...Why?

            

               Has anybody else ever felt like this? You feel like you are doing everything you know how to do and still...STILL IT'S NOT ENOUGH! Why are we called the BODY of Christ when we don't even work together! Maybe that's why the church as a whole isn't as effective as it needs to be. The leg has fallen asleep while the mouth is trying to talk and the eyes are so focused on looking at the wrong thing so no wonder we are all JACKED UP!

           Single men of God, there has to be a difference between you and a worldly man. If you are consistently preying on your sisters instead of praying for her than you are no different than the pimps on the corner that prostitute women. The only difference is your territory is the building that the church fellowships in and your clients are all your boys you expose the weakness of you sisters to as you secretly watch her emotionally get entangled with multiple dudes because YOU EXPOSED her instead of PROTECTING her!

            Married men of God, there has to be some integrity with you as well. Stop attaching yourselves to all of these single woman who are broken and in search of love. God never intended for you to be there night in shining armour, that is why He gave you a WIFE! You are a Husband, covering, protector  to your ONE Wife, not a Savior to all women, rather single or not! I have seen too many marriages fall apart because men of God failed to communicate with there spouse and here comes this woman who comes from a broken home or who has been wronged by men in the past . You allow yourself to get attach to them because you believe that they are providing you with something you aren't getting at home. And in reality they are, AN ILLEGAL SOUL TIE! 

                 Married men of God please Stop creating illegal soulties with the opposite sex! Focus on the assignment God has given you in Your Wife and stop trying to complete an assignment with a woman that God hasn't authorized to. Why do you think you are called the Bride's Groom? It is because you where assigned to groom YOUR Bride! Not everyone else's! STAY FOCUSED!

              And single women of God! Every man that says hello to you DOESN'T WANT TO MARRY YOU! Maybe they are just saying hello! And stop doing things for these men out here who have not commit to at least beginning the journey to wanting to marry you. You are out here washing these men clothes. Cooking them full course meals three times a day. Some of you have even gone so far as to allow that man to have experienced you in ways that God ONLY allowed for your husband to! 

              Stop allowing yourselves to be manipulated out of your virtue! God love you so much that He put man to sleep and pulled you from his side. And I know it's your heart desire to get married but how can you be perfectly joined to your man if you are allowing every brother who recites John 3:16 to see if his puzzle is the perfect fit? Be patient! There is a man out there right now who is laboring in the things of God and is on His face right now praying for you and your future! 

                   That's what I did. I have been praying for my wife and my twins since  the 6th grade! Am I married yet, no! Have I made mistakes along the way? ABSOLUTELY, however now that I know that it's God's will for me I pray and been preparing for her since 2000. And someone is doing the same for you! Stay Focus on God not how anointed or handsome or how much money that man has.

        Finally, Married women of God. God called you to be a help meet to meet ONE man's needs, YOUR HUSBAND! Stop giving to every man what was designed for your husbands. In this I mean time, compliments, encouragements. If you find it easier to compliment or say that another man in handsome but you have a hard time expressing that same passion for your husband, there is a problem there! God anointed you to Love, Comforted, Encourage, and to be Fruitful with your HUSBAND! Not your homeboy or brother so & so on the praise team, YOUR HUSBAND. 

               

                  Wives submit to your Own husbands as unto the Lord (Ephesians 5:22), The only one true and living God! You wouldn't submit to multiple gods would you? So stop submitting to multiple men who are not your husbands. And no I am not talking about people in authority because God tells us to submit to authority. I am merely speaking to all the unhealthy relationships that are being formed. We, as the church can not be an example if we are not yet willing to expose & correct our own mistakes first. I love you all and have a blessed day!

Random Thought?

         Trust is something that is hard to earn yet so easy to lose! Even the bible says that wherever your heart is there your treasure lies also. My question is what do you do if your heart has left present destination yet your body still resides in the same place? What do you do? Do you run after your heart which is known to be deceitfully wicked? OR do you rest and allow your heart to find it's way home?

July 23, 2012 Encouragement

Today's Inspiration isn't for everyone however, its for you! And You know who You are! Your cries and silent desires are being listened to by our Heavenly Father. I challenge You, DON'T GIVE UP & DON'T TURN BACK! YOU HAVE COME TOO FAR TO THROW IN THE TOWEL! CHRIST JESUS HEARD YOUR CRY! 

"Trust is something that is hard to earn yet so easy to lose! Even the bible says that wherever your heart is there your treasure lies also. But what do I do if my heart has left it's present destination yet my body still resides in the same place? What do I do? Do I run after my heart which is known to be deceitfully wicked? OR do I rest and allow my heart to find it's way back home?

Did you know that you were loved? 

I know sometimes you feel as if you do not get everything right or that maybe you wont be accepted because you are not like everyone else. Sometimes you may even find yourself by yourself with a hidden desire to just be loved. Sure you may or may not be as athletic, artsy, outgoing, funny, or even as intelligent as everyone else but that doesn't mean that you don't deserve to be loved.

I mean you hear people all the time tell you that they love you but even in them telling you there is still a void that is longed to be filled. What do I mean? You accept their words although deep down inside you have convinced yourself that they are just words without substance. 

You have ever experienced so much hurt and pain in your life that you often feel betrayed! You sometimes even feel disgusted by some of the things you did in order to receive what you thought was love from those individuals. The consistent connecting of soul ties have you often to question, why even try because of the warped perception of love that has been consistently painted throughout your life. "I'll love you if" is a familiar phrase that you hear often that has cause you to become reserved & numb to the idea that what you truly desire even exists!

Well I am hear to tell you that there is one who love you not because of your social status and dare not abandon you because of what you perceive to be a shameful past. He loves you just because! He Loved You Enough to send His son to die for you knowing ALL that you would go though He still loves you! His name is Christ Jesus! He is the unconditional love that you have been longing for! HE is the comforter that you desire to keep you safe! He is the counselor that you were looking for when you need answers to those hard questions you stay up at night crying about! HE is your beginning and your end! He is the bright morning Star! He is the way the Truth and the light! He is the father that you were looking for to crawl up on His lap and cry and be comforted! He LOVES YOU SO MUCH AND HE JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT HE LOVES YOU AND ITS "JUST BECAUSE"! 

July 21, 2012 Encouragement

Good Morning to all,

      As I began to write this mornings devotional, I find myself starting to shed tears. There is no secret that I live a transparent lifestyle. My life truly is an open book and has been used to be a blessing to others even in moments when I was hurting the most. Am I ashamed of all that I have been through and experienced in my life? No I am not because I know that God can get the glory out of all of it. 

      Over the past few days I have been going through a cleansing process. And the Lord has been really showing me me. 
There have been things in my past that God had to show me that, "see I took care of that" and " Did not I deliver you from that? He showed me how even in my present, my past had too much control on how I viewed my future. What are you trying to say Stancil Brown?

What I am saying is that no longer can You & I allow the mistakes, the molestation, the abuse, the hurt, the pain, the rage, & the guilt of our past to hold us in bondage any longer! As singles, how can we properly go after the things of God if when are entangled with bitterness, hurt, anger, and wrath. And Husbands, how can you really lead your wives, and wives how can you follow your husband when you are both suffering from a Broken Heart & refuse to let go of what the other has said or done to you!

It first starts with a confession and acknowledging that you & I have a broken heart. But even more, there are actions that need to be taken in order for you to be COMPLETELY FREED from the torment of your past. The bible says in Romans 8:1, " There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." o stop allowing the enemy, and yourself, to condemn your self! I want to see you free and enjoying life! The Lord wants you to be free and enjoy life! Most importantly, You should want it for yourself. Below I have included a link to a video that may or may not be a blessing to you, however when I decided I wanted to be free and cried out to the Lord for help, this is where I was led first. I love you guys and remember life is all about choices. You just have to ask yourself, "What choice will I make today?

http://mysonrisechurch.ning.com/video/09-02-11-the-broken-heart-by-john-aldridge

The Manifestation of My Faith!

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      A few months ago I was blessed to be able to republish my book entitled, "Poetic Love from The Heart of a Man" It was exciting because when I first published it I really had no knowledge as to what I was really doing. I also thought that is was okay to just put almost anything in your book because poetry really is an expression of one's heart. Unfortunately the first copy was filled with a lot of hurt and bitterness. 

     Now even though poetry is an expression of life through words, as a writing you have to be careful as to what seeds you are sowing into your readers. I didn't want to be known as a writer who is known for sowing bitterness & lust into the lives of his readers. So after a lot of prayer & revision I believe that you will enjoy this revised version of "Poetic Love from the Heart of a Man" because it is simply a collection of thoughts, poems and essays coming from the trials and triumphs of a man that is seeking after God’s heart. It is a book that has been uniquely and strategically created to motivate your heart, captivate your mind, and encourage your spirit.

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Christ or christIANS?

Good Morning,

Today is the nineteenth day of the seventh month of the year two thousand-twelve. The word love in the Greek is define as Arouse which is an erotic love. Agape, which is an unconditional love. Storge, which is a the type of love you find between family members, and Philia, which is a brotherly love. I have been told that I am like the modern day David because when I praise the Lord I am radical and undignified. I have been blessed to minister the Gospel around the world without even leaving my room to literally thousands of people! I AM A POWERFUL & INFLUENTIAL christIAN!

Crazy right? I know many of you, who don't know me personally, may be saying WHOA...Stancil has really started to get besides himself. I'm not sure if I can continue to read his encouraging words. The interesting thing about this is this is how we as a body of Christ have become. 

How many times have You found yourself saying, man I want to be like Bishop when I grow up or I want the be like that basket ball player, or like that singer or dancer? Your standards have been lowered to desiring to be like something that's temporary! 

I was talking to my lady friend a couple of weeks ago, as well as the mother of a dear friend of mine on yesterday and we all were talking about the same thing, God's standard and how it has been diluted to fit mans comfort. Why do you think that is?
Well I can say I believe it is because we have simply, TAKEN THE FOCUS OFF CHRIST AND PLACED IT ON CHRISTIANS! 

And you can see this to be evident in the body of Christ today. How many times do you see the older men, in today's church, reaching out to the younger men to mentor them and bring them up to standard? You don't! The disciples had Jesus, Elijah had Elisa, but who do the younger men of today have? What message are we, as a sick & spotted body sending to the world? Our we say Hey, We will love you with the love of a christIAN brother and teach you how to behave in a building that, in reality isn't the church its just a space that houses the church on Wednesdays & Sundays, Tuesdays & Saturdays depending on your denomination. That is another devotional all together.

What I am trying to communicate is that there is ONE standard, Christ not christIAN! We should be sharing Christ's standard and challenging people to come up out of their mess to obtain a higher standard! Not lower the standard to pacify people in their hurts, sorrows, & sins. It is not for us to do anything but what we were instructed to do be the ULTIMATE source, which is Christ! Yeah, sorry, I know you thought you were the source that got all those people saved and it was you that got your co worker delivered from alcohol & porn, and it was you that changed your husband or healed your wife, BUT IT WASN'T! You are not the source of ANYTHING, or a resource from THE SOURCE chosen to do a particular job! Lets get back to the basic of Leading people to be like CHRIST and not like christIANS! And now your quote of today...

If to create from nothing is impossible & to recreate is inevitable, I ask whose standard are you living by? The Created Standards of Christ or the recreated standards of christIANS?- Stancil M. Brown

How Submitted to God are you?

Good Morning,

Today's inspiration is more like a question/thought of the day. This particular question changed my entire way of viewing things
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How submitted to God are you?

If God were to call you home today, would you go freely or would you make excuses as to why you should stay a little longer? For example, Lord I have so much more work to do for you. Now I would have to ask you if that is your argument, would you really have more work to do if He is calling you home or could it be that the work you were doing in the first place had nothing to do with Him and your grace for change ran out? Just a thought...what are your thoughts?

July 16, 2012 Encouragement

What's Love Got To Do With It?

Good Morning,

       I do pray that you had a wonderful nights rest last night. Myself, I slept like a 3day old baby and it honestly felt good to just enter into that type of rest. I woke up praying in the spirit and on fire this morning! I am SO EXCITED! Why, you might ask? Simply because this is the day that the Lord has made and He thought enough of me to allow me to be apart of it so I am choosing to be glad and rejoice in it.

      What will you choose to do today? Are you going to choose to rejoice in the fact that the Lord gave you another day? Or are you going to complain because the Lord gave you another day. 

       I find it interesting as I write this devotional and my heart is writing something totally different for my blog site. Eventually the two will catch up with one another. Anyway I wanted to talk to you to day about What's Love got to do with it?  Hmm...Wow...Okay! 

   

  Please excuse me as I have to shift gears. I feel the Lord leading me to write about unforgiveness. There are a lot of you that are holding on to unforgiveness and it is literally killing you. The bible says in Luke 11:4(KJV), "And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil."  Notice it said EVERYONE! How can we ask God to forgive & release us of our wrong and yet we still hold on to the wrong that others have done to us.  And then after that it says and lead us not into temptation but devil us from evil! Now I am no theologian however I look at order that things are written in the bible because our God is a God of order, so there had to be a reason why it is written in this order. Could it be that He knew the dangers of not forgiving a person that wrong you? What temptations come along with not forgiving someone, what evil can become of living with unforgiveness? 

    Well I believe the greatest temptation that comes along with unforgiveness is revenge! And what does revenge eventual do, gets you in trouble! And lead us not into temptation. What is temptation.  Dictionary.com states that Temptation is defined as a desire to do something wrong ore unwise. And lead us not into the desire of doing something wrong or unwise but deliver us from evil. Evil is defined as, profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity. So, " And lead us not into the desire of doing something wrong or unwise but deliver us from profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity." 

    I ask you, what profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity thing are you harboring in your heart towards someone because you refuse to forgive them? God, in this season of my life, has seen fit to honor me to be in a guided friendship with one of His daughters. What do I mean by guided? Well simply if He doesn't give me permission to do anything then I don't do anything. On the other hand, if He says its okay or if He instructs me, then I move forward. 

    

          But how many of you all know that it took time for a relationship like that to develop.  My relationship with God didn't just develop over night. Neither did my guided friendship with His daughter. My reason for using this example is because I had a life before God saw fit to allow us to be friends. We both did actually, but out of respect & love for her I will just focus on me right now. 

          How do you think our friendship would be if we both chose to hold on to unforgiveness? Do You think that I could honestly love her the way that God desires for me to love her? Or better yet could I love myself like God desires for me to? Oh yes, it is possible to be harboring profound immorality, wickedness, and depravity in your heart towards yourself because of something you just wont let go of!

           Did you know that the very sickness and disease that you are dealing with could be caused by that fact that you refuse to forgive! Now, again, I am not an expert on that topic however I can introduce you to Pastor John & His wife Sandi and they will be more than happy to share in dept with you about that particular topic. In fact why don't I just link you to one of the teachings and you can get the information for yourself. I am sure you will find it very beneficial, I know I did. The link is http://mysonrisechurch.ning.com/video/09-17-11-bitterness-part-1-by-john-aldridge. Now before I go I would like to ask you a few questions and they are as follows:

1. Who really suffers from unforgiveness? Is it the person holding on to the unforgiveness or us it the person they wont forgive?

2. Who is it that you the Lord is placing on your heart RIGHT NOW to forgive? I urge you to obey quickly!

3. I John 4:20(KJV), " If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?" 

4. Is there anything that I have done to offend you to cause you to hold any type of unforgiveness towards me? If so, I sincerely apologize!

Have a beautiful rest of the day and remember to Trust God, Love & Forgive Yourself & Others!

Just Wondering

Question: What is it in your life that is currently causing you unnecessary pain & Torment because you are consistently doubting what God said? Does not the enemy come to still, kill, and destroy? Remember if God said it then it shall be! Who are you going to trust more? The devil who is a murder, a thief, and a liar or God who is the truth, the way, and the light? I pray you choose the later!

Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. (Matthew 21:21 KJV)

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Stop enjoying Mr. & Misses Right now and allow God to assist you in discovering your Mr. & Mrs. Forever!

Good evening everyone,

              I am so excited about this new journey that the Lord has me on. Blogging is so much fun for me because I love to write and share new ideas with everyone. I also love to network and help people get plugged in to their God given purpose. 

        This first post is for women who have been tricked by the enemy to believe that you are lonely which has been causing you to settle for someone less than God's best. 

        You settle for a man with no character, no vision, no true love for you or God just because he has a lot of money, a nice car, and for some of you he has been able to experience parts of you that were only designed for your husband to experience. 

        What you have experienced is not a man but a con- artist. One who will do whatever is necessary to get what benefits him, and in this case it's your virtue. There is a man out there that wants to be your husband and cherish you for a lifetime yet you still desire to settle for that immature boy that catches a temper tantrum when he can't have his way so he stops playing with you go picks up another toy only to come back to you after he calms down or the other toy gets broken by his abuse. 

       Is that really what you want for yourself? Well let me tell you, its not what I want for you and it sure isn't what God wants for you. Stop enjoying Mr. Right now and allow God to send your Mr. Forever! Trust Me You Are Worth It! 

P.s. Below is a letter I found after doing some research and I thought you would find it beneficial as you are waiting on God. Enjoy...

Looking to the future

for young men & women...

To my future wife,

            

                You do not know me yet. You are probably wondering why I am even writing to you. You may think that, because I am a man, I will not be able to convey my thoughts, my feelings, my love, in words. But do not underestimate me. There are many things you do not know about me, yet. There are many things I want you to learn and discover about me because some day I want to marry you.

               As I was growing up, and I never admitted this at the time, but I had great respect for my mother and father. True, we argued and fought, and disagreed on many occasions. But I never lost my respect for them. My dad, though not perfect, treated my mother like a queen. He never belittled her. He never second-guessed her decisions. He stood behind her at all times. He loved her. His love was a perfect example for me, and my brothers and sisters, to follow.

               Now, as I grow older and hopefully wiser, and as I approach my own turn at marriage, my thoughts turn to my dad's model behavior. By being persistent, patient, and prayerful, he succeeded in being a loving husband to his wife and a loving father to his children. I hope to emulate my dad's good example; I want to be as good a husband to you as my dad was to my mom.

                I write this letter to you because I want to be your husband. I truly want to be your husband. I want to be a husband who will love you, cherish you, and make you always feel special. Husbands nowadays are often mocked, scorned, and ridiculed. Men are often perceived as worthless, egotistical, and selfish. I am none of those. I am a man, a human being, who desires your love and respect. I need those gifts of love and commitment, which only you can give. And I want to return the same to you.

                 Why should you want me as your husband? What will convince you that I am the one you should look for and eventually marry?

              I will be the one who will recognize your goodness. I will be the one who will respect you and appreciate your high moral standards. I will be the one who will admire the way you respect yourself. I will be the one to hold your hand when you need affection. I will be the one to kiss your cheek when you feel lonely. I will be the one who will hold you when you need to feel secure. I will be the one who will comfort you in your sadness and share in your happiness. I will be the one who will be by your side as you bring our children into the world. I will be the one who will love you as if each day was our last together.

                

               But why do I want to marry you? Why not the blonde who winked at me on the beach? Why not the brunette who called me every night? Why not the redhead who challenged my savvy and intelligence? Why not the skinny, long-legged model who catered to my every whim? Why not the cute, perky girl who seemed to have everything in common with me? Why you?

                 Well, future wife, let me explain. All those girls interested me. But you will not merely interest me. You will love me. And I will love you. Your soft touch will weaken me. Your eyes will enthrall me. Your beauty will mesmerize me. Your goodness will enamor me. Your virtues will captivate me. Your trust will engross me. Upon securing your trust, my heart, mind and soul will finally find peace and contentment.

I really will not ask for much. I will ask that you stand beside me through both the heartaches and the joys. I will ask that you welcome our children with open arms as our parents welcomed us. I will ask that you tell me when I am wrong and tell me when I am right. I will ask for your honesty and respect. In return you will receive uncompromising faith, fidelity and love.

                What will draw me to you, more than anything else, however is your love of God. And your attempt to follow His will. Your continued faith and love for God, through the failures and the triumphs, through the laughter and the tears, will only increase my love for you. So, please continue to be patient and wait for me. We will soon meet and begin our life together. And with the grace of God, through faithful devotion and loving sacrifice, we will attain eternal happiness in Heaven.

                 After reading this short letter, future wife, you should now know me a little better. I hope you will be pleased. I hope you now understand why I wrote this for you - so you will see my heart. It beats for you. It will always beat for you.

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