How many times do we as individuals attempt to reconcile with ourselves..most people today seem to always want to correct the wrong with someone other than themselves. What I see in my eyes is that until I correct what is going on with me I will never be able to correct what has happen with someone else.
Self-Help seems to be the hardest thing for anyone to improve on. WHY?..... Being true to yourself is the first step of many that leads into truth in others. If we can not trust and have faith in ourselves how can we expect others to have trust and faith in us.
I see this everyday with the kids I work with they generally are so beaten emotionally that all they are concerned about is how they can undo the wrongs they have created in this world . The answer is the same for all adults and youth include ACCEPTANCE when we accept our situation and our past for that matter we then cna move on and improve ourselves one step and momoent at a time.
GOD IS ALWAYS WATCHING
MIKE
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
not always someone else....
Recently in my personal life I HAVE BEEN THUR SOME MAJOR PROFESSIONAL DRAMA!!!!
When I STOP AND TRULY LOOK AT THE PURPOSE OF LIVING IN REALITY I, BECOME ANGRY THAT SOME JUST DO NOT GET IT .THEY DO NOT SEE JUST HOW TROUBLED AND LOST SOME OF THE YOUTH OF TODAY ARE .
I am in the business of saving the youth from "REGRET" I get extremely angry when on a daily basis some chose to use events as feeding grounds for "EGO". LIVING IN REALITY IS A NOT STANDING FOR THIS ANY MORE WE AS A ORGANIZATION MUST PUT THE FOCUS BACK WERE IT BELONGS AND WERE IT IS DESERVED ......HELPING THE YOUTH THRU THE POWER OF GOD.
I really am tired of drama everyday it is something new and it is exhausting !! Taking responsibility has been a key topic not only on the blog but in the actual live presentation to the youth ...I am considering a seminar for adults as well it is unfortunate to live life on egg shells and worry filled ....why.
I know from my own personal experience that when I disagree or find fault with someone or something I must look at the why and the part I play in this issue, and I say that "someone else" can not always be the problem I have to realize that actions weather past or present cause a reaction I, may not like the reaction that is in front of me however who am I to tell someone else how they should feel ...I am not that powerful and neither are you!!!!!!
You don't have to be a spiritual giant to understand that only GOD has the power to delegate emotion....no one can make you feel any way ...unless you allow them to!!!!!!!!!!!
When I STOP AND TRULY LOOK AT THE PURPOSE OF LIVING IN REALITY I, BECOME ANGRY THAT SOME JUST DO NOT GET IT .THEY DO NOT SEE JUST HOW TROUBLED AND LOST SOME OF THE YOUTH OF TODAY ARE .
I am in the business of saving the youth from "REGRET" I get extremely angry when on a daily basis some chose to use events as feeding grounds for "EGO". LIVING IN REALITY IS A NOT STANDING FOR THIS ANY MORE WE AS A ORGANIZATION MUST PUT THE FOCUS BACK WERE IT BELONGS AND WERE IT IS DESERVED ......HELPING THE YOUTH THRU THE POWER OF GOD.
I really am tired of drama everyday it is something new and it is exhausting !! Taking responsibility has been a key topic not only on the blog but in the actual live presentation to the youth ...I am considering a seminar for adults as well it is unfortunate to live life on egg shells and worry filled ....why.
I know from my own personal experience that when I disagree or find fault with someone or something I must look at the why and the part I play in this issue, and I say that "someone else" can not always be the problem I have to realize that actions weather past or present cause a reaction I, may not like the reaction that is in front of me however who am I to tell someone else how they should feel ...I am not that powerful and neither are you!!!!!!
You don't have to be a spiritual giant to understand that only GOD has the power to delegate emotion....no one can make you feel any way ...unless you allow them to!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, June 6, 2010
IT'S LIKE WHOA................
amazing and awesome is the best way for me to describe just how i feel today .....i can not even begin to tell you the amount of support i have received for living in reality thank you to all who believe in what we are trying to do IMPACT THE LIVES OF THE YOUTH. THANK YOU AND LIKE ANY THING IN LIFE THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THOSE THAT HATE WHAT THEY JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND MY RESPONSE.............IT'S LIKE WHOA!!!!!!!!!
THEY SAY FEAR IS A GREAT MOTIVATOR I SAY FAITH IS EVEN BETTER WHAT DO YOU THINK .......COMMENT IF YOU FEEL A NEED TO THIS CHALLENGE......
I CHALLENGE YOU TO STEP OUT OF YOURSELF IMPACT SOMEONE TODAY TELL SOMEONE YOU WANT TO HELP THEM GET THRU THE TOUGH TIMES AND TELL THEM THAT YOU WILL ROLL THRU THE FEAR WITH THEM AND SHOW THEM FAITH....CAN YOU DO THIS.......I CAN AND AM DOING JUST THAT IN PRINCETON TONIGHT.
NOW THAT'S LIKE WHOA.
GODS LOVE MIKE
THEY SAY FEAR IS A GREAT MOTIVATOR I SAY FAITH IS EVEN BETTER WHAT DO YOU THINK .......COMMENT IF YOU FEEL A NEED TO THIS CHALLENGE......
I CHALLENGE YOU TO STEP OUT OF YOURSELF IMPACT SOMEONE TODAY TELL SOMEONE YOU WANT TO HELP THEM GET THRU THE TOUGH TIMES AND TELL THEM THAT YOU WILL ROLL THRU THE FEAR WITH THEM AND SHOW THEM FAITH....CAN YOU DO THIS.......I CAN AND AM DOING JUST THAT IN PRINCETON TONIGHT.
NOW THAT'S LIKE WHOA.
GODS LOVE MIKE
Thursday, June 3, 2010
FIRED UP.................
I have not realy spoke on this topic lately....... JUDGEMENT........... what comes to my mind is a feeling of entitlement by the ones who feel that gossip and slander is a right....wow!!!! First I need to clarify that this topic is that of the general format and not directed towards anyone in particular.
I HAVE TO ASK THOUGH WHY..... WHY DO SOME FEEL IT IS A GIVEN FOR THEM TO TALK ABOUT OTHERS AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT ESPECIALLY IN A FORUM THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE OF DIVNE NATURE, ISN'T THERE MORE INTERESTING AND PRESSING TOPICS IN THIS WORLD TO DISCUSS.
I write about this today because recently I have been working closely with some parents who are in a bad way with choices concerning there youth and addicton. I encourage them to seek help for there kids thru treatment,counceling and in some cases placement however I am met with the phrase"WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US IF THEY FOUND OUT LITTLE JOHNNY SO TO SPEAK IS ADDICTED TO DOPE AND SMOKES CRACK " WOW AGAIN WOW.
MY RESPONSE IS WHAT WILL THEY THINK WHEN YOU HAVE TO BURRY YOUR CHILD
FROM A OVERDOSE ....... I SIMPLY SIT BACK AND SAY WOW!!!!!!!!WAKE UP
APPEREANCE IS A ENABLER THAT WILL TAKE OUT FAMILIES, JUST A THOUGHT OR IS IT?
GODS LOVE MIKE
I HAVE TO ASK THOUGH WHY..... WHY DO SOME FEEL IT IS A GIVEN FOR THEM TO TALK ABOUT OTHERS AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT ESPECIALLY IN A FORUM THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE OF DIVNE NATURE, ISN'T THERE MORE INTERESTING AND PRESSING TOPICS IN THIS WORLD TO DISCUSS.
I write about this today because recently I have been working closely with some parents who are in a bad way with choices concerning there youth and addicton. I encourage them to seek help for there kids thru treatment,counceling and in some cases placement however I am met with the phrase"WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY ABOUT US IF THEY FOUND OUT LITTLE JOHNNY SO TO SPEAK IS ADDICTED TO DOPE AND SMOKES CRACK " WOW AGAIN WOW.
MY RESPONSE IS WHAT WILL THEY THINK WHEN YOU HAVE TO BURRY YOUR CHILD
FROM A OVERDOSE ....... I SIMPLY SIT BACK AND SAY WOW!!!!!!!!WAKE UP
APPEREANCE IS A ENABLER THAT WILL TAKE OUT FAMILIES, JUST A THOUGHT OR IS IT?
GODS LOVE MIKE
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
need to breath...............
I guess in the long run of things anything that you or I feel causes us to gasp for the air and right to breath is a entity that needs to be cut out off the daily routine . I AM THERE CLEANING OUT THE CLOSET AND MOVING FORWARD STAYING FOCUSED ON THE PRIZE TO REACH THE MASSES .
I watched a documentary yesterday that gave me the courage to move forward and to renew my faith life was meant for all of us to enjoy to live free to breath and bask in this place we live .........that is what I am doing today enjoying the air I breath with a clear conscience.
FAITH is my thought for today were is yours , GOD'S knows that we will fall we will fail we will disappoint however MY GOD IS A FORGIVING AND MERCIFUL CREATOR!!!!!!!!
I WISH YOU ALL PEACE AND IF THE STRINGS NEED TO BE CUT FROM THE HOLD THAT IS IN YOUR WAY TO BREATH AND APPRECIATE THE WORLD AND THOSE IN IT .........CUT THEM AND MOVE FORWARD.
GODS LOVE I SEND
MIKE
I watched a documentary yesterday that gave me the courage to move forward and to renew my faith life was meant for all of us to enjoy to live free to breath and bask in this place we live .........that is what I am doing today enjoying the air I breath with a clear conscience.
FAITH is my thought for today were is yours , GOD'S knows that we will fall we will fail we will disappoint however MY GOD IS A FORGIVING AND MERCIFUL CREATOR!!!!!!!!
I WISH YOU ALL PEACE AND IF THE STRINGS NEED TO BE CUT FROM THE HOLD THAT IS IN YOUR WAY TO BREATH AND APPRECIATE THE WORLD AND THOSE IN IT .........CUT THEM AND MOVE FORWARD.
GODS LOVE I SEND
MIKE
Monday, May 31, 2010
decisions and choices ..............
Sometimes we are faced with some of the tough decisions that will make or break us in life...I can give my own personal account of this and feel comfortable that i am accurate ! Living in the public eye is not a easy feat and to be under the microscope of the world is not a easy task .
When living in reality started it was a fire that could not be put out . The fury in which we as organization presented was second to none then it became a business and the focus was put on logistics and appearances well I WILL not allow this to happen .
The message of reality will always be the same making better decisions and choices because the world can not tolerate any less and will not tolerate any less .
Recently I have lost a close friend who I leaned on regularly due to a choice I made I realize that not everything I do is going to meet the approval of some and that is a reality I live with however I have followed my heart that is what GOD has given me one for to live and to breath and to follow what it tells me.
I know that only time tells the best story and reality reveals itself when it chooses to . I CAN NOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE DENY THAT MY HEART HURTS AND I GRIEVE AS OTHERS DO........
We as worldly people are sinners and no one is perfect all I can do is do better to reach the standard god wants me to live in. That standard is that of a divine nature not a worldly condition and, in time I believe my ?'s will be answered.
Until then I will spend my 30 alone with GOD and I will start it as I do with psalm 6 and finish with Matthew 7.
GODS LOVE I SEND AND A REMINDER THAT FORGIVENESS IS ONLY A PRAYER AND AUTHENTIC EMOTION AWAY.
MIKE
When living in reality started it was a fire that could not be put out . The fury in which we as organization presented was second to none then it became a business and the focus was put on logistics and appearances well I WILL not allow this to happen .
The message of reality will always be the same making better decisions and choices because the world can not tolerate any less and will not tolerate any less .
Recently I have lost a close friend who I leaned on regularly due to a choice I made I realize that not everything I do is going to meet the approval of some and that is a reality I live with however I have followed my heart that is what GOD has given me one for to live and to breath and to follow what it tells me.
I know that only time tells the best story and reality reveals itself when it chooses to . I CAN NOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE DENY THAT MY HEART HURTS AND I GRIEVE AS OTHERS DO........
We as worldly people are sinners and no one is perfect all I can do is do better to reach the standard god wants me to live in. That standard is that of a divine nature not a worldly condition and, in time I believe my ?'s will be answered.
Until then I will spend my 30 alone with GOD and I will start it as I do with psalm 6 and finish with Matthew 7.
GODS LOVE I SEND AND A REMINDER THAT FORGIVENESS IS ONLY A PRAYER AND AUTHENTIC EMOTION AWAY.
MIKE
Thursday, May 27, 2010
...............time heals
They say time heals and forgives all..........I wish that I could say that it also removes the scars of yesterday however we all know that a scar is a mark that never leaves us. I RECENTLY have been involved several attempts to lead some young adults down the road of change .
These young adults have a constant battle that makes them a bit more resistant to change than the average person there struggle is more like a war that life and death are in the tip of a syringe ........that's right heroin and let me be the first to say this is the nastiest of all the poisons .
It is heartbreaking to watch and listen to the excuses and manipulative words spewing out of the mouths of these people but as a well known fellowship says "but for the grace of god i go on"
I ve placed several people in to treatment recently and I worry about each one of these people as if they were my own family but the reality is that only a handful of people who enter into treatment each year make it and stay clean........it is sad but it is true !!!!!!
I want to ask all of you to stop and pray for the addicted today,pray for there families and loved ones because the addict is not the only one going thru this war the families are as well.
GODS GRACE
MIKE
These young adults have a constant battle that makes them a bit more resistant to change than the average person there struggle is more like a war that life and death are in the tip of a syringe ........that's right heroin and let me be the first to say this is the nastiest of all the poisons .
It is heartbreaking to watch and listen to the excuses and manipulative words spewing out of the mouths of these people but as a well known fellowship says "but for the grace of god i go on"
I ve placed several people in to treatment recently and I worry about each one of these people as if they were my own family but the reality is that only a handful of people who enter into treatment each year make it and stay clean........it is sad but it is true !!!!!!
I want to ask all of you to stop and pray for the addicted today,pray for there families and loved ones because the addict is not the only one going thru this war the families are as well.
GODS GRACE
MIKE
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
loss..........
Some times life is just not fair the ones we love the most will grow old and pass on .....I am so close to my "Nanny" {Italian's word for grandma} recently she has taken ill and i am not really sure how i am feeling about it but i know that no matter what the outcome is she has the faith and strength of hundreds and still has the ability to bring a chuckle to my heart and a tear to my eye .
I would like to think we all have someone like that in our lives. So today I want you all to go to or call that special someone in your life and just tell them how much they mean to you.
GODS GRACE AND MERCY
MIKE
I would like to think we all have someone like that in our lives. So today I want you all to go to or call that special someone in your life and just tell them how much they mean to you.
GODS GRACE AND MERCY
MIKE
Monday, May 24, 2010
never alone
After a long abscence.............I , am back . certain things in life happen that bring us to are knees and all we have is time to reflect and wonder why . I have been going thru some of the most challenging and trying days both professionally and personally as of late .
However i realize that I am not alone nor will i ever be alone because MY GOD loves and cherishes me even when I am at my lowest .The world however stands and chooses to look at things from a light that is truely "sad".
REGUARDLESS IF YOU ARE RICH,POOR,WRIGHT OR WRONG ............YOU NOR I HAS ANY AUTHORITY TO JUDGE ANYONE..........."LET THE ONE WITHOUT SIN, CAST THE FIRST STONE" THINK ON THAT BEFORE YOU START TO GOSSIP AND SLANDER AND JUDGE SOMEONE ELSE FOR YESTERYEARS OR TODAY FOR THAT MATTER. WHO ARE YOU ............ARE YOU GOD???????
GODS LOVE GRACE AND MERCY
MIKE
P.S. IF THIS OFFENDED YOU ALL I SAY IS I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY THE TRUTH HURTS BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
However i realize that I am not alone nor will i ever be alone because MY GOD loves and cherishes me even when I am at my lowest .The world however stands and chooses to look at things from a light that is truely "sad".
REGUARDLESS IF YOU ARE RICH,POOR,WRIGHT OR WRONG ............YOU NOR I HAS ANY AUTHORITY TO JUDGE ANYONE..........."LET THE ONE WITHOUT SIN, CAST THE FIRST STONE" THINK ON THAT BEFORE YOU START TO GOSSIP AND SLANDER AND JUDGE SOMEONE ELSE FOR YESTERYEARS OR TODAY FOR THAT MATTER. WHO ARE YOU ............ARE YOU GOD???????
GODS LOVE GRACE AND MERCY
MIKE
P.S. IF THIS OFFENDED YOU ALL I SAY IS I FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY THE TRUTH HURTS BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
change is a challenge
Some times life throws so many angles and avenues at a person in such a short period of time that the person can and mostly will feel like "gumby" so to speak . Being pushed pulled and completely torn apart in some ways. I feel all of the above so many emotions and changes are happening in my life that somedays i just don't know wich end is up and wich end is down.
I am a bit wore from the opinions and stressors of the day. However i may be wore i may be tired but nothing in this world will stop me from succeeding. I know that god is always here always watching and i was made to love Him ...............
I cant please everyone all the time none of us can . Being a newbie in christianity is a terrifying and exciting experience and not everyone is going to understand just what iis happening . I am not the perfect chrstian ,,I am not a pastor nor am I a poser I am who I am suppose to be at this time in my life .
I am just a man with a broken past who just wants to relay his message of hope and growth with the youth of today. To me that is my purpose that is my calling and this is my gift......
what is your calling what is your gift only you can answer that.
god bless
mike
I am a bit wore from the opinions and stressors of the day. However i may be wore i may be tired but nothing in this world will stop me from succeeding. I know that god is always here always watching and i was made to love Him ...............
I cant please everyone all the time none of us can . Being a newbie in christianity is a terrifying and exciting experience and not everyone is going to understand just what iis happening . I am not the perfect chrstian ,,I am not a pastor nor am I a poser I am who I am suppose to be at this time in my life .
I am just a man with a broken past who just wants to relay his message of hope and growth with the youth of today. To me that is my purpose that is my calling and this is my gift......
what is your calling what is your gift only you can answer that.
god bless
mike
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
when we fall.........
recently i have been made aware of something called dout or should i say i recieved my first piece of public critisim .................when i read the comment i was not taking by surprise i realize that there are many out there in this world who only focus on yesterdays events.
i want to be clear i am not walking around on a high horse saying "look at me" i am perfect . what i am saying is that i am a work in progress and have a long way to go on my journey towards rebuilding my life. i struggle each day like the rest of the world my struggles in past years were alot more difficult than they are now .......i was that person stuck in the past living on hate and anger and really the only person i was angry with was myself.
i am not perfect . i make bad decisions at times however i am moving forward and using those experiences as lessons learned that i do not wish to repeat....i am human abd moving forward takes work and i do stumble and i do fall short on a daily basis all i can do when that happens is pick myself up brush the dirt off my shoulders and move forward .
i have struggled for many years with bad decisions poor choices and addiction.............however i take one monment at a time and keep it moving .............I ,we, all fall short we all make mistakes but who does'nt thats what life is a series of new journies we learn from our experience both good and bad. i ask the first person who has never made a mistake to step forward and do what i am doing, i am not hiding my faults i am exposing them into the light in hopes that todays youth can take a piece of my history and learn from it.......all i can do is pick myself up and move on as i am and have been doing.
god's love
mike
i want to be clear i am not walking around on a high horse saying "look at me" i am perfect . what i am saying is that i am a work in progress and have a long way to go on my journey towards rebuilding my life. i struggle each day like the rest of the world my struggles in past years were alot more difficult than they are now .......i was that person stuck in the past living on hate and anger and really the only person i was angry with was myself.
i am not perfect . i make bad decisions at times however i am moving forward and using those experiences as lessons learned that i do not wish to repeat....i am human abd moving forward takes work and i do stumble and i do fall short on a daily basis all i can do when that happens is pick myself up brush the dirt off my shoulders and move forward .
i have struggled for many years with bad decisions poor choices and addiction.............however i take one monment at a time and keep it moving .............I ,we, all fall short we all make mistakes but who does'nt thats what life is a series of new journies we learn from our experience both good and bad. i ask the first person who has never made a mistake to step forward and do what i am doing, i am not hiding my faults i am exposing them into the light in hopes that todays youth can take a piece of my history and learn from it.......all i can do is pick myself up and move on as i am and have been doing.
god's love
mike
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
today..........
I AM SO FIRED UP TODAY I AM GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A MESSAGE OF HOPE ,CHANGE AND TRUTH WITH a group of kids some may have deemed un-reachable, I can relate!!!!!
THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE SPEAKING TO THE YOUTH IS TO ME THE ULTIMATE HIGH. I AM TOLD THAT IF YOU DON'T LOVE WHAT YOUR DOING YOU'LL NEVER DO IT TO YOUR FULL POTENTIAL WELL, I LOVE THIS POSITION .NOT FOR THE MONEY, THE FAME OR THE TRAVEL .I LOVE LIVING IN REALITY MINISTRIES BECAUSE THIS IS MY PERSONAL CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN GOD'S WORLD.
I KNOW I AM FORGIVEN FOR MY PAST BUT GRATITUDE WITH NO ACTION IS A formula that leads to FORGETFULNESS!!!!!!!!! I KNOW IN MY HEART I am here because GOD has allowed it.............plain and simple.
REDEMPTION COMES THRU ACTION
MIKE
THIS ENTIRE EXPERIENCE SPEAKING TO THE YOUTH IS TO ME THE ULTIMATE HIGH. I AM TOLD THAT IF YOU DON'T LOVE WHAT YOUR DOING YOU'LL NEVER DO IT TO YOUR FULL POTENTIAL WELL, I LOVE THIS POSITION .NOT FOR THE MONEY, THE FAME OR THE TRAVEL .I LOVE LIVING IN REALITY MINISTRIES BECAUSE THIS IS MY PERSONAL CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN GOD'S WORLD.
I KNOW I AM FORGIVEN FOR MY PAST BUT GRATITUDE WITH NO ACTION IS A formula that leads to FORGETFULNESS!!!!!!!!! I KNOW IN MY HEART I am here because GOD has allowed it.............plain and simple.
REDEMPTION COMES THRU ACTION
MIKE
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
you 've got to love what you do...................
so i was asked a ? TODAY BY A REPORTER WHY... WHY SPEAK TO THE YOUTH. simple this is my way of giving back to the world GOD allows me to be part of. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW I AM NOT THE PERFECT CHRISTIAN NOR DO I WISH TO BE.
what I WISH IS TO STRIVE TO BE THE AUTHENTIC AND GENUINE MAN GOD INTENDED ME TO BE...........I AM WHO I AM NOT WHO THE NEXT MAN WANTS ME TO BE .
WHEN I SAY be who you are not who you see I JUST DONT SAY THAT TO THE YOUTH I SAy that to all ...........
I am some what irritated .....recently JUDGEMENT has been passed on me by some who really
need to clean there own back yard up .my suggestion is to read matthew 7 all the answers are in there.
god is love and takes us as we are .........all HE ask's is that we strive to live for him
mike
what I WISH IS TO STRIVE TO BE THE AUTHENTIC AND GENUINE MAN GOD INTENDED ME TO BE...........I AM WHO I AM NOT WHO THE NEXT MAN WANTS ME TO BE .
WHEN I SAY be who you are not who you see I JUST DONT SAY THAT TO THE YOUTH I SAy that to all ...........
I am some what irritated .....recently JUDGEMENT has been passed on me by some who really
need to clean there own back yard up .my suggestion is to read matthew 7 all the answers are in there.
god is love and takes us as we are .........all HE ask's is that we strive to live for him
mike
Sunday, April 25, 2010
realizing the truth..........
I come to realize many many thing s on a daily basis and over the weekend was no exception I AM A WORK IN PROGRESS as time goes by I begin to discover new things about me and I also see the old come out and as much as i would like to say I HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER ........I still have a long way to go.
Being in today's world as a free man has not been easy I have struggled and at times continue to not repeat the same mistakes over and over this whole work in progress thing requires patience and this attribute is not one of my strongest I was one that want everything immediately and now.
My life was a GAMBLE and some days it still is but, when I really stop and turn the car off and be still I can feel the calmness of life. CAN YOU RELATE.
IN CLOSING ALL I CAN SAY IS IF YOU, I , AM TIRED OFF THE GAMBLE THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE.........STOP PLAYING THE GAME OF CHANCE AND MOVE ON TO THE CHOICE.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
MIKE
Being in today's world as a free man has not been easy I have struggled and at times continue to not repeat the same mistakes over and over this whole work in progress thing requires patience and this attribute is not one of my strongest I was one that want everything immediately and now.
My life was a GAMBLE and some days it still is but, when I really stop and turn the car off and be still I can feel the calmness of life. CAN YOU RELATE.
IN CLOSING ALL I CAN SAY IS IF YOU, I , AM TIRED OFF THE GAMBLE THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE.........STOP PLAYING THE GAME OF CHANCE AND MOVE ON TO THE CHOICE.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
MIKE
Thursday, April 22, 2010
IN AWE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I am in AWE ..........This is the best way for me to describe how i am feeling . This past week I have been blessed with the opportunity to speak at 3 different venues. This not only allows me a chance to expose this ministry to 3 new audiences it allows me the chance to reach 3 new set 's of kids . GOD IS AMAZING.
I AM so pumped I CANT SLEEP AND NEED TO BUT I FEEL SO ALIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME I FEEL I HAVE PURPOSE. THANK YOU GOD FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE AND GOD BLESS
MIKE
I AM so pumped I CANT SLEEP AND NEED TO BUT I FEEL SO ALIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME I FEEL I HAVE PURPOSE. THANK YOU GOD FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.
STAY TUNED FOR MORE AND GOD BLESS
MIKE
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
i was made to.....................
So today I want to talk about purpose ..........what is your purpose in life . This past Monday I was the guest speaker at a youth facility and it was very apparent that this particular group lacked direction and really had no idea what there path or purpose was.
PAIN is what I saw in the eyes in some of these great kids who just did not know they were great. I spoke earlier about a youth mentoring program I feel that this is my purpose to be a service to the youth so many of the kids I have interacted with seem to have given up because they have experienced disappointment time and time again.
I want to put this out there ........IS THERE ANYONE WILLING AND ABLE TO DEDICATE AND DONATE THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT WE ALL HAVE.............TIME. ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION AND COMMENT TO THE BLOG.
GOD BLESS
MIKE
PAIN is what I saw in the eyes in some of these great kids who just did not know they were great. I spoke earlier about a youth mentoring program I feel that this is my purpose to be a service to the youth so many of the kids I have interacted with seem to have given up because they have experienced disappointment time and time again.
I want to put this out there ........IS THERE ANYONE WILLING AND ABLE TO DEDICATE AND DONATE THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT WE ALL HAVE.............TIME. ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION AND COMMENT TO THE BLOG.
GOD BLESS
MIKE
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
today incoreperated ........
Yesterday I spoke to a group of young people who were court stipulate to a recovery program . these youths were some of the brightest kids i have been around in a long time they were kids with some of the most mature and real views i have seen since starting this ministry .
These kids were all inner city born and bread . I saw so much of myself in a few of them that
it made me realize just how much the youth need a reality check in many areas. WHEN I ASKED THE QUESTION " ARE YOU DONE" I WAS SHOCKED i actually got a answer of truth 3 kids said .........NO.
By the middle of the presentation two out of the 3 were asking me how did you do this how did you change. change does not occur over night and my answer was simple "I WAS TIRED OF STEALING MY MOTHERS TEARS AND TIRED OF DISAPPOINTING MYSELF".
I sat and watch the pain in there eyes when i mentioned family and it took me back to when my mother and brother came to see me up state, they were broken but, being broken is not enough. We as the older generation need to step up and become a active member of the lives of the future........our youth.
I stress the point don't tell them what they want to hear and not follow through. Living in reality ministries will soon be looking into starting a teen mentoring program. I can not even begin to tell you the emotion i felt being in the room with a group of kids who still has the opportunity to change.
although the opportunity is there most youths can not do it for themselves and no teen can do it alone. FAITH WITH OUT ACTION IS LOSING BATTLE AND A TEEN WITH OUT DIRECTION WELL ESPECIALLY A TROUBLED TEEN IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
So my challenge to the adults and youth leaders across the board is to be a active example in ACTION NOT JUST WORD ........WE ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE EXAMPLES WE GIVE AND SHOW........
GOD BLESS
MIKE
These kids were all inner city born and bread . I saw so much of myself in a few of them that
it made me realize just how much the youth need a reality check in many areas. WHEN I ASKED THE QUESTION " ARE YOU DONE" I WAS SHOCKED i actually got a answer of truth 3 kids said .........NO.
By the middle of the presentation two out of the 3 were asking me how did you do this how did you change. change does not occur over night and my answer was simple "I WAS TIRED OF STEALING MY MOTHERS TEARS AND TIRED OF DISAPPOINTING MYSELF".
I sat and watch the pain in there eyes when i mentioned family and it took me back to when my mother and brother came to see me up state, they were broken but, being broken is not enough. We as the older generation need to step up and become a active member of the lives of the future........our youth.
I stress the point don't tell them what they want to hear and not follow through. Living in reality ministries will soon be looking into starting a teen mentoring program. I can not even begin to tell you the emotion i felt being in the room with a group of kids who still has the opportunity to change.
although the opportunity is there most youths can not do it for themselves and no teen can do it alone. FAITH WITH OUT ACTION IS LOSING BATTLE AND A TEEN WITH OUT DIRECTION WELL ESPECIALLY A TROUBLED TEEN IS A RECIPE FOR DISASTER.
So my challenge to the adults and youth leaders across the board is to be a active example in ACTION NOT JUST WORD ........WE ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE EXAMPLES WE GIVE AND SHOW........
GOD BLESS
MIKE
Friday, April 16, 2010
new day part 2
Yesterday a article on living in reality was published in papers across buck's county and in some counties in new jersey and the response was amazing .............I have had some major personal changes and challenges as of recent and I have to be honest I was very concerned that I was in the midst of a backslide.
However......God only gave me all that I could handle and that is all He will ever give each and everyone of us. I am speaking at a youth facility on Monday and I am so excited to enter this realm because these are youth in the fight of there life .........ADDICTION. So i ask that all of you pray for the kids of TODAY INCORPORATED...................
TY AND GOD BLESS
MIKE
However......God only gave me all that I could handle and that is all He will ever give each and everyone of us. I am speaking at a youth facility on Monday and I am so excited to enter this realm because these are youth in the fight of there life .........ADDICTION. So i ask that all of you pray for the kids of TODAY INCORPORATED...................
TY AND GOD BLESS
MIKE
Thursday, April 15, 2010
home is where the heart is...........
sometimes life throws you a curve and you need to step back and re-evaluate the entire situation and look at it for what it is ............this is one of those weeks . I will be heading to carbondale pa this weekend to visit with my mom and brother and see some old friends. isn't it funny how going home always makes a person feel better whether it s a favorite food dish mom makes or just seeing a few people you have not seen in years what ever it is the statement holds true..........home will always hold the key to the heart.
i hope everyone has had a great week and has a even better weekend sometimes even in the mist of uncertainty the thought of home brings us a bit of a smile and peace at least it does for me.
god bless
mike
i hope everyone has had a great week and has a even better weekend sometimes even in the mist of uncertainty the thought of home brings us a bit of a smile and peace at least it does for me.
god bless
mike
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
facing reality......
We all have fears to face and challenges to overcome that is just life and the way the world is.
The key to facing these obstacles is to view them with a realistic attitude and a head on approach.
Being responsible and viewing things one step at a time is not always the easiest thing to do many times we become overwhelmed and feel that there is no hope ! I am here to tell you there is hope and we can find this hope and strenght in the people we surround ourselves with each day .
I ' ve been saying this from the very beginning you are who you hang out with was the most important lesson my father ever taught me. When you surround yourself with people doing positive things you will see yourself doing positive things that will effect your life in a way that can only be described as divine intervention.
So today I ask you to evaluate your circle.......your only as strong as the ones you surround yourself with........
god bless
mike
The key to facing these obstacles is to view them with a realistic attitude and a head on approach.
Being responsible and viewing things one step at a time is not always the easiest thing to do many times we become overwhelmed and feel that there is no hope ! I am here to tell you there is hope and we can find this hope and strenght in the people we surround ourselves with each day .
I ' ve been saying this from the very beginning you are who you hang out with was the most important lesson my father ever taught me. When you surround yourself with people doing positive things you will see yourself doing positive things that will effect your life in a way that can only be described as divine intervention.
So today I ask you to evaluate your circle.......your only as strong as the ones you surround yourself with........
god bless
mike
Monday, April 12, 2010
when it is time you will know....................
I have to apologize for not staying current things have been so crazy for me as of late that my attention has been dismayed from what is really important.Now that all has settled down we can chat......
So when you know it is time is the title I am speaking on this because I want everyone to stop and think of the moment you changed one particular thing in your life.... how did you feel did you see a impact that moment or did it happen over time?
When you stop and really think about it how did you change everything or did you change anything at all .......change is not a easy thing to do but at times it is the only thing that will and can make or break your FUTURE ....REMEMBER THAT NOTHING EASY IS WORTH WHILE .
SO again i challenge you all to change what ever it is that is holding you back.....NO ONE CAN DO THIS FOR YOU .........YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN DO THIS..
GOD BLESS....MIKE
So when you know it is time is the title I am speaking on this because I want everyone to stop and think of the moment you changed one particular thing in your life.... how did you feel did you see a impact that moment or did it happen over time?
When you stop and really think about it how did you change everything or did you change anything at all .......change is not a easy thing to do but at times it is the only thing that will and can make or break your FUTURE ....REMEMBER THAT NOTHING EASY IS WORTH WHILE .
SO again i challenge you all to change what ever it is that is holding you back.....NO ONE CAN DO THIS FOR YOU .........YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN DO THIS..
GOD BLESS....MIKE
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
taking responsibility part 2
MY PUBLICIST IS GONNA KILL ME FOR ALL CAPS BUT THIS IS THE MOOD I AM IN!!!!!!!
TODAY IS THE DAY BEFORE EASTER,YESTERDAY WAS THE DAY THAT MY LORD AND SAVIOR GAVE HIS LIFE SO I COULD LIVE MINE AND YET SOME SO CALLED MEN/CHRISTIANS WHO PUT ON SUCH A GOOD SHOW ACT LIKE JUDAS .
I AM OLD SCHOOL TO THE FULLEST LOYALTY IS WHAT MAKES THE MAN WHEN HE IS LOYAL TO HIMSELF AND SPEAKS THE TRUTH NO DOUBT CAN COME IN THE PICTURE .
I AM CURRENTLY DEALING WITH SO MANY TYPES OF PEOPLE AND EMOTIONS IN MY PERSONAL LIFE THAT MY HEAD IS SPINNING.
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.............. MAN UP , MOVE ON WHAT EVER IT TAKES JUST DO IT!!!
I AM FED UP WITH THE FACT THAT SO MANY IN THIS WORLD THAT PLACE BLAME ON OTHER PEOPLE INSTEAD OF TAKING A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THEMSELVES.
I REALIZE THIS WORLD IS FULL OF UP'S AND DOWNS AND MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES
WHAT I DO NOT GET IS THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF TODAY'S YOUTH WHEN THE EXAMPLE SET AT HOME IS BUILT ON HATE THEN WHAT DO YOU EXPECT RIGHT?
ANGER COMES INTO MY MIND WHEN I SEE KIDS ACTING AS IF THEY ARE GANGSTERS AND THUGS ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY LIVE IN THE SUBURBS. ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!! I LAUGH AND LAUGH.
IT 'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE PORTRAYING IS A NIGHTMARE TO THE MEN WHO REALLY ARE GANGSTERS AND THUGS AND WHO SEE NO LIGHT OR HAVE NO AMBITION TO CHANGE ONCE AGAIN ARE YOU SERIOUS.
GOD HAS A FUNNY SENSE OF HUMOR THANK GOD FOR COMIC RELIEF THAT'S WHAT THESE THUGS IN TRAINING PROVIDE LITTLE SOFT DUDES OR COTTON CANDY GANGSTERS AS SOME I KNOW CALL THEM .
ONCE AGAIN I SAY MAN UP BE WHO YOU ARE NOT THE DUDE YOU SAW ON THE LAST GANGSTER FLICK YOU WATCHED BECAUSE THE REAL WORLD AND SOCIETY VIEWS YOU AS A JOKE AND A CLOWN. HOW'S THAT FOR REALITY!!!!!
THANK YOU GOD FOR THE ONES WHO SHOW ME WHAT NOT TO DO IN LIFE
MIKE
TODAY IS THE DAY BEFORE EASTER,YESTERDAY WAS THE DAY THAT MY LORD AND SAVIOR GAVE HIS LIFE SO I COULD LIVE MINE AND YET SOME SO CALLED MEN/CHRISTIANS WHO PUT ON SUCH A GOOD SHOW ACT LIKE JUDAS .
I AM OLD SCHOOL TO THE FULLEST LOYALTY IS WHAT MAKES THE MAN WHEN HE IS LOYAL TO HIMSELF AND SPEAKS THE TRUTH NO DOUBT CAN COME IN THE PICTURE .
I AM CURRENTLY DEALING WITH SO MANY TYPES OF PEOPLE AND EMOTIONS IN MY PERSONAL LIFE THAT MY HEAD IS SPINNING.
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.............. MAN UP , MOVE ON WHAT EVER IT TAKES JUST DO IT!!!
I AM FED UP WITH THE FACT THAT SO MANY IN THIS WORLD THAT PLACE BLAME ON OTHER PEOPLE INSTEAD OF TAKING A GOOD HARD LOOK AT THEMSELVES.
I REALIZE THIS WORLD IS FULL OF UP'S AND DOWNS AND MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES
WHAT I DO NOT GET IS THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF TODAY'S YOUTH WHEN THE EXAMPLE SET AT HOME IS BUILT ON HATE THEN WHAT DO YOU EXPECT RIGHT?
ANGER COMES INTO MY MIND WHEN I SEE KIDS ACTING AS IF THEY ARE GANGSTERS AND THUGS ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY LIVE IN THE SUBURBS. ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!! I LAUGH AND LAUGH.
IT 'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE PORTRAYING IS A NIGHTMARE TO THE MEN WHO REALLY ARE GANGSTERS AND THUGS AND WHO SEE NO LIGHT OR HAVE NO AMBITION TO CHANGE ONCE AGAIN ARE YOU SERIOUS.
GOD HAS A FUNNY SENSE OF HUMOR THANK GOD FOR COMIC RELIEF THAT'S WHAT THESE THUGS IN TRAINING PROVIDE LITTLE SOFT DUDES OR COTTON CANDY GANGSTERS AS SOME I KNOW CALL THEM .
ONCE AGAIN I SAY MAN UP BE WHO YOU ARE NOT THE DUDE YOU SAW ON THE LAST GANGSTER FLICK YOU WATCHED BECAUSE THE REAL WORLD AND SOCIETY VIEWS YOU AS A JOKE AND A CLOWN. HOW'S THAT FOR REALITY!!!!!
THANK YOU GOD FOR THE ONES WHO SHOW ME WHAT NOT TO DO IN LIFE
MIKE
Friday, April 2, 2010
DEAD AND GONE.........
THE TITLE DEAD AND GONE IS MY REFERENCE TO THE PAST..........
WHEN WE ALL STOP AND THINK OVER THE YEARS CHANGE HAS BEEN THE ONE CONSTANT THING IN ALL OUR LIVES.
FOR ME THIS PAST YEAR HAS SHOWN ME MAJOR CHANGES AND CHALLENGES
THERE HAS BEEN DAYS EVEN WEEKS I FOUGHT WITH MYSELF . THE STRUGGLE WAS
ALWAYS THE SAME HOW DO I SURVIVE WHEN I CAN' T FIND A JOB. SO I STARTED MY OWN COMPANY AND DID WELL FOR AWHILE, THEN THE ECONOMY HIT ME LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD.
GOD SHINED DOWN ON ME THIS WEEK ..........I AM NOW GAINFULLY EMPLOYED AT A COMPANY THAT BELIEVES IN SECOND CHANCES AND IN THE NOW, NOT WHAT ONCE WAS . THANK YOU PALACE INDUSTRIES.
WHEN WE STOP AND LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE AND NOT WHAT WE DON'T LIFE SEEMS TO TAKE ON NEW MEANING . TODAY'S CHALLENGE IS LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE AND BEING GRATEFUL FOR THAT INSTEAD OF THE EMPTINESS OF WHAT WE DON'T.
TODAY IS THE DAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN...............
MIKE
WHEN WE ALL STOP AND THINK OVER THE YEARS CHANGE HAS BEEN THE ONE CONSTANT THING IN ALL OUR LIVES.
FOR ME THIS PAST YEAR HAS SHOWN ME MAJOR CHANGES AND CHALLENGES
THERE HAS BEEN DAYS EVEN WEEKS I FOUGHT WITH MYSELF . THE STRUGGLE WAS
ALWAYS THE SAME HOW DO I SURVIVE WHEN I CAN' T FIND A JOB. SO I STARTED MY OWN COMPANY AND DID WELL FOR AWHILE, THEN THE ECONOMY HIT ME LIKE THE REST OF THE WORLD.
GOD SHINED DOWN ON ME THIS WEEK ..........I AM NOW GAINFULLY EMPLOYED AT A COMPANY THAT BELIEVES IN SECOND CHANCES AND IN THE NOW, NOT WHAT ONCE WAS . THANK YOU PALACE INDUSTRIES.
WHEN WE STOP AND LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE AND NOT WHAT WE DON'T LIFE SEEMS TO TAKE ON NEW MEANING . TODAY'S CHALLENGE IS LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE AND BEING GRATEFUL FOR THAT INSTEAD OF THE EMPTINESS OF WHAT WE DON'T.
TODAY IS THE DAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN...............
MIKE
Thursday, April 1, 2010
today........
TODAY I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR AND SIMPLE...........YOU NOR OR WILL NEVER BE GIVEN ANYMORE THAN WE CAN HANDLE SO WHEN YOU FEEL AS IF YOUR AT THE END OF YOUR ROPE .........
REMEMBER GOD MUST THINK VERY HIGHLY OF YOU TO TEST YOU THE WAY HE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS
MIKE
REMEMBER GOD MUST THINK VERY HIGHLY OF YOU TO TEST YOU THE WAY HE IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS
MIKE
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
how.........
How is today's word of the day . HOW do you survive in today's world when each and every corner you turn is either a dead end waiting to happen or is the wrong way? That is my dilemma today . When i was released from prison I was not handed the golden ticket to success in fact I was not handed anything except a appointment card to see a parole officer.
I base each and every post/presentation on choices and decisions. I am truly seeing first hand the effects of yesterday in my life today. Someday's it seems as if the struggle lessens and others it seems like it just started. WOW.
I'm not to sure where this post is going but I am sure of my direction a friend of mine were talking the other day and he said it best "keep moving forward" so that's my suggestion to anyone who can relate to my topic "HOW".
I know that GOD has a reason and purpose for everything big and small .Knowing that allows me to move ahead and to have faith that all will be as it is suppose to be one step at a time.
have a great day and remember you nor I will be given anything we can't handle
GODS MERCY AND GRACE I WISH YOU ALL
MIKE
I base each and every post/presentation on choices and decisions. I am truly seeing first hand the effects of yesterday in my life today. Someday's it seems as if the struggle lessens and others it seems like it just started. WOW.
I'm not to sure where this post is going but I am sure of my direction a friend of mine were talking the other day and he said it best "keep moving forward" so that's my suggestion to anyone who can relate to my topic "HOW".
I know that GOD has a reason and purpose for everything big and small .Knowing that allows me to move ahead and to have faith that all will be as it is suppose to be one step at a time.
have a great day and remember you nor I will be given anything we can't handle
GODS MERCY AND GRACE I WISH YOU ALL
MIKE
Sunday, March 28, 2010
LAFAMILIA....................
Good morning, today is all about family . With the upcoming holiday I want to take the time to acknowledge a few people publicly. First and foremost I give all glory and honor to GOD,without him nothing is possible. NEXT I thank my girlfriend CRICKET she truly has shown me the meaning of unconditional love and acceptance thank you baby you have seen me at the top of my game and also at the worst and lowest hour thank you for loving me and for being my best friend. SAM, the courage and strength you show motivates me thank you , you defiantly are your mom's twin lol. I want to thank my mom and brother Matthew for believing in me and in this ministry.
God has placed a family in my life that I have to acknowledge because without there faith and direction I would not be typing this very blog THE MEREDITH'S . You all hold a huge place in my heart by showing me the true meaning of a relationship not a religion thank you. Bud is the big brother I never had but always wanted and I NEED for all to know that without his direction somedays I may have folded and threw in the towel thank you. Catherine what can I say you are my publicist and prayer warrior and although we may not see eye to eye somedays lol you are so greatly appreciated thank you for all your efforts. MY LITTLE BRO JASE, WHAT CAN I say you are a amazing kid and you have the heart of a lion and know I ALWAYS GOT YOUR BACK HOW EVER YOU NEED ME TO. Haley, the breath of fresh air who embraces life and deals with it head on little sis you are a winner now and always .
Last but not least my pastor's. Pastor Donna and Pastor Mike thank you over this past year your offices have been such a source of comfort and truth. PASTOR DONNA thank you for showing me what it means to be dependable and for showing me Gods love first hand.
And to my amazing sponsor....FABULOUS FRANK GAZZELLA AND THE PIEROGUY PEROGIE COMPANY I CAN NOT SAY ENOUGH EXCEPT.....THANK YOU AND ANYONE WHO HAS HAD A PIEROGUY PRODUCT SORRY FOR THE NEW ADDICTION.......and finally Matt Shepherd the design genius thank you for you belief in this ministry your creative and realistic views make any venture a winner. thank you.
I am thanking all these people today because my heart feels it is necessary and deserved we all that have been mention in our own way made LIVING IN REALITY the success it is today. If you've watched the movie the "BLINDSIDE" HOE BIG MIKE FEELS ABOUT THE TULLEY FAMILY, I FEEL THAT SAME EMOTION AND PROTECTIVE NATURE TO THESE PEOPLE 100X'S OVER.
GODS GRACE AND LOVE TO YOU ALL.
MIKE
P.S. ASK THE MAN IN THE MIRROR WHO IS ON YOUR NEED TO THANK LIST
God has placed a family in my life that I have to acknowledge because without there faith and direction I would not be typing this very blog THE MEREDITH'S . You all hold a huge place in my heart by showing me the true meaning of a relationship not a religion thank you. Bud is the big brother I never had but always wanted and I NEED for all to know that without his direction somedays I may have folded and threw in the towel thank you. Catherine what can I say you are my publicist and prayer warrior and although we may not see eye to eye somedays lol you are so greatly appreciated thank you for all your efforts. MY LITTLE BRO JASE, WHAT CAN I say you are a amazing kid and you have the heart of a lion and know I ALWAYS GOT YOUR BACK HOW EVER YOU NEED ME TO. Haley, the breath of fresh air who embraces life and deals with it head on little sis you are a winner now and always .
Last but not least my pastor's. Pastor Donna and Pastor Mike thank you over this past year your offices have been such a source of comfort and truth. PASTOR DONNA thank you for showing me what it means to be dependable and for showing me Gods love first hand.
And to my amazing sponsor....FABULOUS FRANK GAZZELLA AND THE PIEROGUY PEROGIE COMPANY I CAN NOT SAY ENOUGH EXCEPT.....THANK YOU AND ANYONE WHO HAS HAD A PIEROGUY PRODUCT SORRY FOR THE NEW ADDICTION.......and finally Matt Shepherd the design genius thank you for you belief in this ministry your creative and realistic views make any venture a winner. thank you.
I am thanking all these people today because my heart feels it is necessary and deserved we all that have been mention in our own way made LIVING IN REALITY the success it is today. If you've watched the movie the "BLINDSIDE" HOE BIG MIKE FEELS ABOUT THE TULLEY FAMILY, I FEEL THAT SAME EMOTION AND PROTECTIVE NATURE TO THESE PEOPLE 100X'S OVER.
GODS GRACE AND LOVE TO YOU ALL.
MIKE
P.S. ASK THE MAN IN THE MIRROR WHO IS ON YOUR NEED TO THANK LIST
Saturday, March 27, 2010
confrontation.......
Anyone that knows me knows I am a boxing nut. I watch old fights,under cards , main events and love to go to the fights especially the unknown fighters who are hungry ........
This morning I caught the pre-fight interview with MOSLEY AND MAYWHEATHER . Amazing is the word that in my opinion describes this upcoming event . The reason I say this is because the entire interview reminded me of the challenges we all face at some point in our lives.
One side is trying to prove themselves to be the undisputed best and in the worlds eyes the other is the undisputed best. AS the interview continued on the similarities continued to flow each side is looking at the next as the fight of there life. When we stop and think if anyone has ever had to rebuild there lives from the ground up they can relate.
This is all about preparation and training the mind . I can succeed and overcome all that once was or I can prove not only to myself but to all those that matter most that there prayers and tears were not said and shed in vain. ONCE AGAIN IT IS ALL ABOUT PREPARATION.
In today's world it is said only the strong survive I disagree it is not the strongest who always win it is the ones who are the most prepared for what is in front of them .So once again i bring forth a challenge to all today look at the man in the mirror and decide if you really are prepared for the challenges of today.
Think before you act or speak that is the first test that comes to mind for me ...............
GOD IS ALWAYS WATCHING..........
MIKE
This morning I caught the pre-fight interview with MOSLEY AND MAYWHEATHER . Amazing is the word that in my opinion describes this upcoming event . The reason I say this is because the entire interview reminded me of the challenges we all face at some point in our lives.
One side is trying to prove themselves to be the undisputed best and in the worlds eyes the other is the undisputed best. AS the interview continued on the similarities continued to flow each side is looking at the next as the fight of there life. When we stop and think if anyone has ever had to rebuild there lives from the ground up they can relate.
This is all about preparation and training the mind . I can succeed and overcome all that once was or I can prove not only to myself but to all those that matter most that there prayers and tears were not said and shed in vain. ONCE AGAIN IT IS ALL ABOUT PREPARATION.
In today's world it is said only the strong survive I disagree it is not the strongest who always win it is the ones who are the most prepared for what is in front of them .So once again i bring forth a challenge to all today look at the man in the mirror and decide if you really are prepared for the challenges of today.
Think before you act or speak that is the first test that comes to mind for me ...............
GOD IS ALWAYS WATCHING..........
MIKE
Friday, March 26, 2010
PUT ME IN COACH ................
HOW MANY TIMES IN ANY OF YOUR LIVES HAVE YOU BEEN THROWN OR PLACED YOURSELF IN A POSITION YOU WANTED TO BE READY FOR BUT JUST WERE NOT WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO IT?
MANY TIMES PEOPLE MAY SHOOT UP A FOX HOLE PRAYER AND ASK GOD FOR SOMETHING THAT IN THERE MINDS IS A MUST HAVE BUT WHEN THERE REQUEST IS GIVEN WELL, IT WAS NOT ALL IT WAS CRACKED UP TO BE.
I EXPERIENCED THIS VERY RECENTLY IN FACT .....BUT WE,I, AS THE SURVIVOR AND WARRIOR THAT I AM MAKING THE LEMONS INTO LEMONADE. I WANT EACH AND EVERY PERSON TODAY TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE MAN IN THE MIRROR.
WHEN YOU DO THIS ASK "AM I MY AUTHENTIC SELF" OR "AM I WHAT SOMEONE ELSE EXPECTS ME TO BE" ??????? POWERFUL QUESTIONS WHEN YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT . TODAY'S POSTING IS ALL ABOUT FINDING THE AUTHENTIC NATURE IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
SO START THIS JOURNEY BY NOT ONLY LOOKING AT THE MAN IN THE MIRROR .....
FACE HIM OR HER HEAD ON AND IF A CHANGE IS NEEDED MAKE IT NO EXCUSES JUST MAKE IT!!!!!!!!
GODS LOVE
MIKE
MANY TIMES PEOPLE MAY SHOOT UP A FOX HOLE PRAYER AND ASK GOD FOR SOMETHING THAT IN THERE MINDS IS A MUST HAVE BUT WHEN THERE REQUEST IS GIVEN WELL, IT WAS NOT ALL IT WAS CRACKED UP TO BE.
I EXPERIENCED THIS VERY RECENTLY IN FACT .....BUT WE,I, AS THE SURVIVOR AND WARRIOR THAT I AM MAKING THE LEMONS INTO LEMONADE. I WANT EACH AND EVERY PERSON TODAY TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE MAN IN THE MIRROR.
WHEN YOU DO THIS ASK "AM I MY AUTHENTIC SELF" OR "AM I WHAT SOMEONE ELSE EXPECTS ME TO BE" ??????? POWERFUL QUESTIONS WHEN YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT . TODAY'S POSTING IS ALL ABOUT FINDING THE AUTHENTIC NATURE IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
SO START THIS JOURNEY BY NOT ONLY LOOKING AT THE MAN IN THE MIRROR .....
FACE HIM OR HER HEAD ON AND IF A CHANGE IS NEEDED MAKE IT NO EXCUSES JUST MAKE IT!!!!!!!!
GODS LOVE
MIKE
Thursday, March 25, 2010
CAN YOU TELL ME............
OK EARLIER THIS MORNING I POSTED A ENTRY CALLED TIME........Well I AM TOUCHED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME TO WRITE MY THOUGHTS BECAUSE I WILL NOT WASTE TIME AND ALLOW PRIDE TO GET IN MY WAY.
MY LIFE AS I HAVE SAID IS A WORK IN PROGRESS I AM ONLY RELEASED FROM PRISON IN THE LAST YEAR AND LET ME TELL YOU THIS PAST YEAR HAS NOT BEEN EASY AT ALL. I ATTEMPTED TO START A SMALL CONSTRUCTION VENTURE THAT I WAS UNABLE TO TURN INTO A WINNER I HAVE BEEN ON COUNTLESS JOB INTERVIEWS AND IN SOME CASES ONLY TO BE TOLD "WE ARE NOT A SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYER".
AS I SAID MY PREVIOUS CHOICES IN YESTER YEARS HAVE AND STILL DO HAUNT ME. THAT IS MY REALITY. THERE HAVE BEEN WEEKS WHEN I HAD NO IDEA WERE MY NEXT DOLLAR WAS GOING TO COME FROM {THIS IS ONE OF THEM }. I WANT EVERYONE WHO READS THIS TO KNOW THAT THIS IS REAL. MYSELF AND THE FOLKS WHO BELIEVE IN THIS MINISTRY ARE 110% REAL AND ARE EMOTIONS ARE AUTHENTIC.
TO BE HONEST I HURT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SOME THINK BECAUSE I WAS IN PRISON I HAVE NO FEELINGS UM.............ARE YOU SERIOUS.
LOOK THIS POST IS ME VENTING AND ASKING FOR PRAYER FROM THE SINCERE WHO BELIEVE IN GODS LOVE AND IN CHANGE . THIS MINISTRY IS FOR ALL TO RELATE TO. THIS IS NOT GONNA BE A GLAMOROUS JOURNEY BUT IT WILL BE REAL!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND ASK ALL THOSE WHO ARE NOT AT PEACE WITH GOD FOR WHATEVER REASON TO PRAY FOR ME AS I WILL YOU.
THIS IS REALITY I AM FRUSTRATED WITH NO-ONE BUT MYSELF TODAY AND I AM WORRIED HOW I WILL SUSTAIN IN SOCIETY BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ..........
I WILL !!!!!
SO BEFORE YOU DECIDE THAT THINGS ARE SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE LOST HOPE REMEMBER THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE IN THE WORLD FEELING THE SAME WAY. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND THEM IS THEY WILL NOT GIVE UP HOPE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS THERE TO HELP AND IF MY BLOG IS PART OF THAT SUPPORT THANK YOU WE WILL TAKE THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER.........
THAT IS MY HUG FROM HEAVEN TO ALL.......THANK YOU GOD FOR MAKING ME THE MAN I AM TODAY . LORD YOU KNOW ALL OUR NEEDS I PRAY THAT YOU WILL MAKE A WAY TO SEE THEM MET. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY
MIKE
MY LIFE AS I HAVE SAID IS A WORK IN PROGRESS I AM ONLY RELEASED FROM PRISON IN THE LAST YEAR AND LET ME TELL YOU THIS PAST YEAR HAS NOT BEEN EASY AT ALL. I ATTEMPTED TO START A SMALL CONSTRUCTION VENTURE THAT I WAS UNABLE TO TURN INTO A WINNER I HAVE BEEN ON COUNTLESS JOB INTERVIEWS AND IN SOME CASES ONLY TO BE TOLD "WE ARE NOT A SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYER".
AS I SAID MY PREVIOUS CHOICES IN YESTER YEARS HAVE AND STILL DO HAUNT ME. THAT IS MY REALITY. THERE HAVE BEEN WEEKS WHEN I HAD NO IDEA WERE MY NEXT DOLLAR WAS GOING TO COME FROM {THIS IS ONE OF THEM }. I WANT EVERYONE WHO READS THIS TO KNOW THAT THIS IS REAL. MYSELF AND THE FOLKS WHO BELIEVE IN THIS MINISTRY ARE 110% REAL AND ARE EMOTIONS ARE AUTHENTIC.
TO BE HONEST I HURT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SOME THINK BECAUSE I WAS IN PRISON I HAVE NO FEELINGS UM.............ARE YOU SERIOUS.
LOOK THIS POST IS ME VENTING AND ASKING FOR PRAYER FROM THE SINCERE WHO BELIEVE IN GODS LOVE AND IN CHANGE . THIS MINISTRY IS FOR ALL TO RELATE TO. THIS IS NOT GONNA BE A GLAMOROUS JOURNEY BUT IT WILL BE REAL!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND ASK ALL THOSE WHO ARE NOT AT PEACE WITH GOD FOR WHATEVER REASON TO PRAY FOR ME AS I WILL YOU.
THIS IS REALITY I AM FRUSTRATED WITH NO-ONE BUT MYSELF TODAY AND I AM WORRIED HOW I WILL SUSTAIN IN SOCIETY BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ..........
I WILL !!!!!
SO BEFORE YOU DECIDE THAT THINGS ARE SO BAD THAT YOU HAVE LOST HOPE REMEMBER THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE IN THE WORLD FEELING THE SAME WAY. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU AND THEM IS THEY WILL NOT GIVE UP HOPE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS THERE TO HELP AND IF MY BLOG IS PART OF THAT SUPPORT THANK YOU WE WILL TAKE THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER.........
THAT IS MY HUG FROM HEAVEN TO ALL.......THANK YOU GOD FOR MAKING ME THE MAN I AM TODAY . LORD YOU KNOW ALL OUR NEEDS I PRAY THAT YOU WILL MAKE A WAY TO SEE THEM MET. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY
MIKE
time.......
TIME.......To some time is just a daily event watching the clock for a certain hour to pass or to come . Time for me is something I can not seem to get enough of. I am in some ways struggling to adjust to a so called normal life, the daily events of a day at times consume me and just when i feel like giving up and choosing the easy route I stop and think of all the time I wasted .
Living IN REALITY is a work in progress as I am a work in progress and the one thing I do know is that this entire ministry is not going to unfold over night and wasting my thoughts about were I am at is a waste of time.
I may not really have a specific topic today but I DO HAVE A SPECIFIC MEANING. I PROPOSE A CHALLENGE..........ask yourself what you could do with the time you have wasted over the years, ask yourself how can I make a difference in someone's life just by offering them a portion of you time, this challenge is one to combat selfishness and promote selflessness .
I ask you all to pray that things in my personal life begin to unfold . My prayer each day is that God would and in time I believe He will grant me the gift of stability and I am not speaking about that in the emotional aspect.
I do not do much complaining on here or in my daily life I always say "IT IS WHAT IT IS"!!!!
I do however grow tired of the stress the struggle and I am at a loss this week I am exhausted . But I maybe tired but never beaten it is just a part of living my life in reality . HOW DO YOU LIVE YOURS?
I pray that you all succeed in anything you do and as always GOD is love
ps. REMEMBER {I DO} WHEN THINGS BEGIN TO CONSUME YOU STOP BREATH AND THINK THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WORSE OFF THAN YOU ARE....MAN I COULD USE A HUG FROM HEAVEN TODAY!!!!!!!
Living IN REALITY is a work in progress as I am a work in progress and the one thing I do know is that this entire ministry is not going to unfold over night and wasting my thoughts about were I am at is a waste of time.
I may not really have a specific topic today but I DO HAVE A SPECIFIC MEANING. I PROPOSE A CHALLENGE..........ask yourself what you could do with the time you have wasted over the years, ask yourself how can I make a difference in someone's life just by offering them a portion of you time, this challenge is one to combat selfishness and promote selflessness .
I ask you all to pray that things in my personal life begin to unfold . My prayer each day is that God would and in time I believe He will grant me the gift of stability and I am not speaking about that in the emotional aspect.
I do not do much complaining on here or in my daily life I always say "IT IS WHAT IT IS"!!!!
I do however grow tired of the stress the struggle and I am at a loss this week I am exhausted . But I maybe tired but never beaten it is just a part of living my life in reality . HOW DO YOU LIVE YOURS?
I pray that you all succeed in anything you do and as always GOD is love
ps. REMEMBER {I DO} WHEN THINGS BEGIN TO CONSUME YOU STOP BREATH AND THINK THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE WORSE OFF THAN YOU ARE....MAN I COULD USE A HUG FROM HEAVEN TODAY!!!!!!!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
taking responsibility
One of the hardest things in the world for some is to admit when they are wrong or have done something wrong, right ? I would like to go a bit deeper with that. There is a phrase "dropping the ball " to me this phrase is all about preparation. PREPARING for a task is the most important part {to me} in any decision we make.
I personally have dropped the ball lately . When i approach anything I OFTEN COME IN WITH TWO GENERAL EMOTIONS CONFIDENCE AND FEAR. The confidence comes when i prepare myself for what is ahead of me, the fear is when i am not as prepared as i should be. It's like studying for a mid-term or final a half hour before the test the result probably is not going to be what we all would like...
LIVING IN REALITY MINISTRIES IS ALL ABOUT DECISION MAKING AND THE EFFECTS BAD DECISION MAKING CAN AND DO CAUSE. A bad decision does not always have to occur in a setting of violence or crime it can and trust me will creep up on you, me or anyone else for that matter when we least expect it and the result or after emotion is always the same {in most instances} guilt.
I would like everyone to take a look at the small things that could turn into bigger issue.
PREPARATION and EDUCATION is the key to success and also can be our downfall when we go without these two actions.
SO let 's prepare our youth for the days to come and let us educate them with the truth.
THE ENEMY COMES IN MANY FORMS AND WORKS IN MANY DECEITFUL WAYS BE PREPARED AND BE AWARE .
IN GODS LOVE I WISH YOU ALL WELL
MIKE
I personally have dropped the ball lately . When i approach anything I OFTEN COME IN WITH TWO GENERAL EMOTIONS CONFIDENCE AND FEAR. The confidence comes when i prepare myself for what is ahead of me, the fear is when i am not as prepared as i should be. It's like studying for a mid-term or final a half hour before the test the result probably is not going to be what we all would like...
LIVING IN REALITY MINISTRIES IS ALL ABOUT DECISION MAKING AND THE EFFECTS BAD DECISION MAKING CAN AND DO CAUSE. A bad decision does not always have to occur in a setting of violence or crime it can and trust me will creep up on you, me or anyone else for that matter when we least expect it and the result or after emotion is always the same {in most instances} guilt.
I would like everyone to take a look at the small things that could turn into bigger issue.
PREPARATION and EDUCATION is the key to success and also can be our downfall when we go without these two actions.
SO let 's prepare our youth for the days to come and let us educate them with the truth.
THE ENEMY COMES IN MANY FORMS AND WORKS IN MANY DECEITFUL WAYS BE PREPARED AND BE AWARE .
IN GODS LOVE I WISH YOU ALL WELL
MIKE
Thursday, March 18, 2010
why..........
TODAY I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT A TOPIC THAT HAS BEEN PLACED ON MY HEART.
EACH TIME I HAVE WATCHED THE LOCAL NEWS THIS WEEK I HAVE SEEN A STORY ABOUT TEENS COMMITTING HOMICIDE. I KNOW SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELATE TO THIS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN A YOUR TOWN BUT I HAVE TO COMMENT .
MOST OF THESES SENSELESS ACTS ARE COMMITTED OVER A MINOR DISPUTE OR A LIFESTYLE DECISION. I REALIZE THAT SOME MAY THINK THE ISSUES OF THE INNER CITY DO NOT EFFECT THE SMALL TOWNS OF SUBURBAN LIFE HOWEVER I HAVE A TOPIC TO RELATE IN EACH AND EVERY CITY IN THIS WORLD THERE IS A "BULLY" SOMEONE WHO THRIVES ON THE WEAK .
THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SOME ATTRIBUTE TO BEING JUST A STAGE IN A TEENS LIFE WELL I DISAGREE BECAUSE THUR MY EXPERIENCE THIS SO CALLED STAGE CARRIES OVER TO ADULTHOOD. HOW DO WE AS ADULTS AND AS PARENTS COMBAT THIS REAL LIFE ISSUE THAT GETS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG MOST OF THE TIME.
WE EDUCATED THAT IS MY ANSWER ! I WILL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE BIGGER AND BADDER THAN THE NEXT. WHEN VIOLENCE IS INTRODUCED OR CONDONED AT A EARLY AGE IT IS LIKE GIVING A DRUNK DRIVER A GREEN LIGHT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNTIL HE OR SHE TAKES SOMEONES LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL .
I WAS INCARCERATED WITH A 18 YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS TRIED AS A ADULT FOR MANSLAUGHTER DUE TO A FIGHT . THIS MAN DECIDED TO PUNCH SOMEONE RANDOMLY TO IMPRESS A GIRL, WELL THE MAN HE HIT DIED . THE MAN HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND AND DIED FROM HEAD TRAUMA. ONE PUNCH TOOK 7.5 TO 15 YEARS FROM THIS 18 YEAR OLD MANS LIFE. NOW THAT IS REAL AND THAT IS THE REALITY OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
SO AGAIN I SAY EDUCATED AND DISCIPLINE PASSING VIOLENCE OFF AS A STAGE IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS STATEMENT I HAVE EVER HEARD. I WANT ALL WHO READ THIS TO TAKE A SECOND AND BREATH AND THINK ABOUT THE EXAMPLE I HAVE GIVEN. ONE BAD DECISION IN THE HANDS OF A BULLY CAN ELIMINATE ALL HOPE FOR CHANGE IN THE YOUTHS LIFE .
PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND USE VIVID EXAMPLES OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF BAD DECISIONS SHELTERING THE YOUTH FROM THE TRUTH IS NOT THE ANSWER.
GODS LOVE TO ALL
MIKE
P.S THANK YOU "FABULOUS FRANK"! PIEROGUYS PEROGIES
EACH TIME I HAVE WATCHED THE LOCAL NEWS THIS WEEK I HAVE SEEN A STORY ABOUT TEENS COMMITTING HOMICIDE. I KNOW SOME OF YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RELATE TO THIS BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN A YOUR TOWN BUT I HAVE TO COMMENT .
MOST OF THESES SENSELESS ACTS ARE COMMITTED OVER A MINOR DISPUTE OR A LIFESTYLE DECISION. I REALIZE THAT SOME MAY THINK THE ISSUES OF THE INNER CITY DO NOT EFFECT THE SMALL TOWNS OF SUBURBAN LIFE HOWEVER I HAVE A TOPIC TO RELATE IN EACH AND EVERY CITY IN THIS WORLD THERE IS A "BULLY" SOMEONE WHO THRIVES ON THE WEAK .
THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SOME ATTRIBUTE TO BEING JUST A STAGE IN A TEENS LIFE WELL I DISAGREE BECAUSE THUR MY EXPERIENCE THIS SO CALLED STAGE CARRIES OVER TO ADULTHOOD. HOW DO WE AS ADULTS AND AS PARENTS COMBAT THIS REAL LIFE ISSUE THAT GETS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG MOST OF THE TIME.
WE EDUCATED THAT IS MY ANSWER ! I WILL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE BIGGER AND BADDER THAN THE NEXT. WHEN VIOLENCE IS INTRODUCED OR CONDONED AT A EARLY AGE IT IS LIKE GIVING A DRUNK DRIVER A GREEN LIGHT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE UNTIL HE OR SHE TAKES SOMEONES LIFE BEHIND THE WHEEL .
I WAS INCARCERATED WITH A 18 YEAR OLD MAN WHO WAS TRIED AS A ADULT FOR MANSLAUGHTER DUE TO A FIGHT . THIS MAN DECIDED TO PUNCH SOMEONE RANDOMLY TO IMPRESS A GIRL, WELL THE MAN HE HIT DIED . THE MAN HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND AND DIED FROM HEAD TRAUMA. ONE PUNCH TOOK 7.5 TO 15 YEARS FROM THIS 18 YEAR OLD MANS LIFE. NOW THAT IS REAL AND THAT IS THE REALITY OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN.
SO AGAIN I SAY EDUCATED AND DISCIPLINE PASSING VIOLENCE OFF AS A STAGE IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS STATEMENT I HAVE EVER HEARD. I WANT ALL WHO READ THIS TO TAKE A SECOND AND BREATH AND THINK ABOUT THE EXAMPLE I HAVE GIVEN. ONE BAD DECISION IN THE HANDS OF A BULLY CAN ELIMINATE ALL HOPE FOR CHANGE IN THE YOUTHS LIFE .
PLEASE DO YOUR PART AND USE VIVID EXAMPLES OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF BAD DECISIONS SHELTERING THE YOUTH FROM THE TRUTH IS NOT THE ANSWER.
GODS LOVE TO ALL
MIKE
P.S THANK YOU "FABULOUS FRANK"! PIEROGUYS PEROGIES
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
it is real..........
THE REASON I AM CHOOSING THIS TITLE IS DUE TO A RECENT EVENT IN MY PERSONAL WALK. I WANTED TO TELL YOU ALL WHY I STARTED THIS MINISTRY . I DID NOT START EXPOSING MYSELF TO THE PUBLIC TO MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS ,I DID NOT START SPEAKING TO KIDS ABOUT CHOICES SO I COULD GET MY FACE IN THE NEWSPAPER AND LOCAL MAGAZINES OR EVEN TO BE ON THE NEWS.
I STARTED THIS BECAUSE I WANT {AND BELIEVE I WILL} TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE YOUTH. I WANTED TO REACH{ EVEN IF IT WAS ONLY ONE KID AT A TIME} THE YOUTH. WHEN I WAS LIVING A LIE SO TO SPEAK AND MAKING RECKLESS AND CRAZY CHOICES I HAD NO IDEA THAT WHAT I DID 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO WAS AND WOULD AND DOES EFFECT THE WAY MY LIFE WAS TODAY.
I WANT THE YOUTH TO HAVE A CHOICE AND A CHANCE TO BE ALL THEY CAN . GOD IS A HUGE PART OF MY DAILY LIFE AND I THANK HIM EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE. I AM NOT THE PERFECT CHRISTIAN NOR DO I WANT TO BE PERFECT I WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE THE AUTHENTIC MAN I AM TODAY.
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET WITH ME . I WILL NOT HIDE BEHIND MY PAST OR PORTRAY TO BE SOMETHING I AM NOT.THIS IS CALLED LIVING IN REALITY. I HOPE TO BRING THIS MESSAGE OF CHOICE AND HOPE ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY ONE PRESENTATION AT A TIME AND IF IT IS MEANT FOR ME TO BE THE VOICE OF REASON TO THE YOUTH THEN THAT IS JUST WHAT I AM GOING TO DO.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME IN THIS MINISTRY AND TO ALL THOSE WHO WILL BE SUPPORTING ME IN THE FUTURE.
GOD IS LOVE AND HIS GRACE IS MERCY
MIKE
I STARTED THIS BECAUSE I WANT {AND BELIEVE I WILL} TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE YOUTH. I WANTED TO REACH{ EVEN IF IT WAS ONLY ONE KID AT A TIME} THE YOUTH. WHEN I WAS LIVING A LIE SO TO SPEAK AND MAKING RECKLESS AND CRAZY CHOICES I HAD NO IDEA THAT WHAT I DID 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO WAS AND WOULD AND DOES EFFECT THE WAY MY LIFE WAS TODAY.
I WANT THE YOUTH TO HAVE A CHOICE AND A CHANCE TO BE ALL THEY CAN . GOD IS A HUGE PART OF MY DAILY LIFE AND I THANK HIM EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE. I AM NOT THE PERFECT CHRISTIAN NOR DO I WANT TO BE PERFECT I WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE THE AUTHENTIC MAN I AM TODAY.
WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET WITH ME . I WILL NOT HIDE BEHIND MY PAST OR PORTRAY TO BE SOMETHING I AM NOT.THIS IS CALLED LIVING IN REALITY. I HOPE TO BRING THIS MESSAGE OF CHOICE AND HOPE ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY ONE PRESENTATION AT A TIME AND IF IT IS MEANT FOR ME TO BE THE VOICE OF REASON TO THE YOUTH THEN THAT IS JUST WHAT I AM GOING TO DO.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME IN THIS MINISTRY AND TO ALL THOSE WHO WILL BE SUPPORTING ME IN THE FUTURE.
GOD IS LOVE AND HIS GRACE IS MERCY
MIKE
Monday, March 15, 2010
it 's not religion/ it's a realationship
So today i want to talk about faith.....I am not big on organized religion but i do believe that we as Christians have a personal responsibility to our own relationship with our lord .For me i believe that Christ Jesus died for all of us so that we may live the lives we are today. I m not bashing churches either this blog is about the relationship I have created with my LORD and for me that is a part of my daily reality.
My faith is what is in my heart and when the heart moves me to write that is what i do ...... I want to pose a question what does your heart tell you? I know that this may not be a comfortable topic but trust me there is growth in the truth and we all can take time to listen to the heart this weeks entries will be messages from the heart and hopefully will speak to the soul.
With that said take time today and everyday for that matter to simply listen to what your heart is telling you.
God 's love be with you
mike
My faith is what is in my heart and when the heart moves me to write that is what i do ...... I want to pose a question what does your heart tell you? I know that this may not be a comfortable topic but trust me there is growth in the truth and we all can take time to listen to the heart this weeks entries will be messages from the heart and hopefully will speak to the soul.
With that said take time today and everyday for that matter to simply listen to what your heart is telling you.
God 's love be with you
mike
Friday, March 12, 2010
love of family {for ponch}
It is amazing how a blast from the past can make one so motivated.......seeing a old friend or reconnecting with a family member after many years can truly give you, me a boost. Normally I would not write about my current personal life but to day I must I spoke to a family member last night and we connected on a level that brought me to tears .
I was reminded of how we were before I started on the path that allowed no one to love me not even myself, we spoke and both had a emotional moment but the entire conversation made me realize that yesterday is gone and the current is what matters. SOME MAY ASK HOW IS ANY OF THIS RELEVANT TO LIVING IN REALITY WELL............ I speak on choices and decisions that conversation last night was my reality check it brought a new direction to how i effected the ones I love.
You see when the consequences of my actions finally came to the forefront and the verdict was passed down I may have been the one doing the actual physical prison time but the ones who loved me did each and every day with me in there hearts and in there minds.
If I HAD MADE BETTER DECISIONS I WOULD HAVE NEVER CAUSED THEM SO MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS NOR WOULD I HAVE STOLEN THE TEARS. I want everyone to realize that whether you are a youth or a adult the decisions we make do not just effect us they effect the ones who love us the most.
SO IN CLOSING I ASK THAT EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU WHO READ THIS "THINK BEFORE YOU ACT AND SPEAK " BECAUSE THE OUTCOME OF YOUR ACTIONS CAN AND WILL EFFECT SOMEONE OTHER THAN YOU........
IN GODS GRACE AND MERCY I PRAY FOR YOU ALL
MIKE
P.S.THANK YOU COUSIN
I was reminded of how we were before I started on the path that allowed no one to love me not even myself, we spoke and both had a emotional moment but the entire conversation made me realize that yesterday is gone and the current is what matters. SOME MAY ASK HOW IS ANY OF THIS RELEVANT TO LIVING IN REALITY WELL............ I speak on choices and decisions that conversation last night was my reality check it brought a new direction to how i effected the ones I love.
You see when the consequences of my actions finally came to the forefront and the verdict was passed down I may have been the one doing the actual physical prison time but the ones who loved me did each and every day with me in there hearts and in there minds.
If I HAD MADE BETTER DECISIONS I WOULD HAVE NEVER CAUSED THEM SO MANY SLEEPLESS NIGHTS NOR WOULD I HAVE STOLEN THE TEARS. I want everyone to realize that whether you are a youth or a adult the decisions we make do not just effect us they effect the ones who love us the most.
SO IN CLOSING I ASK THAT EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU WHO READ THIS "THINK BEFORE YOU ACT AND SPEAK " BECAUSE THE OUTCOME OF YOUR ACTIONS CAN AND WILL EFFECT SOMEONE OTHER THAN YOU........
IN GODS GRACE AND MERCY I PRAY FOR YOU ALL
MIKE
P.S.THANK YOU COUSIN
Thursday, March 11, 2010
facing the past
Today i would like to talk about how we , I , face the past ..my answer is very simple when i was teenager Nike shoes had a slog"just do it".......well that is my answer you just do there is nothing in this world that bothers me more than unsettled business . Although facing bad decisions is not a EASY FEET and the outcome may not always be as we,I, would like it to be the feeling of relief is one that is only compared to the feeling you get after a big test your happy it is over and ready to move on to the next task at hand.
I realize that not everyone comes from the same background I do and that is a blessing trust me it is........... when we face the things in life that make us all the most uncomfortable we grow and we can use the experiences as learning tools for the future .
Look I have hurt allot of people in this world and making amends is not something i look forward to but i can say that when I do stand up and hold myself accountable for my actions I feel a huge sense of relief and freedom and that is priceless.
So with that said in a past post I made the statement "LOOK IN THE MIRROR" well when i look in the mirror I like what I see because I know that i can face anything today because i have made peace with my past and what I once did does not dictate who I AM or what i will become, the past is a teacher and we are it 's student's. SO I SAY TO ALL LEARN AND LIVE ,FACE THE REALITY OF YESTERDAY AND EMBRACE THE CHANGES THAT YOU ,I , HAVE MADE FOR THE PROMISE OF A BETTER TOMORROW.
IN GODS LOVE I WISH YOU WELL
MIKE
I realize that not everyone comes from the same background I do and that is a blessing trust me it is........... when we face the things in life that make us all the most uncomfortable we grow and we can use the experiences as learning tools for the future .
Look I have hurt allot of people in this world and making amends is not something i look forward to but i can say that when I do stand up and hold myself accountable for my actions I feel a huge sense of relief and freedom and that is priceless.
So with that said in a past post I made the statement "LOOK IN THE MIRROR" well when i look in the mirror I like what I see because I know that i can face anything today because i have made peace with my past and what I once did does not dictate who I AM or what i will become, the past is a teacher and we are it 's student's. SO I SAY TO ALL LEARN AND LIVE ,FACE THE REALITY OF YESTERDAY AND EMBRACE THE CHANGES THAT YOU ,I , HAVE MADE FOR THE PROMISE OF A BETTER TOMORROW.
IN GODS LOVE I WISH YOU WELL
MIKE
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
loyalty........
This morning I want to talk about my perception of what a true friend is .........to some there idea of a friend is someone who always agrees with them in mind my eyes that is not a friend that is a person who just wants to please the crowd in my opinion a true friend is someone who will tell you the truth and when you are wrong or acting a way that could be harmful to yourself or others they bring that to the light.
I want to make it clear on a personal level the people I surround myself daily with people who do not tell me what I want to hear,they do not promote bad behavior nor do allow me to be something I am not these type of people are all over this world I am almost positive that each one of you know someone like this and probably know a so called "people pleasing person". SINCE WE ALWAYS WANT TO SPEAK ON REALITY AND WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT IS TRUTH I POSE A ? WHAT TYPE OF FRIEND ARE YOU?
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
MIKE
I want to make it clear on a personal level the people I surround myself daily with people who do not tell me what I want to hear,they do not promote bad behavior nor do allow me to be something I am not these type of people are all over this world I am almost positive that each one of you know someone like this and probably know a so called "people pleasing person". SINCE WE ALWAYS WANT TO SPEAK ON REALITY AND WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT IS TRUTH I POSE A ? WHAT TYPE OF FRIEND ARE YOU?
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
MIKE
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
todays dilema
As a man with a prison record I thought i would describe what it is like trying to find a job . Today's economy is at a all time low and jobs are few and far between and the competition for positions is as intense as the "super bowl" imagine going in to a interview or even just going in to fill out a application and having to answer the question "have you ever been convicted of a crime?"Let me be the first to tell you it is crushing, fear was never a daily emotion for me until i started looking for work. I am writing about this because I think that it is important for the youth to know that the effects of bad decisions definitely effect the outcome of the type of career you can get. I want to encourage you all to continue your education and strive to be the absolute best you can be in all areas of your lives. I realize that today's teens like when i was a teen feel that some just don't understand, well to be honest we the "old heads " do get because we are the walking billboards for experience.
I truly hope that you all realize that today's decisions effect the options of tomorrow!!!!!!!!!
HAVE A GREAT DAY
MIKE
I truly hope that you all realize that today's decisions effect the options of tomorrow!!!!!!!!!
HAVE A GREAT DAY
MIKE
Monday, March 8, 2010
oh reallly..........
GOOD MORNING ALL, IM GONNA WRITE IN CAPITALS TODAY SO ALL WHO READ THIS CAN SEE MY THOUGHTS AS I SCREAM SO TO SPEAK ON THIS PAGE .... SO TODAY IS CALLED OH REALLY WHY, YOU MAY ASK BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING ON GOOD DECISIONS AND CHOICES AND EVEN THRU ALL THE POSITIVE MESSAGES I STILL FIND MYSELF UNDER THE MICROSCOPE OF CALLED "JUDGMENT " WELL MY RESPONSE TO THE JURY IS A TWO PART MESSAGE "IF YOU WERE TO JUDGE ME ON THE PAST YOU WILL NEVER KNOW ME ON THE FUTURE" I SAY THAT AND EXTEND THAT TO ALL IF THE WORLD DID NOT BELIEVE IN CHANGE THAN WE WOULD BE STUCK IN A WORLD WITH NO PROGRESS, PEOPLE CHANGE AND SO DID I!!!! I HOPE THAT AFTER YOU READ THIS YOU WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEW BEING JUDGEMENTAL IS NOT A GODLY WAY NOR IS IT A POLITE WAY TO LIVE IT IS ACTUALLY EXHAUSTING, SO BEFORE YOU, I , WE, POINT OUT THE NEXT PERSONS FAULTS HOW ABOUT WE LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
THE SECOND PART OF TODAYS MESSAGE IS THAT THERE ARE NO LET ME REPEAT THERE ARE NO big I' S OR LITTLE U' S IN THE KINGDOM SO I INTERPRET THAT THIS WAY THAT WE ALL WERE CREATED EQUAL AND WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN SET OF SKILLS , AND GUESS WHAT ?GOD DOES NOT MAKE JUNK AND HE MADE ALL OF US IN HIS LIKENESS. WE ALL HAVE A PURPOSE AND A WAY TO FIND IN THIS WORLD SO I WANT TO RE-START A TREND " TREAT THE NEXT PERSON AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED" YOU MAY LIKE THE RESULTS IF YOU ARE SINCERE.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL TODAY
MIKE
THE SECOND PART OF TODAYS MESSAGE IS THAT THERE ARE NO LET ME REPEAT THERE ARE NO big I' S OR LITTLE U' S IN THE KINGDOM SO I INTERPRET THAT THIS WAY THAT WE ALL WERE CREATED EQUAL AND WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN SET OF SKILLS , AND GUESS WHAT ?GOD DOES NOT MAKE JUNK AND HE MADE ALL OF US IN HIS LIKENESS. WE ALL HAVE A PURPOSE AND A WAY TO FIND IN THIS WORLD SO I WANT TO RE-START A TREND " TREAT THE NEXT PERSON AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED" YOU MAY LIKE THE RESULTS IF YOU ARE SINCERE.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL TODAY
MIKE
Sunday, March 7, 2010
friends.....
Well this has been a interesting week, although it is the start of a new week i want to say thank you to all my friends for there love and support in this ministry, i can not begin to tell you the impact the emails and comments mean to me. thank you all.
So with that said ....I was always told "YOU ARE WHO YOU HANG OUT WITH" what does that mean, well it actually means everything this,blog and my speaking events are all about the decisions and the choices made on a daily basis what bigger choice in a young persons life ....who to be friends with ??????????
I see so many kids doing, saying, dressing, etc... all in order to impress there friends or the so called friends. A TRUE FRIEND DOES NOT CARE WHAT YOU HAVE .WHO YOU KNOW WHAT BRAND NAME YOU HAVE ON ,AND OH YEAH A TRUE FRIEND WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO BE SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT.
I know that some will not understand why I am going off like this but there is a method to the insanity lol TODAY'S YOUTH NEEDS TO KNOW THAT BEING CENTER STAGE AS THE CLANS CLOWN OR THE BULLY OR ANY OTHER NEGATIVE TITLE IS NOT THE WAY TO TRUE FRIENDSHIPS, IT ACTUALLY IS THE WAY TO REGRET AND THAT IS NOT WHAT LIFE IS ABOUT. SO YOU ARE WHO YOU HANG OUT WITH MEANS THE WAY YOU PICK YOUR FRIENDS CAN AND WILL EFFECT THE WAY YOUR LIFE TURNS OUT.........
I PRAY THAT EVERYONE COMES TO REALITY AND LOOKS AT THINGS THRU THE EYES OF A BELIEVER INSTEAD OF THE GLASSES OF DECEIT....
MIKE
So with that said ....I was always told "YOU ARE WHO YOU HANG OUT WITH" what does that mean, well it actually means everything this,blog and my speaking events are all about the decisions and the choices made on a daily basis what bigger choice in a young persons life ....who to be friends with ??????????
I see so many kids doing, saying, dressing, etc... all in order to impress there friends or the so called friends. A TRUE FRIEND DOES NOT CARE WHAT YOU HAVE .WHO YOU KNOW WHAT BRAND NAME YOU HAVE ON ,AND OH YEAH A TRUE FRIEND WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO BE SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT.
I know that some will not understand why I am going off like this but there is a method to the insanity lol TODAY'S YOUTH NEEDS TO KNOW THAT BEING CENTER STAGE AS THE CLANS CLOWN OR THE BULLY OR ANY OTHER NEGATIVE TITLE IS NOT THE WAY TO TRUE FRIENDSHIPS, IT ACTUALLY IS THE WAY TO REGRET AND THAT IS NOT WHAT LIFE IS ABOUT. SO YOU ARE WHO YOU HANG OUT WITH MEANS THE WAY YOU PICK YOUR FRIENDS CAN AND WILL EFFECT THE WAY YOUR LIFE TURNS OUT.........
I PRAY THAT EVERYONE COMES TO REALITY AND LOOKS AT THINGS THRU THE EYES OF A BELIEVER INSTEAD OF THE GLASSES OF DECEIT....
MIKE
Saturday, March 6, 2010
dream land..........
OK, I am writing rather late this morning well , late for me 7 a.m. i really don't sleep very well i go to bed early and wake up around 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. {on a good day lol} and the reason for this is my dreams it is as if i am haunted by the ghosted of bad choices. Seriously it is becoming a issue i pray for a restful night and it just does not come.
I can only attribute this to my conscience. Regret and remorse are two feelings that we all may feel at some point in our lives but to what extent? That is were you come in i keep on saying how the decisions of yesterday effect the outcome of the new day and of days to come.
I have to be honest that i become frustrated when i see and hear some young adults act as if bad behavior is just a phase they are going thru and in some cases it is however, it still does not make it acceptable. I stress in each message either on the computer or at a event the choices are what determines the future and yet sometimes i feel like i am preaching to the choir.
I have to wonder if I had made better decisions would i sleep better , would my memories be of a comfortable nature? I don't know about you but for me I think so but whats done is done and there is no sense harping on the past I can only change what is ahead of me . That is why I started this mission to effect lives in a positive way other than devastate and terrorize, that was the old me and if you are doing those type of things that can be the old you but the only one who can do that for you is.........YOU THUR YOUR ACTIONS AND REMEMBER FAITH IS ACTION. My thought and prayer is that all those in this category stop and think is all this worth a visit from the dream demon?
I pray that the lord comes into the mind and body of all those in need today.
mike
I can only attribute this to my conscience. Regret and remorse are two feelings that we all may feel at some point in our lives but to what extent? That is were you come in i keep on saying how the decisions of yesterday effect the outcome of the new day and of days to come.
I have to be honest that i become frustrated when i see and hear some young adults act as if bad behavior is just a phase they are going thru and in some cases it is however, it still does not make it acceptable. I stress in each message either on the computer or at a event the choices are what determines the future and yet sometimes i feel like i am preaching to the choir.
I have to wonder if I had made better decisions would i sleep better , would my memories be of a comfortable nature? I don't know about you but for me I think so but whats done is done and there is no sense harping on the past I can only change what is ahead of me . That is why I started this mission to effect lives in a positive way other than devastate and terrorize, that was the old me and if you are doing those type of things that can be the old you but the only one who can do that for you is.........YOU THUR YOUR ACTIONS AND REMEMBER FAITH IS ACTION. My thought and prayer is that all those in this category stop and think is all this worth a visit from the dream demon?
I pray that the lord comes into the mind and body of all those in need today.
mike
Friday, March 5, 2010
decisions ....decisions..........
LIFE IS NOT A GAME OF CHANCE IT IS A GAME OF CHOICE.........
it is a true feat to be able to see life threw a different perspective than i once did. I traveled to the city of brotherly love yesterday to see a friend that was ill and to be witness to a line at the parole office that extended 2.5 city blocks and wrapped around the corner.
I say that i am looking at things in a new light because the entire time i was down there i just kept thinking how grateful i am to have made it out of there alive and to have sound mind and body. The only reason that is a reality is because GOD decided to cover me in his grace even back then , i was more happy to pal around with a certain someone and to rejuvenate our bond that was a blessing, that was achieved thank you LORD.
BUT ON A SERIOUS NOTE LOOKING AT THINGS AS MINUTE AS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN A STORE FOR ME IS HUGE I WAS MR. HUSTLE I WAS ALWAYS IN A RUSH TO GO NOWHERE FAST. I WANT ALL TODAY TO STOP LOOK AROUND AND THANK GOD FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS HE HAS GIVEN TO US.
I know that alot of you may not know where i am coming from this morning but trust me a grateful man or woman is a star in the kingdom.............
SO MY THOUGHT AND PRAY FOR TODAY IS THAT WE AS FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST STOP AND BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE AND REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OUT IN THIS WORLD THAT SOMEONE STILL CALLS MR.HUSTLE.....
mike
it is a true feat to be able to see life threw a different perspective than i once did. I traveled to the city of brotherly love yesterday to see a friend that was ill and to be witness to a line at the parole office that extended 2.5 city blocks and wrapped around the corner.
I say that i am looking at things in a new light because the entire time i was down there i just kept thinking how grateful i am to have made it out of there alive and to have sound mind and body. The only reason that is a reality is because GOD decided to cover me in his grace even back then , i was more happy to pal around with a certain someone and to rejuvenate our bond that was a blessing, that was achieved thank you LORD.
BUT ON A SERIOUS NOTE LOOKING AT THINGS AS MINUTE AS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN A STORE FOR ME IS HUGE I WAS MR. HUSTLE I WAS ALWAYS IN A RUSH TO GO NOWHERE FAST. I WANT ALL TODAY TO STOP LOOK AROUND AND THANK GOD FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS HE HAS GIVEN TO US.
I know that alot of you may not know where i am coming from this morning but trust me a grateful man or woman is a star in the kingdom.............
SO MY THOUGHT AND PRAY FOR TODAY IS THAT WE AS FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST STOP AND BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE AND REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OUT IN THIS WORLD THAT SOMEONE STILL CALLS MR.HUSTLE.....
mike
Thursday, March 4, 2010
time.............
Well i am gonna stay on the topic of truth . I've been asked to give a newspaper interview by one of the youth group kids that attended Sundays presentation. Yesterday I sent out around 50 pieces of mail to the youth leaders in my community, I can honestly say that it was about time i put the time in to this ministry. Believe it or not i second guess myself with this entire calling but, thats not a sign from God it is the enemy and it is TIME to stand up and fight the urges to give up, to walk away from what could be a life changing event.
Todays entry is gonna be short and sweet........I CHALLENGE YOU TOUP STAND TO THE ENEMY TO BE WHO YOU ARE IN GODS EYES. REMEMBER GOD IS NOT ONLY ALWAYS WATCHING HE IS FOREVER PROTECTING EACH AND EVERYONE US .
TIME HAS MANY MEANINGS TODAY I PRAY THAT YOU USE YOUR TIME IN THE GLORY OF THE KINGDOM ABOVE
MIKE
Todays entry is gonna be short and sweet........I CHALLENGE YOU TOUP STAND TO THE ENEMY TO BE WHO YOU ARE IN GODS EYES. REMEMBER GOD IS NOT ONLY ALWAYS WATCHING HE IS FOREVER PROTECTING EACH AND EVERYONE US .
TIME HAS MANY MEANINGS TODAY I PRAY THAT YOU USE YOUR TIME IN THE GLORY OF THE KINGDOM ABOVE
MIKE
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
NOBODY SAID IT WOULD BE EASY.....
WELL I CHOSE THAT TITLE TODAY BECAUSE THAT IS REALITY............. When i was released from prison last Feb. I did not step out the jail to see a parade and fireworks in my honor, I was not handed a career, in fact i did not even hear a departing good luck from the C/O, however I was told that they would leave the light on for me........
That day i made a decision that this would be my last term I would not be running for re-election as inmate # gt4553 I decided to give myself a chance. Thus far in this past year it has been nothing but easy each day is a new challenge and some days the challenge is outright war, against myself.
But with each mini battle fought and won things get easier. So now that i have said all that lets talk about courage.......... most people look at courage as a simple attribute that everyone should have right? WRONG........IN MY OPINION courage is earned just like respect is earned.
My view on this topic is that men and women of integrity and honor are the builders of the couragous. Being brave in society does not mean acting out in violence and attacking people verbally or physically. BEING BRAVE IN THE WORLD TODAY is doing the next right thing even when your friends think it is uncool, being brave takes faith and to live in faith we must live in action.
My father always use tell to me be a leader not a follower..............I COULD HAVE SAVED SO MUCH HEARTACHE HAD I ONLY LISTEN. So my message and pray to the youth today in this message is that you will be brave enough to follow your own heart and make your own judgement call on what is right and what is wrong .It takes a braveheart to stand up and say this is not right and to walk away from the pressures of todays society it takes a braveheart to just say no this is not for me and when we do this remeber that, GOD IS WATCHING ALL THE TIME AS WE PUT OUR FAITH INTO ACTION AND IM ASSUMING HE IS PLEASED!!!!
TO ALL MAY GOD COME INTO YOUR HEART AND SHOW YOU THE MEANING OF COURAGE......................
MIKE
That day i made a decision that this would be my last term I would not be running for re-election as inmate # gt4553 I decided to give myself a chance. Thus far in this past year it has been nothing but easy each day is a new challenge and some days the challenge is outright war, against myself.
But with each mini battle fought and won things get easier. So now that i have said all that lets talk about courage.......... most people look at courage as a simple attribute that everyone should have right? WRONG........IN MY OPINION courage is earned just like respect is earned.
My view on this topic is that men and women of integrity and honor are the builders of the couragous. Being brave in society does not mean acting out in violence and attacking people verbally or physically. BEING BRAVE IN THE WORLD TODAY is doing the next right thing even when your friends think it is uncool, being brave takes faith and to live in faith we must live in action.
My father always use tell to me be a leader not a follower..............I COULD HAVE SAVED SO MUCH HEARTACHE HAD I ONLY LISTEN. So my message and pray to the youth today in this message is that you will be brave enough to follow your own heart and make your own judgement call on what is right and what is wrong .It takes a braveheart to stand up and say this is not right and to walk away from the pressures of todays society it takes a braveheart to just say no this is not for me and when we do this remeber that, GOD IS WATCHING ALL THE TIME AS WE PUT OUR FAITH INTO ACTION AND IM ASSUMING HE IS PLEASED!!!!
TO ALL MAY GOD COME INTO YOUR HEART AND SHOW YOU THE MEANING OF COURAGE......................
MIKE
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
new day
Welcome to living in reality...........we are a christian base ministry that is focused on the youth of today. My name is Mike and i am the co/founder of this ministry I am 32 yr old man who has experienced more than 9 years of incarceration and 16 years of making bad choices.
I am on a mission to impact today's youth by presenting young people with my testimony, which focuses on making meaningful decisions and how each choice effects our daily lives.
Topics that I bring to the forefront of the discussion include: Decision Making, Salvation and Sincerity.
I realize that today's youth struggle with the delusion that "this will never happen to me." I once operated under the same delusion. I was a good student in high school, a college participant, yet due to my poor choices I spent my entire 20's in prison.
I hope that none of you ever have to experience the hardship and heartache of a bad decision because it not only effects you personally but it will and does devastate the ones that love you.
IN GODS LOVE AND GRACE I PRAY YOU FIND PEACE
MIKE
I am on a mission to impact today's youth by presenting young people with my testimony, which focuses on making meaningful decisions and how each choice effects our daily lives.
Topics that I bring to the forefront of the discussion include: Decision Making, Salvation and Sincerity.
I realize that today's youth struggle with the delusion that "this will never happen to me." I once operated under the same delusion. I was a good student in high school, a college participant, yet due to my poor choices I spent my entire 20's in prison.
I hope that none of you ever have to experience the hardship and heartache of a bad decision because it not only effects you personally but it will and does devastate the ones that love you.
IN GODS LOVE AND GRACE I PRAY YOU FIND PEACE
MIKE
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