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
It's interesting to watch a day unfold -- filled with so many twists and turns...as we find ourselves wrapped up in life -- We just need to take a moment to breath through it....you know....reflect...and figure out what God is trying to tell us in that given moment (or moments)...we come to understand that the depth of real love, absolute understanding and genuine truth is so incredibly complicated that we can only possibly get there with His help. May we all take a moment to be still....and know that He is God -- He loves us, He truly does...if we can just take a moment to listen for His Guidance...but oh, so often we are impatient and jump to our own conclusions....it's so hard to do at first...but with determination and faith..I promise you....it get's easier and easier. Looking forward to what He has in store for tomorrow, my brother......may the gift of peace be with you in all that you do....
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