SELF CONTROL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN TRANSFORMED July 1, 2018
HOW WELL HAVE YOU LEARNED TO LIE TO YOURSELF?

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Leaders seem to have a difficult time in being accountable to themselves. They shun honestly confessing their faults to others, and sell themselves on the rationale of why they do what they do. How about you? How do you reduce the tendency to lie to the person you see in the mirror each morning?

We are our own worse enemy! We justify our actions, sins, and disobedience to God in a number of ways. And yet, we find ways to feel holy and set apart from others who do the same things! Hypocrisy?
"Nothing says more about us that the degree to which we have led ourselves in the pursuit of those things we value most.
What do you really value most? Your children and friends can tell you. It won't be what you say, but rather the actions that you portray. 

Romans 8 New International Version (NIV)

Life Through the Spirit
8 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you[a] free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[b] God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering.[c] And so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[d] because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of[e] his Spirit who lives in you.

12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.

14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[f] And by him we cry, “Abba,[g] Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.

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CREATING A LEGACY

Oral history is not as prevalent as it had been in the past.  It is my goal to determine current practices and methods by which African American men are passing on the history and legacy for their family.
For example, if you have written and published a book, please let me know the links and details.
If you are writing a legacy will, please attach a copy. I will update this blog on Monday of each week.
If you are an artist and have drawn or painted photos, please advise.

The following has been taken from a posting by J. Otis Ledbetter and Kurt Bruner in a Focus on the Family article.

QUESTION FOR TODAY 

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No matter who we are, where we live, or what our goals may be, we all have one thing in common: a heritage. That is, a social, emotional and/or spiritual legacy passed on from parent to child. Every one of us is passed a heritage, lives out a heritage, and gives a heritage to our family. It's not an option. Parents always pass to their children a legacy … good, bad or some of both.

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QUESTION FOR TODAY

What action(s) are you taking to identify the spiritual, emotional, heritage you have been given and how this can be passed on to your progeny?

I wrote poems over a forty year period to all family members.

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A spiritual, emotional and social legacy is like a three-stranded cord.
I wrote poems over a forty year period to all family members.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Maya Angelou
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings