Be a People Builder

Today's Scripture

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up…” (I Thessalonians 5:11).

Today's Word from Joel and Victoria

God designed us to live in relationship with others. He wants us to help each other grow. None of us will reach our highest potential by ourselves. We need people in our lives to encourage us, and we need to encourage the people in our lives and help them reach their potential. The word “encourage” means to “urge forward.” Many times you can see things in other people that they don’t see themselves. You can see their strengths and talents. You can see that God has a special plan for them even though they may be going through a difficult time. Don’t assume that people see what you see in them. Take a moment and encourage them either with a kind word or a simple note. There might be a special gift you can give that will remind them of their goal or dream. In whatever way you can, urge the people in your life to keep moving forward. If you’ll be a people builder and help others fulfill their dreams, God will help you fulfill your dreams also, and you’ll live in blessing all the days of your life.

A Prayer for Today

Father in heaven, thank You for the people You have placed in my life. Help me build them up and find creative ways to urge them forward to Your glory. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

I was on another date and my date treated me to a McDonald’s dinner. We spared no expense at the drive through we super sized our meals. After we paid and received our meals I told my date to check and make sure everything is in the bag. She does so and found that onions were in her burger even though she told them no onions. She asked me to return to the McDonalds in order to give them a peace of her mind.
She really gave them an earful to a point were I was embarrassed for the person behind the register. After the tongue lashing that she laid on them she received a new burger and a coupon for free ice-cream. Once we were alone I asked her was it really necessary to be that aggressive because of an onion incident? It was probably a mistake and that person making the sandwich was tired and it slipped their mind. We are all human and we make mistakes, we should pick and choose our battles.
She tells me she knows what I am talking about but that is just how she was raised. She was always told to “get more for your buck and never settle for less”. It is good to strive for the best but why take advantage of one who is behind the register? She tells me it is a capitalist system and we cannot let these companies get away with mediocre service when they are taking our money without remorse. In her mind she is sticking it to the man; in my mind she is being spoiled.
As a person who worked behind an unforgiving register I have empathy for those who are in that position. I work with them even though I may not get my way I work with them. By n means am I a saint but I am a nice guy not looking to hurt anyone in anyway. I extend courtesy to all without expecting to receive it back. This is one thing I seen happen and was amazed to see the outcome.
A young lady backed her car into a motorist behind her and caused a collision to happen. She gets out of her car and asked the other driver what happened he states that she backed into him and she say “why would I back into your car”? When the police arrive they go through the process and give the male driver the ticket even though he did not hit the young ladies car. Since I was driving dirty I did not get into the argument but I did tell the officer I saw the lady back her car into the gentleman’s car. The officer told me to keep moving.
Ladies and Gentleman for the past week I have seen many attributes in human beings that make me question our future. I have seen fathers raise their son’s as if they are little pit bulls toughening them up so they do not become the victim of bullies, which in turn has made their child the bully. I have seen parents use money to satisfy their children because they are divorced, let’s not forget those who use a child and marriage as a paycheck. It is amazing to see that the love of money has made people rude, crude, and lewd.

to find inner peace and wisdom to deal with all the negative that comes my way.
I am not a happy person I haven't been happy since my father was shot and killed ten years ago. I just have been dealing with my sadness day to day aimlessly. I do not know what can make me happy again. I have tried religion and scripture but that only raises more questions and deepens my depression. Am I crazy if I want to know more then the teachings that were passed down to us? life is a great school were we are constantly learning but what happens when one gets tired of the harsh lessons? I get angy but I am not really violent, I love to help others but get frustrated easly. I have many flaws and I don't really want to put the effort to change. I lost my joy 10years ago and I want to find my way to that inner peace but why do I crave that I don't understand how,why,where, what, and when. The world is tuff and it is getting tuffer ! BE Well all find what gives you joy and and do your best not to lose it.

I noticed I dislike many things and disapprove of a whole lot everyday situations in life. I have been working hard on my music career but I have not made that hit record yet. After my latest blog “tears from heaven” My brother asked me have I ever thought of pursuing a writing career. I told him no but I do like to write on my blog and I have been praying for days along with a lot of soul searching for my inner talent. I have some doubt about writing and my ability to have people read and enjoy my stories. When I write from the heart and really take my time out of love to express the emotion in me I paint a vivid picture with words. But then I will look at Whit’s whittlings, Couch talk by Azron, and midnight, me and the blues by Cracker I am impressed and want to be as good as them. I am happy the illumination guy introduced me to blogstream where I meet a lot of good people. I remember my encounter with the illumination guy; it was on April of 2006 he walked into the store I worked in under the AT&T stint. He was a very animated fellow with a problem with the speed of his laptop internet connection. I assisted him with the problem at first I thought it was human error. When he explained the situation of loosing the connection not getting e-mail and other things I jokingly said you sure the government is not tapping your signal. He laughed and we began to create small talk as I usually do in order to by time when I am presented with an issue I cannot resolve for a customer. I don’t really know how we got into this but I ended up showing him how to find the word mason on the one dollar bill. We talked and he said some thing very interesting to me he believes I am a key piece to a puzzle in his endeavors. Because it was a little to close of a coincidence that we had the same ideals of the way things were. He then introduced me to blogstream and we began to share our blogs and ideas. I tend to be one for the change which is explained in the book of revelations as he is doing his best to inform people into changing the outcome of impending doom. After that I decided to walk another path one that would help me find the “me” that I am. I just thought before I can change the world I have to know who I am. It is written that everyone has a talent within them. I am striving to find my talent. I started working at the age 17 I am now 27 and I have worked 12 part-time jobs in that time frame. All my friends asked me why do I switch jobs like a pair of underwear for? I tell them all the same thing I had a deep feeling that this job was just not for me. They laugh and say you were only there for 6 months, which was true the most time I ever spent at one job was 2 years. And that was AT&T I did 2 years quit worked for t-mobile quit and went back to AT&T for 2 years and well you know. I am a complex person I do not like waking up early in the morning, I don’t like the fact I have to be somewhere at a designated time, and I don’t like being accused. All these were the main traits of my previous work experiences and this is what made me quit. Many of time before I left a job I would rally many employees behind me as if I was leading a revolution against corporate America. I have been called militant and a radical idealist. To me I am just and artist a dreamer of a better work environment for all. Many say it is because I am working part time jobs I am not working on my profession. I told them that I don’t know what profession I want; I just want a good job. My bro told me well pray ask God to guide you so I did and I am still unsure of what it is I am good at and could in turn work in it as a profession. My friends from high school and I created a band and make music hoping one day to enter the music industry .During school I was always and A student when it came to my writing classes. I never even really tried hard to write a good essay, I could write one in the matter of minutes and get and A without trying. I wrote many essays that received top honors but shrugged it off as if I wasn’t really interested in such accolades. I wrote many short stories about my life and characters I created which represent me overcoming hardships I have endured. Then I started to hangout with a lot of girls due to being a basketball star in high school. I stopped writing and began parting like a rock star which blinded me. I did not see that later in life I would be wondering what if. I should have structured my life yes the death of my father did take me in a downward spiral but I moved on a little, The one question that remains is am I good enough to write on the level of movie script writers, novel writers, and short story writers. What do you guys think? I am not as good as i was and I am out of practice.

Do you remember the movie back to the future? It was based in the year 1987 and the main characters traveled to the year 2000; were flying cars and hover boards are the way of transportation. Look at us now we are in the year 2008 and we are struggling to make a better way of life. This is amazing how things have changed in our views and lives.
The generation before mine is the leaders of corporate America. They are the ones who believe that they can strive to make more money for the company. These yuppies made a lot of money using the stock market and the internet and now have nothing to show for it but material possessions and major scandal. Think about this transition America was known for being innovative and reliable in boosting jobs and the economy. Now America is known for big business and being leaders of the free world. Our great nation has strived to be number one in the world in military power, Business, and science. Now I don’t mind being number one but I noticed we forgot something along the way quality. Would you rather go to Johnson and sons’ hardware store that has been in Pleasantville America for years or the new Wal-Mart that just developed in the outskirts of town? Johnson and son’s was a great place and they had the store in our little town America for over 15 years. Wal-mart is cheaper and has more parts, electronics, and tools then that old hardware store sorry old man Johnson. I remember watching a documentary stating that Americas growing industries strive to provide the people with the best products and a guarantee to make your life a little easier. Our leaders have turned a blind eye to all the in house kinks just to get elected. Insurance companies support senators and congressmen, which leads to unfair prices and stipulations in the peoples policies. Big Business develops rebates in order to promise you something and not deliver by saying you didn’t fill out the form correctly or the check was lost in the mail. All companies have a team of people brainstorming on how to beat last weeks numbers and generate more sales. They outsource many jobs to other countries in order to pay less and not offer any benefits. The justice system is easily influenced by a certain few who have the finances to buy freedom and justice. The peoples’ cry has fallen on deaf ears lately we are know noticing a ego driven popularity contest when we are all in need of change. From all the promises of a fantastic future were our imaginations can deliver a world changing idea. Hover cars were not made, instead we are trying to be the first on Mars and launch satellites that can monitor anywhere on the earth. We don’t have robots doing our bidding instead we are trying to find a more efficient way to conserve energy. We do not have easy space travel program for commercial use, instead we are launching satellite after satellite into space to monitor earth and yet we still took a long time to acknowledge greenhouse gas and global warming. If this is the outcome of a future promised o my generation what is the outcome of a future that is not promised to the next generation?