Be Creative.. God is.

Therefore be imitators of God--copy Him and follow His example--as well-beloved children [imitate their father].

– Ephesians 5:1

I am a creative person.... I always tell my wife, "If I'm not creating , I am not happy!!" That is what I do... That is what I was created for. Have you ever wanted a change?

Creating new things, changing old things. Because you and I are made in the image of God, that's something we're always trying to do. 

But if we're to be successful at it, we need to learn a lesson about it from the Ultimate Creator Himself, GOD.

You know, He didn't just come up with this whole creation thing by accident... He didn't say, "Well, what do you know... That's pretty cool, I think I'll call it light!" 

No, before He began to make this crazy universe, He first had an image in His head (an inner idea, of what He wanted to create)... and then said, "Let there be Light!" and light was.

As an artist, I usually see an image in my head before I put it down on paper... I may even sketch up some thumbnails and tighten the idea up, before I have a finished piece...

If we're going to imitate Him, we're going to have to put the principle of the inner image to work in our daily lives.

You may be saying, "Brotha, that was God!! You're crazy, if you think I can act like God." 

Haha... I know what the scripture says, and I believe it. Not just for me, but for you too. Ephesians 5:1 says it!

Let me warn you about something though. 

Don't get caught in the trap of sitting around trying to dream up a positive inner image all on your own. 

That's nothing more than positive thinking, and while it's better than negative thinking (or not thinking at all), it will eventually fall flat. More times than not.

If you're a child of the Most High, God has given you the principle and the power to make permanent changes in your life and in your circumstances.

Think again about creation. God wanted light. So He said, "Let there be light." The words He spoke were directly related to His inner image. He used His Words to get that image from the inside to the outside.

The Word has supernatural power. And if you fill the atomsphere with that Word and then combine it with faith and speak it out, it will work for you to change your life and circumstances as surely as it did for your Father.

Change the atmosphere by speaking over your situations.

Find out what real creativity is all about. Dig into the Word of God, start rebuilding your world today.

Have a blessed week, chew on this Soul Food.

Blessings,

Burk

Reppin' Christ in 2012

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ....

– 2 Corinthians 5:20

I want you to understand something!!!

You are an ambassador to Christ!! 

If you have made Jesus Christ the Lord of your life, you have been sent to act as a representative for Him in this world. 

Just like other nations send ambassadors to represent their interests in other countries, you've been sent here to look after the interests of the kingdom of God.... That is AWESOME!!!!

Take a quick second, and let it sink into that thick head of yours!!!

Everywhere you go.... you are representing the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. 

Do you realize what an honor this is? 

God has equipped you to do it... He's given you His Name and the power of His Word.... He's even put His very own Spirit inside you....(Ultimate in Awesomeness)

And He's given you the ability to hear... and obey the directions of that Spirit.

I heard a prophecy years ago that said there would come a time when men on the earth would walk and talk and act like God. 

They'd be motivated by His power and His Spirit so strongly that people would say of them, "Look at those believers. They think they're God." 

"No," the Holy Spirit said, "they are not God. They are agents of God, children of God, ambassadors of God, sent to do the works of God."

Whoa!!!! That is a tall order to fill... But we can do it through God's grace.

I believe we're living in the day and hour that prophecy was talking about. 

We're seeing that army of light begin to grow, and mature....

This is no time to be half-consecrated and half-dedicated. 

This is the time to go all the way with God, to give Him your whole life!!! 

If you'll do that, I gurantee... God will give you back such an anointing and power with such glory and goodness that you'll shine for Him, as Philippians 2:15 says, as lights in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation.

Begin to think about yourself today, not as just another ordinary man or woman but as an ambassador of Almighty God. 

Let the interests of His kingdom be at the front part of your mind. Submit yourself to Him and say, "Lord, show me how to be Your representative in everything I do."

You are an ambassador for Christ. Begin to live like it today.

Until next Week, have a blessed weekend!!!

Blessings,

Burk

Soul Food for the New Year

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

– Romans 10:13

This past weekend, people from everywhere gathered together to celebrate the first bright moments of the Brand Spankin' New Year.

Yet, for thousands of others, this day will be the toughest 24 hours of their entire lives. For these people, New Year's will serve only as a dim reminder of loneliness and loss. 

It will simply mark the beginning of yet another year... maybe one of failure.

What about you? 

What's this year really going to be like for you?

To everyone else, you may appear to be happy, and good to go. You may be passing out seasonal smiles and holiday "What up's?" just like everybody else. But inside, you're tore up, flipped upside down, maybe even hurt. You may be disappointed. You may even feel like you can't go on, you don't want to go on.

If that's you, I want you to know something. All of that can change in one moment, one instant. You can start your life over today, right now and make this New Year the most joyful day of your entire life!!! Str8 Up!!!!!!

How many times have you said to yourself, "If I could just find the reset button, I'd do it all differently"? That doesn't have to be simply an idle wish. 

Jesus Christ has actually made it possible. That's His Christmas present to you. He paid the price for all your sins. He paid the ultimate penalty for all our mistakes.

That's the whole reason He came to earth. That's the whole reason He was born--so you could start over!!!!

You may look at your life and say, "But I've made soooo many terrible mistakes. I've done some despicable things." That doesn't matter.... Jesus paid the price for them all!!!

How can you make a new start? Romans 10:9 says that "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." It's as easy as saying, "Jesus, I'm turning my life over to You. From this day forward I'm Yours." (Totally bitin' TobyMac... Great Song)

What better time to turn your life around than on this first few days of the New Year. Right now, wherever you are, just give your life to Jesus. Then jump up and down and holler, "Praise God, I'm starting all over!" And find out what it really means to have a Happy New Year!!!!

Be blessed and have a wonderful start to a wonderful year!!!

Blessings,

Burk