A Mistake — A Lesson Learned

Mistakes are called mistakes for a reason.

We are supposed to learn from our mistakes; but, unfortunately, sometimes for many of us this isn’t the case.

No one is perfect; so I understand that it is innate in us to make mistakes, but we aren’t deprived of having the capability to learn from them.

The point of a mistake is to help a person grow to become wise.

We live in a world today where stupidity is often identified as the act of making a mistake.

It’s almost as if we write things off by claiming that we aren’t knowledgeable enough to know any better.

It isn’t a mistake when someone chooses to remain a victim in an abusive relationship no matter how much pain he or she are experiencing.

It isn’t a mistake when a father is granted visitation rights but doesn’t care enough to see his child during his designated times.

It isn’t a mistake when someone who is a habitual cheater has power to keep pulling his or her mate back into a broken relationship.

It isn’t a mistake if a child frequently comes to school with bruises on his or her body; no one falls that many times.

It isn’t a mistake if your home is up for foreclosure and you visit the casino faithfully.

God didn’t construct us to be perfect but He didn’t create us to be clueless beings either.

We have to realize our faults and stop surrounding ourselves with people who just accept them without encouraging us to change.

A friend wouldn’t allow you to keep doing drugs if that friend knows that it would be the cause of your death.

A friend wouldn’t support you to remain in an abusive relationship.

A friend would understand making a mistake maybe once or twice; but when it becomes a third time, the behavior is no longer classified as a mistake.

It’s time to view mistakes as lessons learned and not excuses to continue on with our habitual acts.

Email me at marcelgamble@sbcglobal.net to discuss the idea of a mistake being a lessoned learned.

One for the week: Be wise in your decisions because they have the potential to effect you for a lifetime.

Breaking Bread

I turn on the television, turn on the radio, fire up the Internet, realize that we are confused in today’s society.

It’s one thing to be fans of public figures, but it has become a common thing to idolize, and praise people that are popular in today’s entertainment world.

We are adamant followers of Hip Hop artist Jay-Z and his wife R&B sensation Beyonce.

We indulge in keeping up with the Kardashian family; watching their every move.

We all are guilty of some form of this no matter what it may be.

It’s ok to be a fan and a supporter of people in entertainment, but it is another thing to forget that these people are humans too.

They bleed, they cry, they sin — no one is perfect. If asked, I’m sure many of us would say yes to taking the time out to break bread with our favorite entertainer.

Would we wash the feet of Jesus, cook for him, and open our homes for Him?

I know that we would be hospitable to our favorite entertainers without thinking twice.

Does the thought of Jesus spark us to do the same?

These are some serious questions that I believe we should all reflect on.

It is one thing to just say yes and another to really mean it.

Sure, God isn’t a rap artist worth millions of dollars.

No, He doesn’t take the form of an attractive female performer with sex appeal.

God is more.

He is the almighty, all knowing, and an all-powerful God.

These reasons are enough for me to want to break bread with God.

We can’t welcome famous guests with open arms and not acknowledge Gods presence.

God should be the guest of all guests; people on posters in our bedrooms, and office spaces shouldn’t have the right to take His place.

We have to wake up, people, and know that God is all around us. Until we realize this we will keep missing His calls, Its time to break bread with Him.

One for the week: Exodus 25:30 - Put the bread of the Presence on this table to be before me at all times.

Hard Over Easy

Life isn’t meant to be easy by any means, and we should all accept this.

There isn’t any easy way out.

Life isn’t like a trip to the grocery store where we are able to discover 5 different ways to be efficient and arrive to our destination in a timely matter.

Life isn’t like the website sparknotes.com.

A place that we can visit when we need additional helps understanding a literary works.

Life is hard but we aren’t alone we don’t have to fight our own battles.

As soon as we realize that God is here with us and that God is the decision maker on what our vocations may be, life isn’t so hard anymore.

God sends us callings we just have to listen for them.

There are too many people ignoring His calls and making life harder then what it has to be.

If God tells you that your purpose is to be an employee at McDonald’s to help mold the lives of other employees, don’t ignore it and decide to become an exotic dancer because the pay is higher.

Fast money isn’t the best money and the easy way out looks great in the beginning but changes to be something horrible in the end.

We all have to learn that life is essentially what we make it.

Yes, God allows us the freedom to make our own decisions.

However, I believe that he grants us this right in hope that we would make decisions with His guidance.

The fast life only last for so long.

You can’t be a drug dealer forever everyone knows the outcome to this profession if you will; a person ends up dead or incarcerated.

You can’t live day to day chasing the wrong dreams and callings from man.

God gives us our callings to eliminate the hassle of searching.

It takes time we have to be patient and wait for His direction.

I’ll say it again life is what we make it, and it would be so much greater if we accept Gods guidance.

One for the week: 2 Chronicles 32:8 - With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles.” And the people gained confidence from what Hezekiah the king of Judah said.