Delightsome Land

On the 9th of December 1982, a 30 year old woman was raped and stabbed in her Baton Rouge home in Louisiana by an unknown black male. On the 4th of January 1983, a 22 old black male named ARCHIE WILLIAMS was arrested as the culprit, a crime he knew nothing about. He knew he was innocent and didn’t commit any crime but as a poor black kid, he didn’t have the economic ability to fight the state of Louisiana. During his trial it was discovered that fingerprints found at the crime scene was not his own, Williams also had Three (3) witnesses that came forward to testify that Williams was at home sleeping when the crime occurred and the victim herself wasn’t able to identify Williams as the culprit but succumbed after intense pressure by the police. The victims neighbor also said the culprit was taller than Williams. Even with all these facts proving that Williams was innocent, the state of Louisiana convicted Williams of the crime on April 21, 1983. He was sentenced to life imprisonment wit...

The official definition for gaslighting is to manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity (Oxford dictionary). I’m going to offer it to you another way, in the way that I experienced it with my alcoholic mother: What Is Gaslighting? The first thing you should know is that her verbal genius consisted in masterful sarcasm and an ability to convince you that you are the dumbest, most incompetent person she’s ever been around (skillfully slipped between the times she tells you how much she loves you). After she cuts you down over and over again, you get angry and the fire inside you rises. Once this happens and you tell her to stop or try to explain how she is hurting you, she gets self-righteously calm — so, so calm — and as you reel from her smugly spoken passive-aggressive comments, she slides into the role of victim.  Why are you yelling? Why are you so angry? You have a problem. You are now in an alternate reality where you can no longer tell what...

Dear Friend, When I’m driving, the last thing I want is to have to take an out-of-the-way detour. When I see the orange signs and arrows, I often get frustrated. I just wanted to get to my destination as quickly as possible, and now I am being inconvenienced.  Detours are typically unexpected inconveniences which may cause a speed bump in your emotions. They let you know the road you are traveling is no longer available. And now, because of the detour, we must go off the beaten path, take longer than we had wished to, and be inconvenienced in order to arrive where we had hoped to go.  But detours are necessary if any improvement is going to be made on the roads we travel. Or if a wreck is going to be cleaned up or a hazard avoided. Detours are designed for our own good, regardless of how we view or feel about them. They are good things that often feel bad. Sometimes we experience spiritual detours in our lives. God leads us in a path other than what we had planned. These divin...

Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in a myriad of unbiblical ideas. Jehovah’s Witnesses try to claim that they are Christians, but they are not. Similar to the Church of the Latter-Day Saints, previously known as the Mormon Church, the Jehovah’s Witnesses are a cult. This means they are not true Christians, and they do not truly know the truth of Jesus. In this article, we are going to discover what Jehovah’s Witnesses believe. 1. They Do Not Believe Jesus Is God Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe Jesus is God. Instead of believing Jesus to be God, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Jesus was created by Jehovah as Michael the archangel at some time prior to the creation of the world. The Jehovah’s Witnesses believe Jesus is a lesser “god,” but not the God of the universe. They only see Jehovah as the true mighty God, not Jesus or the Holy Spirit. Jehovah’s Witnesses are wrong because Jesus is God. The Lord declared Himself to be God through His seven “I AM” statements (John 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15...

SPEAK “THE WORD "But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her" (Luke 10:42). The Word of God is everything. Jesus reiterated this in our opening verse when He chastised Martha for being encumbered and troubled by many things. He said one thing is needful, which is the Word of God, and her sister Mary, gave attention to it.  When the world was a chaotic mass, empty and in darkness, what did God do? He didn’t call the angels for a construction exercise; He didn’t fix it by trying to do anything with His hands. He only said, “Let there be light,” and there was light (Genesis 1:3).  Words are powerful, but the Word of God is all powerful . Always remember that. When you were born again, you were born of the Word: “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever” (1 Peter 1:23). You’re an offspring of the Word, called to live by the Word, built and being ...

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think , according to the power that worketh in us (Ephesians 3:20). The human spirit is very powerful, with tremendous creative and imaginative ability. Remember, man was created in the image of God; he looks like God and functions like God. That’s why we say, “Your imaginative power is your creative ability.”  Knowing this, therefore, you should only imagine positive outcomes. Refuse to worry about anything. Worry helps you imagine the worst-case scenario. Worry helps you imagine negative possibilities, and your imagination of those negative possibilitis crystalizes them.  Worry helps make your fears possible.  It’s the reason God tells us not to worry or be anxious for nothing ( Phillipians 4.6 ). You may say, “What if something has gone wrong, shouldn’t I be worried?” No! Simply refuse to worry!  It makes no difference what happens with the economy, health care or health “scare.” When yo...

Luke.10.3 - Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. Luke.10.4 - Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. Luke.10.5 - And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. Luke.10.6 - And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.  Luke 10 vs. 3-6 2 Peter 1:2  bible As a child of God you carry the peace of God with you. You can proclaim that peace, in the country where you live. It is coming from you. Out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water. It is by the words of God that you proclaim and prophecy peace.  Learn to put prayer first! You cannot rise in your life above your prayer life. It determines the kind of relationship you have with God and the results you get in your life.  Learning to put prayer first is not a topic of discussion, it's a reality. (Just like eating food. It's just something you do, not discuss).  Six months ...