Sometimes we receive gifts that we are not to fond of.  For an example a sweater that may not be "my color".  Although you do not throw the sweater away, it is thrown in a place until it is needed, in the winter.  God will give us gifts that we may not penetrate our limited perception.  We wonder why he would give us suffering?  We have been chatting about Job for quite a while now, but we shift our focus to Jesus, notice how he suffered.  Some would say that he suffered in silence, I surmised that he had his moments of questions about the process.  However in the midst of it he, Jesus, realized that His suffering had a greater impetus than just him being released from a place.  Jesus suffered so we would not have to bear the sting of suffering!  Yes, my brothers we will, heck, we must suffer, but because of Jesus' sacrifice it is nothing like it should be.  Thanks be to God who gives us the VICTORY!  

Remember this, your suffering is meant to make someone else greater, while pushing to paramount position in this life!

JOHN 18: 1-10 (NLT)

1. After saying these things, Jesus crossed the Kidron Valley with his disciples and entered a grove of olive trees. 2 Judas, the betrayer, knew this place, because Jesus had often gone there with his disciples. 3 The leading priests and Pharisees had given Judas a contingent of Roman soldiers and Temple guards to accompany him. Now with blazing torches, lanterns, and weapons, they arrived at the olive grove. 4 Jesus fully realized all that was going to happen to him, so he stepped forward to meet them. “Who are you looking for?” he asked. 5 “Jesus the Nazarene,” they replied. “I am he,” Jesus said. (Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them.) 6 As Jesus said “I am he,” they all drew back and fell to the ground! 7 Once more he asked them, “Who are you looking for?” And again they replied, “Jesus the Nazarene.” 8 “I told you that I am he,” Jesus said. “And since I am the one you want, let these others go.” 9 He did this to fulfill his own statement: “I did not lose a single one of those you have given me.”  10 Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave. 11 But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?”

2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18 (AMP)

16 Therefore we do not become discouraged [spiritless, disappointed, or afraid]. Though our outer self is [progressively] wasting away, yet our inner self is being [progressively] renewed day by day. 17 For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]! 18 So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable.

You have been called to do something great!  Many times as we start we are on fire, we have a group of people around us and we start off RUNNING!  What often happens as we traverse our personal path people will begin to fall off, and we loose our drive.  Remember the assignment was given to you, not them.  No matter what happens, no matter who falls off Stay the Course!  

I just wish I could be left alone! I wish these kids would shut up, I wish my spouse would stop nagging, I really wish my boss would quit acting like a butt!  I just want to be left alone, in my sorrow, in my mess, by myself !  LEAVE ME ALONE.   I have been there before, but the issue with being left alone is that you are no good on your own. You need someone there to encourage you and push you in your darkest hour.  We may say it, but trust me, we do not want it. 

Life is fleeting, it is a vapor. Use the time you have with purpose and on purpose.  You only get one chance to get it done.  The scriptures remind us that Man that is born of a woman is full of trouble and of a few days.  Brothers remember life is short, make it count.

Good morning, good morning, good morning It is time to rise and grind!  Today we are going to talk about integrity. As men we need to operate in a place that we have a strong moral compass, we must operated from a place of being whole.  God requires us to examine ourselves and see where we are found wanting.  That is when we need to apply principal of Integrity and Righteousness to our lives.  Listen, I know, we are going to miss it, but the point here is to try.  If you miss it try again, and if you miss it again, try again.  We must tenacious in our pursuit of righteousness and integrity. A man of integrity walks away from self-indulgence and walks toward a commitment to be Righteous.  I am praying for you. Visit our website and connect with me and share your prayer request with me.  MorningMeditationForMen.com

Life is bigger than your erect penis, your next crooked business deal, getting your point across. Live a life of integrity.

WELCOME TO THE RISE AND GRIND CREW!

Today we encounter Job speaking and he is in a adverse psychological location.  Again he request that God would just take him out!  In essence he tells Eliphaz that his words are tasteless and meaningless, and to shut up!  Being in a place of such hopelessness is devastating to the body and the soul.  

Being in a place of hopelessness you will seemingly try anything to soothe your ache and scratch your itch. I have tried to eat it away, I have tried to drink it away with alcohol, I have tried to smoke it away with weed and I have tried to sex it away with women that I was not committed to, to name a few.  After all of the eating, drinking, smoking and sexing there was still a void!  The void remained because the pleasure of the flesh was not what I needed to bring wholeness and peace.  What I needed was a WORD from GOD Jehovah.  I needed to hear my Father whisper in my ear. "It's going to be okay. My Grace is sufficient for you. When you are weak, son, that is when I can show my strength."  I needed my Father, My Daddy to pick me up and remind me that I am loved.  I needed to be "Refreshed in His Words"

Good morning, good morning, good morning! Welcome to the Rise and Grind Crew. You know what time it is, Grab your cup of coffee and Grab your device, pull up Job 5:17 -27 and lets get into this word.

Before we get into the word.  Today I am drinking a cup of Blk&Gold Rise & Grind.  This medium roast has a wonderful citrus tones with hints of chocolate and a strawberry finish that does not linger long, but leaves you wanting more. Buy Blk&Gold Coffee at your local target or online at www.BlkandGold.com (I am not sponsored by this company yet).

The blessing is bigger than you think. Do not confuse THE BLESSING with a blessing. What God has for you transcends the microscopic limits of our human understanding. The blessing goes beyond cars, houses, money, health and healing. THE BLESSING is operating in Grace and wholeness in every area of your life. Isaiah 26:3 reminds “because our mind are steadfast and set, Jehovah will keep us in perfect peace!” You are living in THE BLESSING because of your steadfast love and trust in God. No matter what it looks like speak out loud, I am in in perfect peace.

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YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS, IT IS TIME TO RISE AND GRIND!

Listen, chaos and calamity have your name on it, they are sitting at the door waiting to come in.  No matter how good you are, no matter how upright and righteous you are trouble will find you.  Just ask Job.  We are continuing our deep dive into Job in chapter 5 we see his friend sharing what can be see with the physical eye.  Job is in trouble, it does not look good for him, just a bleak forecast for his current situation and his life.  Some where in the middle this discourse Eliphaz make the statement, "Take your case to God".  That is where we come in today.  Take your case to God.  No matter who you are you are going to have trouble show up in your life.  It is simply LIFE.  But our hope is in the fact that God will avenge us, because we are righteous.  Because we are his children. Because we are covered by GRACE! 

So Brothers take your case to God, let him work it out! 

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What a Friend we have in Jesus,

Have we trials and temptations?

Are we weak and heavy-laden,

Find your hope in knowing that no matter what circumstances and situations we find ourselves in or put ourselves into, We have a friend in Jesus and He will help us in bearing it all.

It is time to Rise and Grind!  Welcome to The Rise and Grind Crew! In the book of Job Chapter 4 Job answers he friend, and he says He heard something in secret, and whispers.  *ALERT* Secrets come with a cost.  Remember everything that people whisper in your ear is not always what you need to hear.  On today's podcast we explore how secrets can be devastate and destroy our lives. We explore how we have been told that "secrets" should be kept close to our hearts.  What Secrets & Lies were you told as a child, a teenager, or even an adult?  What lies have we allowed our circumstances and situations (The Enemy of our Destiny) to speak into our very existence?  Know this my brother, that you are more than enough to get it all accomplished.  Today I pray that God in with His unstoppable power and unrelenting Grace would deliver us from ourselves, our destiny awaits us.    

Do Not Panic

Job 4: 1-6

Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied to Job

“If someone tries to talk to you, will you become impatient? But who can keep from talking? Certainly, you have instructed many people: When hands were weak, you made them strong. When someone stumbled, you lifted him up with your words. When knees were weak, you gave them strength. But trouble comes to you, and you’re impatient. It touches you, and you panic. Doesn’t your fear of God give you confidence and your lifetime of integrity give you hope?

Brothers have you ever been in a place where it seem like your world is falling apart? The first thing I want you to do is slow down and remember who you are. You are a heir and a joint heir with Jesus Christ. Secondly I want you to remember how you have been instrumental in caring for others. How you have been there for so many people, how you have spoken life into seemingly dead situations because of what is in you. God has blessed you beyond measure! So Brother, do not panic! God will get you through this too.

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