Spiritual Motivation and Insight - Page 3

CrimsonTide4 · #31 06-30-2001, 01:05 PM

CrimsonTide4
Senior Member posted April 19, 2001 01:14 PM
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A friend sent this to me and I thought it was beautiful and worthy of sharing.
One day, the Greek gods Brotherhood and Sisterhood realized that they were
lonely in the world. They had given birth to various children, but all seemed to forsake their parents. So they decided to join together and create a new breed to fraternal children.

Brotherhood was given the oppurtunity to create the first child. He decided
to take something from the two hemispheres of the world. So he gathered some
"old gold" from the sun and black from the night in Egypt. There he created
his first born, Alpha Phi Alpha. He granted his son wisdom as a gift of love.

Seeing the child that Brotherhood had created, Sisterhood realized that APHIA should not be alone in the world. Sisterhood roamed the world, looking for entities that she could create her first daughter from. On
her journey, she came upon a field of pink flowers surrounded by a fence of green ivy. She knew that these were what she wanted to create her daughter from. Taking the beauty from the flowers and the ivy, Sisterhood
created her first daughter, Alpha Kappa Alpha. As a gift for her daughter,
Sisterhood created a mirror for AKA not only to view her outward beauty but her
inner beauty as well.

Seeing the greatness they had created separately, Brotherhood and Sisterhood
decided that they would join together and give birth to the rest of their children. Their first union brought about the birth of
their twin sons Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi.

These twins from birth were opposites. For one, they were born in two different locations. Kappa had obtained the beauty of his parents while Omega received the strength attibuted to the parents. Though there was much conflict between the two personalities, Kappa and Omega expressed much love for each other.

Brotherhood and Sisterhood decided to give their twin sons gifts as signs of
their personalities. Kappa was given a cane created out of red and white revealing that his beauty only came through blood and sweat. They gave Omega a pair of boots of gold that shined with lightening where ever he stepped and a vest of purple as a sign of his royalty.

To Sisterhood's delight, their next child was a girl who they called Delta Sigma Theta. Delta, like her older bother Omega, gained more of the strength attribute of her parents. Because of this, her parents gave
Delta a red elephant with bright ivory tusks as a sign of her strength.

Shortly after the birth of their daughter Delta, Phi Beta Sigma was brought into this world. His birth occurred as the moon was in its crescent phase. So his parents gave Sigma the sign of the crescent moon. His
peaceful nature was ascribed by the parents to the dove that sang the coming of
his birth and would sing to him throughout the day. Sigma's greatest pride
would come in the form of another sister, Zeta Phi Beta. Sigma and Zeta devloped a
bound that was greater than any of the other siblings. Because of their close relationship, Brotherhood and Sisterhood decided to give their daughter a gift of a white cat as an expression of her peacefulliness.

These proud parents would soon welcome their next and last daughter into
their family. She was given the name Sigma Gamma Rho. She would have an association with her brother Kappa because of the sharing of their birth places. Due to a certain degree of elegance that Gamma Rho exuded, her parents gave her the gift of a well groomed poodle to express this
elegance.

The elite eight would come together to establish their own nation called
the National Pan-Hellenic Council. The children of eight would become
siblings of nine after a long period of time. The last child that Brotherhood and Sisterhood brought into the world would be their baby boy, Iota Phi Theta. To celebrate this addition, they created a centaur as a
gift for their son. The other siblings were somewhat cautious of granting their
brother citizenship, but finally did.

Thus becoming known as the "Divine Nine."

The Greek gods looked down on all their children and say "Well done my children may your light shine in the East forever and may your glory never fade in the West. Never forget that you are all one and from
one."

Tyran White
Kappa Alpha Psi
Spring 2001

12dn94dst · #32 06-30-2001, 01:38 PM

12dn94dst
Moderator posted October 16, 2000 02:54 PM
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Hi Sorors & Sisterfriends! I didn't compose this, I'm just passing it along.
Kelli

If the Devil were to write his own beatitudes FOR DELTAS, they would possibly go something like this:

* Blessed are those DELTAS who are TOO TIRED, TOO BUSY, & TOO DISTRACTED to spend time with their fellow SORORS, for they are my best candidates for inactivity.

* Blessed are those DELTAS who WAIT TO BE ASKED and EXPECT TO BE THANKED for I can use them to slow things down.

* Blessed are those DELTAS who are TOUCHY. With a bit of luck they may STOP GOING TO Sorority Meeting and get others to quit. They are my missionaries.

* Blessed are those DELTAS who are VERY RIGHTOUS but GET ON EVERYONE'S NERVES for they are my most effective stumbling blocks.

* Blessed are those DELTAS who are TROUBLEMAKERS for they are my best wrecking crew.

* Blessed are those DELTAS who have NO TIME TO PRAY. They are easy prey for me.

* Blessed are those DELTAS who are COMPLAINERS for they are my best discouragers.

* Blessed are YOU when you read this and THINK IT IS ABOUT OTHER SORORS and not YOURSELF, for I'VE GOT YOU!

REMEMBER, DELTA WAS BUILT ON CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES...THE DEVIL'S BEATITUDES DON'T FIT!

12dn94dst · #33 07-01-2001, 12:13 AM

12dn94dst
Moderator posted April 25, 2001 10:32 PM
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One of my LS sent this to me. Enjoy!
from Bishop TD Jakes' "Woman Thou Art Loosed" Edition of the Holy Bible.
Enjoy!!

Your Call
Exodus 33:12

In the theater world, actors and actresses often audition for roles. After that, the person in charge of the production will schedule callbacks. Certain ones who have auditioned will be asked to come back for a second and sometimes a third or fourth audition before they are either given the part or told that someone else has landed it.

A person in the entertainment world knows that he or she has arrived as a star when a director or producer calls and offers them a part without an audition. The candidate is being chosen to fill a role that the director believes is absolutely perfect for that person and nobody else.

God doesn't deal in auditions and callbacks for His children. He has something for you to do that only YOU can do. No one else can play the part or fill the role or meet the need. ONLY YOU.

If you just want to be "a woman," then you have a lot of competiiton. Only YOU can truly be you. The real you is a composite of what is on the inside and what is on the outside, and what is on the inside is the more important part.

Wait for the call that is specifically for you. Don't respond to a blanket call, or generic call, or a wolf-whistle call. Listen for the call that says, "I don't want anybody but you because only you will do." Then respond.

Wait for that call before you decide to marry someone. Wait for that call before you commit to a friendship (start that business, accept that job offer, etc). It's the same call God puts on your life. He calls you individually - by name, not by number - to do a very specific job and fill a very specific role in His Kingdom. Nobody else will do. He has designed you to meet all the qualifications (and He has equipped you with the proper materials to fulfill His calling on your life). He hasn't created any other person who will fit the bill like YOU fit the bill.

You don't need to be jealous of or intimidated by anyone else because when God calls for you, you are the only one who can answer. You have no contenders in His sight. You are the star He has in mind for the role He has written just for YOU.

12dn94dst · #34 07-01-2001, 12:17 AM

candygirl
Senior Member posted April 22, 2001 04:38 PM
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Someone gave me this poem and I thought that I would share it with you all.
A person who knows not and knows not they know not is foolish~disregard them

A person who knows not and knows that they know not is simple~teach them

A person who knows not and thinks that they know is dangerous~avoid them

A person who knows and knows not that they know is asleep~awaken them

A person who knows and knows that they know is wise~follow them

All these persons reside in you know thyself and maat be true.

12dn94dst · #35 07-01-2001, 12:25 AM

aspiration
Senior Member posted October 13, 2000 10:18 AM
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Hello Sisterfriends!! I haven't been to the board for a few days now, but I'm back with something for everyone. These were shared with me and I wanted to share them with all of you. I call them PM's (Praise Messages), and I absolutely love them. They provide Positive and Uplifting messages to life that we should all abide by.
Have a good day & weekend, and God Bless you all!
THE 7-UPS

1. Wake Up - Decide to have a good day.
"Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us
rejoice & be glad in it" Psalms 118:24

2. Dress Up - The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
"The Lord does not look at the things man
looks at. Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart" I Sam 16:7

3. Shut Up - Say nice things & learn to listen. God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth so He must have meant for us to do twice as much listening as talking.
"He who guards his lips guards his soul"
Proverbs 13:3
"Gossip betrays confidence avoid men who talk
too much" Proverbs 20:19
"Listen to advice, accept instruction and in the end, you will be wise" Proverbs 19:20

4. Stand Up - For what you believe in. Stand for something or you will fall for anything.
"Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good..." Galatians 6:9-10

5. Look Up - To the Lord.
"I can do everything through Him who gives me
strength" Philippians 4:13

6. Reach Up - For something higher.
"...press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14

7. Lift Up - Your Prayers.
"Do not worry about anything; instead PRAY
ABOUT EVERYTHING" Philippians 4:6

CrimsonTide4 · #36 07-09-2001, 04:35 PM

A Prescription For You

If you are impatient, sit down quietly and talk with Job.
If you are just strong-headed, go and see Moses.
If you are getting weak-kneed, take a good look at Elijah.
If there is no song in your heart, listen to David.
If you are a policy man, read Daniel.
If you are getting sordid, spend awhile with Isaiah
If you are chilly, get the beloved disciple to put his arms around you.
If your faith is below par, read Paul.
If you are getting lazy, watch James.
If you are losing sight of the future,
climb up the stairs of Revelation
and get a glimpse of the promised land.

Be like the bird
That, pausing in her flight
Awhile on boughs too slight,
Feels them give way
Beneath her and yet sings,
Knowing that she hath wings.
--by Victor Hugo

"All the birds of the air nested in its boughs, all the beasts of the field
gave birth under its branches; all the great nations lived in its shade."
Ezekiel 31:6 NIV

CrimsonTide4 · #37 07-27-2001, 11:59 AM

TIPS on SEEKING A GODLY MAN!!

Ladies: (Men you need to hear this too), I hear a lot of women
around my office talk about how they want and need a "Good" man.

However, I've notice that all the qualifications given for that so called
"Good" man almost never lines up with the qualifications God has for
"Godly" man.

Ladies take it from a Born Again married man, with a House and a car, a
son on the way, and a CALLING/Vision for His family and life, who was
unsaved at one time. There is a big difference between a Godly man and a
Good man.

1st) Unsaved ladies listen to this very very carefully!

***GOD IS NOT GOING TO SEND A GODLY MAN TO AN UNSAVED/MESS!!

Ladies please understand before you get the man of your dreams you're
going to have to "get Jesus". Spirits attract. If you're walking around
with the hem of your dress around your neck and all of your "stuff"
showing, you're going to attract a man with a mind "just
below his waist" wanting to look at all of your "stuff".

Don't get me wrong, Godliness is not what you wear but what you portray.
What are you portraying? How does God know you are ready for a Godly Man?

1. You are a Born Again Christian (John 3:3-7) and you're operating as
such.
2. You understand the word SUBMISSION. Ladies if you're not saved
operating under God's MISSION and submitting to his Word you're gonna have
a big problem submitting to a Godly man.

****AND YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED TO SUBMIT*****

Why?

Because if you're not in the Word for yourself, you won't understand that
God has called that man to love you the way Christ loves the Church and
gave himself for it. A woman who has a true understanding of this will
trust God to lead her through (THAT MAN) and not "the man".

And if he misses God, since you have placed your trust in God you know
through your prayers for your husband that God will direct him back to
where he should be.

3) Never forget that you are first called to be his HELP!

God took one look at the MAN and said, "this man needs some help." Ladies
all the help that your man will ever need is in you. So stop being &
feeling so inferior and insecure!! In order for you to be HELP God had to
equip you with every anointing you might need for that man. (CHECK OUT
PROVERBS 31:10-31)

Your home comes first!

MEN remember your WIFE "(H)as (E)fficient (L)atitude to (P)rovide" 'HELP!'
Men make no mistake, she is the difference between you being the fool of
the house or being the "head of the house". Use your help and value her
God inspired advice.

The saying is true, "Behind a SAVED, HEAD, ANOINTED SUCCESSFUL HUSBAND is
a SAVED, SUBMITTED, WOMAN OF GOD. His HELP!

4) Ladies that man needs to be able to provide for you. I'll say it
again!

Ladies that man needs to be able to provide for you!!! If he is UNSAVED,
BROKE, BUSTED, AND DISGUSTED, (H*I*N*T!!!!!) He's NOT A CANDIDATE for
marriage!!! Too many of you all are willing to just settle! Remember that
man has been called by God to be the PRIEST of HIS HOUSEHOLD (Loving his
Wife and Family and leading them in the Word of God), and to pay the
bills, I SAID TO PAY THE BILLS!!!

Ladies if he doesn't know God, he doesn't know how to lead and to be a
priest and he won't know how to lead YOU! Also, if you have children
already, he should be coming to you with a house that has enough bedrooms
for you and yours! If not stop!! You need a roof and it needs to be a
condition for marriage! You need a car to get back and forth to church
also. You can ride the bus by yourself. Most of all ladies submit to
God. I'm tired of hearing there aren't any men out there. Why? Because,
I'm a SAVED, Godly Priest of my household man. But I'll tell you this;
God didn't send me to any mess. Be Blessed!

I would like to add a quote from the book, T.D. Jakes Speaks To Women!
"Often, unmarried women complain of their need for a husband. But rarely
does a single woman boast about the kind of relationship she is free to
build with the Lord. So before you ask God again for a man, take care of
Him."

"When you flee temptation, be sure you don't leave a forwarding address."
-
Anonymous

12dn94dst · #38 08-06-2001, 04:58 PM

celestial_blues
Junior Member posted August 06, 2001 04:30 PM
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...there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
...a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

...a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,

...a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

...a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

...a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,

...a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

...a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace...

know thyself...

#39 08-06-2001, 09:37 PM

How To Recognize A Good Woman

A good woman is proud of herself. She respects herself and others. She is
aware of who she is. She neither seeks definition from the person she is
with, nor does she expect them to read her mind. She is quite capable of
articulating her needs.

A good woman is hopeful. She is strong enough to make all her dreams come
true. She knows love, therefore she gives love. She recognizes that her
love has great value and must be reciprocated. If her love is taken for
granted it soon disappears.

A good woman has a dash of inspiration and a dabble of endurance. She
knows that she will, at times, have to inspire others to reach the
potential
God gave them.

A good woman knows her past, understands her present and moves toward the
future. A good woman knows God. She knows that with God the world is her
playground, but without God she will just be played with.

A good woman does not live in fear of the future, because of her past.
Instead, she understands that her life experiences are merely lessons,
meant to bring her closer to self-knowledge and unconditional self-love.

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THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS NOT STRAIGHT;
THERE IS A CURVE CALLED FAILURE....
A LOOP CALLED CONFUSION...
SPEED BUMPS CALLED FRIENDS...
RED LIGHTS CALLED ENEMIES...
CAUTION LIGHTS CALLED FAMILY...
YOU WILL HAVE FLATS CALLED JOBS BUT...
IF YOU HAVE A SPARE CALLED DETERMINATION...
AN ENGINE CALLED PERSEVERANCE...
INSURANCE CALLED FAITH...
A DRIVER CALLED JESUS...
YOU WILL MAKE IT TO A PLACE CALLED SUCCESS!
PASS IT ON TO TEN PEOPLE WHOM YOU WANT TO SEE
BLESSED. DON'T FORGET TO
SEND IT BACK TO THE ONE WHO SENT IT TO YOU...
WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT:
When Satan is knocking at your door, simply
say, "Jesus, could you get that?"

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Spring 1997- Theta Nu
#22 "Prestigious"
24 Reflections of Perfection

CrimsonTide4 · #40 08-14-2001, 10:15 AM

HELP IS ON THE WAY!

There are 51 ways to get help from GOD:
1. Ask for it;
2. Believe;
3. Recognize help when it comes;
4. Listen;
5. Obey;
6. Love;
7. Praise;
8. Forgive;
9. Be Real;
10. Seek Truth;
11. Face Yourself;
12. Be Honest;
13. Order;
14. Understanding;
15. Silence;
16. Simplicity;
17. Purify;
18. Know;
19. Grace;
20. Joy;
21. Peace;
22. Trust;
23. Natural Law;
24. Balance;
25. Harmony;
26. Self-Sufficiency;
27. Dream;
28. Self-Discovery;
29. Right Thinking;
30. Right Action;
31. Right Reaction;
32. Breathe;
33. Shut Up;
34. Be Still;
35. Feel;
36. Live Now;
37. Friends;
38. Parents;
39. Children;
40. Openness;
41. Realization;
42. Relaxation;
43. Laugh;
44. Patience;
45. Give;
46. Cry;
47. Create;
48. Judge Not;
49. Oneness;
50. Faith;
51. Surrender.
Living in and withthe ways of God places you in alignment with the substance
of God. --excerpt from Acts of Faith, March 24 by Iyanla Vanzant

"The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom
I find protection. He is my shield, the strength of my salvation, and my
stronghold. I will call on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, for he saves
me from my enemies. The ropes of death surrounded me; the floods of
destruction swept over me. The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death
itself stared me in the face. But in my distress I cried out to the LORD;
yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry
reached his ears." Psalm 18:2-6

2RealSoDeal · #41 08-14-2001, 02:22 PM

The only false hope, is no hope.

sequel_1913 · #42 08-16-2001, 04:04 PM

when others hurt you, return to them with love.and when looked upon as foolish for doing so, simply state, " I am not responsible for how you treat me, I am only responsible for how I treat you!"

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crimson and cream
and nine white pearls
there is nothing like
a Delta girl.....

tyshaun · #43 08-16-2001, 08:33 PM

off in a village there were two friends (lets say tim and mike) who stayed down the street from each other. Whevever you saw tim, you saw mike, and vice versa. so one day, there was a man who was walking down the street with a black and red hat. But, this was no ordinary hat, see, this hat was all black on one side, and all red on the other. So as the man with the black and red hat walked down the road, he passed by mike's house who stayed on the left side of the road. Mike, being the nice person that he is, spoke to the man and complimented him on his beautiful red hat. Then, the man with the black and red hat reached Tim's house, which is on the right side of the road. Being that Tim and Mike are exactly alike, Tim spoke to the man and complimented him on his beautiful Black hat. As, the sun went down, Tim and Mike got together to eat dinner as they always do at the dinner table. While eating, Tim mentions that he say a man walking down the street with a beautiful black hat on today. So Mike says, "no, no my brother, you are mistaken, his hat was red". "But no, no, my brother, you are mistaken" says Tim, his hat was BLACK. "NO, TIM, YOU ARE WRONG, HIS HAT WAS RED". so now they get into a huge fight which leads outside, where the villagers witness such a terrible fight between these so-called brothers. So after a child hears why these friends are fighting, he yells out, "STOP, BOTH OF YOU ARE WRONG". so finallyTim and Mike stop fighting and ask the child what does he mean, and the child says, you only saw ONE SIDE of the hat, Tim sw the black side and Mike saw the red side, but if you were in the middle of the street like i was, you would have noticed that his hat was black and red.
You see, when you only see one side of something, you are missing the whole picture. The best of friends have been split apart because only one side of the story was told, so if you can always try to get the WHOLE TRUTH, and try to be open-minded about everything.

tyshaun · #44 08-16-2001, 08:55 PM

okay, this one was actually a commercial, but i love it.

There is this father who works night and day trying to provide for his family, and since he works night and day, he tends to neglect his son. So one day, while the man is in the living room trying to do some work, the boy come and asks him for some money. The father looks at him and says "well didnt you get your allowance two days ago" and the boys replies "I, spent it all" so the father gives it to him anyway. So the boy goes back to the room, and the father continues with his work. About five minutes later, the boy comes back and asks his father what does he do at his job. His father gets a little upset but tells him anyways just to shut him up, then he tells him to back to his room and be quiet because he has to do work, so the boy says "but you do work everynight". After hearing this, the father replies, "i know" and tells the boy to go back to his room. So the boy does as his father tells him, but after ten minutes the boy returns with the money in his hand, and asks the father how much does he make an hour. Now, the father is furious and yells at him "why did you lie to me" and the boy replies, "im sorry, but i just wanted to buy an hour of your time.

CrimsonTide4 · #45 10-23-2001, 09:31 PM

SAND and STONE

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert.

In a specific point of the journey, they had an argument, and one
friend slapped the other one in the face. The one, who got slapped,was hurt, but without anything to say, he wrote in the sand:

"TODAY, MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE".

They kept on walking, until they found an oasis, where they decided totake a bath. The one who got slapped and hurt started drowning, and the other friend saved him. When he recovered from the fright, he wrote on a stone :

"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE"

The friend who saved and slapped his best friend, asked him, "Why, after I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, and now you write on a stone?"

The other friend, smilingly replied : "When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness erase it away. And when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it".

Learn to write in the sand, when you have differences and hurt feelings with your friend.

Learn to write in stone when your friend had done some thing really good to you.