Rise!!! It's Time To Live.

After much thought, (prayer, getting advice from friends, and occasionally crying like a big grown baby,) I've realized that many of our lives, look alot like the elevator above. It's a place that can be shining with great opportunities, going nowhere except upward. Or it can be viewed as a place that opportunity to go upward is very present, but life still seems to be going down. The difference between the two when it comes to our lives, is basically how you view it. I mean, some will look at this picture with great observation and even detail the fact that this elevator is going up. There are others who will look at it and basically just conclude that it is a picture and nothing else. The mental concluson is predicated upon the way that we view this escalator. Ask yourself a question.

>Where do you see yourself in this picture? If u were to put yourself in this picture, where would you be placed. Do you see yourself at the bottom going nowhere, or are you slowly on your way to the top, but just haven't arrived there yet.

Ok for the sake of not turning this blog into a super deep disscussion, the bottom line is this.
Yea That's Right Stop!!!! Get up and go look in the mirror....Do you like what's going on in that persons life? If not, do you have the power to fix it?WELL, WHY HAVEN'T YOU DID ANYTHING ABOUT IT YET!!!
So here's Challenge #4, look over your life, examine it, jot down some notes, and take charge of it!!! Rise!!! It's Time To Live, your new journey starts NOW!!

SUNDAY'S BEST...

Hey whats up everybody!!! Check this out, have you ever heard of the BET Sundays Best Show. Well of course you have, (its only the american idol for gospel singers, what was i thinking asking you that...HAHA) well there are two contestants that are very dear to me and can sing your socks off. The problem is, they found out abot this years competition late, and there is only nine days left for the 1st round. So what I am asking you to do is invite all of your friends, family and Yes even enemies, to click on theses to links adn take a minute to register, after that search for johnjackson, and myrtisjackson1 and vote. Remember, you can only vote once every 24hrs per contestant, so please get your votes in now, and help me get this anointed couple (yes they are husband and wife) on the show!!!!

The process is very simple. However, in order to vote you must register at the website. The process is very quick and easy. To register just click on register and follow the instructions.

So Here's CHALLENGE #3 to think about somebody other than yourself and Follow the directions below!!!

The process is very simple. However, in order to vote you must register at the website. The process is very quick and easy. To register just click on register and follow the instructions.

Once registered, you are now ready to vote!!!!!!!!!!!

Go to the search engine on the right hand side of the home page and enter the names:
1. JohnJackson (no spaces in between)
2. MyrtisJackson1 (no spaces in between)-please make sure that you include the #1 after her name

Once you enter the names, then the profile will appear. Simply click on the tab that says "vote". After doing so, the site will let you know that you have now voted.

You can vote every 24 hours so please take a minute and do so. WE HAVE 9 DAYS LEFT!!!!!!

Here are the links that go directly to there pages:
http://sundaybestcasting.com/people/JohnJackson
http://sundaybestcasting.com/people/MyrtisJackson1

Please support thems by forwarding this email to all of your co-workers, classmates, relatives and friends so that they can move forward to the next round and pursue their destiny.

In advance thank you for your prayers and support.

A - Z...

Ok, today I stumbled upon something that My wife had wrote out on a piece of paper, it turned out to be very inspiring to me and hopefully it will be the same to you!! (Sorry I do not have proper reference, from where she obtained this valuable info.) So here we GO!!!!!

A. Accept The Challenge.
B. Believe In Yourself.
C. Choice not necessarily change, determines success.
D. Develope your own goals and objectives.
E. Expect Failure, but also expect success.
F. Fight on, Be faithful, and finish what you start.
G. Gravitate towards positive, successful people.
H. Harness everything within yourself to be happy.
I. Initiate the process.
J. Jealousy gets you nowhere.
K. Keep on keepin on.
L. Learn how to learn.
M. Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Money.
N. Never say never.
O. Order your steps.
P. Practice what you preach.
Q. Quit Quitting.
R. Respect people.
S. Stay strong to your values & beliefs.
T. Travel the long road to equality.
U. Utilize your network.
V. Visualize It.
W. Work until your work is done.
X. X-Ray your own life.
Y. Yield to opportunity.
Z. Zealously strive to achieve.

All of these are pretty self explanatory, and as you probably know by now, I will have a challenge for you after each one of my blogs. So here is CHALLENGE #2. I challenge you to not just read this and be done with it, but actually apply it to your life. That's right, print it out, read over it again and apply it to your life. You should start to see some improvements in your day-to-day activities. Oh yea don't forget to pass it to a friend. As always comment, and let me know your out there... Be Blessed!!!!

It's Tea Time!!!

Okay, I know that I missed a day, but I have a perfectly good excuse.......Okay maybe not....HAHA. Nevertheless I had tea time with my wife last night and it was awesome. We sat back, talked, and just enjoyed the moment with each other. We discussed future goals and how we would like to see them come to pass, and the steps in which we would pray about and take.

It was at that moment that it dawned on me.

WE HAD NEVER DID THIS BEFORE!!!

I know, crazy huh? we have been married for three years now, and this is the first time that we have sat down and just enjoyed a hot cup of tea. After it was all said and done, i asked myself a question...( other than the debate in my mind between another tasty cup, or going on to bed with my fine wife....Of course you know who won.....Yep you guessed it, the tea...HAHA..just playing ) what have i been missing all this time? So here's my first challenge to you bloggers, and blog readers that are married. I challenge you to dim the lights and go to a peaceful room with your spouse and maybe over a cup of tea, (or a beverage of your choice ) just enjoy each other. Simple enough? Until next time, Be Blessed!!!

Oh Yea, dont forget to comment and let me know how it went.

A New Journey

A New Journey...

Today, is a brand new day... (Of course it is, its not yesterday...haha) but anyway's, today my wife and I will begin to embark on a new journey. We are planning to plant a church sometime in 2009. After planting a church this past September and watching it dissolve after only 7 months, (believe me that was not in my plans...) I asked God a question. (... What is it God, that you are trying to show me this time? ) and after receiving somewhat of an answer, we have decided to do things a little differently this time. So to make a long story short (because my little Keke, who is my one year old baby girl, and is trying to type this blog with me while screaming and crying when i tell her no!!!...smile i love you Kyairrah) I have been checking out a church planting organization called The Arc (association of related churches). These guys are church planting gurus, and they have this gathering called CPR..church planters rountable, ( which they will be having on September 24th at Oral Roberts University) and my wife and I are defintely attending. I will update you on some more info soon, until then Peace & Hair Grease. Oh yea... for my readers who need that translated....Be Blessed!!!!