SWITCH ON JESUS

I really enjoy music, from old classical Bach to Motown, from Journey to ROOTS, From Duran Duran to Wu Tang, from Miles Davis to Brooklyn Tabernacle, from to Jill Scott...I love the various melodies of music.  To the point that when I used to say that I only listened to a song for the beats (melodies), I wasn't lying.  I literally collected instrumentals of many popular non-christian songs up until about 2006.  Part of this loving appreciation for music is because I used to play an instrument in middle school as was pretty good at it too.  All City and All regional back in 1990.

Well I have these interesting ideas that pop into my head when I listen to certain older songs.  Not too many newer songs with the exception of "LOVE" by Musiq.  If you where to study the music from the 70's on through the 2000's.  You can actually see the distancing of people from God over the years.  Don't get it twisted (as Pastor Cannings says) the music industry has been far from glorifying God, but you can see a difference.  For one, there is no shadow of a doubt that many of today's songwriters have completely strayed from sound principles of righteous living and don't seem to give a spark of a clue as to their knowledge of what real love looks like.

I apologize if I am rambling on, I have more thoughtful insights to share about music, but let me get to the point I want to make.  I SOMETIMES FIND MYSELF LISTENING TO A SONG AND I CAN SEE HOW EASY IT WOULD BE TO MAKE IT INTO A GOSPEL SONG YOU COULD SING TO/ABOUT GOD IN A CHURCH.  It is a wonderful thing to be able to translate God's love for you in even the most obscure places, or from the most unlikely things.  Case in point, I had a mind to write about something different but as I was half listening to a show about the De Barge family I heard a song that I really enjoyed as a child.  "They'll never be" by SWITCH. (I recently found out why they sound like De Barge to me, another group I used to love) The Lyrics to the chorus written by Bobby De Barge go...

They'll never be a better love, love, love, love
La la la la la la
They'll never be, be, be
La la la la la la la la
Ooo wo wo la la la la la
Oo wo wo la la la la la la
They'll never be a better love, love, love, love

I would get the ring tone just for those words alone. What can compare to the love of God? The songs goes on to say in the 2nd verse:

Please come over here and let me whisper in your ear
I'll say something good to you, you
Always wanted to hear
So real I know you won't regret it
So good I know you won't forget it

If we would just listen to God Whisper something in our ears...

Psalm 91:14-15 (New Living Translation)

 ¹⁴ The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me.
      I will protect those who trust in my name.
 ¹⁵ When they call on me, I will answer;
      I will be with them in trouble.
      I will rescue and honor them.

I know some couples who have wonderful marriages, but unfortunately we cannot quite measure to God's love. 

Psalm 100:5 (New Living Translation)

 ⁵ For the Lord is good.
      His unfailing love continues forever,
      and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
(Even to the De Barge, and drake generation.)

THERE TRULY WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER LOVE ON THIS EARTH LIKE THE LOVE OF GOD, BUT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THIS LOVE!  SWITCH EVEN MADE A SONG ABOUT THANKING GOD FOR A TASTE OF THIS LOVE TOO. 


I PREFER LOVE SONGS LIKE "WE CAN BE MORE" BY SHO BARAKA , BUT THE NEXT TIME YOU "HAPPEN" TO LISTEN TO A SECULAR "LOVE" SONG, SEE HOW MANY DEGREES OF SEPARATION IT IS FROM BEING TRUE LOVE.

BE BLESSED
eHailey

NET WORK TO NET WORTH PT 1

It has been said that you are the sum of your closest five friends.  Long before that...."birds of a feather flock together."  From Finances(how to use), to Occupation(think more Vocation), to Understanding(wisdom with knowledge), to Relationships(the treatment of others); it seems the people we have the strongest camaraderie with, tell a tale of our Character.  How many have done "dirt all by their lonely" in the treach-erous shadows?  How few have done what seems great all alone?  Even the loner has a distant mentor who's footsteps, philosophy, or mannerisms have molded their "swagger." (Forgive the use of such a word) Not all are leaders, most are followers and we tend to follow those closest to us.

The bible says that bad company corrupts good morals.  You ever think of why that is?  If two are in company with one another, it would be safe to say that both are either equals or un-equals.  Same with larger groups.  So why doesn't the saying go...good company builds good morals?  SELAH.

Simply put, who is good but God? Yet Iron does Sharpen Iron and community is a big part of life and is essential for growth in many ways.

Often we seek the acceptance of people rather than God (PEER PRESSURE), rather than the acceptance of the Almighty (SUPERIOR PRESSURE). THIS IS THE TRUE DIFFERENCE OF MAN'S RELIGION AND TRUE RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY.
 

I begin on the day I began (albeit a few hours later...I was born around 12 noon) hoping to connect various people in a community for growth that will spread to their families and friends. FEEL FREE TO SHARE!

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Religion Is Not Sexy?

THERE IS AN INTERESTING ARTICLE ON THE CHRISTIANITY TODAY SITE

 

Faith Unbound

Why spirituality is sexy but religion is not.

Mollie Ziegler Hemingway |


"....nonreligious people are more likely to say they are spiritual..."

 (This is something we see all the time on social networking sites, but never really dig into the matter.)

 LOOK THROUGH YOUR FRIEND'S LIST AND CHECK IT OUT...

The article goes on to say; "Part of the phrase's popularity can be attributed to its sex appeal. No, really. A social psychologist at Britain's Southampton University looked at 57 studies covering 15,000 experiment subjects, and reported in Personality and Social Psychology Review that North Americans find "intrinsically religious" people desirable—but that the desirability decreases if people portray themselves as extrinsically religious."

SERIOUSLY? IF WE REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT RELIGION IS, WE WOULD REALIZE OUR NEED FOR IT. (I WILL NOT GET INTO THE "ORGANIZED RELIGION DEBATE" NOW) IF PEOPLE TRULY UNDERSTOOD SPIRITUALITY, THEY WOULD REALIZE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE LIFESTYLE TO BACK UP THE LABEL.

I SAY BRING "SEXY" (DESIRABLE) RELIGION BACK! 

James 1:27 (New American Standard Bible)
 ²⁷Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
 

JUST A THOUGHT TO MEDITATE ON AND LIVE BY...PLEASE SHARE COMMENTS AND INSIGHT, SO MUCH MORE CAN BE SAID.

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Connect F.O.U.R.on twitter!

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bear with me as I work on using twitter.....the more spontaneous arm of Connect F.O.U.R. I've you've ever gotten a random text from me, then you will understand the plan.  Please share with family and friends!

What is Connect F.O.U.R.

Connect F.O.U.R. is a way for me to be of service to many in the area of teaching and sharing information that I have been blessed to be shown by God in the areas of Finances, Occupation, Understanding, and Relationships.  Hence the F.O.U.R. in the name.  This will be my unique way of spreading the TRUTH and WISDOM that can only come for above in the hopes of equipping believers and whoever cares to listen and learn how to be GOOD STEWARDS of all we are given on this earth.

I am always looking for others to contribute and share the great things they have learned as well as I pray that I will be of benefit to someone out there somewhere.  Be Blessed


 Erik Adrien Hailey AKA NuLife