Month: July 2025

Secret Place

Secret Place

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Secret Place

“But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Matthew 6:6 NKJV

This blog is dedicated to my Beautiful, Amazing and Talented daughter, Cherelle Nicole Kozak, also known as Cherelle K. She has worked hard, staying committed to her dreams and goals.  She has made a lot of personal and professional decisions. Working a full and part time job, spitting out smooth liquid gold lyrics from her head in a studio booth on the microphone. That mix tape is coming soon. She is a performer on the stage commanding attention wherever she goes, content creator, owner of Kozylipz lipline, and somehow has found a way to fit in  time to earn her Masters. Selling a brand is a lot of hard work. But she didn’t come to play, she came driven, focused, and determined to see her goals through. You and I have been doing some heavy praying together and a part. And yes, there is so much more to come, like your  first movie. Aint God good? I gotta say it, can I say it? “Welcome to the table girl!!!”

 The scripture I chose today, is part of the Sermon on the Mount that instructs believers to pray in private rather than seeking public recognition. What is it like when you go to your secret place to talk to the Lord? As I get old I find myself taking advantage of it any and everywhere I go. It’s a confidential conversation about what surround me.

 Thoughts from within my Secret Place:

Thanksgiving, Lord I am glad to have you to talk with.

Understanding, it’s nothing like giving yourself over to God’s kind of thinking. It’s actually less work

Guidance, I know the Lord has a plan for me and it’s very important that I stay the course. His timing is PERFECT.

Faith, believe Him.

Love, love is so essential, it’s nothing like loving what you do and being able to do what you love, just because you love it. God’s love for us, its why He sent His Son Jesus Christ.

Watch, Take you, them, it, this, and that to Him and watch the Good Lord work it out.

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only times we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

A House Divided

A House Divided

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A House Divided

“But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house fall.” Luke 11:17 New King James Version

There are three accounts in the Gospels in which Jesus states that a kingdom divided against itself is laid waste or a house divided cannot stand, Luke 11:17, Mark 11:17, and Matthew 12:2. All three of this statement are spoken in response to the Pharisees’ accusation that Jesus was casting out demons by the power of Satan. All I can say on that is really. The king of Kings, Lord of Lords, has power from upon high.

 Jesus’ does thing with a purpose on purpose. His point is clear friends, a group, organization, job, home, family, and nation that continues to suffer with strife, and bitterness will within itself FALL. Have you looked around at the state of our country? Do you see what I see? Satan is having a ball as he has come to the highest office in United States. I am just calling it what it is y’all. We can know a tree by the fruit it bears. I’m not gonna call an apple tree an orange tree, when I clearly see it’s an apple tree.

We the American people are going to have to work together if we are going to accomplish anything. All of this stealing from Peter to pay Paul must stop. The Bible says that a double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. Paul appeals to the churches that there be no divisions among the believers. The churches should be unified in their purpose to avoiding people who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to sound doctrine. But we know that is not true, if I have heard it one time, I have heard it a thousand, Satan goes to church. He walked in with sista Sally whose dress was way too short for the front row, he walked in with brother Thomas who just got through cussing his wife out in the car, he even held hand with Granny rose, who is just mean all the time. He got in there through power couple who believe their status and money will put them right into the kingdom of God. Not.

Let me leave you with this scripture, that speaks volumes to not only the United States, but also to the people of the world. It comes from 2 Chronicles 7:14, “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their lands.

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

Nothing Can Come Between Us

Nothing Can Come Between Us

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Nothing Can Come Between Us

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 NIV

The psalmist echoes Paul’s conviction that neither death nor life can separate us from God’s love: “I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there!” God is present everywhere. There is no place we can go and be cut off from His presence. The Bible also tells us that God, by His very nature, is love. And if God is love and exists everywhere, then it stands to reason that nothing and no place can isolate us from His love.

Paul relates a laundry list of things that could potentially have the power to barricade us from God’s loving presence: life, death, angels, demons, the present, the future, powers, height, depth, and anything else in all creation.

God displayed His great love for us on the cross. On Calvary, Jesus Christ triumphed over all things, including death and every living enemy, by offering His life in our place. When we receive God’s gift of salvation, we are “buried with Christ” through baptism and “raised to new life” by “the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.”

Paul continues, “You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. You shouting yet?

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

It’s the Little Things

It’s the Little Things

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It’s the Little Things

“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” Psalm 103:2-5 ESV

Over the last few weeks, I have been thinking about gratitude and what it means to be grateful. Little things mean a lot and we must appreciate what we got. Being grateful means recognizing and appreciating the goodness of God and the blessings in our lives, both big and small. We can always start with our attitude by giving credit where it is due, to the Good Lord. And we can give a hearty thank you to those family members and friends who make it their business to encourage us with positive vibes we can live by.

The other day I had the opportunity to visit with my parents. I always have the best time, laughing and talking with them. My favorite part of the visit are the hugs. They are the stuff of legends for me.  In those moments, I think I am blessed to still have my dad and mom. I am so thankful to the Lord for them, and I do not hesitate to tell them that I love them every time we talk, or I am in their company. My favorite seat is right in between them on the couch as I share funny videos for us to laugh at.

Friends lets focus on the positive things, spend less time on what is lacking and more time on what’s matters most. The Word of God encourages us to cultivate a heart of gratitude and to express thanks in all circumstances, even in the midst of difficulties.

Remember friends, we are each other’s keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.

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