May the Faith be with you

"What you know about having faith in something you can't see? Tell me how much you believe? What you know about feeling something that you can't even touch? What you know about smelling something that you can't even breathe, but when the world drives you out, and your gas tank is on E, and all the faith that you have just ain't all the faith that you need. All the faith that I have, just ain't all the faith that I need...." - "Nothing is Stopping You" by Big Sean




Hey everyone. I know it's been a minute since you've read about my latest teachings, but right now I'm just going through a study that has gotten my attention. I'm learning about how to love God and I have really been on a humbling spree, so please forgive my absence. I hope all is well with you all and I hope that in the last lessons you've really had a chance to incorporate God in a new way towards your life. With that being said lets begin.




Happy Father's day to all my parents out there. I do not want to say dads because we all have a hand in raising our children as well as the children in our vicinity. I want to start by saying thank you God for what you have given me and for being a great dad in our lives. I wish that I listened sooner because you were right. As you read my quote I know it may sound crazy and confusing coming from a rapper, but I really loved that verse from him. "All the faith that you have, just ain't all the faith that you need..." Wow... Imagine believing in something. Now think about how much effort you put into it. How much faith do you believe that Santa Claus will give you the present you wanted? I'm still waiting on my Dodge Viper. We really don't believe that Santa is out there do we? Our faith in that is almost nonexistent. Now think about asking God for something. How much faith do you put into that? What if I told you that it's not enough? What if I told you that some of you put as much faith in God as you do Santa? Does that tick you off? Well just really look at yourself. You don't have to tell anyone this response. Just yourself. What do you really see? Do you feel like God has truly made a way for you? Do you feel like you really believe in Him? Do you really feel like you give one hundred percent to Him?


I don't feel I did. I will tell you that I personally feel that I am not there in my faith at that point. I really had to finally open my eyes and see the mess I made of my life. I believed that God existed. Never doubted that, but I can't say that I really honestly felt that God will fix everything. I wanted to take things into my own hands. I got this. No I don't. I don't have this. I am even more helpless by saying that. My tank was on "Spiritual E" or empty. It seems like we all ride like that nowadays in our own cars. LOL. But why? Is it because we feel like the prices are too high? Or is it because we only want to do enough to get by?

Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--

Matthew 17:20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. "

I remember my mom always teaching us, Tuajana and I, that no matter what you do, be the best. Even if it's being a janitor or a garbage man. Be the best. Oh man! School was like that too for her. (Maybe it's that Asian thing LOL) In school, you had to strive for perfection. No C's. No B's. Not even a 95%. A and 100%, sometimes 105% if there was a bonus question. I remember the first C I had to bring home. I was scared to death. My mom was going to have her fury on that behind when she got home. Mr. Antone had called her to schedule an appointment to meet with her about it. I remember seeing other kids so happy with a C. They were smiling and talking about the Jordans that were promised to them, but not I. I was going to feel the wrath of the ninja assassin. He told my mom that he didn't know what was going on with me and that it wasn't like me to do that. Just great. Thanks Mr. Hershel Antone. We got home and it was Switch City. I can still feel those whelps across my legs. I was punished severely for what I did. On top of that, no TV for a month. To fast forward all of that, I thought I was slick about watching TV but I got caught every time and every time I got my tail whooped. But when I got older, I realized something. I was punished because I didn't give 100%. I tried to get by. I wanted to live like everybody else, but do I really want to be like everybody else? God's chosen are few, but not because he doesn't love everybody. It's because of our faith in following Him. Most of us are not trying to give all of us to Him. We want to give just enough for us so we don't feel bad. Well that's not enough.


Now I don't want you to think that I am on a judging spree because I'm not. I am not God nor do I possess the power of telepathy. Only you know what you do, but what I will say is that we have to live life by 100% in Him. It's not easy, but then again, anything worth having isn't going to just be given to you like an entitlement. I want you to read these words and feel the joy of wanting to do better. It's father's day and He is our ultimate father. He gave us life. He showed us grace. He showed us how to love. Oh my God. What an amazing father! I want to wake up now to tell Him thank you. I want to honor Him like he deserves. I want to be a cheerful giver in my love and faith to Him. I don't want to come to Him only when I need something, like we do our fathers. I WANT TO GIVE MY ALL. Have a great day everyone. Thank you for joining me in this journey and the patience you all have with my absence.