The Power of Love

Love has a strange but has the perfect power to simmer through you, and ask you to take a wonderful fragrant sniff. The power is the strength that works the perfect form of romance with patience. When you are simmered you are at a low heat and warmth all through the body. There is patient warmth through every organ in the unique body that God has created. There is a fragrance like no other that has pure power that makes love wonderful. There is strength in a pungent fragrance that has never been tasted, or driven away in the soul. The fragrance is made to be true and has no room for acidic advantage for deployment through the body, soul, and mind. What is this fragrance, and what does it smell like, and what level of power does it have. The fragrance is called truthfulness in one, and it does not have a smell or taste to have the ultimate dream to think about. In reality it does have many levels of power such as commitment, sharing, truth, faithfulness, togetherness, understanding, and many more that are too many to number. To utter commitment is to bind or obligate as by a pledge, or to trust or make a charge, and you have that potent power. To share is a portion allotted to a person, something jointly, and the power is yours to explore with the power of love. Truth is the power of corresponding with reality, and it’s a verifiable indisputable fact, and it can make the power of love undividable. Faithfulness is an allegiance and confidence or trust in a person, and has a lot of loyalty, and fidelity, which ca draw a stronger power of love. Togetherness can draw a warm and fragrant fellowship in a willing & working relationship that is leading to the power of love. Understanding is a different animal in the power of love. Understanding is a challenge in comprehension, intellectual ability, and pure intelligence to understand the power of love. It is the tolerance, and mutual agreement in a flavorful corresponding God filled & accepted relationship with power. There are many more undisputable actions that complete the power of love, and make it so much more desirable to understand why we as people in relationships need the “Power Of Love”.

The Stresses of life

Hiding Oddles of Noodles in your bedroom because other people in the house do not eat or want the salt packet....the best part is......you did not buy any of them, but the most stupid thing is.....you call the salt packet throwing food away, smh five times....no make that 10X

The Danial fast

What is the Daniel Fast? The Daniel Fast is a biblically based partial fast. It is a method of fasting that men, women and young people all over the world are using as they enter into the spiritual discipline of prayer and fasting. There are two anchoring scriptures for the Daniel Fast. In Daniel 1 the Prophet ate only vegetables (that would have included fruits) and drank only water. So from these scriptures we get two of the guidelines for the fast: 1. Only fruits and vegetables 2. Only water for a beverage Then in Daniel 10 we read that the Prophet ate no meat nor any precious breads or foods and he drank no wine for 21 days. So from this scripture, we get a third guideline: 3. No sweeteners and no breads Finally, with all the above puzzle pieces, we conclude that no artificial or processed foods nor any chemicals are allowed on the Daniel Fast. When asked about the eating plan on the Daniel Fast, I often say it is a "vegan diet with even more restrictions." Be sure to read the ingredients on labels of prepared foods to make sure they only include Daniel Fast friendly ingredients. The Daniel Fast teaches us to deny our "selves" and instead put our spirit in control over our flesh. As you plan your meals and eat your food, keep in mind that the definition of a fast is to deny food for a spiritural purpose

BCFD "908 N. Carey Street, a Worker"

BCFD "A Day in the Life"

13 Box

Engine 13, "The Wild, Wild, West"

"Gilmore Homes, West Baltimore"

"Ghetto Medic"

Life

Don't compare your life with others- you have no idea what their journey is all about

Life & Love

Everyone has baggage. The key is to find someone who loves you enough to help you unpack.

Life

Never reject anybody in your life, because good people give us happiness & bad people give us experience. Both are essential in life.

Bridge over Troubled Waters

The more I look at life....God is my bridge over troubled waters, He will get you through, He will get you across any storm, or flooded waters, or whatever is troubled that you have to get across. Put Him first in all things, because He has got your back. Man will fail you when, but God will never fail you as long as you put Him first.

5 Powerful Tips to a Better Life!

Don’t stress yourself about the things you don’t have so much that you begin to overlook your blessings. Take the time today and every day to commit yourself to appreciating everything you have and start counting your blessings toward happiness. Gratefulness always leads to greatness! Being a positive person is the key to happiness. Positivity provides the energy, attitude, and mindset that will get you far in life. You have to find it within yourself to remain positive in all aspects of your life rather than letting negativity defeat you. Start your journey toward positivity by changing your mindset and looking for the good in everything. Take daily action by avoiding anything and everything that brings negativity into your life. Replace your negative thoughts with positive ones by reminding yourself how great, wonderful, happy, and blessed you are. Don’t forget to steer clear of people who are negative to avoid disturbance to your positive mindset. Be happy, be blessed, be positive, and always SMILE! Believing in yourself every day is the first step toward success and gaining the confidence to make you fearless so you can conquer anything that is put in front of you. When you believe in yourself, you trust without doubt, you act without fear, and you accomplish without hesitation. Start believing in yourself today and every day by turning your can’ts into cans and won’ts into wills. You can do it and you will! Believe! When you love yourself you value, respect, and trust who you are. When you’re full of love you will never feel empty and you’ll always have confidence. Loving yourself is accepting your flaws, embracing your weaknesses, being yourself, and never comparing yourself to or competing with anyone else. Love yourself before you love anyone else, because once you are loved, you can give love and get it abundantly. Start today by giving yourself that extra loving!

Winning a Race

Running away from you problems is a race you’ll never win.

How to Put Stress to Rest!

Everyone experiences stress, but do you really know the effects of stress on your mind, body, and health? According to the American Medical Association, stress is the leading cause of death in association to heart disease, cancer, and the increase in suicides. Stress is a response to fear, such as worrying, constant pressure, or feeling threatened. The body reacts to stress by increasing your heart rate, energy levels, and puts you in a “fight or flight mode.” In a stress response for an animal that is in danger, this helps send oxygen to the brain and muscles quickly so it can react to danger, such as a lion chasing a zebra. To your body, having stressful thoughts is no different from getting chased by a lion. You experience the same response as the zebra each time you have stressful thoughts, become overwhelmed by anxiety, or argue. The continuity of this harmful cycle, in turn, leads to heart disease, stroke, or even death, due to an increase in blood pressure, chemical imbalance, and inactivity of the immune system. Is stressing out really worth your health? Of course not! Here are 5 ways to prevent stress: Exercising keeps the “happy hormone” serotonin flowing and gives me the energy to complete any task and remain stress-free! It can be done anywhere. The idea is to get your body moving so these chemicals are released. Praying helps me stay positive and in-tune with myself. This simple action exercises my self-awareness, and allows me to balance myself out. It’s as simple as sitting still and breathing. Positive affirmations like “I am thankful for…” or “I can do this because…” or “Nothing can bring me down today.” — Keep this up and see how quick stress subsides. Smiling and laughing! There is nothing a smile and a good chuckle can’t fix. Try it! Staying balanced is the key! I go from working hard all day to simply rejoicing and relaxing with a cup of tea and a book. How do you stay balanced?

Trust

When nothing makes sense, but everything feels right, That is God speaking to your heart.

Real Men

If you still carry her bags, open the door for her, tell her that shes beautiful, and show her respect...you're a real man.

Just a thought

It's funny how people start paying attention to you when you're silent.

Faith

Happiness keeps you sweet. Trials keep you strong. Sorrows keep you human. Failures keep you humble, and God keeps you going!

Problems

Put today's problems behind and be ready for tomorrow's blessings!

Yes, you can.........

Instead of giving yourself reasons why you can't, give yourself reasons why you can.

Blessed

Blessed is when you believe in God, trust God, obey God, love God, and do his will

Get Rid of Drama.....

Drama doesn't just walk into your life. You either create it, invite it, or you associate with people who love to bring it into your life.

Confidence

There's a difference between being confident and being cocky.

Exercise........

The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, & side-stepping responsibility.

Personal Training 101

Pyramid training is ideal for beginners. Start with 2 PushUps, 2 Squats, 2 SitUps. Work your way up by 2 until you hit 20.

Relationships

7 Keys to a great relationship: friendship,love, freedom, honesty, trust, understanding, and communication.

Life

Life is like an elevator. On your way up, sometimes you have to stop and let some people off.

Life

No matter how good or bad you think life is wake up each day and be thankful for life someone somewhere else is fighting to survive.

Life

LIFE is a marathon, HOPE is your pace, FAITH is your walk.

Keeping the Faith

Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, Faith looks forward!

Problem Solving

Three solutions to every problem: accept it, change it, leave it. If you can't accept it, change it. If you can't change it, leave it.

Thanking God

I thank God everyday for my family, my health, my trials, my success, my tears, my laughter, everything which makes me and helps me grow.

Love

Everyone wants what they can't have. But if you begin to love what you have, you won't need anything else.

Know where you are going in life

Carve out your own destiny, If you don't have a vision, you will ultimately live out the vision of someone else.

The Box

"Don't think outside the box, think like there is no box. If it ain't broke, break it!”

Thought of War

Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose. -- Wally Beddoe

"What is a Firefighter Worth"

What is a firefighter worth? There has been so much talk recently about things like containing costs, lowering taxes, and those who work in public safety being overpaid - particularly firefighters - that it could make your head spin. We've all done the "simple math," crunched the numbers, and it all seems to boil down to a simple question. What are firefighters worth? I guess that depends. We live in a country that seems to have forgotten what our priorities are. A man can be a skilled athlete who happens to throw and catch a football well, and make millions and millions of dollars to do so. And we as a society are not only OK with that, but we gather in front of our televisions and cheer that man on. Meanwhile, a firefighter kisses his children goodbye before every shift knowing the harsh reality that it very well could be the last time he will see them, and he is fighting tooth and nail for decent health coverage and substantial pay to support those children. He is the man that you call when your elderly father has a stroke. He is the person that will extract your 16-year-old son from a mangled vehicle on the highway in the middle of the night. He is the person that will be there in a heartbeat when your newborn infant stops breathing. He is the person who is exposed to countless dangerous scenarios and has seen horrific things during his career that would psychologically haunt most of us for the rest of our lives. We trust him to save our homes and belongings in the event of a disastrous fire, and we trust him to keep us breathing and our hearts beating when we face our most critical moments. What is he worth to you? He sometimes will go days without sleep, and make life altering decisions on every call he shows up to. He has missed family meals, bedtime stories, Christmas mornings, school plays, anniversaries, Thanksgiving dinners, and his own children's birthdays. We all know that life is so very short, and firefighters sacrifice precious time with the most important people in their lives to save the lives of the most important people in yours. And now they have to defend and protect their pensions, well deserved health benefits, and their paychecks. It has been proposed by some that they lose many of their benefits, and work extra shifts that they will not be compensated for. There seems to be a serious misconception that firefighters are in it for the monetary gain, and more and more often have been portrayed in a negative light for actually expecting to be compensated for the sacrifices that they make to do their job. For an individual that has chosen this selfless career, it begs the question: Is it worth it? Most of us are willing to pay a little extra for something if it is important to us,Šwhether it be the shoes we wear, the doctor we choose to treat us, or even the cup of coffee we drink. It is something that we value, therefore it is worth the cost. Most would agree that our safety and protection is of unmeasurable value. Those of us that are skilled in math may look at the numbers and think that stripping those who serve our public of their way to earn a decent living is an answer to a financial equation. But firefighters and their families are not numbers on a piece of paper. They are human beings that are doing their jobs every day to the best of their ability, and possibly sacrificing their own lives for the life of a stranger. Not many of us in our right mind would do that for free, and no one should have to. So before making our minds up that firefighters are the financial problem, sit down with a local firefighter and ask him about his job. Ask him about his wife and his sons or daughters, what kind of house he lives in, and what type of car he drives. And then ask yourself, if you were to take on such a career, what would you expect in return? Tina Clarke Proud wife of a Cumberland firefighter

Telemarketers

The next time a telemarketer calls.....hand the phone to a 4-year old and tell her it's Santa Claus on the other end. -- Leon Brown

"Attitude"

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

"Opportunity"

Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.

"Decisions"

Decision making is a skill that requires practice. Exercise it every day, don't be lazy.

"Favorite Scriptures"

Matthew 6:33
"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."


Matthew 7:7
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you."


John 15:13
"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends."


Exodus 14:14
"The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”


Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."

"Success"

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of being. - John Wooden

"Being a Winner"

You were born to win, although to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, think to win, learn to win, play to win, speak to win, look to win, & expect to win. All that teaches you how to win at all cost in life.

"Being Yourself"

By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before. - Edwin Elliot

"Make your Enemies, your Footstool"

Never put too much trust in friends; learn how to use enemies.

"God is Real"

God shows me so many times that He is real. No matter how many times I mess up, He keeps the blessings up. If I need a prize fighter in my corner, He is always there to win the prize back from Satan. No matter what I think I am going through, there is always somebody doing much worse. I say to myself, I thought my problems were bad, no comparison. God will fight all of your battles, let Him [Exodus 14:14] He is a fighter wit one heck of an upper cut, and a Spirit driven knockout punch.

The Bible

Did you know that when you carry the Bible,
Satan has a headache; when you open it,
He collapses; when he sees you reading it,
He loses his strength; AND when you stand
On the Word of God, Satan can't hurt you?

"LIFE"

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. ~Albert Einstein

"Faith"

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step. - Martin Luther King Jr

"Looking Ahead"

It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret. - Jackie Joyner-Kersee

"Quiting in Life"

Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit. if you quit in life at the small things, how can you ever win at the bigger, or biggest things in life. God has bigger things for you in life, don't quit on Him. He has to trust you with the smaller things first, before He can give you bigger things. He wants to see how you handle the smaller things, and your obedience to Him, and manage what He has given you, before He enlarges your territory. Once you have managed what He has given you.....look for the increase.

"Proverbs 17:28"

Even fools seem smart when they are quiet. -Proverbs 17:28

"Progress"

Finish each day & be done with it. You have done what you could. Learn from it; tomorrow is a new day. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Time"

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. -Steve Jobs

"Progress"

If you figured it all out today, what would be the point of tomorrow? ENJOY the process of being a work in progress.

"Love & Faith"

To say you love God is the first step. To know that you love Him is after He tries you. Know He has faith to bring you through, and hold onto it.

"Alive"

The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be. - Oprah

"Using Time Effectivly"

People who love what they do....don't have time time to hate on what others are doing!- Pastor Jamal Bryant

"Today"

Today only comes once in a lifetime. Make the most of it

Wireless Network

Rename your Wireless Network SSID to something scary like "c:\virus.exe" – and your neighbors are unlikely to use your Wi-Fi network ever.

"Active Listening"

God speaks in the language you know best...not through your ears, but through your circumstances.

"Blessings"

Every morning has a new beginning, a new blessing, a new hope. It's a perfect day because it's God's gift.

Success

Haters will broadcast your failure, but whisper your success..

Relationship

A relationship with God is the most important relationship you can have. Trust him and everything will always turn out fine.

"Matthew 17:20"

If you had faith like a mustard seed… nothing would be impossible for you - Matthew 17:20

DESTINED TO WIN PT3 (fighters and conquerors), Dr. Karen Bethea, STCFOC

He's God All By Himself - Gary Wyatt, at STCFOC, Dr. Karen Bethea

Made To Soar pt2, Dr. Karen Bethea, STCFOC

Courtship vs Dating, Dr. Karen Bethea, STCFOC

STCFOC Shifters pt2 11am 12-18-11

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STCFOC Transformation through Fellowship

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"God's Word"

Want to operate in the Spirit, then be a surgeon of God's word, and share plenty of God's word.

"The Word"

Read the Word, Study the Word, Breathe the Word, Taste the Word, Share the Word, Work the Word, Pass the Word, Speak the Word, Know the Word......It gives plenty of life in all avenues of you destiny.

"Stressed"

When you're stressed, You eat Candy, Ice Cream, Cake, Cookies, Chocolate & Sweets. Why? Because stressed spelled backwards is DESSERTS

"Thoughts"

If you're smart, risk + hard work + persistence = success.

Every failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.

Building a better you is the first step to building a better world.

Do the things you should, not just the ones you want to.

It is better to have to explain why you failed than it is to explain why you never even tried.

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.

Most of the shadows of life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

"Commitments"

Reneging on commitments is not a way to build trust and respect. Keep your word!

"Time"

Time is a gift. Appreciate it. Use it wisely and master it. If you do, it will work for you.

"Being Wise"

A personal calendar is the essential tool needed to master time. Likewise a budget is the essential tool to master your finances. Learn how to operate, & master both, and you will see why in the future.

"Success"

Learn how to interrupt the interruption. Don't let foolishness stop you on your road to success and victory.

"Master the Art of Timing"

Master the art of timing. In life learn to punctual, arrive on time, and get off CP time. Learn to be informed, right on time, and most of all early for all of your appointments in life. It speaks a lot about your character, your demeanor, and what type person you are.

"Success"

You cannot build anything positive by being negative. Success starts with the right attitude.

Devices

God has no Phone but I talk to him. He has no Facebook but he is still my friend. He does not have a twitter but I still follow him.

Help one another

Help the man beside you, God does not want him to be a casualty of war in this battle called life.-Robert Wilkins

Directions

Follow the signs, go in the direction God has ordered you-Robert Wilkins

Success

God made all of us uniquely, use the gift he gave you aggressively to be successful in this life.-Robert Wilkins

Display...

Display of yourself showcases how much you have learned in life. Where you fall short, focus on improvement

My keys to life

My keys to life are God, Love, Faith, Discipline, Positive Aggression, Focus, and Determination.

Baltimore, MD Dwelling Fire 300 block S Fulton Ave. with "JUMPERS"