Evergreen Baptist Church-Valdosta

It's not about having EXPECTATIONS because we all do -----it's about managing your EXPECTATIONS and making sure they are REALISTIC about THINGS and PEOPLE!!! If someone shows you their TRUE COLORS, don't try and REPAINT them!!! When you release some EXPECTATIONS, you are FREE to enjoy things for what they ARE instead of what you think they SHOULD BE!!! The PESSIMIST complains about the WIND-----the OPTIMIST expects it to CHANGE-----the REALIST adjust the SAILS!!! The PESSIMIST is one who makes DIFFICULTIES of his opportunities------the OPTIMIST is one who makes OPPORTUNITIES out of his difficulties------the REALIST is one who recognizes BOTH!!!! Don't REGRET your past----REGRET the times you WASTED with the WRONG PEOPLE AND THE WRONG THINGS!!!!

A MAN with DREAMS needs a WIFE with VISION!!! Her PERSPECTIVE, FAITH and SUPPORT will change His REALITY!!!! If she doesn't CHALLENGE her husband to be his BEST for the Lord, then she is NO GOOD to him!!! MEN who want to be GREAT in the Lord needs a WIFE to PUSH him---PRAY for and with him and INVEST in him in EVERY WAY!!! His COMMITMENT is to be a MAN after God's own HEART, not a BOY who just goes to CHURCH!!! There is NOTHING STRONGER and MORE MANLY on earth than a man who have an UNCOMPROMISING and UNWAVERING love for Christ and is FULLY surrendered to His Will!!! EVERY GODLY HUSBAND needs a GODLY WIFE----a WIFE who can be COUNTED ON and not COUNTED OUT!!! A MAN'S WIFE should be his ONLY and LAST LOVE!!! A WIFE needs to be her husband's LAST ROMANCE!!!

When people don't know whats going on in your life, they SPECULATE!! When they think they know, they FABRICATE!!! When they do know and just don't like you, they just HATE!!! When people hurt you, God will HEAL you!!! When people humiliate you, God will MAGNIFY you!!! People will judge you, God will JUSTIFY you!!! People will HATE you but God will LOVE you!!! Weak people seek REVENGE, strong people know how to FORGIVE and intelligent people know how to IGNORE!!! Remember, God puts people in your life for a REASON and removes them from your life for a BETTER REASON!!!

LIFE is a JOURNEY , with PROBLEMS to solve---LESSONS to learn, but most of all EXPERIENCES to enjoy!!! The Word of God is our MAP---the Holy Spirit is our GUIDE and life is our JOURNEY!!! Have FAITH in your JOURNEY!!! EVERYTHING that will HAPPEN and has HAPPENED is to get us where we are DESTINED to go next!!! So, live AUTHENTICALLY----TRUST God and His Word!!! Enjoy and SAVOR each precious moment of your JOURNEY because when you arrive at your DESTINATION, another JOURNEY begins!!!! Love you

MISTAKES are proof that you are TRYING!!! We need to accept that we won't ALWAYS make the right DECISIONS--that we will SCREW UP royally sometimes understanding that FAILURE is not the opposite of SUCCESS--Its part of SUCCESS!!! CHRISTIANS are not PERFECT, we make MISTAKES, and we MESS UP, but God's GRACE is BIGGER than our SINS!! Keep trusting God and His Word!! Promise YOURSELF to FORGET the MISTAKES of the PAST and PRESS ON to the greater achievements of the FUTURE!!! MISTAKES are only PRECIOUS life lessons that can be only be learned the HARD way!!!

Our power to accomplish all that God wants is linked to our ability to stay undivided, in one accord, and in singleness of mind and heart.