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Posted: March 16th, 2011 | Author: Calvin | Filed under: Faith | Enter your password to view comments.So Favor Isn’t Fair?
Posted: February 11th, 2010 | Author: Calvin | Filed under: Faith, Personal Development, Relationships | 1 Comment »What is Favor? There are several definitions but I am going to choose this one, “an act of gracious kindness.” You could also say that favor is being blessed (receive an act of gracious kindness) even when we don’t deserve it.
So, you could say that we are all favored (the recipients of gracious kindness) because we have all done things that weren’t the best but [sometimes in the same day] received an act of gracious kindness.
I propose to you that the degree in which we recognize and appreciate the favor that we receive actually entitles you to more favor. If you are a parent, mentor, big brother/sister, or anyone in authority over someone else, when you do an act of gracious kindness to someone and they appreciate, recognize and thank you for it, does it not motivate you to do even more?
So to say that favor isn’t fair, I say is true, because who can actually say on their own merits/efforts/work they deserved to be favored (receive an act of gracious kindness).
So, I charge you, the next time you receive an act of favor (an act of gracious kindness) be thankful and watch more favor enter into your life.
Why I Desire to Win $25,000.00 and Give More Than Half Away
Posted: February 9th, 2010 | Author: Calvin | Filed under: Faith, Opportunities | No Comments »This year I set a big hairy audacious goal for myself. I want to be a blessing to more people. Every new year I focus on myself and things I want to do to make myself better, put myself in a better position. However, this year, I am thankful that I am thinking outside of my own situation.
I see people around me that are in need and their need is motivating me to grow and do things even better. I know a person who donates her time, baby sits for her friends, volunteers in the community, and gets around at 6am any of day of the week. She does all of this without complaining and always in a cheerful spirit. I wondered “how does she get around with no car?”
I know of a single mother who has to make a choice between feeding her children and paying the rent. She earns too much to get assistance from the government but not enough to avoid this predicament. It is a choice, I believe, that no one should ever have to make.
Some may say, Calvin, “who are you to help these people and are you rich to do so?” I would answer them, “what my finances can not do, my faith and favor will.” So, I set 3 public #2010Goals:
1. Buy this young lady a car
2. Pay rent one month for an individual in need
3. Pay mortgage one month for an individual in need.
How am I going to do this? Honestly, I am not sure, I have my bills and obligations that I have to meet, but I am going to sacrifice, save, and pray that opportunities, automobiles and my network can help to achieve this goal. Now, I saw an opportunity to win $25,000 from CarMax so I entered in the drawing.
Now, am I putting all of my hopes on that CarMax awards me the prize, No. I am putting all of my hopes in God and his ability to bring it to pass. But, just in case someone at CarMax reads this, I would want them to know that my desire to enter and win this prize is not so I can pocket all the money for myself; instead, to give away more than half of it by buying someone in need a car, paying one month rent and mortgage for someone in need.
This maybe foolish or silly to some but I think I am just continuing to have faith, that I will achieve the goals that I have set out and be able to bless those who I see are in need.
Why I Gave Away A $400.00 Watch
Posted: January 9th, 2010 | Author: Calvin | Filed under: Faith, Personal Development | 2 Comments »I always grew up in love with watches. Not the flossy, huge diamonds, very flash kind but the very corporate, very sophisticated, grown watches. My father always had very nice wrist wear so I took that on. After I started my business and began to experience a little bit of success, one of the first things that I did was buy my first “expensive” (to me) watch.
I loved that watch. I wore it all the time, actually too much as defined by a good stylish friend of mine. Back to the story…
This watch wasn’t just a piece of metal that helped me tell the time but it was a sign to myself and my sign to others (I had self image problems back then, lol) that I was making it.
When I went through a hard time and business started to go down, I got behind in my bills and had to make some very tough life decisions, at least I looked like I was still making it and my watched helped me achieve that.
However, an opportunity arose when I could give the watch away to bless someone else. I had about a 3-5 minute window to make my decision, was I going to obey the prompting I felt within or hold on to my last symbol of (false) prosperity. The battle waged on as I thought about the advantages and disadvantages of the, but a few thoughts overrode my selfish thinking…
- It is better to give than to receive.
- After giving, you can always to expect to receive a blessing somewhere in your life, it is like sowing and reaping crops in a field.
- Is my self worth defined by what I have or who I am?
So, I did it. I gave the watch. I can remember looking at my wrist feeling so naked and not just because I took off my watch but because that was my only business watch. I had a Timex (that I loved) and a Fossil watch (given to me as a present) but the Bulova was my baby. Days, turned to weeks, and now months, I still don’t have a business watch but I will tell you this.
When I gave that watch, it was probably one of the best things I could have done. It was the last piece of a false identity, the last chain that was holding me back forcing myself into the American Dream box. As time has passed, I have realized that my self worth was far greater than any object, but I would never have been able to make that realization as long as I held on to objects.
I see why Jesus told the Rich Young Man to give all he had, not so Jesus could collect it but so the young man could separate his self worth from his net worth. How can I expect to give away cars, houses, and millions of dollars later in life, if I can’t start now? Well, I passed that test and I know I can.
C.
PS. I have no problem with nice watches and nice things because as soon as deemed appropriate, look at my wrist, my suit, my car, and my house! 
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