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Name: Cedric Maurice
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthday: 2/2/1982
Gender: Male
Interests: God, music, small group, running business, almost anything
Expertise: Everything legal
Occupation: Marketing
Industry: Business
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
Member Since:
2/14/2005
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| My first post of 06'
At the end of every year, we look back and see how much weve learned all year. Well, its only January, and i have learned probably one of the most important things ever: Faith.-believing in things that arent tangible ( things you cant see, hear, touch, etc) It was like I saw Jesus outside the boat and He was saying to me, " You of little faith, why did you doubt me?" And if He had not been there to catch me, i would have drowned. You would think that after a number of years of being a christian, i would know what faith is. I thought i had it. guess not. not til last week. Of course i believe in God without a doubt. But last week i was broken, really broken. I was in a service and the message hit so close to home. It was like God was speaking right to me. Erin Qualls, the speaker for the night, she did a great job, was saying how when we become christians, God lives in us and we are one. Now, somewhere over the years, i must have forgotten that, because i know that God has called me to do great things, and has revealed His plans for my life, but i become content with my circumstances, i get frustrated with life, and although i may have given up on myself in some ways, i never gave up on God. But the message made me realize that on the day the I surrendered my life to Jesus, we became one, and to give up on myself is like giving up on Him. Just the thought of that broke my heart. But i needed that to help me realize that, like His word says " I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." And that when even in my weakness, i find strength and refuge in Him alone. That the God that created sunrises, sunsets, mountains, oceans......life, is not only a victorious warrior, conqueror, Savior, creator, provider, and so much more, but even after all that, He is my friend, my father. The only real reason worth waking up in the morning. So, with all that said, i have a new perspective on faith and life in general. I will walk into this new year a changed man, ready for anything.Ive been taken back to the very beginning of my walk with Him yet again, but thats ok, im learning something new each time and i wont give up on Him because he never gave up on me and i will continue to believe in Him because He believed in me first. Amen. | | |
| How come nobody told me Mr. Miyagi died!!  | | |
| Well, i know its been a min, since my last post, they are few and far between. What a year this has been, its almost over, and i didnt really accomplish everything i wanted to this year, but i have learned soo much. I know they say material things wont make you happy, but ive learned firsthand that its so true. Not bragging in any way, but this year, got a new car, house and a seemingly great job, things some would consider success. i guess that all depends on how you measure it. Dont get me wrong, i am blessed to have those things God has given me, but they dont quite make me happy. I was on a retreat, like, my 5 year spiritual b-day, and i expected some sort of revelation. what i got was something i needed to hear. Taka, a great man of God who has been there from the day i gave my life to God and always has been there for me, sat with me and gave me the best advice ive had in a long time. See, i was always trying to figure out what i needed to do to get better, when he told me that its not what i need to do, but who do i want to become. that made so much sense. I want to become whoever God wants me to be. Not who the world wants me to be. Now, i have sort of a different outlook. it may sound cliche, but things of this world do have less meaning to me, if you look at the bigger picture. The car, house and job combined dont compare at all to 1 second in Gods presence, that i experience in worship. i can make money,i cant buy a thank you, i cant buy the joy thats free when i pour into someones life, when i make someone smile or laugh, or when i just sit there and cry for them when they hurt. until you experience it for yourself, you may never understand. and ive learned that if you live for this world, your cheating yourself, and not to mention God. and ive learned that when you try to become something your not, you lose the essence of who you truly are. one of my favorite quotes from Dr. Myles Munroe " Sight is a function of the eyes, vision is a function of the heart" I think i see now. I think we need to close our eyes and open our hearts. | | |
| IM BACK! HA!
ok, i hope you enjoy this, something that has been on my mind a long time....Ok, ive been a christian for 5 years this november, and its all finally starting to make sense. I was watching the movie crash this week, and it opened my eyes to a lot of things. Racism was the main storyline. At the end of the movie i thought to myself, when Jesus suffered for us on the cross, he never intended for us to run around like idiots and yet we still do. But He still loves us, no matter what and He always will. Now, i get frustrated because i know i was given a lot in life, and sometimes, a lot of the times i take it for granted. I cant even begin to say all the things God has blessed me with, that i dont deserve. See, we all were blessed, we just dont realize it until something happens, like Katrina, for example. The last thing Jesus said before He was was "go and make disciples of all nations". After i think about all stuff we have to do in life, what Jesus asked us to do is not all that hard, and its not like we dont owe it Him anyway. So, my entries are just one many ways of doing what He asked me to.
Because He Knew me before i was born.....
He gave me life,
He gives me His time
He gives me love
He gave me His heart
He gives me anything i ask for, but more importantly, he gives me what i need
He gave His life for me( what more can i ask for?)
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| WHAT'S REALLY GOOD? I TOLD YOU GUYS I'D BE BACK ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE, SO HERE I AM. FOR SOME REASON, I FEEL THIS POST IS NECESSARY.
TO ALL THE GUYS, LETS STOP BEING IDIOTS AND TREATING WOMEN LIKE GARBAGE. LETS TREAT THEM LIKE THE PRINCESSES THAT THEY ARE. PUT THEM UP ON PEDESTALS. NOW, WHAT IM BOUT TO SAY, IM SURE FELLAS ALREADY KNOW, JUST A REMINDER.
PULL OUT THAT CHAIR, BOY.
OPEN THAT DOOR,
DROP HER OFF AT THE DOOR WHEN ITS COLD OR RAINY, AND YOU WALK FROM THE CAR
WHEN YOU TALK TO HER, LOOK INTO HER EYES AND KEEP THEM FROM WONDERING BELOW HER NECK
WHEN YOU TALK TO HER, LET THE FIRST THING THAT COMES OUT YOUR MOUTH BE, HOW WAS YOUR DAY?
RESPECT YO MAMA, BOY!
GIVE FLOWERS ON A REGULAR DAY, NOT JUST HOLIDAYS
COOK (UNLESS YOU DONT KNOW HOW)
DONT TELL THAT JOKE THAT IS DEGRADING
I COULD ON ON FOREVER, BUT I THINK YOU GUYS GET THE PIC...IM NOT SAYING THS TO WIN COOL POINTS OR ANYTHING, I KNOW IT SOUNDS BASIC AND MAYBE EVEN CHEESY, BUT FOR REAL, IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. GUYS, I KNOW WE KNOW ALL THESE THINGS, BUT ARE WE REALLY DOING THEM????
AND I INCLUDE MYSELF IN THIS ALSO, THESE ARE THINGS THAT I WILL LOOK INTO THE MIRROW AND SAY TO MYSELF.
IM NOT PUTTING GUYS DOWN, BUT LETS GROW UP A MAN, NOT JUST A MAN, BUT A MAN OF GOD. THERE ARE LOTS OF GREAT GUYS OUT HERE, DONT LET THE KNUCKLE-HEADS MAKE A BAD NAME FOR THE GOOD ONES. AND FINALLY, LETS NOT TALK ABOUT IT, LETS BE ABOUT IT.
LADIES, IM SORRY
IM SORRY FOR NOT ASKING HOW YOUR DAY WAS
SORRY FOR NOT ASKING HOW I CAN MAKE IT BETTER
SORRY FOR WHAT THE LAST GUY DID TO YOU
SORRY I DIDNT LOVE YOU AS A FRIEND FIRST
SORRY FOR SAYING SOMETHING THAT OFFENDED YOU
SORRY 2004 ( J/K, LOL)
SORRY FOR HOW YOUR PARENTS TREATED YOU
SORRY THAT I LIED
SORRY THAT I TOLD THE TRUTH, BUT WASNT HONEST
SORRY FOR EVER TEAR THAT YOU CRIED
SORRY FOR THE WAY I LOOKED AT YOU
SORRY THAT YOUR HEART WAS EVER BROKEN IN ANY WAY
SORRY THAT I DIDNT LISTEN
SORRY THAT I DIDNT FEEL YOU PAIN
SORRY I WASNT THERE WHEN YOU NEEDED ME
SORRY I HURT YOU
SORRY THAT I DIDNT TELL YOU ABOUT GOD
IM SORRY FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED, HAPPENING NOW AND WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.
SORRY THAT I WASNT THERE TO PICK UP THE PIECES WHEN YOUR HEART FELL APART
WETHER I KNOW YOU OR NOT, IM SORRY
IM SORRY THAT I DIDNT GO OUT OF MY WAY TO MAKE SHOW YOU HOW SPECIAL YOU REALLY ARE
IM SORRY THAT I DIDNT APOLOGIZE FOR ALL THE THINGS IVE EVER DONE, I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME THINGS I LEFT OUT.
SORRY I DIDNT SAY ALL THIS SOONER
IM NOT SORRY THAT I WROTE SO MUCH AND IT MAY SOUND LIKE GARBAGE, BUT ITS REAL. FROM THE MOMENT I POST THIS, I PROMISE TO GIVE MY WORD TO BE THE MAN THAT GOD WANTS ME TO BE. IF I DONT, CALL ME OUT AND REMIND ME OF WHAT I WROTE, IF I DONT KEEP MY WORD, THEN I WOULD BE A HYPOCRITE. I CANT HAVE THAT.
I WROTE ALL THIS TO GET MY POINT ACROSS, IF YOU COULDN'T TELL, IM SORRY. PLEASE REFER PEOPLE TO THIS SITE, ITS MY HEART AND GIRLS NEED TO HEAR IT AND GUYS NEED TO DO IT
THANKS
I LEAVE YOU WITH THIS:
IF I CANT MEND YOUR BROKEN HEART, ILL GIVE YOU MINE.
IM SORRY,
CEDRIC MAURICE
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