Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Please know...
Click on the title and listen to the song: "Coming From Where I'm From" - Anthony Hamilton
Do you know Where you come from?
Think about it.
Not you yourself, but you... yourself! How did you get to where you are now? I know..I know. Your ready to give me the whole run down of how you faught and didnt give up and shattered doubt. You faced the ridicule and pressed though depression. Thats all good and dandy. Whooo hoo. But PLEASE KNOW... YOU, you didnt have anything to do with you.
You see, in my life if it wasnt for my parents defying the odds, if it wasnt for them deciding not to become a statistic and not falling victim to the life that seemed so much more stress free. If it wasnt for them deciding to choose love and respect over sensual feelings and a quick fix. If it wasnt for them picking each other up in the rough times and encouraging each other when doubt seemed to over shadow their ability to make a sound decision.... Then... I simply would not be here. You see, my dad didnt have a father. Neither did his dad have a dad. He had no mentors, he had no help. He grew up in an era where Men where NOT men at all. They were scared of the challenges that came with fatherhood. Nobody valued education or took the time to show a young man a way out. The only teaching they gave was how to sell crack for cheaper with less quality or how to seduce a woman. He was dirt poor, didnt have fancy Nike 1's or the lastest Air Max. He went without eating sometimes days at a time. DEFIANTLY seeking a better life. You see, my MOTHER grew up in an age where woman were easily seduced by men and had three and four children out of wedlock. They were premiscuous and ignorant. STD's shocked the world and addiction to drugs were prevalent. NOBODY was getting married and having children. NO MAN was taking the time to provide for his family. NOBODY was defying the odds of divorce and taking a stand, not only for themselves but for their children. EXCEPT my parents. My parents stood strong in their belief in God. They clinged to every verse and every passage. Instead of giving me up, they denied themselves to build me up. They stood in the Gap for me and my brothers and sister.
So you see, much like me... YOU had nothing to do with YOU!
I am grateful for what I have, what I have experienced and what I didnt have to experience because of what somebody else experienced for me.
So PLEASE KNOW... you should thank those who have struggled and sacrificed before you. Those who gave up their dreams and lived their lives unplanned so that they could see you live your life freely and without having to struggle from day to day wondering if you will see tomorrow. So give respect where it is due. Honor those who know you for you, even if you feel like you dont owe them anything, 9 times out of 10 you owe them your life!
So please know...
Do you know Where you come from?
Think about it.
Not you yourself, but you... yourself! How did you get to where you are now? I know..I know. Your ready to give me the whole run down of how you faught and didnt give up and shattered doubt. You faced the ridicule and pressed though depression. Thats all good and dandy. Whooo hoo. But PLEASE KNOW... YOU, you didnt have anything to do with you.
You see, in my life if it wasnt for my parents defying the odds, if it wasnt for them deciding not to become a statistic and not falling victim to the life that seemed so much more stress free. If it wasnt for them deciding to choose love and respect over sensual feelings and a quick fix. If it wasnt for them picking each other up in the rough times and encouraging each other when doubt seemed to over shadow their ability to make a sound decision.... Then... I simply would not be here. You see, my dad didnt have a father. Neither did his dad have a dad. He had no mentors, he had no help. He grew up in an era where Men where NOT men at all. They were scared of the challenges that came with fatherhood. Nobody valued education or took the time to show a young man a way out. The only teaching they gave was how to sell crack for cheaper with less quality or how to seduce a woman. He was dirt poor, didnt have fancy Nike 1's or the lastest Air Max. He went without eating sometimes days at a time. DEFIANTLY seeking a better life. You see, my MOTHER grew up in an age where woman were easily seduced by men and had three and four children out of wedlock. They were premiscuous and ignorant. STD's shocked the world and addiction to drugs were prevalent. NOBODY was getting married and having children. NO MAN was taking the time to provide for his family. NOBODY was defying the odds of divorce and taking a stand, not only for themselves but for their children. EXCEPT my parents. My parents stood strong in their belief in God. They clinged to every verse and every passage. Instead of giving me up, they denied themselves to build me up. They stood in the Gap for me and my brothers and sister.
So you see, much like me... YOU had nothing to do with YOU!
I am grateful for what I have, what I have experienced and what I didnt have to experience because of what somebody else experienced for me.
So PLEASE KNOW... you should thank those who have struggled and sacrificed before you. Those who gave up their dreams and lived their lives unplanned so that they could see you live your life freely and without having to struggle from day to day wondering if you will see tomorrow. So give respect where it is due. Honor those who know you for you, even if you feel like you dont owe them anything, 9 times out of 10 you owe them your life!
So please know...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Indwelling Sin - You are Not subject!
These are some of the lyrics to the song that is connected to this link. You have a choice in the matter! Temptation is there to tempt you, not to control you. SO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION!!
[Sin]
So Now I'm a disease? Man please. I got yo back dawg
I aint saying drop the Jesus and be a rap star
All Im saying is when it's you and me lets be real folk
We aint gotta be selling drugs and tryna kill folk
Maybe just a lil...
[Lecrae]
What? A lil this, a lil that
a lil BET late at night, that's like a lil crack
see you aint gone lie to me I see how you be tryna be
BET tonight becomes addiction to pornography
and that's in no way honoring the God who's ruling sovereignly
[Sin]
Man you know you miss them old days
[Lecrae]
Yeah you right possibly
But after that I sober up and think of Jesus holding up
his skin up on the cross for all them drunken nights I'm throwing up
every thought of blowin up is captured in his flowing blood
I start thinking Philippians 4:8 when you showing up
[Sin]
You know I aint gone quit right?
[Lecrae]
Yeah I know but I'm dead to you
and one day I'll be present with Jesus who died and bled from you
Colossians 1:15 thats the God that I trust in
the Father crushed Him In doing so he has crushed sin
[Sin]
So Now I'm a disease? Man please. I got yo back dawg
I aint saying drop the Jesus and be a rap star
All Im saying is when it's you and me lets be real folk
We aint gotta be selling drugs and tryna kill folk
Maybe just a lil...
[Lecrae]
What? A lil this, a lil that
a lil BET late at night, that's like a lil crack
see you aint gone lie to me I see how you be tryna be
BET tonight becomes addiction to pornography
and that's in no way honoring the God who's ruling sovereignly
[Sin]
Man you know you miss them old days
[Lecrae]
Yeah you right possibly
But after that I sober up and think of Jesus holding up
his skin up on the cross for all them drunken nights I'm throwing up
every thought of blowin up is captured in his flowing blood
I start thinking Philippians 4:8 when you showing up
[Sin]
You know I aint gone quit right?
[Lecrae]
Yeah I know but I'm dead to you
and one day I'll be present with Jesus who died and bled from you
Colossians 1:15 thats the God that I trust in
the Father crushed Him In doing so he has crushed sin
Shake it OFF!!!
Shake it off!
All of this discouragement in the world. All of this doubt. All of this insecurity. All of the dreams and the failed attempts at success. SHAKE IT OFF!!
Life is not based on how much you have or what someone else's perception of you is. Come on, your worth more than that. You deserve better than that. Why would you sell yourself that short?
Life is you fulfilling your own destiny and feeling 100% comfortable in your own skin. Look at these superstars, killing themselves to keep up with one another. New nose, new buttocks, new lips, fake hips. Nobody comfortable just being them, constantly judging who they are by looking at the next person. Judge yourself by your own means. Life only happens once...well as far as we know :-) .
So pick yourself up and SHAKE yourself off.
All of this discouragement in the world. All of this doubt. All of this insecurity. All of the dreams and the failed attempts at success. SHAKE IT OFF!!
Life is not based on how much you have or what someone else's perception of you is. Come on, your worth more than that. You deserve better than that. Why would you sell yourself that short?
Life is you fulfilling your own destiny and feeling 100% comfortable in your own skin. Look at these superstars, killing themselves to keep up with one another. New nose, new buttocks, new lips, fake hips. Nobody comfortable just being them, constantly judging who they are by looking at the next person. Judge yourself by your own means. Life only happens once...well as far as we know :-) .
So pick yourself up and SHAKE yourself off.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
MOTIVATION
What is your motivation? Where does your drive originate from? Why are you driven or Motivated?
These three questions are questions that shape the outlook of why you are trying to become who you are trying to become. Everyone wants to be successful. Why? Is it better to be successful, having failed to effect anyones life along the way or struggle striving to be the best individual that you can be while effecting thousands maybe millions?
I love my life. Success is something that I want but at the same time I want to be remembered for being able to relate. I can relate with having nothing. I can relate with having to believe in what I could not see. I can relate with HARD work. When you are someone who works for everything, when things get tough, you may very well get discouraged, but there is always a part of you that knows how to pull yourself out of it and keep pushing. Why keep pushing? There is always a breaking point. At some point, some way, some how you'll make it through.
So back to my 1st question. What is your motivation? Mine... My motivation does not come from what people tell me what I won't be or what I can't do. My motivation comes from something on the inside of me that knows I can be great! So I strive everyday trying to find it and become it. Im not bothered by the fact that me and my family has not always had everything we wanted or sometimes needed. What excites me though, is the fact that through it all we are still a family. I am motivated by the mental battles and struggles within myself. I know that if I wasn't supposed to be anybody, then I would be comfortable sitting around and doing nothing. But I'm not. Doing nothing bugs me. I have an itch to be effective.
So why am I motivated? I just want to be a better me! I want to fulfill my destiny!
These three questions are questions that shape the outlook of why you are trying to become who you are trying to become. Everyone wants to be successful. Why? Is it better to be successful, having failed to effect anyones life along the way or struggle striving to be the best individual that you can be while effecting thousands maybe millions?
I love my life. Success is something that I want but at the same time I want to be remembered for being able to relate. I can relate with having nothing. I can relate with having to believe in what I could not see. I can relate with HARD work. When you are someone who works for everything, when things get tough, you may very well get discouraged, but there is always a part of you that knows how to pull yourself out of it and keep pushing. Why keep pushing? There is always a breaking point. At some point, some way, some how you'll make it through.
So back to my 1st question. What is your motivation? Mine... My motivation does not come from what people tell me what I won't be or what I can't do. My motivation comes from something on the inside of me that knows I can be great! So I strive everyday trying to find it and become it. Im not bothered by the fact that me and my family has not always had everything we wanted or sometimes needed. What excites me though, is the fact that through it all we are still a family. I am motivated by the mental battles and struggles within myself. I know that if I wasn't supposed to be anybody, then I would be comfortable sitting around and doing nothing. But I'm not. Doing nothing bugs me. I have an itch to be effective.
So why am I motivated? I just want to be a better me! I want to fulfill my destiny!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
My 1st Post
Hello World,
As I get introduced into this world of blogging, I'd like to introduce myself! I go by the name of Greg Gamble. My full name is Gregory L. Gamble II. I love God. I love my family. I love basketball. I love life!!
I am in the midst of writing my first book.
I am persuing a career in the NBA.
I am living to support myself for the longterm in the future.
I am DETERMINED, MOTIVATED, and FULL OF FAITH.
This is me! I hope you have as much fun on this wonderful journey as I will. God Bless!
My first quote: "Would you rather stop chasing your dream and wonder for the rest of your life what if you would have kept chasing or keep chasing and catching what you've been chasing while looking back on your life and thinking...IT WAS ALL WORTH IT."
As I get introduced into this world of blogging, I'd like to introduce myself! I go by the name of Greg Gamble. My full name is Gregory L. Gamble II. I love God. I love my family. I love basketball. I love life!!
I am in the midst of writing my first book.
I am persuing a career in the NBA.
I am living to support myself for the longterm in the future.
I am DETERMINED, MOTIVATED, and FULL OF FAITH.
This is me! I hope you have as much fun on this wonderful journey as I will. God Bless!
My first quote: "Would you rather stop chasing your dream and wonder for the rest of your life what if you would have kept chasing or keep chasing and catching what you've been chasing while looking back on your life and thinking...IT WAS ALL WORTH IT."
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