Burning Bridges: By MiMi Joseph

One of my Facebook friends dropped a powerful message that I'd like to share with you. Read On:

MiMi Joseph

5 mins · Tangelo Park, FL · 

Hey you,

I want you to burn every bridge that has kept you from seeing just how amazing you are. Burn that bridge that brings you back to depression. Burn that bridge that brings you back to the SELF-HATE. Burn that bridge that brings that heaviness to your heart. Burn any bridge that prevents you from seeing just how beautiful your life is. Perhaps it’s that painful situation that happened in your past that’s still manipulating your life to make you feel unimportant today. BURN THAT BRIDGE. Maybe it’s that mistake you made that’s persuaded you to live life in regret instead of living your life in appreciation, BURN THAT BRIDGE. Maybe it’s those moments of abuse that's programmed you to think that you’re useless. BURN THAT BRIDGE. LISTEN TO ME, that bridge can not exist in your life anymore because as long as it's there it will keep injecting your life with low self-esteem, with sadness, with hopelessness. You've got to UNDERSTAND that SOME bridges are meant to be burned because there’s certain things in your life that you can’t afford to go back to. So if that bridge is not leading you to God, then stop crossing it. If that bridge is not leading you to smiles, then stop crossing it. If that bridge is not leading you to peace, then stop crossing it. If that bridge is not leading you to LOVE, then stop crossing it. When we keep bridges in our lives that need to be burned, we only cheat our hearts from the bridges that need to be built.

Love you love bugs, and GOOD MORNINGGGGGG.

Women In Church Leadership

God uses the willing, man or woman. I have no problem with women in church leadership positions. #PreachersOfDetroit

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 21, 2015

Let some people tell it, women shouldn't be in church leadership. For too long, some people hold onto ancient thinking that women shouldn't be in the pulpit. I've never subscribed to that theory because from my independent study of the Bible, women were instrumental in Jesus getting his message to the masses. True, many women didn't hold leadership roles back in Biblical times, but they played a role nonetheless. God uses the willing, man or woman. That's why I don't have problems with Joyce Meyer, Paula White, Dorinda Clark-Cole, or any other woman evangelist because many times, they're more receptive to God's leadership. I'm not saying men aren't led by the Holy Spirit, but some of them have their own agenda being in the pulpit. Sometimes, women make better leaders because while they make the final decision, they consider subordinates' ideas, and many times make the best decision for all. It's a new era, and God is no respector of persons. Whoever is willing to be used, that's who God uses; if it's a man, great. If it's a woman, that's fine too. I think many people are threatened by a woman in church leadership because they think she'll let her ego get in the way, which may be true because you never know someone's nature until you give them some authority. Not everyone can handle authority because they use it to undermine their subordinates or try to be Saddam Hussein. Whatever the case may be, I stand with ANYONE (man or woman) who is willing to be used by God in ministry.