God bless!

       No one in life can have power over you unless you allow them to. I think my last sentence is very clear and very true. We spend too much time allowing certain people to have a say and a control over certain areas of our life that they don't merit. How do we stop it? Just say NO! We all have been given the gift of free will and we all have the right to use it, so why don't we? It’s all in our perception, for one reason or another these people have led us to believe we need something from them. Let me be clear today: All we need in life is God and there is no reason why we should allow anyone to mistreat or abuse us. Please don’t manipulate what I’m saying to become anti-social, I’m simply stating that we need to begin to value ourselves and stop allowing outside influences determine our happiness. As you proceed in your walk today look around and ask yourself "Am I letting this person influence me too much?" "Is this person affecting my future because I have lost my voice?" I think we would be surprised how many people we allow to get a rise out of us without reason. We need to value ourselves the way God has always valued us!

Pastor Joell A. Perez