God Is Real

Disclaimer: Cracker Barrel is sooooo good.  I had it after church on Sunday after my lil’ lady’s ceremony.  Picked it up in Duncan and took my sister a plate.  And you guessed it, that has NOTHING to do with this blog!  Welp…  Here it goes! 

I low-key thought that not cursing nor drinking and smoking made me Holy.  I even try to get God to look over that sex before marriage thing.  And I have stole from a few people..  and broke a couple of laws…  But hey *cues Nobody’s Perfect*.  I guess when you get saved at such a young age, God’s Will and YOUR Will becomes a slight blur.  It’s kind of confusing because you hear “God knows your every move before you even do it”.  & “He won’t put more on you than you can bare”.  So, you can think, “Am I just a puppet?”  “Is it even me thinking these thoughts or is Jesus telling me to take her back to the room?” ß--Wrong, I know.  *Shrugs*

But seriously, I don’t even know how old we were when we got saved.  I just know we were REALLY young!  It was me and my brother, Josh.  The preacher was on the alter, “Hell is HOT.  Fire!  You don’t want to go to Hell and BURN!  Cleanse yo sins.  That vocab test you cheated on, was a sin!  That cookie you stole, was a sin!  The consequences of sin is DEATH!  You think it’s hot outside?  Oooo…  Noooo…  So won’t you come?  So won’t you come?!”  I looked at my brother like, “Why not”?!  Took a sip of my juicy juice and we both walked to the front. 

Several years later, I started questioning myself.  Why didn’t I feel connected as I should be to God.  That’s all I know.  Why is there a void there?  Then it hit me.  Junk in, junk out.  Talking about “Yes…  I’m blessed” and “Give Glory to God” is cool.  But just talking minus action is #allbad.  Maybe somebody is feeling the same way I was feeling.  What did I do?  I read Joel Osteen’s Become A Better You.  Why?  Because I believe you have to meet people were they are.  Ma Dukes tells me to read The Bible every day.  Personally, when I pick up The Bible, I have to search for a scripture that applies to me.  Feels more like class.  Something I have to get better with.  But Joel broke down situations that I found myself going through and it made sense.  I saw the relevance and vitality in believing in God, thinking positive and putting my best foot forward. 

Another thing, tithes and offerings!  We all know that when we pay our tithes, we get blessed.  Even my road manager doesn’t go to church, but this smart ninja still sends his tithes.  I didn’t pay my tithes for soooo long.  And I struggled for sooooo long!  These last two weeks, I paid my tithes.   Just two weeks yall.  But when I put my tithes in the KFC bucket (Don’t judge my church), I asked God for something.  Kind of like blowing out a birthday candle, but 100 times better.  Lol.  And I got what I asked God for!  I’m not a rocket scientist.  It’s simple to me.  It works!  What’s your testimony?  Just know that God is REAL!

~Jay Dukes qka Mr. Million Dollars qka Mr. “Hey… You Look Familiar”

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