Magazines and Starbucks

Listening to:

Para Que Tu No Llores by Antonio Carmona and Alejandro Sanz

Welcome back folks to another exciting episode of...Notes Off the Page...sponsored by...Sax4U Records...well ok not yet but soon enough right. "So uh back to the lecture at hand..."

So enlight of this weekend being Mother's Day...I once again set my mind on another thought.

Man...I love reading magazines and sip, sippin' on some Starbucks...(clears throat) a grande white mocha will do, thanks! I came across 3 magazines that were of interest to me People, which I had already read, GQ (I gotta renew my subscription), and Giant.

For you fellow readers of any periodical in this nation, you know how addicting going from one mag to another can be...more so than caffeine, no pun intended. I came across this thought in my head...

Keep in mind I have a unique way of reading magazines...Backwards that is. Anyhow You know MOST of the time mags are filled with nothing more than images,pics, and gossip of today's society. However I must admit...how often I read these opinions of proprietary noting, and yet I walk away with nothing of substance, other than an occasional redo of the wardrobe or worse news than I hear on the local newscast, then I thought of the Word of God, and how God's promise are YES and AMEN.

Hey Guys...The word of God is so alive today! Living and active...and like crazy it is reaching more and more peeps. However we need not forget that it is become our responsibility to read such set items stated in this leather bound book we call the BIBLE....remember that song..."the B-I-B-L-E yes that's the book for me..."ok back to the subject. Now to all those soothsayers, I have nothing against reads either of popularity or of the status quo...just wanted to mention a friendly reminder to all of us to stay in tune with the Word of God and read Gods ever so captivating words!

What have you been reading lately?

-Tad

P.S. Also just to let you fine feathered patrions know I'm now posting a "Listening to" section at the beginning of every post...Blogging and Music...Yum...Yum...a winning combination folks!

On Musical Terms...(Part I)

Hey guys it's the the Tadmeister again! Hope all is going well in your neck of the woods...so...I assume by this point you're like..."Tad why haven't you blogged about your musical activities?"
...well I'm so glad you asked...so here it goes...(sigh). So I will be blogging on all musical activities under "On Musical Terms..." and there will always be a part # so as for my audience to not be kept behind, just a little FYI. Presently I'm grateful to be ministering with Highpoint Church in Arlington, TX...my home church. I've been on this team for about 6 months, and I'm loving every minute of it.
In my endeavor to become a better musician and now vocalist, the unexpected has occurred. While having the awesome privilege to minister on this worship team, I've had the awesome blessing of meeting some amazing men and women of the faith. In less than 2 months I've been inches from Joyce Meyer and heard her speak live, I led worship for Marilyn Hickey, and met her all together at her ministers partnership banquet, and I've had the joy and blessing to meet Israel Houghton!
I gotta say this...When you truly follow the will of the Father, humble yourself, and Obey His commands, then God will present you before people, places, and things you never saw coming. These are meant to be nuggets of blessings for you to enjoy for being attentive and sensitive to that "still small voice."

WHO HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO LATELY?

More to come....

Tad

What You Say...is What You Authorize!

Psalm 119:46-47 -Iwill speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame...

Ha! Hey guys it's Tadly again, back for another round of blogizzle! I must say this before I proceed. I, yes I, have the best best friend in the whole world. I had the honor and privilege, once again, to hear my boy (Abram) speak a few words of widsom to his hometown of Itasca, Tx. As I stood next to Friends, Family, and his Wife (Becky), what came to mind was this simplistic thought...

God had given us authority in the power of the tongue!

I have to admit, though it was not funny at the time, the gentlemen who spoke before Abram, was constantly getting distracted,whether it was the microphone, the wind, or even just forgetful thoughts. However when Abram came up to speak, it was as if the world stood still for that moment, and everyone honed in to His Words. Though He didn't preach, HE DID! lol! That's when it hit me...What you say is what you authorize! Though I give credit to Abram for a job well done...and even a steak if need be...to the greater glory, I give our heavenly father who birthed that gift of oratorship to Abram.

So...where am I going with this?....Uh nowhere, I'm done...

Lol! No seriously, always keep in mind that when you speak, you give the power of life or the power of death through what you say to someone! Understand Folks, that the gift of gab is not always a gift, it can be a curse too if you allow it to be. God has given us authority to do many great and wonderful things from the greatness of the Great Commission to the priviledge of just enjoying life and all its splendor!

You my friend, have been pre-destined for greatness endued from on High. Don't ruin those moments by WHAT you say, but better yet enhance those moments IN what you say!

What are you saying these days?

-Tad

Don't touch the Door or the Handle.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

You know I thought about Avery Johnson, Former Head coach for the Mavericks, when I was thinking up this blog. For those that are not familiar with the recent event let me make it simple, Coach Johnson got fired yesterday! However, my thoughts are not to rant and rave about Coach Johnson, but better yet to point out the Lord's working in the midst of all the calamity and on behalf of Avery Johnson. A lesson to be learned here folks. Despite the fact that He got canned one day after the losing twice in the first round of the playoffs, and despite the fact that their are mixed emotions on all sides, this is what has come to light in my mind. Though He is "jobless" at a very high price no doubt, it yet remains that New York or Chicago may opt to pick Him up as a coach!

All that to say what many of us have heard all our lives, especially in the spiritual, "God never closes one door without opening another..." I feel like I just echoed that through the chambers of the Myerson Symphony Hall in downtown Dallas...and the Hall was empty. HELLO folks, God is alive and active and doing very quick and marvelous things before our eyes... So with that I exclaim my title of these thoughts DON'T TOUCH THE DOOR OR THE HANDLE! How often do we as people attempt to want to make our own path straight? Or perhaps we know what's best for us? Or "It's all good, I have this under control...nothing else necessary."

If that is you, then you my friend are touching the door and the handle.

When you can grasp the concept of the verse above, and say to yourself, " I realize I can't do this alone or on my own....I need God." Then you are at a point where you are able to be utililzed for kingdom purpose. Remember those doors that seemed impossible to open? Yeah well you were never supposed to touch that door, much less try to force it open. Friends I'm here to write to you today, that the plans that God has for your lives is far better than any we could ask or imagine!

Take to heart the fact that when you wait on God for the answer and the 'correct' door to walk through...the door will be unlocked and YES you may enter now!

I leave you with this...If you force the door open, you are walking through the door in copmlete disobedience. If you wait on God for the door to open, whichever door HE chooses, then you are trusting in the one who brought you to that door you are suppose to walk through!

Have a blessed day,

Tad