May 9 2013

SHHHHSH!!!! IT’S JUST AN ILLUSION

IT’S JUST AN ILLUSION!!!

Imageillusions  plural of il·lu·sion (Noun)

Noun

  1. A false idea or belief: “he had no illusions about her”.

  2. A deceptive appearance or impression: “the illusion of togetherness”.

Hello Folks,

Take note of the definition listed above.  I have been in an avalanche of attacks from the enemy.  I found myself complaining and panicking but then a silence came and I heard the Spirit of the Living God speak… SHHHSH!! 

I have to be honest I was still fearful. I was scared because it would seem like after everything was said about me..my funds began to dry up.  My church family would call or text and say how are you.  I wanted to say-starving, afraid, penniless, and the like. I didn’t though. Oh, I know what you are thinking..I am full of pride.  Really, I am not.  I was ashamed after the breakup..the things that he said about me.  They looked like they were true so I just found myself being pressed into a fetal position.

Those that are close to me begin to speak life to me.  I found myself shaking but stepping out of the shadows of shame.  I decided that the life I live will out live every lie..so I began to fast and decree the word of the LORD.. 

Now He has assured me it was just an ILLUSION. Remember the definition of illusion-

A deceptive appearance or impression

-Deceptive appearance or impression- who deceives? That’s right the enemy-the great deceiver.. Well, just as God toldme things are getting better. He(that guy) has stopped talking or posting comments about my blogs. Monies are coming in slowly and my mother’s health is improving.

First let me tell you that my younger sister did not call me but my daughter.. this caused pain and anger. But I knew that mom’s life was more important that how I felt. so I pressed in to find the strength put my own feelings out of the way.

Mom was on life support.. I sought God for the extension of time. I thanked God for giving her more years like he did King Hezekiah..This was prayed Sunday morning. Monday afternoon she began breathing on her own. She is still on oxygen but I truly believe God answered my prayer. Thank you JESUS!!! Oh yeah, I didn’t tell you.

My younger sister who would not talk to me and gave everyone the impression that I did not love my mother, started talking to me.  I let my guard down and the next day she called the security to have me thrown out of my mother’s room.

My aunt came to be the referee but I just left and struggled with visiting her that evening. I prayed and mustered the courage to visit the next day. My sister was not there. God will do what he said he will do.. which have his vengeance on those who touch his anointed or do his prophets harm. So I wait on him for justice..

The point to be made is it is an ILLUSION.. IT WAS DONE TO DECEIVE!!

EVIL

GOOD OR EVIL..LOOK CLOSELY

COYFEE IS OUT TIL NEXT TIME!!
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May 3 2013

COYFEE PRESENTS FOR THE LOVE OF BASKETBALL- KOBE BRYANT VS MOM

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Hey sports lovers,

Kobe and his mom are in a huge disagreement.  I guess a disagreement is an understatement.  I read the below story and wondered why a mom would want to sell or auction off her son’s things. Please understand it is not my intention to judge her but just attempting to make sense of it all.. 

My son the ‘Black Mumba” …wow I would be so proud and would never sale any of things but again I am a Laker Lover.. I have loved the Lakers since I was 13 years old.  Now I will not tell you folks how many years that has been.  Smile, but it has been a lot of years. 

Read the story and let me know what you think.. Image

The story is provided by  ESPN.com’s Darren Rovell..

CAMDEN, N.J. – Kobe Bryant is in a court battle to try to keep his mother from auctioning off mementos from his high school days in Pennsylvania and his early years with the Los Angeles Lakers.

A New Jersey auction house filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Camden on Thursday for the right to sell the stuff after the NBA star’s lawyers wrote the firm telling it to cancel a planned June auction.

 

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The disagreement is a high-value, high-profile version of a question many families face: Can Mom get rid of the stuff a grown child left at home?

Pamela Bryant intends to sell: the NBA star’s jerseys, practice gear and sweatsuits from Lower Merion High School; varsity letters; a trophy for being the outstanding player at the 1995 Adidas ABCD basketball camp; and a signed basketball from the 2000 NBA championship game.

And then there are rings, for the 1996 Pennsylvania high school championship, a pair that the Lakers made for Bryant’s parents for the 2000 NBA championship and one from the 1998 NBA All-Star Game.

According to court filings, Pamela Bryant struck a deal in January with Goldin Auctions in Berlin, N.J., which earlier this year sold a rare Honus Wagner baseball card for a record $2.1 million.

She got $450,000 up front, which she intended to use for a new home in Nevada.

A source told ESPN that Kobe Bryant offered to pay his mother up $250,000 toward a home she wanted.

 She refused, saying she wanted $450,000. When Kobe Bryant turned her down, the source said that unbeknownst to Kobe Bryant she struck a deal to get the $450,000 advanced through the auction company.

The source said Kobe Bryant was unaware that his memorabilia was being auctioned until hours before the auction company released the news of the sale.

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Sources close to Kobe Bryant confirmed to ESPNLosAngeles.com that before learning about the auction through news reports, the Lakers star has given his parents “millions of dollars in financial assistance” throughout his 17-year career.

Bryant’s parents decided to sell his high school memorabilia without his consent in order to purchase an additional home, sources said. Bryant offered to buy a house for his parents, but they wanted a larger one.

 

 

In its court filings, Goldin Auctions says Pamela Bryant told the auction house that she asked her son five years ago what he wanted to do with the items that were in her home.

“Kobe Bryant indicated to Pamela Bryant that the items belonged to her and that he had no interest in them,” the auction house’s attorneys wrote. So she put them in a $1,500-per-month New Jersey storage unit.

The challenge came Tuesday when Goldin Auctions sent a news release announcing the auction. By day’s end, Kobe Bryant’s lawyer had sent a cease-and-desist letter telling the auction house to call off the sale and return the items to him.

Kenneth Goldin, owner of the auction house, says he can’t cancel the auction because he’s already advanced $450,000 to Bryant’s mother and put money into advertising the auction.

Kobe Bryant’s lawyer Mark Campbell said in a statement, “Mr. Bryant’s personal property has ended up in the possession of someone who does not lawfully own it. We look forward to resolving this legal matter through the legal system.”

Bryant has had a sometimes icy relationship with his mother and father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, a former pro basketball player who is now coaching in Thailand.

Information from ESPN.com’s Darren Rovell, ESPNLosAngeles.com’s Dave McMenamin and The Associated Press was used in this report.

 

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Apr 24 2013

!!!!!!!!!FIGHT * FIGHT * FIGHT!!!!!!

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!!

ImageHello Folks,

I wanna discuss something that is long over due. We spend so much time feeling sorry for ourselves.  I mean really accepting the victim’s role. Allowing whatever wrong done to us to really pull us down.  I know about this much to well.  I have recently experienced something that has rocked my faith in GOD and also my trust in mankind.  I have been crying, screaming, and feeling sorry for myself. 

BUT NOW-

I have decided to get up an live everyday..I mean live..I do not need permission from anyone.  I really don’t care what anyone else says or how they see me.. Why don’t I? Well, none of these judgmental people have a heaven or hell to place my soul in for eternity.  That being said..

                         GET 

                                      UP

                                               NOW!!

I know they were talking about you at church..pretending to care but just trying to get more information. They just wanted to have something to gossip about. I know they were spreading your misfortune at work-acting like they care that your spouse was unfaithful..I know they talk about the way you dress or the way you wear your hair. I know they lied to get you to give money and they have never paid you back.  Believe me as I type this, I hear it all..So your past is spotty, you have been in prison before..no one will hire you..Your father is not, or was not there for you..O yes, they were talking about the money that you don’t have..laughing about you behind your back..

No one will hire you..start your own business..your father isn’t there..be a great mom or dad when given the chance..they are talking about you..their life is a mess-that’s why they have time to keep up with your life..the people at the church seem fake..they are..the church is made for misfits..they just don’t know -that you know -that they are misfits..they tricked you into giving them money..God said the we would be the lender and not the borrower..REJOICE!!!

You feel like the victim (hmmm)-that’s what he(Satan) wants you feel like ..the victim. He wants you to feel powerless over your life. Over the choices you make or have made.

He is A LIAR!!

You have complete control. Those who are talking about you..look at them NOW and laugh at them. hmm-I don’t hear you laughing..still not laughing..Do I need to start telling jokes.. Did you not read the book..Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth!!!

 Take the energy that they are using to try to stop you and turn it around and use it to propel yourself into-what-

GREATNESS!!

Will it be easy? Of course not..Anything worth having is worth fighting for!! 

My word to you

FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! 

in the words of the Street Fighters…

Coyfee OUT!!

     

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Apr 20 2013

LETTING GO !!!?!!?!!!?!!!

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!!!!LETTING GO!!!!!

Hello Guys,

I want to talk about a real place in time.. what is it? Moving on.. Letting go.. Arriving.  We will start with moving on.  I was reminded that no matter what a person does to you ..you can not move on until a decision is made to do so.

I have made this decision, I am moving on. I will not focus on the past but embrace my future.  Though sometimes my future looks bleak..I am remind that God’s word says that he has a plan for success not failure planned for me and for you..

I will allow the memories, which are not all bad, will become just a memory.  My future can changed be by me based on my choices and what I believe. I have decided to change the focus and let go!!!

Ways to move on

  1. Exhale
  2. Breathe deep
  3. Forgive him/her/them
  4. Accept the fact that God will take Vengeance on whomever hurt you
  5. Walk it Out!!

So let’s start with Letting GO

Coyfee out..

Thanks to all who read my blog daily…Thank you

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Apr 17 2013

WHEN WE ARE ASKED TO FORGIVE SOMEONE WHO HURT US DEEPLY

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!FORGIVENESS!

Hello Folks,

I was recently challenged to forgive someone who hurt me deeply.  I honestly did not want to forgive this person.  I honestly wanted this person to be tied to a stake and burned slowly. However, the Spirit of God, which stills hovers within me..say NO..FORGIVE-VENGEANCE is MINE!!

I told the person that I will forgive them because I want to remain in right fellowship with GOD. If it were left up to me I would still be trying to tie them up and set the stake on fire.. Tell the truth do you any of you feel this way? Have any of you ever wanted to just smash the hand of the person that stole from you or cut out the tongue of someone that lied on you?? Tell the truth.. I know some of you have felt this way..

So I must be honest and say that as I move forward the devil continually tries to lasso me with pain and bitterness…pulling me backward to that place deep within the abyss.  I will pray and fast if I must to break free because this evil one is not worthy of all the energy needed to remain bitter.

There are such better things to do with all the newly found energy I have from working out..

Apr 11 2013

WHEN A GOD WHO ALWAYS ADDS- ALLOWS LOSS

WHEN A GOD WHO ALWAYS ADDS

ALLOWS LOSS

OF LIFE..LOVE..HEALTH

NOW WHAT???

Hello Folks,

I decided that since I had to miss my workout today that I would write a bit.  I was wondering what we could discuss. Hmmm…I was thinking about how we handle it when something we were planning doesn’t happen the way we planned. Examples of this are listed below:

 MISCARRIAGE Image

This is one of the most difficult things that we plan and if it does not happen as we have planned.. it is devastating.  Many women who experience this type of loss never forget.  The fear of loosing another baby is unbearable.  Let us pray for those of us who have had to live with this type of loss.  Father, thank you healing our broken hearts and for adding life to our lives again.  Thank you Lord that though there was mourning you will turn it into dancing.. Amen..

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When one dies, we have been praying and praying and praying. They get better and then the worst thing ever happens. What? They die.  They leave us after we have prayed and just know that they will not.  I can not say much on this topic because as a child, my grannie died.  I was 10 years old and yes..I prayed and was sure that she would live even though she told me she would not.  She was ready to meet the Lord.  I wanted her to stay with me and well, she left.  She died and I was crushed.  My grannie who I called ‘Gran Mo’ was gone to be with the Lord.  She taught me how to bake biscuits and how to cook cakes.  How to shell peas and snap beans. She was my hero and my champion..and she was sick and did not want to live any longer. She left and I was left in the world without her..Oh my God, the memory of it all …it seems like yesterday.  I will stop discussing this topic now….

BROKEN ENGAGEMENTS

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You have been dating for awhile, and everyone says you two look great together.  You start to believe it..then he pops the question.  You start planning the wedding and buying stuff.  You announce it to your friends and then the worst thing happens..he breaks the engagements off. Leaves you..or does something that you can’t forgive..or well you think you can’t.  

We will continue with other things that cause us to think that God is wrong or that he must made a mistake..However, please remember that no matter how painful the loss is..we can heal and rise again..

Coyfee signing off for now..

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Apr 6 2013

WHO IS COYFEE SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

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SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT!!!

Well guys how are you? I am doing 100% better.  I know many of you have noticed that I have been off the scene for a bit.  So much has happened, but as you know my life is a looking glass..so I will just fill you in.

Some of you may have read the blog post about possible marriage..well that was a thing of the past. An all out lie..if I will. The person who I thought I was marrying was a thief, a liar and not at all who I thought he was. I will share in greater detail later, after the accounts have been settled. 

Soooo, I have taken the time to bask in self pity and now I am back on it again. Yes after years of battling with the idea of marriage..I finally decide to fall into the abyss of eternal connection and it was with the wrong person.  

However, life has a way of birthing something really good out of the ashes of pain and deceit.  He has been a delightful friend and maybe he will become more..Did I move to fast..I honestly don’t think so.  Life awaits for no man..no woman ..no child..

Many times we can not see the tree for the forest.  We will talk about that later.. smile

I have moved also.  A new apartment, a new me..

I have changed my hair color..tell me what you think?Image

My weight loss is coming alone quite well..I weighed in at 259 lbs. I am happy to report that I now weigh 238 lbs.. YEAH!!! Coyfee is getting slim..

So I just wanted to take a minute before the gym to say that I have missed you and can’t wait to get back on track. 

I would love to personalize the blog..Please send me your topics of interest, let’s make 2013  our best year yet…

Coyfee is signing out!!!

 

Mar 10 2013

COYFEE GETTING SLIM WEIGHT LOSS

COYFEE SLIMS IT DOWN

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Hello Folks,

I thought it would be fun to track my weight loss success on line.  So I have decided to keep an active log of activities.  Success and failures on line just for you all.  I think this is a good motivational tool.  So here is where I am at this moment. Sometimes people can be really mean ..the above clip is your motivation..mine motivation is I will live a long happy healthy wealthy life..while running up a flight of stairs..my first goal..

Right Now

I work out 45 minutes every M, T, W, and Fri, and Sun.  I am using a fat burners and also a protein shakes as a supplement.

I have lost 11 lbs at this point. I started the last week in February 2012.

Weight: 248 lbs

Where I begin

I was having great difficulty walking up a modest amount of stairs and I notice that weight was seeming to just pile up on me.  I had a very weak appetite and no energy. I was unable to wear my beloved pumps (high heeled shoes)

Weight at beginning was 259 lbs

I am 5’0″ tall… not good odds.  I am a bit curvy but much to heavy for my frame.

Reason for Change

I love God but with God comes wisdom.  The relationship that I am in has been a very emotional relationship. My guy often confesses his love for me just the way I am.  

So if you thought he was the reason for the change..hmmm—He is not.  The wisdom that God has given me has caused me to see that why I am anointed and see and understands the mysteries of the Gospel..I am extremely over weight.

I have decided to make a change.  So I did some research and joined a gym.  I asked a lot of questions and go faithfully almost every day.  My guy came with me once but has not come back.   That will not deter me.  I will work out until it becomes a good habit in my life. I have a trainer so that I can maximize the weight loss.  I have nutritional assistance also and this will make this life change a bit easier.

I do not desire to become one that competes in this arena but I do desire to become healthy.  A testimony for what diligence will do!

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Mar 6 2013

ORIGIN OF THE SPIRIT OF DIVISION (SEPARATION)

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

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REVELATION 12:7-10

7 Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels went forth to battle with the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought.

8 But they were defeated, and there was no room found for them in heaven any longer.

9 And the huge dragon was cast down and out—that age-old serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, he who is the seducer (deceiver) of all humanity the world over; he was forced out and down to the earth, and his angels were flung out along with him.

10 Then I heard a strong (loud) voice in heaven, saying, Now it has come—the salvation and the power and the kingdom (the dominion, the reign) of our God, and the power (the sovereignty, the authority) of His Christ (the Messiah); for the accuser of our brethren, he who keeps bringing before our God charges against them day and night, has been cast out!

Have you ever wondered when the Spirit of Division began? It all began in Heaven with the battle that Satan and Michael began to fight. The word says that Michael threw Satan and Satan’s angels out of Heaven.  Satan was desiring the praise that he was not worthy of! The praise belonged to GOD! He wanted to be the one that was worshiped   He convinced a third of the angels to follow him and to Abandon GOD!! See he convinced them by causing them to question what they heard. How they interpreted what was said to them by God!.  

Friends this happens every day. Every day the enemy confuses people and creates separation.  What happens next?  Division! When someone hurts you or makes you believe that you have been lied too..you immediately want to leave that person’s presence. IF the pain is great enough un forgiveness comes and brings bitterness with her.  Read below at what Adam says about his wife..Lord the woman you gave me…a few verses previously he was decree this is “flesh of flesh ..bones of my bones”.. See what happened when Satan entered the scene as the spirit of Division..

Genesis 3

Amplified Bible (AMP)

3 Now the serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he [Satan] said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden?

2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden,

3 Except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.

4 But the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die,

5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity.

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate.

7 Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves apronlike girdles.

8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.

9 But the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?

10 He said, I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.

11 And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?

12 And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me—she gave me [fruit] from the tree, and I ate.

13 And the Lord God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled (cheated, outwitted, and deceived) me, and I ate.

14 And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all [domestic] animals and above every [wild] living thing of the field; upon your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust [and what it contains] all the days of your life.

15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her [a]Offspring; He will bruise andtread your head underfoot, and you will lie in wait and bruise His heel.

16 To the woman He said, I will greatly multiply your grief andyour suffering in pregnancy and the pangs of childbearing; with spasms of distress you will bring forth children. Yet your desire and craving will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.

17 And to Adam He said, Because you have listened and given heed to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it, the ground is under a curse because of you; in sorrow and toil shall you eat [of the fruits] of it all the days of your life.

The spirit of Division (Separation) begins to show his intentions back in the beginning read the accounts from Genesis.  I want you ponder these accounts and see that if the very angels were deceived then what of us? We must be careful of how and what we say.  Many are easily offended and allow that offense to push them away from the church (Body of Christ).

If you have wounded, or offended anyone ..please apologize..Do not allow the enemy to use you to offend any one.. IF someone has hurt you, go to them and let them know. They maybe unaware of the pain they have caused.  We must remember that the spirit of Unity is what reveals that we are of Christ..not separation…

Coyfee is out!! Love YA

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Feb 27 2013

SPIRIT OF DIVISION-HOW TO OVERCOME

HOW TO OVERCOME THE SPIRIT OF DIVISION

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Well guys it’s been a while since we discussed the SPIRIT OF DIVISION.  I hope everyone remembers that this is the Spirit that works behind the scene to cause separation.  This spirit is dreadful and it is one the most mis-understood spirits ever.  This spirit is responsible for causing divorces, sibling rivalry, church splits, break ups, and business failures.

One of ways the spirit deceives is with the lack of communication.  I discover this ploy within my own family. I would say one thing and Mr. Big would hear something completely different. Also vice verse, he would say something and I would hear something completely different.  We have committed to use a concept called mirroring.  When he tells me something I will repeat it to him to make sure I understand what he actually meant.  I will let you know how this works for us.

 Back to the lesson…

Now that we have reviewed a bit, tell me have you done your homework? Did you review the list of symptoms? I have found that the spirit of division seems to always work.  The spirit likes to make itself at home with spirits of religion, pride, idolatry, selfishness, unforgiveness and some others that we will discuss later in the blog series.

I want to make you aware that the way to overcome is three fold.  Body (actions), Mind(thoughts) and Soul (spiritual).  

I. BODY

The body focuses on actions such as if someone has physically hurt you.  Maybe touched you in a certain way and this creates a split or divide with others like.  If a woman was abused,  she may not be able to be joined in a healthy relationship with another person.  Now, she is left alone or thinks she prefers to be left alone.  We are weaker when we are alone BECAUSE  the BODY OF CHRIST is a group of believers not just one.

II. MIND

It has been said that the MIND is a terrible thing to waste..not sure who said it but I remember it from a commercial.  I want to focus on the way the enemy fills our minds with negative thoughts about everyone and everything.  When the spirit of division is allowed to run free; it cause great havoc.  The person is always thinking that someone is against them.  Everything is against them.  What ever wrong is done is thought to be done on purpose.  This will soon push the person to a place solitude though the person desperately needs to be in the fellowship of other believers.

III. SOUL

This one is bit tricky because for the novice, they will find demons in everyone.  This causes them to be afraid or uneasy around everyone.  Also, they will make others uneasy as they can not see where they are wrong.  They are unable to discern their own behavior and how that behavior is the absolute opposite of GOD.  They do not read the word but focus solely on what they are hearing.  Now the word is clear that we are to test the spirit to see if it is of GOD.  They however will not make any attempt to test the spirit because they have allowed pride to set in and  they of course can not be corrected.

IV. SOLUTION

Friends, my sole solution is PRAYER…I know someone is thinking that all I talk about is PRAYER..well, you are right.  PRAYER, is our first line of defensive and study of the word will strength your discernment.  

The prayer:

Lord, thank you that I am being filled with Your Spirit.  I invite the Holy Spirit into me to wash and cleanse me MIND, BODY and SOUL.  Thank you Lord, that I have the mind of CHRIST.  Thank you that I am a part of the Body of CHRIST.  Thank you Lord, you have restored my SOUL.

AMEN

COYFEE is out… 

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