Monday, January 21, 2008

Manifesto

Dictionary.com defines the word manifesto as a public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature. First, one should have the desire to make a change or to want to accomplish something. But all possible things come through the blessings of God. Before attempting my manifesto, I must warn the public of the happiness and changes that it will bring. As I began my life by this manifesto, I found myself in awe many, many times and it still happens daily. My manifesto is a little more than this, but this just to get you started. Within my manifesto are policies and principles that I chosen to govern my life and help me to achieve my goals.
In life, it is very important to have a desire to achieve a goal. Even if you do not know what the goal is, you have to have the desire to want and maybe even need to want to reach a goal. The goal will come later if you desire it to come.
After you are aware of the incredible feeling you have to accomplish something, you should pray. Talk to God as often as possible about your feelings, even though he knows your heart, it still helps to tell him yourself. You must make him a friend. Just as you are anxious to talk to a friend, God listens just the same. It may feel weird, like you are talking to yourself. As time goes on, you will notice that he listens by the things he shows you. He is all about showing you.
Yes, God is always there to listen and to help you, but you have to have faith that he will make things happen for you. Faith is very important. You can pray continuously and talk to him whenever, but what good will it be if you do not truly have faith that he does love you and does want to help you.
Once you find the faith that you need to believe one hundred percent in God, you have to be patient. He is an awesome God, but you must wait patiently for God to make things happen in his own time. Your patience also shows God how much you truly do trust and have faith that he will help you with whatever it is you are struggling with. He knows your intentions if you begin praying and talking to him but when your blessing does not come when you want it to, you leave him. Why should he help you if you loose patience with Him? He patiently waited for you to come to him, so why can’t you do the same in return. While you are patiently waiting for God’s help, you must have endurance. There are so many things that can provoke you to do wrong. You have to have endurance to get over those things. Some things may be so tempting that you have to ask God to help you conquer them, and he will. Even though some people don’t want you to do well, you have to ignore them and continue with what you know you need to do.
After you have trusted in God with you complete faith, had patience with him, endured the things that almost took you away, you have to show God how thankful you are that he cared so much about you. Tell him how thankful you are whenever you can see the things he has brought you through. Even the things you find yourself taking for granted such as life itself. Better than merely telling God, you should jump for joy at the though of wanting to show him by constantly telling others about him and consistently trying to do the right thing as much as possible. When he notices how thankful you are you, of course he will want to help you more.
Not only should everyone believe in God, but have faith that if you lay your burdens on him, he will carry you through anything. With that faith, everyone must be patient that things that you ask God for, he will do. As you patiently wait for your blessings, you have to endure the trials and temptations that Satan puts in your way to harm you.

1 comment:

Tanjarae D. said...

Hey gurlie, yeah it is funny how we reconnected. I totally agree with your manifesto. I think most people nowadays only talk to GOD when they need him. For instance, when they are in trouble. My thing is don't only talk to HIM when you need something, talk to him as much as possible. He is my best friend and I let that be known. I hate the fact that most of young and older people today have strayed away from GOD. Look what the world has come to now. But anyway, I could write a whole paper about this one subject alone. See you in class hunny!!