Who's the Master?!

Okay I’m about to take you guys back, I was remembering the movie “The Last Dragon” and had to write about it. In case you’ve never seen the 80’s film; set in New York City, the plot follows a black teenage martial arts student named Leroy Green (often referred to as "Bruce Leroy", although he never calls himself that) with dreams of becoming a great martial artist like his idol Bruce Lee. Leroy goes on a quest to achieve the highest level of martial arts accomplishment, known as "The Final Level". Martial artists who reach the "Final Level" possess "The Glow". As its name suggests it is a mystical energy that can be tapped into by a martial arts master. When a fighter's hands glow, he is one of the best in the world and when his entire body glows, he is the greatest fighter alive. On his journey to becoming the "Last Dragon" and wielding the power of "The Glow," Leroy must confront villains such as a crooked arcade mogul Eddie Arkadian (Murney) and the evil Sho'nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, from whom he must also protect his younger brother Richie (Leo O'Brien) and his love interest, TV music video host Laura Charles (Vanity).

Leroy’s dream of becoming the “Last Dragon” comes true, at he end of the movie during a very heart racing flight between Sho’nuff ( who by the way has been torturing him and his family for a fight, and Leroy has humbling refused). Just when you think “Bruce Leroy” has had enough and the villain has won; he thinks back on all the past lessons, small victories, and motivational words from friends and family and from deep down inside he realizes that “the glow” has been in him the whole time. He jumps up like the master he really is and gives Sho’nuff the butt kicking he deserved!

In the moment of watching the film you can’t help to be overjoyed to see Leroy finally become the man he has trained and disciple his body to become and then to find out the whole time he was looking for the “Master” to teach him how to get “the glow”; the power was in Him the entire time.

I have to sometimes remind myself that the power is already in me. The Holy Spirit is in ME, angels are waiting for ME to call them out to work on my behalf. God has given to ME authority over all things. Why? Because I am a child of God; it’s that simple, but the key to me getting results is having FAITH. I must believe that everything I need is in me (though the Holy Spirit, not my own thinking) and by operating Godly principles ALL things which are of God, will manifest in due season.

Just as “Bruce Leroy” had to finally stand up to Sho’nuff in order for him to truly see who he was. As a Christian I have to stand up to enemy daily with no fear, knowing who I am in Christ and by FAITH calling to powers within me to conquer every battle that comes my way.

Genesis 1:26
God said, Let Us [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit] make mankind in Our image, after Our likeness, and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the [tame] beasts, and over all of the earth, and over everything that creeps upon the earth.

Watch your mouth!

I really don’t understand why the closest people to us make it so hard to grow; to mature, to change, to break away from the norm. Instead of coming to me with love about my mistakes, you would rather discuss them with our “friends” and neighbors behind my back. I don’t get it; you know I’m working on becoming a better person and you can’t see who I “really am?” Why would you.... if you only base your thinking on what you see in the natural? I can’t afford to take your negative thoughts and words to heart.

Please inform me of how this is helping me? Does it make you look or feel better? I mean, explain your motive, and help me to understand how your secret conversations are bettering anyone other than your own self-conceit? Do you find satisfaction in pointing out other people’s faults? In reality, the faults you’re able to point out in me, are faults you see within yourself. What are noticeable to you are things you can identify with. So the next time you’re so quick to point out someone else’s “inadequate behavior” or something that doesn’t meet your “worldly or religious standards”, maybe that’s what you’re really projecting or feeling about yourself.

Instead of becoming apart of the solution, you decide to be apart of the problems that help kill a person’s dreams, self esteem, goals, and drive daily with your tongue just remember: you become the assassin. Even with your good intentions, your behavior makes them of no consequence.

You know what…. now that I really think about it; I want to say thank you. Thank you for allowing me to see who you really are. You were just being you. I have learned to not take it as a negative, because you’re actually doing me a favor. You’re allowing me to see truth.

I made the mistake of calling you my friend and in reality you were the world’s friend.

And even still after my feelings were broken by your words, my heart never allowed those seeds to be planted, and I forgive you, because just as a moth goes into a flame allowing their own desire to kill them. You have no idea how your words meant to kill me, can destroy you.

James 4:4

You [are like] unfaithful wives [having illicit love affairs with theworld and breaking your marriage vow to God]! Do you not know thatbeing the world's friend is being God's enemy? So whoever chooses tobe a friend of the world takes his stand as an enemy of God