So Long Summer...
So sorry for the long delay between posts, it has been a SUPER busy summer! The Simply Believe manuscript took longer to finish than I expected, but I'm happy to say we're on the last chapter and after some rewrites and adjusting things to fit my new beliefs, it's looking GREAT!! We go to print in 3 weeks, just as soon as our editor gives us the go ahead and we typeset the manuscript.
A lot has changed these past months, for one, I left organized religion and am no longer a "Christian" in the sense that most "Christians" would consider oneself to be. I was sick and tired of dealing with the anti-everything that doesn't line up with the fundie beliefs, well, the ones they choose to believe anyway and what's more important, I was sick and tired of the dishonest, lying, cheating, despicable element that do the things they do in the "name of the Lord" or under the guise of being sweet little Christians... I am totally done with it.
Leaving mainstream religion was the most freeing, incredible, experience of my entire life! I no longer care what anyone thinks of me, I no longer care if people want to be my friend, if they're talking behind my back, believing rumors, etc. Nope... I set myself free!! Life has been TOTALLY INCREDIBLE since!!!! I have new friends and new clients who think the same way I do. They act more Christian than the ones I was dealing with who claim to be the real thing!
My book is being made into a movie, and that's just the beginning! Over 3,000 people have joined the Simply Believe Society and are releasing themselves from the bondage of false beliefs! I am amazed at how many people felt the same way I did and each day I meet new people who feel the same as well.
Let me make myself clear, I still believe in God, I still believe in Christ... I no longer believe in the modern, organized church or many, I mean MANY of the people who belong to it. If this offends you, I'm sorry, now might be a good time for you to UNsubscribe from my blog. It was nice to know you, but we don't share the same beliefs anymore. THANK GOD!
To those just joining me and to those who are sticking with me... let's move forward! I have a really, really neat experiment I want to share with you, It's called the $1,000 Experiment. I found it on my Internet travels. I'll share the details in my next post, but GET READY this experiment is awesome and it's LIFE changing!!
Oh yea, before I forget... the Heartbreak University website has a new look! Check it out at www.heartbreakuniversity.org - Fall eClasses in our braqnd new virtual university are now open for enrollment!
I'll be back soon with the details for the new $100 Experiment!
Love you all...
Shell
Christians Have No Credibility
It's no secret that over the past few months my dealings with "Christians" have left me less of a believer. Not less a believer in God, but less a believer in those who claim to represent Jesus. If someone who has strong faith can decide to turn away because of the hypocritical actions of others, imagine how many people whose faith is not as strong turn from knowing God completely because of those who misrepresent Him. I find that a LARGE number of Christian authors fit the description in this article. My intentions are not to degrade others, but instead prompt those who serve God to take a deeper look at themselves. Are you serving Him or replacing Him with our own message? Has the ministry you've been blessed with become a business? If it has, you aren't really serving God but yourself.
This article is by B.E. Elias and is taken from the book Spiritual Reality.
Back in the days of the early church, the disciples, the followers of Jesus, had a great deal of credibility. God would perform miracles and utter prophetic words that would come to pass, using the disciples. Today's Christian church leaders have no such giftings so they seek and attain financial wealth for that is the way they attempt to garner respect from the world in general. Christian leaders, pastors, televangelists,radio stations, and book writers are building their own little kingdoms, measuring their spirituality by the size of their perspective audiences. They fly (usually first class) around the world attending, conferences , dine at finer restaurants, and live in very comfortable, oft times very expensive homes, and in the case of one mega Christian church leader in Texas, a mansion with servants!
In spite of all this and more, the Christian leaders of today have zero credibility in the Kingdom of God, and with true seekers of eternal life and the gospel of truth. If you examine with me the life and attitude of the early disciples of Christ, you will find vast differences between them and the Christian pastors and evangelists today.
Today, becoming a "pastor" is a joke. The only requirement is that you go to an accredited, licensed school and get a piece of paper from man that states you are now a minister. Quite different from the true calling written about in the bible. Men of God prayed and sought divine guidance over the choosing of a pastor or any other office of the church. The Holy Spirit would confirm the appointment to those led by the same spirit. Also, a true biblical pastor has the responsibilities of teaching a small group of disciples the Truth of God's word, thereby equipping them to spread that same good news to a lost world. Vastly different is today's pastor and Christian leader, using their titles to lift themselves up in some fashion or another. Having that silly document signed by yet another false teacher in no way gives a person credibility in the Kingdom of God, and is only a facade in the world.
The old adage: you are only as good as your teacher stands strong here. Thus, you encounter multitudes of professed "Christians" who have no credibility in your sight. The reason, is that their leaders have none in the sight of our Maker. Once they stepped outside of God's design for His church, they lost their God given anointing and confidence which comes from above. What a shame to see so many seekers turned away from the Truth as modern day pastors and evangelists strive to garner a following, not for God, but unto themselves. So often they are very gifted orators, often actually rehearsing their sermons as if in a play. Because of the talent displayed when speaking behind a pulpit, people often mistake that for an anointing from God. Then, when the same minister is caught in adultery, or stealing or whatever, the same people are devastated, many times leaving the organized gathering in disgust. That is because they followed man and not God.
Today's Christian leaders are not accountable to anyone but the regular tithers. They base their spirituality on the visual things and not the matters of the heart God speaks of. They write books, seek after lofty positions in church, go to school to attain higher "Christian" degrees and titles, start a television show, "Christian radio ministry" is one of the worst fallacies, Christian broadcasting does absolutely nothing to further the Kingdom of God, but they love your donations! Or they open a website on the internet with all the answers, so they say. It all amounts to nothing in the lives of those seeking real truth. Also, without fail somewhere along the way in every one of these so called "ministries" there will be a mention of giving money, however cleverly masked. (like buying a book or booking that person to speak)
The only place you will find the answers is in the word of God. The only way you will find it is to study it yourselves. The only way you will understand it is to have the Holy Spirit to teach you. The only way to have Him is if the one true Christ sent from the Father sends Him to live in you. The only way to experience that is to ask Him. The way to do that is totally up to you, and between you and God. You have no need of a pastor or church group to show you the way. Do not let anyone deceive you with their twisted teachings. Topical studies, those that clip various scriptures from around the bible and paste them together are not of God. They are designed by Christian leaders whose background is in psychology and sales & marketing. If you want to know God by no means should you ask a modern day Christian. Get a version of the bible that isn't twisted by bible scholars interpretations, and pray and ask God yourself.
©B.E. Elias and is taken from the book Spiritual Reality.
Does this article shock you? Hopefully it will make you think about where you're getting your spiritual nourishment from. WAY too many people have turned to their fellow man to guide them instead of looking to God for the truth. It amazes me how many "Christians" will fight to the death over something their pastor said but when presented with raw facts they shun and turn away from those presenting them. Am I angry? You're darn right I am! I'm tired of the hypocrisy and tired of the facades. I'd rather travel alone than with people who can't think for themselves or seek the truth through testing the spirit. My new mission in life is to expose as many of the hypocrits as I can. I'm finding that many people are pretty wise to the ones who pretend to be what they are not. It's comforting to know that I'm not alone.
Stay tuned for my next post where I'll be posting pictures of my latest travels and info about all the new projects I've got going on!
And Then They wonder...
This video left me with my mouth hanging open. Can you believe this woman actually thinks she is a Christian? The woman that she traded places with is apparently a believer of New Age things or as this whack job put is "the dork side". I have to say though, after watching the other lady in other videos, she acts like more of a Christian (without even being one) than this nut case does. This is the exact reason why I've left behind the main stream Hypo-Christian crowd and beliefs. Then they wonder whay no one listens to them.. this person is a "representative" and although a bit more vocal than most of the ones I've dealt with, same mentality.
A quote for today...
"People too weak to follow or find their own dreams,
will always find a way to discourage or steal yours."
Guest Blogger: Old Wise Woman - Unintended consequences
Unintended consequences
by a wise old woman
Unintended consequences: the phrase used to describe those whose actions bring about "unintended" diasastrous consequences. You would think that some amount of intelligence is involved in these actions. Perhaps the perpetrator is intelligent, but if you've ever read anything about various sorts of intelligence, you might have extrapolated that common sense does not always line up on the same page as intelligence.
Unintended consequences have wide-reaching effects such as one recent rebellion toward a large not-for-profit organization and a member of one of its support groups.
Nine years in the building, the chapter offered many opportunities for support and information. Newly diagnosed patients and their families received the support and information they needed to survive a life-changing illness. The community became aware of the Foundation and the illness. Many new patients and their loved ones received the information and the knowledge that they were not alone in their suffering
Nothing works to restore one's spirits and create hope as a survivor visiting a person struggling to regain control of his or her body. You walk up to the bed and say, "I've had what you have and I got better." The look that comes over the patient's face is payment enough for the time and expense put into the job without pay. Only one who has enjoyed volunteering and working with people could understand this sort of satisfaction.
Then came the one-person rebellion against the rules and regulations that non profits must abide by in order to stay in business and in one swift moment the chapter is erased.
One wonders how people like this rebel manage to get through life. But then again do they?
It's Pandalerium!
Have you read the paper today? What a mess.
At the top of my "bitch list" is the article about BP purchasing top placement keywords on Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. so that anyone searching the keywords "oil Spill" or similar phrases will basically get sites owned or sponsored by BP first or in the top results. Apparently, they want people to read their side of the story first. Link to article: http://theweek.com/article/index/203754/how-bp-is-manipulating-google-results).
Now, had BP and the USCG been honest from the start, I may have given them the benefit of the doubt, but between the lies, assanine statements by Tiny Tony, misleading statements by the Coast Guard, and the blatant attempts to cover up the full impact of this disaster, they've lost all credibility with me and most, if not all, of my friends. THEN, I turn on the television to hear Sarah "Brain Child" Palin share her totally rediculous opinion about how it's the environmentalists fault that this happened. I joined a group on Facebook this morning called "1,000,000 people who want to plug the BP oil spill with Sarah Palin" - I think she'd make the perfect Junk Shot. They have my vote. Does that woman ever get tired of making an ass of herself?
Then we switch over to another channel and we hear all about the crisis in Gaza. Iran is sending navy ships to "escort" the aid flotilla's and in my humble opinion, this is not good. This whole situation is going down hill very fast and the end results are going to be bad for all involved. Peace does seem pretty far off at this point.
I am glad to see that more and more Americans are getting smart about our governments unshakable support for Israel. I mean, enough is enough already. And contrary to Tim Wildmon's (President of the American Family Association) statement that we should "Urge President Obama to stand firmly and unapologetically with Israel" I don't think standing by a country that is WRONG is right! Thank GOD for the UNSUBSCRIBE button!! I refuse to be fed the propaganda spewed from the radicals in this country, passed off as "a message from God" any longer. Of course, all of the right wing, fanatical, Bible thumpers in America who never stop to think before they decide, or to actually research the facts via sources other than Fox News, will go along with this. Then they wonder why they are referred to as "sheeple". If only these same people werent such a bunch of hypocrits, people might actually listen to their resoning. Although, it still wouldn't make any sense. When Israel is wrong, they are wrong. Why should we continue to make ourselves a target to their enemies? For what?
On a brighter note: I was able to complete the design draft required by the investment team for my new project. It's AWESOME and I can't wait to share it with all of you. I've not ever worked on a project like this, and I never thought my vision would go in this direction, but it has and now that it has, I am SO EXCITED!! I managed to complete another chapter of the Simply Believe book and I'm working on the next. It's moving right along and the iTVDiva platform is due to launch this week. Stay tuned - I'll post the new logos in a day or so.
I am inviting a few friends to guest blog here so get ready. One of my friends "Wise Old Woman" has a lot to say and you'll want to hear it. She is truly a women of wisdom. I thought when I decided to stop writing what people wanted to hear and started blogging about what I really feel that I'd lose friends on my blog. Quite the contrary, I've picked up quite a few! I'm glad to see so many breaking away from the facade and start saying what they really think.
Up Next: A Word from... a wise old woman!
A Quote for your Sunday...
"Pay no mind to those who talk behind your back.
It simply means that you're two steps ahead of them"
Avalanche of Activity
Helllloooo Everyone! This has been the week of weeks and today the day of days! Have you ever looked back on your life and been able to exactly pinpoint certain substantial events in your life? For instance - I met my husband May 4, 2000 at 4:37 PM. I met the Lord on June 26, 1999 at 8:00 PM EST. Today at 2:40 PM EST I received an answer to prayer that I've been praying for THREE YEARS! There have been doubts, setbacks, valley's, and days when I just felt like giving up altogether. I've come up against opposition, had people tell me it couldn't be done and basically had people abandon me. I should have known through all of that, when the desire just stayed strong, that it was only the enemy trying to stop me.
People...stay tuned, I am about to launch the project of all projects! I'll be sharing the details with you VERY shortly. In the meantime, I've been given some tasks to accomplish to complete the whole picture. I am SO on it!!
What I learned this week: It seems that even Christians can be used to do evil. Most of the time they don't realize that's what they are doing becuase as humans, they justify it. BUT, God showed me different. You know what I say? I say hate me, be angry with me, try to destroy me, but don't tell people your Christian while you're doing it! That only makes you look bad and really taints the God you supposedly serve. It's the one thing Christians do, that they don't really think about that makes unbelievers run as far and as fast as they can from Christ's representatives here on Earth. I used to get angry and want revenge or "pay back", well, I don't have time for all that, I just pray for people like that. I pray the Lord won't come down on them too hard and that through it all, they'll realize what they're doing. If they do, they do, and if they don't... well.... that's between them and God. I just pray that not too many people are hurt by their actions and I hope that if you have ever felt that way, you'll think about it before you do anything. I hope I will always be able to recognize when the enemy is using me or trying too.
I'll be traveling to Hollywood in a few weeks and I'll be sure to take pictures for all of you! I am sort of scared and sort of excited. I hate flying but once I get there, I know I'll be excited!! I can't wait!!! In my next blog post I will share details about the Simply Believe movie! LOTS happening with that too!
Well, I'm off to take care of the things that need to be done to get my project complete. I ONLY HAVE 4 days to get it done! Stay tuned for more details and have a BLESSED weekend! I'll try to come back tomorrow.
Until we meet again...Simply Believe!!
Who Does Your Thinking?
It's these kinds of things that have caused me to leave the organized church altogether. You see, I'm capable of forming my own opinions based on a fact and truth checks from various sources, piece those facts togethe,r and form an educated, well thought out, fact based, opinion. I'm open to what others have to say and I'm often curious as to how they arrived at their opinions. Too often though, their opinions are based on the statements of others like their pastor, neighbors, biased news stations, crazy talk show hosts, and the list goes on. It seems like so many people are so intent on hating things the way they are that they don't care about the facts, they just want what they want. This is ignorant and dangerous. It's also a main reason why so many people are fleeing from the church. I receive emails from no less than 70 people a week telling me they left their church because of the political atmosphere amongst other reasons. Some people are not going for the brainwashing and their getting out. I don't blame them!
For the record, I think Israael is wrong! I think the whole situation over there is out of hand and is becoming inhumane and I won't support it, even if my hypo-Christian friends insist I have too because the pastor says so. Sorry, I think for myself and so far, the facts as they seem, reflect a guilty Israel. As more information is released, I may change my opinion, but as it stands now, I believe what Israel did was horrible and they should be held accountable.
Finding factual, true news these days isn't easy. We can see from the BP oil spill alone how our media is controlled and influenced and how news is either distorted or facts are eliminated altogether for the sake of protecting the bad guys simply becuase they have a ton of money and power. We don't have to settle for that and we shouldn't.
There are a few good websites where the news is fact and truth checked in an unbiased way. One of my favorites is www.factcheck.org and www.politico.com is another one of my favorites. Factcheck.org tells it like it is, so if your favorite guy lied about something, this is the place you'll find out about it. The good thing is, you can see how your least favorite politicians fared as well.
On a brighter note... I had a great weekend with my family AND I began experimenting with Green Screen technology! WAIT until you see the videos we create with this! Holy cow! It's great! I have a new producer joining the team in mid-June and her work is fabulous and she has won awards for some of her videos. Stay tuned to see her creations with the new broadcasters we have coming up! I'm off to finish the latest edition of CHANNELS, hopefully I'll have it published by Wednesday! Stay tuned for more!
What Goes Around Comes Around...
For the past few years during our historic economic woes, the big oil companies raked in record multi-billion dollar profits to the tune of some $16 billion dollars per year. America was losing their jobs and their homes and everything in between and the greedy oil companies were raking it in by raping us at the pump.
Knoxville, Tennessee had the highest average gas prices in the nation at $4.99 per gallon. The oil companies did nothing to help America in her time of need.
It seems as if a good portion of those meaty profits may go towards cleanging up the mess (as if that's possible) in the Gulf. I say "GOOD! Let it bankrupt them!" If I'm offending anyone, sorry, it's the way I fee.l The whole "drill baby drill" thing goes over like a lead balloon with me and in my opinion shows just how ignorant some of the people we listen to and depend on for our information really are. Don't get me started!
The lesson? You're never too big, too popular, too famous....etc. to fail!
It's my opinion that when you live a facade, pretend that you care, lie about what you do or don't do, it catches up with you no matter who you are. Sometimes the exposure comes in an unexpected, self-inflicted action.
Do I sound angry? I am. I have several friends in Florida and New Orleans who are facing ruin becuase of this mess and honestly, I'm tired of being politially correct, or watching what I say so as not to offend anyone. I am so done with that. If you have sensative feelings or don't think with an open mind, now might be a good time to unsubscribe from my blog. Hopefully, you'll take what I say serious and research it for yourself and be ENLIGHTENED!
For those that are just as fed up as I am, stay tuned. My new mission in life is to expose the hypocrisy and corruption and show people, comapnies and organizations who pretend to be one thing, for what they really are. So, if you really want the facts, and not just a bunch of garbage someone spews becuase they are popular or famous or have lots of money... stay tuned. Enough is enough! Now I'm pissed!
To the new folks coming on board who feel the same, WELCOME!!! Let's make a difference together!
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