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Mere Example

Kimberly Cooley — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:11:00 +0000

Bridgett Barnes once told me that we’re living in a time where people are so desperate for hope, so desperate to find something or someone to believe in that they seek to find these things in places they simply cannot reside in. Even though this conversation took place years ago, it’s so relevant today right down to this very second. We are mere examples of hope, examples of faith because our hope and our faith is in God. We lead others to Him, but we are not Him. Just because I walk like my father, talk like my father, doesn’t mean I am my father. It does however mean that I spend time with him, study him, and desire to be like him. We are to make others excited about the Light that dwells in them rather than bring attention to the one in us. It’s not about us; it’s bigger than us. #oneGodoneLoveoneFaith

Peace – Kimberly

Guil-ty But Not Really

Kimberly Cooley — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:24:28 +0000

Good morning. Just realized yet another character flaw. I don’t like it, but at least now I can fix it. Compassion and conviction follows introspection.

Peace – Kimberly

Do Over

Kimberly Cooley — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:40:36 +0000

Good evening. Just wrote an email that made me feel happy. Some life experiences don’t become “real” till you put them on paper. Lesson on reconciliation all over again.

Peace – Kimberly

Taste of Authenticity

Kimberly Cooley — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:05:19 +0000

Good morning. Authenticity sometime scares people. Some are just not used to it while others simply have never experienced it. #itsokay Don’t change.

Peace – Kimberly

Great Expectation

Kimberly Cooley — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 07:17:35 +0000

Good morning. It’s one thing to have so much faith that you know God’s “got you” in any situation, but it’s another thing when you become so faithlessly arrogant that you expect Him to move on your behalf “just because it’s what He does.” I call that a major #faithfumble

Peace – Kimberly

Basic Principles: Motive

Kimberly Cooley — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 03:52:53 +0000

Good evening. When you bring your “A” game, who are you bringing it for? If you’re not in some way serving, helping, loving, or healing, then you are just “doing stuff.” Bettering ourselves is great but building up others is divine. Live. Love life. Give love.

Peace – Kimberly

Basic Priciples: The Truth

Kimberly Cooley — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:11:13 +0000

Good evening. The words that irritate you the most are probably the ones that speak the unwelcomed truth. Acknowledge, address, conquer, and be better. You’re worth it.

Peace – Kimberly

Basic Principles: Real Quick

Kimberly Cooley — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 02:44:03 +0000

Good evening. One thing we can’t hide is our character. When you show up, so does it, so just be-real.

Peace – Kimberly

Basic Principles: Full Circle

Kimberly Cooley — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:18:02 +0000

Good morning. Life experiences can sometimes lead us away from the very thing we need. That’s why we can’t afford to allow every hurtful situation, every broken relationship, or even our own shortcomings and flaws to keep us from living forward. We must learn to embrace these experiences as stepping stones to who we are and who we will ultimately become. From the people who have hurt us, we learn how to help heal. From the people we’ve hurt, we learn how to forgive. Simply put, take your bad and make it someone else’s good.

Live, love life, and give love.

Peace – Kimberly

I’ve been scarred and battered,
my hopes the wind done scattered, snow has friz me, sun has baked me, looks like between ‘em they done tried to make me stop laughin’, stop lovin’, stop livin’– but I don’t care! I’m still here!
– by Langston Hughes

Journey

Kimberly Cooley — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 06:16:34 +0000

Good morning. I dig those who minister with compassion, love, and conviction more than those who try to convict and condemn. Compassionate ministry leads to spiritual conviction. Our responsibility is to win souls to Christ and be examples of Christ. The rest is between them and God.
Peace – Kimberly