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Smile, It’s Already Done

Shaun Bradford

Whatever you needed God to handle, know that it’s handled. It’s already done.

Whatever the enemy tries to throw at you now is out of desperation.

Exhale.

Give God the glory.

And move forward in peace and with grace.♥️

Love you,

Shaun

**This message is not only for you, but it’s for me, too. The enemy is busy, but my God is mighty! Still singing, “How great is our God.” Amen

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My Journey With God, No. 110

Shaun Bradford

Good Morning!☀️

Woke up singing, “How great is our God. Sing with me. How great is our God. And all will see. How great, how great is our God.”

Every day, I wake up expecting something great to happen, something besides—living to see another day, random small opportunities, or a victory here and there for humanity. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sincerely grateful for them all. However, I would like to experience something great like rivers parting like the Jordan (been reading the book of Joshua in the Bible).

Joshua 3:5. Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.”

Hmmm… So maybe consecration is the key.

Just thinking…

How often do we expect great things to happen but fail to consecrate (dedicate) ourselves to God? In other words, we expect great things from God, but what do we offer Him?

I’m still expecting great things to happen because God is great. However, this does make me think about my commitment to God. How dedicated am I? Not because I want to experience His unexpected greatness, but because I truly revere Him.

God, thank You for loving me.♥️

Shaun

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In Disbelief

Shaun Bradford

Wheeewww…

Looked at my phone and saw a notification that Malcom Jamal Warner (Theo from The Cosby Show) had passed. He was 54.

Death…

I just watched The Cosby Show marathon last weekend.

I’m numb.

I feel like I felt when I heard Aaliyah and Lisa Lopes (Left Eye from TLC) had passed.

Death stings.

It hurts.

He was only two years older than me.

I remember when Andy Griffith died. My grandgodmother said everyone she knew was gone. Her son had passed a few years earlier, and it devastated her. However, there was something about Andy (Matlock) dying that made her extremely sad. She stopped eating and wouldn’t get out of bed. Sadly, she stopped living. Andy died on July 3, 2012, and she died on August 1, 2012.

Now… I’m not that sad. Nowhere near it, but I understand. There’s something about someone so close to your age dying suddenly. Especially when it feels like they were part of your everyday life. Momma Kate (my grandgodmother) watched The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock every day for years. When he died, something in her died too.

Praying for Malcom’s family, friends, and his fans. I grew up with Theo. Never, ever expected to hear this. Not him.

Thank you for allowing me to share. I’m trying to do better with getting my feelings of grief out instead of keeping them bottled up. I feel much better than I did when I began writing.🙏🏽

Shaun