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 I am wondering what kind of person God accepts in His kingdom...... do you know?

Is it the loud and rude person who "Puts people in their place"?

Or is it the person who lets the powerful person trash him and then runs to the Father and says..."Did you see what that person did to me?"

You have maybe done something wrong, BUT the other person does NOT want to hear your explanation NOR your apology.

 What do YOU do from a professional and ethical viewpoint?

More importantly if you have tried to explain yourself AND apologize.....

How do you think God sees the other person if they will not listen to you?

Are you supposed to fret about it? Are you supposed to loose sleep over it?

Do you wonder what is going to become of the person who does NOT forgive.......? More than likely, God will have His way with the person who does NOT forgive, just to emphasize to them what is the right thing to do (and maybe awaken their conscience).

If the person does NOT listen to God when He comes gently knocking on the door of their heart...what will happen to them if they continue to live like that......believing THEY are always in the right and they don't HAVE to forgive people, even when those people come to them and ask. (See this kind of person thinks THEY have a corner on wisdom and insight...and THEY need to teach everyone around them a lesson when they are wronged)

They may go their merry way and confess to be His child even.......but God knows everything.......EVERYTHING...

He knows our hearts, minds, motives and what we cherish the most....... if someone offended YOU.... would YOU forgive if they came to you and were trying to apologize??

Or would you stand on the podium of your heart and bash the person trying to apologize........ leaving the person to cry out to God in tears of sorrow and frustration after you have abruptly finished your bashing and sent the person away..........

That person who was trashed and was like a child would NOT get all frustrated and keep it all inside.......

they would immediately go to God who is their father in heaven and tell Him..............

"Why did that person do that to me when I was trying to explain myself and apologize......

This brings to mind a verse that Jesus Himself said....If your brother comes to you and says,"Forgive me, I will not do that again."

You are to forgive him....even if it happens 70 times 7 times (that is 490 times for the arithmetically challenged ~~~~hehehehe)

I wonder what Jesus would do when a person like that came to Him at the end of their life and told him,

"We taught people Your lessons, listened to sermons and helped lots of people......we did LOTS of good things......."

And then He would ask....."When you were wronged and people tried to apologize to you.... Why did you turn them away without accepting their apology?"

I am so scared for people like that (I also feel sorry for them)....... what will happen to them?

So..........does God accept the child..........or the person out to "Teach Everyone Something"? What ever happened to the teaching of Jesus about who gets into the kingdom of God.......

"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.  I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."

Little children have things to learn...they ARE NOT perfect and never would say they were.....

Life is a continuing classroom for me....... how about you? =-D

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If we do not keep learning things, how will we ever grow our businesses...or live life to the fullest.....?

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I for one will choose to STAY childlike......

I WANT to be accepted into Gods kingdom and grow my business..... =-D

Learning things is Sooooo important in life........ we should NEVER stop learning.........never.........  =-D

Are YOU still learning things in life?  =-D

How many times have you looked at your circumstances and said to yourself, "There has to be a better way than this..."

• Your lead generation is not generating.....
• Your prospective leads have decided to NOT buy a home for the next year or so....
• Everyone says the interest rates are too high......
• The listings you have are NOT selling......
• It rains all the time and no-one wants to see your listings......
• It snows all the time too.......
• The wind is too strong and it just isn't a good day to go out and look at homes......
• Your kids just don't respond to your jokes the way they used to.....
• All the other agents in your office seem to be doing well.......
• The bills are starting to pile up........
• Your gas gauge in your car is only at 1/3 of a tank........
• Your dog doesn't come when you call him........
• Your cat doesn't seem to purr when you pet her.......
• The chipmunks are eating the fruit on your trees in the backyard.......
• You ran out of deoderant yesterday........

Things are just not going well anymore....... and you wonder why.........

Click on the picture of Him to see a little movie that will inspire you......

Everyone needs encouragement once in a while.

Find it at the "Christianity and Real Estate" Group.

 ** This is a repeat of the original post to make sure the word gets out on the blog Leaderboard of the new group I have created.**

 Hello out there in AR Land.......

I have decided to create a new group called "Christianity and Real Estate" for those of us in AR who are serious about God and our Savior Jesus Christ.

It is with much prayer and pondering that I have formed this new group.

This group will be for those who believe that their Christianity affects their career, not the other way around. It will be a place to get prayed for....to tell testimonies about how God has worked in your life, and to tell others about great websites on teaching, warning, and encouragement as a Christian.

I am hoping there will grow out of this a warm, loving group of Saints that will lift each other up in prayer, encouraging each other and looking together to our Lord for wisdom, strength and gudance day to day.

This will NOT be a group where the moderator creates the group and dissapears as I have heard so many of you say recently. I will visit it every day and I PROMISE to be someone you can talk to and get to know.

All you have to do is click on this really NEAT picture of "Him" and it will take you to the group page......

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........please read the rules and regs first (I will NOT hesitate to enforce them....hehehehe)........

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May God and our Savior Jesus Christ be lifted up in this group.

(There HAS to be better way of advertizing this group ~~~ hehehehe)

 Hello out there in AR Land.......

**This is an excerpt of a previous post**

Go to: Christianity and Real Estate to see the original Blog.

This group will be for those who believe that their Christianity affects their career, not the other way around. It will be a place to get prayed for....to tell testimonies about how God has worked in your life, and to tell others about great websites on teaching, warning, and encouragement as a Christian.

I am hoping there will grow out of this a warm, loving group of Saints that will lift each other up in prayer, encouraging each other and looking together to our Lord for wisdom, strength and gudance day to day.

This will NOT be a group where the moderator creates the group and dissapears as I have heard so many of you say recently. I will visit it every day and I PROMISE to be someone you can talk to and get to know.

All you have to do is click on this really NEAT picture of "Him" and it will take you to the group page......

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........please read the rules and regs first (I will NOT hesitate to enforce them....hehehehe)........

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May God and our Savior Jesus Christ be lifted up in this group.

(**This post was repeated because of the nature of the dashboard...new posts get lost on the leaderboard after 50 people post....**)

 Hello out there in AR Land.......

I have decided to create a new group called "Christianity and Real Estate" for those of us in AR who are serious about God and our Savior Jesus Christ.

It is with much prayer and pondering that I have formed this new group.

This group will be for those who believe that their Christianity affects their career, not the other way around. It will be a place to get prayed for....to tell testimonies about how God has worked in your life, and to tell others about great websites on teaching, warning, and encouragement as a Christian.

I am hoping there will grow out of this a warm, loving group of Saints that will lift each other up in prayer, encouraging each other and looking together to our Lord for wisdom, strength and gudance day to day.

This will NOT be a group where the moderator creates the group and dissapears as I have heard so many of you say recently. I will visit it every day and I PROMISE to be someone you can talk to and get to know.

All you have to do is click on this really NEAT picture of "Him" and it will take you to the group page......

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........please read the rules and regs first (I will NOT hesitate to enforce them....hehehehe)........

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May God and our Savior Jesus Christ be lifted up in this group.

(And I am sure They will be.........hehehehe)

Today I met Netta Blackwood in person and I didn't even know she was in the same Keller Williams office I work at! She is a true professional, working with a new agent to help get some real estate website marketing work done. As she was guiding the agent, more and more questions came up which she was starting to have a little trouble answering quickly.

I chimed in with the answers to some of the newby agents inquiries to help her and then I pulled up one of my central Florida real estate websites to help the agent see what Netta and I were trying to say.

Netta immediately saw the picture of me on my website and recognized me from Active Rain! (I had my hair down at the office and not in the customary ponytail I usually do, so I guess I was in cognito at that time...... you cannot tell in the pictures I have on line, but my hair reaches to the middle of my shoulder blades......my wife likes long hair........hehehehe =-D)

We had a great time talking about how great it is to be in Active Rain and all the benefits we have gotten from being a part of the network. The newby agent was still not convinced about all the benefits even though I told her about how my website has ranked higher in google because of it. Netta also told about several referrals and leads she has gotten because of her membership in "The Rain".......

Netta and I talked about Bryant Tutas, Nima the Mortgage Man, and several other members of "The Rain" and had a great time knowing all the members here at Active Rain are there for each other.

The help, encouragement, laughter, guidance, suggestions and input are so helpful and so inspiring here "In the Rain"........ I for one (and I think Netta feels this way also) am very glad I joined!

Here is what is happening in the central Florida area:

•  The areas congressional delegation is pledging to pay for more police, jump start the commuter light rail program, and find $337 million for a new veterans hospital.

With the Democrats in control of Congress, these projects might not ever come to pass. Even though the the reigning powers that be in central Florida are Republicans, they have less power than they used to in Congress.....they are still hopeful that some of these projects wil get the funding they deserve.

•  Under a rule change effective last month, now "First Responders" (firefighters, and emergency medical technicians) can buy foreclosed homes for half their appraised value along with teachers and police. This is a great change and helps those who are on the forefront of our community keeping us safe from harm.
• The City of Kissimmee is following Saint Cloud in offering WiFi access in two areas of the city. The main zone is 5 square miles around Kissimmee and unincorporated Osceola County. It includes the Kissimmee Municipal Airport. This is a great added incentive for businesses in these areas to promote themselves. Imagine being able to go to a local restaurant, buy your lunch and peruse your e-mails or catch up on the latest news, weather or sports.

To see curent changes in housing prices and trends go to this link on the Orlando Sentinel.

We are all about local central Florida real estate happenings; give us a call, you will not be dissapointed.

I just saw I have passed the 50K points total...and this was just from bloggin and comenting...I have sent many many e-mails to others to join this wonderful network to no avail....

I have held the #38-39 spot in the network for a quite a while out of over 11,000 people I think that is not a bad piece of work.....

I am looking forward to many MORE great professionals to work with in the future....

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"A successful endeavor takes good leadership, wise counsel and careful planning" (proverbs)......

I feel I am on the right track......

How much can a mortgage loan officer LIE?????

No forthcoming truth in lending statement...... and NOW the drum roll please for the ending of this saga......

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I have been lied to about how much the client I have is qualified for by the PIRATE SHIP LOAN COMPANY I WAS DOING BUSINESS WITH.....obviously they were standing to make more of a commission at the higher loan amount, besides charging on the back end of the loan fees they did NOT want to disclose in the TIL form....

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Along comes Jason Price of Knightlines Mortgage...one of OUR very own AR members, has gave me a CORRECT assessment and is in the process of Pre Approving my client...not prequalifying.... and he has done it in LESS time than the PIRATE SHIP LOAN COMPANY.......

Can you beat THAT with a stick or what??!!?? ......I hardly doubt it.......

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I am so HAPPY to be associated with professional, ethical people in my business acquaintances!!!

I would NOT have met Jason if not for the ACTIVE RAIN NETWORK..... I am so glad I have met many other members on this network worth their weight in GOLD to me (BB, KK, TLW, Mary McKnight, Brian, Gabriel, George!! and so many others!)

ONE MORE PIRATE SHIP BLOWN OUT OF MY LIFE........thank goodness..... they are just too much stress to deal with.....

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Doing Central Florida real estate with The Knights Team and Knightlines Mortgage...... what a wonderful concept!!