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Kallithought #1

If you are reading this book with me, let’s begin our journey together. The first Kallithought revolves around the philosophical thought of self preservation; but the biblical premise of being able to supply what every joint needs. When we are introduced to God in the OT, we meet the Creator of the universe and He is creating a perpetual earth and heaven and everything therein. He is giving of His creative genius so you and I can not only exist but live.

Scripturally, we were created in the image of this magnanimous giver who shares His resources and His Son with us. Thus we should resolve to have dominion in the earth just as He does to this day. However, we cannot have dominion over that we don’t understand. God spent days teaching  Adam how to have dominion and reign in the earth. Today, we need to transfer the scripture to a modern day context and we need to apply this kingdom system of discipline so that we too can be fruitful or productive in the earth.

We need to practice the discipline of paying ourselves by spending time with God in His Word. This is paying yourself; but, the power is not in Word read but in Word applied. Application means looking at what is happening in the society surrounding us for example a new IPO is has been applied for by Facebook. What is an IPO? Can this be a vehicle for the transference of wealth to the Kingdom of God? Should we formulate small corporations that take advantage of putting monies together in a synergistic pool to increase our share purchase strength? Or are we practicing Christianity in some type of box or vacuum.

It’s time to get out the box and to break out of this recession mindset!

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Learning How to Use the Book for Optimal Success

My book was not designed for lazy people. Ooops! Did I say something wrong? In the scripture laziness is a sin. None of us will ever hold the keys to wealth if we are lazy. This book was designed and written to make you think. There is absolutely nothing in the world that you can be successful on or in by being lazy. Prov 12:24  The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor. NKJV

The next thing we need to conquer is the mountain called excuses. Excuses are invalid reasons that never justify our lack of success. The scripture declares that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Moreover, God created us in His image and has given us everything that pertains to life and godliness so we are without excuse.When we make excuses we deny generations of people access to the gifts God put inside of us. We destroy our legacy and we limit the expansion of the Kingdom of God.

Finally, we must learn to distance ourselves from the crowd. Using  a phrased I coined many years ago called the ” Bara Force” the creative power of God. This is taken from the Hebrew word “bara” which simply means to create. In this season, we must create our own atmosphere for natural and spiritual empowerment. There is not going to be another manna rain. We must determine what gifts are in side of us and maximize them. They will bring you before great men. So read the forward and do what it says for the next thirty days.

Matt 25:26-28 26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.  27 So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest.  28 So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents. NKJV

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The Purpose of Breaking Out of the Recession Mindset

My book “Breaking Out of the Recession Mindset” was designed to create an interest or a hunger for learning what’s going on in the world around us. While we call ourselves waiting on God to do something for us, God has put in course the history of the world and has given us His will for Believers through the Bible. However, the church (by church, I mean the ecclesia, the Greek word that refers to the people of God) sits by idly and waits for God to do something He has already done or completed.

The Word of God is replete with promises that are tied to small and large Covenantal agreements that create partnerships between man and God. Now knowing what we know about humanity and divinity who do you think always messes up the partnership by not fulfilling his end of the agreement? Based on our understanding and fulfillment of these covenants there is no way in the world that the body of Christ should be lacking anything. You don’t have to be rich just wealthy. The state of being rich is tied to money. The state of being wealthy is tied to lifestyle.

My purpose for writing this book is to teach you how to be wealthy by creating a streams of thinking and thoughts that will deliver us from our mundane lifestyle to victorious living. I want to teach the art of fishing rather than giving you a fish. Thus,the book is written with a simple format beginning with a Kallithought (follow me on twitter I tweet them all the time). A Kallithought is simply a thought given to me by God that should cause us to think of ways to tap into the creative will of God for our lives while chipping away at the recession mindset. How do you do this? Very simple my friend. We have to pray, think, plan, write and execute! Enjoy!

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Meet the Author of Breaking Out of the Recession Mindset

Welcome to Derek L.Calhoun's Tumblr, I am your blog host. I am a writer and this is only my second time using social media as a tool for readership. I only recently started using twitter. So send me some encouragement so I will continue to release the gift that God has given me.  I have been writing formally since I was eighteen. This is a brand new experience for me because I grew up in an era of chalk boards and erasers in the 70′s. Apple was a brand new computer company giving away computers to schools for cereal box tops.

When I was in college we were still learning how to use FORTRAN and Cobalt; however, both my wife and I have a unique call to a generation that cannot live without social media and digital paraphernalia. Although you have all things at your finger tips, literally, I have found that “experience is the world’s best teacher”. My mother coined that phrase for me over 35 years ago. Being a former teacher and adjunct professor, I would welcome the opportunity to have you look at life from a different set of lenses. I am no fool. I know that there are hundreds of voices in the earth and I am not going to insult your intelligence by claiming to be the “most significant voice” .

However, I would like the opportunity to be “a significant voice” who will contribute to the sustainability of your future. I intend to govern myself according to the rules of integrity and my intent will be to enlighten, creating a resolve to be a better person while instructing you on current and trendy financial mores that have there foundation in biblical antiquity. I promise  to be informative but brief in 300 words or less.

Later,

DLC