Raising Champions: Coaching Children Into Responsible Adulthood (Spiritual Edition). Rufus Jr. Curry Jr.

Чтение книги онлайн.

СКАЧАТЬ the life of just one ‘sheep.’ Mr. Curry has given us tools that will allow us to work smart, not hard. May the good that he does in the lives of others, be multiplied in his life, a thousand-fold.

      Rev. Benjamin Franklin, Jr

      Pastor, Counselor

      African Methodist Episcopal Church

      Introduction

      Coaching Children Into Responsible Adulthood

      “Raising Champions” is the result of years of experience, heartache, victory, and searching for answers to quench the inquisitive thirst of a hungry mind. As a man, I stand before you and boldly confess that all of the advice I provide for my son and daughter in this book, are the very words I strive to live by every day. As I weaved this heartfelt message to my son and daughter, I recognized that it also has great benefit for me as a man on a continuous search to implement the gifts that God has entrusted me with.

      While watching an inspirational video of a young man who grew up in a disadvantaged situation stand on the stage at his high school graduation and deliver a testimony so powerful, I had to ensure that my son Micah Rufus Curry (ten years old) bore witness to this young man. I needed my son to recognize what he was able to accomplish via faith and the awesome power of realizing that God has embedded tools and skills in each of us that (if employed with faith) will yield to us anything we ask it. I write this letter to my many students who have assisted in confirming my present spiritual position and fervent faith that we are as scripture has told us, “Made in His image and likeness”, and have been imbued with the power to create the lives we desire to live.

      The thought of us (human beings) wielding the awesome power of expectant, faithful focus is a mind-boggling thing. I want to open your eyes to what you can achieve, when you decide what you want, then focus on making your dreams come true every day. One step at a time my son and you will be the Great Man that I know you were born to be. Raising Champions is ultimately designed to have a positive impact on the boys and girls of the world, which equals Our Future! I have great hope for our future. Our future means not just focusing on the state of the youth in the United States of America. I know that in order for the benefits of faith, perfect health, abundant wealth, Divine intelligence, Divine wisdom, along with individual and collective creativity culminating with access to the zone of prosperity to mean something, the world must know that the above mentioned gifts are available to ALL. Yes, I want God to bless the world for all of us and I have plans to see as much of the world as I can before I transition to my next level of existence. The North Pole and South Pole, and all stops in between are on the travel itinerary for me, my wife, children, friends and family.

      With the above desires in the deepest reservoir of my heart, I pray that this book will be read by boys and girls who are hungry for a brighter future. Many of them may find themselves in the position where they may have to chart their own course out of their not-so-ideal circumstances. To the boys and girls, and the men and women who are responsible for the important task of raising them, I am writing this book for you. I also aim the words in this book toward the men and women who find themselves in the same predicament as these boys and girls. Many of you have unattended dreams and ideas locked away in the cellars of your minds. Devour the words I have been divinely led to write. Allow them to fill your hearts and fuel your spirit as you prepare to make your next move. Go forth and prosper.

      I know there are mothers, fathers, guardians, foster parents, step-parents, youth church workers, mentors, teachers, coaches, next door neighbors, fraternity and sorority youth group leaders who are just as interested in ensuring that our world’s future is as bright as it can be. I also believe that everybody who wants to and is willing to work, should have the opportunity to exercise their freedom to access the global marketplace with confidence. Don’t underestimate the power of a strong work ethic. Your willingness to produce focused work toward the life you desire to live is a tool that will serve you on your quest to a greater life and show it to be one of your most valuable tools as you craft the life you are dreaming of. So, to each of you who are Shepherds for boys and girls as they travel the path of maturation . . . take and eat of the message that I have been assigned to convey to you and share it with as many as you can. Your example is more powerful than water and food to a starving land.

      Chapter 1

      DECISION POINT: YOUR FIRST TASK

      “Decide who you want to be and what you want to do for the world that God has blessed you to be born into.”

      Rufus Curry, Jr.

      And God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”

      Genesis 1:26-27

      Who are you? Who? (of a person) of what character, origin, position, importance, etc.: Who does he or she think he or she is?

      Question: Who are you?

      Answer: I am [insert your name].

      Wrong! That is your name. It was given to you, usually by the man and woman who were responsible for the conception (sexual interaction) portion of creating your physical body.

      Answer: I am a [male/female].

      Wrong! That is the sexual gender designation that is assigned to you by virtue of your biological configuration, scientifically represented by the chromosomes symbols XY for males and XX for female. The presence of a penis and testicles or vagina and ovaries combined with the potential power to produce sperm or eggs is not who you are; it is part of the power of physical reproduction/creation that you are responsible for.

      Answer: I am a [mother, father, student, or coach].

      Wrong! That is what you do as a daily function or vocation at this present period in your life. You have the ability to do many things, especially the things you set your mind to.

      According to the Bible, man is an intentional creation. Man is not a mistake or the result of a scientific experiment gone foul. Man is not an accidental byproduct or was man stumbled upon in the Heavenly Host’s attempt to create “something” else. Man is not like Penicillin, Coca Cola, tire rubber, a microwave, the chocolate chip cookie, the pacemaker, Post-it® Notes, a Popsicle, plastic or the potato chip. Great thought was given concerning humans (“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness”) and clear instructions were given about how Man and Woman would be constructed. The manner in which the Creator expected man to function was clearly laid out as well—“And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth”.

      So, according to my research, we/humans are a very impressive entity. Let us look deeper into the gifts and abilities that were assigned, programmed, incorporated and hard-wired into the spiritual and physical mechanisms of man and woman. This examination will require you to literally open your mind wider in order to embark on this introspective journey for you to discover who you were truly designed and empowered to be.

      Nature is fundamentally the same as it has been since the beginning of time. There are many species of flora, fauna and animals that were living and moving about the face of the earth which are not among the living today. There are also many plants and animals that are alive on present day earth that did not exist during the early days СКАЧАТЬ