"She's a PK. She's forced to love Jesus."
"She's a PK. She may look innocent, but PK's are the worst!" "She's a PK. She has to go to bible study and church." "She's a PK. PK's will fool you!" Breaking Silence Stop putting a label and stereotype on my walk and love for God! I've been having to deal with these stereotypes since I began the mission that God has placed inside of me. I want people to understand that I'm not living for other people. i'm living for me. But I also understand that not everyone will understand that, and God has placed strength inside of me to push through the labeling and stereotypes. 1. "She's a PK. She's forced to love Jesus." My Dad was called into the ministry in 2010. He never forced Jesus on me. God designed my own path and battles that I had to conquer. I saw the presence of God for myself in 2012 when I began seeing the light inside of me glow. That's when I created Hello Fear, began writing more, and accepted God into my life. On the Sunday morning of December 8th, 2013, I felt that same presence come across me when the doors of a church my dad was a minister at opened. Without pressure or rush from my dad, I decided myself that I wouldn't go into 2014 without being baptized, so on December 15th, 2013 I was baptized. Having a dad for a preacher and a spiritually led mother truly helps me in my mission. If I didn't have spiritually led parents, then this mission I have accepted would not be easy. They understand me, and they give me guidance daily. I am not forced to love Jesus. Jesus came for me, and I couldn't run from His presence. 2."She's a PK. She may look innocent, but PK's are the worst!" I understand that this has been a stereotype for years, but this is not at all true for all PK's. What you see is honestly what you get. I am 100% committed to Jesus, and I am not afraid to say that. I will not deny that I've made mistakes, but never enough to live up to that stereotype. I'm not perfect, but I am also not "the worst". TV has made it hard for PK's to be themselves. The world has made PK's to seem like trouble-makers, and I despise that. Don't believe what you see on TV. Honestly, most of that is acting. But don't get me wrong, there are some PK's who are like that, but do not label all PK's the same. 3. "She's a PK. She has to go to bible study and church." I love my church! My dad is the lead preacher at BGICC, which stands for By God Inspired Community Church. It's a non-denominational and multi-cultural worship experience. But... I do not have to attend Wednesday night bible studies and Sunday morning worship services, but I have to be fed in this walk of mine. I am not objected to go. I go for me. It's my decision. Like I said, my dad forces me to do absolutely nothing. So when you see me attending worship services or post about reading the bible, I actually do it, and I do it for me and not for my daddy, my mother, or my church, but for me and my relationship with God. 4. "She's a PK. PK's will fool you!" What you see is truly what you get. I am not a false prophet or a wanna-be Joel Osteen, but I am Jasmine Rene' McCaskill, a worshipper of God. I give myself whole-heartedly to Him, and I die to myself daily so I can hear clearly from Him. I am not two faced, nor am I seeking attention. I love Jesus. No one will ever interfere with this relationship... not the labeling or the stereotypes. My dad won't get me into Heaven. I am not an angelic perfect being, nor am I a rebellious or a two-faced individual, but I am a child of God. I am a reflection of my Father. I am a vessel to His glory in this ministry He is shining through me. I understand that not all minds will understand me or my vision, for it was not given to them. I also understand that people will judge me until the day I die, so why should I pay attention to it? God knows my heart, and that's all that matters to me. I am not my dad, and I am not my church. But do you know what we have in common? Our mission.
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Tessie
1/10/2015 02:44:17 pm
very well written blog. Keep living for Christ for only what we do for Christ will last. Continue to share the Good News in your own way. Love ya cuz
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Jackie Conerly
1/17/2015 01:42:28 am
Well put! Great. I enjoyed the whole article about you.
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