Special Guest: Tyler Perry

Hey guys, well i thought i'd spice things up a little, We have a special guest here on Real Talk today... Well actually I read this and just had to share it with everyone because it touched me and hopefully it will touch others if I pass it on... who knows, maybe God is using me to get this to you! The following is a message from Tyler Perry's website I believe... (none of the following comes from me)

Well without futher ado, I'll hand the floor over to Tyler........


Something happened to me yesterday that I had to share with you.

I was dealing with some foolishness, as we all do from time to time, and I
was about to get frustrated and start to complain--but before I could get
a negative word out, I caught it. It’s always better to bless than to
curse. So I decided to think about all of the blessings in my life. I went
for a ride over to 47 Twenty Fifth Street, Apartment 8 here in Atlanta.
This was my last apartment; right after being homeless. I lived in it
just 10 short years ago.

When I got there I saw that they were going to be tearing it down soon. I
asked the new developer if I could get in and take some pictures (I have
to show you these pictures). I wasn’t prepared for what happened when I
went in. I opened the door and a flood of memories came back to me. The
apartment is one room, a bathroom and a wall of cabinets that was the
kitchen. I so remember sitting in this place and being so hungry and so
unhappy and wondering what my life was worth. Asking questions like,
“Should I go on living?” Mad at the world and still behind in the rent. To
think that it was only 10 years ago blew my mind. Needless to say, I
couldn’t hold it any longer. I sat on the edge of the tub and the tears
would not stop.

I remember back then reaching out and nobody would help me. No friend, no
family--nobody. I called and asked one friend of mine for $20 so that I
could have food for the week. He told me that he was coming to bring it,
but it took him six days. I had all of these hopes and dreams but all I
could see were those four walls. All I could see was what was right in
front of me. Sometimes you start looking at your immediate and forget
about the inevitable (if you believe).

I didn’t know how I was going to get there, but something in me would keep
telling me, “You’re going to make it…hold on!” If you’re hearing that
voice then listen to it. THAT’S GOD. Remembering all of this really shook
me up. I got so sad but right away I realized where God has brought me
from and then I got so happy. And the thing that touched me the most was
that in all of that despair and hopelessness, I thought that I was alone,
but it was clear to me that GOD WAS THERE EVEN THEN!!! I wish that you
could feel what I’m feeling right now. I didn’t know it at the time but
now, looking back, I see that He was there all the time.

I know that some of you are tired of hearing this stuff from me, but there
are others who need it like they’ve never needed it before. So please,
bear with me (smile). Listen to me. Every person that I thought would
help me turned their back on me. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not mad or
bitter. I’m grateful. I have learned since then that sometimes God will
close every door around you so that you will have to look at Him and Him
alone to supply all of your needs. I wish that I could bring every one of
you into this apartment and show you the miracles that God can and is
willing to do for anyone who believes.

God does not require us to be perfect for him to bless us. He rains
[blessings] on the just as well as the unjust. But He does require faith
for everything from salvation to miracles. I know that these are trying
times, but LOOK to GOD--Oh my, LOOK to GOD!! And HOLD ON!!! HOLD ON!! KEEP
MOVING…just keep moving.

Here are the pictures: http://tylerperry.com/pics

Tyler



I'd like to thank my special guest Tyler Perry, even though he doesn't know he was here, lol.... but he has been very blessed, and has shared his blessing with millions of people through his work and I greatly respect him for that. I hope to also one day be in the position to do the same. That voice he spoke of that said, "you're gonna make it" is the same one I hear all the time. Just as he didn't, I have no idea how! but i'm gonna keep on living and striving to be the best Talton I can be.