President’s Perspective
LEAN FORWARD | by Founder Vila-Sheree Watson, National President
“Sisters, I do not consider that I have made it on my own. But one thing I do: ‘forgetting what lies
behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the
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upward call of God in Jesus Christ.’” —Philippians 3:14 ESV
t’s time for the Winter Olympics. One
of the events that even a non-sports
lover like myself can appreciate are the
bobsled races. The races look very exciting! The teams make runs down a
narrow, twisting, banked ice track in a
gravity-powered sled. They use their body
weight, combined strength, and natural
law to push the sled forward. As they get
to the turns, everyone leans forward and
to the left or forward and to the right,
depending on the turn. The key is that everyone on the team leans the same way.
As members of Delta Psi Epsilon Christian Sorority, Inc., we thank God for the
longevity of this organization, in this
our 15th year. That came from using
divine law and leaning together down the
straight ways and even in the twisting,
narrow, banked, icy tracks. You nor I, can
make it without each other. As Hezekiah
Walker says, “I need you to survive.” I
admonish you as we look forward to 25...
50... 100 years of Delta Psi Epsilon—we
must lean forward.
Paul said it so beautifully to the church at
Phillipi, “I didn’t make it on my own. I’m
throwing away what was in the past and
I’m straining forward, because the call of
God on my life is the goal.” If we think of
the past, simply say, “Thank you Jesus!”
But, do not stay there. We are leaning
forward… as the scripture says straining
forward to what lies ahead! |
Words to Live By
MOVING FORWARD | by Soror Alisha Simmons, National Min. Director
I
am so excited about what God is going
to do in the lives of our members and
those who are impacted by our organization because of the mantle of favor that
we carry and the anointing that we embody. This year, 2014 is a year that we as
an organization will collectively MOVE
FORWARD. Moving forward is something that God is calling us to do in this
season of our lives and in the life of our
organization. Moving forward means we
are declaring that what was done in the
past, whether good or bad, were all experiences that have shaped us and molded
us into the women that God is calling us
to be in 2014. Many of us have endured
challenges, adversities, and hardships last
year, and although we endured them, they
didn’t destroy us—they made us stronger.
It is my prayer that in 2014 we will be in
agreement with the statement that the
Apostle Paul made in Philippians 3, he
admonishes to “press toward the mark”.
Delta Psi Epsilon. we are not perfect, and
we have a long way to go, but in 2014 we
are MOVING FORWARD and we will
continue to strive to be more and more
like Jesus Christ. We must continue to
PRESS through our challenges, PRESS
through our weaknesses, and really PRESS
TOWARD THE MARK so that we can
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