Kirk Frankin on How to Live Above Life's Storms

How to Live Above Life's Storms

By Kirk Franklin

"See, when I was coming up, I didn’t have a blueprint or any kind of instruction manual on how to be a man. The street corner was my classroom. And all you have to do is look at any city corner to know that my education was flawed, and so was my behavior. Many of us have no blueprint, or a bad blueprint. Whether you grew up with only a mom, a drunk daddy, or a crack-addicted sister, I’m here to tell you there IS a blueprint for how to handle everything that life throws at you. It’s not Kirk Franklin’s blueprint—it’s the blueprint that’s been passed from generation to generation. And I know that whenever I went against it, I was slapped down and had to learn how to come correct. What I have to offer isn’t perfection—it’s experience. I’ve lived through what many of you are experiencing."

Click through to discover the blueprint Kirk Franklin has used to help him live above life's storms.

It Takes a Supernatural Power To Find Hope

“That is what faith can bring you—undying hope. When you try to use the physical realm to overcome your troubles, you inevitably fail. Behind every physical act we see, behind every visible thing we perceive, there is a spiritual realm that has a strength and power that can’t be conquered within our physical being. Once you enter the realm of faith, you start seeing things you never saw before, you start understanding the direction your life is taking. A spiritual life and a relationship with Christ are so important; it puts the bad, the uglies, the delays, in a different perspective. We get knowledge from someone who knows, instead of from people like you and me whose views are limited because we’re all stuck on the ground.”