​For months now, I have preached this message in my Twitter Class to my Beloved audience, urging them to take their focus away from the political chaos and find themselves wholly dependent on God the Holy Spirit.

But what does it mean to stay hidden in the Kingdom of God?

At the time, Trump had encountered several political attacks, none more pressing than his multiple arrests and the eventual attempted assassination at his rally.

In response to the events, one word pressed forth vehemently during his campaign: vengeance. Several articles pointed towards this message.

When I became privy to it during the 2024 campaign, I responded with, “We don’t vote for a vengeful government. We vote for a just one.” I continued pushing that message on Twitter, knowing his camp and those within the higher political echelon watched my work.
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Within a short time, Trump’s camp adjusted its message, declaring, “[Trump’s] revenge will be [the nation’s] success.” In other words, rather than taking vengeance against the people who tried destroying him, he would focus on the country’s economic and social success.

​In the Beginning, this was so. When God observed Abel’s sacrifice as more acceptable than Cain’s, the eldest brother sought vengeance against his sibling. That vengeance, which was deeply rooted in hatred, resulted in Cain murdering his brother. From a spiritual and psychological perspective, we can see the direct correlation between extreme bitterness, extreme anger, extreme hatred, and murder.

1 John 3:15 (AMP) alluded to this phenomenon when the writer declared, “Everyone who hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer [by God’s standards]; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.” Again, at the root of all murders is extreme hatred towards a person. Therefore, to combat a spiritual, mental problem, we must exercise a spiritual, mental solution.

​Politics has always been a divisive topic, and obviously so when we consider how power is wielded based on which ideology controls the political landscape.

Growing up, I’ve always been Evangelical. In our space, we do not separate politics from our Christian religion. We are primarily Republican. Our unique characteristics, however, are often shaped by race and ethnicity. Given this fact, I’ve always identified as a Black Republican and a Conscious Black Conservative.

​She briefly exhorted on the power of forgiveness and how we can know for certainty when we have accomplished what often seems like an insurmountable feat.

Forgiving people who hurt us is often the most challenging task because our human, carnal mind equates forgiveness with giving the offender a pass to offend us again. In other words, many of us hold onto grudges as a defense mechanism; and when spiritual leaders tell us to forgive those who harmed us, we take their wisdom the wrong way. We assume they want us to allow offenders to perpetually harm us as a sign of “spiritual growth and maturity.”

As I listened to Darlin’s forgiveness message, I could feel anxiety rising within me. At the time, I had just left a tumultuous, abusive marriage and had recently won a criminal case that nearly broke my heart, my spirit, and my bank account. Everything around me screamed, “None of these people deserve your forgiveness, just your wrath.” Yet here I was, listening to Darlin deliver this timely word.

​We can look at the story of Joseph, the favorite son of Jacob, and see this message clearly. After being raised by his father, Joseph developed keen spiritual insight (the gift of dream interpretation) and practical administrative abilities that marked him for greatness among his brothers. His father taught him how to know the God of Abraham and Isaac; not only that, but Jacob gave Joseph intellectual, leadership training that later proved influential to his rise as a future Egyptian leader, second only to Pharaoh.

But this favoritism also marked Joseph in ways he could not fully understand himself. His brothers grew increasingly jealous and hostile towards him because of this favor. They plotted to kill him; they threw his body in a ditch to die; and they eventually sold him into Egyptian slavery, profiting from Joseph’s demise. The young man was only 17 years old when his life took this dramatic turn.

He imagined it would be large and spacious, wide enough to house the many animals and food products that would signify his wealth. Without much planning, he set out to work.

Day in and day out, he toiled at the foundation of the farm. But there was one small problem: He had not considered the cost it would take to complete such a task. He failed to properly prepare his plans, and as a result, his work was incomplete.

For many months, people mocked him, jeering at his lack of accomplishments. Many folks tried to warn him that planning ahead of time would save him money and time; but he didn’t listen. As a result of his lackadaisical behavior towards the beginning process, his mission failed.

​In truth, many successful leaders achieve their dreams, even when they have a small following. In other words, you don’t have to be famous to build a thriving leadership platform.

All you need is the right audience.

And this lesson will show you why. So, let’s begin.

You can have the perfect product that solves your audience’s problems. But unless you know how to reach people and persuade them to purchase, your book remains obsolete.

Marketing is best understood as proper positioning in a targeted market. Once positioned, you use different communication strategies that highlight the value your product brings to a community, tribe, or audience.

During The CCM Leadership Convention, I spend a great deal of time teaching the science behind this skill set. Most leaders have elementary knowledge about this marketing field; and too often, they position their product (book) in a market that isn’t interested in their works.

Consider my leadership platform and its products or services. I do not promote my works to just everyone. I am positioned strategically in the conservative political market and the thought leadership industry. Therefore, the content, books, and services I deliver are easily received by those who are interested in both topics.

Essentially, that is how effective marketing works; and when you’re just beginning your leadership journey, it’s difficult to cultivate a space for yourself in such a competing market. For this reason, brands have leveraged the influence and power of famous people to help promote their products or services.

This is the basic premise of influencer marketing, and this strategy proves most effective for leaders who are too often apprehensive about promoting their own works.