Today's Thought: Choose What You Respond To

Not everything requires a response. 

It’s some things you speak on, and some things you don’t speak on.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) April 7, 2019

True or False? A Woman Becomes A Reflection Of How You Treat Her

I read a meme that said "A woman becomes a reflection of how you treat her. If you don't like how she's acting, look at how you're treating her." That would be true in a perfect world, but that's not the case right now. No matter how good a man is to a woman, if she's not satisfied with him, no amount of good treatment will change her mind. There have been instances where husbands have been good to their wives, and their wives still cheat, or abuse them. So a man is supposed to continue being good to a no-good woman? Negative. Some women come into relationships damaged from the last man, so when the good man tries to do right by her, she thinks he has ulterior motives because the last man dogged her so bad, she thinks this one is going to do the same. I said that to say this: No one should be dependent on another person. If a woman is good, she should stay good and not because a man does right by her, but because it's her nature.

Do You Regardless...

I'm a big advocate of doing what's best for you regardless of opposition. If people get upset because you will no longer let them use you, that's their problem and not yours. You're confirming that you made the right decision to finally put yourself first for a change.

Doing Right With Success

I believe this. Any success that I or anyone else will enjoy in life comes from God. The difference between me and them is that in the process of becoming successful, I try not to forget about the One who blessed me. Far too many people get successful and start acting brand new; they stop kicking it with people they came up with that were loyal to them.

God allows you to become successful because he trusts that you will do the right thing with it. Now, does he get disappointed often? All the time, because people achieve success and they forget how they got it. Don’t let this be you! #SundayThoughts #SundayMotivation

— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) March 31, 2019

What's On My Mind?

I'm tired of these so-called Christians bumping their gums about being blessed & highly favored, acting high, holy & sanctified and those are the main ones who are the most foul. I'm talking about turning a child against their father because things didn't work out between them. Let them tell it: They're saved and blessed. I can't get upset when unbelievers say they want no part of God because they see some fake Christians acting like the devil. The worst kind of Christian is one who does dirt and then says they're saved & blessed. If you call that saved, then I must be doing this all wrong. Fake Christians (yes, I call them fake) give the entire name of Christianity a bad name because the world sees the fakes misrepresenting the name of Christ, then want nothing to do with God because of the phony believers. I used to get upset at unbelievers when they say, "If Christians act like that, why should I come to Christ?" but now, I see where they're coming from because I've seen it myself. If I wasn't mature in my walk with Christ, I would've let the bootleg believers deter my walk with God, but because I was rooted in God's word from birth, it's stuck like concrete.

I just feel for the rookie Christians, the ones who just got saved, and are trying to figure out their walk with God. What seasoned believers can they turn to if they have questions about the faith?

Your Dreams Are For YOU

Your dreams are for YOU, not for everyone. It baffles me that people tell everyone their dream(s), and get upset when people shoot their vision down.

I don’t know why people are quick to share their dreams with everyone. God gave your dream to YOU & YOU only. https://t.co/1A8I5GqLYp

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 24, 2019

Marriage Material & Spiritual Maturity

Marriage Material doesn't carry the same meaning to men as it does to women.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 25, 2019

Men and women define marriage material differently, as they should. How a woman feels she's marriage material is different from what a man is looking for.

It takes spiritual maturity to accept the mate God sends you, even if they're not "fine" by your standards.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 24, 2019

Look, I get it. Men want a woman that looks like Beyonce and women want a 6'6 chocolate sensation that rocks her world. Yes, God gives us our heart's desires, but he will always give us what we need, first and foremost.