The State Of Society

It's sad when it's considered a blessing to see 21 or 25. How about making it to old age?

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 15, 2017

What's On My Mind: Paying Cash

1. If someone has saved all year and decides to drop $10K for a down payment on another car and they would rather pay in cash, they're assumed to be a drug dealer because they don't want a big monthly car payment? That's the dumbest crap I've ever heard. Everyone getting money isn't involved in the dope game, SMH.

Divorce Rate: Christian Marriages vs. Secular Marriages

You know marriage is under attack when Christians divorce at the same rate as secular couples.https://t.co/rVPIBzUXnf

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 13, 2017

I've known for a while that Christians divorce at an identical rate to secular couples. Honestly, it's sad because Christians are to be examples of how to have lasting marriages. When I read this article, one thing stuck out to me: Some Christian couples have forgotten how to love unconditionally. When you love unconditionally, you're able to overlook your partner's flaws & vice versa. Granted, some issues you can't let ride: Adultery & abuse of any kind (physical, verbal, emotional, sexual, etc.), but if the matters are small enough to be resolved, why not fix them? Something else that stuck out to me was how Christians are no different than the rest of the world, meaning they have guidelines of what they will (not) deal with in marriage, and by right they should. Of the Christian marriages that have weathered life's storms, God was at the center of their marriage. Couples prayed and spent time in the Word together. How many divorced Christian couples can say that? I'll wait.

3/12: Thought For Today

It's like that sometimes. Honestly, foul people don't deserve good mates because they would mess up their blessing.

Sometimes good people get the worst mates and the bad people get the good mates.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 13, 2017

To Speak On Something, You Need Experience

You don't need personal experience on something in order to speak on it. Paul was unmarried and he spoke on marriage a lot.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 11, 2017

Do you need to sell dope to know it's wrong? No. Do you need to be on drugs to know it's bad? No. Do you need to be married in order to know what it's like? NO. Last question: Do you need to touch a stove to know it's hot? NO. So why do some people feel you need personal experience on something to speak on it? That's crazy because people could be discounting valuable advice from someone who's never been through it because they aren't in their shoes. Some stuff you need experience for, others you don't, so let's cut the crap and stop discounting others' views just because they haven't experienced what you have. In the Bible, Paul was unmarried but he spoke on marriage a lot. By today's standards, Paul wouldn't be qualified to speak on marriage since he's never been married. Wisdom can come from anyone, regardless of whether they have personal experience.

Hell Challenge? Cut The Crap.

There's a hell challenge going around; mess around and get sent there prematurely.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 9, 2017

Victor, Not Victim

"Black people pull the black card of any black person that doesn't see themselves as a victim"-Katina Person.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 8, 2017

Hopefully this blog will encourage some of my fellow black people to stop seeing themselves as victims. Earlier this week, Ben Carson linked slaves to immigrants, which was crazy because blacks were BROUGHT over against their will, whereas immigrants came over for a better life. As soon as Ben Carson made that statement, every black person on social media and in real life got in their feelings. Samuel L. Jackson went in on Ben Carson, and I'm sure many other black celebs gave Carson a piece of their minds on social media. Look, I get that blacks have been through and are going through a lot since they've been in this nation. From slavery to racial injustice, I feel for blacks who have gone through that, but it's time for blacks to reclaim their power and stop seeing themselves as victims.

If Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey and other influential black leaders saw themselves as victims, would they have fought hard for black equality? No, because they would be too busy playing the woe is me song. They were determined to make life better for blacks at the expense of their own lives, and they've done a wonderful job. Fast forward to 2017: Every time some blacks suffer racial injustice/prejudice, instead of fighting, some of them throw pity parties. Some blacks favorite excuse is the white man is holding them back; they can't get ahead due to the "system". Maybe some blacks are tired of fighting a losing battle, and if that's the case then I pray for the discouraged blacks that they will find a way to keep pressing on no matter the odds. One more thing: Just because a black person doesn't see themselves as a victim, doesn't mean they need their "black card" pulled.