Prayer

By itself, prayer doesn't change things. Prayer combined with action changes things.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) June 15, 2020

Today's Word: Philippians 4:13

Believers (myself included) need periodic reminders of what God has for their lives.

Today's Thought: 2-Parent Home vs. Fatherless Home

2 Parent Home vs. Fatherless home: In some cases, it's better for children to grow up fatherless than a two parent home where the father is negligent. The mother takes care of the family on her own with no help from the father, even if he's around.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) June 13, 2020

Hidden Message

The following video clip sheds light on how whites try to neutralize blacks by offering them a better life so they won't be seen as a threat to the white establishment. The issue is that these blacks are seen as sellouts among their peers because they're trying to gain white approval at their peers' expense.

Trick Baby (1972): Hidden Message

Remove Racist Monuments=Erase Hate?

I wish it was easy to remove hate from people's heart, but it's not. Why do some people think removing racist monuments will erase people's hatred? I get it, racist monuments serve as a reminder of how blacks were made to feel less than, so in that regard I want them gone. Nobody needs a reminder of the hateful past, but the past should serve as a reminder of how far we've come and how far we still have to go. General Robert E. Lee, one of the leaders in the war said that losers shouldn't be immortalized because the South lost the war so initially, he didn't want the rebel flag up, but racists ignored his wishes.

Sin is the root of all society's issues. When Adam & Eve disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit, sin entered the world and we're seeing the results. What good will it do to remove those racist monuments if racism is embedded in people's hearts? To eliminate racism, you have to eliminate people's racist beliefs. People were racist before monuments. Even if you take down every racist symbol and monument, that won’t mean anything to hardcore racists because they’ll still have prejudice in their heart.

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Prayer

What I got from this prayer scene is that God knows our hearts. He knows our strengths & weaknesses and our past, present & future sins. This is one of the most honest prayers I've heard. If some believers are honest, they will admit they've prayed this prayer at some point in their walk with Christ.