Tuesday Sermon

The Word Of God is not meant to be argued and everybody will not see eye to eye.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 28, 2017

Church=Spiritual Maturity? I Think Not.

Everyone that's in church isn't maturing spiritually. Some see no need for it, which means they won't ever mature spiritually.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 28, 2017

Sunday Message

Being right with God means being in trouble with man.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 18, 2017

If a believer is going to be right with God, (s)he will inevitably be in trouble with man, especially if the believer is pressured into going against God's holiness standards. The way I'm set up, I was never into popularity because to me, believers who try hard to be popular lose themselves. They're scared to take a stand for Christ because they'll lose man's approval. I pray that every believer who's struggling with boldness for Christ gains strength to stand firm in their faith, even if it means standing alone.

A Word About Forgiveness

Forgiveness is NOT valid unless you make amends with everyone you've hurt; you have to ask everyone you've hurt to forgive you.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 23, 2017

Thursday Encouragement

This came from my FB friend Dana Powell (she gets credit for this stat)

Dana Powell · 10 hrs · Tallahassee · Speak it into existence.... Claim it.. Pray for it... It's yours!!

If you are looking for victory in any area of your life, I encourage you to start reading the Bible out loud. God's Word is powerful! pic.twitter.com/JrFSo4r7HI

— Pastor John Hagee (@PastorJohnHagee) December 2, 2016

You have to hurt others to take care of you.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 22, 2017

Thought For Today

Most people don't have their own minds so they go along with what's said about a person.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 23, 2017

Marriage Blueprint

I posted the following question on my FB page and got very good responses:

If someone wants to be married, but they didn't have a blueprint to go by because their parents divorced, how can that person have a good marriage?

1. Chrissy BeesWife Rumph Learn from the parents mistakes and do everything they did wrong right..

   Unlike · Reply · 4 · February 18 at 7:32pm
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   Kendra Winters Learn from their parents mistakes and what NOT to do!

   Unlike · Reply · 3 · February 18 at 7:35pm
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   Trina Brown You can't go by someone else's marriage to make your successful there's different Dynamics to evey relationship

   Unlike · Reply · 7 · February 18 at 7:46pm
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   Latasha Primus God

   Unlike · Reply · 2 · February 18 at 8:39pm
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   Rachael Guelle My parents had a good marriage. I haven't gotten married yet. Lmao. I haven't seen forever with anyone yet. Probably never will the way my luck is. 😂😂😂

   Like · Reply · 1 · February 18 at 9:17pm
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   Tasha Renée An unsuccessful marriage in the family doesn't mean they all will be. Learn from their mistakes.

   Unlike · Reply · 2 · February 18 at 10:06pm
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   Chrissy BeesWife Rumph Exactly Tasha...

   Like · Reply · 1 · February 18 at 10:10pm
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   Mint Silver Thank you Trina Brown. You said a mouth full. Good job!!

   Unlike · Reply · 2 · February 19 at 7:40am
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    Trina Brown Thank you. Mint Silver

    Like · Reply · February 19 at 9:07am
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    Paulette Singleton Is there really a blueprint to marriage??

    Unlike · Reply · 4 · February 19 at 10:34am
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    Richard Hudson I think there is. If you've witnessed a loving, healthy marriage between your parents, then you're going to want that for your marriage. Of course, your dynamics are going to be different from your parents.

    Like · Reply · February 19 at 11:23am
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    Trina Brown No Paulette Singleton there isn't

    Like · Reply · 1 · February 19 at 11:53am
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    Caroline White Good question....Like motherhood there is the basic, and the rest is a work in progress. We hope the [GOOD] examples we have been given , will be a guide. Hopefully you find someone wanting the same things in life!

    Unlike · Reply · 1 · February 19 at 11:56am
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    Vanessa Hayes Jewett Not everyone.  

God Is Good vs. Why Me Lord?

Believers are quick to say God is Good when they're blessed, but question God when they're going through a trial.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 19, 2017

Anyone who's walked with God long enough can attest to this statement. If they're honest, they'll admit to questioning God about why they're going through a fiery trial that's of no fault of theirs. I've said it before and I'll say it again: God rains on the just as well as the unjust. Because we live in a fallen world, Christians will go through tough times like anyone else; it's the price of living in a sinful world. As a believer, I've questioned God many times about why I'm going through this and that trial which is of no fault of mine, and I get the same answer every time: Sin. When Adam and Eve disobeyed God, they messed it up for everyone. They were the reason why the good must suffer with the bad. I'll take it a step further and say that your faith is tested when you're going through a fiery trial. Are you going to sink or swim as a believer? I don't think some believers realize that even in the midst of fiery trials, God's still with them.

Prayer Vigil

The following link is a prayer vigil held by one of my FB friends to confront the violence crisis in Chicago. It's good; anything positive, I'm with it.

Prayer Vigil

Liberalism makes me sick

I hate this anything goes mentality that is prevalent in society.

Live & let live is the dumbest philosophy ever. People want to live and let live until someone's lifestyle choice affects them.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 14, 2017

Men should stop emasculating themselves to keep up with fashion. There's no way a man should be comfortable enough to wear skinny jeans.😒😠

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 13, 2017

Public Service Announcement

I'm reading about the two girls that were shot in the head in Chicago this afternoon and they died, and I'll say this: You're not a "G" for killing a child, you're a coward who deserves the death penalty. Third, if I lived in Chicago, I'd always be strapped regardless of what the dumbass laws are up there that say citizens can't carry guns, yet the bad guys somehow end up with them. If you live in Chicago and you aren't strapped, even if you aren't involved in the thug life, you're a sitting duck. Period.

God forbid I have to deal with the murder of one of my nieces because I'm ensuring the shooter(s) and they're families are dead.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 15, 2017

Men, Cut It Out

Men should stop emasculating themselves to keep up with fashion. There's no way a man should be comfortable enough to wear skinny jeans.😒😠

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 13, 2017

Men: Get Over It?

"When a woman is hurt by the men in her life and she hates all men, people show her compassion. Let a man be raped by his mother or aunts, and he's expected to get over it."-Me.

In no way am I undermining the hurt some women have been through by the men in their lives. I think it's foul that some women don't feel safe in the presence of so-called men who are tasked with protecting her. I'm talking about the monsters who sexually abused those women when they were toddlers, and even infants (P.S: No way around it, you are scum if you molest a baby.). I salute the women who have gone THROUGH that and didn't harbor bitterness against all men because she knows all men had nothing to do with what happened to them. What about the men who were raped by their mothers, aunts, grandmothers or female cousins? Nobody wants to talk about that. Men who have gone through that are expected to get over it; man up. If a woman hates all men because of what happened to her, people show her compassion. If a man says he hates women because of what he went through, he's crucified on the cross like Jesus. My point is this: The same compassion should be extended to men when they're abused by the women in their lives as it is for women.

Random Thoughts

Why are the majority of women receptive to hearing from God as opposed to some men?

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 9, 2017

I will leave my woman before I allow myself to get so mad that I'll Debo her.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 9, 2017

The right person can turn into the wrong person, so why waste time trying to find the right person?

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 7, 2017

On The Road to Manhood

I'm sharing the following poem from my high school classmate and author Wallace B. Ward. It's good, so click the link to read.

On The Road to Manhood

Signs From God

A Facebook Friend posted this on her page, and I felt led to share.

Super Bowl LI

Salute to the Pats and Tom Brady, they came back and won. Folks better learn about Tom Brady.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 6, 2017

Last night's Super Bowl was one to remember because of Tom Brady's epic performance. He led his team to victory after a 25 point deficit. I never doubted the Pats would win because Brady is the Comeback Kid. He's used to staging 4th quarter comebacks, so this was just another one on his belt. If Brady retires, he's earned the right to do so because he has nothing left to prove (5 SB rings), and he needs to enjoy his money and get some rest. Atlanta blowing a 28-3 lead is inexcusable, period. You cannot blow a big lead against Tom Brady and the Pats because they will make you pay every time. 

Who Was the Woman I married? | The Steve Harvey Morning Show

Who Was the Woman I married? | The Steve Harvey Morning Show: I am a 30-year-old male in the United States Air Force. Me and my wife have always been close and best friends. Well, that is what I was lead to believe.

Honestly, I can see why he won't be able to trust another woman because his current lady was foul for what she did. Maybe she couldn't adjust to his military life, still that's no excuse for her going behind his back and leaving him with next to nothing. If she wasn't happy, she could've left with what she came with, and I'm sure it was next to nothing. The sad thing about this letter is that he'll make any woman he meets pay for the mistakes of his ex. This man has himself together so he shouldn't waste another minute in his feelings about a cheating woman. She showed her true colors, what else could he want?

Super Bowl Thoughts

Atlanta has NO business being in the Super Bowl, and if they win: Watch all these so-called Falcon fans come out of the woodwork.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 1, 2017

I'm not a Pats fan, but I have to keep it real: They have a better chance of winning the SB than Atlanta does because Brady is used to big games. That's when he does his best work. His approach is that he hasn't won a trophy.

Tell Your Story

Never be afraid to tell your story, no matter how ugly.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) January 31, 2017