Game Time

You find out real quick who/what's God in a person's life when it comes time to do what God says.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 28, 2018

Today's Thought: Proof That God Answers Prayers

Some people miss the point of God answering prayers.

God doesn’t answer prayers to prove a point, he answers prayers to showcase his glory.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 29, 2018

Introspection

When you stay in your lane & observe some things, you find out a lot about yourself.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 27, 2018

No Drama

Reposting from a FB friend's page.

When you stay in your lane, you find out a lot about yourself. The older I get, the less tolerance I have for drama. Too bad I can't say the same for some people.

Run It Back

Dug this out of the FB archives:

Men Go Their Own Way

The hypocrisy behind the MGTOW (Men Go Their Own Way)movement is men who abstain from women, but want to use them for sex. I refuse to try and make sense of that.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 23, 2018

I want to speak briefly on MGTOW (Men Go Their Own Way). MGTOW is a men's movement that seeks separation from women, except for sexual purposes. Let me get this straight, a group of men want nothing to do with women outside of sex? That makes perfect sense...NOT. Yes, many men have been burned by women through custody and alimony laws and that has made them reluctant to marry, which I can't blame them. At the same time, did those men do their homework on that woman before marrying them? No. I don't subscribe to the MGTOW nonsense because I believe there are solid women out there, one has to look a little harder to find them. 

Understanding What God's About

Sometimes, God hides things so we can't know them.

If we understood God’s ways, we wouldn’t need to trust him because we already know what he would do next.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 22, 2018

No Heart

By fold, I mean retract their views or not speak up.

Everyone claims to stand for something until it’s time to take a stand. These people fold real quick.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 21, 2018

Understanding God's Ways

To be honest, if we understood God's ways, I'd think some of us would try to alter God's agenda.

Treated Better By The World

Sometimes, unsaved people treat Christians better than Christians treat each other. And believers wonder why unsaved people think Christians are hypocrites.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 18, 2018

Today's Message: Is It A Loss If You Didn't Want It?

You have to want something in order to lose it.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 18, 2018

Woe Is Me

First, I'm thankful I have my own mind, and use it. If I suffered from groupthink like many blacks do, I'd be in bad shape. I have learned one thing from reading various posts regarding black issues: If you co-sign Obama and don't speak out against the black community's ills, you're in good standing among blacks. If you exercise independent thought, be ready to be called all kinds of Uncle Tom, Coon, have your blackness questioned, or at worst, be accused of suffering from Willie Lynch Syndrome. Here's the thing with me: I CARE NOTHING about being called a coon or Uncle Tom by fellow black people. You know why? I have super thick skin, and it motivates me to go that much harder in my stance. Even better, I'm not afraid to lose friends behind my stance. "America has never been great for a black man, waaaaa waaaaaa" I know that, but black people need to get out of that woe is me, victim mentality because it's not a good look. Other races had it worse than blacks, yet they've managed to make great strides, even surpassing blacks in many areas. You know why? They don't buy into the victim mentality. Did Martin Luther King, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and other black leaders have the victim mentality? No, they understood that the victim mentality wouldn't do them any good in the long run. Black people of today are not the same as yesteryear.

Fall Outs Can Be Good

It’s always a blessing if you fall out with the wrong people.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 16, 2018

Gun Control In A Nutshell

I'm all for gun control, but responsible gun owners shouldn't be held accountable for the actions of idiots who decide to shoot up a school

People are delusional if they think assault rifles will be banned. First, it's too many of them flowing through black neighborhoods illegally and second, people can easily get them from gun shows with no background check or paperwork required.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 15, 2018

Going With You All The Way

A select few are meant to ride with you to the end, the majority of folks going with you will fall off along the way, mostly because they feel entitled to the benefits and don't want to help you put in work.

Everyone who comes with you, can’t go all the way with you.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 14, 2018

Ministry Begins At Home

Too many ministers are concerned about strangers instead of their own family. The Bible says that ministry starts at home. What about your unsaved family members? We all have them. A minister can't neglect their unsaved family members while focusing on unsaved outsiders.

Ministry 101: It begins at home.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 12, 2018

Thought For Today: Self Promotion

Attn. Christians: Stop trying to promote yourselves. Leave the promotion up to God, and he'll promote you. Like Steve Harvey said: God will show you off, he will clown for you.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 12, 2018

Ordered Living

Faith in God leads to ordered living.

— Doug Apple (@dougapple) January 31, 2018

I've Got Something On You

People who claim to have dirt on others usually don’t. Everybody talking about having dirt on this and that person forgets that someone has something on them.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 10, 2018

Late Night Thinking

I'm so used to waking up at 3am during the week, AND on the weekend that I'm not tired. I find myself waking up in the wee hours of the morning on weekends, that I lay in my bed and meditate.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 9, 2018

Working For Yours vs. Easy Money

I define easy money as money you didn't earn. Anything you didn't work for will leave your hands faster.

You’re likely to be frugal with your money if you’ve earned it. If your earnings come easy, you spend freely.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 8, 2018

Put The Guns Down

Brothers: Our leaders did NOT fight for the right to shoot each other over perceived slights. You don't see black women picking up guns and shooting each other, do you? I rest my case.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 6, 2018

People Are Naive About Forgiveness

Too many of us have naive ideas about what forgiveness means.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 4, 2018

Too Much Time On Your Hands vs. No Time To Waste

One time for the young lady who made this post (her name is already mentioned)

Old School Moment

I'm so old school, I remember the rainbow signal that would come on TV at midnight. That meant it was time for bed. pic.twitter.com/S3cvEYZbPV

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) March 3, 2018

Question: Accepting Money from Lotto Winnings

To answer the question, yes. There's no reason for any church to accept jackpot winnings when they were preaching against gambling. At the same time, God can use money (even if it's dirty) to further his Kingdom. Proverbs 13:22 says "The wealth of the wicked is stored up for the righteous", so by gambling, a gambler who repeatedly wins the jackpot is storing up for God's children, since (s)he can't take the money with them. It's not a good look to preach against something, then take proceeds from a person who supports what you're against.