Today's Thought

She Won't Let Me Be A Man

A common complaint of men is that women won't LET him be a man. LET? Since when did a man need permission to be a man? This is crazy.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 26, 2019

Role Reversal

I couldn't have said it any better than this. It's another reason why I have no intention of bringing children into a pathetic world. I can raise my son(s) to be men, but once they get old enough to be on their own, it's on them to live out what I've taught.

It's pretty sad to see the reversal of gender roles in this country. Men acting more feminine and women acting more masculine. Even some mothers unconsciously without really knowing it emasculate their young sons at an early age as well. Smh.

— NUBIAN (@BayAreaBro707) September 24, 2019

Talk To God

Hanging On To What You're Used To

This was so good, I had to repost. I'm serious about my destiny and miracles, so I don't have time for naysayers. If you're not going to support me as I walk toward my destiny, exit stage left. No hard feelings, but I have to protect what God has for me. Too many people want to take everybody and their mama with them into their season, but God says everyone isn't meant to go to the next level with you. Do you think those people are going to take you with them into their season? Doubtful.

Today’s Thought

People are going to learn about hanging with everybody, knowing that everyone isn’t kosher. Some people hang around any and everybody just to feel important. I’m glad I wasn’t raised to be accepted by the masses. I don’t want to be known by everybody, just by the right people.

God’s Peace

God’s peace is way better than the world’s peace.🙏🏾

“I give you peace, the kind of peace only I can give. It isn't like the peace this world can give. So don't be worried or afraid.”

John 14:27 CEV https://t.co/uHGK2iz9Fw

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 19, 2019

Knowing Your Neighbors

I read an article that said most people don't know their neighbors. Asking for myself: What's the point in knowing your neighbors? I can't see any benefit to knowing those who live beside or across the street from you. You mind your business and I'll mind mine, and all is well in our neighborhood. Some neighbors are nosy, messy, or have bad vibes; then you have those neighbors from hell. I prefer to live low key, where very few or nobody knows me because you keep out drama that way. I only know one neighbor, she's an older woman who's real chill, so we chat from time to time. I'm just saying that all neighbors aren't good neighbors. The minute something happens at your home, your neighbor probably has something to do with it.

Where's My Blessing?

The oldest messages have the most impact. Here's an old message from my FB friend.

Your Blessing Is Coming

You're A Boss?

Next to "living my best life", I'm tired of people saying how much of a boss they are. If you have to tell people what and who you are, chances are you're not. Another thing, it costs to be the boss, and most people aren't willing to make the sacrifices needed to be one.

Everybody wants to be the boss, but doesn’t want to do what it takes to be the boss.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 15, 2019

God's Got It

This is my declaration that I say to myself daily.

https://t.co/1kZeDIyxkF via @pinterest

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 13, 2019

Let Go, Let God

Let Go, Let God

Sounds so simple, doesn't it? Why don't some believers do just what this text says? In one light, God's given us the tools we need to have victory in our lives, and the next, we are to lean on him. I think it's because we try to handle problems in our own strength instead of depending on God to fight our battles.

The Archives

Oldie, but goodie.

Today's Gospel

Victorious living depends on you being awake.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 6, 2019

Following Jesus

It costs to follow Jesus; a follower has to be willing to give up everything to follow Christ, but the rewards are well worth the sacrifice.

“All who have given up home or brothers and sisters or father and mother or children or land for me will be given 100 times as much. They will also have eternal life.”

Matthew 19:29 CEV https://t.co/mD5nFiqD62

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 5, 2019

Tough Love Gone Wrong

Tough Love Gone Wrong: Judge Mathis

I'll let the above video clip speak for itself. When the uncle said "You're not nothing to me", that was it. What's in your heart will come out of your mouth.

Today's Word

Only those who believe God and hold fast to His promises will profit.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) August 21, 2019

Confession

I'm living proof that life will force you into situations you don't want to deal with so you can get out of your comfort zone. Do I like it? No, but some of the hardest lessons I've learned were in my younger years.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) August 26, 2019

Reconnecting With Your Father

Why Dad?

My heart goes out to men & women who grew up without a father, which includes having a father around, but he's not involved in his childrens' lives. He's just there. He's quick to dole out discipline, but what about love & support? What about showing his children how the world works, what to/not to do? In the above clip, Steve has a panel of men who share their experiences about reconnecting with their fathers and growing up without fathers, and I did see this episode; it got real. It's not just boys that are affected by their father's absence, girls are too. I think girls are more affected because they don't have an example of how a man should treat them, which explains why many women pick sorry men, because their dad didn't give them a blueprint of what to look for in a man. It's no secret about boys; boys who grow up without fathers are more likely to join gangs and get in trouble with the authorities. I see it from both sides: The man who wants answers as to why his father wasn't around when he was little and the mother who feels slighted because her adult son wants to reach out to his dad for answers about his absence. She was the one who was there for him since Day 1. Like I said before, a mother can only do so much, but she CANNOT raise a boy into a man.

My pops was around from Day 1, but God forbid he decided to walk out, I'm not sure I would want answers as to why he wasn't there. It would be Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind with me. I would look at it this way: I grew into a man without you, so thank you for not being there. You have taught me what NOT to do if I choose fatherhood. That would be my way of forgiveness. Even if a man or woman meets their father for the first time, then what? That man or woman is already grown, those years are lost forever. What do they say, what do they do?