Monday Sermon: Let People Be Great

One thing I hate more than anything is jealousy. Today’s Word: If you have to undermine someone’s success with comments like “I’ve had what you just achieved” or “Everything you’re doing, I’ve already done,” you’re a hater and need help. Let people be great. Just because you’ve had everything handed to you, doesn’t mean others have. Unlike you, some people had to work for their success, and those who went through hell to make it tend to appreciate their success more because of what it took.

HBCU Homecoming Violence

1 dead, 8 injured (some victims in serious condition) yesterday during FAMU’s homecoming. The fallen victim’s family was a classmate at my old high school. I didn’t know him personally, but a lot of my classmates did and they say he was a good dude. The murdered young man’s family has to bury their loved one. I hurt for the victim’s family because they lost their son, cousin, nephew, uncle, etc. too soon. I know violence doesn’t discriminate; the same violence that happens at HBCU homecomings also takes place at other schools, but it seems like HBCU’s are in the spotlight every time something bad happens. What is it, do people wait to cut up at HBCU homecomings? It seems like it. 

In light of the violence that took place during Homecoming weekend, maybe Homecoming should be canceled since clowns want to act a fool. It’s pitiful that folks can’t have fun without gunfire.🤦🏾 I’m sick of these 🤡 not knowing how to act around FAMU Homecoming. Every time, there’s a shooting/murder.🤦‍♂️Who raised these fools?

Nikki Brooks: 20 Takeaways From Kanye

 Credit to Nikki Brooks for this FB post:

My 20 Critical Takeways from YE for YOU (in no order of importance): 

🚨 LONG KANYE POST ALERT 🚨 

Kanye is NOT:

1. Being discriminated against. 

2. Being persecuted for free speech

3. Exposing the Illuminati 

4. Kanye/Ye is Suffering consequences for his actions.

5. Just because speech is FREE don’t mean it won’t cost you. 

6. The old folks used to say “Don’t write ✍️ a check with your 👄 that your 🍑 can’t cash.” This situation aligns. 

7. The benefit of Partnership and Employment in America is a choice and privilege - not a right.

8. None of us have the RIGHT to offend partners, employers or anyone else and still be entitled to the partnership or it’s benefits  💴.

9. You aren’t going to partner with, pay or employ anybody that is disrespectful to you or your family so what makes you think companies like Adidas have to?

10. See number 8. 

11. You are not entitled to retain the partnership, support, business, services or money of anything you disrespect. (See #8)

12. A lot of people actually hinder their personal economic progress because they see #8 as a game they don’t want to play. (Looking at you Monique 👀)

13. Playing the game is optional. Getting rewarded from the game when you won’t play by the rules is impossible. (Looking at Mo again 👀)

14. Others get to define what respect is to them, what it looks/feels like and they reward/consequence of such.

15. Choices have consequences. You get to decide the choice - not the consequence. 

16. It is upsetting that there is tolerance and normalcy for disrespect towards Black folks.  Yet The principle in #12  still stands. 

17. As a culture, Black Americans are so comfortable with abuse that we believe it’s not abuse if it’s not happening on par with what we are enduring.

18. Instead of complaining about Anti-Semitic standards, adopt them. Cuz as a black woman I want all of y’all to keep our name out your mouth. #BonnetChronicles 

19. Kanye is unwell. And he is exhibiting a lot of behaviors that are symptomatic of various diagnostic categories that respond well to EARLY behavioral therapy and EARLY treatment. 

20. A lot of folks are talking about this because he is a celebrity. Many people need to be talking about this because there are a plethora of symptoms he has presented for years that lend themselves to tons of issues in you, your loved ones, and YOUR CHILDREN that respond well to therapy and treatment.

My thoughts: Kanye has lost $1.5B in a matter of days, and folks say he's a genius? Unless the definition of genius has changed, there's nothing smart about losing billions in a matter of days for talking crazy. A "genius" would make the system work in their favor.

Friday Sermon: Stop Proving Yourself

Learn to be ok with people missing out on you. Stop proving you’re solid & move on! 

I’m glad people miss out on me because it means we’re not good for each other. I don’t fit in; never did & wanted to. I do me. In my mind, people who go out of their way to prove their solidity to others are insecure. They aren’t comfortable enough in themselves to be unbothered with acceptance from the masses. People who are truly solid don’t have to prove it to others, they are solid whether people realize it or not.

Thursday Message

Those who misuse God’s word will be dealt with by God. Our job as believers is to pray for them and follow those who are preaching the truth of God’s word. 

Wednesday Message: Hate Is Not A Good Look

It’s enough money out here for everybody. I can not and will not hate💯No 🧢

Watch those who undermine someone’s success. They say “Everything you’re trying to do, I’ve already done it.” Ok? Not everyone was born with advantages, some people had to give everything they have to accomplish what you take for granted. To me, those people appreciate success more because of what they went through for it.

Morning Thought

I can sit in my House 🏡 all day, enjoy my own company & not bother nobody. That's how chill I am 😌😎 

Supreme Court Blocks Student Debt Relief Challenge

I giggled when the Supreme Court struck down a legal challenge by 6 Republican-led states to block Biden's student loan forgiveness program because it's comedy. Are the Republicans that hell-bent on stopping relief that could help tens of millions? It's crazy.

At this point, the more Republicans try to challenge Biden's student loan forgiveness program, the dumber they look because none of the challenges will hold up in court. 

Let God Do His Work

Learning how to do this daily. I’m not 💯 there yet, but I’m getting there. I’m learning how to see the rearranging as beneficial to myself, but for his glory.

Saturday Throwback Message: My Man Works Too Much

 You Know What's Funny, Take 1: Some women actually have a problem with their man working too much. If he's ever been unemployed, she probably was pressuring him to find a job, and now that he's been employed, she has a problem with him working too much. For most men, their identity centers around who they are and their occupation. A man's job is to provide for his family, and how can he do that if he's sitting on his bum stuck under her 24-7, 365? Some women should stop complaining about their man working too much because 9 times out of 10, he's hustling to make a better way for his family. That extra money she gets to go get her nails and hair done, he's responsible for that unless she's single and makes her own money.

Pay To Pray

 

Controversial evangelist Juanita Bynum has been in the news for charging thousands at her prayer seminars. Since when did prayer cost? I want to know because the way I was taught, prayer is free. I don't need to pay thousands of dollars to learn how to get God's attention. I can share what's on my mind with him for free. When I think of Juanita Bynum's prayer seminars, I think she has special prayers that are guaranteed to get favorable answers from God. The crazy thing is that people are buying into this craziness. I'll never pay for something I can do for free. I want to showcase a couple comments from FB friends that coincides with this topic:

She's not lying. Religion is a money making business because it seems like that's where many millionaires are made. This goes back to a previous statement I made about the motives of some for ministry. Are some pastors and Christian leaders getting into ministry to create change, or get rich? I'm asking for everyone. Maybe I need to consider getting into ministry if that's the road to fame & fortune. Prosperity preaching is popular, which explains why many megachurches and churches are filled weekly, because that's what people want to hear. Very few want to hear uncompromising truth.

This brother's comment is on point, and I'm seeing it more daily. Ministry has become so mainstream that many megachurch pastors use their position to get rich. Take Bishop Jakes for example, he started off preaching the uncompromising truth of God's Word, but once he got major, he started watering down God's word because he wanted to be secular. He changed his stance on sin, and I stopped listening to him after that. I'm not against living a blessed life, but if it comes at the expense of preaching the truth, I don't want it.

Keep Shooting

 This was too good not to repost. Credit goes to Tyron Cabil.

In Basketball, one thing about a Great shooter is Sometimes you get in a slump.

Slumps are Mentally challenging, And very Frustrating when it appears none of your shots are falling.

But the only way out of Slumps is you gotta Keep Shooting.

Don’t give up, Keep shooting pretty soon you’ll catch Fire 🔥 again.

Keep shooting your Shot!!!!!!

Wednesday Message: Peace In Your Home

The worst prison in the world is a home without peace. Home should be the one place you can escape the world’s 💩. I’ll go further and say that your peace should be so expensive that nobody can afford to steal it. 

Tuesday Real Talk

The blessed don't beef with the miserable. Why would they? They're blessed, they should be enjoying life isntead of worrying about miserable folks who should be leveling up instead of hating.

When a Christian gets into it with somebody, what's the first thing they say? They like to say it's the enemy working through that person. Christians give the devil too much credit.

Monday Sermon

 

Sunday Encouragement

I pray this encourages everyone going through tough times: All trials have an expiration date. Until situations change, we should stay at the feet of Jesus. 

All Your Friends Aren't My Friends

I stand on this. I can't vibe with anyone if I don't rock with the people in their life. I don't know how other people do it, but I'm not built to be fake. Me & another person can be cool, but if I don't like the people they vibe with, it would be difficult for us to be cool. I'm not telling my friend(s) who they can rock with, but they shouldn't expect me to get to know them or get along with them if I don't like them. It's too much fakeness going on for me to get trapped in that. I'm real enough to stand on what I say.

Parkland Massacre

Congratulations Florida, you played yourself.🤦🏾17 people shot & killed, 17 wounded and all this scumbag shooter gets is a life sentence with no parole?🤦🏾Those jurors are idiots. The blood of the fallen is on their hands because THEY let the shooter walk. I feel for the victims’ families because they didn’t get justice for their dead loved ones. Silent moment for the fallen in the Parkland Massacre, and a longer moment of silence for how stupid those jurors are for letting the shooter walk free.

Question Of The Day: Marriage vs. Kids

How is marriage a big commitment but having kids together isn’t?🤔 

My answer: Marriage has more at stake than just having kids out of wedlock. In marriage, two people are coming together to build a legacy. Both man & woman must be on the same page, or the marriage won’t last. If a man & woman have kids out of wedlock, there’s no expectation to stay together. If the man can’t stand the woman (vice versa), he can go about his business & co-parent. There are couples who have kids out of wedlock & marry later; how often does that happen?🤔It’s the old school in me, but I’d rather marry before having kids because at least…she has shown herself worthy of being my wife & my child(ren)’s mother.

Atheists Know The Bible

 It’s interesting that many atheists know the Bible better than most Christians. Atheists dig deep into the Word, whereas many Christians settle for the surface teaching. I think a lot of Christians settle for surface teaching because they’re scared of the loopholes they may find if they dig deep into the Bible. 

Relationships: Power Dynamic

Is there such thing as a 50/50 relationship? I say no...

The power dynamic is never equal, nor should it be. Someone has to take the lead. If not, the relationship will be without direction which is why most relationships fail.

Note: I’ve never been cool with this 50/50 thing. I prefer 100/100, where both give their all to make the relationship work. 

Straight Talk: Silencing Of The Lamb

Straight Talk: Silencing Of The Lamb 

"There's a problem with the way we teach Christianity these days. Instead of letting our lights shine, we are taught to shut up and not say anything - to be quiet and not offend anyone. We are called to be the light in the world. When our light is turned off it's victory for darkness, it's a victory for ignorance.

Christians have a duty to be heard. Our primary purpose is not just to be seen by the world, but also to be heard. We cannot live in the shadows of this world. And so we're done being silent. We are called to be a voice for those who cannot speak, to be a light to those living in darkness. We are not meant to sit idly by while the world is burning around us and go on as though nothing is wrong. There are many in this world who are afraid to speak up. We must not be afraid to stand up for what is right.

Let's turn up the volume and start standing up to be heard out together."

This discussion is calling out Christians for staying silent in the face of sin. The world can push their agenda, but God's people can't push theirs? Makes no sense, but a new day is coming (or has arrived) where Christians are roaring loud; they're tired of the enemy having his way in society. Based on what I've seen; Christianity has been watered down since the 2000s. Old-school minister RW Schambach said it best: The world has become like the church, and the church like the world. You can’t tell them apart. When some believers don’t speak out against sin, they’re supporting it. Too many Christians wanna go along to get along. Some Christians need to make a decision: Stand for Christ & be hated, or co-sign the world & be popular.

Sunday Chronicles

Some women need to stop trying to make men emotional like they are; we’re not & never will be. It takes a lot for a man to show emotion, and when he does…it’s real.

To each their own, but…I can’t have a woman cooking for me. Number one, I’m not built like that & 2: I enjoy taking time to make something myself. Some folks use what they did & do for you against you as soon as y’all fall out.

As I get older, more things become irrelevant to me.

Successful people have no reason to be mad if they feel used. It’s their fault for letting any & everybody in their circle. 

Independent Party

 

For me, it's easy to see why many people are flipping to independent. The Republicans & Democrats are full of crap. It's funny to see supporters of either party bashing each other, as if their party is the best. If the Democrat party is so great, WHY did they start the KKK? I'll wait. Republicans are no better because they've been vocal opponents of student debt relief, and many of them are launching legal challenges to prevent it. Mitch McConnell (Republican) is the most infamous republican because he's been known to block any relief designed to help regular American, but this is the same guy who supports giving tax breaks to the rich. I've been a Democrat for so long until I made a decision to go Independent, because I can no longer support what God's against. Think about it, the Democrats are pushing an ungodly agenda and I won't support that. The Independent party may not be popular, but at least they stand alone.

From the Devil's Playbook: Kanye West and Candance Owens | 2 Strong

I've said this before & I'll repeat: Kanye West lost the ONE person who kept him on track, his mother. If Kanye's mother was alive, I'm sure she wouldn't let him carry on with his foolishness. In my opinion, he's doing too much. It sounds like Kanye's not allowing himself to grieve his mother's death because since his mom died, he's been on 10 nonstop. I guess staying busy is how Kanye deals with his mom's death, I don't know. If Kanye has a circle, they're letting him look crazy because they're not pulling him aside and telling him to fall back with the foolery.

Candace Owens is double-minded, which is why I can't take anything she says seriously. First, she criticizes the black community for its perversity, then praises the Super Bowl halftime performance. She needs to pick a side: Support the black community (good or bad) or not. You have people who praise CO for being well-spoken & intelligent. A fool can be intelligent & well-spoken at times. I would respect Candace Owens more if she stuck to a position. If you're hypocritical, be that. If you're going to criticize the black community for glorifying destruction, be consistent. Candace has so many people fooled (not me, because I see through her).

Eating Alone

This is a word. Everyone is not supposed to eat at your table. Did they help prepare the meal? No, so why do some people let others eat at their table? Because some people need company, even if the company is bad. I was never this way because I'm content with(out) company. I can eat alone & think nothing of it. The parable: Some successful people allow the wrong people access to their table, and wonder why they feel taken advantage of. Everyone comes with you, can't go with you. As you elevate, your circle drops because some people aren't willing to do the work to go up with you, so they come dead weight. If you're that loyal, I salute you. I'm loyal to a fault, but I'm too old to let people eat at my table who didn't help prepare the meal. If that makes me selfish, I'll be that. If you feel used, it's not the person's fault for using you, it's your fault for allowing them. If you have to, eat alone. It's better for your peace.

 

Protecting Your Peace vs. Pride

People claim to protect their peace, when they’re protecting their pride. 

Straight Talk (Marlon Browne): Toxic Masculinity Is Effeminate Men

 Toxic Masculinity is really Effeminate Men

Once upon a time, men were MEN. They conducted themselves as such. This term "toxic masculinity" wasn't even thought of. What happened? To me, men have dropped the ball and society is suffering. The above video explains the detrimental effect of toxic masculinity.

Why Doesn’t My Parents Want Me?😭

I can’t imagine having a child & making it feel unwanted.🥹☹️I feel for those who have went through that.🤦🏾 

Guess Where God Is Taking You

 God specializes in showing critics they don't run anything over here. When you try to guess where God is taking someone, you usually look crazy because you have one idea, and God has another. Only difference is that God has the power to elevate, demote and bring down; people don't.

Playing Dumb

The ones who play dumb are the ones you gotta watch. They know more than they let on.