Releasing Your Grasp - Priscilla Shirer 2015

I discovered Priscilla Shirer (daughter of Bishop Tony Evans) through the movie War Room, then I decided to listen to some of her sermons. She's a gifted speaker.

Top 5 Tweets: Week of 9/14

I think it's funny when people say "Bih" instead of the word "B***h", like they think they aren't using profanity.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 17, 2015

Everything should not be acceptable.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 15, 2015

There's plenty of ways to give the message without giving the message.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 15, 2015

Who raised some of you disloyal dudes? I'm hearing how bros are willing to throw away lifelong friendships over booty. SMH at you dudes.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 15, 2015

When God's fighting on your behalf, it's not looking good for anyone who tries to keep God's people down.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 14, 2015

Donald Trump vs. The Other Candidates

I've been following the presidential GOP debates on YouTube and this is why I believe Trump would make a great president:

I don't agree with Donald J. Trump on everything, but I believe that he understands the problems better than the other candidates. He's a pro and the others are rookies. I don't think Trump is worried about the other candidates "coming at him". Why? Because they don't understand the problem. I wouldn't care if Trump couldn't name a particular person in another country. Why is that important? The current guy in office doesn't seem to care, neither should Trump. Second, why would a candidate explain his/her solution? That's foolish; wait until you get in office to do what needs to be done. I would just say I have a plan. Vote for me or don't vote for me, and throw the mike on the floor. Donald J. Trump is a no-nonsense person, and that's what we need in a President. He's not trying to please everybody, he just wants America to be great once again. 

What some people don't understand is that Trump knows A LOT of people with influence, so he can move mountains to get things done if necessary. What has me sold on Trump is his illegal immigration stance: Millions of immigrants come over here ILLEGALLY and we have to take care of them: Put their kids in school, give healthcare, companies hire them, etc. In the mean time you have homegrown citizens that struggle to get the same services that illegal immigrants get for free. I'm all for immigrants coming over for a better life, but do it the right way. I'm not taking anything away from Cruz, Bush, Carson or any of the other candidates, but I think Trump is best suited for the Presidential job because he has a good understand of what needs to be done in order to make America great, from a business & economic perspective. When the economic climate is fixed, everything else falls into place.

Get Over It: Jameliah Young-Mitchell

Once upon a time, I used to wonder why people would dislike me when I haven't mistreated them. That time has passed because now, I care less about people disliking me. It doesn't mean I'm going to mistreat them, it simply means I'm not forcing anyone to like me. Sometimes, it's good not to be liked by everyone. Listen to this encouraging Facebook video by Ms Jameliah Young-Mitchell:

Why Doesn't Everyone Like Me? Get Over It

Public Service Announcement

Look, I could NOT be US president for one reason: I have zero tolerance for any foolishness so if a bill is placed in front of me that I do not like, I'm vetoing it off top. Also, many presidents were elected based on campaign contributions so if someone's contributing to your campaign, you have to support their cause(s) even though you may not agree. Running a country is a big responsibility, one that I take seriously so I would have worries everyday trying to do what's best for the country as a whole. Salute to President Obama and his family for putting up with bullcrap from citizens who don't agree with his policies, to the bickering from Republicans & Democrats. Obama has had a price on his head from Day 1, and the thing is..nobody is blaming him for these low gas prices. Some days I could handle being president, other days...Meh.

God's Got My Back

When God's fighting on your behalf, it's not looking good for anyone who tries to keep God's people down.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 14, 2015

People must be gluttons for punishment if they think they can keep God's people down. If God wants his chosen people in the spotlight, nobody will stop him because he's God; he does what he wants, when he wants, and how he wants. God will go as far as getting rid of folks in order to make room for his people. No discriminatory policy, no strategy, no pitfall of any kind will stop God from doing what he needs to do, so people need to cut the crap. I paraphrased this quote from the movie War Room, where Tony Jordan's friend said: When God's fighting on a woman's behalf, you can hit the gym all you want because it won't look good for you. For example, two employees are up for promotion, one is a Christian and the other isn't. The unsaved person does subpar work and gets along with colleagues, whereas the Christian does excellent work, and also gets along with colleagues. Matter of fact, quite a few colleagues have asked for prayer about tough challenges in their lives and the Christian intercedes on their behalf. 

The boss indirectly has it out for the Christian because (s)he's an atheist. (S)he can be heard disrespecting the name of Jesus in conversations with colleagues. Little does this supervisor realize, one of her staff is saved. The supervisor doesn't think highly of the saved person, but will never admit it due to HR policy against creating a hostile work environment. The saved employee gets a word from God that she's supposed to move into the supervisor position. Once this gets to the boss, all hell breaks loose. This boss does everything in her power to prevent the saved employee from taking her job, but fails because as stated before, God appointed his child for that position. People better stop playing and learn to adapt to God's plan(s), not theirs. No matter how hard one tries, if God wants his agenda, he will get it even if it's at the expense of people used by the enemy to block God from moving.

Disloyal Friends

Who raised some of you disloyal dudes? I'm hearing how bros are willing to throw away lifelong friendships over booty. SMH at you dudes.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 15, 2015

Today's blog message is about disloyal friends. I have to shake my head at the increasing amount of disloyal men these days. What I mean is that dudes who have grown up together as friends are throwing away lifelong friendships over booty. You mean to tell me a man is going to let a body part come between him and his friend? Some of these dudes make me sick, no lie. You want to know why I fly solo? Mess like this. I take friendships very seriously, so if I'm putting myself on the line to let you in, I expect loyalty and vice versa. Maybe it's good some bros are willing to throw away friendships over butt because they're showing their true colors. Any man that's willing to throw away a lifelong bond over a body part is no man in my eyes. 

Let some of these dudes tell it, "She was fine, I couldn't help it." Really? A woman has that much power over you to where you can't respect your friend enough NOT to sex down his sister? I'm sorry, but there are some things a man should not do and putting sex over friendship is one of them. I'm going to put a spin on Chris Brown's song "These H*** Ain't Loyal" and say, These Dudes Aren't Loyal. Considering how some guys put booty above their lifelong friendship with their bro, I would be right. Nowadays, it's almost not worth it to befriend anyone because some people are out for self. There was a time where dudes obeyed the rule "Bros Before Hos", but I see that's not the case in 2015. Dudes violating left & right.