Sometimes, It Doesn't Pay To Be A Rat

Living by the following tweet can mean the difference between avoiding drama and getting wrapped up in it.

Sometimes you have to act like you don't see, hear or know what's going on.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 12, 2016

Thought For Today

Judging others' actions can lead you to make the right decisions.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 15, 2016

Plenty To Go Around

There's enough success for everyone, so there's no need to be jealous of someone else's blessing(s).

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 2, 2016

Last time I checked, there's no reason for people to be jealous of another's blessing(s) because God has enough blessings for everyone. The same way someone got theirs is the same way you get yours, through faithfulness and obedience. I never understood the purpose of being jealous of someone else's breakthrough. You don't know what they went through to get their blessing so the least you could do is congratulate them. It's easier to be jealous of someone's blessings, than doing the work to get your own. I don't know about anyone else, but I'm too busy trying to get my blessings that I don't have time to be jealous of another's blessing. The way I see it, blessings are up for grabs, and it's up to each person to get the blessings God has set apart for them.

Besides, my blessing may not be the same as yours and vice versa. You know what I think? I think some people want a monopoly on blessings. Some people don't want anyone else blessed but them and that's stupid. I'm here to tell those people that I don't care how they feel, but I'm determined to get every blessing God has for me, and if you have a problem with it, take it up with God. There's enough success for everyone, so there's no need to be jealous of someone else's blessing(s). The same way some people envy another's breakthrough, that's the same energy they could be putting towards bettering themselves. 

Friday Gospel

Pressure Busts Pipes: When you're a private person, you should be cautious of who you open up to, because what you say can & will be used against you. The issue...is when someone genuine comes along who wants to put you at ease, and you refuse to open up because you think they can't handle the results. That pressure builds up for so long until that pipe bursts, meaning you finally open up because they aren't going to let it go.

Sometimes you have to act like you don't see, hear or know what's going on.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 12, 2016

Thursday Random Thoughts

Readers know how this goes, so I'm going to post random tweets:

There needs to be another ATL movie. I liked the first one T.I. starred in.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 12, 2016

Karma has no deadline for George Zimmerman. He has no choice but to lay low because he'll NEVER be able to live in peace after what he did.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 12, 2016

Black Love is everything. pic.twitter.com/wxATdoI4wV

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 8, 2016

I like how Twitter lets you pin tweets. Every month will feature a new pinned tweet from me.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 12, 2016

This was so good, I had to post again

Ministry has become so watered down that ministers are preaching to fill seats instead of preaching the truth according to God's Word.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 4, 2016

Wednesday Thoughts

These tweets are like protein, they'll encourage and strengthen you at the same time.

My definition of helping someone is giving them the tools to get something on their own. Enabling doesn't do anyone any favors.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 2, 2016

A 10 year age difference matters in relationships for one reason: Two different outlooks on life.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 1, 2016

If men aren't given props for being independent, why do some women feel they deserve accolades for doing what they're supposed to?

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) April 20, 2016

Listening ears become running mouths.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 6, 2016

Watering Down God's Word

Ministry has become so watered down that ministers are preaching to fill seats instead of preaching the truth according to God's Word.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 4, 2016

One of my FB friends (who's an independent minister) made a statement that I'm going to paraphrase: When you're an independent minister, you have the freedom to preach the uncompromising truth according to God's word.You're not accountable to a ministry board so they can't ask you to water down your sermons in order to attract a bigger crowd. Ministry is a business, and a pastor's responsibility is to draw a crowd because the larger the congregation, the more money a pastor makes and the board looks favorably on that. Because some pastors are focused on numbers, they will preach watered-down messages because they don't want to offend their flock. Any pastor can preach about how to get blessed, but it takes a strong pastor to tell it like it is, even if his church membership may suffer. There are some people who appreciate no-nonsense preaching; those are the ones who are serious about growing in Christ. They've heard enough fluff preaching, so they want something real. There are those who prefer preachers to tell them what they want to hear. Those church members don't want to hear no-nonsense truth; they want to hoop & holler their way to hell. They care nothing about growing in Christ.