Real Talk Thursday

Everything isn’t funny. Some of you hahahehe over stupid stuff.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) April 20, 2020

We live in a world where lies are considered love, and truth is considered hate.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) April 20, 2020

Wednesday Thought: Questions

This was my answer:

Many pastors are in ministry for fame & fortune. If most of their messages center around how to get blessed, that's a red flag. It's good to preach messages about how to be blessed, but pastors should be trying to help their congregation grow spiritually. Sometimes, pastors have to preach hard messages. It's important to know the Word for yourself because a lot of pastors will lead you astray. If the pastor's messages can't be backed up by the Bible, then you don't need to sit under that ministry. I feel for a lot of people who were taken advantage of by pastors, and I see why some people want nothing to do with the church. 

Tuesday Wisdom: Forgive, Never Forget

Repost from a FB friend's page. I live by a simple motto: Fools will be fools; that includes those who try to get away with disrespect, then have the nerve to ask for forgiveness. Never forgetting means you have wisdom in knowing what they're capable of, so you limit contact as much as possible. 

Monday Gospel

Those who believe in Jesus enjoy the blessings that accompany God’s favor. He is a good Father to his adopted sons and daughters.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) April 19, 2020

Sunday Gospel: Don't Expect Much From People

How To Fix America

Recompense, Reconciliation & Vindication

"It is a day of recompense, vindication, and reconciliation. People who have slandered you and besmirched your testimony will come calling with repentance in their hearts. People who have passed you up and overlooked you will suddenly say, "I must have you in my life..." Those who have whispered to separate you from your chief friends will be smitten before your face, and the betrayer will be exposed, and relationships healed that was on the cusp of totally following apart. This is your day, says the Father. Press into what I have promised. Embrace the hope of a better day. Expect a new overflow of goodness and favor by My hand for these are the days of manifest glory beyond what you have experienced in times past as I use you and move in you and make of you an instrument of ministry purpose to fulfill all My promises toward you in a moment of time."

Today's blog is coming from a daily devotional I receive in my inbox. It deals with Recompense, Reconciliation & Vindication. I want to touch on a few points in this message:

1. "People who have passed you up and overlooked you will suddenly say, "I must have you in my life..."

If you've overlooked someone, you are not entitled to come back into their lives because most people won't let you back in. If you can't see someone's value, it's not their responsibility to convince you of their worth. People are not doors that you can walk in and out of their lives. For me, when you walk out of my life, stay gone because I will NOT let you back in.

2. "Those who 

have whispered to separate you from your chief friends will be smitten before your face, and the betrayer will be exposed, and relationships healed that was on the cusp of totally falling apart."

My chief friends should be smart enough NOT to entertain foolishness. If someone comes to them with slander about me, they should shut it down quickly (I would do the same for them). The longer you entertain someone's lie(s), the greater chance you have of believing them. Therefore, it's safe to say my so-called "chief" friends were snakes hiding in the bushes. When the relationships fall apart, I don't want the relationship(s) healed because I could never look at my so-called "chief" friends the same way. They gave into the lies, so I would be done with them. I would forgive them, but there will be NO reconciliation. Remember the saying "Friends are like enemies; you can't tell the difference"?