Today's Thought: Suffering

 

I get it, suffering is the by-product of a fallen world. Bad things happen to good people, but people aren't obligated to wear suffering as a badge of honor. Not everyone can deal with constant suffering, so they do whatever it takes to get rid of it. Even better, preventing suffering is a virtue because if you can avoid hard times, go for it. No sense in suffering just for the sake of suffering.

Friendship & Finances

 Everybody has had financial ups & downs, and that has translated into their friendships. If we're honest, we mix finances with relationships, meaning rich friends have rich friends, poor friends have poor friends, and somewhere along the line, there's a mix. If I can't afford to join in something or go somewhere, I thank them for the invitation and tell them its not in my budget. Maybe that will trigger a discussion about alternatives, maybe it won't. Maybe there aren't any. I don't turn cartwheels trying to justify why something is too expensive for me, just keep it simple. IMHO, a friendship good enough to keep won't be affected. A very good friend senses a little more about your circumstances anyway. They probably know if the tables were turned, you'd treat them with the same consideration. Rough times can weed out the non-essentials...in expenditures as well as friends! If your friends drop you because your money dries up, they weren't real. They were checking for you because you had money. The reality is people in different financial situations do things differently including choice/price of restaurants, entertainment etc. Financially, it's best not to try and keep up with the Jones's. Many 'friends' will get frustrated when people in financial woes have no change in their situation especially if they complain without change. It's going to happen. Life changes in different income brackets. It doesn't have to suck, but things change. 

Women To Men: You Get My Respect If You Pay ALL The Bills

 

By FB standards, this post went viral (200 comments and counting). This thread ties into what I've said before: Respect is dictated by finances. If a man pays all the bills, his woman will respect him. If she goes half, she'll give him half respect or none at all. In the eyes of many women, all men are good for is provision. What if the man becomes disabled & can't provide like he used to, is he still worthy of respect? That's the question many women avoid like the plague. It's mindsets like this that are the reason why I'm glad I'm single. I refuse to break myself down to take care of a lazy woman (I refer to lazy women as those who expect the man to do 100% while she does 0%. These same women like to use the Bible to dictate men's role, but want to call themselves a Proverbs 31 woman😄). Some of the blame falls on men because men with means offer to take care of women with lesser means. She becomes accustomed to the lifestyle and God forbid the relationship ends, then she's looking for the next man to pick up where her ex left off. This rhetoric would cease if men & women dated on their level: Men, look for women to build with and vice versa for women.

Today's Message: God Does NOT Bless Mess

 

What Does God Say?

God does speak through pastors, prophets and Bible teachers, but ultimately, God has the last word. 

Tuesday Encouragement

We all need encouragement from time to time. 

Monday Gospel

My first tweet is in reference to pet ownership.