Classic Post #1: Acting Brand New

I've posted a lot of classics on FB, so I thought I'd share with my readers. This is the first of many to come:

"You can always tell those who aren't used to having nothing. They get a little power and start smelling themselves. You weren't always on top. Remember, what goes up must come down."-May 20, 2014 at 10:11am

Treating God As A Spare Tire

Some believers don't need God until they get in a bind, and then everyone wants to start praying. Prayer shouldn't be a last resort.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) May 19, 2016

I'm involved in my church's Prayer & Healing Ministry because I have a passion for prayer & healing. I'm tired of seeing people suffering from sickness & disease, hurting, etc. so that's why I got involved. One of my fellow prayer & healing team members made a comment that stuck with me to this day. He said, "When I come to Tuesday Night prayer, I see the same two people (myself & my mother) and that made me mad because more people should have a passion for prayer." That comment stuck with me because it's the truth. Some believers treat God as a spare tire, they only use him when needed. They don't need God when things are going good in their lives, but the moment all hell breaks loose, folks want to flock to the church's prayer & healing team. Too many people use prayer as a last resort instead of a first resort. Just like believers should pray in the bad times, they can pray in the good times. During my walk with God, I've learned how to pray in the good as well as the bad times. For me, I need God more in the good times because I understand those good times probably won't last always, so if I can lean on God in the good times, leaning on him in the bad is second nature. Depending on where a believer is in their walk with God, this may be a learning process for them. Veteran believers (those who have walked with God for decades) understand that prayer should be a lifestyle choice, instead of a spare tire.

Babette Glenn And then wonder why the answer they expected to receive didn't come on time or at all.

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