Hearing From God: Men Vs. Women

Richard Hudson

August 1, 2012 ·

Thought Of The Day: When it comes to hearing from God, women blow men out of the water. I'm being honest. That's not to say that men don't hear from God because they do..it's just that women are more in tune with God because in a lot of families, women are the prayer warriors. They are the ones seeking God on behalf of their family. As much as I appreciate all the prayer warrior women, men need to step their game up. Another thing I've noticed is that women are more likely to surrender to God because they know he knows what's best. Men will fight tooth & nail with God until they get to a point where they allow God to do his thing. Until now, I've never understood why men have a harder time surrendering to God. Is it ego/pride? Yes, among other things. When a man surrenders to God, he acknowledges he doesn't have all the answers. That is the hardest thing for a man to do is admit he doesn't know everything.

Monday Thought: Stop Depending On Others For Salvation

Some people look for every excuse NOT to give their lives to Christ. The most common excuse is that Christians are hypocrites, so why should an unsaved person come to God when Christians aren't showing good examples of what it means to be Christlike? If you're basing your decision to get saved on whether a Christian is following Christ, you'll be disappointed every time. Your decision to come to God should be your choice, not contingent on someone else. Jesus isn't giving you a pass into Heaven because you rejected him on account of a believer not being a good example of Christianity.

Today's Thought

Thought Of The Day: Those who have won a major battle in their lives start feeling themselves a little too much. What I mean is that they'll act brand new with people struggling with the same problem THEY overcame. If you've conquered your demons and are trying to encourage someone else to do better, you can't use tough love with them like someone did with you because they may not receive it. You must reach folks on their level, and then raise them up to yours. Now, some people want you to do the work for them but that's not reality. Showing someone how to get on your level is far more valuable than doing the work for them, while they enjoy the benefits.

Real Talk Tuesday

If you're going to cut someone off, JUST DO IT. Don't broadcast it like you're a news reporter.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 26, 2016

Dudes robbing and shooting the same folks they grew up with. SMH, there's no loyalty anymore.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 26, 2016

God is my focus, everything else takes a backseat.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 23, 2016

Divide & Thrive

Divide & Thrive.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) July 25, 2016

One of my FB friends Robert Townsend uses this term as he posts hard-hitting social commentaries on the state of the Black community. He uses the terms Nigga class, Thug N****s to describe the degenerate portion of the black community that engages in criminal behavior. I've followed his page and I respect him for his stance of personal responsibility among blacks, advocating that the decent blacks separate themselves from the crime-prone ones. I really believe that in order for the black community to thrive, there needs to be a separation between the criminal-minded blacks and the decent, moral blacks. All one needs to do is look at black neighborhoods. There are two kinds of blacks in black neighborhoods: Straight Edge and Degenerate. The straight edge blacks are law-abiding, productive and responsible. These blacks are just trying to raise their children right even though they live in a war zone. The Degenerate blacks are the gang members, murderers, and jackers. These blacks don't want peace, they seek to steal, kill & destroy.

Due to financial constraints, the straight edge blacks are forced to share the same neighborhood with the criminal-minded ones, and unless the decent blacks get their money up to leave the hood, they may become crime victims by the hood element. I used to believe that law-abiding blacks could live among the criminal element without becoming victims, but now I don't. Even if an inner-city kid has the right influences, (s)he may be negatively influenced in some way. It's on that child to apply what was taught and continue making good choices. Ultimately, since there's no hope for the crime-prone blacks to change (with the exception of God), there must be division in the black community. The decent blacks can build with each other, create their own neighborhoods like back in the day. Leave the degenerate blacks to destroy themselves. Let them have their war-torn neighborhoods. This is called Divide & Thrive. If the decent blacks can divide themselves from the hood element, they can thrive in a peaceful environment.

Operation Safe Neighborhood: Tallahassee, FL

According to local news reports, Tallahassee is Florida's most dangerous city; ranking higher than Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, W. Palm Beach, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Orlando & Jacksonville. To me, that's odd that Tallahassee would be ranked higher in violent crime since it's smaller than the aforementioned cities. My question is that if Tallahassee is so deadly, why isn't it on First 48? The places I've mentioned above had some crimes make national news, and Tallahassee doesn't strike me as a hardcore crime city. Unfortunately, because of Tallahassee's billing as Florida's deadliest city, Operation Safe Neighborhood came into play. Operation Safe Neighborhood is a partnership between local churches, Tallahassee Police Dept. and the Mayor's office to combat the rising violence in the city. I've been a part of this since it started. Each month, TPD, local churches and the mayor walk the streets of violence-prone neighborhoods in Tallahassee to let residents know we care. Churches pray for residents' well-being in these hoods and invite them to church (if they don't have a home church already). So many inner-city residents complain about the violence in their hoods, but what are they doing to help combat the issue? Last Thursday, my church and myself partnered with several TPD officers and other churches to walk through Frenchtown (one of Tallahassee's roughest hoods), and one block in Frenchtown had 7 murders in the past month. Another murder there made the news in which a 16-year old stabbed an old man in his neck, and the man bled to death. The teen was caught and charged with 1st-degree murder (he has yet to stand trial). Being involved in making a difference in my city is priceless. As long as this initiative exists, I'll continue showing support.

Classic FB Post

Richard Hudson

July 23, 2012 ·

Daily Thought: We all want to be right, whether it's in arguments, general discussion, etc. I wnat to be right, you want to be right and the next person wants to be right. In the long run, being right can lead to burnt bridges because nobody wants to fall back. Falling back would be too much like keeping peace. There's a time to speak up and there's a time to fall back. If I know I'm right, I don't have nothing to prove to you or anyone else. You want a gold medal for being right? Here You Go, now drop it.