Caring About What Matters

I've been this way for as long as I can remember, and I doubt that's going to change.

I care about things that matter to me, I don't care about things that aren't important to me.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 5, 2018

Child Support

For the men who complain about being on child support, read the last sentence in the following tweet:

I hear a lot of men complaining about paying child support because they didn’t want to be fathers. Well...no one told you to nut inside that woman.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 6, 2018

I really believe some men think they're powerless when it comes to the lovebox. 

Today's Thought: Relationship Drive-Thru

Thought For Today: Using The Bible To Excuse Sin

Some people read the Bible to justify their sin. Example: Fornication. The Bible is clear on fornication, yet you’ll have some people ask you for Bible verses about fornication being wrong.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 5, 2018

Thought For Today: Praying Boldly In Faith

The assurance of God answering my prayers gives me confidence to pray boldly in faith. If God answers small prayers, then I know he can answer big ones.

As children of God, we can pray boldly in faith, knowing that God hears and answers our prayers.

— Tiana Meidl (@TianaMeidl) February 4, 2018

Thought For Today: What's In Your Heart, Comes Out Of Your Mouth

The best way to find out someone's true feelings is when they get angry with you. When they're unleashing their venom onto you (provided you don't verbally retaliate, which most people would because not too many people will let you talk crazy to them), it was in their hearts all along.

Speaking when angry means you'll give the best regret speeches.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 3, 2018

Paradigm: Jonathan Cahn (Book Review)

I make a point to read 1-2 books a month; this was one of the books I read and it is good. What's described in this book is parallel to what's going on today. This book goes into detail about ancient Israel turning their backs on God regardless of God's blessing upon them. My thing is, how can you turn your back on the one who blessed you? I could never do that, especially with how good God has been to me. Cahn describes how the proliferation of Baal worship turned Israelite morality on its head. Marriage became separate from sexuality as prostitution became part of the worship of Baal, a Phoenician fertility god. As sex was removed from the marital bedroom, it was increasingly put on public display. As a result, culture became more coarse, crude and harsh. Even gender became subjective as male prostitutes became a part of Baal worship. What was evil began to be viewed as good, and good was viewed as evil. Anyone who has read or wants to read this book can compare what's going on now to the apostasy that took place back in ancient Israel times. Jonathan Cahn pulls no punches in this book about the state of America, but he does offer hope that America can avoid judgment if this nation repents and turns back to God.