I am so sick of people being misquoted or folk jumping to conclusions about what they think someone has said! They seem so convinced that someone has said something--or try to read into someone's mind what they are thinking. I have said and will probably say it until the day I die. CHECK YOUR FACTS!
Two things that aggravate me most in life is arrogance and assumptions. I think, more than anything else, these two character traits really are what make living in this world so challenging, to say the least. Both demonstrate a type of selfishness and self-centeredness that has no regard for others, really no respect and no acknowledgement of other people.
It may seem like I ramble some in these posts. Perhaps I do, at least a little. There is so much to say, and I am pretty certain, at some point the reader will figure out most of what has me rambling so is the fact that I have a lot to say, possibly more than will fit into this space.
But for the most part, people seem to believe lies before they even listen to the truth.They already have their minds made up about what to think and what is true. Maybe I'm gullible or something, but it seems that people are more apt to believe what they want to believe whether it's true or not. It must be that believing the truth may be harder than believing a lie.
It also seems that the world attempts to discredit the truth, be it religion, or even down to what we eat. The very thing we need is nourishment, even just to live. But I know for myself (due to some health challenges over the last couple of years) that while we need food even as mere sustenance, to be very honest, it is food that's killing us.
As a Christian person, if I listen to what the world has to say, even my believing in God, and especially in Jesus Christ is foolishness. The world cannot seem to embrace the belief in miracles that Christians typically believe. It seems that the world does not embrace nor does it want to believe that which cannot be proven scientifically, and that which it seems to refuse to even try to understand.
The world wants us to believe that Jesus does not matter, that God is unimportant.The unbelieving part of the world wants us to believe that Jesus is just a myth or a fairytale. And even those of us who say we believe have to be very careful to demonstrate what we say we believe, that God is love, and that we are God's tangible, loving, agents in this world. Too many people say it, but it comes across as arrogant and self-serving. Don't just say it.
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Lies?
What is the deal with Donald Trump? He is telling lies and getting away with it. I don't get it.These people who call themselves Christian are not saying anything about these blatant lies and they want him as President! You've got to be kidding!
About the main reason I have not kept up with any blog that I or anyone else writes (especially online) is because I do not want to be involved in a back and forth that seems to be endless with no resolution. It just seems to go on and on.
I am unashamedly and unapologetically Black and female -- AND Christian -- all of which I believe is of equal importance. If someone can come up with a reason why one is more important than the other, by all means tell me. I am almost 100% certain that White Christians would say that being Christian is the most important thing. I see it as very important, and perhaps it is most important. But being Black and female is just as important because to believe that thing about God made me, I also need to believe that what God has made is at least as important.
And allow me to digress briefly -- I'm going back a few years to a former Presidential candidate. This candidate had a Pastor that the world seem to bash because the world heard a brief excerpt from a sermon that Pastor preached. Let me help you. I heard the entire sermon, and what was excerpted was taken out of context. (I also want to say that the term "unashamedly and unapologetically" came from this same preacher, the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, whom I have had the pleasure of hearing and meeting.)
One of my pet peeves in life is people who jump to conclusions. I have been like this for many years! (I even remember putting up a flyer or something on a former job about people making assumptions -- I did it at least a couple of times because it must have offended somebody; it kept being taken down; so sorry you were offended, and I hope you read this to understand why I put it up in the first place.) But all you need to do is check your facts.
And I especially want to say this to preachers -- please, Please, PLEASE, check your facts! This is one of the reasons I think Christianity is in the sorry state it is in -- whatever comes up comes out, and you don't even check your facts! Even if you don't care, other people do, and those are the people you should be trying to reach.
Maybe that's why you like Donald Trump!
About the main reason I have not kept up with any blog that I or anyone else writes (especially online) is because I do not want to be involved in a back and forth that seems to be endless with no resolution. It just seems to go on and on.
I am unashamedly and unapologetically Black and female -- AND Christian -- all of which I believe is of equal importance. If someone can come up with a reason why one is more important than the other, by all means tell me. I am almost 100% certain that White Christians would say that being Christian is the most important thing. I see it as very important, and perhaps it is most important. But being Black and female is just as important because to believe that thing about God made me, I also need to believe that what God has made is at least as important.
And allow me to digress briefly -- I'm going back a few years to a former Presidential candidate. This candidate had a Pastor that the world seem to bash because the world heard a brief excerpt from a sermon that Pastor preached. Let me help you. I heard the entire sermon, and what was excerpted was taken out of context. (I also want to say that the term "unashamedly and unapologetically" came from this same preacher, the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, whom I have had the pleasure of hearing and meeting.)
One of my pet peeves in life is people who jump to conclusions. I have been like this for many years! (I even remember putting up a flyer or something on a former job about people making assumptions -- I did it at least a couple of times because it must have offended somebody; it kept being taken down; so sorry you were offended, and I hope you read this to understand why I put it up in the first place.) But all you need to do is check your facts.
And I especially want to say this to preachers -- please, Please, PLEASE, check your facts! This is one of the reasons I think Christianity is in the sorry state it is in -- whatever comes up comes out, and you don't even check your facts! Even if you don't care, other people do, and those are the people you should be trying to reach.
Maybe that's why you like Donald Trump!
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