Some things should be kept between you and God

I am learning that some things should be kept between you and God. Even in prayer situations where there is a group of people, some things shouldn't be divulged especially if it will turn the listener's heart against another saint. If you don't have the appropriate person (like a Pastor/Minister) to advise you on certain situations, maybe you shouldn't share them so freely.

Why do all the "bad girls" get the attention?

Young guys fascination with bad girls is something that boggled my mind in college since it was so prevalent, but now I see it more often with social networking sites. I was looking at a popular artist's twitter page, and couldn't help but noticed that about 15% of the people he was following were half naked video models. I also noticed that most of the people he replied to were the "groupie type".

I first noticed young males being fascinated with fast women when I was in college. I recall one guy having a different girl on his arm every time I saw him. Often times to compete you may switch your style of dress just to attract attention. I did that also but didn't feel comfortable about it.

However, young women, this will pass with guys for the most part. They are drawn to those women because they are easy sex, but in the long run they don't wife those women. Are you going to be the "good girl" who doesn't give it up, or the jumpoff who is being passed around like a bag of Doritos.

What can we do to encourage our Black Men to complete school and establish successful career paths?

As I drive up and down the street on any given day at any given hour I see many black men my age and older roaming up and down the streets without direction. The same faces in the same places. This could be on my way to church, work, or the store. Why aren't these brothers working? Why aren't they in school? Why are they hanging on the corner?

Then I see a new breed of sistas, independent sistas by default. Women who's forced to be the mother, father, pastor, deacon, doctor, nurse, accountant, teacher and basically "every woman and man". I see many women playing the man's role and men stuck in a perpetual state of adolescence. There are even cases where women have already obtained a house, career, and began building wealth and the man moves in with her. What ever happened to the man establishing himself as a man first so he can be suited to provide for a family? Why is it backwards? Doesn't the Bible state that the man should leave his mother and father (and establish himself) and be joined to his wife Gen 2:24? Why is the woman leaving her mother and father (establishing herself) and the man is joining unto her? That's backward.

So what can we do to help our brothers become more established in society instead of under the radar, or on the other side of the law?

Has Today's Woman become Selfish and Misguided?

Recently I listened to a radio program about relationships. A caller wrote an email to the station asking if it was ok to cheat on her significant other while he was being imprisoned for 5 years. Three of the four women present said yes because he shouldn't have gotten in trouble. Two of them even went further to say that you should abandon the man while he is in prison. The only male present exclaimed "You can't keep your legs close 5 years!!!" and the women said NO.

My heart was sadden by the state of women in general. We have lost our morals and what it means to be a lady. Even though the woman's movement did much to help advance our causes, it has also been taken to the extreme and started a new breed of "independent, don't need a man for nothing, Sex in the City, Living Single" type women. We have become very promiscuous and very bullheaded. We have put careers over family; and wonder why our children are running around shooting the school up, the block up, and everything in the middle up.

We must return to those seasoned ladies of old, the Proverbs 31 woman. A woman with a meek spirit, industrious hands, and gentle words.

We need to really pray for employment opportunities

I was reading an article about a set of twins in New York who graduated from Rutgers University 17 months ago with a degree in Journalism. Since their graduation, they have put in over 150 applications with no results. One of the twins did luck up and found a bartending job making a good amount of money, however they are still not living their dream.

We must pray because putting in 150 applications and not even getting a single phone call is very discouraging. I know how brutal the job search is after college, and I know a few people who went years without any employment opportunities.

Lord I lift up the employment situation to you in the US. There are many people out there looking for jobs and have had no luck. They aren't sitting at home doing nothing, they are actively searching but just can't get their foot in the door. I pray for employment opportunities. I also pray for opportunities for self-employment, as well as entrepreneurship. There are people who want to start businesses, but have very little financial resources. I am asking for miracles today. I thank you that there will be an abundance of employment opportunities as well as entreprenership opportunities in the very near future. Help us to hold on to our faith in You and not let go. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen

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Hagar's Provision

We have all read the story of Hagar in Genesis 16 and 21. Hagar was Sarah's servant who was given to Abraham (by Sarah) to bring forth a child. Sarah was barren at the time and instead of waiting on God's timing she took matters into her own hands. Hagar had a son named Ishmael and Sarah had Isaac shortly thereafter. One day Sarah saw Ishmael taunting Isaac and put Ishamel and Hagar out. God agreed that this was best and Hagar was left on her own to take care of Ismael.

This story is a hard pill to swallow because Hagar was victimized on all fronts. She was used as a breeding device, and then forced to a life of single motherhood. However, God did not allow here to go into the wilderness without provision. When her own substenance ran out she sat down and cried unto God with despair. All of a sudden God provided her with water that was there all along, but she was too hurt to see.

God is still the providing God that He was in Hagar's day. There are times in our life where we are thrown into a situation due to no fault of our own. Our provision runs out and we see no way to have our needs met. However, God steps in and provides for us. And sometimes our provision is right before our faces but because of circumstances we fail to see it.

Black People We Need To Stop This....

Black people, why is it every time someones favorite rapper gets locked up we want to scream out 'free them'. Lil Boosie, a Louisanna rapper, was recently sentenced to 2 years for a drug and weapon charge. Now people are screaming "Free Lil Boosie". When is this nonsense going to stop?

First it was "Free T.I.", then "Free Gucci Mane", and now it is "Free Lil Boosie". These rappers better be glad their prison sentences weren't longer. These are not first time offenders, but habitual offenders. I got to call a spade a spade. If you did the crime, you must do the time.

I "betta not" see a Free Lil Boosie t-shirt either. It is especially time for our black men to take responsibility for their actions. Especially being a celebrity, you can't be living the hood life carrying a literal gun shop and drug house in your car. Haven't you learned anything from "The Wire".