Why is everyone in such a bad mood?
I mean, don't get me wrong, I understand that times are hard. Everyone is searching for a job, or a house, or this or that, and no one seems to care enough to listen or lend a hand; but, honestly, must we complain SO much?
I hate to be the one to say it, but I'm tired of hearing about everybody elses problems. I would be cliche and say, "I have enough of my own"; however, that is not even the issue...
What ever happened to Faith? We have to BELIEVE in God in the midst of ALL of our circumstances. If you don't believe in God, believe in your dreams because, believe it or not, your dreams are illustrative of what God has in store for you. And, if you can't do that because you "can't remember what you dream"; then believe in yourself! Either way, we have to start believing in something!
Times are hard for everybody. Trust me, you are not alone. My only question is, how long are we going to continue to feel sorry for ourselves before we begin to wake up and start working towards our blessings?
I recently read an article that criticized society within America for its support of, what was referred to as, the "Good Negro" -- A page long exculpation on how the white man flatters and adorns the good (educated) negros of today's society (i.e. Jay-Z, Magic Johnson, or Barack Obama) to control and manipulate the temperment and actions of the average negro... To me, it all sounded like an author's humdrum response to a really bad day.
It's like, we all want to sit around and point fingers all over the place in reference to who is to blame, as if continually acknowledging what we see to be the source of our problems is supposed to bring about some miraculous solution.
Sure, Bush might have single-handedly ruined the American economy, and you might be more "broke" than you trully deserve to be; but, we we have to pick this economy up together. If this economy is going to see any sort of progress, each of us is going to have to, individually, do our parts to become more disciplined within our minds and our spirits. We need to spend less time complaining about our situations, and more time learning about ourselves as well as others so that we may help each other out of these hard times. This comes with being deeply rooted in God, and holding on to faith. Take a tree for example, if a tree is not nurtured in the right way so that there is growth on the inside, there cannot be any on the outside. It will suffer and die out.
Part of the reason why the stuggle seems so impossible to overcome is because many people have lost all sense of morals. We don't know what it means to be faithful to God, and have no choice but to complain.
We have grown so fond of this world that we have allowed our obsessions to make us weak! Helpless, worthless souls, lounge around in front of the television praying for some microwaved blessing to pop up at their front door...like, "I should write a letter to the Home Makeover people so they can come and do my house"
..Get off your glutes bros and bras!
Prov 6:6-11 says, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?....So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man."
We must stop treating God like some sort of genie, and getting mad whenever we don't receive what we wish for. Sure, we can always tell God what it is that we want. As long as we take steps in setting goals and remain diligent, faith will see to it that your prayers will be answered in due time. However, it starts with spiritual discipline. Without spiritual discipline we will not be able to remain true to God's vision/ purpose for our lives, which will eventually cause us to allow the Devil to distract us with worldly fascinations.
We must always remember, we are just passing through this wonderful and beautifull earth. God has given us every possible opportunity to live abundantly; to look upon every fresh impression; to develop every latent capacity; to grow as much as ever with His energy at work in us...
Times may be hard in the midst of these recessionary times, but growth is still within our grasp!
Let God shine within your heart, and be the light of this world.
~T$ God Bless
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