Martin Luther King, Jr., "What Is Your Life's Blueprint?"

Breaking Generational Issues Now!

I had to put a lot of thought into this particular passage of writting. At some points it was too much thought for one entry. Ridding one's self of generational issues, whether they appear in the form of "curses" or what have you, the decision is not a difficult one! It is one that requires commitment to a new normal and a willingness to focus on a different direction in life.

Alot people feel as if they are dropped off into bad circumstances....ones that seem as lost hope is the norm. A good visual for this occured in the movie Menace 2 Society. The main character in this movie was named Cain (or Kane). The movie opens up in a form of a narrative given by him. The scene takes place at what appears to be his parents home. They are having a party ( or what we call get togethers where I come from). Now Cain's dad is a big time drug dealer and his mother is a drug addict. Now this may seem like its all bad but there is a light in the midst of this scenario...He comes in the form a guy named Parnell. Parnell is a friend of Cain's parents. He is like an uncle to Cain and he has Cain's respect. Even though Parnell is a part of the drug game himself, he sees something in the younger Cain. Next we go to a scene where Cain's father is playing a card game and gets into an argument with a guy and kills him at the table.

Now picture this: you grow up in an environment thats less than desirable. A some point you become engulfed in a dysfunctional lifestyle as a result of the surroundings (ex. drug dealing and using or crime). Fast forward to a time in your life where its time to make life changing decisions. What do you do? Well as time went on in the movie Menace 2 Society our main character Cain hit that place 2 or 3 times. The one thing that hit home for him was visiting Parnell in prison. Never to see the light of day again ,Parnell convinces Cain to proceed on a better path by vehemently pleading his situation. Ultimately, Cain made way to move to a better situation but by that time it was too late! He was murdered!

Now with your story or situation this does not have to be you! You have the power to make the necessary changes you need to make to change the course of your generational "curses"! It takes a solid commitment to something bigger than yourself. Take the thought from a micro to macro perspective. Think about the impact of people around you (especially the next generation behind you). What does that change look like? How do you map a route to that change? Do you need to leave your environment to make a change? I don't have all of the answers but I know one thing for sure and that is it that it takes a solid commitment!

You will have to dig deeper introspectively and really look into yourself. See what is impeding you from gettting to freedom. The road to breaking generational issues, once and for all, needs to have absolute clarity! No magic formula.....just good old fashioned commitment and will! It is possible!

No Excuse!

I made a promise to myself that I would not go on anymore rants on social media. In essence, this blog is the idea that  of expressing thoughts that could benefit more than just myself. It is one designed to uplift and promote people to think for themselves. One subejct that has always been an issue with me is the  escalation in violence that occurs in most impoverished areas of this country. I mean there is no excuse for the idea of a poverty stricken area to have unreal statistics in violent crime!

Its sad that on the weekend of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ that we have another incident of violence in the Birmingham metro. On Saturday night at a family oriented carnival in Center Point, Alabama 4 people were shot, including a 1 year old child. Now I do not know what led up to this and I really don't care! My concern is knowing that some people have no regard for life at all!

There are lots of solutions on the table but nothing takes the place of parents raising their children first! Myself and like minded people can only do so much with mentoring a few hours a week. Its going to take parents making that extra step to make sure that their children are not becoming a menace to society. There are no excuses at all for sensless violence at all!

While we continue to rebuild the devastation that has been done to our communities by sensless violence, we have to reach these parents in the same context we want to reach the youth!

Why I Am Unapologetically Christian!

As a society we waste a lot of time on frivolous nonsense. We banter and go back and forth about trying to state our cases to superiority. This is the exact antithesis of why this country was founded! It was founded on the grounds of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness! Those very words are guaranteed to every citizen of this country!

I write this in a time where the Church has been ostracized and insulted continously. This not only happen by those whom have left the Church or simply don't believe, but by the very members of the body of Christ. We tend to want Christ to bend for us and make us feel comfortable in our mess. In fact, that's not why he was crucified. It was done in turn for you to give our lives unto Him and make us new creatures. 

I don't want to sidetrack on salvation....this entry is to explain why I won't apologize for being a Christian. The United States of America allows us to freely practice our beliefs without fear of persecution. So when I speak where the Bible speaks and am silent where the Bible is silent, I hold firmly to it! The Word Of God is my source for strength and life! I will continue to walk out life this way!

"Does the Christian walk step on toes?" Yes it does and it has dug at me a countless number of times! That's how I learn to move and make better decisions. The Word of God is the road map to get you from point A to point B.

Before I let anyone tell me what to believe, I look to the source for myself! I know that it works and I have tested The Most High God time and time again and His promises never return void!