Day: June 14, 2020

George Floyd. His life was taken for $20.

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I cried within me.

I felt it was a personal attack. I have met people who were evil and have done things that were race related to me and other people of color. So I feel it when I see these things done.

And I still go through it. For as long as there are people suffering from the mental disorder of racism…. and is teaching it to their children and they grow up with this in their head…it will continue. It is another form of evil that is breaking one of the commandments of GOD.

Matthew 22:36-40 

36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

King James Version (KJV)

LET US NEVER FORGET HIM OR THE OTHERS WHO HAVE DIED BEFORE HIM.

Yes racism still exists….and Mr. Floyd did not have to pull put the race card. It all started when he went into a store that he usually went to buy his things, gave the clerk a $20 dollar bill, and the teenaged clerk called the cops because he thought is was counterfeit.

From cops to criminals in one day.

The cop who had his knee to Mr. Floyds neck is totally insane. This is so horrible. I have never seen such evil in my whole life long on this internet showing a white cop killing a Black man while out in broad daylight over $20.

Mr. Floyd cried out “I can’t breathe!”

Mr. Floyd called out for his late Mother as he laid there in the dirty streets streets under the knee of evil. Saying “I can’t breathe!” And soon dead. Due to the former officer Derek Chauvin. Can you imagine how that was….to be going through such a thing?

Another day of sorrow for a Black family. Mr Floyd is at rest now. Buried next to his beloved Mother. I have no others words to all of you who do read my posts. This hurts way too much, and we should never forget any of the people who were killed because of xenophobic people.

Another child whose Dad was taken from them. Awful.

Lord GOD please help us all to behave as how you want us to.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/george-floyd-protests-achieve-change.html

Black and White people are protesting together. This is a fallen world showing it’s brokenness. We all suffer from this pandemic of covid19 plus with the pandemic of racism to top it off. One has no cure yet, but the other does have a cure. One we need GOD to stop it. The other mankind has to make the choice to stop it.

Racism can travel through the air just like covid19…person to person. Be it family or friends….it is an evil pandemic that has been around in this country for centuries. It can be stopped though. Just don’t listen to it to keep it going in your mind and actions.

Wipe it out and when you see it report it, confront it and have the offender dealt with legally with jail time and morally.

Photo credit for Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery from the site:https://www.revolt.tv/news/2020/5/28/21274085/breonna-taylor-george-floyd-ahmaud-arbery-statement

No one is above GOD’s law from the past victims from centuries ago of all people of color to Mr.George Floyd.

Let us all stay in heavy prayer to our GOD for HIM to lead us all in the way of righteousness.

Peace

Forgiveness. Mark 11:25

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Hello everyone!

I do hope you are all able to have the great weather we are having here in New York right now! Foe when I look out of the window this morning the sun is shinning on all of the wonderful colors that GOD has made making all of the plant life look so pretty.

You with the recent and continuing events that are happening all over the world right now, I feel our ever loving GOD is telling us all messages that we need to listen to.

We can all pray, and expect an answer to these prayers. We can pray for peace and unity with our fellow mankind. But if we only expect the first step to be made by someone else….we may wait our whole lives long. We can make the first step.

Now supposing a person you know who is always a happy smiling person who always greets you with a smile or a “good morning” and they may not have acknowledged you this morning? What would you do?

Would you ….

  1. Roll your eyes and think , “Oh, I see how you are. You are not a real Christian you ignored me!”
  2. Or think they are mad at you and would try to figure out why without asking what is wrong?
  3. Wait for them to speak first. Thinking that they always would speak 1st. If they do not speak 1st then you wont speak.
  4. Say hello because you would figure they simply just did not see you first.
  5. Or because you are sensitive to others and care would speak first, and ask how are they doing today?

If you care about people, you would ask how they are doing. You miss the warm smile you usually get, and would want to how they are doing. A lot of things could have happened to this person before you met them in the morning. They could be going through a trial right now.

Or they lost their contact lenses and just flat out didn’t see you!

We should never assume. Yep and it can be hard to not assume. When a sister or brother in the LORD is going through a trial, many times they are in the mode of concentrating on the situation at hand and maybe in a “walking-while-eyes-open” mode. I have met many other Christians you do this as I do.

See, things will not always be in the worst scenario. We all need to focus on helping each other and not harming each other. Talk to gain understanding and wisdom as how you can help each other.

Lend a shoulder to a person to cry on if you have to! With GOD guiding you as the “tool” as how to give comfort. So that you are used by our GOD to give this person the comfort they need right now.

If you are led to just listen to them, do it. With this pandemic going on with no sincere evidence of it going totally away, we need to help each other when we can.

Forgiveness works in this too. Everyone who has done you wrong at any time in your life, forgive so you will be forgiven. You do not know when you or that person will be called home to be with the LORD! Just as no one else does. We should not take our anger to the grave.

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Mark 11:25

“And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

King James Version (KJV)

Matthew 18:21 – 18:22

21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

More verses to read about forgiveness at this site. Just click on the link! https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Forgiveness/

I know of people that will take anger with them for years. So this is something to seriously think about. Because unless you have never sinned…and are as perfect as JESUS….it is best to forgive so you can be forgiven. 😀

Have a blessed day, stay in prayer and forgive those you have hurt you, pray for them and move on. Life is way too short. Share this blog and the words of GOD so others will get a blessing too!

Stay safe!!!!

Peace!!!!