This is my 1000th post. This is also my last post, as I never intended to do this forever, however the page will stay up for some months. Thankyou for all the likes, shares, comments and following. May the Lord be with you all.

People often use the phrase "the Lord said to be fruitful and multiply" as a reason to have children, but the Lord also encourages us to be wise. How is it wise to make children than you can not comfortably take care of? If you are poor without a child, having one will not improve your situation. If you don't have time for yourself, you won't have much time for a child either. I'm not saying to have an abortion or never have children, but think about the lifestyle the child will have before having them. Are you and your partners blood type compatible? Can you provide a safe environment? Do you have any addiction or habits that you don't want your child to have? Can you afford to take care of them? Do you have enough time to spend with them? Are you in a good relationship with your spouse?

Fun on Earth lasts only for a moment, fun in heaven lasts forever. Follow the will of Christ, even if it seems like you are missing out on all the fun.

There are good people who are not Christians. We are saved by faith ,not good works, for all our works are as filthy rags. Our good works are sometimes a product of that faith, but this does not mean that we must have faith to produce good works. There are good atheists.

Imagine you managed a business where 4 women make chairs. All 4 are needed to make chairs. 1 gets pregnant, and as a result, production stops as she is now on paid maternity leave for 6 months. Now you have to spend the time and money to hire a replacement as well as pay all 4 employees whilst not selling any chairs. You get a replacement, and they do the job better than the woman on maternity leave. They have 3 children. Do you fire the new employee or fire the new mother?

If you fire the new mother she would claim that she got fired for having a baby. People would support her and not give consideration to the tough decision you had to make. This is why you should not take just one person's side of the story.

At this moment, ghetto mentality is doing way more damage to communities than racism, yet where are the peaceful protests? Where are the marches? Why aren’t we holding record labels and artistes to a higher standard? Why aren’t more celebrities and companies taking a stand against it? Ghetto mentality is no longer an American problem, but a worldwide problem, multiple races are engaging in it. I am more likely to get murdered by a gang member, who is under the influence of ghetto mentality, than a racist. Racism is bad, everyone knows that, but not everyone is willing to admit how bad ghetto mentality is. I just wished ghetto mentality got the same attention as racism.

People often state that they want to change something, but not everyone provides how to change it, what to change it to, and how that change is better. By trying to provide solutions persons can see how complex things really are sometimes, and a simple change just won’t work. Imagine you hated snakes, so you decided to hunt and kill a lot snakes in the area and now you have a rodent problem, all the snakes that ate them are dead. Go beyond stating problems, provide solutions for actual change.

There are a lot of challenging passages in the Bible about women, and I understand why women get upset by them. Upon first glance, a lot of them seem to discriminate against the gender, but look closer, and you will see that is not the case. Context is important. Verses taken out of context and without understanding the meanings can lead to misinterpretations and confusion. Do research, talk to a pastor or religious leader and seek to truly understand the Bible. God loves both men and women equally.

Judges 19

Why did the Levite in Judges 19 push his concubine out the of the house only for her to get gang raped to death?  This is a story in the Bible rarely talked about by pastors. To me, this story reflects the wickedness of Israel and the Levite. The Bible does not only show the good of people, but the bad as well. It does not say that the Levite is a good person, he is supposed to be, the children of Israel are supposed to worship God as well, but they were not. He at least stopped the man from giving up his own daughter and convinced Israel to turn from their wicked ways. I don’t believe that the Bible supports violence against women, nor having concubines, but it is stories like this religious leaders need to spend time on, instead of retelling the already popular ones. 

Some things to consider as well. There is no word for concubine in the Hebrew language and the verses refers the Levite both as her husband and master. She could have been his wife, but not paid for, as custom dictated then. Early in the chapter his love for her is expressed by him returning to his father-in-law in order to retrieve her.

What is more important, embarrassing someone that has an opposing opinion or winning that person over to join yours? It is fun to embarrass people and appear smarter than they are, but they can do the same to you at any day, on any subject you don’t have an upper hand on. Also, they now see you as an enemy, meaning that you will get in a lot more arguments and receive a lot more resistance, making your goal harder to accomplish. Be nice and win people over. Kill them with kindness.

Christian parents often tell their children to read the Bible. However, they forget how violent and confusing the Bible can be sometimes. If you are going to encourage your children to read the Word, be prepared to answer a lot of questions. Encourage them to ask questions, explain difficult verses. This should also encourage parents to read the Bible themselves and do research.

Jesus is coming back. When? No one knows. But ready or not here He comes!

Say that you love God with your actions, not just your words.

The Bible supports slavery!...sort of.

Does the Bible support slavery? YES! But not as we know it. Slave owners could not abuse slaves and some people would sell themselves into slavery, to avoid starvation during a famine. People would become slaves to pay off debts, which could be paid by family members and had to rest on the Sabbath. Slavery was often used as a metaphor, such as when Paul said he was a slave to Christ. Some slaves were so well treated that they controlled everything in their  master’s house and would pierce their ears to voluntarily be slaves forever. They were to be freed if severely injured and Jewish slaves would be freed after 6 years. The Hebrew word for slave used in the Bible is Ebed, which could mean slave, but also servant, minister, advisor and laborer. Which one used depends on where it is used. The Lord also said that you can not kidnap people and sell them. 

There is way more, but this is getting too long. My advice to you is to read and research. Also the Bible used to enslave Africans was a slave Bible, not the full Bible. Stuff was left out.

What are women? Are women just an emotion, where you feel to be a woman? What makes a woman? Is it wearing women's clothing, liking things that women like? What do you call people who have vaginas, and what do you call people who have penises? Seeing that they have two different organs, means that they are not the same and should have different names to differentiate them. Do transwomen go through all the struggles of biological women, such as periods at least at one point in their life? Why not? 

I don’t mean to be rude, but if you want me to understand and support, I have to ask questions to know what I’m supporting.

Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.