I wholeheartedly believe if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.
Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
James 1:26
If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.
Matthew 15:10-11
10 Summoning the crowd, he told them, “Listen and understand: 11 It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles a person.”
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 21:23
The one who guards his mouth and tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Pslams 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
Pslams 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
Luke 6:45
A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
Matthew 5:43-44
“You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Proverbs 11:9
With his mouth the ungodly destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
Should I keep going?
So here is… if you want
change, GO BE IT! Stop talking about it. Stop demanding it and step up! You
want to see better police officers? Make it a job worth having. Respect them
and the sacrifices they make to protect and serve our community. Don’t believe
they are doing enough? The get yourself in a position to make the change you
want to see in these types of departments. Do you think that saying F*** the
police, pigs, ACAB, kill the police is going to get good men and women out
there everyday to be what we need them to be? Would you really want that job? So
many agencies have lowered… yes! Lowered! Their standards for officers because
they just need more of them who are willing in todays climate.
For the people who say “one
bad apple is one too many”. True! But do we say the same thing when a teacher
is accused to “sexual assault” on a student? Reform on all education and how
teachers are employed! The few doctors who are killing us with prescription drug
addictions. Where is the outcry of that one?
Bias exists! If you want
to disagree with me, I will be happy to have that conversation on how you do it,
probably every day. It’s human nature. Our experiences define us, mold our
thinking. Today, we are also heavily influenced by the media/social media
because it is such a huge part of our lives. But we can control it, we can
control what we read, what we watch and make sure that we are only putting good
in. What are you choosing to listen to?
Equality is here. Some may
have to work harder to achieve certain things but it is there for the taking. We
all have the opportunity to a higher education. We all have the choice
to pay for it. Did you catch that word? Choices!!! We are the choices that we
make. But the best part is every day we can make new choices! Maybe if we stopped
valuing the entertainment industry and making millions of dollars to get out of
poverty and started focusing on that education to get there, the jobs that
could be reached if we tried, we would see a lot more of it.
Now here is where I get dirty.
I have a hard time with the Black Lives Matter movement. I spent 13 years
attending a prominently black church. Some of the most God-fearing people I
know. I love my previous church family. You want to know what God says about
your situation, just ask and they have a list of verses to get you through it. But
it was also very eye opening to how even though they were there Sunday morning
saying “Amen!” to what pastor was saying, they were not living and breathing it
throughout the week. Especially our age group. Don’t get me wrong! I am not talking about everyone
of course. I know this happens at every church out there. People of all race,
sex, education background… people are going to church to show something not to
actually learn the word and live the mission. And get it straight, I am not
perfect!!! But how can I help change a heart that isn’t listening? I can teach, love, inspire those people all I
want but it has to come from inside. If they are not being “fed” at home, someone
else will teach them their ways. I am happily here to help too. I will be here,
every step of the way, to help you have a voice, for sure, but I am not going
to act like an outside voice of a community is going to make a change if they are
not going to do it for themselves. Rule 6 of Jordan Petersons “12 Rules for Life:
An Antidote to Chaos” – “Set Your house in perfect order before you criticize
the world.” Now we know things will never “perfect” but if you are trying to tell
people to stop doing something and then turn around and do it yourself, why do
you think things will change. Start where you can. Start at home. Start in your
local community and when you set the example then you show others how it is
done.
We have to stop yelling and we have to start listening to each other. Stop living on your emotions and think things through. Let’s have a conversation. Let’s have a discussion. Let’s stop fighting and start being responsible, loving human beings.
