Jealousy Blocks Blessings

When you overlook the blessings of others God will overlook you. When you turn your nose up at other people's relationships and accomplishments, He's turning His nose up at you having the audacity to expect Him to bless you in your jealous state. Your lips to tight to praise Him for another's gift and your hands clinched too tight to receive your own. And you wonder why people are getting blessed around you.

It's not about the person being blessed. It's bigger than that, and you so full of hate and jealousy, that you can't even see that it's about God, and that He gets the glory. God uses other people to bless you and test you, and to show you what He can and Will do. He uses other people to show you or provide positive examples of how you too can receive blessings, first by be thankful and acknowledging His Goodness regardless of the recipient.

So when you scroll by without acknowledging other people's blessings that is God's Way of judging you and whether your heart is in the right place to receive your own blessing, or mad about how He chooses to bless other people. He's fulfilling His promises right before your eyes, but because it's not you or you don't like a person, you can't even say Amen or Look at God...God is the only one allowed to be jealous, for He said "I am a jealous God"(Exodus 34:14; Deuteronomy 6:15), and He's God alone, meaning He does not need our help in the jealousy  department.

Moral of the story: Don't miss, overlook, or block your own blessing while you are rocking and watching with green-eyed envy and by scrolling past other people's blessings without acknowledging the will and work of God. Acknowledge Him and His work and He will direct your path into your own blessings...And there it is.. #gogetyourblessing #seeTheBlessingNotThePerson ~Dr. Rock Ramsey ~

On Racism

On Racism:

I'm reading a lot about racism, racist comments, kids of friends being called the N-Word, and being told their brown skin is not liked..... Much of the world's problems began as budding negative seeds taught to us as children......

Racism, discrimination, and hatred aren't born. Being racist is not determined by a skin color, but it's something that's taught. It's introduced and bred among a group of people that lack human compassion and lack the motivation to change the generations to follow.

On Being Called the N-Word:
I would rather be called black than to be called the N-word. But strangely enough there are people that are cool with being called the N-Word by their own, but dare to be called such, by someone outside their ethnic group. Why be in a group of friends of a variety of ethnic groups and it's OK for you to use the word but not your friends? I'm confused.

Between the ages of 1-5 is when a child learns and retains the most. There are children i know of 4 and under that have already discovered a word that is harmful and very offensive to many. Your kids learn from you and their surroundings. You should be mindful of the influence you have on your kids as well as others, and be mindful of the influences you expose them to whether it be to people, places, videos, or music. Instead of just exposing them to the word, if you must, teach them the negative connotation of the word as well. Better yet teach them the books of the Bible. I'd rather them call someone Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John than the N-Word. This is very disturbing and very upsetting to say the least... Racism and hatred will never end unless everyone do their part. Parent or not, teach these kids compassion and humility at an early age and I promise you'll see a changed society. Whoever those kids parents are, they were taught to call black people "N-Word" too, and their parents and grandparents and so on... So thus a generational curse that's still getting people hurt, discriminated against, and sometimes killed.... I can truly say that i have a multitude of friends of all races, creed, color, ethnic, and gender groups. I see them for how they treat me and treat others. If I had the slight inclination that any of them had a racist bone in their body, I would not stop socializing with them but they would definitely not be in my circle of who i call true friends.. I rather know a racist person don't like me than to pretend they do....When will it end. ~Dr. Rock Ramsey ~

Mental illness or Nah?

Truly evil exist and is among us. These days evil has many faces and many definitions. One would think that mental illness is the new evil, but is it really? Does everyone with evil intent suffer from a mental illness, disorder, or imbalance? I beg to differ. You can be the most sane person in the world and still be a pure evil soul and an even more evil person when you act on it. There are those with mental illness that would never harm a flee, and can't even fathom what being mean is. So to say all evil people have a mental illness is not fair to say.

On Bill Cosby

We will always be a  judgemental world that will personally convict others with or without supporting facts. We have become so magnanimous that it doesn't matter what others say, our minds are already made up as to whether we affirm or deny allegations and accusations. We are so suchy muchy that our own convictions of others trump the rights of God, and any chances that He may exist and really have the final say as the ultimate Judge. It's what we think or feel and that's that.

Because none of us were actually there or witnessed it we can only speculate and rely on what's reported and if on jury duty, be forced to decide guilt or innocence based on what's presented to us. The truth lies in Mr. Cosby (his truth) and the truth lies in the accusers (their truths). But whoever is right or wrong is not for me to say. But I'm sure there are lessons to be taught and learned from both. If Mr. Cosby did it, that's between him and his conscience and his God. But what he or RKelly or MJ has done does not make me appreciate the good they have offered and provided over the years any less. Yes wrong is wrong, if in fact they were actually wrong, but the wrong does not negate the fact that they've also done good to the world as well. We are so good at calling out the 20 wrongs of a person that we can't began to fathom how we should also give them credit for the 20 things they did right. The wrong smothers the right every time. I'm a different breed, perhaps, but I've learned to find the good in all bad things, people, and situations and keep it moving. Live and let live. And there it is... ~Dr. Rock Ramsey ~