Won't you look down upon me, Jesus You've got to help me make a stand You've just got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I won't make it any other way Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
- Philippians 4:11,13 (KJV)
Contentment is necessary if we are going to endure as believers. Sometimes we think we need things when really we don't. When we see things that we think we need and we don't get it, that is where the devil uses the opportunity to attack our faith. This is something that I have had to contend with a lot for a while now, but I think I have overcome it. I have all that I need. I actually completely understand and can appreciate that statement. I have all that I need.
I don't need anything else right now. If I did, God would have already provided it by now. If He doesn't provide it for me today, then I don't need it today. If he provides it 2 days from now, it means that I did not need it today but 2 days into the future, I will need it!!! I know, you may say "Well isn't that obvious, everyone knows that, what type of Christian are you?" I understand the statement, but I have a complete understanding of it now. One that I cannot merely explain in words.
So while I'm still hurting over various relationships in my life, I am content with what I have now. The pain isn't so nearly as burdensome. I realize now that I have so much to be thankful for, some people are insane. On the train I saw this guy who was talking to himself the whole ride. He didn't really stop. It was like he was in an argument with himself the whole time. I should be thankful that I am not like that and that I actually have people to talk to, although the vast majority of them are selfish ingrates who only talk to you when they need a favor done or they want to do something with you only when it benefits them somehow. "Can you help me with my computer?" Yeah, I'm a Computer Engineer and all, but what ever happened to "Hi, how are you doing?" or "I just called to see how you are doing" or a simple "I love you". I guess I don't get that often is because I don't need it, God gives me enough, and I believe in Jehovah-Jireh (The Lord will Provide).
Speaking of which, is it Jehovah, Yehowah or Yahweh? I've been doing so much research on this and can't really come to a definite answer. Maybe that's why the KJV authors just put in "LORD" in everywhere in the Bible where they found the Hebrew yhwh. After all the research, I'm leaning towards Yahweh, so maybe I should really be saying Yahweh-yireh.
Wow, that was a tangent.
So I am content with where I am. I got a call from IBM last week, hopefully something good will come from that. An internship or co-op with them would really do wonders to my resume! Other than that, the Lord will provide in due time. When I need more, I will have more. I don't have more, because I don't need more. Period. Full stop.
"How long, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing And fools hate knowledge? "Turn to my reproof, Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make my words known to you. "Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention; And you neglected all my counsel And did not want my reproof; I will also laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes, When your dread comes like a storm And your calamity comes like a whirlwind, When distress and anguish come upon you. Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me, Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the LORD. "They would not accept my counsel,They spurned all my reproof. "So they shall eat of the fruit of their own way And be satiated with their own devices. "For the waywardness of the naive will kill them, And the complacency of fools will destroy them. "But he who listens to me shall live securely And will be at ease from the dread of evil."
- Proverbs 1:22-33 (NAS)
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 1:7 (NAS)
We can continue to reap profits from the Blacks without the effort of physical slavery. Look at the current methods of containment that they use on themselves: IGNORANCE, GREED, and SELFISHNESS." Their IGNORANCE is the primary weapon of containment. A great man once said, "The best way to hide something from Black people is to put it in a book." We now live in the Information Age. They have gained the opportunity to read any book on any subject through the efforts of their fight for freedom, yet they refuse to read. There are numerous books readily available at Borders, Barnes &Noble, and Amazon.com, not to mention their own Black Bookstores that provide solid blueprints to reach economic equality which should have been their fight all along), but few read consistently, if at all.GREED is another powerful weapon of containment. Blacks, since the abolition of slavery, have had large amounts of money at their disposal. Last year they spent 10 billion dollars during Christmas, out of their 450 billion dollars in total yearly income (2.22%). Any of us can use them as our target market, for any business venture we care to dream up, no matter how outlandish, they will buy into it. Being primarily a consumer people, they function totally by greed. They continually want more, with little thought for saving or investing. They would rather buy some new sneaker than invest in starting a busines! s. Some even neglect their children to have the latest Tommy or FUBU, and they still think that having a Mercedes, and a big house gives them "Status" or that they have achieved the American Dream. They are fools! The vast majority of their people are still in poverty because their greed holds them back from collectively making better communities. With the help of BET, and the rest of their black media that often broadcasts destructive images into their own homes, we will continue to see huge profits like those of Tommy and Nike. They'll continue to show off to each other while we build solid communities with the profits from our businesses that we market to them.SELFISHNESS, ingrained in their minds through slavery, is one of the major ways we can continue to contain them. One of their own, Dubois said that there was an innate division in their culture. A "Talented Tenth" he called it. He was correct in his deduction that there are segments of their culture that has achieved some "form" of success However, that segment missed the fullness of his work. They didn't read that the "Talented Tenth" was then responsible to aid The Non-Talented Ninety Percent in achieving a better life. Instead, that Segment has created another class, a "Buppie" class that looks down on their people or aids them in a condescending manner. They will never achieve what we have. Their selfishness does not allow them to be able to work together on any project or endeavor of substance. When they do get together, their selfishness lets their egos get in the way of their goal. Their so-called help organizations seem to only want to promote their name without making any real change in their community. They are content to sit in conferences and conventions in our hotels, and talk about what they will do, while they award plaques to the best speakers, not the best doers. Is there no end to their selfishness? They steadfastly refuse to see that TOGETHER EACH ACHIEVES MORE (TEAM) They do not understand that they are no better than each other of what they own as a matter of fact, most of those Buppies are but one or two paychecks away from poverty. All of which is under the control of our pens in our offices and our rooms. Yes, we will continue to contain them as long as they refuse to read, continue to buy anything they want, and keep thinking they are "helping" their communities by paying dues to organizations which do little other than hold lavish conventions in our hotels. By the way, don't worry about any of them reading this letter, remember, 'THEY DON'T READ!!!!
- I'm Preventer Wind
- From Clarkson University, New York, United States
- I was born and raised in Brooklyn, for the most part. My parents sent me to live in Barbados when I was 5 and brought me back here 2 months before I was going to turn 8. I was fairly intelligent, until I came to Clarkson :-P. My grades went south, but I refuse to give up!
As hard as things get in life (and things have gotten plenty hard in mine), I have learned not to give up, but to keep faith in Jesus who I gave my life to at the age of 13. And no, my parents didn't make me. I made that decision on my own. They never once even suggested that I get saved. I chose to with my own contrite heart. So above all else, Jesus comes first in my life.
So I'm a cool guy, I love everyone, dislike no one, but I HATE to be annoyed! (You're entitled to hate me all you want, but please don't aggrevate me! ) I'm a huge sports fan! Even though I'm pretty knowledgeable in sports, all my favorite teams stink (Raiders, Kings, Mets). Other than that, I'm pretty much game to do anything that's at least permissable by God.
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