Well Orite chall , This is my first public sermon...WELCOME...Let me make my way to the front...Say hello , right quick...
Hey ,how you doin?... Great to see you to!...Aww dude , Those Nikes are nice man...You look great in that black dress Mrs.Johnson...Awww you know it...Second door on the left..Seriously lol...Oh yeah? I don't know , I'm busy on tuesdays at 3...Ok , I'll holla when I'm done , The people are waiting...
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And we begin...
This is for somebody out there reading this , Because I wanted to do a whole 'Take em from the beginning' type sermon but God kept putting this scripture on my heart , So this is what I am rolling with...
MATTHEW 18:15
"If your brother sins against you , go and rebuke him in private. If he listens to you , you have won a brother"
Notice that 'GO AND REBUKE HIM IN PRIVATE'...
This isnt done anymore...The old "Lets have a man to man" or "Lady to Lady" Or "Man to Lady" "Or Lady to best friend trying to steal her man" Or "Man to homeboy who stole your Lil Jon Cd 3 years ago"
These days an audience must be involved...
Everyone on your favorite "Social Networking sites" knows you got beef...Your texting everyone...Your sending emails...Your getting drunk and talking about the situation with others who are getting drunk and then they tell there friends when they get drunk and so on and so on and so on....
And what happens here?
It escalates into something more than it needs to be...and alot of times friendships are ruined because we didnt have the courage to confront that person one on one...Naw , We needed some back up first right? We need to make sure our side of the story is not only told but told FIRST...We start the division amongst our own..Then before you know it , things cant be the same again...
Does this sound like some girl drama? Yes it does...
But dudes do it to...
The men just use harsher language....
You ever been in a situation where you sat and watched somebody do or say something wrong and instead of speaking to them about it , your making a list of people TO TELL ABOUT IT?
Yeah , You have done that...
"Maria is gonna trip out when she hears this!"
"Wow , Abdul wont believe what this cat said about him"
( Just to let ya'll know , I use all races in my name examples..Abdul digs it...why dont you?)
This is exactly what happened with Pac and BIG....
Instead of talking man to man...The audience grew and the media got involved and we lose two great emcees/ Human beings...over something that should have been handled in private...DEAD...Never again will they communicate because they did not communicate.
When you call someone out in Public , That opens the door for the demon of pride and once pride gets in...The party starts...BECAUSE , PRIDE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO BE BESTED...Especially by someone you know.
This happens everyday...Right now as I type this , someone is spilling buisness and spreading a fire of words...
I used to do this years ago...Just talkin about folk...I knew they were talking about me...SO I talked about them...
Then the Lord started dealing with me...I guess a spotlight was shown on me and exposed me for doing this...Made me feel like a punk to be honest with you.
So I made it a point , a concious effort , a Need ...to tell YOU if I got an issue with you and I expect YOU to tell me if you have an issue with me....
Not out in public , not on the boards , not on youtube , not with spray paint on my car door , not on bathroom stalls.....
Call whoever you have an issue with to the side..."We Need to talk"
And discuss your problem with the one causing you a problem...not everyone else.
If you do this,I guaruntee you , you will have less drama in your life and you might save a friendship.
and Trust me , The older you get , The LESS friends you got...Some of ya'll know what I'm talking about...
This also should pertain to POSITIVE things you wish to tell people but for whatever reason , you do not.
Follow your spirit when you get that feeling to compliment somebody or give them a word of encouragement.
You never REALLY understand what people are going through and those few words you say could change their entire outlook on life...
You never know when your preventing a suicide...
Speak it when you feel it to the person it pertains to...
Positive or Negative...
This concludes my first message..My first Verbal Vitamin
If you dont agree with my words or feel they don't make logical sense , please email or message me in private and give me your thoughts.
once I have your info , I'll put up notes and bulletins calling you a hater...:)
I KEED ... I KEED!
God Bless
Thanks for reading
and remember this..."Hate is Overrrrrrrrrrated"
Scott Johnson
9/28/09
3:00 AM
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