The logical side of me really feels compelled to touch on a subject that has been prominent throughout the news lately. Abuse is just stupid. I sincerely feel that it is stupid all the way around. The abuser is stupid, the individual abused is stupid (if they stay or take them back), and I do have some precedence for what I am saying. Check it:
As many of you know, I was not always a straight up believer as I am now. Well in the sense of being completely transparent, I was one of the stupid people. I was not a “come home get loaded and beat the hot snot” out of my significant other, but on three occasions over the course of nine years, it happened. I admit to that and I have since asked GOD and my ex to forgive me (that was many years ago, in case you were wondering).
Sometimes I sit and think about the situations that surrounded the incidents and wonder, “Was that really necessary?” “Could I have handled the situation differently?” “What would I do differently if a similar situation happened with my true love (Michelle)?”
These things pass through my mind briefly, and then I think to myself, “If you got that stupid with Michelle, she would probably remove my spleen via my posterior with her rings on (OUCH!)
Let me start with the obvious, CHRIS BROWN is an idiot, and he is surrounding himself with idiots. I know that that sounds harsh and grace and mercy are available to him and GOD is faithful and just to forgive him, however, I would just like to bring things into perspective and let me tell you, this perspective changed my life!
I was doing some precious metals and stones research (I do that from time to time because I’m kind of different.) Well anyway, through some study I found that the unit of measure for gems is the carat. While I am sure you all are aware of this, here is the trip: A carat is 1/7000 of an ounce! Wrap your mind around that for a moment. That means that it would take seven thousand one carat diamonds to equal ONE OUNCE of weight.
So being the numbers person that I am I started running the mathematics and what I found was staggering: if a gem was worth around $2000 a carat, multiply that times 7000. That would give you $14 million dollars for one ounce, if we then multiply this by the number of ounces in a pound (16) we come up with $224 million, then if one multiplies this by say, 150? You can see that this ends up being a WHOLE LOT!
Well (you probably knew this was coming) Proverbs 31: 10 asks a question and makes a profound statement. It says “Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.” Now I figure that a 150 lb virtuous woman is worth approximately $33 and a half trillion dollars! Now while one may find that humorous the weight does not matter. There is no price tag on what women can do.
I watched my mother toil most of her adult life, to raise her three children, and then her first four grandchildren. While my father, who is a mighty man of GOD, was tending to the spiritual needs of his church, and running multiple businesses, mom was holding our home down. She served as cab driver, dietitian, doctor/nurse, counselor/advisor, teacher, acting coach, with statements like, “you better ACT like you have some sense while we are out here at the store.” She was also a disciplinarian and a tutor. Most of all she just loved all of us. She gave everything to make sure we were going to be alright. Now while she is in the sunset of her life, I have grown to understand the points she was trying to make. I thank her for it and I truly love her.
How much does GOD’s favor cost? What if I told you that you could have $1 trillion dollars AND GOD’s favor? What kind of combination is that? I would think that it is a setup of some sort. However, most of us live beneath that privilege. Those of us who are married tend to forget that. Proverbs 18:22 “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.” This is GOD’s bonus plan. When marriage occurs the way GOD intended, then we get the favor and the $33 trillion! Even when we do not accomplish it quite the way GOD desires it, he still shows HIS divine favor upon it, as long as we are upright before HIM (Proverbs 12:2).
The theoretical fact of the matter is: an upright woman is worth more than the musical empire of Chris Brown, Rihanna (sp) or even Michael Jackson. Once again, people are perishing for a lack of knowledge. Do you honestly think that if the masses had and accepted this instruction how much better off this world would be? How many young girls would value themselves and not fall for any line that a guy just drops on them just to get them into bed. How many young people’s self esteem would be elevated? Thousands.
Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.”
We wonder what happened to our youth, we wonder why they want to wear their clothes in ways that they were not designed, why do they think that they are in love or even ready for a concept so deep, it is simple in my estimation. Since “mommy” is 21, grandma is 36 and great grandma is 51, no knowledge has been passed and since the most critical of knowledge had been rejected, GOD has forgotten them. Do you disagree? Well let’s look at the same passage, verse 7:
The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; I will change their glory into shame. (NASB)
‘Nuff said.
Which leads me back to young Mr. Brown, you see while his behavior was and is deplorable and illegal by societal standards, I do not ostracize his behavior because of that per se. I speak down about his actions and who he surrounds himself with because he obviously has no GODLY counsel anywhere near him. I am hopeful that someone in his camp has some knowledge of GOD. Otherwise he will be forgotten by GOD. The truth will come out in the coming months.
This much I do know, I have no desire to have my children forgotten by GOD, nor do I desire to be forgotten by the ALMIGHTY. Teach your children, nieces, nephews, cousins, neighbors, whomever. Let’s not lose another generation.
Be Blessed!
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