WHEN GOD ASKS A QUESTION - Tyler Perry

I was going through my facebook page when I stumbled on this short  post by Tyler Perry and I thought I'd share here. I hope it speaks to you like it did to me. Enjoy.

I just wrote this to a very dear friend of mine that is going through a tough time. I thought I'd share it with you too.

When I read the bible, I love when God asks a question. He doesn't ask for Himself. He already knows the answer. He asks us because he wants us to understand and get it.

He asked Adam, "Where art thou?" Sometimes we don't realize where we are in life and it takes the voice of God to remind us.

He asked Moses, "What is that that you have in your hand?" Many times the very blessing we need is already in our grasp.

He asked Malachi, "Will a man rob God?" It's so easy to give our time to everything but the work of The Lord.

He asked Ezekiel, "Can these bones live?" Sometimes you may think a situation in your life has died, but God is reminding you that it can live. It's not dead. It's not over.

He asked a lame man, "Wilt thou be made whole?" God already knows He has the power to deliver you but you need to want to be delivered.

He asked Abraham, "Is there anything too hard for God?"

Think about that as you're going through life. I don't care what it looks like. There is nothing too hard for God to do.

Praying for you today. 

Your friend and brother,
Tyler

Relationship 101 Cheat Sheet

• Change your behavior, and you’ll change his.

• In any serious relationship, if you don't gather your partner's opinion before making a decision that impacts you both, you're just storing up trouble for the future.

• Once you're truly happy with yourself alone, that's when you are safe to find the right person to spend the rest of your life with.

• Allow him to take the lead every step of the way. It’s a chess game. He makes his move, then you make yours.

• Pay close attention to signs and red flags. Don’t ignore them. When you see one, figure out what it means and act accordingly.

• Your “Smartphone” can lead to not-so-smart relationship decisions

• You cannot borrow half of who you are from someone else, yet people try to do it all of the time, they just call it a relationship!

• Good communication is less about saying what you mean, and more about defining what you say.

• If he mistreated and abused his last girlfriend, why would you want to be his new girlfriend? Girl, Please!

• Always take the time of 180 days before you call yourself committed to someone.

• It takes at least a time span of six months to shed the fake skin.

• you can't hold on and let go to (at the sametime) of you worthless, unhappy, failing relationship

Managing The Family Purse -Review

Typical American newlyweds spend over $27,000 on their wedding day -- yet no time or money on a financial plan. It is no surprise then that so many American marriages fail within the first five years, with couples citing ""money issues"" as the number one reason for their breakup. 

With Managing the Marriage Purse you will learn how to: -Create a unique marriage mission that becomes the compelling force to help you get your financial life in order and keep it in order -Identify and eliminate the causes of out-of-control spending -Get out of debt sooner -Increase after-tax income -Reduce your healthcare costs -Put fun and romance into budget meetings -Resolve conflict quickly and eliminate money fights -Avoid the top financial pitfalls that lead to divorce -Become a philanthropist on your existing income

Soon-To-Be-Husbands and The NSFW (Not Safe for Wife) Pictures

I came across this article in Ebony that made me have a flash back of 2002. One of my big brothers had met the love of his life and asked me to please help him tear pictures of his Exes. I wasn’t doing anything so I immediately obliged. Then he brought out the pictures.. I had to let out a short gasp “ Er, this is er, going to take longer than I thought…”

The funny thing was that, there was nothing overtly vulgar or scandalous, the images were not even provocative in nature just a few at beaches and pools but the ladies were never wearing anything indiscreet. But my dear brother Chinedu insisted on this ritual, it took ages, we were there well into the evening (I'm not exaggerating). He wanted to show his wife-to-be some respect.

6 Tips on Managing Resources As A Newly Married Couple (For Men)

Many newly wedded couples might not know how important it is to proactively manage resources. This is an important skill that must be learnt, perfected and sustained in order to balance all your responsibilities. The following tips should come in quite handy.

1) Date Nights are very important but while your love is still budding and blossoming at this stage in house date night will be just as romantic and intimate without the lofty price. Check out some ideas here.

2) Let wifey know how much you earn. I know some men feel this is not necessary or an invasion of privacy but that’s what you signed up for. together you will be able to fully manage it and maximise it.

Ties That Bind

This movie came out about three years ago and I never gave it a chance until a friend encouraged me to a few days ago. It consists of three thought provoking stories, directed by Leila Djansi portraying African society in a way that many films have, but in a such a unique and succinct manner. Showing us that many women are still not offered the the fairness and choices that will give them a completely fulfilled life. In summary, Ties That Bind resonated for me because of the topics it handled with three women who are dealing with various issues of motherhood, infertility and being a woman in an African community. 

Adobea played by Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is also incapable of having live babies with her husband, she either miscarries, has stillbirth or the children die as infants. We watch as she endures several humiliations and pressure from all around especially from her mother-in-law. Though he appears weak and under his mother's thumb, I like that her husband stands by her her when it really matters.

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