I have lived with Sickle Cell Disease for 25 years—battled with countless crises and complications. But yesterday, God blew my mind. My genotype changed. What I’ve prayed for, cried for, and believed for. God did it.
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Hot take: Women/wives cooking and serving at family events is a beautiful tradition that builds bonding & unity. The key is balance, preserving the joy of communal cooking without shaming or pressuring those who aren’t interested.
The “get a caterer” mindset undermines community
There are a lot of reasons why people aren't having kids these days. "The economy" isn't one of them. That's a cop out. An excuse offered by selfish people who are too afraid to admit they're selfish. People with fewer resources than you have been reproducing since the beginning of human civilization. Literally billions of people have done the thing that we are now told can't be done unless you have 100k in savings. If people had this attitude in the past, the human species wouldn't exist anymore. It's just nonsense. We all know it's nonsense.
Instead of trying to put away those filthy thoughts, why not think on good things?
Trying to not think of dirty things makes you think of them. Try not to think of an elephant and elephants will play like reels on your mind.
So do this. Meditate on scriptures, God's grace to you, God's Holiness-
Meditate on nature and the sheer awe and power that created it and sustains it-
Meditate on heaven and the glories to come-
Meditate on the virtuous things you're meant to do in the work of your hands-
Meditate on christian doctrine and how best to articulate it to your generation-
Meditate on the testimonies and benefits that God has blessed you with in the past-
Meditate on philosophy, beautiful art.
Stop trying to put nasty thoughts away to no avail. Instead, dwell on higher thoughts. Let them expel the evil thoughts for you.
The more you meditate on beautiful things, the more natural they will come over time. And the less affinity your mind will have to sinful thoughts.
That's the way it works.
To not think of something, you have to think of the thing you don't want to think about 😂 😂. And that's why trying to put evil thoughts away don't work.
You can only replace thoughts. You can't just banish them.
I pray this helps you.