My daughter has freckles. Light though they may be, they are a symbol of our indelible connection. Not so common among African Americans, they create a special bond between her and me. Most of us enjoy the ways our children take after us. It gives us a sense of hope for the future, and maybe even a small sense of immortality. This connection to our children is one we hold in tension. They are like us, yet fully and truly their own. They have their own being, their own vision, and their own calling to fulfill. If we’re smart, we’ll accept that early and focus on preparing them to soar. It’s what we want for them, right? To come into their own being, to walk out their vision, and to fulfill their God-given calling. It will be the place of their greatest joy. I am grateful to the One who forms us and calls us into a rich vision for our lives. He does it for us but, more importantly, He does it for our beloved mini-mes. When we follow Him, He provides for this generational blessing of fruitfulness and joy. #grateful #thegratefullife #lifetothefullest #freckles #Generationalblessing
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Tell me how it is, and not what it should be. ✓ Tell me the result of taking too much alcohol and not whether it's sinful or not. ✓ Tell me that fighting can cause me damage and not that I should be a good child. ✓ Tell me that studying hard determines my success and not that if I don't study, you will be disappointed in me. ✓ Tell me that joining cult will endanger my life and not that you will disown me. ✓ Tell me the result of polygamous family and not how sinful it is. ✓ Tell me the result of dressing modestly and not why I must dress modestly. ✓ Tell me both the merit and demerit of partying and not why I mustn't party. ✓ Tell me why prayer is important in my life and not that if I don't pray, I'm not spiritual. ✓ When I ask you how I can be an arm robber, tell me how, tell me it's outcome and not terming me an evil being ✓ Tell me why I should go to church and not that if I don't go to church, then, I am a sinner. ✓ Tell me the consequences of being a whore and not why I mustn't be a whore. Everyone is entitled to his right. You don't force them against their will. Tell them what happens when they do this and not why they must do this. I have every right to choose between two opinions. Tell me how it is and not what it should be. Mostly, people end up being the victim when you tell them what it should be. Telling what it should be, is like choosing a side for another. When you know how it is, it's left for you to choose the right or wrong. The result will be upon you, for you will have no body to blame. I want to hear about everything that surrounds an action, and not why it's a doctrine or an order. /gud mɔnɪŋ elits/ #dictioncoach #linguist #TheWorldIsYours #TheWorldIsWaiting #TheWorldIsWatching © Mochifa Omic. -Let's Redefine The World
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