Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
"The way to happiness: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised."
The above quote is from the book The Power of Positive Thinking.
The author insinuates that happiness is a choice we make. And that one of the easiest choices we make in life is to be unhappy.
Happiness is a state of mind.
Spend more of your life being self-less, and less of your life being selfish.
Stop being perpetually unhappy.
Choose happiness! You'll be a much happier person.
God Bless!
| My central identity is based on my love of anal sex with men |
Hockey needs to become a sport everyone can feel welcome in, and Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop doesn’t plan to let anyone stand in his way of turning that goal into a reality.
Prokop, the first openly gay player under an NHL contract, has been a trailblazer in the hockey community and an important role model to many across the sport. But while the 20-year-old has made several positive strides in making the game more inclusive, he is disappointed about the lack of progress at the highest level of competition.
The 6-foot-6 defenseman expressed those feelings in a statement Monday night, describing a recent trend of teams and players opting out of Pride festivities as "a step back for inclusion in the NHL."
"Pride nights and Pride jerseys play an important role in promoting and respecting inclusion for the LGBTQIA+ community and it's disheartening to see some teams no longer wearing them or embracing their significance, while the focus of others has become about the players who aren't participating rather than the meaning of the night itself," Prokop wrote.
Prokop shared these comments just days after San Jose Sharks goaltender James Reimer refused to wear a Pride-themed jersey during pregame warmups, citing that his religious beliefs would not allow for it. Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov took a similar stance earlier this season during the franchise’s Pride-awareness night.
The New York Rangers, New York Islanders and Minnesota Wild recently scrapped their respective on-ice celebrations after multiple players from each team declined to wear Pride jerseys and wrap their sticks with rainbow-colored tape during warmups.
Learning about those announcements was disheartening for Prokop. What is worse, however, is how much attention they have dragged away from the importance of making everyone around hockey feel welcomed.
"Everyone is entitled to their own set of beliefs and I think it's important to recognize the difference between endorsing a community and respecting individuals within it," Prokop continued. "Pride nights are an essential step towards fostering greater acceptance and understanding in hockey, and I strongly believe that by prioritizing diversity and inclusion, we can create an environment where every player feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to the game. As someone who aspires to play on an NHL team one day, I would want to enter the locker room knowing I can share all parts of my identity with my teammates.
"While there's still progress to be made before hockey is for everyone, I'm optimistic about the change we can achieve and am committed to being a part of it."
So, who is "everyone"?
Does "everyone" include those who don't support homosexuality?
Why would hockey players wrap their sticks in rainbow flags to show support for homosexuality? Particularly when only one player in the entire league is a homosexual. How weird is that?
Furthermore, what does LGBTQIA+ even mean? Is that like an acronym for a street gang of sexual deviants who want to steal your soul instead of your shoes, or what?
Is it not interesting that everyone has to participate, or they're a bad guy? Why does it matter if some goalie doesn't want to wrap his stick in a rainbow flag? It's like this one "openly gay" guy is forcing his beliefs on "everyone" else, and if "everyone" doesn't go along with him, then the media attacks them for not being inclusive. It's all very weird.
There has to be an agenda here. What is it? Depopulation?
The hypocrisy is appalling when it comes to these social issues, like homosexuality. They redundantly say that inclusion is making "everyone" feel welcomed, yet "everyone" is only those who agree, or go along with the inclusive narrative.
What about the "feelings" of "everyone" who is either indifferent, or who doesn't approve of homosexuality? Do they not matter? I mean, statistically speaking, the majority of people aren't members of the LGBTQIA+ mafia. The majority of people care less about the sexually deviant behaviors of a small minority of people. There will be -and always have been- sexual misfits.
And why would anyone be "openly gay" anyway? I just don't understand why a guy who plays hockey needs to make sure everyone knows that he enjoys anal sex with other men. It's really bizarre. What does his enjoyment of having anal sex with men have to do with hockey? I'm pretty sure everyone who has a job separates their personal life from work. It seems like you would want to keep your personal affairs to yourself and not boast about your sexual endeavors to your coworkers. But nowadays, people have discovered that sexual deviancy will get them attention. Or, force people to like them, even though they probably wouldn't otherwise.
It's pretty sad that we live in a society that people have to do weird sex stuff to get attention, or to feel liked.
Would anyone know who Luke Prokop is if he didn't like having anal sex with men? Even hockey fans probably wouldn't know who he is, because he isn't even that good at hockey (compared to the other hockey professionals). But, I guess kudos to him for marketing himself. People know who he is now, even if it's just because he likes to brag about his love of anal sex with men.
The LGBTQIA+ thing (and just wait, there will be other letters/symbols added in the near future) is like the hippie thing of the 60s. It's the counter-culture, that actually is the culture, because the system supports it. That's what makes it (the movement) all so lame and uncool; it's enforced and supported by the state. There is nothing "counter" about it.
The homosexual thing would never be cool anyway, because it's so repugnant and repulsive (it's so disgusting, that they will even accuse you of being gay if you come out against gay behavior: "oh, you don't like gay sex, you must be gay!"). And most importantly, it's a Biblical abomination. There is nothing cool about spiting God. And that's exactly what the "pride" movement is about; the rejection of God. The Bible is clear on pride, and it's not a coincidence that the gang of homosexuals chose pride as their moniker.
James 4:6 God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
We are all sinners. Nobody is perfect. But God sent his only son to die for our sins. Humble yourself and repent!
All glory to God!
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Varvara Gracheva, a Russian, after she won the ATX Open in Austin, Texas on Sunday. Kostyuk beat Gracheva 6-3, 7-5 to clinch her first career WTA title.
The 20-year-old Ukrainian ended up shaking the hand of the match umpire, but wouldn't shake the hand of Gracheva. Instead, she simply walked past Gracheva on two occasions.
"It was just my choice," Kostyuk said of skipping the handshake, according to The Mirror. "We had a great match, don't get me wrong. She's a great competitor, I respect her as an athlete, but that has nothing to do with her as a human being."Kostyuk has been outspoken regarding Russian and Belarusian players being permitted to compete in WTA events.
"Whoever speaks out [regarding the war] clearly I believe has every right to be on tour but whoever doesn't... I don't think it's just humane," she said in January, according to The Mirror. "I don't really talk to anyone [Russian and Belarusian competitors] I barely say 'hi' to them."
What if a....:
Russian refused to shake the hands of Ukrainian?
Russian refused to shake the hands of American?
Russian refused to shake the hands of a black person?
Russian refused to shake the hands of homosexual?
Russian refused to shake the hands of Jew?
Russian refused to shake the hands of feminist?
In the social sphere, truth is always perception.
In the status quo, the narrative is engineered.
Objectively, the truth is always unbiased.
If you want to know something, objectify the subject.
I've always struggled with pride. Tbh, "struggled" isn't really the right word, because I've always viewed pride as a positive. I have pride in everything that is associated with ME (race, ability, intelligence, skills, appearance, etc, etc). A better way to state the first sentence would be: "Ive always had a lot of pride." But, the Bible is redundant about not being prideful.
I've been going through some struggles of late. I've been reading about struggle and to a T it's viewed as a building block; something we should embrace and learn from. I feel like God is trying to teach me about my pride with this current struggle. If it weren't for my prideful nature, my current struggle would be more of a nuisance than a struggle.
All Glory to God!
Proverbs 29:23 Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.
