G-Pop would like to take today to talk to his children about anger and lust. No human being can live without them. Some folks may try to quell their desires, but this stifling often leads to repression. Therefore it would seem that every soul needs anger and lust. In our country we have become obsessed with tracking down lust, and not nearly as concerned with channeling anger.
There is a very wise adage which states, “The imaginations of a man’s heart are evil continually from his youth.”
With that in mind, it may be completely ridiculous, if not mean-spirited, to think that any one of us is ever going to be free of rage or minus indiscretion. Yet we choose to isolate off harassment, chauvinism and improper sexual behavior as if these are worse than the nastiness and evil spewed from the mouths of people to support their case in the name of their cause.
Consider this: are we actually going to be able to find a man living on Planet Earth who has not had a slip of the tongue and stumbled into a bone-headed moment? Is it realistic to believe that, in search of romance, flirtation might become abusive and hurtful?
Granted, we need to teach our young men and women, from an early age, how to conduct themselves in addressing their sexuality, and ultimately pursuing the time-old tradition of mating.
But G-Pop believes it must start with anger, for sexual harassment and rape are merely lust which has traveled from unwanted interest to violence. And much of the anger that evolves into mayhem and murder is uncontrolled lust for the possessions, life and goods of another person.
Our churches, our schools and especially our homes need to be training grounds, to turn anger into questioning and a desire to find answers, and channel our lusts toward respectfully approaching the space, person and dignity of the individual we might be considering for a relationship.
What all of the accused men have in common is that they have blurred the lines between anger and lust. They don’t know how to flirt without being intimidating and they don’t know how to confront absent a condescending attitude.
There is nothing wrong with the “Me, Too” movement. It is enlightening and it is opening up a conversation which is well overdue. But simultaneously, there needs to be an “All of Us” movement–which confesses that when our anger and lust are not balanced and in check, we can become dangerous to anyone who crosses our path.
G-Pop wants his children to know that anger and lust are the motivators that God has given us to achieve our wishes. Yet with this, as with all freedoms, comes the responsibility to balance matters with kindness, gentleness, equality and mercy.
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G-Poppers … May 25th, 2018
There is a very wise adage which states, “The imaginations of a man’s heart are evil continually from his youth.”
With that in mind, it may be completely ridiculous, if not mean-spirited, to think that any one of us is ever going to be free of rage or minus indiscretion. Yet we choose to isolate off harassment, chauvinism and improper sexual behavior as if these are worse than the nastiness and evil spewed from the mouths of people to support their case in the name of their cause.
Consider this: are we actually going to be able to find a man living on Planet Earth who has not had a slip of the tongue and stumbled into a bone-headed moment? Is it realistic to believe that, in search of romance, flirtation might become abusive and hurtful?
Granted, we need to teach our young men and women, from an early age, how to conduct themselves in addressing their sexuality, and ultimately pursuing the time-old tradition of mating.
But G-Pop believes it must start with anger, for sexual harassment and rape are merely lust which has traveled from unwanted interest to violence. And much of the anger that evolves into mayhem and murder is uncontrolled lust for the possessions, life and goods of another person.
Our churches, our schools and especially our homes need to be training grounds, to turn anger into questioning and a desire to find answers, and channel our lusts toward respectfully approaching the space, person and dignity of the individual we might be considering for a relationship.
What all of the accused men have in common is that they have blurred the lines between anger and lust. They don’t know how to flirt without being intimidating and they don’t know how to confront absent a condescending attitude.
There is nothing wrong with the “Me, Too” movement. It is enlightening and it is opening up a conversation which is well overdue. But simultaneously, there needs to be an “All of Us” movement–which confesses that when our anger and lust are not balanced and in check, we can become dangerous to anyone who crosses our path.
G-Pop wants his children to know that anger and lust are the motivators that God has given us to achieve our wishes. Yet with this, as with all freedoms, comes the responsibility to balance matters with kindness, gentleness, equality and mercy.
The producers of jonathots would humbly request a yearly subscription donation of $10 for this inspirational opportunity
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on May 25, 2018 at 5:15 pm Leave a CommentTags: anger, responsibility, condescending, equality, G-Poppers, kindness gentleness, lust, me too movement, mercy, rape, sexual harrassment