This was a token phrase I heard while spoken about a person, even I refuse to share, because I wouldn’t want a person knowing about him or his lifestyle and choices.
It did get me thinking, because growing up without a father in the home, my ability to navigate and direct my life was majority left to myself. I always admired my cousins, because of their dad, my uncle. I always wanted that for myself, the two parents around, not my counterfeit version.
I will not go into details or address anything more than that, something I am learning about life is that regardless of others, my actions are the detriment and reality of my life. It is of no importance what others are doing, but what I myself am doing.
In the regard to the streets and rap/hiphop, I do see where it gets this stereotype or identity, but masculinity is something from God, and its best taught from Jesus.
hiphop/rap they aren’t teaching you anything about masculinity they are teaching you sin. And its the same formula every other genre of music is using.
Its embarrassing watching the death metal genre try to get transformed into a masculine trajectory, when its the farthest from it! and what is most hilarious to me, is that the most prolific musicians who are selling sin like grade A choices of meat, are living very comfortably.
Meanwhile the ones who are negatively affected by their messages and music are behind in the wall in prison or jail, or mental institutions. I know of one man personally who is experiencing the humans version of justice, and that is c-murder. Thankfully, master p is on the right path and it does seem like he is putting Christ first and is making a positive impact for himself and others.
But the derailment and divider in rap/hiphop especially, is that it becomes a black thing, or a for the “people”. And after listening and reading some of Louis Farrakhan, I am finding very little brotherhood or enjoyment from this kind of music.
I am a pretty ignorant person, whether joking about it or not, sometimes I do let my hate and prejudice show. Its not hard, I am a sinner. I don’t know the life of other people, I can only tell my own story. But for you to be my brother, even as a white european you must be a christian. A brother to me is a person who is a member and in the body of Christ.
This systemic struggle and tyranny of the white man, is real, but on a very small and miniscule level. I know for certain the level of intolerance for myself from law and authority as a white person, and can only imagine the circumstance for others. But the trajectory is changing, and the authority and roles and laws in leadership with police, physician, medicine, fire etc. its becoming more diverse, and this is good!
When other races and people can work together its a good and positive thing. But what now happens is that, there still exist in us that very painful and miserable disease sin, and its surgeon and general satan is offering everyone the avenue of a false sense of relief and fake cure.
Its no easy decision to make provision for Christ. Because our flesh rebels and is adamantly against it. This struggle between the flesh, sin and mankind is a reality for everyone. And it burns and pains more than anything that there are others who are living and making a way for this kind of life for themselves and others and are living in improper and mistreatment,.
When I ventured into making content online, the vision and purpose was always monetary. But the more I drove in that direction, the more the devil came and interfered. My voice and words are going to be heard regardless of this web site, but this web site reminds me of the things said. All of my necessities and needs are being met. Its not going to always be the case, I dont know what the future has in store for me. Honestly I worry more about my son, than even myself. Because I know where I stand with God, but my son, I have no idea about. I dont know him, and I need to make it my purpose and goal to share Christ with him. Because much like myself, I needed a heavenly father.
I am a heathen, an arrogant and undisciplined and intolerable in a lot of situations. But I do know in my heart of hearts the reality of God. He speaks and is the invisible force in this world. I can feel His presence, whether it be at home or out and about. Its not strange or odd anymore, its a reminder.
But likewise the nature and reality of evil exist, and the atmosphere and the earth the kind of things that corroborate those kind of things will come into fruition.
On the topic of masculinity. I think donald miller said it best, a man is nothing more than a person with a penis. There is no tribal initiation, its not a beatdown with the bloods and crips, a standoff in the chow hall while incarcerated. Men are naturally aggressive and provide masculine qualities, its knowing and harnessing and using it for good and not bad.
My devotion and promise is to teach my son the knowledge and reality of Christ, whether it be through me or someone else more capable, but I am adamant he know the Lord before I leave this rock.
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