Nepotism

hi,

we did get to go out for dinner. It was nice. According to mom I almost killed her and I driving Marvin (their car) but I say nay.

Anyway, the title of the post means you pass on something for instance Bob Jones, Oral Roberts, Joel Osteen and many others job to job without education and/or experience. It makes you wonder of how church leadership is handled if the torch passed from the 1st generation to the 2nd generation to the 3rd generation. I wonder which generation stops it? Or does it stop at all? What happens if the next generation doesn't want to do it, even if groomed so?

I'm glad I'm a girl because I don't face favoritism, egotistic praising, idol worshipers patronizing (mostly girls) peoples do to guys

Though I would prefer not the back-stabbing, putting heart on platter, blood-thirsty sharks, gossipy, clique, competitive, needs a mood ring called: the teenage girl and grown women.

Yes, I get mad, but mostly at PEOPLE, not their gender. Girls do drive me crazy because of those tendencies. You're probably thinking "what a hypocrite, she's out for blood right now!" I use to be. (it seems to me, girls do more wrong to me than guys....?) anyway, I've learned to forgive because God does not like it when we don't forgive each other. I saw a church sign today:

"Christianity is active forgiveness" (not exactly quoted but very close) and I need to follow to anyone, no matter what the gender.

As for girls: we shouldn't put each other down. Even in the beginning of time (Sarah and Hagar, Rachel and Leah, Hannah and her husband's wife, Mary and Martha) we've fought with each other....we shouldn't. I can't understand why. It really bother me. If you're a girl, why are you out for blood? I mean for other girls? Why do you worship every movement a guy makes, but yet a girl is torn to pieces.

Thank goodness, in the college youth group, there is no out for blood girls. It's a nice break from high school. So glad high school is high school, lol.

As for guys (probably won't get married for this reason) they are not perfect. They are part of the fall. Adam didn't have to listen to Eve. If he was the strong man he was suppose to be, then he could of easily said no. Each patriarch and leader had problems of their own (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob...etc) but we don't seem to attack them as much. I am not insulting Adam, but think before you think there is a thing called a flawless ANYbody. Only Jesus is.

I am not a femme-Nazi. I am a person who is bothered by all types of nepotism: in the family, school, work, and even the church is guilty of so (again, Oral Roberts, Bob Jones....Joel Osteen)

I actually was going to talk about the ministry. Don't know what spur this note on.

Disclaimer: I am not perfect, I pray to God everyday not to judge males and females by gender and stereotypes. I've met great people who I had judged but they prove me wrong. God has a funny way about that......

In conclusion: when there should be praise: Praise all! God has given us different gifts and we're suppose to use them. Don't abuse other gifts God has given to His children. I don't think God appreciates that too much.

Goodbye!

P.S. Ephesians 4:29. I cannot remember the verses on favoritism, but I know they're there in ze New Testament.

Bye again!