R.E.S.P.E.C.T Find Out What It Means To Me!

   

Love yourself enough to protect your value.

I'm sure we have all experienced a friend, family member or a random person doing something that have us saying, "why!?" But what does this have to do with modesty? Well, why in the world are there so many men and women that don't respect themselves?

Let's begin by looking at the definition of respect, most importantly self-respect. Simply put, self-respect is your ability to protect your value. One of the first steps in respecting yourself is knowing your worth. We are potential gods. Why do I say "potential" gods? Because we are not there yet. We have a lot of work to do. Do you think a god should be walking around with a muscle shirt and sagging pants? Should a goddess be walking around in a miniskirt and crop top? Emphatically no! We should always strive to treat ourselves like God has instructed us to do, "Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?" I Cor. 3:16 When we respect ourselves we are also respecting God. We are appreciating what God has blessed us with.

After understanding who you are, it is time to act on it. Self-respect includes respecting your mind, body and spirit. When we, men and women, respect and protect our bodies we are protecting it from the eyes of those who look to gain, the hands of those who seek to destroy and the minds of those who seek to corrupt. It is no secret that this world is a world of indecency. They promote it any and every way they can. They are succeeding in their attempts to strip away our pride, self-respect, dignity and most importantly our godliness. This world is perverted! To pervert means to alter something from its original course, meaning or state to distortion or corruption of what was first intended or to cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good. A pervert is someone whose sexual behavior is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable. This world promotes abnormal behavior such as the degradation of women, the feminization of males and other indecent behavior. We are acting other than ourselves, and we are potential gods.

Respecting your mind, as previously stated, comes with knowing your value. We must strive to protect our environment. How do you protect your environment? Good question. Let's say you're at work and some of your coworkers are involving themselves in activities that you do not agree with. What do you do? Just simply remove yourself from this environment or this may provide you with an opportunity that allows you to teach them why they shouldn't do it. Here's another example, let's say your friends invite you out to a party and you know there will be drinking, smoking and other indecent behavior, just don't go. The ultimate goal is not to allow yourself to be in an environment that warrants indecent behavior. What you constantly put yourself around is what you'll eventually become. "To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment."

Last but not least, let's talk about how to protect your spirit. The steps to protecting your spirit and protecting your mind go hand in hand. Try not to put yourself in situations that will encourage indecent behavior will always stand true. In order to combat all of the indecency on television, radio, magazines, etc. READ! Fill your mind with things that will aid in your (mental, physical and spiritual) growth not hinder you. Read about how to start your own business or learn how to be consistent. At some point or another we all have had that procrastinating streak in us:) The goal is to strive to read about and engage in things that will aid in your growth as a potential god.

Now, I am not saying that it isn't okay to have fun just have fun in a way that you won't have to compromise yourself or anyone else for that matter.

Here are some good books that I highly recommend you read: The New Psychology by Charles F. Haanel, Message To The Black Man In America by Elijah Muhammad, Trusting God Through Tears by Jehu Thomas Butron, The Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews by The Nation of Islam, How To Eat To Live Book 1 and 2 by Elijah Muhammad, The Coming Economic Collapse by Stephen Leeb, PhD and The Making of a Slave by Willie Lynch

I hope you all enjoyed this week's article! I encourage everyone, both men and women, to give their opinion on this topic and the previous topics. If there is anything you want to add or don't agree with just post a comment right below this article and let's talk about it. Please keep your comments respectable and refrain from using any profanity. Thank you so much everyone for all of your support, it is greatly appreciated!