The Compass
11
Monday, October 29,2001
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LaTonya Raynor
Speaking Abundance Into Your Life
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This article is not targeted to
ward any particular individual; how
ever there is an issue among females
that exists across the nation. There
is no agreed upon phrase for it.
However, in this article, I would like to
coin it “female disempowerment”.
The term “disempowerment” comes
from the base word “empowerment.”
This term means to encourage others
to be productive and gain self-confi
dence in one’s self. The prefix “dis”
adds a negative connotation to the
word, so that it has the opposite
effect.
Because Elizabeth City State
University is a predominantly black
college, the females on this campus
face a double-minority issue. Black
women have more than two different
physical characteristics that may
induce discrimination against them.
These two characteristics are being
black and being a female. This
means that black females are prone
to greater difficulties in the business
world as well as the social scene.
Women of the past fought for
women rights and equal opportunity.
It was a hard struggle due to re
searched history. f\/lany women were
killed at sporting events in the pro
cess of trying to integrate into male-
dominated sports Even now, women
still face unequal treatment and
opportunities, regardless of race. In
the job market, women have to com
pete very hard to get into a male
dominated field. Representation is
few in some areas.
Overall, females deal with many
issues besides the ones mentioned
here. It is feasible to say that we, as
females, should have a closer bond
to one another. Every female has a
unique and special personality. How
ever, females are prejudged nega
tively most of the time by another
female more so than the other gender.
I suggest that we should think about
another person’s life situation and
why they may act a certain way.
There are environmental influences
that affect a person’s rationale or
behavior. Think of new ways and
ideas of being people-friendly. This
not only help others be positive about
them, but it helps you in the long run.
Let’s set examples for our younger
females, because they will be the
ones taking care of us. If they adapt
to “female disempowerment”, who will
stand for our female culture?
Kimberly Blackwell
Whether you are a born-again
Christian or not, your words are what
will determine your fate. For example,
if you say that you are a failure, you
will fail in everything that you do
because you have spoken your
negativity aloud and, in the process
you have made yourself believe what
you said. And the more you say it, the
more it will come to pass. That is why
it is important to think about what you
are going to say before you say it.
In Ephesians 4:29, Paul says,
“Let everything you say be good and
helpful, so that your words will be
encouragement to those who hear
them.” Proverbs 15:4 explains that
gentle words brings life and health.
God gave us power to speak things
into our lives. In Proverbs 18:4, 6-7
Solomon says, “The words of a man’s
mouth are as deep waters, and the
wellspring of wisdom as a flowing
brook. A fool’s lips enter into conten
tion, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and
his lips are the snares of his soul.”
Now, if you believe and speak good
things into your life, the Bible says, “a
man’s belly shall be satisfied with the
fruit of his mouth; and with the in
crease of his lips shall he be filled.”
But in order to be able to speak good
things into your life, you have to have
faith and inner strength.
Remember that everything that
the devil tells you is a lie. The devil is
the father of lies and the ultimate
deceiver, so remember, if he tells you
that you are a “nobody,” know that you
are just the opposite, which is “some
body”
A lot of people today crave
possessions that belong to someone
else and are upset and discontent
because they want what the other
person has. This is a form of envy.
When one envies another, they often
speak their feelings aloud. They may
express how badly they long for what
the other individual has. A person
who does that really does not under
stand the power of the mouth. How
ever, you never know the other
individual’s circumstances or how
they were able to get what they have.
That is why one should be careful for
what you ask you, you just might get
it. Mathew 7:7 says: “Ask and it shall
be given to you, seek and you will
find, knock and it will be opened to
you.” So remember, instead of speak
ing negatively and longing for what is
not yours, speak positively and be
thankful for what you have. When you
constantly remind yourself that you
are an abundance, you will be, be
cause you have spoken those bless
ing into your life. So the next time you
want to speak something into your
life, this is what you should do; get in
front of the mirror and just say “Bless
ings, thou art loosed!”
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