Watch Your Tongue

I just wanted to say a couple of things concerning the whole Kanye West and Taylor Swift incident.

First, I think Kanye was blatantly disrespectful for disrupting Taylor's speech. I couldn't even watch the whole thing because I felt so bad for her. I was shocked and couldn't imagine what Taylor was feeling at that exact moment.

Second, This incident just shows how powerful our tongues can be and the negative consequences that can come along with it.

James 3:5 says, "Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark."

Our tongues are pretty small compared to the rest of our bodies but James says that it has a lot of power. He uses a forest as an example; just one tiny, little spark can set the whole forest ablaze. That's certainly what happened to Kanye. I remember just a couple of minutes after that incident, it was already written on his Wikipedia page. Isn't that crazy?! In just a span of a couple of minutes and it's up on the internet for the whole world to see! Every news broadcast and website talked about Kanye.

He sure was popular. Everyone was talking about him.

Even President Obama.

I think Kanye earned himself multiple nick-names that he shouldn't be too proud of though.

Third, We're given a choice. We can use our tongues to discourage or build each other up.

Ephesians 4:29 says, "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen."

 Which one will you pick?

Obama's Speech to the Youth

I'm not a very political person but I read this article on CNN.com that caught my attention. Before you guys read on, let me tell you how I feel about it.

COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS

So Obama is going to deliver a speech to students in America on the first day of school which is pretty cool. I wish that happened to me when I was back in school. But what is his speech actually about?

It's the typical motivational speech that every child hears. Obama talks about the importance of working hard to be successful and that nothing comes without hard work. He addresses the importance of receiving an education not only for personal sake but for the sake of the nation.

The White House actually released Obama's speech online so you can read it for yourself. I highly encourage you to do so. Click here for speech.

I honestly do not know why there's so much controversy over this speech. I think it's a great and positive message to reach our lackadaisical generation today. I think it's great that the leader of our nation is actually addressing our kids. At least our President is making himself personal to our nation that many previous leaders haven't been able to do so.

Here's one comment that is just ridiculous that caught my attention.

"I believe this is the greatest country on Earth, and I try to teach that to my children. ... I don't want them hearing that there's a fundamental flaw with the country and the kids need to go forward to fix it."

Well let me say this. People are entitled to their own opinions so if this person thinks America is the greatest country; then be it. That's fine with me. But Obama doesn't say anything about our nation having a fundamental flaw. I mean, there are definitely a lot of flaws in our nation especially with the government and businesses.

But the point of his speech tells our students to be highly driven and passionate about their gifts and talents. He tells them to cultivate them so they can serve the nation through them. I love how Obama points to the fact that individual success has to go deeper and further. He says that our successes determines the future of this country. He's saying that we can play a huge part and be active in forming this nation.

So in conclusion...

Go Obama