Different gifts-One God

-Hello everyone! Thank you again for checking in. My writing today was inspired by a talk I had with my mother and some friends of mine. Also, the arguing of co-workers who are so narrow minded in their efforts made ponder if we argue too much over who has the right answer instead of attacking the problems in society. We have to pull it together before we can conquer it together, “Without you, there is no me… without unity there will never be happiness.” Check the link to see where I pulled that verse from. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26fTzVncfXY. As always, please feel free to comment and/or email me at yenba.cire@gmail.com. Sincerely, Yenba S. Cire

In this wicked world,
We are always looking for the next gimmick to save us,
We often try to find out what is going to work best,
We often forget that there is not one right answer,
Do not confuse this for right and wrong,
There is a right way to do things and a wrong way to do things,
Our ideals become caught up in parties and individual interest that do not represent the best idea for everyone,
What a trying task,
I will use the example of Booker T. and W.E.B.
They both had ideas to help Black Americans progress,
I for one do not think either idea was wrong,
The wrong in the situation was that Black people were being oppressed and were struggling to find a better way of survival in a newly freed society,
A society which was not welcoming to Blacks or anyone perceived as other,
Booker T. believed in Blacks working and developing skills and trades that would help build some industrialism and wealth through those skills,
W.E.B. believed that a talented tenth of educated representatives would lead Black people to higher standards of living and equality,
This resulted in what is now perceived as a rift between them because of their different ways of fighting evil,
This rift exaggerated still haunts us because type of thinking still exists,
How often do we look at the blue-collar factory worker or plumber and somewhat turn up our nose,
How often do we look at the new brother and sister with the master’s degree and applause,
How often do we look at the juris doctorate and medical doctorate and say you are doing so great and you have achieved so much and set them on a pedestal of ultimate achievement while not giving that praise to the worker who has been working as a teacher or custodian for twenty-five years making lives better for the people around them,
But we expect things to get better?
We have to learn the true meaning of diversity,
In Corinthians, it says many gifts are given but it is through the same Holy Spirit and that there are different ministries but there is still is only on Lord,
I ask, should we be making our brothers and sisters weak and building stumbling blocks while they are trying to get their gifts,
These gifts given by Spirit are used to help all, not for individual interest,
We have to apply these principles and guidelines to our life and realize that the bickering and fighting over who has the best does not work,
Collaboration will help us get through the differences not fighting, proving who is smarter, or finding one right answer,
What is the true, right, and wrong,
Often, you will look over your shoulder and realize that the wrong was that monster both of you were trying to come up with a solution for,
Instead, the fight to prove each other wrong consumed you and the monster still prevails with little work done,
The slave, poor, middle class, and upper class are all created in the Image and all have the ability to be giants because they all have gifts that can be used in His name to uplift people surrounding us.

1, Corinthians 12 v 4-6 “There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but the same God who works all