Although Change and Evolution are first cousins they are not of the same nucleus unit. Whereas Change is a constant circle of birth, death and rebirth; Evolution is a forward-moving linear line. Eyes washed by divine blood easily determine that a lifetime is to change as a soul-existence is to evolution. There is much truth in the old wives tale which states: Show me a boy at 20 and I’ll show you a man at 70. We don’t alter we expand.
It was just after meditation when I heard it . . . Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds are filing for divorce. Living by the Sound Words; I will speak neither of the divorce itself nor of the fact that Mrs. Edmonds was formerly married to a top musician/producer; instead I bring spotlight to the fact that after all these years Mr. Murphy’s decision making process hasn’t appeared to have evolved. When the world was first introduced to the beautiful comedian with a golden smile and heartwarming laugh excitement was in the air. With determination and development Mr. Murphy grew to command large audiences for his well received stand-up performances no matter his subject matter- speaking of his coming of age adventures with such tantalizing control that his listeners became paralyzed by laughter.
It was no secret fore we all knew that he had a wondering eye and an undying appetite for the flesh of women. This is what placed him in a position where he manifested circumstances where he was best not seen granting the all important opportunity for serious life reflection and growth. This was Mr. Murphy’s golden moment when everything that is us while on this Earth is deep in the moonlight and the shadows which block our change is truly seen in the brightest light. I for one would think that this would be the case and after a stream of family movies I thought that it was. The hopeless romantic am I.
Once the struggle was over and the gratitude of finally returning to Hollywood’s A-list released its last drop, Mr. Murphy reminded himself of who he truly is— a man that’s hungrier for the flesh than for the spirit. A truth state that it is not during hard times that a man’s true character is displays but during times of harvest and as the tickets were sold and checks cashed slowly the Test of Will was upon him and he failed. First there was the divorce from his wife, destroying an environment in which he could continue learning to trust and love then he was involved with Scary Spice and that created a life that he denied until the parental test proved otherwise. Two major steps back toward the freedom to chase the flesh.
I believe that somewhere deep down Mr. Murphy understood this and in a classic performance of why only God can cleanse the hearts of men he decided to ‘hook-up’ with Mrs. Edmonds. Without a true repentance he had no choice but to return to the darkness of desiring something that he can never obtain and since she still had healing to do (she said yes to his mess at some point before the ‘I do’) it was only a matter of time before this union was going to falter. Without the Hand of God he will always be what he’s always been a flesh chaser.
Maybe now that Mr. Murphy has gone through public prying of his life, situations that I know he would prefer to remain in the dark, multiple marriages, children born out of wedlock and even the kids that were conceived as the Word states are now without a father in the home. Mr. Murphy has gone through cycles of change and still he has yet to evolve.
But there is still tomorrow; especially if Jesus doesn’t drop by. I hold hope in my heart that after this divorce Mr. Murphy will sit down with God and discover how to deal with his taste for the illusion thereby limiting the string of consequences to come with his innate weakness.
Archangel Daniel, please heal the heart of those who desire the touch of the flesh over the sight of the divine never to understand HIS meaning of a mate.