I…
Standing in the midst of all of my fears.
Fear of hypocrisy.
Fear of death.
Fear of loss.
Fear of living a lie.
Fear of disappointment.
Fear.
Feel myself falling & I’m uncertain if & when the landing will come.
The thing about fear is that it holds not enough weight to bring about change, it just makes way for more fear.
Fear.
Love.
Why can’t I rest in You for but a moment?
The second I stray away I feel like I’m behind light years..
Why can’t I simply rest in You?
I am the wall that I put between us, but I fear breaking Me down. What if Self gets in the way?
Battling what has already been conquered…yet in still.
Color blind to the flag that stands.
Love.
Fear.
Eating from the table of Empty.
Drinking from the cup of Deception.
While snacking on Bread as if it is a guilty pleasure.
Lacking order, running from direction, & the “sense of urgency” is just not there.
I’m falling in the midst of my fears.
"It`s not about me.."
2.23.2011
9.17.2010
8.29.2010
THEY DIE FOR A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
People buy lies everyday,
Repackage & resell them willingly.
The cost, falsely appears free.
The value, death.
It’s a seemingly never ending cycle.
Well, the end being death.
“They die for a lack of knowledge.”
They reject Life.
Life being all that is Good.
Wholly.
Why don’t they wanna live holy?
They weigh Life & Death.
The penalty for Death clearly out weighs Life,
But they still foolishly choose Death.
“They die for a lack of knowledge.”
‘Life costs way too much and is too much work!!’
Do they not know that Life has already been paid for,
That they were bought at a cost?
Do they not know of the One who was sacrificed
Has already done all the work?
No, they continually shun Him.
They are living blindly.
They have scales over their eyes.
They are bounded by themselves,
Though they no longer are chained by sin.
“They die for a lack of knowledge”
Why not simply choose Life?
Ask questions later,
What do you have to lose?
HA, I think I could name a few:
Pain—it’s already been paid for!
Bondage—He bled for that too!
Your past, all the hurt—for Him that’s EASY!
Need I go on?
Choose LIFE.
Let go of the pseudo blessings,
And choose to bear the TRUE blessings,
The fruits of the spirit.
Choose GOD.
Stop carrying weight that is not meant for you.
Yes, He died for you too!
Drop the nail & hammer from your hand,
Yes, you’re nailing Him too!
Let go of your past,
For the past no longer holds a place for you.
Stop carrying the cross that is not yours to bear.
Let go & let Him do a work in you,
Before it is too late.
Time waits for no man,
And these days it’s flying!
Choose KNOWLEDGE & wash away the ignorance.
He’s waiting, are you gonna make that move?
For, “They die for a lack of knowledge”.
Move.
“Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.” - Isaiah 5:13 (KJV)
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you from being priest to Me; Because you have forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget your children.
The more they increased, The more they sin against Me; I will change their glory into shame. They eat up the sin of My people; They set their heart on their iniquity. And it shall be: like people, like priest. So I will punish them for their ways, And reward them for their deeds.” - Hosea 4:6-10 (NKJV)
” Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying, ‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ Jesus said to him, ” ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all of your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” - Matthew 22:35-40 (NKJV)
Choose. Pray this with sincerity & God will do the rest! :
Heavenly Father, I know that I have sinned against you and that my sins separate me from you. I am truly sorry. I now want to turn away from my sinful past and turn to you for forgiveness. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your Son, Jesus Christ, died for my sins, that He was raised from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become my Savior and the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You and to convict me when I sin. I pledge to grow in grace and knowledge of you. My greatest purpose in life is to follow your example and do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen
8.12.2010
Living a Lie
Often times we have circumstances and allow those circumstances to control us. I know this first hand. I know how this feels to believe that whatever I was going through was too big for me to get out of. I was right. I was intent on fixing problems my way. We all make that choice. There is no one controlling us. We have free-will, a gift given to us. We make the choice to do “good” or to do “evil”. We can either submit our will to good or to evil. It is what it is. No matter your interpretation truth is truth, it is unchangeable.
I was always told, having been brought up in the church, “[You] can do all things through Christ who strengthens [you]”. I thought I fully understood what meant. At a very young age I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior. I just knew that, from what I was taught, that was the way to go. I made the choice to accept. I became saved. I knew I was going to Heaven. I accepted that He died for the sins of the world. With that being said, I have always been conscious of right & wrong because it was taught to me. (Just because you do wrong doesn’t mean you don’t know right, you choose to do what you know is wrong. Just because you don’t believe the truth is truth, it doesn’t make it any less of the truth). So throughout my life I have had the belief that there is a God, and many times I have questioned that but that unbelief never stuck. I chose not to believe that.
I was always told that when you become saved you have to renew your mind. That can be only be done by reading the bible and living the wisdom given. When you accept Christ as your Lord and Savior you become born again and are filled with the Holy Spirit. You are a new creature. With any creature that is born they must be taught how to live. If a baby is born and you leave them by themselves without any guidance, when they grow they will still be crawling around or moving on their belly, and slurry gibberish. So like a baby, when you accept Christ in your heart genuinely, you must learn how to function. You must learn right and wrong and why they are such. You have to gain understanding. So I was told that the bible holds all the wisdom that I needed, but I never quite had an understanding of it. (Scratch that, I understood but I chose not to apply it to myself)
I thought and questioned as child, “How can I read this big’ol book and get what all that means”. I made the choice to do the opposite of what I was told, not because I couldn’t read and comprehend. I definitely had that ability. Whenever you saw me you saw a book in my hand. I LOVE(D) to read. I just chose what I felt was more interesting. I can blame no one other than myself, I made that choice. My parents took me to church every Sunday. I went to bible school, bible camp, all of that. I enjoyed church and the way it made me feelgood. I made the conscious choice to not to take heed to what I was told was the right way; it was the lack of understanding that I chose to be molded in. I would allow myself to be molded by the world around me. I was fed scriptures but I never quite had an understanding of how they could be applied to my life. Words are just words unless you apply them. (I was lazy and stuck in my ways by choice. To apply the bible to my life would be too much work). Every action starts/develops first as a thought and you choose whether you act on it or not. Some thoughts become so natural that you don’t even recognize that you are having them. We don’t have to tell our lungs to take in oxygen or our heart to beat. It’s natural. We have to recognize that we are shaped by the things we see, hear, when we act on them.
Ever since I was a young child I have sinned. I have lied, stolen, hurt people intentionally, acted on my feelings and not what I knew was right. I knew what was right & what was wrong. The bible says that Jesus died for the sins of the whole world (past, present and future), without exception. I was taught that when I recognize what I did was wrong, I was to repent. (I have learned that I am not to be ashamed but to learn from the wrong that I have done. Shame is an inhibitor; don’t let it hold you back.) I never understood that before, although it was taught to me, that His dying for my sins was enough. Whatever good I did could not & would not measure up to the grace that was given (Jesus’ blood). Though I knew this, without fail, I kept doing good things to make up for all the bad I was doing. Not changing, just covering up what was already taken care of. It was lack of understanding. I was trying to stand on how it made sense to me. If it made sense to me that would make it so in my eyes. I was living a lie.
Throughout my life God has used people who He placed in my life to show me that what I was doing in my life was wrong, but I kept choosing to defy and deny Him. I suffered the consequences of this. I put people before God because I chose to. I chose to be the driver of the car I was in. Would you let someone who never drove a day in their life to chauffeur you around? Would you let someone who knew how to drive fairly well? Or would you choose someone who is the expert to drive you? The expert knows everything there is to know. He knows how you can crash or how you cruise smoothly. I think we would all agree that the latter is the wiser choice, but I can only speak for myself. I would choose the latter. That’s who God is. I am the first and second driver. Am I gonna drive this car (my life, purpose, etc.) myself or am I gonna set aside my pride and give the wheel to God? It is not easy, pride can seem so strong, sin can seem so strong, but God is stronger than any force/being in the universe. Don’t be deceived. His POWER is infinite. He won’t force you to do anything because He gave us the free-will. He is where He always is, unmoving. He is waiting on you. Every step you take you have to make a choice; am I gonna do good or am I gonna do evil? I’m gonna be real, yes you stumble and do evil but don’t become complacent. STRIVE for better.
God has compassion. He knows it is not easy. He knows the world we live in doesn’t make it easy. He never said that it would be. He did say that He would help guide us along the way. We just have to put our trust in Him. It’s all or nothing. You can’t be in the middle. The battle has already been won, whose side are you gonna be on? You’re either gonna be a winner or a loser. Simple. The choice is simple. Don’t let people’s opinion or influence choose for you. Just recognize that you can’t do it your way. You will fail, without a doubt. Choose to submit your will, He’ll take care of the rest. He will reveal Himself to you if you allow Him. It’s WORTH it. Recognize it won’t be easy. Just have patience, if you don’t have it get it. Practice patience. It may not happen for you immediately but it will happen. Choose to let God show you the way.
God has brought me through and is continuously bringing me through and out of my pride, out of lust of self/things, fornication, greed, weed, alcohol, cursing, fear, homosexual spirits; all things that are not of Him. Don’t trust the world, it is against you. Satan is the god of this world. He is a copy-cat. He used the Word of God out of context to confuse you, but don’t let Him. He is a deceiver. We were born in sin and shaped in inequity. He will not win, it is already done. Just pick the side you are on. He’s already lost. The choice is yours. People aren’t gonna agree with you, that doesn’t mean that you are wrong. Follow God not people, the world is lost…follow the being that isn’t. Put God before ALL and walk in Love (Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.)
God can bring you out of lust of self, things, and people. He can bring you out of homosexuality, lies, hate, and all other sin. I have been there. Ask me what sin I didn’t commit, I’ve been where you are. He brought me through it! God has given us all the tools we just have to use them. To say that you cannot change is to say that God is not real. That is a choice. God is God all by himself. He doesn’t need us to be God and almighty, but He created us to relate and fellowship with Him. Not to please ourselves or others. Recognize that. I have come out of the worse situations. I understand it is not our circumstances that tell us who we are but God tells us. He loves all of us, even those who deny Him. He loves you. Why not show it back?
God Bless!
When I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit dwelled in me. I no longer had the nature of a sinner (“Born in sin, shaped in inequity”, was no longer. That was my old nature. You can “act” like your old self but it is not who you are now. You are the spirit that dwells within). I had the nature of Jesus Christ, of God. I could say NO to sin and not out of the motivation of how it would make me feel but how it pleased God (my purpose is to please God that is my motivation). When you sin you put that before God. We put people and things before God by choice. We CHOOSE. Let’s be real. God loves you regardless, so be honest with Him. He knows we struggle. He knows we won’t be perfect but He perfects(continual) us. When you are covered in the blood of Jesus Christ He doesn’t see the wrong we do anyway, so let’s do the good to PLEASE Him, not to get saved. That has already been done. Be the you God intended for you to be. From what the bible tells me, when I go before God for my judgment, He will see all the good I did. He will be proud. (:
“My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.” - Isaiah 55:6-11 (No matter what you’re going through, you may not understand why but God will bring you out of it.)
8.09.2010
Loveth You
I love you. You I love. Loving you. Lovely you.
In love with you. Always. And. Forever.
I love you. You I love. Loving you. Lovely you.
That is all.
:-)
8.01.2010
Free Me
From the thoughts in my head, I want to be freed
It is Your Word that I must take heed
Free me
From the lust & greed
Yes, I am human but I also possess wisdom of what is right & wrong
A mind & heart like Yours is what I need
Free me
From the pasts hurts & temptations
Help me to grab hold of these revelations
Protect my ears & eyes because they are under attack daily
Free me
Teach me to use my gifts for YOUR will & not MY own satisfaction
It is You I seek to please, from this I gain my joy
Blind me peripherally; it is only You I need to see
Free me
From these chains of resentment & ill intentions
For love is the only true way
A softened heart is my aim
Free me
Purify my desire
For I cannot chase you AND what is not like you
Free me
I want to be freed of me
The me that is of the world
To go against the grain, the river’s current, & what’s considered “fun”
Even if that means standing tall alone
Free me
Teach me not to judge
Not to judge him, her or even me
That is your role, I must only play mine
Free me
Teach me to love me
ALL of me
I long to see the You in me
Free me
Every day I am freed
By Your grace
A new opportunity to shine Your light
The process of breaking down to build me up stronger is in full motion
You are the driving force
5.24.2010
5.23.2010
Universe
There's this universe that you and I belong to.
And I wonder how come we don't understand each others language.
I love you. But you don't read the same diction that I do.
I wonder if you need a translator or a lexicon so you can feel the meaning of my heart.
Because I want you to know, really know, how I feel.
Maybe touch my words, so you can see my evol.
And live away evil that broken hearts became.
Become hearts, broken that evil, away live and love.
I'm not sure that you get this. Get me.
And my alienated palabras en tu orejas.
So I hope, one day God will send you a message.
A message that only you will know its from me.
Anonymous cliches that never knew that the future was always on your smile.
So I'll stay present until I know tomorrow will never come.
As long as today I spend it with you, knowing that you love me back.
Without any lost translations.
5.13.2010
5.08.2010
You give me life
It is by your words..
Each syllable carefully breathing life
into my once lifeless body
Caressing my stale mandarin lips with each metaphor
I am living
You pressed your pen against paper
Leaving every impression in my recovered vision
Your words are all I see
5.03.2010
Hope
Every once in a while, people step up. They rise above themselves. Sometimes, they fall short. Life is funny sometimes it can push really hard, but if you look close enough, you find hope in the words of children, in the bars of a song, in the eyes of someone you love..& if you’re lucky, and I mean if you’re the luckiest person on this entire planet, the person you love, decides to love you back..♡
5.02.2010
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
I Will Love You
So many things to say but there are no words
Not enough vowels & consonants to express my deepest gratitude
Not enough time in any given day to tell you..
So, I'll show you
By inflaming each & ever sense even the sixth
I will love you
I will show you
I will wrap my thoughts, my words, my prayers around you
They will keep you warm
For with me you shan't harbor any want
I will love you
I offer to you my patience
Leaving my ego at the door
Past hurts will remain just that
I will bear my soul because at the end of the day that is all I am
This outer shell is only temporary
I offer to you my eternity
I will love you
4.28.2010
Best of my todays, the worse of my tomorrows
Nowplaying: Viva la Vida - Coldplay
Woke up this morning with great motivation.. Maybe sleep was great, or my dreams were even greater. I may not know the exact cause but I know that it is there & I'm gonna use it to my advantage.
God has planted something in me. A desire. A desire to "make the best of my todays, the worse of my tomorrows.." haha.. I'm thankful.
Time to enjoy my day & make the best of it.. Whatever I do today I know will be a puzzle piece to something bigger than anything I can ever fathom.. Time to enjoy my company, love, & just LIVE.. God Bless You..
Peace & Much Love..
-Eboni<3
Nowplaying: Even Angels - Fantasia
4.26.2010
Love
How can the best thing to ever happen to you
also be mistaken as a curse.?
You should reevaluate your ideology..
Erase whatever lies have been fed & begin the journey to truth.
Undo all the confusion that caused you to believe that a force so beautiful,powerful(without the corruption), eye-opening, mystical,
& passionate, is anything but..
Open your eyes, you've been lied to.
4.25.2010
This life is but a dream..
Glory God, oh God is peeking through the blinds
Are we all here standing naked, taking guesses at the actual date and time
Oh my, justifying the reasons why
Is an absolutely insane resolution to live by
Live high, live mighty
Live righteously, taking it easy
Live high, live mighty
Live righteously
Live high, live mighty
Live righteously, taking it easy
Live high, live mighty
Live righteously
-Live High, Jason Mraz
4.23.2010
Realigning
Nowplaying : Even Angels - Fantasia
I always thought I was one of those people who would go to college knowing what I wanted to major in, pursue it, start my career & that would be that. Err.. not exactly that simple. Not even a little bit. I have no goal expect that I know I want to work with people, make a difference & be happy in whatever I decide to do. Simple(right?). What once appeared to be something that was so easy to grasp hold of has become like a far away thing.
I've been in school for 2 whole years. Where do I go from here.? I need a plan that will motivate me. I need to see it in black & white or else I'll just float around without purpose.. &That's sort of what I feel like I've been doing. But I'm far from being purposely. I was created with a purpose in mind or else I wouldn't be here.
I know I have all the tools to figure this out.. I just have to align my will with the only will that matters & that surely isn't my own.. Nothing a little prayer can't handle.. I know it's already taken care of.. Ahhh.. I'm good. =]
Keep me in your prayers, I'll be doing the same for you.
Peace, Love, & Hope.
-EboniRenee<3
"I believe God will make a way."
-Lauryn Hill
4.21.2010
4.19.2010
4.13.2010
..Opportunity.
Fwd Text..
Look back and thank God. Look forward and trust God. Look around and serve God. Look within and find God! God closes doors no man can open and God opens doors no man can close. If you need God to open some doors for you say this prayer, "Lord I believe you died & rose again on the third day not only for my sins, but for my health, as well as, for my prosperity. I accept you as my Lord & savior & give you invitation in my life,my finances & my desires. I thank you and give you praise! For making me the head and not tail,for causing me to lend and not borrow. This I pray in Jesus name amen!"
"It`s not about me.."
4.09.2010
I Love You More Than The What Ifs
"Maybe I love you more than the what ifs because I'll never leave the nos to win when all that's true is that you're always right." - Jose 6.29.09
3.27.2010
Power
I watched as you slowly overlapped your four fingers over what was once mine. I began to lose consciousness. The life that was at one time "ours", flashed before my eyes. I watched as it slowly became no more. At every attempt to plead for you not to be the death of me, I failed. I wasn't ready for it to end; certainly not like this. I feared this day would come.. I knew it would but I prayed that it wouldn't. Witnessing the color being drained from all around me.. I watched as you held what was once my heart in the palm of your hand. I watched as you knowingly crunched every bit of life out. Remorse seeming to have escaped from here. I listened as the tempo of what was left of me slowed. The crimson in your eyes reflecting the life that once was. Nothing but a puddle on the floor. In your right palm rested a sculpture of ice, but it wasn`t quite cold. How could pain bring about such beauty? For a while you marveled at the what you created(&destroyed), but it wasn't long before you threw me aside like all the others. Shattered on the floor, unable to pick myself up. I, was no longer...
(work in progress)
"It`s not about me.."
(work in progress)
"It`s not about me.."
3.26.2010
Reality
Some days it's a battle..
"It`s not about me.."
Whether to keep sanity intact,
weeding out the pessimism,
& or keeping the smile plastered on correctly.
Life can be a struggle. (duh)
You don`t want to make them uncomfortable,
so you suffer in silence.
For sake of keeping up a pretty picture..
Hiding the less than attractive that lie underneath.
When is it ever okay to step out?
At which point is it okay to show all of you?
Can that be safe?
3.25.2010
Shine On, Love
Live by this quote:
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the Glory of God that is within us. It’s not in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence liberates others.”
~Nelson Mandela, 1994 Inaugural Speech **written by Marianne Williamson
It's never goodbye, just see you later.
It's only heartbreak if you let it break you.
Allowing yourself to see the bigger picture isn`t
the easiest thing to do, but it`s the best way to deal.
For me at least.
One way to look at disappointment is that you`re
being forced to look at all the good that is waiting
to be recognized & appreciated.
Not so good circumstances shouldn`t be allowed
to keep you down for too long.
Cry, sulk, whatever (for a moment) & keep it moving.
Life is a teacher, so take advantage & l e a r n.
Get out of it all that you can.
Love while you can.
Give what you can.
Enjoy it all.
Love you,
Eb<3
"It`s not about me.."
3.24.2010
Parasite of Civilization
"There is nothing as pitiful as a young cynic because he has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing."
- Maya Angelou
Trust
Belief is the first step. &Knowing may or may not come. Trusting is stepping outside of yourself. It's leaving your comfort zone. It is freedom. It's forgetting(forgiving) past hurts & let downs. It's allowing your guard to fall. Trust requires selflessness. When you`re ready, try it, you never know what your lacking trust is blocking you from.
"It`s not about me.."
3.23.2010
Second First Love
Heart racing.
Chasing the beat.
Hard hitting.
Melodic.
Where emotions & rhythm acquaint.
Tear jerking.
It`s a journey.
Taking me there.
Cryptic.
Where rifts & guitar breaks soothe the soul.
Too often abused & confused.
Foot tapping.
Girl, you betta catch that beat.
Hips rocking.
Often it leads to conception.
The Beautiful.
The BOLD.
Cryptic.
Taking me there.
It's a journey.
Tear jerking.
Where emotion & rhythm acquaint.
Melodic.
Hard hitting.
Chasing the beat.
Heart racing.
-Eb
****( Err, if you aren`t quite following... CLICK the TITLE *up there^* )
"It`s not about me.."
Imperfection
I`m no where near where I wanna be, but I know I`ve come a long ways.. My expectations & where I see myself going are far less than what He sees in me. God`s will & plan for my life is far greater than I could ever bring myself to envision.
I`m still learning not to be so hard on myself due to short-comings.. In no way am I perfect, except in that I was made with all the tools I need to get me where I am destined to be. Every time that I fall, I`ll continue to get back up & dust myself off. Where I am is where I am supposed to be. & There are always lessons to be learned.. Dwelling on where I want to be, how I`m gonna get there, & why things aren`t moving as swiftly as I want them to go, won`t get me anywhere. So I`m leaning not on my own understanding & I`m gonna align my will with my Creator. That`s thee`BEST way to do.. It's not easy, but no one ever said it would be.
Much Love, Peace & Understanding,
Eb
3.17.2010
My Love
My love for you is unbreakable. So unstopable. So unable to grammar so it stays incorrect. Cause I've been taught to right correctly. But I just want to love you. And I do. I will. Because my heart is circle in the words that say I LOVE YOU. And I hope it gets to be alive some day. Until then it's here in my chest, locked. Be Smooth.
One
"It`s not about me.."
One
"It`s not about me.."
3.08.2010
Knowledge. <--Seek
"..the more you think you know, the less you know. The more willing you are to learn, the more likely you are to seek and find only to discover there is stll so much more."
-Sister Souljah
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3.07.2010
3.05.2010
Soooo, I think this is one on my best investments.! I finally got the Bible Experience: Old Testament.. & I LOVE it sooo far. I recommend to anyone who loves the Bible, anyone who never read it, anyone who may think reading the Bible is boring, ANYONE. Just watch the video above. =)
3.04.2010
Love
It`s seeing past the flaw, because it`s just another mask of who you really are.
3.03.2010
Its Beyond Me
To finally be in love, and know the real meaning of
A lasting relationship, not based on ownership
I trust every part of you, cuz all that I...
All that you say you do
You love me despite myself, sometimes I fight myself
I just can't believe that you, would have anything to do
With someone so insecure, someone so immature
Oh you inspire me, to be the higher me
You made my desire pure, you made my desire pure
Just tell me what to say, I can't find the words to say
Gotta Find Peace of Mind - Lauryn Hill
3.02.2010
Peace
Trauma from our pasts doesn't have to drive our future, and we don't have to be free of all our aching memories, all our fears and inner conflicts, to be at peace & move forward. Gaining insight into what holds us back is the first step.
Food For Thought
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Food For Thought
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3.01.2010
2.28.2010
2.27.2010
In much the same way that God allows evil people to commit evil acts, God allows the earth to reflect the consequences sin has had on creation. Romans 8:19-21 tells us, “The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.” The fall of humanity into sin had effects on everything, including the world we inhabit. Everything in creation is subject to “frustration” and “decay.” Sin is the ultimate cause of natural disasters just as it is the cause of death, disease, and suffering..
Little Boys
What becomes of little boys
Whose dreams are larger
Than life has ever shown them they should be
What becomes of little boys
Whose goals are bigger than anything in their reality
What happens to young men
Disappointed once again
When they find out they're not supposed to grow
Do their lives become a lie
Should they wither up and die
When they find out they deserve more than they know
It's not hard to be confused
When you find out you've been used
As a sacrifice for other peoples gain
And no matter what they say
It's the same thing everyday
And no one seems concerned about the pain
What becomes of little boys who make a little too much noise
When their dreams have flown away beyond the cloud
Would you rather see them silent
Would you rather see them violent
Cuz they never had a reason to be proud
-Lauryn Hill
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