Sunday, April 24, 2011

On forgiveness...

So just heard this message from Joyce Meyer today that pointed 5 fingers at me & thought I should share it, enjoy:

6 ways to detect unforgiveness(prodigal son)


a) anger, being 'mad at'
Luke15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. ,
Hebrews 12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

b) keeps score, boasts of its own record...
Luke15:29a And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment:
c) complains
Luke15:29b... and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:

d) alienates, divides & seperates
Luke15:28a And he was angry, and would not go in...

e) accuses opposes & continues to retell the mistake
Luke15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots...

f) jealous of the other person's progress
Luke15:30b... thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

DONT STAY OUT OF THE PARTY!!!

Friday, April 22, 2011

EASTER FOR ME(In a song)


I mean, someone gave me eternal life for free by dying on the cross for me, the Kenyan in me automatically accepted that FREE gift. But it means much more... The fact that he rose again, taking the keys of hell and giving me the victory just makes me wonder how such a pure, gracious and loving God would look on a wretch like me, and pity my destined-for-hell soul and show me such mercy!
Lord no gratitude can ever be enough, so I just hope this simple thanks expresses it all. LORD THANK YOU FOR SENDING YOUR SON FOR MY SAKE, THANK YOU FOR GIVING HIM VICTORY AND THANK YOU THAT I CAN NOW LIVE IN FREEDOM AND LIGHT.

 

 Casting Crowns: Who Am I Lyrics 

Songwriters: John Mark Hall


Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name, Would care to feel my hurt?
Who am I, that the bright and morning star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wondering heart?

Not because of who I am,
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading, Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean, A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord You catch me when I'm falling
And You told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours

Who am I, that the eyes that see our sin
Would look on me with love, And watch me rise again?
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me?

Not because of who I am, But because what of You've done
Not because of what I've done, But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading, Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean, A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord You catch me when I'm falling
And You told me who I am
I am Yours

Not because of who I am, But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done, But because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fading, Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean, A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord You catch me when I'm falling
You told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours, I am Yours

Whom shall I fear? X2
'Cause I am Yours, I am Yours

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oEMoJJj3L8 

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

I Will Wait For You

So it seemed, that it was cool,  for everyone to be in a relationship but me..
So I took matters into my own hands… and ended up with him
Him who displayed the characteristics of a CHEATER, a LIAR, an ABUSER, & a THEIF
So.. why was I surprised when he broke into my heart?
I called 911, but I was cardiac arrested for aiding and abetting,
Cause it was ME who let him in…
Claiming we were “just friends”..
It was already decided for me by the first date, that even if he wasn’t!
I was gonna make him ‘The One’..
You know… I was tired of being alone,
And I simply made up in my mind, that it was about that time so I decided to drag him along for the ride,
Cause I was always the bridesmaid & never the bride..
A virgin in the physical, but mentally just a grown woman on the corner in heat!
Who was tired of the wait!
So I was gonna make him ‘The One’.
He had a… form of Godliness… but not much..
But hey, hey I can change him! So (honey) I’ll TAKE him, I mean he’s close… enough
Ready to sell my aorta for a quarter, not knowing the value of its use to me
Arteries so clogged with MY will, it blocked HIS Will from flowing through me
So, I thank Christ that His blood pressure gave this heart an attack,
That flat lined my obscured vision, put me flat on my back
Through my ignorance He sawed,
Through my sternum He sawed & cracked open my chest
To transplant Psalm 51:10
A new heart & a renewed right spirit within!
So now I fully understand,
Better yet I thoroughly comprehend,
How much I NEED to wait… for You.
See, the bad thing is that I knew he wasn’t you from the beginning..
Cause in the beginning was the Word
And he didn’t even sound or shine like Your Son
Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks,
And all he could whisper was sweet, empty nothings –
Which meant NOTHING.
He couldn’t even pray when I NEEDED him to
Asking him to fast would be absurd!
So forget about being cleansed & washed with water through the Word…
But I know You.. ♥
You were already praying for me
Even never having met me
Let me assure you, I will wait for you.
I will no longer date, socialize or communicate with carbon copies of you
To appease my boredom or to quench my thirstiness I have for attention
And short-lived compliments from ‘sorta kindas’.
You know…. He ‘sort kinda’ right, but ‘sorta kinda’ wrong?
His first name LUKE,
His last name WARM.
I, I won’t settle for false companionship
I won’t lay in the embrace of his arms,
Attempting to find some closeness,
But never feeling so far apart cause, I just wanna be held
Cause ♫”all I gotta do is Say” No!
NO more ‘almost sessions’ of ‘almost coming close’
Passing winks & buying drinks,
I’mma, I’mma, I’mma flirt!♫
Who flirts with the ideology of,
‘Can you just tell me how much I can get away with & still be saved?’
NO more.
I’ll stay in my bed… alone, and write poems, about how I will wait for you
He won’t even come close,
Our fingers won’t even interlock
We won’t even exchange breath
Cause I have thoughts that I’ve ‘Saved As’ in a file that God has only equipped you to open.
I will no longer get weighted down,
From so-called friends & family talks,
About the concern for my biological clock
When I serve the Author of Time.
Who is NOT subject to time,
But I’M subject to Him,
He has the ability to STOP, FAST FORWARD, PAUSE, or REWIND at any given time…
So if we could role play,
You would be Abraham & I would be Sara
Or you can be Isaac & I can be Rebecca – a servant’s answered prayer
I am bone of your bone, flesh of your flesh,
Made up of your rib Adam!
And once we meet, like electrons
I will be bound to your nucleus, completely indivisible atom.
We even speak the same math: 1 + 1 + 1 = 3, which really equals 1 if you add Him.
We were all created in His image,
But you have the ability to reflect, project & even detect the Son.
If I were to explain what you looked like,
You would have to look like a star,
A son of the Son..
I would gain energy simply from the light on me.
I would need you , in order to complete my photosynthesis
I await your revelation, but once again from the genesis, I will wait for you ♥
And I will know you… because when you speak I will be reminded of Solomon’s wisdom,
Your ability to lead will remind me of Moses,
Your faith will remind me of Abraham,
Your confidence in God’s Word will remind me of Daniel,
Your inspiration will remind me of Paul,
Your heart for God will remind me of David,
Your attention to detail will remind me of Noah,
Your integrity will remind me of Joseph,
And your ability to abandon your own will, will remind me of the disciples,
But Your ability to love selflessly & unconditionally will remind me of Christ.
But I won’t need to identify you by any special Matthews or any special Marks,
Cause His word will be tatted all over your heart.
And you will know me, and you will find me,
Where… the boldness of Esther meets the warm closeness of Ruth.
Where the hospitality of Lydia is aligned with the submission of Mary,
Which is engulfed in the tears of a praying Hanna.
I will be the one, drenched in Proverbs 31… waiting for you.
But to my Father, my Father who has known me before I was birthed into this earth
Only if you should see fit…
I desire Your will above mine,
So even if you call me to a life of singleness,
My heart is content with YOU – the One who was sent.
YOU are the greatest love story ever told,
The greatest story ever known
You are forever my judge & I’m forever Your witness
And I pray that I’m always found on a mission about my Father’s business
Oh, I will always be Yours!
And I will always wait for You Lord, more than the watchmen wait for the morning…
More than the watchmen wait for the morning… I WILL WAIT

Detained for Entry

Pastor G Craige Lewis described entertainment in his video The Truth Behind Hiphop 6 as containing two words 'detained' and 'entry'. So in short entertainment can be described by the phrase 'detained for entry'. So as we detain ourselves infront of the telly or radio, what are we allowing to enter? Just think about it for a moment... What is there nowadays on the airwaves???

So, the next time I/you sit to watch your favorite program, evaluate the themes that it is teaching you... Love or lust, contentment or covetousness, morals or immorality, peace or fear, love or malice, godliness or carnality. I must admit this wasn't an easy message to hear, having been a tube addict since forever, i had to reconsider what i was feeding myself...

He went on further to say that we get so clouded in entertainment that we forget the things of God, we don't have the desire to seek, follow or love God and we find ourselves compromising on so many things. The next time you feel like this, check what you're feeding yourself.

Thanx for taking the time to read this, let me know how entertainment has detained you...