i can't do it anymore
my heart wont allow it
closing and reopening
the wounds
they heal and i peel them open again
slowly and surely
i walk right back into
your games
your lies
your slick talk
your arms
i can't do it anymore
i bow out
loving you is hurting me
wanting you is destroying me
you are my burden
you are my stronghold
you are what stands in the way of
my breakthrough
i pray about you
and don't get the answer i want
i pray about you and get the answer i need
i've ignored God long enough
i don't want to go back
i don't want to cry anymore
i don't want a desire for a man
who doesn't desire me
you say you're lost
you say you're ready to make a change
make it without me
i'm walking away
i'm running away
from confusion
and all that you bring into
my life
my life
this is all i have
and i can't let you be
my downfall
my desire
my love, i let you go
1.08.2008
Raised in Christ
I was reading and came across Colossians 3. This chapter sparked my interest because I have been wondering how to address the situation that occurs often when a person accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior, but doesn't want to live a life that is Holy.
Now, by no means am I insinuating that I live a perfect Holy life day to day. That would be a lie! I do, however, TRY to live a life that's Holy and pleasing to God. I fall down. I stumble. But as all Christians know, living a life thats Holy, walking in the spirit, hearing and listening to God, is a process.
When we submit ourselves to God, we are "born again." And that is truly what happens. We are babies in Christ. We don't get saved and wake up one day completely void of sin and our sinful nature. We don't automatically have the ability to hear God clearly and do exactly what he tells us to do. NO! We're going to stumble. We're going to fall. We're babies.
But as we continue to be obedient to God's word, go through trials, and grow, we become more spiritually mature. It's just like growing up in a natural sense. And as we continue to grow and become able to handle more, God will bless us with more. But you can't get there unless you fully submit yourselves to God.
Colossians 3:1-3 says, "Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God."
That's powerful. You made the choice to say, "Hey, God. I can't do this on my own. I need you in my life. I accept you into my life. I make Jesus my Lord and savior." When you did that, you too died just as Christ died. And you were raised just as Christ was. You are a child of God. You have His grace. You are forgiven. Now, why let it stop there?
God has so much in store for us. But he can't give it to us if we WON'T obey Him! If we can't be responsible now as babies in Christ, how can He trust us to bless us with more?
So, we need to live a life that's Holy. We need to stop going after worldy things. Yeah. Sex feels good. God intended for it to feel good. But it was intended to be shared between two people who love one another in marriage. Yes, its easy to get angry and curse out the woman who cut you in line. Or key the car of the guy that broke your heart. But at the end of the day, where does that leave you?
Colossians 3:12-13 says that we are supposed to be clothed with, "compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." We are to, "bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another."
So, this is my cry to you as well as myself. Let's do our best to live a life that is Holy. Understand that you WILL fall. Romans 3:23 states, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." But you repent- tell God what you've done and ask for His forgiveness- pick yourself up and keep on keeping on, living a life that is Holy, not doing what YOU want to do.
That's my ramble for the moment!
Now, by no means am I insinuating that I live a perfect Holy life day to day. That would be a lie! I do, however, TRY to live a life that's Holy and pleasing to God. I fall down. I stumble. But as all Christians know, living a life thats Holy, walking in the spirit, hearing and listening to God, is a process.
When we submit ourselves to God, we are "born again." And that is truly what happens. We are babies in Christ. We don't get saved and wake up one day completely void of sin and our sinful nature. We don't automatically have the ability to hear God clearly and do exactly what he tells us to do. NO! We're going to stumble. We're going to fall. We're babies.
But as we continue to be obedient to God's word, go through trials, and grow, we become more spiritually mature. It's just like growing up in a natural sense. And as we continue to grow and become able to handle more, God will bless us with more. But you can't get there unless you fully submit yourselves to God.
Colossians 3:1-3 says, "Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God."
That's powerful. You made the choice to say, "Hey, God. I can't do this on my own. I need you in my life. I accept you into my life. I make Jesus my Lord and savior." When you did that, you too died just as Christ died. And you were raised just as Christ was. You are a child of God. You have His grace. You are forgiven. Now, why let it stop there?
God has so much in store for us. But he can't give it to us if we WON'T obey Him! If we can't be responsible now as babies in Christ, how can He trust us to bless us with more?
So, we need to live a life that's Holy. We need to stop going after worldy things. Yeah. Sex feels good. God intended for it to feel good. But it was intended to be shared between two people who love one another in marriage. Yes, its easy to get angry and curse out the woman who cut you in line. Or key the car of the guy that broke your heart. But at the end of the day, where does that leave you?
Colossians 3:12-13 says that we are supposed to be clothed with, "compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." We are to, "bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another."
So, this is my cry to you as well as myself. Let's do our best to live a life that is Holy. Understand that you WILL fall. Romans 3:23 states, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." But you repent- tell God what you've done and ask for His forgiveness- pick yourself up and keep on keeping on, living a life that is Holy, not doing what YOU want to do.
That's my ramble for the moment!
11.01.2007
Prostitutes R Us!
I’ve been reading “The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord” by T.D. Jakes. It’s pretty interesting. There is a paragraph in there that says,
“The lady is a fertile field. Her tender heart is softly turned soil that awaits the seed. She carries the potential of massive reproduction. Her mind is the incubator of dreams and the womb of greatness. She is irrigated when in love and dehydrated when hurt. She is enriched by those who lover her and stripped by those who abuse her. Those whom she touches will dine on her harvest. She will be the end of someone’s famine. She is a garden. She is the place where hunger is sated. She is the place where hungers will be quenched. She is the place where rich soil will produce fertile food and lives are richer because of her. She is a garden. She is the focal point of those who love her and the absolute envy of those who don’t.”
This paragraph described me to a T. And hopefully you found traces of yourself in it. We as women are wonderful, strong, beautiful beings that God created. Our hearts are indeed tender. We feel things that men don’t feel. We see things that men don’t see. We have discernment in areas that men don’t. We are helpers. We are counselors. We are mothers, sisters, and friends. We are ladies. We are precious.
Somewhere along the way, we’ve lost sight of what we are and what God created us to be. And because we’ve lost sight of that, we allow ourselves to be demeaned. Abused. Mistreated. Cheated. Degraded. We have become merely objects. We don’t help anymore. We don’t stand strong as women of God. We parade around in hopes of winning a man’s heart with our skimpy clothing, weave, slick talk, sexy dance moves, and tricks in the bed.
Don’t you see that you’re more than this? What I just described was a prostitute!! They stand on the street wearing next to nothing with over done hair and make-up making lewd sexual statements while moving their bodies in ways that attract a lustful man. Why act like a prostitute? We are prized possessions. A man should feel like he has the rarest gem when he finds us. He won’t want to let us go. He’ll treat us with respect and only want the best for us. Of course, you have to learn who to say yes to and who to say no to. But that’s another topic.
All in all, we need to get back to God’s intended purpose for our lives. We weren’t created to be on T.V. shaking what our mommas gave us for the world to see. We weren’t created to fight over some no good man. We weren’t created to sleep around with anything and everyone. We weren't created to be hard, cold women who have been hurt by the world.
With God, you can release the demons from your past. You can move on. You can realize your purpose and full potential. But you have to want it. Study your Bible. Meditate on His word. Develop a relationship with God. And that’s all I really have to say! :)
“The lady is a fertile field. Her tender heart is softly turned soil that awaits the seed. She carries the potential of massive reproduction. Her mind is the incubator of dreams and the womb of greatness. She is irrigated when in love and dehydrated when hurt. She is enriched by those who lover her and stripped by those who abuse her. Those whom she touches will dine on her harvest. She will be the end of someone’s famine. She is a garden. She is the place where hunger is sated. She is the place where hungers will be quenched. She is the place where rich soil will produce fertile food and lives are richer because of her. She is a garden. She is the focal point of those who love her and the absolute envy of those who don’t.”
This paragraph described me to a T. And hopefully you found traces of yourself in it. We as women are wonderful, strong, beautiful beings that God created. Our hearts are indeed tender. We feel things that men don’t feel. We see things that men don’t see. We have discernment in areas that men don’t. We are helpers. We are counselors. We are mothers, sisters, and friends. We are ladies. We are precious.
Somewhere along the way, we’ve lost sight of what we are and what God created us to be. And because we’ve lost sight of that, we allow ourselves to be demeaned. Abused. Mistreated. Cheated. Degraded. We have become merely objects. We don’t help anymore. We don’t stand strong as women of God. We parade around in hopes of winning a man’s heart with our skimpy clothing, weave, slick talk, sexy dance moves, and tricks in the bed.
Don’t you see that you’re more than this? What I just described was a prostitute!! They stand on the street wearing next to nothing with over done hair and make-up making lewd sexual statements while moving their bodies in ways that attract a lustful man. Why act like a prostitute? We are prized possessions. A man should feel like he has the rarest gem when he finds us. He won’t want to let us go. He’ll treat us with respect and only want the best for us. Of course, you have to learn who to say yes to and who to say no to. But that’s another topic.
All in all, we need to get back to God’s intended purpose for our lives. We weren’t created to be on T.V. shaking what our mommas gave us for the world to see. We weren’t created to fight over some no good man. We weren’t created to sleep around with anything and everyone. We weren't created to be hard, cold women who have been hurt by the world.
With God, you can release the demons from your past. You can move on. You can realize your purpose and full potential. But you have to want it. Study your Bible. Meditate on His word. Develop a relationship with God. And that’s all I really have to say! :)
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