I'm drained. I'm exhausted. I'm hungry and I wanna go home.
Hey! I think I'll do just that! Until next time loved one...
Stay TRU
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
With Regards
I'm getting back into my song writing and poetry. I'm shaking off feelings so the next few days may appear to have sadness in it but I'm an artist and you all know we suffer for our craft. lol But this is just what I've written about that moment when you realize you've wasted to much time being sad and it's simply time to proceed with life. Hope you like it.
Dear You,
This is the last I put pen to pad;
writing about what we once had
and how it all turned out so bad.
Dear You,
I've been shaken up; emotions stirred
now I take this time to give my final word to you
I don't blame you, nor I, for giving love a try
but it seems the whole time the truth was denied
about how you really felt and what you thought I wanted.
you told me anything so you wouldn't be confronted
about how you said one thing but you showed me another
and you neglected to say I was not your only lover
and now, with regards to you
I'm letting go
the process was slow
but here I am now with regards to you
I still cry but the tears don't stay
I just wipe them away
and move on.
In regards to my heart,
I look for a brand new start
now that we are apart
I know it's a good thing.
Lost love may sting and again will come Spring
and I will be okay.
With regards,
Me
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Feeling Pretty Okay Because I'm Under a New Authority
I have had a pretty cool week, so far. At the moment I'm listening to the new Mary Mary CD, Something Big, and it's soooooo encouraging. It speaks to the confidence one should have in who they are, who they are designed to be and accepting the gifts God has given them with the assurance that He will provide them with all they require to fulfil their destiny, in Jesus' Name!
Have you ever admitted to having a spirit of fear? Maybe you have but the next question is "Have you embraced that spirit of fear or have you decided to conquer it?"
I was in Bible study last night and we began a series of The Fear Factor: Conquering Fear, Releasing Faith, Discovering Divine Freedom. In short, the fear spoken of was not a natural reaction of surprise of nervousness to dogs or spiders or many of the phobias that humans may suffer from. We discussed the spirit of fear. Just as you can live your life under the authority of the Holy Spirit, you can live your life under the authority of the spirit of fear.
We touched on the idea of fearing God and it was explained by Pastor Tanya (Crossover Church, Hyattsville, MD) that the fear of God is not meant to be scared of God but to stand in awe of him; a reverential fear.
We discussed that a "factor" is not the whole of anything but a part so one of the factors that could be prohibiting your predestined growth is fear.
II Timothy 1:1-7 is Paul speaking to Timothy in an encouraging manor, not rebuking him, to let him know that he's done so much and to stay encouraged and not to allow a spirit of fear to overtake him.
Pastor Tanya (great teacher) used two examples of words used for "Spirit".
Kardia - refers to the center of all spiritual life and addresses the heart of a person (passions, desires, emotions)
and
Pneuma - the breath/Life of God (Reference Scripture John 14:16 & 17)
When Paul told Timothy God hasn't given you a spirit of fear he was not referring to the Kardia. As explained by our teacher, Paul referred to pneuma. Just as Pneuma (big "P") is breath of God/The Holy Spirit, pneuma (little "p") refers to the breath or spirit of another. Think about it this way, when we worship God we use the big "G" but when we refer to people who worship idol or other gods when use "g". Same principle with pneuma. God has not given you the pneuma. He gave us Pneuma!
Depending on which term you operate under will determine your source of living. Do you operate under the authority of the Holy Spirit (Pneuma) or the spirit of fear (pneuma)? Which ever spirit you operate under is the controlling spirit in your life. if it's the Holy Spirit you operate under the Power, Love and Self Discipline. If you operate under the spirit of fear that's what you get. FEAR; constant doubt, uncertainty, fear or failing, fear of succeeding, fear of not looking right, fear of not being qualified, fear of not being good enough, fear of no one loving you...the list goes on.
I admonish all my friends and even someone who reads this and doesn't know me, let this be the day we start conquering fear and living under God's breath of life. We can be who God designed us to be. I admit to allowing the spirit of fear to control my life.
Ha...not anymore!
I want God's Fresh Breath....not that stinky breath of fear. lol. Stay TRU Loved ones!
Have you ever admitted to having a spirit of fear? Maybe you have but the next question is "Have you embraced that spirit of fear or have you decided to conquer it?"
I was in Bible study last night and we began a series of The Fear Factor: Conquering Fear, Releasing Faith, Discovering Divine Freedom. In short, the fear spoken of was not a natural reaction of surprise of nervousness to dogs or spiders or many of the phobias that humans may suffer from. We discussed the spirit of fear. Just as you can live your life under the authority of the Holy Spirit, you can live your life under the authority of the spirit of fear.
We touched on the idea of fearing God and it was explained by Pastor Tanya (Crossover Church, Hyattsville, MD) that the fear of God is not meant to be scared of God but to stand in awe of him; a reverential fear.
We discussed that a "factor" is not the whole of anything but a part so one of the factors that could be prohibiting your predestined growth is fear.
II Timothy 1:1-7 is Paul speaking to Timothy in an encouraging manor, not rebuking him, to let him know that he's done so much and to stay encouraged and not to allow a spirit of fear to overtake him.
Pastor Tanya (great teacher) used two examples of words used for "Spirit".
Kardia - refers to the center of all spiritual life and addresses the heart of a person (passions, desires, emotions)
and
Pneuma - the breath/Life of God (Reference Scripture John 14:16 & 17)
When Paul told Timothy God hasn't given you a spirit of fear he was not referring to the Kardia. As explained by our teacher, Paul referred to pneuma. Just as Pneuma (big "P") is breath of God/The Holy Spirit, pneuma (little "p") refers to the breath or spirit of another. Think about it this way, when we worship God we use the big "G" but when we refer to people who worship idol or other gods when use "g". Same principle with pneuma. God has not given you the pneuma. He gave us Pneuma!
Depending on which term you operate under will determine your source of living. Do you operate under the authority of the Holy Spirit (Pneuma) or the spirit of fear (pneuma)? Which ever spirit you operate under is the controlling spirit in your life. if it's the Holy Spirit you operate under the Power, Love and Self Discipline. If you operate under the spirit of fear that's what you get. FEAR; constant doubt, uncertainty, fear or failing, fear of succeeding, fear of not looking right, fear of not being qualified, fear of not being good enough, fear of no one loving you...the list goes on.
I admonish all my friends and even someone who reads this and doesn't know me, let this be the day we start conquering fear and living under God's breath of life. We can be who God designed us to be. I admit to allowing the spirit of fear to control my life.
Ha...not anymore!
I want God's Fresh Breath....not that stinky breath of fear. lol. Stay TRU Loved ones!
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