Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Tomorrow is not yesterday
The pains of sorrow fight the light,
Flickering the past into the shadows.
The present is dim despite the brightness of tomorrow,
Shadows swaying to hope, visions distorted.
Only the One knows the path to Home,
The flame is awakened by the Father.
Teaching from history to revive the future,
Calling into the darkness "Your Hope is here"
Soft and smooth is the whisper,
Tickling the roots to grow deep within.
The walk is tedious and treacherous,
The mirage matures in its Faith.
"I have prayed for you..."
Passions stir that once were lost,
Ministering to the belief of Majesty.
The patchwork becomes the badge.
"But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.". Luke 22:32
There is always a moment of reflection before going forward to the unknown. A pause in time when we meet Christ,that Kyros, when the world stops and you speak to your Savior face to face. The questions leave and you are blanketed with His grace. Fueling the strength to walk forward,to do what is asked without question. He will provide the companions for your journey,for you are not alone. What is given is sufficient for today and tomorrow. The walk begins.....
Sunday, April 1, 2012
The Mess
I am in the mess
Emptiness covers the Hope
Painfully I walk
The toughest part of The Mess in is believing that you are valuable enough to get out or worth the time. Doubt creeps into our thoughts and our hopes fade. Tomorrow seems lost and forgotten like a faded memory. The reality is that you are valued and needed. The hope that seems lost just sits at His feet. He is waiting for you to release the burden and he can replace it with His love.
The Mess is not required to be cleaned before it is presented to the Master.
Emptiness covers the Hope
Painfully I walk
The toughest part of The Mess in is believing that you are valuable enough to get out or worth the time. Doubt creeps into our thoughts and our hopes fade. Tomorrow seems lost and forgotten like a faded memory. The reality is that you are valued and needed. The hope that seems lost just sits at His feet. He is waiting for you to release the burden and he can replace it with His love.
The Mess is not required to be cleaned before it is presented to the Master.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Return to Me
The lights grow dim.
Step by step the path it fades.
The present becomes blurred with the past,
While the future tells lies.
The focus that once was,
Becomes a want of the now.
Confusion strangles the hope.
Chaos becomes my master.
From the darkness It comes,
Out of the silence It vibrates.
Will I look for the Freedom,
The beauty of the the Passion!
What a roller coaster ride this life is! The chaos of the now always seems to separate us from our true goal. It is so easy to see the pit before and after, but so difficult to see the pit while you are in it and trying to get out. The most amazing aspect of our relationship with our Father is His unconditional love for us. It is unending....it is withstanding and forever. I draw hope on the fact that I walk around with a tilted Halo, that I fall short of His love. But I try everyday because I know he stands there saying "Return to Me....and I will return to you."--Zechariah 1:3
Step by step the path it fades.
The present becomes blurred with the past,
While the future tells lies.
The focus that once was,
Becomes a want of the now.
Confusion strangles the hope.
Chaos becomes my master.
From the darkness It comes,
Out of the silence It vibrates.
Will I look for the Freedom,
The beauty of the the Passion!
What a roller coaster ride this life is! The chaos of the now always seems to separate us from our true goal. It is so easy to see the pit before and after, but so difficult to see the pit while you are in it and trying to get out. The most amazing aspect of our relationship with our Father is His unconditional love for us. It is unending....it is withstanding and forever. I draw hope on the fact that I walk around with a tilted Halo, that I fall short of His love. But I try everyday because I know he stands there saying "Return to Me....and I will return to you."--Zechariah 1:3
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Blasphemous Freedom
Darkness craved the fear,
awakening the savage spirit.
Adrift in emptiness,
wispers in the nebulous.
Frustrated by the binding,
hopelessly drained of faith!
The desintagration begins
as the radience fades.
Out of obscurity they are seen,
deliberately they grasp my humanity
My spirit is roused from its slumber,
my heart permeates confidence.
Blasphemy: irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred
Freedom: the power to order ones own actions
"Do not grieve the Holy Spirit." Eph 4:30.
Life is all about freedom of the heart, but what direction does this freedom go? A lot of anything is dangerous, good or bad. As believers it is in our nature to pull and tug from the spirit. The flesh pulls, just as the spirit pulls. The tension is tremendous and can weight so much on our spirit. It can feel like a gargantuan stack of bricks on our shoulders. We are not called to carry this load. We are asked to place it His feet, seek His direction and wisdom. Do not grieve the Spirit by taking advantage of the Freedom that you have, but take heed the calling of the Spirit as it does not require burden as part of your luggage on your journey. The irony here, we give up freedom to the spirit and He gives it back ten fold. Amazing, but sometimes we have to go through the darknesss to understand or it may require us to pull someone from that same darkness we stumbled upon.
awakening the savage spirit.
Adrift in emptiness,
wispers in the nebulous.
Frustrated by the binding,
hopelessly drained of faith!
The desintagration begins
as the radience fades.
Out of obscurity they are seen,
deliberately they grasp my humanity
My spirit is roused from its slumber,
my heart permeates confidence.
Blasphemy: irreverent behavior toward anything held sacred
Freedom: the power to order ones own actions
"Do not grieve the Holy Spirit." Eph 4:30.
Life is all about freedom of the heart, but what direction does this freedom go? A lot of anything is dangerous, good or bad. As believers it is in our nature to pull and tug from the spirit. The flesh pulls, just as the spirit pulls. The tension is tremendous and can weight so much on our spirit. It can feel like a gargantuan stack of bricks on our shoulders. We are not called to carry this load. We are asked to place it His feet, seek His direction and wisdom. Do not grieve the Spirit by taking advantage of the Freedom that you have, but take heed the calling of the Spirit as it does not require burden as part of your luggage on your journey. The irony here, we give up freedom to the spirit and He gives it back ten fold. Amazing, but sometimes we have to go through the darknesss to understand or it may require us to pull someone from that same darkness we stumbled upon.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Mom
You were there,
always and forever.
An encouragement,
support through love.
The valleys of life,
you walked with me.
Always on the Journey,
loving me for me.
Your wisdom so true,
compassion warming me.
Your strenght always a wisper to me,
"don't quit, keep moving forward."
Such warmth I find in you.
Love abounding forward.
Truth always there,
hope never fails.
To the world's greatest Mother. You have taught me so much, given me such confidence and strength! The man I am today is because you took the time to be my mother. You have always been there for me and supported me not matter what.
Thank you Mom, I love you yesterday, today and forever.
always and forever.
An encouragement,
support through love.
The valleys of life,
you walked with me.
Always on the Journey,
loving me for me.
Your wisdom so true,
compassion warming me.
Your strenght always a wisper to me,
"don't quit, keep moving forward."
Such warmth I find in you.
Love abounding forward.
Truth always there,
hope never fails.
To the world's greatest Mother. You have taught me so much, given me such confidence and strength! The man I am today is because you took the time to be my mother. You have always been there for me and supported me not matter what.
Thank you Mom, I love you yesterday, today and forever.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
When we return...
Busy is the way of the world
False hope is around each corner.
"You can have it now"
No wait inside...
Impatience draw us away,
Traps set in our path.
Grabbing us, locking us down.
Shame sets in......
Our desire is to go Home.
Pride blinds our Spirit
and fear suffocates our hope.
Deep within we cry out.
How could it be so simple,
the turn towards Grace...
Humbly we kneel,
Accepting the Gift.
Each day is a struggle to follow, to pursue, to hope, but if we turn towards the Grace of God he will meet us. My memory verse this week is: "So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him." Luke 15:20. There are many times in our journey, that we are so far away from our Father, looking at the world instead of Him. It is so powerful to me that He sees my heart and knows when I am pursuing Him. In my deepest darkest times, he still sees me "a long way off", but still is "filled with love and compassion" for ME! I am truly humbled by my Father!
False hope is around each corner.
"You can have it now"
No wait inside...
Impatience draw us away,
Traps set in our path.
Grabbing us, locking us down.
Shame sets in......
Our desire is to go Home.
Pride blinds our Spirit
and fear suffocates our hope.
Deep within we cry out.
How could it be so simple,
the turn towards Grace...
Humbly we kneel,
Accepting the Gift.
Each day is a struggle to follow, to pursue, to hope, but if we turn towards the Grace of God he will meet us. My memory verse this week is: "So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming. Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him." Luke 15:20. There are many times in our journey, that we are so far away from our Father, looking at the world instead of Him. It is so powerful to me that He sees my heart and knows when I am pursuing Him. In my deepest darkest times, he still sees me "a long way off", but still is "filled with love and compassion" for ME! I am truly humbled by my Father!
Sunday, February 6, 2011
As you are?
It has been said: "Don't think that!"
"Don't listen to that!"
"Don't feel that!"
Shame is in the void.
The despair overpowering.
Naysayers, pointing... "that is wrong."
Grace is a blanket,
the warmth goes deep.
Compassion so pure.
Unworthy are we all,
Love conquers the past.
Compassion is our compass.
I find that as I draw closer to God, I realize how unworthy I truly am. But there it is, He is still there with open arms. Despite all my shortcomings and failures, His love does not change. I am a Ragamuffin to the extreme. It is His example that I will live by. Jesus did not say "Love one another if...", He said "A new command I give you, Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another" (John 13:34-35).
God did not give us the power to change people, He only gave us the desire to Love them, to Truly love them. (Romans 12:9)
"Don't listen to that!"
"Don't feel that!"
Shame is in the void.
The despair overpowering.
Naysayers, pointing... "that is wrong."
Grace is a blanket,
the warmth goes deep.
Compassion so pure.
Unworthy are we all,
Love conquers the past.
Compassion is our compass.
I find that as I draw closer to God, I realize how unworthy I truly am. But there it is, He is still there with open arms. Despite all my shortcomings and failures, His love does not change. I am a Ragamuffin to the extreme. It is His example that I will live by. Jesus did not say "Love one another if...", He said "A new command I give you, Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another" (John 13:34-35).
God did not give us the power to change people, He only gave us the desire to Love them, to Truly love them. (Romans 12:9)
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