well good morning, there is something i realized that i constantly do, depend on my ipod. now its solmething i use to get my day started but ive come to realize that i begin to ignore the surroundings and the people around me. im more secluded from the world and everything in it. i demolish all contact with the people around me. i feel bad sometimes all the conversation that could ever take place is made obsolete due to the lack of interaction. i think since my ipod disappeared, this time is to show me what im lacking as a child of God first and foremost...so my prayer is going to be simple and sweet...search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxieties...and see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me into the way of everlasting. -Psalm 139.
signing off.
BRIII
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
i will trust in you, let the weak say i am strong
a quick synopsis on the chapter of Ezekiel 37... God is speaking to Ezekiel asking him a question, can these bones live? and he replies to God only God himself can know. God commands Ezekiel to prophecy over the dry bones twice for two different aspects, for the physical and for the breath. later on in the chapter, God goes to speak of the new covenant that he will create with these people and that his sanctuary would dwell among these people.
this comes to pass, and God completes this in Matthew the twenty-seventh chapter when Jesus is on the cross and he gives up his Spirit. the curtain of the temple is torn, the tombs break open and the holy people that died were raised to life they went into the holy city and appeared to many people...the centurion and those that were with him even exclaimed that Jesus is the Son of God.
now as i read this, i am utterly happy that this connects. We were the dry bones...meaning we were dead it wasn't until God commanded that we were spoken upon, it wasn't until the flesh was built upon these very bones that we were made whole on the physical sense. David speaks in Psalm 139 in verse 15 & 16... "my frame was not hidden from you when i was made in a secret place. when i was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
now for ths spiritual sense, Jesus speaks to his disciples in John 20 verse 22..." and with that he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit'."...it also is recognized in Genesis 2 verse 7..." the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being."
now these are two very important aspects of breath....life and consciousness of what life is. life for the physical in which we intake and conscious for recognition that God is among us and within us. a friend told me that the Holy Spirit is a person...i believe he is a person that embodies us and lets us know that the flesh is weak and that this flesh is a temple in which we must hold steadfast to God, for his strength makes us perfect through weakness.
we were the dry bones and we were provided flesh and lastly provided the breath....but what really seals us is the blood. God spoke to Ezekiel and asked him the question: Son of man can these bones live? Yes they can but not by bread alone...but by the blood of Jesus. Revelation 1 verse 5b..."to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood."
it wasn't until God spoke upon us that we are made whole in all aspects: spirit & physical making ourselves one with God and His will.
i Praise you because i am fearfully and wonderfully made...
signing off
BRIII
this comes to pass, and God completes this in Matthew the twenty-seventh chapter when Jesus is on the cross and he gives up his Spirit. the curtain of the temple is torn, the tombs break open and the holy people that died were raised to life they went into the holy city and appeared to many people...the centurion and those that were with him even exclaimed that Jesus is the Son of God.
now as i read this, i am utterly happy that this connects. We were the dry bones...meaning we were dead it wasn't until God commanded that we were spoken upon, it wasn't until the flesh was built upon these very bones that we were made whole on the physical sense. David speaks in Psalm 139 in verse 15 & 16... "my frame was not hidden from you when i was made in a secret place. when i was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
now for ths spiritual sense, Jesus speaks to his disciples in John 20 verse 22..." and with that he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit'."...it also is recognized in Genesis 2 verse 7..." the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being."
now these are two very important aspects of breath....life and consciousness of what life is. life for the physical in which we intake and conscious for recognition that God is among us and within us. a friend told me that the Holy Spirit is a person...i believe he is a person that embodies us and lets us know that the flesh is weak and that this flesh is a temple in which we must hold steadfast to God, for his strength makes us perfect through weakness.
we were the dry bones and we were provided flesh and lastly provided the breath....but what really seals us is the blood. God spoke to Ezekiel and asked him the question: Son of man can these bones live? Yes they can but not by bread alone...but by the blood of Jesus. Revelation 1 verse 5b..."to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood."
it wasn't until God spoke upon us that we are made whole in all aspects: spirit & physical making ourselves one with God and His will.
i Praise you because i am fearfully and wonderfully made...
signing off
BRIII
Friday, April 25, 2008
Can't Sleep so i'll write...
I realize that everything we've ever been taught in life has reinforced the thoughts, values and morals that make us who we are. I was on myspace, and this woman who is four years older then me, i just clicked unto her page to view what she was like. Some people have a tendency to do that to other people's pages to see if they are able to either become friend with that person or just to see what they put out there. Well as i was viewing her page i saw that she was a party girl and i don't knock her for doing as she pleases she's a woman and she can do whatever makes her happy, but as i started scrolling down the page i read her status and it said proud parent. So i went into her photo album to see what she was all about and as i viewed her photos all i could see was this woman or rather girl, because there is a way to carry yourself as a woman, she was practically getting sexed on the dancefloor, drinking liquor like a dude and just taking pictures with her pregnant stomach at these parties as if that was the life to live and the thing to do. Like i said before i don't knock anyone's lifestyle but its like your supposed to be a mother mind you this is what you portray to your social circle and this is who you are as far as any man concerns an easy lay. This is who this woman is, as far as the internet is concerned but its like you have a child and this is who you are? So when a man comes up to her one day and just approaches her due to the image that she has put out there and responds to the actions portrayed by her "motherly character" what can she say then?
Van Hunt said it best "Where is your character?"
I'm only 20 years of age and there are just somethings i won't put on the internet or won't put out there due to the fact that one, its my personal life is at stake and two, i know better not to put something outrageous out in the open to be questioned about. Not to say that im innocent but i know my limitations and my boundaries. My morals and values call me to act better hence the term common sense. There are times when i know better but this is just blatant disrespect of self. Worst case scenario: if i were pregnant and that were me, I have wayyyyyyy more at stake now, i have my life, my child's life, the father of the child's life, the family's life, my education, my position as far as financial needs are concerned, my reputation of self would definitely have to change. I couldn't live knowing that my mother or my father we're taking care of a responsibility that was mine to begin with, when i took the chance in committing myself in the act of sex with someone knowing the full on consequences of this played out scenario.
Like i said there is way to carry yourself as a woman but it all depends what you define as womanhood.
Society supports this behavior in which a person should act reckless and enjoy their youth until they fall into a mistake and this is when they must collect themselves and this is the time in which they should be ridiculed for their behavior, this is the time in which society must point the finger of shame. Why??? It makes nooo sense. What happened to the instruction in which a person needs to survive, what happened to the principle and standards in which a child should be given ahead of time so that if they do fall into this sort of mistake they have full on knowledge knowing they've done wrong and can gradually bounce back into common sense. It seems unfair but hey when society is offering the glitz and glams of what life should be like, its like hey i want that too and i want to do that too. It seems so innocent at first but then you get wrapped up into it and then before you know it your in that position, the point of no return and with that lack of knowledge you really don't know how to bounce back and you really don't know what to do except move with the wave of the crowd.
In the book of Proverbs in the third chapter it says:
My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight;
In the book of Eccleciastes in the fouth chapter it says:
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.
and lastly one again in the book of Proverbs the sixth chapter it says:
For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
Take that into consideration what image you put out there regardless if its the internet or whatever or wherever you are. First impressions are the lasting ones.
Signing off..
BRIII
Van Hunt said it best "Where is your character?"
I'm only 20 years of age and there are just somethings i won't put on the internet or won't put out there due to the fact that one, its my personal life is at stake and two, i know better not to put something outrageous out in the open to be questioned about. Not to say that im innocent but i know my limitations and my boundaries. My morals and values call me to act better hence the term common sense. There are times when i know better but this is just blatant disrespect of self. Worst case scenario: if i were pregnant and that were me, I have wayyyyyyy more at stake now, i have my life, my child's life, the father of the child's life, the family's life, my education, my position as far as financial needs are concerned, my reputation of self would definitely have to change. I couldn't live knowing that my mother or my father we're taking care of a responsibility that was mine to begin with, when i took the chance in committing myself in the act of sex with someone knowing the full on consequences of this played out scenario.
Like i said there is way to carry yourself as a woman but it all depends what you define as womanhood.
Society supports this behavior in which a person should act reckless and enjoy their youth until they fall into a mistake and this is when they must collect themselves and this is the time in which they should be ridiculed for their behavior, this is the time in which society must point the finger of shame. Why??? It makes nooo sense. What happened to the instruction in which a person needs to survive, what happened to the principle and standards in which a child should be given ahead of time so that if they do fall into this sort of mistake they have full on knowledge knowing they've done wrong and can gradually bounce back into common sense. It seems unfair but hey when society is offering the glitz and glams of what life should be like, its like hey i want that too and i want to do that too. It seems so innocent at first but then you get wrapped up into it and then before you know it your in that position, the point of no return and with that lack of knowledge you really don't know how to bounce back and you really don't know what to do except move with the wave of the crowd.
In the book of Proverbs in the third chapter it says:
My son, preserve sound judgment and discernment, do not let them out of your sight;
In the book of Eccleciastes in the fouth chapter it says:
Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take warning.
and lastly one again in the book of Proverbs the sixth chapter it says:
For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
Take that into consideration what image you put out there regardless if its the internet or whatever or wherever you are. First impressions are the lasting ones.
Signing off..
BRIII
Monday, April 21, 2008
soul searching
my soul thirsts for the living God. my lips quench the taste of fulfilling water that flows through the compassionate arms of Jesus. he cries and the tears that flow with salt tell of the tale before the cross. he laughs and i hear the resounding praises of the angels. he looks and i can feel the sword of judgement divide my soul from my spirit, my flesh from my bones. he is silent and i can feel death touch my soul when he doesn't utter a word to me. he speaks and i feel the Holy Spirit consume my flesh allowing me to feel euphoria and the firmness of my feet in his courts. he speaks and i hear the choice being given without harshness, but the decision is beyond my common sense. he listens to my case when i plead guilty of sin and temptation. he loves those that love him and hates those that hate him. he is the way the truth and the life. he is life. he is love. he is judgement. he is peace. he is happiness. he is fulfillment. he is the morning. he is the evening. he is the divine trium God. HE IS THE I AM THAT I AM. but yet my soul thirsts. Lord please let me drink. amen.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
from negative to positive
"...therefore, i urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing, to God-- this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will."- Romans 12:1&2
Stop thinking negative...think positive. better said then done. the saying is so cliche and the thoughts now brewing amidst our minds prove the very opposite of the statement being made. Paul writes in the beginning of this verse that we must be a living sacrifice...well what exactly is a living sacrifice? we are alive, i know, on the physical fleshly sense but think from the spiritual sense of sacrifice...its like letting tears fall freely with a sense of regret but at the same time that drowsy euphoria that allows you to feel free; submitting to conviction of the flesh by the Holy Spirit. so think of it this way, this sacrifice as a long overdue submission of self..everyone has that continual void in them and they long for that fulfillment. in the word it speaks about fulfillment...in the book of James it speaks about when we ask and we dont receive, we ask with the wrong motives, that we may spend what we get from our pleasures...so God calls us to submit ourselves first and foremost in order to change what initially was viewed to be negative, our fleshly attitudes and thoughts.
the second thing Paul speaks about is the renewing of our mind so that we may have better judgement. this is where the statement comes into play...stop thinking negative start thinking positive...stop allowing your day to be mastered by that negative thought, act committed to you, by you, with you, and for you. stop allowing the conversations you partake in to take total control of your actions and words. stop letting that man or woman be the clout that you hold in mind when considering commitment ...it speaks in the book of Revelations do not forget your first love. God is the author and finisher of our faith therefore be mindful of what you allow into your thought process...God speaks in the word saying for your thoughts and your ways are not my ways...be considerate of what God will say and do in your life.
life is something we take for granted...but what is our purpose? God's will fulfilled by us allowing ourselves to submit fully and completely to his will...his perfect will.
life and life in abundance
stop thinking negative. think positive.
BRIII
Stop thinking negative...think positive. better said then done. the saying is so cliche and the thoughts now brewing amidst our minds prove the very opposite of the statement being made. Paul writes in the beginning of this verse that we must be a living sacrifice...well what exactly is a living sacrifice? we are alive, i know, on the physical fleshly sense but think from the spiritual sense of sacrifice...its like letting tears fall freely with a sense of regret but at the same time that drowsy euphoria that allows you to feel free; submitting to conviction of the flesh by the Holy Spirit. so think of it this way, this sacrifice as a long overdue submission of self..everyone has that continual void in them and they long for that fulfillment. in the word it speaks about fulfillment...in the book of James it speaks about when we ask and we dont receive, we ask with the wrong motives, that we may spend what we get from our pleasures...so God calls us to submit ourselves first and foremost in order to change what initially was viewed to be negative, our fleshly attitudes and thoughts.
the second thing Paul speaks about is the renewing of our mind so that we may have better judgement. this is where the statement comes into play...stop thinking negative start thinking positive...stop allowing your day to be mastered by that negative thought, act committed to you, by you, with you, and for you. stop allowing the conversations you partake in to take total control of your actions and words. stop letting that man or woman be the clout that you hold in mind when considering commitment ...it speaks in the book of Revelations do not forget your first love. God is the author and finisher of our faith therefore be mindful of what you allow into your thought process...God speaks in the word saying for your thoughts and your ways are not my ways...be considerate of what God will say and do in your life.
life is something we take for granted...but what is our purpose? God's will fulfilled by us allowing ourselves to submit fully and completely to his will...his perfect will.
life and life in abundance
stop thinking negative. think positive.
BRIII
Thursday, April 17, 2008
The turning point
it comes a time where you just have to accept a new age.
I turned twenty on tuesday. YaY me!
God is Tooo Good
Sunday, April 6, 2008
the greatest love
"And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love"- 1 Corinthians 13:13
there are three key items we need to survive this cold cruel world; faith, hope, and love. when we think of these three words we think of those cards we see in the hallmark store...most of those cards refering to sympathy or the most common of all marriage.
in the book of Hebrews the eleventh chapter faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. so in laymen terms, faith is being concrete in what we say and believe even though many people may not follow that, a great example of this would be our morals and values. We stand in the belief that God exists and no one can really waiver this belief because there are somethings that no one can possibly understand.
hope is refered to in the Bible as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. it enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become the high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. hope is something that keeps us in place faith is what bursts from this seed implanted in us. like i said before there are somethings that some people dont understand.
love is the greatest gift that can be shown and given to anyone. in the word Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
now lets makes a connection: faith is something we are sure of hope is the anchor that sustains us and love helps us to be humble and lowly in spirit. these are the characteristics of Jesus and the message he put forth. this is the purpose of the relationship we should have with God. we should have faith in when he promises, hope for what God true answer is and love those who may not know what love is.
but the verse states that Love is the greatest of the three. and that is true...Jesus is and was the truest form of love he has continued to be that love even beyond the cross. death made us victorious but by blood alone.
so yes when we see those cards stating what faith,hope and love are...nothing can compare to the greatest of these three...Jesus.
BRIII
there are three key items we need to survive this cold cruel world; faith, hope, and love. when we think of these three words we think of those cards we see in the hallmark store...most of those cards refering to sympathy or the most common of all marriage.
in the book of Hebrews the eleventh chapter faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. so in laymen terms, faith is being concrete in what we say and believe even though many people may not follow that, a great example of this would be our morals and values. We stand in the belief that God exists and no one can really waiver this belief because there are somethings that no one can possibly understand.
hope is refered to in the Bible as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. it enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become the high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. hope is something that keeps us in place faith is what bursts from this seed implanted in us. like i said before there are somethings that some people dont understand.
love is the greatest gift that can be shown and given to anyone. in the word Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
now lets makes a connection: faith is something we are sure of hope is the anchor that sustains us and love helps us to be humble and lowly in spirit. these are the characteristics of Jesus and the message he put forth. this is the purpose of the relationship we should have with God. we should have faith in when he promises, hope for what God true answer is and love those who may not know what love is.
but the verse states that Love is the greatest of the three. and that is true...Jesus is and was the truest form of love he has continued to be that love even beyond the cross. death made us victorious but by blood alone.
so yes when we see those cards stating what faith,hope and love are...nothing can compare to the greatest of these three...Jesus.
BRIII
Saturday, April 5, 2008
The look of love
i just noticed something today as i sat on the j train...the interaction of mothers and their children. now we all know the struggle that mothers go through with carrying a child, the 9 month process and the constant doctor visits for prenatal care, but the craziness they go through with birth all to deliver a healthy child. the excitement and the joy of the pain being gone for a new life to enter this world.
whats the craziest thing to me is after the child has some sort of sense of right and wrong...the mother still has that joy of being able to look at the child with a sense of self...its like a look of amazement...like wow thats my child.
that has to be the most beautiful thing in the world...hopefully one day i'll experience it.
BRIII
whats the craziest thing to me is after the child has some sort of sense of right and wrong...the mother still has that joy of being able to look at the child with a sense of self...its like a look of amazement...like wow thats my child.
that has to be the most beautiful thing in the world...hopefully one day i'll experience it.
BRIII
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
the artists foreplay
see keep in mind that im an artist
so i will make you sensitive
see if i was a writer
with the swell of my pen i'd write sonnets to your clitoris
depicting love in its truest form words
and as they merge on the page i'd be declared your freedom writer
speech would be the farthest thing from your mind
for the words that would escape your lips would be written
think about it.
see if i was a painter
my brush would dab your breast ever so gently swirling your features like the ebony earth bringing greenery to the scene
the sunset would be your eyes when they close
after i've created the scene of serenity the masterpiece is complete
think about it.
see if i was a sculptor
i'd mold your torso as my work
grasping your skin like my clay
chiseling the contents of my mind into your being
seeing beauty form out of the depths of thought
think about it.
see if i was a singer
the words swooned through my voicebox
would call to the climax to form in the depths of your tantric state
ohms of heat would rise through your legs causing a earthquake of tears to stream down your cheeks
think about it.
see if i was a dancer
the limbs would fly like phoenix wings
soaring towards the celestial grounds where God can see my praises
think about it.
see i am an artist
and i did make you sensitive
now rest
b.poetic
so i will make you sensitive
see if i was a writer
with the swell of my pen i'd write sonnets to your clitoris
depicting love in its truest form words
and as they merge on the page i'd be declared your freedom writer
speech would be the farthest thing from your mind
for the words that would escape your lips would be written
think about it.
see if i was a painter
my brush would dab your breast ever so gently swirling your features like the ebony earth bringing greenery to the scene
the sunset would be your eyes when they close
after i've created the scene of serenity the masterpiece is complete
think about it.
see if i was a sculptor
i'd mold your torso as my work
grasping your skin like my clay
chiseling the contents of my mind into your being
seeing beauty form out of the depths of thought
think about it.
see if i was a singer
the words swooned through my voicebox
would call to the climax to form in the depths of your tantric state
ohms of heat would rise through your legs causing a earthquake of tears to stream down your cheeks
think about it.
see if i was a dancer
the limbs would fly like phoenix wings
soaring towards the celestial grounds where God can see my praises
think about it.
see i am an artist
and i did make you sensitive
now rest
b.poetic
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Give a little love
"...Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."-Mahatma Gandhi
i notice that when you focus on the miniscule things in life we tend to carry this burden where ever and into whatever, this baggage. well today i say leave your baggage behind. how can you move into something with the past leaving behind a distasteful trail for others to see or rather trip over?
mahatma gandhi was a man who promoted peace and non violence and with this movement he spoke proverbs and realistic ideas that everyone who is Christian or of another faith can relate to. this is one quote i can firmly agree with this statement.
when you can forgive you learn to reach inside of yourself and look at the bad and examine it for what it is. Kanye said..."im showing you the good the bad and the ugly Big said get your money aint no tellin they gon' love me." this is to show we are human...now bringing it back to the quote. only the strong can look past the wrongs. only the meek can see what causes these wrongs and only the humble and conscious-minded can forgive.
erykah badu had a song th at referred to the things we carry with us....her message ....let it go.
the word forgive is giving a piece of yourself in exchange for forgetting a burden too heavy to carry
God forgives us and looks past the wrongs and his attribute is strength to carry us. God speaks throught Paul in 1 Corinthians saying that His strength is made perfect through weaknesses. its his grace that is sufficient....his forgiveness is sufficient.
so whatever your holding let it go...it just may be for the better.
BRIII
i notice that when you focus on the miniscule things in life we tend to carry this burden where ever and into whatever, this baggage. well today i say leave your baggage behind. how can you move into something with the past leaving behind a distasteful trail for others to see or rather trip over?
mahatma gandhi was a man who promoted peace and non violence and with this movement he spoke proverbs and realistic ideas that everyone who is Christian or of another faith can relate to. this is one quote i can firmly agree with this statement.
when you can forgive you learn to reach inside of yourself and look at the bad and examine it for what it is. Kanye said..."im showing you the good the bad and the ugly Big said get your money aint no tellin they gon' love me." this is to show we are human...now bringing it back to the quote. only the strong can look past the wrongs. only the meek can see what causes these wrongs and only the humble and conscious-minded can forgive.
erykah badu had a song th at referred to the things we carry with us....her message ....let it go.
the word forgive is giving a piece of yourself in exchange for forgetting a burden too heavy to carry
God forgives us and looks past the wrongs and his attribute is strength to carry us. God speaks throught Paul in 1 Corinthians saying that His strength is made perfect through weaknesses. its his grace that is sufficient....his forgiveness is sufficient.
so whatever your holding let it go...it just may be for the better.
BRIII
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