Branded together and always there, we will stand in strands but correlate together. When Divided though, we are departed...
Fighting through the struggle of the line, when stuck in the middle, it always feels like the end. Through our eyes we see the front of the line, but with years passing, inch by inch we never moved at all.
Warmth where we stand, like the line between light and dark, and it always gets colder as we moved on. As we cover new territory, and begin trespassing, I try not to trespass against others, but I stumble and fall.
I contimplate what to do next, but it's just to foggy to decide with decisions clouding my thoughts. There is this and there is that. but for what? The coagulation of each!
I fight to finish this fight and feel the heat when I get there. God forgive me for my trespasses, God forgive us for our trespasses, and pick us up as we break and fall. Help us to finish the race, and provide when we feel untouchable!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
One Scarred Hand to Another
As I walk through, I see you but I choose the closest hand.
(He is jealous for me,)
Beaten and disappointed I choose to follow,
(Loves like a hurricane: I am a tree, bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy)
And by choice, I find the others, one scarred hand to another.
(When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions embraced by glory,)
Humbled and unaware, scarred hands from Hell and back, torn between insecurities are blemished but never seeming undone from the eye.
(And I realize just how beautiful you are, and how great your affections are for me)
As we are divided by hands and not seeing your truth, I realize Why Can't Just Follow Directions then....
(And OH, how he loves us so, OH! how he loves us so, Oh! How he loves us all)
As my temperament changes and as the blind lead the blind, moving a million yards down...together we STAND!
(We are his portion and he is our prize drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes,)
Never dividing and never giving up, we fight for the end and until it comes.
(If grace is an ocean, then we're all sinking.)
Deciding to stop is not in the invitation and to quit is not an option
(And Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss, and my heart turns violently inside of my chest.)
And with all our regrets and all of our discretion's, we persevere, with God, with each other, one scarred hand to another.
(I don't have time to maintain these regrets, when I think about the way...)
Oh and how HE loves so
Oh! How he loves us so, and
how he loves us all
(He is jealous for me,)
Beaten and disappointed I choose to follow,
(Loves like a hurricane: I am a tree, bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy)
And by choice, I find the others, one scarred hand to another.
(When all of a sudden, I am unaware of these afflictions embraced by glory,)
Humbled and unaware, scarred hands from Hell and back, torn between insecurities are blemished but never seeming undone from the eye.
(And I realize just how beautiful you are, and how great your affections are for me)
As we are divided by hands and not seeing your truth, I realize Why Can't Just Follow Directions then....
(And OH, how he loves us so, OH! how he loves us so, Oh! How he loves us all)
As my temperament changes and as the blind lead the blind, moving a million yards down...together we STAND!
(We are his portion and he is our prize drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes,)
Never dividing and never giving up, we fight for the end and until it comes.
(If grace is an ocean, then we're all sinking.)
Deciding to stop is not in the invitation and to quit is not an option
(And Heaven meets earth like an unforeseen kiss, and my heart turns violently inside of my chest.)
And with all our regrets and all of our discretion's, we persevere, with God, with each other, one scarred hand to another.
(I don't have time to maintain these regrets, when I think about the way...)
Oh and how HE loves so
Oh! How he loves us so, and
how he loves us all
Romans 12:1-3
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Today
Today, I spoke and you listened. The night finally became day, and for the first time I could close my eyes. With every faulty decision before, you gave me a breath, a fresh breath, to breathe. Because in a cloudy room, it's all that you can ask for.
Today, I stepped back. It broke when I broke, and smashed when I smashed. Violently turning in my chest, the pain just couldn't stand being content anymore. As tears flowed, I could only think about you.
Today, we died. Slowly and not painfully, we died. Our last breath was together and our friendships, had finally turned their backs. God, I asked, what is truly going on?
Today, I fell sixteen floors and survived. Yesterday I fell and shattered. Today I walked and yesterday I was running. But no matter how hard I run, my pain will always run faster.
Today, I journeyed further, today I stumbled, today I loved, but with love I always find my broken heart again, just not as soon as possible.
I dreamed of you TODAY, and for the first time, you deserved to be with someone else. But I choose my company by the beating of their hearts, not the swelling of their heads.
As I break, I will not bend and I'm not going to break, but I am not worried and I am not overly concerned. Grace, shower down on me as I walk, just as she begins. But I try to tell myself, the things that I try to tell myself, to make myself forget. But I'm stunned and I'm about to break with just one more word.
But TODAY, I will get through, because what's today's difference from yesterday?
I can walk, I can climb, I can sing, and as I do this, I lift my hands and yell....HERE I AM WORLD, STOP ME IF YOU CAN!! With red light, green light being played, I'll get there eventually.
Because I will always be the one who sits back, and just smokes cigarettes, being the one with the loudest mouth and staying the most open minded as I can be!
And with my one breath, With this one last breath I will speak....the name of Jesus!
Today, I stepped back. It broke when I broke, and smashed when I smashed. Violently turning in my chest, the pain just couldn't stand being content anymore. As tears flowed, I could only think about you.
Today, we died. Slowly and not painfully, we died. Our last breath was together and our friendships, had finally turned their backs. God, I asked, what is truly going on?
Today, I fell sixteen floors and survived. Yesterday I fell and shattered. Today I walked and yesterday I was running. But no matter how hard I run, my pain will always run faster.
Today, I journeyed further, today I stumbled, today I loved, but with love I always find my broken heart again, just not as soon as possible.
I dreamed of you TODAY, and for the first time, you deserved to be with someone else. But I choose my company by the beating of their hearts, not the swelling of their heads.
As I break, I will not bend and I'm not going to break, but I am not worried and I am not overly concerned. Grace, shower down on me as I walk, just as she begins. But I try to tell myself, the things that I try to tell myself, to make myself forget. But I'm stunned and I'm about to break with just one more word.
But TODAY, I will get through, because what's today's difference from yesterday?
I can walk, I can climb, I can sing, and as I do this, I lift my hands and yell....HERE I AM WORLD, STOP ME IF YOU CAN!! With red light, green light being played, I'll get there eventually.
Because I will always be the one who sits back, and just smokes cigarettes, being the one with the loudest mouth and staying the most open minded as I can be!
And with my one breath, With this one last breath I will speak....the name of Jesus!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Ephesians 6 - Passage Lookup - New International Version - BibleGateway.com
Ephesians 6 - Passage Lookup - New International Version - BibleGateway.com: "The Armor of God
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should."
10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
19Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should."
Perservere
As this life moves on, and the world still revolves around the sun scientifically like it always does without a question and answer, will we be able to do the same.
They told me the other day, one foot in front of the other and don't look back or down, because it's a long way for both, down and back. But isn't it human nature to do both?
But instead, did you see next to you, around you, and behind you, that your not alone?
I woke up today not expecting what I was involved in, never expecting the next move, but with grace, do you really need to ask questions.
They told me, roll over, get up, and deal with it...just deal....
But instead, I rolled over like demanded, but with Christ I stood. So I picked up my broken pieces as they break and fall, taking on everyday standing up,standing up tall, for within Christ I can finally begin to see through my eyes!
With my clothes on and ready to head out this door, ready to approach another day with the world, it's corrupted, and it's angers and pains.
They tell me, let it consume you, get right in the middle and stand in it's eye with it's chains, pains and temper. More than one drink for each Consumer.
So I stand on the outside looking in, as they all sway past me. I begin to grab in the middle of the eye and pull out clothes, broken contacts, and misconceptions of what I thought "we" had but was wrong, with every drink that I take.
But instead the voices get louder and louder, the scripture gets more intense around me, behind me and even in front. I look to the mountains, where does my help come from?
We listen to the world and take in all of it's broken promises and believe all of it's lies. But when your in addiction, the only thing that is right or seems right, is that addiction that somehow even though you said never would, but does, eventually takes over your life. People fight and scream but it just doesn't go away, until you take the gloves off and fight it hard and with whatever it takes to get through it. And then you get clean, then what? Most people try to take on those that are still stuck with your same addiction and ask: "Go to church with me or Meet me at church". And just completely for the first time stepping into that eye of the storm to help those people...and most of the time, they end up let down...but recently I've seen people with past addictions, get good responses with asking these same questions, putting themselves out there for the first time taking on Christ, head on. I'm proud to be a part of that and proud to say, those are my friends and I'm proud to say this in Christ with them. This the power I seek and this the power that will get us to the finish line but we don't see that, we see those who need help. we see those who struggle and we see those who need the Love of God and take them head on, like the old Irish wars, where the front line and the rest just bum rushed the other side not caring the response but about the people.
They told me the other day, one foot in front of the other and don't look back or down, because it's a long way for both, down and back. But isn't it human nature to do both?
But instead, did you see next to you, around you, and behind you, that your not alone?
I woke up today not expecting what I was involved in, never expecting the next move, but with grace, do you really need to ask questions.
They told me, roll over, get up, and deal with it...just deal....
But instead, I rolled over like demanded, but with Christ I stood. So I picked up my broken pieces as they break and fall, taking on everyday standing up,standing up tall, for within Christ I can finally begin to see through my eyes!
With my clothes on and ready to head out this door, ready to approach another day with the world, it's corrupted, and it's angers and pains.
They tell me, let it consume you, get right in the middle and stand in it's eye with it's chains, pains and temper. More than one drink for each Consumer.
So I stand on the outside looking in, as they all sway past me. I begin to grab in the middle of the eye and pull out clothes, broken contacts, and misconceptions of what I thought "we" had but was wrong, with every drink that I take.
But instead the voices get louder and louder, the scripture gets more intense around me, behind me and even in front. I look to the mountains, where does my help come from?
We listen to the world and take in all of it's broken promises and believe all of it's lies. But when your in addiction, the only thing that is right or seems right, is that addiction that somehow even though you said never would, but does, eventually takes over your life. People fight and scream but it just doesn't go away, until you take the gloves off and fight it hard and with whatever it takes to get through it. And then you get clean, then what? Most people try to take on those that are still stuck with your same addiction and ask: "Go to church with me or Meet me at church". And just completely for the first time stepping into that eye of the storm to help those people...and most of the time, they end up let down...but recently I've seen people with past addictions, get good responses with asking these same questions, putting themselves out there for the first time taking on Christ, head on. I'm proud to be a part of that and proud to say, those are my friends and I'm proud to say this in Christ with them. This the power I seek and this the power that will get us to the finish line but we don't see that, we see those who need help. we see those who struggle and we see those who need the Love of God and take them head on, like the old Irish wars, where the front line and the rest just bum rushed the other side not caring the response but about the people.
Ephesians 6 It's right below this the verus that I wanted, but my computer is being Kool(as me and Sammy would say to something that is really not cool) and will not let me...so sorry no song lyrics either
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