looking up at the stars as i think of you, only the beating of my heart reveals how much i miss you the tears on my cheeks, shimmering in the light of the stars above i know in my heart that one day i shall see you again
the scars i see on my wrist cant compare to a love like this so before you left, there is a promise that's to be kept pointing to the stars hand high above my head here's my promise to be said, "i will hang on till the very end"
i look up at the moon and you are looking up at it too our hearts beat as one a new promise has begun when ever you feel sad and alone, look up at the moon know im looking there too
maybe in doing this the distance will seem, so much smaller to you and me we are looking at the stars, imagine the whole universe displayed before thee we have the honors of seeing the beauty of the heavens tonight its amazing looking at this sight, there's so many mystery's in this life
looking at the scars on my wrist one last time, remembering whispering i will hang on till i can be with you your arms wrapped around me and you in mine tears in my face smiling, i said i'd wait for that faithful day to come
I said i would wait till the end of all time, for i to be yours and you to be mine so until then i look up at the stars and hold on, my heart continues to play this song i will look at the sky and wait for this day this gives my heart the strength to continue on
to continue beating, to continue going, and to continue living even the shadows of the night cant hide, this love we carry that continues on past the distance that keeps you from me and the time wont be so long till you can be with me
Sadly when people say everything must go on black Friday it also seems people throw out morals as well as Christ. It is like everyone forgets what Christmas and Thanksgiving is truly about and it becomes a boxing match after every Thanksgiving to get the last barbie doll. What have we become? the stuff in stores are meaningless and will give you nothing but disappointment in the long run.
Why act like this? when Christmas is about celebrating Jesus birth not the stuff under the tree. That Thanksgivings about giving thanks to the God who has giving you so much and not about the deals you can get at night and the next day. As people kill each other a stomp Walmart greeters to death. I begin to wonder if anyone truly cares what these to holidays truly mean to not only our history but our Lord. Shame on us from turning two holidays that were meant to honor God into a death match for the last furby or what ever is the hot new toy. We dishonor God with our actions and as people hug big TVs for there lives they should be hugging God for there soul will people kill each other for the latest toy we should be worrying about fellow believers losing there life to worship the Lord. We worship stuff in this country and turned our backs on God who is the one who made this country great to begin with. Some maybe drawn into the pretty lights of black Friday but not this man. So join me in staying away from the metal illness of this day and turn to Jesus Christ.
waking up with this pain inside, feeling like i'm drowning in the sadness that surrounds my my heart tonight i find myself looking up at the clouds, frowning i whisper “I'm all alone.” standing out in the rain, silently wondering “can this end?” a broken heart is all that loneliness lends. I stand here wondering if the wounds will ever mend.
tears streaming down my cheeks, i fall to my knees my heart cries out “all the fears that i hide, and all the secrets that i keep” trying to stay strong to put on a brave face this act can only last so long.
taking off the mask, in which i hide, the deepest pain i feel inside putting my head in my hands, i still wonder “does anybody hear me cry?” no one knows how deep the scars really lie. im lost in the rain, but then i hear somebody calling my name. my hope begins to to rise , and i began to think it all was a lie looking at the sky “im not alone?”
to my surprise i hear my name, then a moment later yet the same. from this i gain the strength to rise, running i hope to hear the voice one last time. hoping yet in the darkness for a light to shine In this i began to see a sign, i lose sight of the sadness that was mine as your voice reaches my ears, i began to see you standing there smiling your arms are open wide , and i know i do not have to hide Now i can lay my fears aside
My heart begins to beat again, after so long of feeling dead I feel the wounds beginning to truly mend This love you have for me, is so much more than i have ever see. As i stand here in your arms, i truly feel nothing can go wrong here i came to understand that love is so strong
this is what came to know love is greater than any distance, near or far love runs deeper than any scars love is there when we take our last breath, love transcends any death
I been hearing from to many people nowadays blaming the Jews for the death of Jesus. Why blame his death on the Jews? Why ingore the facts that all of this was meant to happen in order to provide salvation to the world and the fact it was the father's will that he died for our sins. No it was not the Jews who are responsible but the father and Jesus himself who knew it was going to happen.This was set in stone since the beginning of creation. To save us from Adam and Eve's mistake. So how can you put blame on one group when we are all to blame. For it was all of our sins that held them on the cross not the nails. It is why he died. To blame others of his death is to deny the cross. To hate Jews for a act that was set in stone to begin with is to deny the cross. And to still rave about his death like it was a war crime is to deny the cross and to deny he has risen from the dead. So in reality to make a stink about who killed him instead of what it means is to miss the point of Jesus death on the cross.
John 3:16-17
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Define Beauty
Is it really something that that comes from the inside? Is the outer look really what we are suppose to aim? To hide all our flaws that we see as bad?
Where have we gone? Seeing all ourselves as not enough. That we must aim higher to see ourselves as worthy to see ourselves as good looking.
What happens on the inside? When all we feel is broken. We dress ourselves up up and put mask on to impress those around us. Yet on the inside we are falling apart. Not able to see the end.
Unable to answer the question when will I be good enough.
All we see is the pain of others and the darkness that surrounds. There seems to be no end.
But to feel freedom of a heart becoming whole. The light that cannot be broken. The joy that comes when you know you truly are loved and not alone. That you do not have to dress up or hide to seem good enough. There is someone who will hold you in their arms and tell you you're beautiful.
I made you the way you are and you are good enough. True beauty does lie not from the inside but you are on the inside take a look in the mirror and see how beautiful you are.
Theres a moment where everything flashes before your eyes, and every part of your being cries out. You see all that was, and you wounder about all that will ever be. You come to question who you are. Is this who your truly meant to be? Taking a look in the mirror years of experience is what you see. Someone worn with many battle scars is reflected back at you.Yet beauty can still be found. As you stand there you seem broken, defeated, scars running deeper than anyone will ever know. Yet there is this power, a power that's kept you standing, kept you going, and keeps you fighting all this time What is this power? Is there even a word to define it. Raking your brain for an answer none comes to mind. Maybe before long the answer will come.
Well as you guessed it I will be talking about trails not only why trails happen but what is the purpose of them. A great example of a trail is the one in Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. They went in Valley Forge beaten and hopeless and it got worse as the winter rolled in. Many wanted to give up. But also during this time they trained themselves under the help of Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben who turned a bunch of farmers and ordinary men into the fighting force that would eventually be the British.
Many of face moments that seem like the end of the world and feel there is on escape from it. Some give up on faith. Others still try to fight there way out when fighting just makes things worse. And a few decide to end it all. God does is doing one of two things in these moments tho. One he is letting your bad choices play out for while is a God of love and Mercy he will let you live with the choices you made. Two he is trying to Forge you into an more stronger person than you where before. Trying to change you for the better by making you live through the times where you cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel.
James says it best in James 1:2-82 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.7 That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.8 Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
I personally know this statement to be true. A few months ago I lost my Cousin and yes to this day it still hurts and while God had nothing to do with his passing he has been using it to strengthen us as a family and as individuals. While I would give anything to have him back I cannot ingore the good God has done through something that the enemy wanted so badly to use to drive many from him. For months I been like the guy that James mentioned in 6 through 8 and know how hard it is to face such a trail but a few good friends and the recently the love of my life keep reminding me that Jesus was with me and turning my back on him was not going to make things better.
You see he uses these Valley Forge moments not only to strength us but to bring us closer to him. Not only to get us to see our limits but to bring us out of darkness even when he was not the cause. The worst thing one can do is to give up on Jesus and the hope you have in him. Even when the world is falling apart around you Many people faced worse in his name and for his name sake Like Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The Jesus chosen 12 who all but one faced horrible deaths and the one that lived was sent to an island to live by himself after the failed to kill him by boiling him to death. With Christ at our side not even the world can hold us back. With Christ by our side even in death we win. It is what Iranian Christians know. It is what all middle Eastern Christians know and every other Christian who has been hunted down in the name of Fascism. Weather it comes in the form of atheism or religion Fascism or any type you can think of. They face that world with hope in there hearts for they know in the end they know who is in charge and where they are going if they die. So no matter how hard it gets turn to your heavenly king Jesus. He was beaten and killed. He lost family and friends and was even outcast by the government and the church leaders of the time. Even by his friends before his death. He understands your pain and wants to even carry the burden for you. Turn to him in these moments. Know he is with you in these moments. Isaiah 61:1
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