Wake Up.
The love of the father was displayed through his wounds
thorns in his brow and nails in his hands
no greater love is there than a man who would give everything
for those he loved more than he loved even himself
there never has been a greater consumer
than he that consumed all our failures and shame
and paid for them with his own life.
The ultimate price for a love
that comes to us for free now
The only revenue he receives is that which he only desires
Our love
and most will never pay their half
even if it was all covered
they walk shadowed in shame
for no reason at all
but that they are blinded by pain
to see whats given for free to u and me
but we keep all in
not one of us would tell a friend
we’d rather let them rott in hell
than go through a moment of being persecuted
or shut down if they even rejected us at all
but what if they didnt.
What if all it took was once
well I may never know for my cousin
who lost his soul and took his very on life
and I didnt tell him once
of the love my eyes were opened too
so his were shut
and forever I will hear
in my mind what if I told him once
would he then still be alive?
see were just too afraid of what could happen
to tell the world what did happen
and save them from what would happen.
Leaving them to die blind.
Wake up the real love inside u
instead of letting the devil bribe u
with the comfort of an average life
wake up oh bride of christ.
Remember when we were young and all the fun we had
and even when we argued we were never really mad
we used to play hop scotch and jump rope all day long
we were the best of friends and nothing could go wrong
preschool naps to a, b, c’s writing skills and 1, 2, 3
then I needed glasses just to see but you never made fun of me
elementary came and went we grew closer with the time we spent
I admired your boldness and i always knew what you said was what you ment
jr high changed us a bit but we never turned our back
as we grew we realized the love this world does lack
we made a promise to eachother we were freinds for life
and we held together through every bump, every pain and strife
highschool years brought memories broken hearts and all
you knew i would be right there to answer every call
we talked about everything and nothing all the time
we would search the entire house just to get a dime
graduation day finally came we waited all this long
and we both cried the momet they played the graduation song
walked that stage side by side just like we did in school
that moment we knew we conquered and we could rule
later that night we shared a dinner with your family and mine
and passed year books and remembered those whom got to sign
then it was college with none other than you the perfect roommate
summer came and we both were asked to go on a double date
we fell in love with those two guys and would soon both have a ring
our mamas cried as we tried on our gowns and picked out who would sing
your day was first and i told you, you were the most beautiful bride
and i was so honored after all these years to still be by your side
best friends forever we always said and it was always true
we both watch our kids grow older just as we grew older too
Best friends would never forget these things unless they were never true
see all this could have happened if i ever have the chance to know you
but do to this tragedy of the murder of infants we were never friends
46 million lives later in america alone i was born without you
I grew up without you, i grew old without you
all because you didnt get a chance at life
i never got to share life with you
all these memories were mine alone with you i could not share
I wish you could remember all this but you were never there.
Model: Sara Mendonca
Photographer: Sandra Ruiz
A Moment In Love
Walking along a dirt path, it seems as though nothing in the world is right. The world around her is crushed and destroyed. The brokenness and broken glass screams hurt and agony. The depth of her heart ponders upon deep thoughts. The dirt under her feet seems as though she would be going the wrong way but the truth is hidden in the crack of her smile. The wind blows from the right between the broken cars around her. The strings from her ripped jeans lay un-swept by whispering winds. The curls in her hair sing innocent melodies of a joyous child. See only just before this positioned picture, the warmth of her smile was brought about by the pounding of her heart. Every time she thinks of him her heart leaps violently. It seems as if every part of her might melt and combust all at the very same time. The open door of the broken car beside her speaks of new direction as every door before this had been closed just so at this very right moment the right door would open to the right path. Keeping her head slightly tilted as she almost walks in a strut of confidence knowing that everything will work out, as if it had all already been predestined. Almost like this author had already wrote this story and this author alone is the one she has fallen so quickly for. He had captured her heart with his pen and the love story he wrote for her. For a moment she believes everything is perfect, everything is lined up. Although, the world around her is crushed, desolate and destroyed. The king of her heart is all that remains stuck in her mind. The dirt path beneath her feet can’t keep her thoughts off of him and in this very moment when all has gone wrong and this world is crushed and broken, she is persecuted and picked on for the faith that lies in her heart. None of this means anything because all of it is temporary all of it is quickly fading and easily destroyed but it all will always be worth it because every moment of struggle is countered by a moment in love.
We need Him but we also need them.
It’s true God is all we need if he is all we have left. Since in the end he is what remains constant.
But what we miss as christians is that we also do need eachother we were not designed to be able to make it on our own.
God created Adam and Eve. They were made for eachother. But not just in relationships. She was designed so he could experience friendship with another created human being.
In this we learn that we need fellowship. We need each part of the body to know every other part of the body so we may function as such.
In looking at Adam and Eve we may also see how we need leadership. In this instance Adam was called the leader since he was the one who had spent more time with God than Eve. This is why we have pastors and leaders in churches. It is based on who is walking with God and on what level. We need the guidance of those who have experienced God, walked with Him, heard his voice. Someone willing to fight through oue possible downfall by our side.
This is why I will not so easily allow miscommunication and meaningless altercation destroy a friendship because believe it or not, I need you.
Hear me now I need you.
Hear me now I need you
This truth is nothing new
ive known all along your right
Even when I put up this fight
I have no clue what im doing
But God has his plans brewing
Can you see me stand for my generation
The enemy has us bound in altercation
But you must remember through all my back talk
Im watching every moment of your very own walk
Youve heard it said we all need inspiration
But what you havent heard, im watching your dedication
Dont give up on me quite yet
Theres one side of me you havent met
So humbly I ask you please do not go
Theres so much more you need to know
Hear me now cuz I really need you
Tell me the things you really need to
I know you have felt all I feel now
help me through cuz I dont know how
You been here and done all this
Youve learned from the memories you do not miss
So teach me how can it be true
Why must I learn myself what you have already been through
although it seems I brush you off
Trust my saying were not that tough
Everyone else has walked away from me
tell me is that what loves ment to be
For every abandon teen I now ask
Why should loving us be that hard of a task
Mom, dad dont leave me again
I need your help in fighting back sin
Families were not made for breaking apart
And if youll stay youll have a place in my heart
I dont know much about growing older
And I could not do it without your hand on my shoulder
Hear me know cuz I desperately need you
Thats why you here cuz they all do too
Unseen strength
To say who is strongest in this world is impossible, for we all bare a strength inside most will never see, some bare strength to fight through diseases incurable, some bare strength to.live somewhere they need not be, since others around them choose a life of sin, and reflect a love from this world that contradicts, others bare strength to start life again, after hardships based frim choices like scripture predicts, strength is not merely found in the physical, its not just muscle nor power alone, but strength is more from whats in the spiritual, and seeing in thevend who keeps God on the throne, strength is a heart matter of what we go through, not just a mental who can beat who, when reality kicks in and we know not what to do, in weakness we’re reminded that to Him its nothing new, He carries our burdens and dusts off our feet, and washes us clean of all our defeat, and lessons are learned of what not to repeat, through it all we’re reminded that love cant be beat.
The Servant…
43 “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” 1 Kings 18:43
So many times we read this story and think man Elijah had so much faith but what I think we tend to overlook is that behind ever great leader is a great servant. Yes, I want to discuss the servant in this story. Agreed it took great faith and this tends to be an inspirational story of patience and knowing God has perfect timing. But this is also an amazing story about a servant who believed in his leader one who even though i’m sure by the fifth time of going back he was thinking “okay, Elijah has lost it” still he went back the sixth time and passed that the seventh time till finally, a cloud.
Elijah was praying for a storm to come and the servant only saw a cloud. I wonder how many servants we have in the church that only saw a little bit of the comlete vision or the completion of an answered prayer. Not because they left but simply because where they serve they dont always see it all. And yet, even when all he saw was a small cloud in the distance, when Elijah in the next verse tells him to tell Ahab to pack his things because a storm was coming he did it with no hesitation.
We can learn so much from this servant not only did he serve and run back and forth to find nothing 6 times he went the 7th time without complaining knowing that he served a man of God and he believed in his vision for rain. He believed God to answer Elijah’s prayer and he believed to the point of serving when it seemed crazy and not questioning it once.
Why do you serve in the area that you do? Be in a constant state of warfare on your leaders behald knowing that if they are a man/woman of God with a vision or dream from God if you are on a heart level connection with them then you will help them see the vision come to pass no matter what it takes.
Has your servanthood become routine or tiring? Consider your current relationship with God because if you can’t remember the last time you took a sabbath your relationship with God is probably struggling. Don’t work yourself to death. A day of rest is needed to be sure you can actually serve your leader with all your heart cause if your tired half your heart won’t be in it.
Be rested, be prayed up, serve your leader not because you owe them anything but because you believe in the vision God has given them.
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by.” My favorite poet. Do you know him?
Its funny how in one moment everything can change, how after every moment you have planned out, never really turns out your way, you can plan out your schedule, plan out your life, yet that moment comes by and nothing is the same, like being a child all over again, the skies the limit, dreams do come true, and when the moments right, love will find you, you cant stop it, no running away, you have come too far to quit, and you must be much wiser with what u say, funny how much God can catch you off gaurd, knowing all along its always been his plan, his ways, his directions, yet we think we can plan it all on our own, never works out cuz we cant do it alone. His love after all is all that matters, and to show his love while hatred scatters, this is our command above all love Him and love them yes this is the call.
Who are we if not merely mortals fully fading like a vapor, this world crumbling beneath us ready at any moment to collapse, is there no more to life than to live and die and do nothing? there must be more there has to be, there is and such is sweet, the more is love and love is more, too much is love love unfathomable, but love has a name and a calling for you, love is God and God is love, His outstretched scarred hand is calling you to the more, to the love, life is evaporating quickly not much is more necessary to say, but for you to realize the more you desire must be pulled from you, You are a pioneer that prepares to tread new ground, but hold on to love or no more can be found.


