Saturday, May 21, 2016
Just Sayin
Just sayin
I am not a 'sell-out'. I want different; so I do different, which causes me to live different
-sj
Wisdom Pearl
Do you have a relationship or an acquaintance with the Lord? Be truthful. He already knows the answer.
-sj
Wisdom Pearl
Wisdom Pearl for a Water Stirrer
Sometimes the water doesn't need movement to be stirred..just your presence
-sj
Sometimes the water doesn't need movement to be stirred..just your presence
-sj
Friday, May 20, 2016
Thursday, May 19, 2016
A lie is as a Lie does
A lie in a well made suit is still a lie
A lie in a nice pair of denim blues is still a lie
A lie smooth as new silk
Is still a lie
A lie that is consistent and strong
Is still a lie
A lie that is acceptable but still wrong
Is still a lie
But a lie that points its finger at truth and screams 'JUDGE'
Well that's actually correct
-sj
A lie in a nice pair of denim blues is still a lie
A lie smooth as new silk
Is still a lie
A lie that is consistent and strong
Is still a lie
A lie that is acceptable but still wrong
Is still a lie
But a lie that points its finger at truth and screams 'JUDGE'
Well that's actually correct
-sj
2 for 1
Wisdom Pearl
If a man who lies to you he will have no problem lying to himself
If he lies to himself why would you believe he wouldn't lie to you
Wisdom Pearl
A liar is as capable of producing the truth
As darkness is able to produce light
sj
Meaningful Circles
learn
teach
share
love
live
model
repeat...
learn
teach
love
share
live
model
repeat
sj
teach
share
love
live
model
repeat...
learn
teach
love
share
live
model
repeat
sj
Wisdom Pearl
Wisdom Pearl
Friends if they are true will issue correction
Just as freely as they give their love
-sj
Friends if they are true will issue correction
Just as freely as they give their love
-sj
Promise
If you don't read
I will still write
If you won't listen
I will still talk
If you won't heed
I will still warn
If you reject me
I am still loved
If you choose to remain lost
I will not try to find you
Promise
-sj
I will still write
If you won't listen
I will still talk
If you won't heed
I will still warn
If you reject me
I am still loved
If you choose to remain lost
I will not try to find you
Promise
-sj
Pure
Who is the beginning
But never the end
Who is the one who is First
While being the Last
All the time
Being here
While there
Inconceivable
But pure truth
-sj
But never the end
Who is the one who is First
While being the Last
All the time
Being here
While there
Inconceivable
But pure truth
-sj
Irony
Wisdom does not flirt with ignorance
Nor does it share its bed with destruction
It does not eat with Apathy
Nor does it walk with indifference
Wisdom is light
Not manipulation
Wisdom is Salt
Not a slave
Wisdom eliminates bondage
It survives rejection
From the very ones it was sent to help
Yet it stands
Tall and true
Unaffected by the whims of man
Unhindered by his lack of respect
To all it still remains
Free, but worth the cost
-sj
Beauty Is
Beauty Is....
Wisdom calls aloud outside
She raises her voice in the open squares
She cries out in the chief concourses
At the openings of the gates in the city
She speaks her words:
How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity
For scorners delight in their scorning,
And fools hate knowledge.
Turn at my rebuke;
Surely I will pour out my spirit on you
I will make my words known to you
Like it? There's more of that contained in its 66 books; try it
sj
untitled
Twisted are your words
What should be plain
Fights against the soul
What was once clear
Only presents confusion
Up is down
Right is left
Square is round
Are you sure this is your Design
Or is it someone else's
something else's
-sj
Questions are Not the Problem
Questions are Not the Problem
If you don't expect your reflection
To lie
Don't put one in the Mirror
sj
If you don't expect your reflection
To lie
Don't put one in the Mirror
sj
Does it Need Another Name?
Indifference is not a shield nor a fence
It will not protect you
Nor guide you
It can not help
It is not in its nature
Action is its enemy
ignorance is its friend
-sj
It will not protect you
Nor guide you
It can not help
It is not in its nature
Action is its enemy
ignorance is its friend
-sj
Wisdom Pearl Catch Up
Wisdom Pearl
The Devil is only secretive about his motives never his whereabouts!
-sj
The Devil is only secretive about his motives never his whereabouts!
-sj
Wisdom Pearl- Catch up
Wisdom Pearl
Evil, intolerance and immorality are not bound by the lines of color. They operate in any willing or unguarded vessel. They don't care about the make, the model, sex or status.
We should aspire to operate on that level; using our acts to the benefit of mankind not destruction.
-sj
The lines are Drawn
Sin wants no compromise; it's sins way or the highway..I am taking the Higher way.
-sj
-sj
Open Sesame
So let me make sure I have this straight...
If a man wants to be a woman while staying a man
On Monday
But on Friday decides he is better suited to be a donkey
Would it be incorrect to call him
What he now is?
Or what we are for allowing it?
-sj
If a man wants to be a woman while staying a man
On Monday
But on Friday decides he is better suited to be a donkey
Would it be incorrect to call him
What he now is?
Or what we are for allowing it?
-sj
Take it As u Will
fish heads do not make good stew
you can dress them up
adorn them
with carrots
leeks, peas
and such
but fish heads they will still be
and now you have used up
your gifts
and still can't eat the soup
-sj
you can dress them up
adorn them
with carrots
leeks, peas
and such
but fish heads they will still be
and now you have used up
your gifts
and still can't eat the soup
-sj
The Percent is 100
If I do you
Then I can't be me
If I am true
To the reflection I see
Then I won't be anything else
That wouldn't suit me
The skin I am in
Houses a spirit, Fierce, strong
and free
You be who you be
I will always be me
Whether you and your crew
who think like you think
agree or not
100 I would not be
If I couldn't share
the GOD in
me
-sj
Then I can't be me
If I am true
To the reflection I see
Then I won't be anything else
That wouldn't suit me
The skin I am in
Houses a spirit, Fierce, strong
and free
You be who you be
I will always be me
Whether you and your crew
who think like you think
agree or not
100 I would not be
If I couldn't share
the GOD in
me
-sj
Wisdom Pearl
Wisdom Pearl
It's better not to try and repay evil for evil because what goes around comes around...
besides there is no shortage of rope...
-sj
Take what you can
leave the rest
It's better not to try and repay evil for evil because what goes around comes around...
besides there is no shortage of rope...
-sj
Take what you can
leave the rest
An Inconvenient Truth
It can't get no realer than this here
-sj
You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. (Matthew 7:13 & 14)
I have a confession to make. I have an approval addiction..what can I say I love to be liked! I love to belong to a group/clan/posse or hang out club. I enjoy social comrade from card playing, to group cooking or just sitting around cackling like a bunch of hens.
This week however, I was faced with a serious question; one that would make the difference on the direction I would take my platform. If I choose wrong then it could be a career killing move. It could lead to alienation, public judgement, mass amounts of criticism and other unknown negative consequences. On the other hand if I choose the road most traveled then I might be able to enjoy prosperity, popularity, and an 'atta-girl' every time someone passed me by.
Of course the obvious choice was, is and always will be to take the road less traveled. That means that I will teach what I have learned about life's issues, social subjects, political travesties and the future of America as it lines up with God's Word. No subject will be off limits nor out of my 'lane' to address. As the Holy Spirit gives me clarity and inspiration I will share. Nothing more nothing less.
Does that mean that my audience will always agree? Some will some will not.
Does that mean that I will not welcome dialogue that may challenge my stance? Of course not! Dialogue is good and even if we have to agree to disagree we should still remain companions.
However if you (reader) ever find it necessary to do more than just 'hide -from feed' my post on Facebook or maybe delete your link to my blog for that particular entry, please do so. If you feel like you need to unfriend me because something I said infuriated you so...then in peace you should depart. Because if at anytime I am asked to choose between ____(fill in the blank) and the truth of Christ. I will always choose Christ.
If I never reach the million dollar status, or the New York best sellers list it is okay. I know a cloud of witnesses exist who are cheering for me in the heavenly realm.
My job as the salt of the earth is to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ thru practical living application and correction where necessary. My mission, the reason why I write, speak or blog is to show that it is possible to have a living, productive and vibrant relationship with God. Of course this will sometimes require me to bring hard honesty, compassion and straight forwardness that may turn some folks off. So much so that we must part ways.
It makes me sad but I will be okay and I will still speak the truth no matter how tough it is to hear. I will still point people to the Lord whether they want to acknowledge Him or not. I will still seek to honor Him with my life by using the gifts that He entrusted to me to encourage others into a relationship with Him.
I make no apologies and I have no regrets. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.
-sj
-sj
You can enter God's Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. (Matthew 7:13 & 14)
I have a confession to make. I have an approval addiction..what can I say I love to be liked! I love to belong to a group/clan/posse or hang out club. I enjoy social comrade from card playing, to group cooking or just sitting around cackling like a bunch of hens.
This week however, I was faced with a serious question; one that would make the difference on the direction I would take my platform. If I choose wrong then it could be a career killing move. It could lead to alienation, public judgement, mass amounts of criticism and other unknown negative consequences. On the other hand if I choose the road most traveled then I might be able to enjoy prosperity, popularity, and an 'atta-girl' every time someone passed me by.
Of course the obvious choice was, is and always will be to take the road less traveled. That means that I will teach what I have learned about life's issues, social subjects, political travesties and the future of America as it lines up with God's Word. No subject will be off limits nor out of my 'lane' to address. As the Holy Spirit gives me clarity and inspiration I will share. Nothing more nothing less.
Does that mean that my audience will always agree? Some will some will not.
Does that mean that I will not welcome dialogue that may challenge my stance? Of course not! Dialogue is good and even if we have to agree to disagree we should still remain companions.
However if you (reader) ever find it necessary to do more than just 'hide -from feed' my post on Facebook or maybe delete your link to my blog for that particular entry, please do so. If you feel like you need to unfriend me because something I said infuriated you so...then in peace you should depart. Because if at anytime I am asked to choose between ____(fill in the blank) and the truth of Christ. I will always choose Christ.
If I never reach the million dollar status, or the New York best sellers list it is okay. I know a cloud of witnesses exist who are cheering for me in the heavenly realm.
My job as the salt of the earth is to further the Gospel of Jesus Christ thru practical living application and correction where necessary. My mission, the reason why I write, speak or blog is to show that it is possible to have a living, productive and vibrant relationship with God. Of course this will sometimes require me to bring hard honesty, compassion and straight forwardness that may turn some folks off. So much so that we must part ways.
It makes me sad but I will be okay and I will still speak the truth no matter how tough it is to hear. I will still point people to the Lord whether they want to acknowledge Him or not. I will still seek to honor Him with my life by using the gifts that He entrusted to me to encourage others into a relationship with Him.
I make no apologies and I have no regrets. On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.
-sj
Monday, May 16, 2016
Untitled
I would love for us to walk
together a little longer
I desire for us to laugh
with thoughts so sober
full of wisdom and aged with grace
I would love to be able to spend time
with you in your space
But a fork in the road only travels
one direction,
-sj
together a little longer
I desire for us to laugh
with thoughts so sober
full of wisdom and aged with grace
I would love to be able to spend time
with you in your space
But a fork in the road only travels
one direction,
-sj
Friday, May 13, 2016
Are we Done Yet?
All of the ticker tape has been swept away
The world has moved on to the next 'big-thing'
The grandstands are being polished for his replacement
Yet we are still stuck in the day before the one that came yesterday
When are we going to stand and say hey this is wrong
Had he been of any other persuasion we would have been out
marching like we once did
Are we so desperate to be a success in the eyes of others
that we are willing to sell our souls to a dysfunctional ideal
Or are we so blinded by the moral depravity being ushered in by
one; the one whose promises are as empty as a bucket with a hole
right smack dab in the center of it
that we forgo what the One who made us said
That we ignore what the One who saved us did
Or do we not think that He is returning?
What ever the reason or excuse it is past time that we hold
Those voted in office accountable for their actions
No longer should we overlook, or purposely ignore the actions of
an anti-Christ because his color is mine or he looks like your son
Wrong has never been wronger
The need has never been greater
For the generations who know better to do better
-sj
The world has moved on to the next 'big-thing'
The grandstands are being polished for his replacement
Yet we are still stuck in the day before the one that came yesterday
When are we going to stand and say hey this is wrong
Had he been of any other persuasion we would have been out
marching like we once did
Are we so desperate to be a success in the eyes of others
that we are willing to sell our souls to a dysfunctional ideal
Or are we so blinded by the moral depravity being ushered in by
one; the one whose promises are as empty as a bucket with a hole
right smack dab in the center of it
that we forgo what the One who made us said
That we ignore what the One who saved us did
Or do we not think that He is returning?
What ever the reason or excuse it is past time that we hold
Those voted in office accountable for their actions
No longer should we overlook, or purposely ignore the actions of
an anti-Christ because his color is mine or he looks like your son
Wrong has never been wronger
The need has never been greater
For the generations who know better to do better
-sj
WOMAN know THYSELF
eve your name is not adam
nor is it steve
your very name means to breathe
so no matter how you cut your hair
or adorn yourself with strong robes
you can't be him; you will never be an adam
his name means from the earth
you are not dirt
you are from him
his compliment
not competition
return eve
let the rain of salvation
wash away your scars
let the peace of the One who made you
gird your shoulders
wrapping your very being in His essence
eve you are everything that adam couldn't be
his helper, friend, co-regent
there is no shame in your hands
only honor in your calling
-sj
Eve -From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chawah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live (http://www.behindthename.com/name/eve)
Adam - (there is a word play on Hebrew אֲדָמָה ('adamah) "earth").
nor is it steve
your very name means to breathe
so no matter how you cut your hair
or adorn yourself with strong robes
you can't be him; you will never be an adam
his name means from the earth
you are not dirt
you are from him
his compliment
not competition
return eve
let the rain of salvation
wash away your scars
let the peace of the One who made you
gird your shoulders
wrapping your very being in His essence
eve you are everything that adam couldn't be
his helper, friend, co-regent
there is no shame in your hands
only honor in your calling
-sj
Eve -From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chawah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live (http://www.behindthename.com/name/eve)
Adam - (there is a word play on Hebrew אֲדָמָה ('adamah) "earth").
To Judge or Not to Judge Is That the Correct Question
Judging -
I have heard the term so much by so many and almost always in the wrong context. Many times, not always, the word is thrown around as a holy mantra by new and young believers but more often by those not of the faith. And in every instance I feel the fire in my belly rise up, and no it is not indigestion, but an overwhelming sense of correcting what is wrong.
This maybe a 2-parter I don't know yet; we will see where the Lord leads me. Which right now is the path of knowledge.
Definition -
To judge someone: To quickly form a bias and/or personal opinion about someone or something (urban dictionary)
: To form an opinion an opinion about something or someone after careful thought
: To regard someone as either good or bad
: To make an official decision about a case
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge)
It is plain to see from the two definitions I have provided that judging is an action that should be pursued with caution, without malice or evil intent. Reader, I would say that I agree with both the Urban Dictionary, and Merriam-Webster. What I don't agree with is judging being mistaken for correction. Let's compare apples to apples by again first referencing the clear definitions:
Correction-
- a change that makes something right, true, accurate, etc.
- : the act of making something (such as an error or a bad condition) accurate or better : the act of correcting something
- : the act or process of punishing and changing the behavior of people who have committed crimes ( US )
- (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correction)
In IM conversations, users often send messages in haste and only afterwards notice a typographical error (shortened as typo). It is common practice to correct the typo by sending a subsequent message where the word CORRECTION precedes the correct word
(Urban Dictionary)
I like what Merriam had to say...a change that makes something right; so if I, for instance, tell my son not to ever follow a ball out in the street no matter that he didn't see any cars. Then am I trying to protect him or maybe address his thought process that said running into the street was okay? Either way my actions are to benefit him not me. The same goes if someone I am, for the sake of argument, dating or wanting to date and I find out he frequents strip clubs or does drugs and I tell him that I don't want to pursue a relationship of any type with him because his lifestyle conflicts with mine. Then am I judging him? Or am I protecting myself?
What about if I see my brother struggling with his identity and try to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with him? Which will help him see the strong soldier God made and not a man who has forced himself to feel more comfortable in a dress. Or my sister who chooses to kill, hide or discard any piece of her femininity to try to fit in a role she was never meant to occupy? Am I judging then? Maybe I am judging when I tell a brother that the way to prove his manhood is not by being a garden tool but by saving his strength for the one God has ordained for him; or the sister who doesn't want anyone to tell her her worth but instead feels that raising her skirt at the first wink or smile that comes her way is true freedom. Promising herself that this time it will be different, she will finally have the love of her life and all of her dreams will come true. By her will and hers alone.
Question...am I judging? Or correcting? However you choose to see it, I have a responsibility from God to teach. No matter how unpopular it is. No matter how much I just want to be liked. No matter how much I want to be on everyone's team. The Holy Spirit lives and resides in me and I am compelled to share what I know. It can't be any simpler.
I know only the Living GOD can bring calmness and clarity to a confused mind. I know that only Jehovah Jireh(the Lord who provides) can supply all of our needs even down to the God shaped piece He placed in all of us; you know the one we try to fill with everything but him, sex, drugs, food, people, things etc..like I said everything but Him. So why if I share, issuing correction or inform am I judging? I am not and at the risk of being locked up, bound and gagged by the government I will continue to use my voice to try to help all who are desperate enough to need peace, and the promise of salvation! I was desperate enough for the Gospel. I had left my life in a travesty. Full of brokenness, lies, hurt and disillusionment. Thank you Jesus that He accepted me in all of my filth and loved me too much to let me stay in it.
Sometimes I do make mistakes and judge a book by the cover and I am often so very sorry and quickly move to repent. Other times I simply call a spade a spade and correct as necessary. I encourage you to do the same.
-sj
Monday, May 9, 2016
A Poor Reflection
Everyone is accountable to someone or something
Freedom is never free
And a choice is seldom made with knowledge of the future
Who are you accountable to?
Yourself...then your life will continue to remain broken and confused
Take a look at your past
See the clutter? Or is it blocked by your consequences
The only Freedom is in The Nazarene, nothing more nothing less
Does that mean there are limitations?
Well yes there are
Don't scoff or bristle up
Don't ask why you are being limited
Without first asking do you protect your child?
Do you correct your child?
Do you love your offspring?
Then you limit because of your acquaintance with hurt, pain, disappointment and death
Is it no better with Christ?
Is it better to not be His?
Are you truly free?
Who is accountable to you? Why should they be?
You don't mirror what you demand
-sj
Freedom is never free
And a choice is seldom made with knowledge of the future
Who are you accountable to?
Yourself...then your life will continue to remain broken and confused
Take a look at your past
See the clutter? Or is it blocked by your consequences
The only Freedom is in The Nazarene, nothing more nothing less
Does that mean there are limitations?
Well yes there are
Don't scoff or bristle up
Don't ask why you are being limited
Without first asking do you protect your child?
Do you correct your child?
Do you love your offspring?
Then you limit because of your acquaintance with hurt, pain, disappointment and death
Is it no better with Christ?
Is it better to not be His?
Are you truly free?
Who is accountable to you? Why should they be?
You don't mirror what you demand
-sj
A Few GoodNight Thoughts
Question-
Why is it viewed Hate when I openly correct you about your lifestyle?
Answer -
Because Sin is all or none ain't no in between. If I am not for you then I must be against you..wonder where that statement came from?
Question-
Why is judging confused with correction?
Answer-
Because it is easier to deflect the truth instead of owning up to choices that lead to death and destruction
Question-
It doesn't mean that I Hate, dislike or loathe you because I disagree with your lifestyle
Answer-
On the contrary, because I love you and know the Power of GOD in healing of a broken life that I am compelled to share what the Gospel says. It is not my responsibility to make your believe only to inform. You get to reject or accept on your own terms. But I warn you GOD is Holy and will/can't tolerate sin..
Question-
Why can't we agree to disagree respect one another's power of choice without changing the social and moral fiber of an entire Nation?
Answer-
Narrow is the path to righteousness and broad is the path of destruction. We are so oblivious to the power of sin in our own rebellious nature that we will not stop until all of GOD's creation has been perverted to the whims of our will..I shouldn't say we because their is more than a remnant that still serves the Living GOD and who are willing to live what they preach and die for what they believe.
Matthew 7: 13-14
-sj
Why is it viewed Hate when I openly correct you about your lifestyle?
Answer -
Because Sin is all or none ain't no in between. If I am not for you then I must be against you..wonder where that statement came from?
Question-
Why is judging confused with correction?
Answer-
Because it is easier to deflect the truth instead of owning up to choices that lead to death and destruction
Question-
It doesn't mean that I Hate, dislike or loathe you because I disagree with your lifestyle
Answer-
On the contrary, because I love you and know the Power of GOD in healing of a broken life that I am compelled to share what the Gospel says. It is not my responsibility to make your believe only to inform. You get to reject or accept on your own terms. But I warn you GOD is Holy and will/can't tolerate sin..
Question-
Why can't we agree to disagree respect one another's power of choice without changing the social and moral fiber of an entire Nation?
Answer-
Narrow is the path to righteousness and broad is the path of destruction. We are so oblivious to the power of sin in our own rebellious nature that we will not stop until all of GOD's creation has been perverted to the whims of our will..I shouldn't say we because their is more than a remnant that still serves the Living GOD and who are willing to live what they preach and die for what they believe.
Matthew 7: 13-14
-sj
Crooked Mirrors
Why are the ignorant allowed to make the rules?
When did right become so so wrong
When did we become comfortable with accepting it?
Why instead of addressing the issue and calling black, black and white, white
We rename, repackage and say it is re-purposed
But it isn't
When did standing for your rights become the sin
And sin become the norm??
-sj
When did right become so so wrong
When did we become comfortable with accepting it?
Why instead of addressing the issue and calling black, black and white, white
We rename, repackage and say it is re-purposed
But it isn't
When did standing for your rights become the sin
And sin become the norm??
-sj
Inside Out
More questions appear than answers
More educated statements are adopted than truth
More people, who are not, of the original thread
Are making the decisions..the few outweigh the many
Where is the voice of the one that cries out
The one that begs for her children to partake of her wisdom?
Why are we not listening?
We the People? For the People? By the People?
I am a People but no one is listening to me..
-sj
More educated statements are adopted than truth
More people, who are not, of the original thread
Are making the decisions..the few outweigh the many
Where is the voice of the one that cries out
The one that begs for her children to partake of her wisdom?
Why are we not listening?
We the People? For the People? By the People?
I am a People but no one is listening to me..
-sj
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