Either write something worth reading about or do something worth writing about.
DIVIDED
I see you now, on the other side of the drawn line
Before us lies what makes ourselves apart, what causes us to fight
To tear merely hostile glances, but keeps our eyes from meeting
From interlocking, until there are examinations of our souls, until we commune
From one end of one’s imagination, arms may stretch to catch another’s
But the indoctrination of set-apartedness has smothered desire for peace
All I want is to war with you
All you want is to destroy my realm and make me wrong
All we want is to be perfection, and the other, wrongfulness defined
Besides the standing order though, there’s a lingering wait
Internal contradiction, twined it seems, by my own unease
I am battling to keep down the rising wanting palpitation
I want you to be here, or somewhere with me
Not beaten to death, after our swords have crossed, or missiles have flown
But in the circle of belonging, of friendship that is deeper than brotherhood
We want our lives together, sharing what differing but common gifts we’ve recieved
We want the cremation of fear and suspicion, the annihilation of othersidedness
We want the truce and the treaty to be articles that call us to love
To be in awe of the bond of our common hope in our savior’s promise
If we are in want of stretching out our arms to each other
We cannot catch those who truly are unlike us and are falling off
We could then be just as lost as they
Living pieces in spite of God’s gift of a complete picture beautiful
Our harmony as ones saved and in love
In Him.
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no one gets to the right destination running in the wrong direction, stop! and turn to Jesus today
WWF: Exploring The Mind Of Christ (Part 1)
1 Corinthians 2:11-16 (verse 16 emphasized)
The mind of Christ is the very mind of God the Father. Jesus said, “I and My Father are One.” John 10:30, 14:8-10.
By way of introduction: The state of our mind determines what comes forth of us. We can’t be better than the state of our mind. A better life begins with a better mind. A transformed life begins with a transformed mind, Romans 12:2. And a life that will end well is a function of an ending-well projecting-mind. (Note, this cuts across every sphere of life.) If you can’t be certain of you ending well in your mind, you may never end well, save for God’s mercy.
What your mind permits, your life permits.
Let me say further, an ending-well mind is a mind that is proactive in nature. That is, it controls situations by making things happen, rather than merely responding or reacting to the happenings. This is how our God operates, as the only One that has the supremacy over everything and all.
An ending-well projecting-mind thinks positively into a lasting and an enduring solution ahead of time. It is a mind that has things well planned out from the very outset. I want to tell you again, that’s my God! God makes no mistake. Isaiah 46:9-11.
If only we will tune in to operate in this realm, we will always put the devil where he belongs, bruised under our feet. But we are too preoccupied with a lot of things that don’t count toward the kingdom of God. Our priority is just so wrong. And we keep on suffering for it…
To be continued next week.
Grace!
Adebayo Funmi
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One of the greatest lies the devil made you believe is that his “beef” is with God.
biRThDAy bELLs
To our newest author yet, have a Happy splendid birthday! You are destined for great unfathomable heights Ephesians 3:20 !
THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR GIFT WITH THE WORLD!
You are most definitely a blessing to us all.
God bless
Christ-A-Poet
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You don’t sow into the ground because you love the ground, you sow because you love yourself
PST. SEGUN ABE
School of Impact
THE FADING SCARS OF OUR PAST LIVES
You hid that cut on your face from the gathering of eyes and mouths
Its marks strewn down and across your cheek and chin to mar you
Caused you to bend away, to cover the real you
So you think it is
The struggles and battles and forays for free living left you with it
The fight over what you wanted and what wants yours could be met when
Holding back and dragging through, skirting about jagged edges that bruised you
Badly
That signature need not be shown to be confirmed present
Your concealing it testifies that it is there and that it holds you
So all you are is explained by a scar from your past
Yet, you let it be so
You do not let it heal
But the infection rising from plastered over wounds damages your life
You are sick; your character showcases your sorry state
Your soul’s injury is an agony for lack of being attended
Come now, hide your frame no longer
Let the veil down and let the air of freedom act upon your bruises
Let the coming of plainness be followed by the reaction of truth and time
And the love and mercy of many compassionate embraces
In the place where we are united by a common trait
The scars from our past lives
We give each other our most priced possession
The love that our wounded healer gave us
So that even the near-dead can be loved back to life
So your scars should be seen
The sign that you no longer writhe in pain
And that your healing be made complete if you still do
In the meeting with our scarred savior
