Deep Waters Relationship Advice

Yeah lol, that dont count. J/k thats a great step towards opening up a window by sending him a devotional. But, I can Garantee you, that he took it as a "sisterly" thing and has no clue you are fond of him. What you need to do is this: Pursue FREINDSHIP. Dont pursue him like men pursue women, just strictly Friendship. Dont flirt. Pursue friendship. Say "hi", "how are things in your world?" anything that reflects your personality. Pursue talking to him. Dont flirt. Pursue hanging out with him as much as is apropriate. (AND NOT AT HIS HOUSE OR YOURS)- 3 WORD RULE: Public place ONLY. = ) Open up. Let him know your interested as A Freind and like him as a freind. Talk his ear off. But dont do any flirting or making any "moves". Its the freindship you are pursueing which is GREAT becuase a lot of the time guys are just really intimidated by talking to girls. Then.. if he likes you, HE will make a move. Or do the flirting. In that case, play hard to get..reject him about three times, then flirt back. BUT- before you do flirt back you must take this to the Lord. be carefull, prayerfull, and study his character to show he's worthy of you. Ok let me know how it goes! Blessings!

OK ...

TODAY ... the PEOPLE have realized the beginning discussions of "man's inhumanity to man" - so-to-speak.  The undeniable institutionalized evil that has been deeply rooted in this country practically since its inception ... "Racism", uncloaked / exposed!

This is a subject defiantly ignored by certain People of Color, as well certain Caucasians. Today, through the weight / the pressure of The People, the legal process in this country, has shown signs of equity. 

Today, the voice of every parent of every child unjustly murdered (without consequence), has been remembered - has been heard! The misguided hatred that gives certain Peoples an officially authorized license to exact their revenge on the innocent is once again, being called into question by the courts!

Though this is only the beginning, we may sigh, a SHORT breath of relief, in knowing that ... FINALLY ... the murderer of "Trayvon Martin" (an African American seventeen year old, unarmed teenaged child) has been arrested and NOW must answer to the justice system and to the world for his actions.

THIS TIME ... let us learn the lesson You've divinely placed before us, dear FATHER!  So that we may NEVER again have to repeat it!  As You admonish us all to remember that ... but for Your grace ... anyone of our loved ones , or anyone of us could have met the same fate of this young man!

So until true justice has been satisfied, we shall continue to say, with one united voice ...


I  ... AM ... TRAYVON ... MARTIN !!!

Hi ,

Just a few thoughts that I pray you'll be led to help me with  ...  Amen?

(BIIIIG  SIGH  through some tears)   

The saddest words I've ever heard or read ... dwell in "Strange Fruit"!

"Strange Fruit"-  published in 1936; a jazz standard written by Abel Meeropol aka Lewis Allan.  Who was a Jewish high-school teacher from the Bronx.  This poem exposed American racism, particularly the lynching of African Americans.  Such lynching's had occurred chiefly in the South but also in all other regions of the United States. Shortly after the composition, "Lady Day" (born Eleanora Harris aka Billy Holiday) breathed such an anointing into it, that the song lives & stings the humane - spirit to this very day!

For those who are unfamiliar with this poem/jazz standard ... here it is:

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Strange Fruit
Composed by Abel Meeropol (aka Lewis Allan)
Originally sung by: Billie Holiday

Southern trees bear strange fruit
Blood on the leaves
Blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Pastoral scene of the gallant south
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
The scent of magnolia sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is a fruit for the crows to pluck
for the rain to gather
for the wind to suck
for the sun to rot
for the tree to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop

We know from our Sword of The Spirit, that the most heinous way for one to have been executed, was being hung from a tree ... Amen?  And we also know that our Savior - Jesus of Nazareth, who'd received His Christ-Dom from His Father in heaven, when John baptiized Him in the Jordan River.  And walked in His Christ-Dom by becoming sin (an excruciating horror); baring physical pain, such that we could never imagine. Finally giving up the ghost, to pave a Way that all who would believe, receive & (prayerfully) follow Him - might be saved!

Unlike the bodies in this song, our Redeemer did not drop from His Cross - His tree.  Instead, He chose to carry it to Golgotha.  And at an ordained time, He was carefully removed and placed in an unmarked borrowed tomb.



Jesus The Christ ... our Redeemer/ Friend/Deliverer, was such a "young" man, when He gave up the ghost, ascended to heaven, making way for our Comforter.  But He chose to do it ... fulfilling His promise to us.

Yet, rather than showing our gratitude (each & every day) for this, the "ultimate sacrifice" PAID IN FULL!  What do many do?   Many choose to murder the very young! 

Yes!

Today, the "tree" that was once used to attempt to control, instill fear & wreak terror among the masses, has metamorphosed into a 9 millimeter (moose-shootin') killing weapon. 

And so it goes Saints ...

Whenever "they" mock those who are called by His Name (His Children) with unjust murdering, a People shall eventually become indignant / intolerant and with divine direction, surround those who seek to destroy them. Yes! Just as Joshua (Yehoshu'a) and his people surrounded the enemy's camp ... and at the appointed time, began to sound the alarm with reverberations so powerful - so piercing, that even the coldest of heart ... must acquiesce to the unstoppable drumbeat of justice!!!

Again ... a movement for change / for justice has awakened - rising from a slumber of unrest!

The martyr? 

An innocent child of 17 years (half the age of our Savior when He ascended into heaven), walkin from a convenience store!

And the "cross" he'd bare?

A "hoodie" covering his head from the rain ... and BEAUTIFUL BROWN SKIN!

What a terrible shame!  For THAT young child could have been you or yours or me or mine!

This is why, as we assemble to march around the camp of the enemy ... in every corner of this country ... BOLDLY donning our own "hoodie" ... YES ... WE SHOUT:


I ... AM ... TRAYVON ... MARTIN!!!!



Thank you for listening.  May our Lord & Savior - Jesus The Christ keep you & yours safe.


Gracious

I have been in warfare for 6 years.  . I had been celibate for five years but was working on myself and allowing God to to purge and cleanse me from my past. This  process was challenging but very rewarding.  After this process, I felt free and good about myself. I saw myself the way God said I was and was able to walk freely in His instructions.  Whatever God told me to do I did it and saw the fruit of my obedience and watched lives change thus God got the glory from it. I ended up meeting this female and  we became friends. This friendship was weird because she had some unseen power and control over me. This was not a sexual relationship but somehow I began to listen to her over God and having to always defend my actions when the Holy Spirit would tell me to do things a certain way. I felt like I hit a brick wall. Volunteering in the community, in church, and my relationship with God stopped abruptly. I ended up making all the wrong choices. I met this guy and confided in my friend that i was going to leave this guy because he was tearing me down and claiming that he was a christian. I was also mad that I had spent five years preparing myself for my husband and getting off track with someone who was playing with me emotions. Again, my friend somehow convinced me that he didnt do anything wrong but I clearly knew better but somehow was caught up. I had a  sexual relationship with him. God had given me signs that I needed to end the friendship with this female but I was scared because she was a new christian and thought she may blame me for leaving her life and hate Christians. I ended up ending the relationship with both but it seems that I have been in warfare ever since.  I have been dealing with being homicidal, paranoia, losing my mind,  depressed, anxiety and now dealing with the latest homosexuality but it has been one after the other and it has been strong. I have never dealt with anything like this in my life before.  I know the relationship that I had with God would allow me to come against these spirits but now Im at the point that I cant even pray for myself. I am trying to understand what happended to me and why Im going through this treacherous ordeal. I blame myself for allowing them in my life because I was always careful about who I would allow around me. I didnt see this coming but I need I help. I feel like a sitting duck!

Happy Memorial Day, everyone! As we celebrate the holiday, let's remember the bravery and sacrifices made by our military personnel, our friends, and family, to make our lives and our world a better, safer place. Enjoy, be safe, and pursue your destiny in life with this in mind 

Hi Everyone & Happy New Year!

I trust that this New Year has found you safely loved - resting/nestled in HIS arms!

(a prayerful encouragement for you ... read on & be blessed!)

When the weight of the world becomes too much for me handle and the "wicked-one" comes in like a mighty flood appearing to buffet / to quell my inner security/peace; inevitably the Holy One singles me out (literally)! I find myself without friend or foe! I am (at that moment) physically by myself!  And I can hear a voice - HIS VOICE, quietly whispering into my being! Whispering ... just how HE sees me & what HE truly thinks about me.     





My Heavenly Father whispers words that sound like this:

"When I created you, I did it perfectly!  Meaning ... I (your Divine Creator) ... have thought of everything - with [you] in mind!  I have granted you a certain measure of logic coupled with free-will, which causes you to question MY actions.

These questions create inner-thorns, and these thorns cause grave pain.  Like MY child Paul (who came before you), you pace backwards then forward beseeching ME to remove them.  And as your FATHER, I hear your every word! Oh, I see you, just as I've seen all who've come before you! Yet I know best!!! I know you best ...AND... what you ask of ME ...and... question about ME ... SHALL ... be met with an answer. 


 
Through your own measure of Faith ... you shall be drawn back to me!  Only then, shall you be made whole - only then will you find an inner-peace such that cannot be moved!  Through your own measure of Faith, you shall recognize evil & understand how to fight it! Through your own measure of Faith, have I made you:

•   HOLY (sanctified/blessed)
•   RIGHTEOUS (morally up-right/virtuous)
•   & JUSTIFIED (just-as-if-you-had-not-sinned)

... the eternal fruits of Salvation!!!

THIS IS WHAT I THINK OF YOU MY CHILD!!!  THIS IS HOW "I" SEE YOU!!!  THIS IS WHO-YOU-ARE!!!

I have inspired the written WORD for your FAITH-building edification (to keep you & strengthen-educate you/enlighten you)...  You have been bought with an eternal price through My OWN SON (Jesus The Christ), who sits next to me - pleading your cause!  ... ALWAYS WITH YOU!!! (Sayeth the Holy Ghost/our God-given WISDOM regulator) & you with ME, through your own measure of the Faith!  I have carefully measured your days & granted seasons towards your maturity, with an Abrahamic Blessing as your supplement.

All that I ask, all that I require in exchange for this eternal gift... is ...



... Seen only by ME & then by those who's FAITH I've strengthened & anointed to enter lovingly into your life!

Do you know - HOW - to righteously  - LOVE ME? 

Through your own measure of FAITH ... allow me to show you...

I've noticed something very interesting.....Why is it for Valentine's Day, or the onset of the summer season, our society has an abundance of events geared towards singles, but during holiday seasons like Christmas and New Year's, this is not so. If anything, it seems singles can be cast as "ood men out" during this holiday season that strongly emphasizes family and togetherness. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed this trend as well?

You know, I used to think the sort of thing mentioned below only happened to women. Men, how do you respond to this story??



Don, a brilliant student and committed Christian, had graduated from college the previous term and was now entering graduate school to pursue a degree in Physics. He sensed God was calling him to become a minister, in addition to his secular choice of a career. Shortly after entering graduate school, he joined a Christian ministry on campus and rose through its leadership ranks. Don was well liked and well respected by those around him. As he neared completion of his graduate studies, he began to fast and pray, seeking God's guidance to help him find a wife to marry. After several months went by, one night he had a dream in which he sensed God showed him the woman he was to marry.

The next day, he went to the dorm room that the woman lived in in the dream and asked for the name of the woman that was revealed in the dream. To his surprise, not only did the woman live in the dorm room, but her name was also that of the woman in his dream, and she even looked like the woman from the dream. He spoke with her for a few minutes, and invited her to the Christian fellowship he was part of on campus. She accepted. They quickly developed a fast friendship. Don shared with fellow brothers in Christ about his experience with the dream and how he felt the woman was God's choice for him. Many of his brothers in Christ warned him that the woman had a very bad reputation and her profession of being a Christian was questionable. Don did not listen, even when sisters in Christ said the same thing about the woman. Don graduated, and brought the woman home to meet his parents, both devoted Christians. After a few minutes of observing the woman, Don's mother took him aside and told him the woman was wrong for him, and that he needed to find someone else. Don's father was polite, but said nothing. Only after the woman had left, did he share similar concerns. Don got a job with a major employer in the area. In time, God began dealing with him to start a ministry targeting the many young professional internationals he worked and had associations with. He also felt it was time to ask for the woman's hand in marriage.

She accepted. However, when Don shared with her God's ministry for him, she became argumentative and told him to choose: God's ministry, or her. She was fine with the fact that he was a rising star in his field; she was also doing very well in her field of choice as an attorney, but because she was not really a Christian to begin with, she resented his involvement in anything related to doing God's work. Don felt it was wrong to choose between God and her, but since he felt God had revealed her to him as his wife, he did her urging.

Today, Don and his wife are both very successful professionals in their respective fields. Unfortunately, Don is often depressed, moody, and sullen. He feels an emptiness in his life that even his successful career and wife cannot fill. He no longer serves God and attends church rarely. He feels if he'd never married that woman, his life would be much different. Don is angry at God and blames Him for bringing him the wrong woman to marry.