Write the vision

Habakkuk 2:2-3 NKJV

Then the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision And make  it  plain on tablets, That he may run who reads it. For the vision  is  yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry.

I posted this scripture because anytime I feel like giving up on writing I'm reminded of this...more over tonight/today I was contemplating deleting all of my incomplete manuscripts but I just needed to remind myself (and maybe someone else) not to give up and to simply "write the vision"

Until next time...
Love...peace...&...poetry

Choose Life!

Deuteronomy 30:19 NKJV

I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you,  that  I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;

Random Transparent Thoughts

So I'm sitting here waiting for a few friends to respond to some text that I sent them, and attempting to watch a movie I've never seen for about the millionth time and I had a random Revelation.  Now the manner in which this revelation hit me is irrelevant...the only important part of the whole thing is what I've just learned about myself...or perhaps its something I've always known but now I'm just beginning to accept and deal with it. My transparent thought for today is that now...even at 28 (almost 29) years old is that I have a very strong want/need/desire (pick your word) for the approval or confirmation from others. Not just any ordinary person but those people who are closet and most important to me.

I find myself constantly asking people what they they or picking people's brain's for feedback on a particular thing or another. 

The question that I now have to ask myself is what do I do with this revelation?  Do I stop seeking the approval of others or do I just leave well enough along and keep moving along as I have.  I wonder how this need for approval trickles over into other ares of my life and how it affects those areas...

I know that I can consciously identify a few of the areas where this has played out in some not so good ways and in that respect, I am attempting with everything in me to change it...but...there are those other areas that I'm not sure how it all comes together.

This was just a random rant...some thoughts that popped into my head that I wanted to put down on "paper" before I forgot about it or before I just pushed it out of my mind altogether....

Until Next Time...

Love...Peace...&...Poetry

FORGIVENESS....

Okay...so I posted about forgiveness being a hard pill to swallow and that was followed by a conversation with my friend.  One thing she pointed out to me was that it is going to be a continuous process, not a one time huge forgiveness type of thing and then I'm over it.  So in preparation for this whole forgiveness bit I went to an app I have on my phone.  It's a Bible actually, but part of the app has different reading "plans" you can participate in, well the plan I am opting to use is called "Forgiveness-40 days" so....over the next 40 days I'm gonna read, write/pray...so if you wanna take this journey with me head on over to my blog entitled "Dear God" at http://thefatherhears.blogspot.com/

Until next time....

Love...Peace...&....Poetry

Forgiveness is a tough pill to swallow

As I lay here on yet another sleepless night two things come to mind...two questions really...where is my so-called happily ever after and why is it taking so long...as I pondered these question I'm taken back to a conversation a friend of mine and I recently had. The short version of it boiled down to 3 simple things...

1. In order to get past the past you have to let it go
2. You can't be forgiven until you forgive
3. Forgiveness is for YOU not the other person

Honestly, there was more I got out of that conversation, but those 3 things, especially number 3, were the most important.  I brought up that conversation and my thoughts because they go hand in hand.

There are some people and some situations that really have me stuck in a bad place. There is one situation and person that kind of caused a snowball effect in my life. Forgiving this one person and letting go of this one situation can and probably will bring me some mind blowing freedom....but...forgiveness is a hard pill to swallow for some people and situations.

Kevin LeVar has a song called "A Heart That Forgives"...that has been and will continue to be my prayer...I'm not there yet but I'm woman enough to admit it. As Kevin says "God I wanna let it go... I gotta let it go..."... I'm hoping one day soon I can swallow this pill and move on because there is so much tied to this...

Until next time,
Love...Peace...&...Poetry

Saying Goodbye to 2011

It has been quite a while since I've taken time to sit down and write in my blog, and one thing I am going to do is write more next year...that's probably a goal I make every year as a writer, but after an interesting conversation this evening, I think that is a goal I need to seriously take more seriously...could it be that God isn't elevating me because I am not showing proper stewardship over the gift He has given to me...perhaps...but that's another topic for another day....

Today...I'm thinking the New Year is 18 days away...in those 18 days, there are a few things that I want to get rid of or at least start the process of getting rid of because I know that some of the stuff I'm "running" from took more than 18 days to build up so its gonna take more than 18 days to get rid of but saying goodbye is imparative....

Goodbye to hurt and pain that I've been caring for far too long...I already know that this road is gonna be a long and hard one, but it's one that I've already begun to walk many times before int he past. The difference between then and now...I am choosing to walk the path this time instead of being forced down it...well that's partially untrue...the first few steps were definitely forced, but, the rest of this journey is and will be a choice...I am chosing to see what the future will be like if I get off this merry-go-round I've been on...

So...2011...and years past...I start my goodbyes as of this moment...I can't wait to see what this next year holds...

Love...Peace...&...Poetry