Mindless eating

The turkey moussaka turned out better than I expected.  So did my appetite.  I overate two days in a row.  I do wonder what the problem is where I eat mindlessly.  I am not proud of those days where I eat mindlessly.  I need to get rid or stop buying the trigger foods.  I have to stop the mindless eating or I will end up gaining the weight back.

Turkey moussaka musing

Today has been a pretty good Saturday.  I dare say that lately Saturdays have become boring.  I feel good about myself today.  Moussaka is what I have been making earlier today.  However, I didn't add eggs.  I wondered how people made moussaka with a fluffy bechamel sauce.  I guess I didn't know that but I can be leery of eggs in a bechamel sauce.  This is not the first time that I made this dish.  It is a turkey moussaka that I hope will taste good.  I look forward to eating it.

How Great Is Our God by Chris Tomlin

Our Lord is indeed great.  Let us praise and thank Him daily.

August 25 entry

I am having a thought about a television show that is deemed too important to not watch.  I have had thoughts about that for a good while now.  I hate award shows, I become obsessed over television shows, and sometimes I have my wishes.  I tried avoidance but it has made me wonder if it is unhealthy or even needed.  I don’t want to see the tv show because I have no interest.  The OCD wants for it to make it important but I don’t.  I had to “separate” myself mentally from what ails me which is why is it important?  The thought in itself has no value, is not important, and it doesn’t change anything.  Why is what I watch on television important?  The truth is, I don’t know and that is a clue.  If I cannot find any reason why something seems so important, then chances are, it isn’t worth it.

August 22 entry

I prayed to have the scenario and thought played out only for it not to come back.  Thought come and go only for them to come back.  I have come to realize that these thoughts rarely happen as played out so it causes me to worry less.  I had the thought or rather scenario of a man humiliate his wife by giving her divorce papers on her birthday.  His explanation is that she checked out of the marriage a long time ago so it is time he do the same.  Needless to say the thought is bothersome.  I don't like to see or hear about a man humiliating or harming a woman no matter what she did.  I don't like to hear about a woman cheating on a man, especially if he is good to her.  Then again, I don't have thoughts about the other gender doing the same things.  I realize that just because something is more acceptable to society doesn't mean it is right.  Man or woman, humiliating, harming, or cheating is wrong, period.  The thoughts change nothing or add value to my life, and they are insignificant.

August 21 entry

I haven't had any thought that I would consider bothersome though I do obsess about budgeting.  I budget and budget until it does bother me.  It is more of a compulsion than an obsession.  The problem is that it is not an obsession so I wonder if I can even ask if I can answer what the significance is.  I guess it is significant in the grand scheme of things but too much budgeting can cause confusion as to which budget to follow.  It doesn't always change anything and it does have some value, though.   The only thing I can do is just stop budgeting and move on to something else.

"A God Like You" by Kirk Franklin

This is a video in which only the lyrics flash across the screen.  No matter, I have come to love this song.  I love the message and the beat.  There are a lot of songs like that and no matter how controversial he seems Kirk Franklin's music is definitely on my mp3 player.  There is truly no other God like God.  I was complemented about my character in that I have a heart for God.  No one wants to be called a hypocrite.  I do have a heart for the Lord and daily I strive to live for the Lord.  I want to prepare myself for His return daily and I hope my preparation is not in vain, for Jesus is coming back soon.  I look forward to it.

"Golden" by Jill Scott

[Intro:]
Heyyy, Ohh, Heyyy, Yeah, Ohh, Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeahhhh

[Verse 1]
I'm taking my freedom,
Pulling it off the shelf,
Putting it on my chain,
Wear it around my neck,
I'm taking my freedom,
Putting it in my car,
Wherever I choose to go,
It will take me far,

[Chorus]
I'm livin' my life like it's golden
Livin' my life like it's golden, [X3]
Livin' my life like it's golden, golden,
Livin' my life like it's golden, [X4]
Livin' my life like it's golden, golden,

[Verse 2]
I'm taking my own freedom
Putting it in my song,
Singing loud and strong,
Grooving all day long,
I'm taking my freedom,
Putting it in my stroll,
I'll be high-steppin' y'all,
Letting the joy unfold,

[Chorus]

I'm holding on to my freedom,
Can't take it from me,
I was born into it,
It comes naturally,
I'm strumming my own freedom,
Playing the god in me,
Representing his glory,
Hope he's proud of me,

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
I'm living my life like its golden, golden, golden, golden, golden, golden, [X2]

[Chorus]

[Jill Scott:]
Livin' my life like it's golden,
It really matters to me, Ohhh

[Bridge X5]

How to prepare myself?

Having bipolar disorder and OCD are nothing to joke about.  I really don't know what else to reflect on but I am so thankful that with God, all things are possible.  However there is nothing that I can say about those things and today I have been too busy feeling dizzy and so tired.  I guess it is the medication or aging. Whatever the case, I feel like I am literally and slowly falling apart.  Physically I guess I am having to deal with changes in my body I didn't prepare myself for, but I wonder how one prepares themselves for PCOS or aging or stress or a combination of all three?  I think I have gotten a handle on it and that is all I know to do, after the fact.  But what should I have done beforehand?  We all age.  We will all have problems.  I am not immune.  I have wondered that just now and I wish I had all of the answers, but I don't.  How do I prepare myself for the worst and hope for the best?

Gaining acceptance

I wonder now about my thoughts.  I realize that they are going to come and come back sometimes.  The coming back part is the most annoying.  That means that I would have to work hard at just "feeling the anxiety" and "letting the thoughts pass".  In short, let the scenario, no matter how troublesome, play out.  That was it has been like for the past few days and weeks.  I long for the day when an obsessive thought doesn't come back or I am reminded of a thought somehow.  The best thing to realize is to see the thought for what it truly is.  It is a thought that is in MY mind and that I have to remind myself of the nature of the thoughts, which is they are not important to me, they have no meaning or value, and they won't change anything.  I have spent years fighting these thoughts and praying these thoughts away.  I tried everything I could to make sure I live a rather "safe" life only to realize that I have not been free of these thoughts, even if it seems that way temporarily.  Life has many bad things and many people do bad things.  I can not control the rest of the world, save the world, or create differing scenarios.  That is something that I have to live with plus all of the uncertainty that comes with it.

Our Father in English, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, and Amharic

English:
Our Father, which art in Heaven.  Hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us for our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.  And thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever, Amen.

Spanish:
Padre nuestro, que estás en los Cielos. Santificado sea tu nombre, venga tu reino, hágase tu voluntad, en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día, perdona nuestras deudas así como nosotros perdonamos a nuestros deudores. No nos dejes caer en tentación, mas líbranos del mal. Y tuyo es el reino, y el poder, y la gloria, por siempre, Amén.

Japanese:
私たちの父、天の芸術。それは天にあるように神聖はあなたの名、王国が来るあなたは、あなたは地球上で、行われますこと。この日に私たちの毎日のパンを与え、私たちは債務者を許すように私達の負債のために私たちを許して。誘惑にはない私たちをリードするが、悪からお救い。そして汝の王国、および電源、および栄光はアーメン、永遠に、です。

Portuguese:
Pai nosso, que estás nos céus. Santificado seja o vosso nome, venha o teu reino, seja feita sua vontade, assim na Terra como no céu. Dá-nos hoje o nosso pão de cada dia, e perdoa-nos por nossas dívidas assim como nós perdoamos aos nossos devedores. Não nos deixeis cair em tentação, mas livrai-nos do mal. E teu é o reino, eo poder, ea glória, para sempre, amém.

Amharic:

"Brave" by Sarah Bareilles

You can be amazing
You can turn a phrase into a weapon or a drug
You can be the outcast
Or be the backlash of somebody’s lack of love
Or you can start speaking up

Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do
When they settle ‘neath your skin
Kept on the inside and no sunlight
Sometimes a shadow wins
But I wonder what would happen if you

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

Everybody’s been there,
Everybody’s been stared down by the enemy
Fallen for the fear
And done some disappearing,
Bow down to the mighty
Don’t run, just stop holding your tongue

Maybe there’s a way out of the cage where you live
Maybe one of these days you can let the light in
Show me how big your brave is

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

And since your history of silence
Won’t do you any good,
Did you think it would?
Let your words be anything but empty
Why don’t you tell them the truth?

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave
With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I wanna see you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
See you be brave

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you

I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you
I just wanna see you

"Get Your House In Order" by Dottie Peoples with lyrics

[Chorus:]
Get your house in order
Ooooh do it today
Get your house in order
Ooohhh do it right away
For Jesus is coming
No man knows where or when
Get your house in order
For He's coming back again

You know there's earthquakes, hurricanes, famines and disease
Can't you see my Lord is talking to you
You better take heed

[Chorus]

You there's so many homeless people in this world today
But my God got plenty of houses and lands
If you give Him your life today

[Chorus]

[Humming and Ooooh-ing]

For He's coming back again
[x2]

For He's coming
[x2]

For He's coming back again

Musing 2

"I have been purchasing new products for my hair.  I hope to receive them as soon as possible.  I even have a hair regimen that would be of great benefit for me.  I have hair that is curly and difficult to straighten.  I don't know why this is.  I straightened my hair twice in the past year and needless to say, I rather for my hair to stay curly."

I wrote the above yesterday because some of my products have been received.  They were in the mail this morning and it was exciting to pick up.  I purchased some cocoa butter to seal my ends and Jamaican black castor oil for moisturizing my hair.  It is thick and has its own distinct smell.  This is the first product that I purchased for my newly natural hair.  It definitely works and I recommend it highly.  I had issues that Jamaican castor oil solved like the need to grow out my edges and the fear that my hair would not grow as fast.  I was in a transitioning phase before I began to use the castor oil.  Needless to say, using Jamaican black castor oil on newly natural hair works.  I also used the cocoa butter today to seal my ends, but what it did was to soften my hair as well as seal those ends.  More merchandise should arrive soon.

More random musings

Musing 1
I am a very happy person and all is well.  I know how to manage my thoughts.  I don't wish having obsessive thoughts on anyone.  They are torturous.  I am thankful to God for being there for me every step of the way. Life is too short to worry.

Musing 2
I have been purchasing new products for my hair.  I hope to receive them as soon as possible.  I even have a hair regimen that would be of great benefit for me.  I have hair that is curly and difficult to straighten.  I don't know why this is.  I straightened my hair twice in the past year and needless to say, I rather for my hair to stay curly.

Musing 3
So I am watching boxing and I love it.  I know it is strange since I don't like to watch many things on television.  I admit that it was because of the obsessive thoughts.  Now I wonder if I should even watch boxing because of the violence.  I know it is competition, but I would be a hypocrite if I watched a violent show or movie and not a show featuring a sex scene.  I believe that in God's Eyes, adultery is just as bad as murder.  After all, they are featured in two of the Ten Commandments.  Nowadays I realize that God sees all and knows all, including those things that seem small to us.  A little white lie is a Big Lie for instance.  I recall that even the "littlest" sin can take one out of Heaven.  I totally agree.

Getting my head in the game-Weight Loss

Getting my head in the game is certainly easier said than done.  I am writing about my weight loss.  My head wasn't always in the game and that is the reason for failure.  I have failed time and time and time again. However, I have learned to forgive myself.  I had to choose my words carefully for fear of losing sight that I had in order to lose weight.  It also doesn't help that I often engaged in negative self-talk.  It is time that I stay on top of the weight loss game.  I know that weight loss is not a game and weight loss is serious "business". I realize that this is not a diet but I have never understood the healthy lifestyle thing.  I believe it is about loving and respecting yourself.  It is about having a healthy attitude.  Weight loss is really about health, fitness, and overall well-being.  It is a journey and I have plans for that journey.  I will take it one meal at a time, one second at a time, and one day at a time.

Prayer about adultery

I believe that prayer not only changes things, but it changes the person that prays.  I believe that consistent prayer is biblical.  I prayed much of the day today and I dare say that I not only feel better but that I am clearer in mind.  I unleashed myself to the Lord.  Unleashed means that I become fully honest with the Lord. I don't know why infidelity has been such a big deal for me.  I don't know why promiscuity is such a big deal for me.  I believe that infidelity is wrong but it scared me that women could be promiscuous especially when she is married.  Though I have my own views, I believe that they can be forgiven.  I pray for adulterers in that they repent.  May they go and sin no more.

"I Pray We'll All Be Ready" by the Chicago Mass Choir

I pray we’ll all be ready (2 times)
I pray we’ll all be ready for his return
I pray that we’ll get our business straight
So we can all meet at the gate
I pray we’ll all be ready for his return

Two men walking by the road
One of them had a heart pure as gold
The sky was split and the pure in heart raptured away
But one of the other one left behind who did not purge his heart in time
Cried to the Lord but for him it is too late
I pray that we’ll all be ready

Chorus (Choir repeats while Leader Ad lib)
I pray we’ll all be ready (2 times)
I pray we’ll all be ready for his return

Leader
I pray that we’ll get our business straight
So we can all meet
Meet at the gate
I pray we’ll all be ready for his return

Verse (Leader)
Man and wife in their bed
One of them by the spirit lead
The rapture came and took that one above
The other one rose on the next day to found their love one raptured away
Oh what a way to lose the one you love
I pray we’ll all be ready

Choir repeats Chorus with Leader as Leader ad lib)

Leader (ad lib)
Everyone in the room tonight, I pray
I pray that we’ll all
For his return
I pray that we’ll get our business straight
So we can all meet at the gate, I

Repeat chorus (moving up)

Leader ad libs
Oh, oh, I pray
I pray that we’ll all, be ready
I pray that we’ll all be
For his return
I pray that we’ll give our hearts a search
So that we won’t be playing church
I pray we’ll all
I want to be ready for his return

Verse (Leader)
Momma and children in the mall
Their momma heard the Master’s call
She was swept into the by and by
It’s hard to rely on your momma’s prayer
When your momma is no longer there
Learn how to pray, learn how to pray
While you still have time
Yeah…..

Leader (ad lib)
Oh, I pray
Everyone in the room tonight
I pray
How many want to be ready when he returns
I pray we’ll get down on our knees
So the Lord can wash us clean
I pray we’ll all be ready for his return

Leader (ad lib)
Anybody want to be ready (2 times)
Hallelujah

No man knows the day, nor the hour (2 times)

You must be, you gotta be
You gotta be ready, you gotta be ready

Rest in peace, Lauren Bacall

RIP Robin Williams

"The More I Seek You" by Kari Jobe

The more I seek you,
The more I find you
The more I find you, the more I love you

I want to sit at your feet
Drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath, feel your heart beat
This love is so deep, its more than I can stand
I melt in your peace, its overwhelming

Chorus 4x

"Find You on My Knees" by Kari Jobe

Lyrics:
Troubles chasing me again,
Breaking down my best defence,
I'm looking, God, I'm looking for you
Weary just won't let me rest and fear is filling up my head.
I'm longing, God I'm longing for you

But I will find you in the place I'm in, find you when I'm at my end,
Find you when there's nothing left of me to offer you except for brokenness.
You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty,
When I am weak, when I am lost and searching
I'll find you on my knees.

So what if sorrow shakes my faith,
What if heartache still remains,
I'll trust you, my god I'll trust you.
'Cause You are faithful and

I will find you in the place I'm in, find you when I'm at my end,
Find you when there's nothing left of me to offer you except for brokenness.
You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty,
When I am weak, when I am lost and searching
I'll find you on my knees, my knees.

When my hope is gone, when the fear is strong
When the pain is real, when it's hard to heal
When my faith is shaken and my heart is broken and my joy is stolen, God I know that

You lift me up, you'll never leave me searching,

Find you in the place I'm in, find you when I'm at my end,
Find you when there's nothing left of me to offer you except for brokenness.
You lift me up, you'll never leave me thirsty,
When I am weak, when I am lost and searching
I'll find you on my knees.

Light bulb moment

I am clueless once again.  What happened to my motivation and my desire?  Did I have said desire the whole time?  It is a personal cliche but I feel like that ever-spinning hamster in his little wheel.  That poor thing never seems to stop.  I am glad to have said never seems because I don't know when a hamster begins and when it stops.  Unlike a hamster however, I feel like I am rushing myself.  I don't have much time or energy, so the urgency was there.  Also, the frustration came along with the urgency.  This is not a good feeling to have.  I have been overwhelmed and the real reason was hard for me to see.  It was right under my nose or rather looking in the mirror.  It is me.  I am not blaming anyone or anything else but me. I think it is time that it is time to get motivated and to just get over it.  I have been like an unregenerate baptized person.  Baptism is great but without being regenerated or saved, I will just come out of the pool wet.  That is how my life has been.  I have physically doing some of the right things but I have produced undesired or no results.  It is time to do the most important thing first and get saved, for only saved people get baptized.

"Let the Church Say Amen" by Andrae Crouch

choir: let the church (pause) say amen,
let the church (pause) say amen
God has spoken ____, let the church say amen
let the church (pause) say amen to what his plans are
let the church (pause) say amen to what his words say
let the church (pause) say amen God has spoken
God has spoken God has spoken let the church let the church say amen
make this your response amen
to whatever he says amen
from the healing of your body amen
to the raising of the dead ( choir) amen
no matter how you feeling (choir) amen
or how your world is reeling (choir) amen
battle on through the night amen
cause you're going to win the fight amen
even in the valley amen (harmony)
or standing at your red sea amen (harmony)
continue to say amen (harmony)
cause your help is on the way.. amen why?
God has spoken (so let the church say) let the church say amen
lift your hands where-ever you are, and say 'let the church'
choir: let the church (pause) say amen,
let the church (pause) say amen alto: God has said
God has spoken ???, let the church say amen
all we needed was a word from the Lord, we've got it so
let the church..let the church..say amen.oh ??? ooh,
let the church let the whole church say amen God has spoken
God has spoken well, well, well, well, let the church
let the church say amen
let the church (pause) say amen
i need you to say it amen
when your dream is about to die amen
knowing that God is not a man amen
he just can't lie amen
in spite of what amen
what the devil does amen
know you've got a word amen
that has come from above amen
faith must be amen
must be what you say amen
so open your mouth amen.
and say amen today amen
cause God has spoken, i heard him when he said it let the church say amen
if God said it
you can't change it rearrange it
God said it, believe it receive it!
God has spoke nooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh

Read more: Andrae Crouch - Let The Church Say Amen Lyrics | MetroLyrics

God Did it by Evelyn Turrentine Agee

[1st verse]
Everything that happened to me that was good, GOD did it-yes he did
[BG] God did it-oh yes he did it
[Lead]-Oh everything that happened to me that was good, God did it-yes he did
[BG] God did it-oh yes he did it
[Lead] He picked me up-turned me all around; placed my feet on--solid ground; everything that happened to me that was good, God did it-yes he did
[BG] God did it-oh yes he did it

[2nd verse]
[Lead] I said, everything that happened to me that was good-the LORD did it and I know he did
[BG] God did it; oh yes, he did it
[Lead] OH--Everything that happened to me that was good--God did it-yes he did
[BG] God did it;oh yes, he did it
[Lead] See once, I was lost, out in a world of sin; Jesus came and he took me on in--everything that happened to me that was good--God did it--yes he did
[BG] God did it; oh yes, he did it

[3rd verse]
[Lead] I said, everything that happened to me that was good--God did it, yes he did
[BG] God did it; oh yes, he did it
[Lead] oh--everything that happened to me that was good God did it, and I know he did
[BG] God did it; oh yes, he did it
[Lead] I've been sick, I thought I couldn't get well but He healed my body and now I've got to tell that-everything that happened to me that was good, God did it and I know he did
[BG] God did it; oh yes, he did it

[VAMP I]
[LEAD] God did it--and I thank him today
[BG] God did it; oh yes he did
[Lead] God did it-yes he did
[BG] God did it; oh yes he did
[lead] He picked me up; and turned me around
[BG] God didit; oh yes he did
[lead] He placed my feet on solid ground
[BG] God did it; oh yes he did
[lead] When I was lost--in a world of sin,
[BG] God did it; oh yes, he did
[lead] Jesus came; and took me on in
[BG] God did it; oh yes, he did
[lead] When I was sick, thought I couldn't get well
[BG] God did it; oh yes, he did
[lead] He healed me, and now I can tell
[BG] God did it; oh yes, he did

[VAMP II]
[Lead] And I'll say; yeah
[bg] Yeah
[lead] yeah-yeah
[bg] yeah-yeah
[lead] yeah-yeah
[bg] yeah
[lead] yeah, yeah
[bg] yeah yeah
[lead] say yeah
[bg] yeah
[lead] yeah---
[bg] yeah, yeah
[lead] say yeah-yeah
[bg] yeah
[lead] Who did it? [BG-GOD DID IT] Who did it? [BG-GOD DID IT] Who did it?[BG-GOD DID IT] I wanna know[BG-GOD DID IT]-who woke you up[BG-GOD DID IT] early this morning[BG-GOD DID IT] clothe you in[BG-GOD DID IT] your right mind [BG-GOD DID IT] didn't let you sleep too late [BG-GOD DID IT] He woke you on time [BG-GOD DID IT] Who made a mountain?[BG-GOD DID IT] Who made a tree?[BG-GOD DID IT] Who made a river[BG-GOD DID IT]flow out to the sea?[BG-GOD DID IT] Who hung the moon [BG-GOD DID IT] in the starry sky?[BG-GOD DID IT] Who made a flower, [BG-GOD DID IT]to bloom in the spring?[BG-GOD DID IT] Who rose the sun,[BG-GOD DID IT] for the robin to sing?[BG-GOD DID IT] Who sends the rain[BG-GOD DID IT] everthing time, the earth is dry?[BG-GOD DID IT] Who gives us faith?[BG-GOD DID IT] I'm talking about, now faith!![BG-GOD DID IT] Now faith! that will never die.[BG-GOD DID IT] I'll tell you--mama, couldn't do it![BG-GOD DID IT] Daddy, couldn't do it![BG-GOD DID IT] Sister couldn't do it![BG-GOD DID IT] and brother couldn't do it![BG-GOD DID IT] I went to a preacher[BG-GOD DID IT] and I found that he couldn't save me![BG-GOD DID IT] I went on a doctor and found out, he couldn't heal me![BG-GOD DID IT] I went to a lawyer and I sat down and I talked to him[BG-GOD DID IT]--I found out that he couldn't do it![BG-GOD DID IT] Then I went on a little further and I talked to my friend but only Jesus[BG-JESUS]--Jesus[BG-JESUS]---only Jesus[BG-JESUS]--Jesus--OOH Jesus[BG-OOH-OOH]--Jesus makes me wanna dance[BG-OOH-OOH] a holy dance;[BG-OOH-OOH] makes me wanna shout,[BG-OOH-OOH] a brand new shout[BG-OOH-OOH]--shout Hallelujah,[BG-OOH-OOH] troubles over-[BG-OOH-OOH]-oh Jesus--oh Jesus--oh Jesus--Oh Jesus
FADE AWAY

Jesus is a Love Song by Karen Clark-Sheard

I keep hearing this medley in my ears
I keep feeling his presence so near
Music so sweet, so rich and complete (yeah yeah yeah)
Like the voice of an angel (yeah yeah yeah yeah oh)
It minister to me

[Chorus:]
A love song
Beautiful song
A love song
Sweet simple song

Could it be a dream or is it reality
Sounds just like a symphony
Music so sweet so rich and complete
Like the voice of an angel
It ministers to me

[Chorus:]
A love song
Beautiful Song
A Love Song
Sweet Simple Song

[Guitar Plays (Instrumental)]

The day he opened my eyes
And he changed my heart
Jesus is the love song, hes the love song
LOVE SONG
TOO ME!

Jesus is a love song, LOVE SONG
[repeat x5]

Jesus is a love song.

Vem agora Espiritu Santo by Marcelo Brayner

Come Holy Spirit now I'm here
Let your anointing flowing and I Play
My Lord, my King My heart is yours this
Come, receive my worship today

I want to be alive offer on thine altar, my Father
I give my life in Your hands
Even without me words to say
When Your love invades my living

Touching my life Holy Spirit
Come Holy Spirit involved
And I renew Holy Spirit
Makes want to Thy Holy Spirit

Quote for today

"To err is human; to forgive, divine."

I think that this is a good quote.  I have been mocked, bullied, and talked about.  I have also learned to forgive them, and myself.  Forgiveness is divine because it is about moving forward.  I have treated it as water under the bridge.  I do wonder about forgiveness and the godly power of forgiveness.  There are so many people who have forgiven those who have wronged them one way or another.  I don't know if Alexander Pope was wronged or anything but for him to quote this is rather interesting.  We are all flawed human beings and Jesus Christ died for all of us.  He can forgive almost any sin except blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.  He said so in His word.  I also wonder judging from this quote if Alexander Pope was a believer in Christ. Judging from his biography I guess he was or he wasn't but he seemed like a rather interesting fellow.

Prayer for Israel

Pray for peace in Jerusalem. May all who love this city prosper.

Psalm 122:5-7
5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.

Let us around the world pray for the peace of Jerusalem.  Many refuse to pray for the nation but instead criticize it.  Israel is the apple of God's eye.  Let us pray for them that they may have peace.

Jesus came to fulfill the Law, which He did...these are the Commandments, and not Suggestions

1. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. You shall not make idols.
3. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor your father and your mother.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet.

The 10 Commandments List in Exodus 20:2-17
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me.
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image—any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
“You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
“You shall not murder.
“You shall not commit adultery.
“You shall not steal.
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

Source:
http://lifehopeandtruth.com/bible/10-commandments/the-ten-commandments/10-commandments-list/

Prayers and Affirmations

 I believe affirmations are awesome.  Prayer is also awesome.  They both help us delve into the deepest part of us.  It isn't about feeling good about yourself.  It is about connection and balance.  It is about a relationship.  Prayer is about a relationship while affirmations are positive sayings that speak to who we all are.  I am glad to have written both affirmations and prayers on a daily basis.  I realize that neither are homework assignments.  Affirmations help me get closer to my self.  Prayers help me to get closer to the Lord.