'aParT 4rOm cHrist We CaN dO nOThing.' John 15:5
2RU HIGH NORTH
when u've reached rock bottom.. with ua lips kissin the floor
look at your compass and you'll soon afi know..
the only direction left is to go high up north for sho
the only place to look is Christ..more than just a man to adore..
to dismiss the scars that life brands in your heart's core
the blows, the smacks, the arrows and so much more
place em all in the care of arms much bigger than mine or yours
this is your compass..to rise off the floor and face your true high north.
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72
Is it ever a flawless rythm or is it a matter of 'listen and interpret'?
Should it resemble beating drums in continuous wild excitement and frenzy?
or maybe a notch lower to beat just a little slower?
For some it beats hard like a rock n roll drum.
For others it's somewhat slower like an R&NB jam.
For others still, it's like catchy tunes of blues and jazz.
Yet most important of all of these is to never let it stop beating;
to never give up on living...
72..not just a number; on the real there's more to it..
it's 72 gifts showered from above minute after minute.
This is your heart, these are your beats..
this is your life to live it.
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A GLOOM IN COMPARISION
i doubt anything anywhere could suck as much as dying for the world we live in.
and so he took it in..more than a regular kinda guy could take in
i bet he didn't really have to man up..since he was more than man
nor did he have to settle his estates before his death..
for he owns all the world's estate in its entirety.
so then why did He do what he did?
and then am thinking surely for our benefit.
To filter our earthly pain for it would probably kill us.
To silently tell us..'i went through crap as well to the point of death.. just for you.'
To assure us..' and so if you go through troubles..
know that it's a sealed deal..its a signed contract
His bloodshed was it's signature..a love signature.
An answer to every doom/hellish experience around us
to help us understand that all of it should gloom in comparison..
to a love that shines forth like a beacon
Trust in Jesus.. the only logical reason.
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CAro- 08
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HOPEFUL RENDITION
'For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west,so will be the coming of the Son of Man... ' - Jesus (matthew 24:27)
..and every dude/dudette will get to behold this jazzing spectacle yaani... He said.. '' where there is a carcass there the vultures will gather.'' then i think to me self...what did He mean..why didnt he just say...'' guys..i'll be fikaing back to earth on this particular day and on this particular time...so just dress up and all...splash some perfume and cologne...chill for me ... al be there at this hour .. Or why didnt He just say... '' uuum yeah al be arriving via qatar airlines..so get a fellow to pick me up at the airport..and cook me some dinner coz al be real hungry when i return... why did He/does he keep us guessing? mmmmm..but wait...He actually did give us signS os of the times..so it wasnt all up to us. Did he not say for instance ... '' there will be earthquakes in various places and famines..these are the beginning of birth pains.... (matthew 24:7-8) or where He said... ''all men will hate you because of me... (mrk 13:13) ..an example among many being those being persecuted for being christians in India jus a few days ago...... so where does all of this leave us... ? I bet...to understand that what He said was trustworthy and true..to not be afraid of nothin and no one... ' Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but after that can do no more..but be afraid of the one who can destroy both body n soul in hell...'' Jesus (matthew 10:28)
all what He said might seem to be a buzzing rendition to us; but it shouldn't be nothing less of hopeful... for there is one Hope.. one great might...Christ tha light....
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PERSONAL JESUS
you are universal...yet so personal
global yet so intimate
jazzed by you I am....every single moment...
if my heart fails me ... if my health betrays me
if my mind play games on me...let it be..
but one thing i hold on unreserved is you...
i need none so much like You.
in times am hyped up or feeling blue...
you bring such peace in the middle of what would seem to be hell
such joy in times i'd just rather despair and yell
if the world comes crushing down on me its all good let it be..
but one thing i cant afford to being without is you...
universal yet personal
i need nothing.. and no one else
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ONTO 5TH GEAR
why do we always halt and look back once more all the time?
Tilt at an angle our rear view mirror of life to glare at the 'mess' we left behind? what's the point in backing up full swing to what we gave up unto Him to take care of?
Or do we think He just can't handle our dirt?
That He'd probably hurl if He saw us and send us away indefinately?
Even though we know He never sends away anyone that comes to Him, Why do we insist on complicating simplicity?
Or blur a love so resplendent and welcoming?
Who says you have to sit up night after night with your eyes all bloodshot; torturing your mind with what they said or didn't say about you?
Who cares about what anyone says except for the tormenting voices in your own mind?Arent we all a little too grown for such small 'stings' that come our way?
They really are small if we actually knew it's God's arms that have forever been holding us....
so then... put back on your racing suit.. switch on to 5th gear... go..and never look back at what was.
For all that matters now is what is.
''...and whoever comes to me I will never drive away'' - Jesus (John 6:37)
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GAME IN THE GOING
it's as though my heart were breaking
but I know it's you in me in the making
fixing, assembling and not ever forsaking ..
I give in ; am yours for the taking
afraid I may be if death knocks on my door in the asking
but to know you'll be there on the other side..i'll be game in the going
knowing deep within that our flesh counts for nothing.
'He was dead for three;then rose to set us free.. now till eternity..
how then will we say..' we dont need you, let us be?''..
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HOPE BEYOND BREVITY
What is life except for a few fascinating heartbeats? what's in experience except for a few momentous tears of joy or sadness ; or just a general state of apathy? what's now except for this very second taking it all up in our senses? Isn't the little we clutch onto so tightly actually amount to nothing when we return to dust and ashes? who then can understand the brevity of life, when we rush past as though we suddenly had the notion we were long lasting energizer batteries? Is it all a dead end street?Isn't life a bunch of precepts saying go left, turn right, don't cross, stop here, take cover, run like mad....and the like? We never for a moment anticipate our most dreaded sign : THE END. mmm..blurry conclusion to our measly soap operas; having toiled so hard..ran so fast and for so long. Though in the thick of this seemingly pessimistic view is the one thing that remains: Hope , in the one Man that defied brevity : Jesus Christ. Hope in the one place he said he'd be preparing before He makes his comeback. To believe in Him is all the hope that's left. Brevity is therefore not the grand finale to our inevitable end but rather,the beginning to eternity of a two kind:eternal hope or eternal torment.So help us God for this is in our liberty to choose.
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A JOKER'S GAMBLE
To rather die than to give in,
when you know your chances are slim,
when your body and soul are in constant turmoil ;
fighting,paving way for the ultimate battlezone.
It says :To pluck both eyes and throw them aside
to turn off both ears to relentless noise outside
To run unto you shall I choose;
than to stride in blind confidence; in a trade for yours to lose
I do Know you are there and you always were.
Yet Such is a far cry in my thoughts at times.
But then I smile while writing this lil' rhythm n rhyme,
Knowing, acknowledging, fathoming that It's a given:
there is a father in heaven;
Looking down with love when we are fallen,
Opening wide His arms when our joy is stolen,
clutching, gripping ceaselessly as a lioness would its new born babe,
Fiercely loving, protecting from harms way and ready to save.
why then the constant guessing game on our part:
who is really holding onto who? us onto you, or you unto us?
I guess the joke remains on us 'en masse'
a case of A Joker's Gamble.
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IN GOD I TRUST
I would imagine in my mind that trusting you would be like a setting as that of a babe sound asleep in its cradle in the middle of a desert storm. I would imagine in my mind that trusting you would be like a skydiving stunt guy or gal jumping off a plane and having forgotten the one most important thing- a parachute. I would imagine in this mind of mine that trusting you would be like running real fast...filled with adrenaline rush knowing in full consiousness that the end of the road is actually a cliff i must fall off.... and you would catch me. I would imagine trusting you to be like driving on reserve fuel..where the pointer is somewhat an inch below the 'E' mark and i would still reach my destination. ...so shall I trust you.
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Disclaimer: this is not in response to any rising fuel prices nor is it an advertisement to a newly discovered joint of cheap gas(except 4 quiktrip)....but merely an art of expression
iNfInItY ... ∞
love's work is done and i am free
love's work is done and so are you free
embraced completely
rejected no more from this moment on till eternity
forget life's vanity..
it comes and goes with the wind.. as it so pleases.. pay it no mind..
love.. were it to be calculated..what would it result to?
100...200.. perhaps one grand?
would its maximum be as that of lovers walking hand in hand?
not so.. For Christ's love goes on till infinity...
This then is More than just a sign.
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Epitome De Love
Just imagine a faultless dude hanging on a tree
hanging there to set you free
blood spurting out of his side; he's getting faint;
literally losing his mind
then he looks down at me and you;
and instead of cursin or feeling blue
He simply says: ''Father 4give them for they know not what they do''
Must have felt like a trillion jabs upon his face
yet He didn't flinch; or wish for death to quicken its pace
so captured is this heart; so caught up in this daze
knowing that one day we'll get to see Him face to face
why lie..why cry; all i can do is but give crazy- praise
such love; pure and white as that of a dove
the Christ or if you may; the Epitome of Love.
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2 write Love on your Armz....
Recently, i read about this storo of this girl , a 19 yr old kid that had an addiction of cuttin herself with a razor blade just for the sake of it.Maybe to get a kick out of it..i don't really know..Then i thought to myself, heck, jus how many pple out there are hurtin and alone and trying to find love within or without or whatever. Then it occured to me, why in the world would one try to find love other than the one that gives it in full measure? It's profoundly silly to seek love in another when they wont love back right? which translate to... drop it if the one you love and hold in such high esteem views you only as an option and not a priority.. yeah.. painful but freaking true. God loves you in full measure....sounds like an overplayed cliche' right? overplayed or not, it still stands true..just saying it as it is. to write love on your arms... you don't have to look so far. nope. You don't have to search too long. heck no. It's right there. In the quiet moments, when no one is around you. Just the quiet drone of nightfall and the brilliant stars above. That's when it hits you, there is a God, lovin you when you can't seem to love yourself, holding you, when the memory of such seems like a blurr and not a reality.. yes..thats what it means...to write love on your arms.. love 4rom the one who will never leave you nor forsake you till the end of the age... you dig?
caro - 08
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A WIND BENEATH THE WINGS
Not the likes of a whirlwind or a harsh wind of sorts.No.Nor is it a seasonal wind that comes and goes as it desires. It's one that's ever present that even the best meteorologists are yet to discover. It's the one that holds body and soul together when all you can do is sigh and wait to see what doom is about to befall you. It's the one that catches you when your heart threatens to shut down. It's still there day and night; during your exploits and when you lay down at the midnight hour for some shut eye. It's the one wind that will let you know when you're tripping bigtime without anyone having to say it to your face. It's still the same wind that has such compassion uknown to man that pulls you up when life's uncertainties do the exact opposite. a wind beneath the wings.. mmm .. maybe you ask.. what wings? these , my broken wings? well..broken , they may be. But this wind will never leave you nor forsake you.No, its loyalty is unmatched..yet ours is vile and corrupted. Isn't that love? Isn't this what it feels to be trully held? mmmh you wonder..what of others..what will they think? thats simple : forget them and trust in the one bigger than yourself and them. yeah..you hesitate, then in your mind you say to yourself , '' what if they psycho-analyze me ?''. Again, so what if they do? they'll grow somehow tad bored and find another 'research specimen ' of interest. It baffles me; still does every day, that the one that left this precious wind to us still loves us in a manner so deep; despite our callous response to a love like no other... ..a wind beneath the wings. So then.. look around you and think for a moment what you see. Switch on the news for a little over 20min and undoubtedly your heart is bound to be broken at least 50 times.Fiascos, terror, infernos, pain, brutality...and so it gets to you, snatching the little peace you thought you had...but hold up. Right there in the thick of pain is the wind, bringing peace and calm to the heart and mind. One that we can't quite fathom. Right there is the wind telling you , ' get up , it's time to fly; I will teach you, I will hold you and I won't let go.Just trust me.' Do not be afraid. Caro-08 a Cworks Production ''And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another counsellor to be with you forever- the spirit of truth...'' - Jesus Christ .( John 14:16)
THE DREAM REFILL ''
I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream'' the words of one legendary Martin Luther King JNR.
So then, can life be devoid of dreams? Dreams to be, dreams to do and dreams to follow through? Isn't human life worth more than pure existance granted to any rock on earth? Sometimes I do picture what my obituary will read and hope it will be nothing like this:
Name : CNN
Born : 19xx
Died : xxxx
Existed, hit by train, died.
is hoping for something that you long for enough? Can a dream accompany itself? Shouldn't dream and action accompany each other? this is not to say that Obstacles wont creep in. They shall, as a matter of fact, they will.No life is devoid of suffering, yet hope is born of suffering.Does it seem to you that your dreams are far fetched? Maybe a bit tad difficult to acheive? don't you just hate it when your mind plays such tricks on your conscience;when your very own mind belittles your capabalities and talents? don't you just wish you'd smack the heck out of that part of your brain that constantly tortures you with negative thoughts? Isn't it time to step forward and soldier your way through; like the real man or the real woman you are? Isn't it time you dismissed petty discouragement from those around you as mere gibberish. Sometimes, we are our own worst enemy.It really doesn't matter if the whole world population plus one believes in you. If you don't believe in yourself first, then the faith of a million on your behalf is worth nil. zero. zilch. bila.That's just how it is.Forward your dreams to God. Tell Him. Then run to your bathroom mirror, slap yourself a couple of times if need be and recite the following to yourself, ''I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.'' Now get out there and break a leg. - caro 2008. ''Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.'' Marianne Williamson, quoted by Nelson Mandela 1994, inaugural Speech.
NEVER WILL I...
''Never will i leave you never will I forsake you''- Heb 13:5-6
such a simple statement yet so profound in every way.A promise made to those that hope in the Christ. In our simple mediocre mentality we find such a statement so hard to grasp and accept.So tough to understand even when its written in simple, clear and plain English. Never will he leave you. Never will he forsake You.It's a promise to those that trust in Jesus. and then again maybe your thinking...yaaani..when am going through crap God are you still there with me? are you really with me? such is the human mind..so doubtful..so questioning.Yet trully God is there.When you are in the thick of it. When things get thick..yaani He is still there.Catching you and loving you. So then, how comes it doesn't feel like it you may wonder. It's because it's a promise..not an emotional feeling of goosebumps on your skin.Just trust.Not in man.Not in friends..Not in the tightest buddy..Not in economy or whatever...but in Jesus Christ. Cheerz.
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WORD..
Is it emotion we crave or devotion we seek?For emotion lasts only a few throbbing heartbeats...yet devotion lasts a lifetime.. isn't emotion equal to a few momentous fascinations; where the cravings of our heart come to play and we become so vulnerable...so disfunctional? Not so devotion..take the example of a man of long ago..not a legend.. not a prince..just a simple man despised most of his life. word... this man..Christ..was it not his devotion to face death like a real man that saved us? Yet in all accuracy He was just not a man but God himself belittling himself in such overwhelming compassion that we are still yet to fathom to this present day and age. what if he involved mere emotion? would it interefere with His master plan to save all mankind? word... am thinking...think with me. What if it was you carrying that cross up some crazy mountain for some haters who didnt give a crap about you? would you really do it? would you succumb to such cruelty? Where no one stood to your defense..where you felt utterly and completely isolated? Would you actually give in to such degree of inhumane capacity? word.... Doesn't it baffle you? doesn't it puzzle you? doesn't it both baffle and puzzle you? word...
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21 QuEsTiOnS...LiTeraLLY
Could the uncertainties of life be a measure of how much faith we hold? could tragedies, fiascos, and trials be a stepping stone to a more tougher, courageous/dare-devil-like personality? Or could they be a far cry from that and make one utterly indifferent to the world around them?isn't faith stepping into darkness believing there will be a stone to step upon or you will be taught how to fly? isn't fear the opposite of faith and the former more crippling than the latter? So why then do we bind ourselves in fear time and time again? or is it just instinct.. is it innate? is it such an addiction,so much so, that we are still in denial?what if the magnitude of fear could me measured on a reitcher scale? would it outweigh a 8.0 earthquake?Obviously then, fear can cause destruction not intended in the first place. So who exactly holds the blame to fear? isn't it the bearer of fear? then how come we blame God who has nothing to do with our fear?doesn't the same fear give birth to lies? and the lies another re-birth of more lies? do you see the lifecycle.. sort of like breeding rats out of control? can you see the irreversible situation? Yet we still insist on riding the fear lane.Isn't it about time we switched lanes? switched lanes and trusted? aaaa..there we go..TRUST.Do you see the ingeniousness of God in this word?Actually it's more of an action designed to curb our fear. This then goes to show you, God does understand our fears.As crippling as they may seem He says, 'Yaani just Trust me.' So then, wouldn't it be more logical to migrate from the bandwagon fallacy called fear and fall with such careless abandon into the arms of the one who holds the earth upon nothing? Go figure.
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CARRY ME
In the depth of fears chambers..
I know you are near
when my spirit grows weak and my heart labors;
you say to me; I am right here
even yet when darkness profound surrounds you whisper, 'I will carry you dear' though shadows of evil and destruction befall me
in your shoulders will i evade this fear
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ETERNAL RIDE
Jesus Loves you in an Uncomprehensive proportion
its bigger than any begotten notion..
its higher than any wicked concortion
a love so crazy...literally amazing
nothing like you've ever known..all so jazzing
bigger than any magnitude; higher than any altitude
see its not a fling..nor a blazing infatuation
its an eternal ride...of your soul soaked in a Christ Concortion
He's already done it.. He's already crushed the enemy
now's your time...accept life and secure your eternaL destiny
Your Seat is not taken
You He has not 4gotten
left; nor forsaken.
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OASIS
hear the desert of my soul
skiza..it beats like an echo through a gaping hole..
see am striding as though fighting a desert storm
sand in my eyes; blindly groping to find my way home
i see it now;its not very far beyond
am running now; sand still stinging my causing tears to my eyes ..
but cry now? no way.. not today
let me get there first without delay
i see mirages too scheming to derail me..
and derail me they have like a train off its tracks
but then i must get up;i must stand up
for i hear a voice calling in the desert wind saying 'fugitive let me catch you' finally an oasis amidst my desert storm
of the one who was,who is and who is to come.
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Con el corazo roto
It must feel like your heart was literally wrenched out of its ribcage
it must feel like the pain of a thousand arrows to be denied from age to age
by thousands upon thousands that you died for; from every tribe and every age
they find wisdom in lies and lose the truth right before their very eyes
they search for you but dont find forming 'evidence' of your 'non-existance' and never getting tired of the grind.
they call everything about you gibberish and mock
they call it radical and label it as 'inarticulate talk'
who then will help them other than you?
who then can draw them to you other than He that is faithful and true?
we can do nothing without you
our knowledge is ever void before you
our 'wisdom' is blatant folly to you
our 'genius'conclusions from what you created is no shocker to you
who then can stand before you?
it must feel like your heart is literally wrenched out of its ribcage
it must feel like the pain of a thousand arrows to be denied from age to age.
*con el corazón roto - heartbroken
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OUT OF SYNC
when am down and out of sync
when am low and about to sink
when am shaken and can't think
i unleash the harshness on pad and ink
revealing the vybe in classic prayer link:
He's the only one that hears when no one else can
He's the only one that feels what you feel when all make fun
He already carried your pain when he said its finished; its done
so then, we aint never scared son
chin up soldier for you belong to the only begotten Son
and though sin will come crawling on your door run like Jones;
baby just run bolt like lightning speed to God's son
He will offer you peace that's still man
no more carrying your piece of steel; drop your gun
He lived to die
He loves you and that's no lie
He already cut your piece of the pie
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DIAL 2 THA SON
'Samahani mteja wa nambari uliyopiga hapatikani kwa sasa'
who do you call when you're stuck in the muck?
nine one one? heck no.. dial the son
who do you call when no one else is around?
look up 2 him and his presence will abound
who do you call when no one wants to care?
24-7 dial His name and he'll be there
who do you call when your scared to death?
coz your daughter or son is high on crystal meth?
call on the Son; he'll unravel that mess
who do you call if your life is in sheer disorientation?
call on his line; he's always open for conversation
who do you call just to show gratitude?
dial up the son and you'll never feel solitude.
'Karibuni mteja wa nambari uliyopiga hupatikana forever'
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THE INNER HOUSE
The whys and hows of why we do what we do; and why we don't do what we're meant to fallen..thats us the mortal
risen is He; blameless..our only portal
the struggle that we fight to make it okay; to make it right
we try once; we fail
we try twice- it's no easy sail
but like plato's allegory of the cave
we see the light that Christ already paid the bail
to set the mortal free from all blame, despair, and utter shame
to furnish our inner house to never be the same
baby boy;baby girl this aint no game
selflessly He paid the price not to gain fame
but to draw us unto Him - that was the main aim
the whys and hows of why we do what we do;
and why we don't do what we're meant to ...
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