This post is a poem that I recently wrote for my beautiful wife Candace. Now some may ask, "why is he putting a poem about his wife on here?" Simple answer. God blessed me with my wife (Proverbs 18:22). This poem is an expression of my love for her. This is not strange or out of line. Solomon wrote a whole book of the bible to his beloved (Songs of Songs).
Beauty defined/ in terms of an intricate design/ a smile that shines/ its a blessing to see like sight for the blind/ She is more than a rib/ She is a part of me/ one flesh in God's eyes, by His will joined in unity/ that's why I can speak so fluently/ about her worth and how even in the midst of my mess ups, she was still true to me/ She is more than a rib/ God filled my heart with love for her, though/ it's not always what I would show/ my river of love never truly changed its flow/ She is more than a rib/ my love flowin'/ into her ocean of emotion/ I'm grateful and thankful that God allowed me to seize this moment/ to let her know that she has me like the Bible on the 'This do in remembrance of Me' table...perpetually open/ She is more than a rib/ the embodiment of beauty, wisdom and strength/ to display my unconditional love, I'll go to great lengths/ She is more than a rib/ I love every inch of her being/ and if seeing is believing/ I believe I'm seeing a woman whose internal and external beauty is simultaneously beaming/ She is more than a rib/ my wonderful woman of worth, the mother of my kids/ holding the essence of phenomenal in her heart/ my best friend, my lover, sexy, classy, smart/ more valuable than calling her a dime/ I am hers and she is mine/ She is a part of me/ one flesh in God's eyes, by His will joined in unity/ that's why I can speak so fluently/ on how Candace A. Parker is more than a rib to me.
Now I know this poem is written for my wife, but there is also a message in this. Men, particularly those that are married or even engaged, you should be able to openly express to your woman how you feel about her. It doesn't make you weak or a punk to let her know that you love her. If anything, you show greater strength by openly displaying your love for her. Treat your woman right. It even talks about it in the Bible in 1 Peter 3:7 and Ephesians 5: 28-30.
Women, your man should feel something similar about you. He should honor, respect and love you as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5: 25). Also, as women of God, you should be the crown for your husband like it says in Proverbs 12:4. This meaning that he should take pride in the fact that you are his wife, like a king takes pride in wearing his crown.
I pray that this encourages those who are married, engaged, or in a serious relationship to seek God first, let Him show you how to treat your significant other and how your significant other should treat you. God bless.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Why We Go Through (Part 1)
First off, I want to thank God for allowing me another opportunity to post to my blog. It has been a while since I last posted. If this is your first time on here, welcome. If this is not your first time, then welcome back. I'm just going to jump into the scripture now.
Read Jeremiah 24: 1-7
In this passage of scripture, we learn about a vision that God has given Jeremiah. What God spoke into my spirit about this is that even though the people of God were being exiled, they were being exiled for a reason. This lead me to the question; why do we sometimes go through the things that we go through? I'm going to give you a couple reasons today (with more to come later) why we go through the trials we do.
One reason is for growth. God uses situations to help us grow in Him. What I've come to find out is that a lot of us are spiritually immature. Some of us profess to saved, sanctified, and filled with the Holy Ghost. We act big and bad in Jesus' name. We act as if we have it all together and are in tuned with what's going on, but when we go through something, that all changes. What these "growth trials" do is cause us to experience a life lesson where we can use the knowledge or wisdom learned in future instances. Now that leads me to the next reason.
God uses situations to strengthen our witness. He will use these times to make our witness, our testimony, that much stronger and solidified. I used to simply think that we are blessed to be a blessing, but God reminds me that we go through trials to be a blessing as well. When we experience those life lessons, not only are we to use them for our own growth, but the testimony that comes from it can be used to help draw others nigh to God. There may be someone going through the same thing or something similar to what God just brought you through. They may not know what to do or who to turn to. I encourage you today to use that God given experience that if God can bring you through it, then He can do the same for them.
Now to tie all that in with the scripture. The exiles who God sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians were exiled with the purpose of being built "up and not torn down." So even in the midst of them being exiled, God was growing them (v 6) and strengthening them (v 7).
That same God is trying to do the same thing with you. He wants to grow and strengthen you. So I encourage you to continue to praise and worship God even in the midst of your trials. Take the lessons learned and grow from them. Use them as building blocks in your continued growth and apply them to your witness to help draw others to Christ.
I pray that this post has been a blessing to all of you that have read it. God bless.
Read Jeremiah 24: 1-7
In this passage of scripture, we learn about a vision that God has given Jeremiah. What God spoke into my spirit about this is that even though the people of God were being exiled, they were being exiled for a reason. This lead me to the question; why do we sometimes go through the things that we go through? I'm going to give you a couple reasons today (with more to come later) why we go through the trials we do.
One reason is for growth. God uses situations to help us grow in Him. What I've come to find out is that a lot of us are spiritually immature. Some of us profess to saved, sanctified, and filled with the Holy Ghost. We act big and bad in Jesus' name. We act as if we have it all together and are in tuned with what's going on, but when we go through something, that all changes. What these "growth trials" do is cause us to experience a life lesson where we can use the knowledge or wisdom learned in future instances. Now that leads me to the next reason.
God uses situations to strengthen our witness. He will use these times to make our witness, our testimony, that much stronger and solidified. I used to simply think that we are blessed to be a blessing, but God reminds me that we go through trials to be a blessing as well. When we experience those life lessons, not only are we to use them for our own growth, but the testimony that comes from it can be used to help draw others nigh to God. There may be someone going through the same thing or something similar to what God just brought you through. They may not know what to do or who to turn to. I encourage you today to use that God given experience that if God can bring you through it, then He can do the same for them.
Now to tie all that in with the scripture. The exiles who God sent from Judah to the land of the Babylonians were exiled with the purpose of being built "up and not torn down." So even in the midst of them being exiled, God was growing them (v 6) and strengthening them (v 7).
That same God is trying to do the same thing with you. He wants to grow and strengthen you. So I encourage you to continue to praise and worship God even in the midst of your trials. Take the lessons learned and grow from them. Use them as building blocks in your continued growth and apply them to your witness to help draw others to Christ.
I pray that this post has been a blessing to all of you that have read it. God bless.
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