Today

Today is a new day, tomorrow has not yet come.  Be about the business I give you today for tomorrow is not guaranteed.  Take to heart My words to you, take to heart My promises for you, take to heart My unending love for you.  Be restored by the renewing of your mind with the washing of My words for you.  I AM not far but nearer to you than you know or realize, when you search for me you will find me for I hide right before your eyes.  Truth is not a weapon but a relationship of my thoughts to your ideas grounded in our love.  Be filled and be made ready for today you dance but tomorrow you mourn.  Take courage that I AM.  Leave those things that are behind you and press forward to what is ahead.

What to do?

Well I have been thinking and praying of joining the army as full time active duty.  I have tried once before to join but because of an injury i received at the end of my junior year of high school.  I have just sent info to find out more info on joining.  I guess i am just posting this so that it is out there some where about my intentions.
I am desiring so deeply to fight and protect and serve those who are in need,  i feel i am just wasting my life when I have been given so  much; be it time, singleness, ability,  maybe just the desire within me to be more and do more.  Above all that I feel and above all that desire i lay it down and confess that I would rather your will be done Father than my will,  if this my cup let me drink deep of your will Jesus.

Hearing today

I desire to see my people reverse their walk away from pain, instead move towards it. I AM a God who is holy and loving I desire to heal the broken hearted with hands that are flesh and feet that are willing. Make a place for me within your life as I make a place for you within heaven. Be not wounded by the wounding of others but strong in Spirit, mighty in faith, fully assured of My goodness of character. I AM not like you but I desire you to be like Me. Be willing for I AM able, more than able. Take to heart My words as bread to you stomach. Be refreshed and filled full by My words IAM always speaking if you have ears to hear.

Downtown

This writing came from me spending many nights praying and hoping for Midland to be released from it bonds and be opened to the new mighty move of our Father. This one just kept coming to me like a prayer that i repeated more and more over the nights that i spent there downtown Midland, TX.


I'm downtown
It's dark, i can not see
The wind is blowing
but i don't know where its going

I'm downtown
It's dark, i can not see
the world is turning
But who is it we're really serving

When I'm downtown
these prayers never cease
for gates to be opened
and hearts to be softened

It's late now
I can almost tell
water flowing
the desert blooming

When I'm in town
the lights catch my eye
they can hypnotize me
mesmerize me

When I calm down
my smile becomes a frown
the masks that hide away
the death in this place

Oh ABBA
ABBA Father
open wide theses rusty gates

Starting again with "Stupid Hours"

Well, to everyone who is reading this, sorry it has been forever for a new post. Let us pray i can be more like the spirit of Christ and be self disciplined.

So hear is a poem i wrote based upon a list Matt, Todd and myself had on our fringe while we lived together in Midland. The list had many items to do or try and one was to write a silly song, well this isn't really a song (first, because it has no music, second, because its not being sung) but i think its stands on its own well enough.

Stupid hours
Beautiful sunflowers
Silly Songs
Wind burnt and sunblown

Tea parties
Car wrecks
Pay checks
Sudafed

My prayer life
Your neck tie
An alien ship
Blown away tent

It makes so much since
sitting on the fence
after deciding
to be indecisive

Hogties
Coconut pies
Diet coke
with lots of fries

Coffee cup
Full of mud
Chocolate pie
For the flies

Two dollar water
Book in a bottle
Wool mittens
in hells kitchen

It makes so much since
sitting on the fence
after deciding
to be indecisive

You love me best....

This one I wrote praying for and thinking about my close friend and bother Matt. Truthfully, as it was being written I really started thinking about Jesus and how it sound allot like what i wanted to say to Him as well. I'm not sure if it comes out clear but this one i had all intentions of putting music too, the only hold back was i can't write music, oh well.

What can be said
to a faithful friend
who never withheld
His tender hand ( when i was falling down)

What song can i sing
of what you mean to me
when words are so fleeting
but my heart must express

You love me best

What can be said
to a gentle man
who so gracefully shows me
whats so gradually killing me

What can be written
of a mighty man
willing to siege a tower
behind a wall the bride lies behind

you love me best

What can i sing
What can I say
What can I write
What can I do

To the one who saved me on a cross
to the one who intercedes with tears and blood
to the one who walks with the lonely
to the one who waits for my love

You love me best

Third to many.........

Well, before i share some of the poems and songs that i have written i need to say just a few things:

-I am not in the habit of sharing any of these with very many people at all so i am finally taking a big step, and being a big boy now, sharing these. I truly hope that in some way they may be an encouragement to those who read them (its has always been my prayer anyways).
-Normally when i have written most of these there was a certain rhythm that i was writing with. So,Some may sound a bit off and may not follow proper reading rhythm.
-These have been written over many years so what i was going through then will be what comes out, it does not mean that is what i am going through or feeling now.
-With each oneI post (see Trev i used post instead of blog) I will try and leave a little reasoning why it was written, but don't expect to much.

With all that said, here's to my bleeding heart, bleeding all over your innocent minds.


This first one i am sharing is one i wrote thinking about my close friend and dear brother in the kingdom Todd. I was praying and searching for words to say that would speak to the purposes i shown and saw lying within in him.

In the willing one
In you my son
I've called my leader
out of the world

So
Stand tall
be bold
prepare
take hold

In your hand
a sword I've placed
In your sight
a wall to fall

Lead on
faithful follower
lead on
for Kingdom comes

Stand tall
be bold
prepare
take hold

The Kingdom comes
In my holy one
by my blood
the war was won

Humility and compassion
leadership in action
kindness and truth
a leader I've made you

Stand tall
be bold
prepare
take hold

My servant's heart
a serving heart
to love the low
become the least

My leader's humility
is glory to me
my son's humility
is glory to me

so
Stand tall
be bold
prepare
take hold