Don't take the BAIT

"The enemy courts with charm, proposes with an offer that one can’t refuse then uses bondage to seal (consummate) the relationship ~ don’t take the bait…wear your vest proof ( JESUS) at all times”

The man in the Mirror

After David slept with another man’s wife,
He thought that he could kill two birds with one stone,
Get the husband killed which would cover up the whole thing
Then “inherit” that woman that he lust so after….
As if the story ended there…
Nobody will ever find out....
As if the plot worked as planned….
So when the prophet went to him
And narrated a story about a man
Who did something evil,
Who had everything at his disposal and deprived a poor man,
Of the most precious asset that he could ever had…
The king was infuriated,
This man deserved to die,
This was PREPOSTEROUS,
The messenger let him vent for a while…
Then he shown him his OWN image in that mirror…
It’s YOU king…
The TRUTH shall set you FREE…
Often we get outraged at someone else’s action
Because there is a camera that takes “great shot” of their imperfections…
And we forget to take a closer look at ourselves
And examine the man in the mirror…
What was so great about David,
Was that when he was confronted with the TRUTH,
He did not wrestle against it…
He did not say “how dare you”,
Don’t you know … who I am…
But he felt to his knees and poured his soul out unto God,
In the confession of Psalm 51...
We are not perfect, we miss the mark at times
But He is a God of mercy,
He is a God of second chances,
Let nobody tell you otherwise…
Just like the prodigal son, run into his arms.
His grace is more than enough...

Perfect Peace....

“As I sit in this cozy little space,
snuggled in a warm little place and
through the window I can observe the weather in fury
and the trees quiver in the cold
and the green of the grass slowly....
disappeared under the rapid snow,
until every house resemble a gray painting
in a faraway gallery,
and I thought to myself……
even when the storm rises in our lives,
even when the waves swirl around us and
the ground shakes from under us and yet we should feel such inner PEACE,
and lean on Him with confidence
and dream dreams with a blanket of hope around us
because we are in the Palm of His hands and rest assured that he will shelter us from harm, because He is a good God .”

How do you plead...

How does the defendant plead: ” I have sinned against you alone…”→ GUILTY… Has the jury reached a verdict…: “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”…. →GUILTY…. What’s the Penalty: Eternal Damnation… but MERCY say NO… John 3:16… →JUSTIFIED….that’s the Truth nothing but the Truth…the Court Disposition →Th...e defendant is free to go and to SIN NO MORE...Amazing Grace!!!

The woman with the Alabaster jar....

I know that I went astray,

And I understand your dismay,

and I may not be the type of woman
that you would introduce to your Mom and Dad,

I know that I searched for love in the wrong places and I am sad,

I know that I have a dark past and I am not to proud of myself
but I found a Man who did... not look down on me,

A man who was not offended by my scars,
And he gave me a second chance and made me believe that I can be

all that He created me to be, He told me that I can be made whole
if I give him the broken pieces and I just came to worship,

please do not despise me ~ Do not hold me captive in the image that I used to be,
don’t you care about my soul ~ He came to set me FREE ~
And I believe that He can...
Please don't take that HOPE away from Me!!!

Leah.... It's complicated!!!

Leah was probably not the best candidate to enter a beauty pageant,maybe growing up she struggled with low self-esteem,depression and just maybe she was always in her sister’s shadow and could not easily get a date and wondered if she would ever found a mate & maybe she was heartbroken because her dad had to trick a man into marrying her but God had her in MIND all along,way before she was formed in her mom's womb to bring forth life with purpose!
Maybe only the pillow knows how much she wept
And wondered what was wrong with her,
why she cannot find a mate or keep one,
And in her case maybe it crossed her mind
That if she was shaped differently,
Like those women on the cover of magazines,
maybe she would be more successful…
Talking about A COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP
She was involved with someone who did not love her,
Who chose her younger sister over her,
The perfect Love Triangle,
So she longed to be loved and understood..
And maybe she said, “why me”…
Maybe she thought that there was a curse over her,
That nobody saw her sorrow but God did…
He gave her double for her trouble,
So if you ever had bad relationships
And are in a “waiting period” keep on trusting him,
Let not your faith be shaken because
He has set a time to bring your way,
Your Eligible Bachelor, your Boaz And meditate on Psalm 37:4

You may not be the first choice that people would go with,
You might have a scar spiritual or physical that is so noticeable
That people would label you or limit your potential
But just know that God created you with purpose
And He has equipped you to live a fulfilled life,
Always remember who you are and allow no bitterness in your heart
But continue to embellish that beautiful inner person that you ARE… God bless!!!

(p.s ...her story can be read in Genesis 29:14-35)

What love got to do with it..... break out of the cycle!!!

She lost her dad when she was an infant and
she always wondered what it would be like
to feel her father’s arm around her ,
or what it would be like to be called Daddy’s little girl.
Her mom raised her on her own and they lived in a little town
where everyone knew each other including each other’s business.
Maybe because she lacked that father figure,
she was always attracted by older man and
she finally got involved with a man who was quite abusive both physically and verbally.
They have been together for about five years….
When they first started to date, he was a charming person, he would send her flowers at work or would surprise her with wonderful presents and no special occasion was needed… but once they moved in together, he revealed his true colors ~ he was very short-tempered and very abusive and shortly after, she found out that he was married but when she addressed the issue, he told her that there was nothing between him and his wife that they were still together because of the kids that they had ….but he promised her that he would divorce his wife and marry her and she believed him year after year.

One day she went to visit her Mom who lived in a Senior citizen community and she noticed some bruises on her neck even though she did her best to cover them up with her scarf and her Mom begged her to leave this man who did not only bruise her physically but emotionally and she promised that she would as she did many times before….while deep inside she knew that she would never have the strength to…. She was a very out going person before she met him but once she got involved with him, her life was very secluded and she barely saw her friends whom she used to be very close to.

One particular Sunday, they had a huge argument because another man smiled at her and held the door for her as they were living a restaurant, (she was a beautiful woman but everyday she was loosing her self confidence and self-esteem because he would always remind her that she wouldn’t look like anything if she was still messing with those guys that she used to… he was breaking her softly mentally and physically ) and that day, he did not hit her but he tore her into pieces with his malicious words and she was on the verge of a breakdown… He dropped her home and before he drove away, he told her that he had enough of her and called her all types of names…

So nervously with tears running down her face and her make-up all messed up almost like her state of mind, she opened the door of her apartment and went directly to her bedroom and sat on the floor. She kicked her high heel shoes to a corner and noticed a box under the bed and she pulled it and a smile brightened her face as she saw a photo album of her College life, so many good memories..... she was about to close the box when she noticed a dusty book and remembered that it was given to her by her Mom at her graduation and the dedication on the right corner, read like this: If you ever lose your way my baby, just open this manual at any page and find your way back… it was a BIBLE… so she opened that book for the very first time in her life… in Psalm 139 and started to read and she wept bitterly; tears of sorrow and joy and the more she read, the hungrier she got and a flood of love and peace invaded her soul and she spent the whole afternoon reading till she fell asleep….

A week later, her boyfriend or "Man" called her to apologize, anticipating to hear the tears and the brokenness in her voice, begging him to come back but at the end of the line was a firm and confident woman who told him that he had enough of the abuse, that she would no longer put up with his manipulation and intimidation tactics and that she was no longer that woman in search of her identity, she had discovered who she was, A Child of the King, fearfully and wonderfully made and that Her heavenly Father loved her, she was not a puppet or a punching bag …And she told him that she would have his stuff on the porch…. A year later, she ran into a High School classmate who was madly in love with her then and they went on a date a couple nights and shortly after they got married and today they are the most loving and beautiful couple that you could ever meet with two adorable children and her Mom was so thrilled that her daughter found TRUE LOVE….

The END

A Praying Mom

She was the life of the party,
She was young, bold and beautiful,
And that night she was heading to a party
And before she left her house several of her male friends
Stopped by, one after the other in a desperate attempt
To be her escort to the party.
She knew that her masculine entourage was captivated by her charm,
And she loved the attention and the flirt that would occur.
She was filled with vitality and her presence was like a gush of fresh air,
Life was grand and she did not have time to be bored.
She was on the scene, in the limelight,
But behind the scenes and on her knees ,
Was a praying mom that would intercede day and night for her daughter.
Her mom would warn her but she only saw
an old lady with the face wrinkled by a hard life,
With an old fashion speech;
and she forgot that her mom used
To be eighteen and young with a keen sense of observation
That night her boyfriend picked her up
And as they were on their way to the party,
Another car ambushed theirs and two masked men,
ordered them to get out of the car, at gunpoint
Her boyfriend was killed with one gun shot,
And she was thrown on the ground
And one of her attackers told her that
He would kill her but slowly and watch
Her beg for mercy until she would fall into the deepest sleep.
She had a vague feeling that this guy was someone that she rejected in the past but she was too disoriented to give that idea too much thought.
He pulled a knife and started to cut her pretty dress in pieces,
She was in tears and looked toward her boyfriend who
Was lifeless on the ground she knew that her fate was sealed.
Her make-up was washed by her tears,
Her beautiful hair do was like a battlefield
And the fear that was pounding in her heart was her only facial expression
And her attacker was enjoying the show.
So she closed her eyes and said,
“Lord I know that I have been out of control and you might not even know me but please remember my mom’s prayers and rescue me…”
and something happened, she started speaking in unknown tongues and her predators got scared and they asked her what she was saying, and the one that pinched her to the ground was really shaken and said, I think this chick is crazy, she is putting a curse on us, I can’t feel my hands, and he looked at her in a great fear as if he has seen a ghost and both of them ran in their car and drove off. She sat there in the cold of the night and shaken by all that happened and the tears were like a veil on her face . A few minutes later, a couple who drove by, noticed her and quickly stopped to check on her. They called the police, and they kept her company until the authorities arrived. Later on that day, when she was reunited with her mom, she melted in her arms and said, “He gave me a second chance, Mom” and they hugged each other with a grateful heart and they knew that their relationship will never be the same.

Single .... you said......

He was different from all the other men that ever crossed her path,
He was not after a one night stand or any eventual date,
He was not trying to hit on,
Nor did he tried to lure her, or shower with compliments
To get something out of the deal,
And after he spoke to her for a while,
About food for the mind and gave her bread of life to nimble on,
He asked her to bring her husband,
But she replied that she was single,
Single you said,
I guess you are right,
I guess you have been freed from every complication,
I guess that you are over all those you ever married,
All those who ever touched you and bruised your spirit,
I guess that they don’t have power over you anymore,
You will not fall for their charming looks
Or melt again under the sound of their voices,
I guess that you will not run back to them again,
and be used and rejected again,
So single you said,
I guess you are healed from all the scars and the wounds that they inflicted you,
Single you said, because you are ready to move forward,
And leave all that luggage behind,
Single you said, not because you wake up in an empty bed in the morning
But romanced all night long,
Single you said, are you ready to be committed,
Have you divorced all the others,
Because I am not looking for a date,
I don’t want to be a substitute,
But I long for an everlasting relationship with you,
All I ever desired is a closer and deeper walk with you,
Single, you say…. Will you give me your heart,
Single you said but are you available
Will you give me the wheel,
Single you Said…. Are you ready to take my hand and be COMPLETE….
Just say, "Yes" and thirst no more....

No Sir... I am not Drunk

She replied.. No sir, I am not DRUNK

and if you spend one day in my world,

you would understand my sorrow,

you would understand how I ache & I don’t blame you if you think that way,

I have been labeled worse in my life but I thirst after a divine intervention in my situation

and I am just pouring my soul out unto the Only One

who can heal the pain & mend the broken pieces,

so please Believe with me ~ Hannah a Prayer Warrior ~

You might be misunderstood at first but if you are pregnant with a dream, hold on to it till it come forth, till it become manifest than others can finally See, what you SAW...

Total surrender....

Often a person’s life is so shattered, it’s like …
A pillow busted by the punches of life
And all the feathers are spread all over
And she tries to place them back together,
The more she tries, the more confused she gets….
Often a person’s life is like….
That big puzzle and there are so many missing parts,
And she looks in all directions and in so many people,
in hope to find some clues, to have a hint…
It feels like an unsolved mystery
Because she searches in the wrong places,
And when she thinks that she has the right piece
Then she realizes that no substitute can suffice,
She needs the Authentic and original connection,
she needs to go back to the source itself
And as that thirst gets deeper in her,
As her life gets messier…
Then finally she surrenders,
And falls on her knees with bitter tears and says ,
Lord, I can’t do it on my own…
And suddenly all the pieces are mended together,
Grace shines upon her and
she can see the creator's fingerprints on the canvas of her life…
And she becomes a vessel unto honor, unto destiny….

True Identity

A person may hear most of her life…
You don’t have what IT takes,
Don’t get your hope so high,
You can’t get that far because you have a past.…
then she opens the BOOK, she reads..
You can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens you…
Out of your belly rivers of living water shall flow…
If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed,
You are more than a conqueror
and when she embraces the Truth about herself
then a journey of purpose commences and the yokes are broken!
Now she knows that she can be ALL that she was created to be!!!