Fairy tales, fantasy’s, dreams of what it could be.
Snap back.
Stand Firm let the enemy know its no longer his turn.
Back 2 His reality.
Nope, Not this one.
Not this time.
Never again.
Emotional Purity.
No Fairy tales, fantasy’s, dreams of what it could be.
This walk is incredibly challenging. It’s not “HARD” in a sense that it is impossible. He said His yoke is easy. However, it does take a consistent self-evaluation of all of your motives and actions. Recently, I have been going over all my relationships. I truly desire to love as God loved. 1 Cor 13 is a straight forward hit to the heart daily. You cannot be selfish and bitter living in that scripture daily.
Katy Perry a new artist recently wrote a song called “I kissed a girl”. Originally I was completely disgusted with the song. But then I started to analyze the song. Often, we reject songs simply because they go against the will of God. However, I’ve learned to compare the Word with the song and see what is really going on. Is the song about the sin or are there deeper issues. What is the root? What was the writer’s intention? How are the kids filtering it? Where does the sin live in my life?
It came to my mind that in relationship we can kiss each other. I am not talking about a physical kiss from opposite or same sex. I am referring to allowing our relationships to be emotional placeholders for our longings and loneliness. As human beings we are designed to love and often we allow our relationships with one another to take the place of our desire for human companionship. While in a party Katy Perry sang, “I don’t even know your name, it doesn’t matter You’re my experimental game, just human nature It’s not what good girls do, not how they should behave My head gets so confused, hard to obey”. How often do we allow our human nature to experiment with human beings?
Outwardly, were friends but inwardly our brothers and sisters become our “companions”. There is nothing wrong with brother and sister relationships however, we must guard our hearts and fight for healthy relationships. Often, we act like we have it all together and we know how to be friends, however; we do not. We are learning how to be true friends in Christ. Our friendships do not just happen they develop. In our developing we must learn how to love one another. Love is patient, kind, it is not jealous, envious and it forgets no account of wrong. How often do we treat our friends/siblings as placeholders for “love” when we should be leaning and depending on God?
Do we call our friends before we consult with God regarding issues? Do we look to our friends to help us escape the loneliness in our hearts? Are we jealous when our friends pay more attention to someone else when we are around? Are we allowing our relationships to prevent us from learning to wait on God?
Katy Perry is not only a victim of sexual perversion. She is also a victim of “I want someone now”. Whether it is physically or emotionally. In Genesis 19:30-38 Lots daughters took it upon themselves to use their father as a placeholder for their husband. The daughters slept with their father and conceived children. They had absolutely no shame for their acts. So much so that they named their children with names that reflected their father. Lots daughters failed to wait on God for their mate. When God is the source of your satisfaction and longings you do not have to depend on your own actions to provide emotional security.
In the past our relationships have been self-centered and a source of our personal completion. In Christ we should be striving to out love each other. When the love of God is your source of motivation in relationships you do not have to “Kiss a girl” because your flesh likes it. God did not design relationships for personal pleasure but instead for Him to teach us how to love. Instead of seeking relationships for your own pleasure pursue God as the source of your joy and happiness. Let us strive daily to out love each other simply because we want to love like God loves and have relationships that are built and sustained on pure motives (Eph 2:19-22).
So I posted a tweet today that stated the following..@ChristinaFaith: Just rode pass a fly dude my flesh wants to look more but my Spirit keeps me focused and says nahhh no entrance for the enemy!
One of my friends replied “is it that serious Chris? Try thanking God for the eye candy and for the wisdom He gave you to know that’s all it can be for now. sheesh!” Her comment made me think. She asked if it really was that deep and at first I thought in my mind. “Girl you have no idea”. However; at the time I could not articulate why it was so important not to look.
Living a pure life is challenging. Your ability to remain firm increases however; your tolerance decreases.
I thought and pondered my friends comment. I began to think what “EYE CANDY” really is. While at Bible Study tonight Brother Zeke mentioned something about candy and it popped in my mind.
Too much candy can make your teeth rot. For me a little bit of candy can entice my desire for more sugar and that sugar has the ability of spoiling my appetite for the Lord and stopping me from enjoying the incredible joys of my husband.
I realize I don’t want candy. I want a nutritious meal that only the Lord can give me through my husband. So this is my encouragement to you. Stay away from the eye candy. It can rot your teeth (SOUL).
p.s. While looking for photos pertaining to EYE CANDY I primarily found photos of women in seductive poses and clothing….food for thought!
Daniel Okafor
1/6/08
Prayertry – My Rib Shall Return -+
Sweet Heart I know your out there, I can feel It
My left side is tingling and I know why
God formed you from my side
I can feel it inside
God’s physics will bring us back in HIS perfect Synchronization
It’ll be like old times, we’ll take the Nations
I recognize you in Spirit for within you dwells the Glory of the Eternal ONE
Do you remember now? I am HIS son
He created us as ONE
One Flesh, One Blood, One Flood
Overflowing with Light in the midst of the Night
Remember where we’re from? There was no NIGHT
We could Run, Jump, even take FLIGHT
Don’t fret, No regrets
For the FATHER of LIGHTS never Forgets
He alone, is the one that Sets
Unions and Communions
You and I
King and Queen
Pristine in the Unseen
Unseen to the Natural Eye
He Opens up Spiritual Skys
For You and I
By Now it’s resonating DEEP within you
You feel it, Don’t you
Like two magnets We attract and retract
Back to that which was, is, and will be
You’ll See, I PROMISE you’ll see
Till then I’ll be letting patience have her perfect work
Don’t stress God’s timing is best, it always works
Love,
Your Rib Cage
I’ll Always protect you my LOVE -+
My goodness! I thought that I could run from this topic however, it is the cry of many of OUR hearts. In a society where “relationships” are stressed more than the air we breathe it can be difficult to stay focused in our singleness.
It’s the holiday season and everyone desires to be with someone. During the holiday season we want to be “bunned” up and during the summer we want to be “free”. It’s the way of the world.
I must say this “single and joyous” concept takes a lot of my discipline. Women we are often tempted to buy the wedding dress because he said hi. Men/Women are tempted to start looking for wedding halls because they work in ministry together.
There are all kinds of temptations out there but what about being “anxious for nothing” (phil 4), even marriage. Everyone around me wants to be married. I desire to be married as well however, it’s not all that we should desire. Guarding the wellsprings of our hearts is a BATTLE (proverbs 4). It’s not easy. Our imaginations run wild, our hearts skip some beats and our friends encourage our “perfect mate fantasies”. However, when it comes down to it the effects of becoming emotionally involved prematurely are “deadly”.
It can take weeks, month, and even years to recover from the effects of emotional impurity. I encourage you all as I encourage myself. Enjoy this single life! Go places, do things, serve, love and most importantly get TUNNEL VISION for God (Matthew 6:33). Don’t awaken love before it’s time (Song of Solomon 8:4). What an incredible joy it is to give your heart completely to Christ as the lover of your soul. Remember He already knows who you are going to marry and what your life will be. What’s the rush? Didn’t fools rush in? Be Single and Anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication make your request known to GOD. He already knows…..He’s the perfect matchmaker on His time.
C.faith
Thank you all for your comments. I will stick with this topic for a while.
Sexual immorality is a beast! It creeps into your life as a pleasure and leads to an addiction that controls your life.
Porn and masturbation are “dirty little secrets”. We are afraid that people will find out what we do in the dark or we have so little conviction that we broadcast it for the world to see.
The first step to getting free is “confession”. Get it out! Don’t let this ungodly addiction keep you in bondage. Christ died so that we can be free. Struggle with this addiction don’t give in. Fight….fight….fight your freedom is in the Word of God.
John 8:11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.”
I’m learning that transparency is one of the keys to godly freedom. The world is known for keeping faults, sins and short comings to itself. I remember when I first learned that masterbation and pornography were sin. I did not want to believe it. Sitting in the front of the television watching Creflo Dollar teach on the issue was very interesting. I knew that I wanted to live right but was I willing to give it up. I put all the “toys and tapes” under my bed, you know out of sight out of mind thinking that I could keep them just in case. It took all of one day for my addiction to kick back in. I talked to a few people about it none of which were living godly lives and they all rationalized it saying it was “cool because I wasn’t having sex with anyone else”. However, the Lord kept convicting me that it was wrong and not in His plan. So I took the “product of sin” this time and threw it in the trash.
I had become so used to porn and masterbation that I didn’t see anything wrong with it. It was me pleasing myself. But that was the problem…….I was always pleasing me and displeasing God.
Are you still pleasing yourself? Freedom is available…..Get into the Word of God, prayer, fellowship and counseling. Let porn and masturbation have its last day in your life! Fight for FREEDOM! Christ has it waiting for you.
Check out: http://xxxchurch.com for support on getting free from pornography as well as becoming accountable to other mature beleivers.
Rejection, Rejection, Rejection
Spasing out
Tryna figure out
What is it about me?
If it wasn’t for this ink release
I’d be going crazy
Because of the rejection
That I have with in me
It’s not about me
But it is
He didn’t reject me
I reject me
Based on your opinion of me
Or is it my opinion of me
It might be my insecurities
That nags me
Stalk me
Cause me
To lose me
With in me
Yes it must be me
Or is it my past circumstances
Or the way I still look at life like it used to be
I gotta get away from me
Let Him REHAB the image of me in me
For I should look like
He
Full of godly love
The world may reject me
But He loves me
Therefore I love me
I really want to remain pure
As I see you walking through the door
However, these emotions I must ignore
You ain’t tried to step on my floor
So I dig deep
Inside me
Praying to the God with in me
People think I’m crazy
Because I desire emotional purity
They want to drive me crazy
Saying, “It’s not natural to not like someone”.
But, I’m not yours
Your not mine
So therefore, like the backseat of a Maybach
I recline
Gotta keep Jesus on my mind
These emotions I reserve for my husband
This place in my heart is on guard
It’s already deceitful
It will have my emotions creepin’
Putting your last name on the back of mine
Holding hands
Wedding bells
These emotions be on their grind
Yup its him this time
Different dude every week
Different styles my eyes like to peep
Confusion in my brain
Didn’t I like that other dude yesterday
Ohh yea and Talib from last week
Yup
Remember your flesh
“He’s the one”
His style is crazy
Ohh and please say the “Baby”
So I wait
I wait
Though it feels like forever
I wait
Dr. Lindsay said “I am worth the wait”
I need a royal priest
Not a King of the Street
A brotha who loves God more than me
Can teach me and love me
A brother I’m honored to submit too
Because He loves me like Christ loves the church
Gotta keep that in the front of my mind
Everytime
My mind wonders to the next dude in line
Yes, He is ohh so fine
Lord help me keep these brothas off my mind
This isn’t sexual
That’s a different course
This is emotional purity
I gotta press by force
But why can’t I just give in and let my mind and emotions light the torch
It will set a fire to my heart
Leaving me brokenhearted like Brandy
Or bustin windows like Jazmine Sullivan
Leaving me in like by myself
Or chilling with a brotha who don’t know Christ from a horse
I’d rather wit till
“Shawty swings my way”
Oh wait that was back in the day
O.k.
That’s just an average day
Emotional Purity
The Christina Faith way
Class dismissed Sexual Purity will be on another day
I’ve been battling with the media within myself since I came to Christ. Media is my passion it’s my desire. It was my idol worship when I was not in the kingdom. I really struggled and continue to struggle with it. Trey Songz has this great song. Production, vocal arrangement and the composition are incredible. I truly can not deny it. However, the question is what seeds are being planted. Is it just music? I/we desire marriages that are healthy and monogamous until death do us part are we planting seeds of infidelity when listening to certain music?
Trey Songz- Last Time (2007)
[Verse]
‘Cause if she catch me with you
(she gon’ kill us).
These hotel rooms is lookin’ too familiar.
Your love is so, so serious.
Girl you keep me comin’ …back, back that is,
I be with her thinkin of you.
I be with you thinkin of her, my boo.
She just don’t deserve this,
ain’t nobody perfect,
but I just can’t take no more cuz[Chorus]
I’m livin’ two different lives,
one girl in the day, you at night.
And even though this ain’t right,
I just can’t get enough of the way you put it down.
You really got me trippin’
hold up baby girl don’t talk, just listen.
Let’s just make love,
girl for the last time.
Yup, I said the last time,
Girl this is the last time,
all caught up.
And it’s time to put it down.
You really got me trippin’
hold up baby girl just listen,
this is the last time.
