I keep getting inspired to write on Sunday's after church...for some odd reason....idk....
Anyways, our sermon today was about clearing up issues with folks we have issues with. In order to be a better person in general (not just Christian cuz I know we don't all think that way...I'm cool with dat I respect our differences) (now where was I...OH Yeah... to be a better individual...) we gotta forgive others. If we've done wrong to another (and realize it) we need to straighten it out. If you have an issue with them, let them know. But you should resolve your issues in a calm manner. Make sure you go to them in the right frame of mind. Kinda reminds me of the song, 'Let's Straighten It Out' it's old.
We all have those people we just don't care for in life, we're human...it's bound to happen. The thing we must do is swallow our pride and be cordial, 'cause we never know what someone's going through and they might act funny for attention. They might need an encouraging word.....or seven.
Everything in this world always seems to boil down to communication. The more we speak and read, the better we'll understand. And God will help us with that understanding.
For you bible readers out there I gots scriptures for you (Make out of it what the Lord puts in your heart):
Matthew 5:9; 5:22-26; 6:14&15; 7:1-5
Colossians 3:12-17
I'm sure there are more out there so, go find 'em you'll be all the better for it.
We should all remember to love others as you are loved by Jesus, and forgive as you were forgiven.
Bearing witness to the transformations...
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
More Poetry
I started writing this a very long time (years) ago and finished it about a month ago. It's really about how I felt about myself at that point in my life.
This one boy,
Is in good standing with his peers
Quite an intellegent one he is
With a life inveritably led by trepidation, hope, and fear
He holds back
Not knowing what they'll do.
So he speaks softly to the wind
This has always been true
He meets people,
But waits first for them to talk
Sure, he'll go with you wherever,
But he'll wait first for you to walk
He wishes to be the man he isn't yet
But he doesn't know how
He flails about wantonly
There is no one to help him now.
Darren Stewart Jr. 05/2011
It's really interesting to me how moody and sad it is but like I say, that's how it was back in the day. I look back and become proud of the transformation (Henshin!) I've made but I know I still got a ways to go. God's gonna get me there.
Thanks for reading my peoples!!
I haven't had any random lil sidenotes recently...I wonder why....oh well. Been learning some new songs mostly Japanese ones. They're just so darn catchy!
This one boy,
Is in good standing with his peers
Quite an intellegent one he is
With a life inveritably led by trepidation, hope, and fear
He holds back
Not knowing what they'll do.
So he speaks softly to the wind
This has always been true
He meets people,
But waits first for them to talk
Sure, he'll go with you wherever,
But he'll wait first for you to walk
He wishes to be the man he isn't yet
But he doesn't know how
He flails about wantonly
There is no one to help him now.
Darren Stewart Jr. 05/2011
It's really interesting to me how moody and sad it is but like I say, that's how it was back in the day. I look back and become proud of the transformation (Henshin!) I've made but I know I still got a ways to go. God's gonna get me there.
Thanks for reading my peoples!!
I haven't had any random lil sidenotes recently...I wonder why....oh well. Been learning some new songs mostly Japanese ones. They're just so darn catchy!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Father's Day, Men, Mom
Feels like it's been so long since I wrote something...only been a lil over a week though. My mother called me and my friend in her room to watch television and I saw a nice clip of a TD Jakes sermon yesterday (Father's Day), it was talking about becoming a man. A true man. Lately this topic has been on my brain and people have been talking more about it too for some reason. Since I only caught a small portiion of it he didn't mention any bible verses. What he talked about though was:
1) Men need to know how and not be afraid to express our emotions. 'Specially to other men.
How are we gonna grow as people and in relationships (friendships, boyfriend-girlfriend, marriage, whatever!!) if we can't tell one another that something's wrong?
2) Men need to talk to their women [in their lives] more.
TD Jakes mentioned that he was astonished by the fact that women didn't hear a whole lot of their men talking to them. And he made his point by using the age old question: A woman asks a man, "What are you thinking?" The man says, "Nuthin'!"
3) Men must put away their 'childhood' toys.
Maybe their toys in the literal sense but most of what he was talking about were men's [past] gateways to sin. He said that men NEED to know what their weaknesses are so they know how to fight them.
4) There's someone in your life that can bring the man out of the kid in you. Some men are still kids inside.
There's a bundle of truth to this! I've seen it myself plenty. Mr. Jakes used the story of David as an example for this. David became king at a very young age, he was still a kid but God pulled him to that position so he could become the great man God always knew he could be! Once someone sees the potential it needs to be cultivated. Maybe it won't be easy but once the journey is near it's end (the kid becomes that man) both parties will be all the better for it. And God will look down from heaven smiling. (Last couple sentences, my thoughts. lol)
5) Encouragement goes a long way.
In this point he talked about gaining approval from father. He mentioned how 'dad's smile is worth more than 1000 kisses from mom' to a male. It holds true. There's a mother's love...which is enduring, everlasting, and very sweet. And there's a father's a lil' sharp/blunt, patient, strong. But no matter who you are to this man in your life [or anyone for that matter] mother, father, co-worker, spouse, or friend let these men know that you care. They'll be there for you just like you were there for them.
For those of us who don't have a father in our lives (or a good one for that matter) we've gotta remember our Father in Heaven. His love allows us to make mistakes and come back to him. Experiences! :-) And after all that we know that we can count on Him to take care of our needs. It makes us even stronger to trust in Him.
As long as we come to know God we can become strong men [and ya'll women too] of standard. And as a friend of mine has shown me:
I come to know God by experience, and I obey Him as he accomplishes his works through me. (Keep it in mind) I've found myself saying it throughout my day. And I believe it.
And I wanna thank my mother for being the great woman of God she is and for taking the time out to show me, my friends, and my brother what that program was about! You guys just don't know!! lol I love you mom!
1) Men need to know how and not be afraid to express our emotions. 'Specially to other men.
How are we gonna grow as people and in relationships (friendships, boyfriend-girlfriend, marriage, whatever!!) if we can't tell one another that something's wrong?
2) Men need to talk to their women [in their lives] more.
TD Jakes mentioned that he was astonished by the fact that women didn't hear a whole lot of their men talking to them. And he made his point by using the age old question: A woman asks a man, "What are you thinking?" The man says, "Nuthin'!"
3) Men must put away their 'childhood' toys.
Maybe their toys in the literal sense but most of what he was talking about were men's [past] gateways to sin. He said that men NEED to know what their weaknesses are so they know how to fight them.
4) There's someone in your life that can bring the man out of the kid in you. Some men are still kids inside.
There's a bundle of truth to this! I've seen it myself plenty. Mr. Jakes used the story of David as an example for this. David became king at a very young age, he was still a kid but God pulled him to that position so he could become the great man God always knew he could be! Once someone sees the potential it needs to be cultivated. Maybe it won't be easy but once the journey is near it's end (the kid becomes that man) both parties will be all the better for it. And God will look down from heaven smiling. (Last couple sentences, my thoughts. lol)
5) Encouragement goes a long way.
In this point he talked about gaining approval from father. He mentioned how 'dad's smile is worth more than 1000 kisses from mom' to a male. It holds true. There's a mother's love...which is enduring, everlasting, and very sweet. And there's a father's a lil' sharp/blunt, patient, strong. But no matter who you are to this man in your life [or anyone for that matter] mother, father, co-worker, spouse, or friend let these men know that you care. They'll be there for you just like you were there for them.
For those of us who don't have a father in our lives (or a good one for that matter) we've gotta remember our Father in Heaven. His love allows us to make mistakes and come back to him. Experiences! :-) And after all that we know that we can count on Him to take care of our needs. It makes us even stronger to trust in Him.
As long as we come to know God we can become strong men [and ya'll women too] of standard. And as a friend of mine has shown me:
I come to know God by experience, and I obey Him as he accomplishes his works through me. (Keep it in mind) I've found myself saying it throughout my day. And I believe it.
And I wanna thank my mother for being the great woman of God she is and for taking the time out to show me, my friends, and my brother what that program was about! You guys just don't know!! lol I love you mom!
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Thoughts, Heart, Wifey
Just got some words for ya. & thoughts, very cool thoughts.
I've been pondering a bit about my future wife. Don't know who she is (maybe), where she'll come from (lest we're aquainted already), or which one of my dreams she'll spring out of (hope springs eternal...), but I know that I'll love her to death! I want a woman with a heart of platinum and rooted spiritually. My heart has always known but my mind is just now catching on. I'm slow like that sometimes (sarcasm). Rough times, slow times, fast times, and good times, it won't matter what we go through....
As long as I think this way I know God will have her sneakin' up on me some kinda way and I probably won't notice till later on (but not too late).
Why am I sharing this....? got no clue...just wanted to.
Whatever comes my way I'm waiting and ready to roll witth life's punches (sometimes jabs, sometimes haymakers).
I'm constantly realizing and remminded of how lucky I am to be alive. Thank you....
I've been pondering a bit about my future wife. Don't know who she is (maybe), where she'll come from (lest we're aquainted already), or which one of my dreams she'll spring out of (hope springs eternal...), but I know that I'll love her to death! I want a woman with a heart of platinum and rooted spiritually. My heart has always known but my mind is just now catching on. I'm slow like that sometimes (sarcasm). Rough times, slow times, fast times, and good times, it won't matter what we go through....
As long as I think this way I know God will have her sneakin' up on me some kinda way and I probably won't notice till later on (but not too late).
Why am I sharing this....? got no clue...just wanted to.
Whatever comes my way I'm waiting and ready to roll witth life's punches (sometimes jabs, sometimes haymakers).
I'm constantly realizing and remminded of how lucky I am to be alive. Thank you....
Friday, June 10, 2011
This Point In Time...
This week has flown by. I haven't had the urge to blog much either. But hey, so it goes....I can't wait to start dancing again. Feels like forever and a day since I've toprocked! I gotta get back to it though to keep my morale and my sexy up! Ladies like a man who can dance...or so I hear. :-D
That's it for now. God Bless you.
Maybe I should start on these Harry Potter books...NAH!!
That's it for now. God Bless you.
Maybe I should start on these Harry Potter books...NAH!!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Conversations, Hot Weather, Beauty
I had a great conversation with a friend of mine the other day. Usually just talking about whatever came to mind. Always fun when you're laughin' and trippin' with someone. The thing that stuck out the most though was when I was asked what I considered beauty to be. Now, I've thought about it so much in the past, I already knew what my answer was. Something priceless, timeless, and another word that I can't quite remember...(durn it! it was the most important one too!) but for the sake of argument we'll say enduring.
(Eh...doesn't have the ring I thought it would.)
Anyways, I believe beauty is something that cannot be truly defined. Only perceived through one's own eyes and taken in within one's own heart. (Lil corny I know but its true) True beauty to me is something that goes through the tests of time and comes out lookin' newer and shinier than before. Not just objects, but people too.
Why don't you just think about that sometime...What is beauty to you?
Man, its starting to get hot outside! I love it! I feel right at home in hot muggy weather!
(Eh...doesn't have the ring I thought it would.)
Anyways, I believe beauty is something that cannot be truly defined. Only perceived through one's own eyes and taken in within one's own heart. (Lil corny I know but its true) True beauty to me is something that goes through the tests of time and comes out lookin' newer and shinier than before. Not just objects, but people too.
Why don't you just think about that sometime...What is beauty to you?
Man, its starting to get hot outside! I love it! I feel right at home in hot muggy weather!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Summer
Things are really starting to heat up. I got an offer to work with someones drumline. I'd love that! I'm trying to keep in contact with all my friends. Its hard sometimes. I'm trying to fix some things...with God's help of course. That's what it's gonna take. And I'm still being me. I'm working on being the man. It's a long, tough, but narrow path and on down the line it'll be worth it. I'm working to make my weaknesses into strengths; and taking my strengths to make God smile. I hope God grins from ear-to-ear when he sees me. :-) I surely do when I think of all that's been done for me.
Can't wait to see how the rest of this goes!
Can't wait to see how the rest of this goes!
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