Feeding My Spirit ~ Starving My Flesh

My motivation to write is hiding somewhere.  But since it's only the 2nd day of the new year, it's too soon for me to get blog lazy.  I mean wasn't that the reason I started it 3 years ago...to get writing?  Ok, so here I am Anti Up and Kick In!!

At this point, the only thing I have to write about today is the Word.  That never gets boring.  I stayed true to my Word schedule today.  My schedule is listed below in the 'labels'.

PROVERBS 2

I love the promises of the bible.  You know that when God says SHALL...it's a rap.  Proverbs 2.10-17 caught my eye, 'When wisdom ENTERS YOUR HEART, and knowledge IS PLEASANT TO YOUR SOUL...'.

There's a promise in this scripture but I realize it comes with a condition.  The only way God's wisdom can enter my heart is for me to READ HIS WORD :)

PSALMS 2

There's no opposition in our lives that the Lord can't help us overcome but we have to ask, Psalms 2.8, and He SHALL!!!

PSALMS 32

Although we strive for perfection in our walk with Christ each day, I know that we won't be truly perfected until he comes back in the clouds.  But until then it's so nice to know that He has mercy and when I mess up, all I have to do is reach out to Him and be honest (He knows anyway:)  Psalm 32.2, 10

PSALMS 62

I dread those times in my life when I'm hit with 'something new'.  But looking back, those are the times when my faith grew and I was able to see my God, my Rock, my Fortress flex His muscles and show me He is always with me.  If it weren't for those trying times, how would our faith grow? Psalm 62.2, 6

TO FLOURISH OR TO DIE...

PSALMS 62

I love the palm trees in this valley.  As tall as they are their roots must run pretty deep.  That's what I'm talkin' bout. #ROOTED  Every time I drive past rows of beautiful palm trees I can't help but have a feeling of relief...knowing that only GOD can do that.  All life is a testimony to God's presence. As big and bad as man thinks he is, we have yet to CREATE anything.  Yes we can MAKE all kinds of stuff from what was already created.  High Five LORD!! The Almighty Creator.  So when I am told that I will flourish like a palm tree...It's all good Psalms 92.12

PSALMS 122

'I was glad when they said unto me'... has always been a familiar scripture to me, Psalms 122.1.  But as I digested this chapter a little more I noticed yet another promise;

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem

They SHALL prosper

who love you

When's the last time you were prospered just because you prayed for someone?  LOL  Probably more than you realize.  Prosperity doesn't always have to mean money.  Many times I've seen my prosperity in 'favor with an enemy', or 'having peace when all around me is crazy', 'getting a parking spot right in front of Walmart' (Thank ya Jesus!!).  Yes, I always thank God for any and everything that makes my life a little bit easier, my load lighter, my stress...LESS.  So how are you prospering?  Count your blessings, your list is long!!!

STAY IN THE WORD

STAY BLESSED

STAY

Family, Friends and All The Laughs My Belly Could Take :)

Yep, that's how I ended 2011.  No wild parties.  No substances or relations that lead to regret...just good old fashion FUN:)

in Cathedral City on Perez St.

Me and my girl Tanisha took ALL OUR KIDS, LOL, and went ice skating!!  That's right, I got my skate on last night.

Alexandria and her Big Brother Dupree

At first I was like, "Lawd Jedus!!!"  Took some time balancing all this natural goodness, especially with my flatfeet :)

Kori, Me (oh so Godfident :) and Kiri

  All you Coachella Valley folks out there need to grab your kids and get your skate on.  

Alexandria and Caprice

It's only $8 including skate rental for two hours.  

My oldest Phillip Jabari, taking his Superman Swag Sweet Time

Two hours is plenty believe me.  A guaranteed good time.

This rink is HUGE!!!!

Isn't it Tanisha? :)

In addition to becoming more physically fit, I've decided this is the perfect time to read the bible from cover to cover.  If I can read 'The Help', which is 500 pgs, in 3 days, than surely I can read my 2221 pg bible in 52 weeks... "Come on somebody?!?" (as Pastor O would say :)

You know wassup!!!!

For the last couple of years I've been, inconsistently, following a Proverb and Psalm schedule as follows:

There's 31 Psalms so read what ever today's date is... then...

5 Psalms a day, today is the 1st, so read psalm 1, 31, 61, 91, 121 (just add 30)

By the end of the month I've read all the Proverbs(wisdom) and all the Psalm (praise and prayers)

Because of today's Proverb I know that as long as I obey him, not only is evil not a problem for me, but neither is the FEAR, which is a byproduct of evil. (Prov 1.33) Hallelujah!!!

Found out today in Psalms that as long as I delight in God's ways/laws/word...EVERYTHING I do will prosper.  It says SHALL people, that's a PROMISE :P (Psalms 1.3)  

The Strife of Tongues sounds like gossip and backbiting to me... Psalms 31.20 tells me He SHALL protect us from that too!! Woop!! Woop!!  

Since only our spirits have been reborn and not our flesh, come on somebody, there will be times when we are overwhelmed, but Psalms 61.2 reminds me that Jesus is our rock who is always HIGHER, so wherever we find ourselves in life, we have to call out to Him and HE SHALL take us higher.  I'M A WITNESS!!  

~^~NOISOME PESTILENCE~^~ sounds like something you wanna spray until the can runs out LOL, well it's as bad as it sounds and guess what... He's got us covered on that one too! (Psalms 91.3)   

My bible title's Psalms 121 'God's Sustaining Power '.  The thing that trips me out is, we can sit and think about God all day... and STILL not realize what a wonder He is all by Himself.  Every authority figure on this earth that we know of has to get some sleep.  The LORD... DOES NOT SLEEP... OR SLUMBER!!! Wrap your head around that one LOL :)  Enough said.  I love the Word.  It trully takes me out of my head, which can often be a dangerous place, and takes me so high that I'm looking for Jesus to TAKE ME NOW!!!!  LOL  But He always tells me, 'No not yet, you haven't finished your assignment'.  As long as He walks with me...I'm good♥

♥♥Feeding my spirit more than my flesh. ♥♥
I always read prayerfully
I want His interpretation... not mine
♥♥

I like the idea of reading Old and New Testament at the same time. 

Genesis 1 - I wanna be like the LORD in everything I do in 2012. I want to speak things into existence with the power in my tongue, than once I see it manifest, pronounce it good.  No more speaking death with doubt, fear, little faith. I'm digging deeper, becoming more #ROOTED, I want to see the fruit of 2012 cause I know it's going to be good!!  

Matthew 1- I've never really been good at history when it comes to genealogy, family trees and stuff like that.  But one thing I do understand about all the names is NO ONE can dispute JESUS!!!  Hallelujah!  It's like God was saying, 'Yeah you can miss me with all that Buddha and Muhammad stuff, Jesus was , is and is to come SO TAKE THAT!!!'  LOL  I love it:)  I wonder if Joseph knew Who the Holy Spirit was.  When the angel told him 'for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit', did he know Who the angel was talking about?  I wonder if there was a small part of him that was like, 'Holy who?'.

There will always be storms

chillin'

I'm looking for a picture... I can't remember where I saw it, but there's a HUGE raging storm.  Then there's a tree off to the side.  Then when you look very closely at the tree, you see a tiny bird dangling from a branch over the raging waters.  In the midst of this storm, this bird is chillin.  I'm that bird yall:) 

STAY IN THE WORD

STAY BLESSED

STAY

#ROOTED