To The All-Time Artist and Editor-In-Chief of all human effort

Here's my best, my most celebrated work of art with my name underneath.

I've done my best to complete my part, but it still looks incomplete.

I have woven all the threads and have embroided my efforts

but all seems loose and bound to fall apart in time.

so I come to you master of all creation, artist of the universe.

I have acquired skills and have poured out my talents

but still, it lacks something, I needs something more:

that divine artistry of your mind and the signature of your anointing.

For whatever you approve of, and whatever you anoint I can present to kings

So tighten all that's loose, cut out what's hanging and adorn it your way.

For you are known for being the creator of all creativity,

you created the greatest of all artworks by your very own word.

Now I know that from your hand comes only a masterpiece

for I myself am a tread in the greatest of all artworks.

So I will sit here and watch as you edit this piece:

thread by thread, color by color until you say it is complete.

I will sing of your loving kindness forever

I will lift my voice high above all that lives

I will forget myself in your presence

and seek to feel your touch as I lift you up in praise

I will not shut my mouth for as long I live

I will not sop praising you for as long as you reign

let no rock say a word of praise to you while I live

for I will not stop lifting you up above all I know

All Praise and honor belongs to you

and my voice will live to give you that!

when you are silent...

What do I do when you are silent...

when my own voice is what I hear

and the enemy gives suggestions on what matters most?

like a rugged sword cutting in deep...dividing flesh into two

I lose my breath in wonder...When your mouth utters no word

and all I have is what you last said.

What do i do when you're not at our meeting place,

when I call on you and you remain silent

and the winds leave me dry and deeply thirsting?

You know your words comfort me...and your voice strengthens me,

but your silence kills me...and my mind yells confusion without ceasing;

the enemy throws at me doubt and fear-filled thoughts;

My own voice destroys me...Lord, I just wanna hear yours:

just a tender whisper...or the sound of your breath

will keep me alive...it's enough to quiet my own voice

and to keep my thoughts upright.

It's like I'm walking in a barren land,

thirst and hunger overwhelming my being.

My soul thirsts for just a droplet of your words...your hand on my shoulder will do.

A moment in your arms will change it all...

one word from your mouth will change my life.

So I wait until you speak...for I will not walk any further without your touch.

Even though all seems so still,...in you I trust....for I know you'll come.

Fashion Weaving..

First piece from my final project in Design class.

My personal favorite!! Inspired by African textile patterns and fashion..........................(+ my wonderful friends Lol)!

Originally in red, black and white Conte' Crayon, on Watercolor Paper.

The brave girl cries too..

Here it is again..

I never thought I'd have to face it again...and yet here is stands before me.

I'm tempted to fear....but I refuse..yet I can't hold back my tears.

It's hard feeling super smart in the art and writing class

and to feel brainless like a scarecrow when numbers come.

It's hard being a person of words and not numbers

in a world of digits, methods and formulas.

so...in moments like this one, I can't help but cry

for it seems like this is the only thing I can't fix.

The brave girl cries too...for she also has her dumb moments

and right now, she's in one of those...

Nov. 19 2009

Your No.1 Fan

When you speak and nobody listens..

when you sing and nobody swings...

when you lend a hand

and receive no thanks...

when absolutely nobody is a fan of any good you do...

remember this:...

you have your no.1 fan!

He cheers at every good deed

and laughs at every joke you tell.

He enjoys your company more than your best friend

and every song you sing He loves.

He appreciates all your efforts of doing good

and listens to every word you say...

even the groans of your heart he knows very well.

If He were human,

posters of you would cover His walls

but since His love is deep,

He's kept you in Him.

He's proven not to get fed up with you

'cause He's been your no.1 fan from your very first day.

So, when you feel alone with nobody who cares...

remember your no.1 fan who's always there

and will always cheer when you have no fan...

and His name is God,...

the one who completely loves EVERYTHING about you.

....WORD.....

Most Christians ask this question: "How do I hear the voice of the Spirit?"

This is what I know concerning this question:

......WORD.........

......WORD.........

......WORD........

The Spirit feeds on the Word...it's His main diet (that comes along with prayer) and therefore if He is not fed by The Word in You...He won't be able to communicate well with you...He might say something but you won't know...'cause you don't know His language....His language is The Word...so what should you do...."EAT UP THE WORD"!!!!!! The Spirit in you wants to rise up...but you prevent Him bey being not Word oriented!!!

......EAT THE WORD.....

......HUNGER FOR THE WORD......

......THIRST FOR THE WORD......

......SPEAK THE WORD......

......THINK THE WORD......

.......MEDITATE ON IT......

NB: TRUST THE WORD (with everything)

.......ACT THE WORD.......

literally ......BE A WORD FREAK.....go crazy with the Word....

and you'll soon feel like the Spirit keeps having conversations with you...and He will be...if you just learn His language.

Everything has to remain connected to its source to funtion...and because you (as a Christian) were born of The Word....then you Really need to be Connected to your source (THE WORD) to function in your walk with God...coz seriously...God wants to literally walk with you....just let Him....learn His language...He can't wait to have a chit chat with you!!!

REMEMBER: The Holy Spirit is exactly like Jesus...that's why He called Him "another counselor"...coz He's just like Him....Loves teaching, leading, loving, strengthening, guiding,...He loves bringing you closer to God...and He will cause you to do things you never thought you could do etc...ask Peter about the "water walking experience" Lol!

John 16:13..

He is "A GENTLEMAN"

Be blessed as you "EAT UP THE WORD"!!!!!!

Taking a Walk

Oh what a joy it is to walk with you...when nobody else is around,

when the world is in total silence and all I can hear is your voice.

Before the break of dawn my heart longs to hear from you

so I walk...

You and I hand in hand,...the road seems so endless.

Time can't help but stop and just watch as our spirits swing in dance.

It's only you and I...the silent conversations...the spontaneous laughter...

the love the fills the heart...and the joy that permeates the air.

Only the stars watch and the darkness testifies

to this sweet communion: a perfect God loving this imperfect human...

love that goes beyond the stains, love that heals the inward pains.

A God who listens to this simple language of mine

and dares to make His language known to my heart.

Oh how I long to walk with you forever...but morning is here...

so you walk me to bed...and when I dose off...you still watch as I sleep.

Until we take a walk again...I just want to say:

I love you.

I have spoken...

I Have spoken...

Yes I have,

and you have felt the heat of these words.

The warmth in your heart

has caused you to think...

and cry... and smile

and shout...

and laugh out loud.

The words I've spoken have given you hope,

given you joy, peace and growth.

I have spoken life into you

and now you bask in the glory of His love.

You no longer tremble in fear at the presence of the Master

for you have heard of His gentleness and kindness.

you've been hit by fire

from these lips of mine.

You have wished to leap for joy

for these words have made you whole.

With this simple amateur vocabulary

my lips have released fire from on high

quenching your dehydrated soul

and awakening the human spirit into full life.

Yes I have spoken

but not my own words

and not my own ideas

but what you hear is the truth that lives and gives life

I have spoken words so high above me

even I don't comprehend.

I have uttered mysteries beyond human understanding

with these simple lips of mine.

With unsophisticated words I have spoken,

and so I pray.

I pray that nothing vile would ever come out of me

that I may forever speak divine words,

words filled with life and not death.

Words that build up and not break down.

I pray that I may learn this language

the language of truth, the words of life

the truth of His word and the depth of His love.

Yes I have spoken

but truly, it is not I that speaks

but someone in me gives me utterance

He has lodged in me His life-giving mysteries

and His words are perfect and true in every way.

So don't fail to listen

for He who speaks through me is greater

than the image you see.

I'm only just a window

so don't look at me...

look through me

and you'll see His glory revealed.

Yes I have spoken

but truly, these words are not mine

so listen without judgement

listen to the words

and connect with their source...

God.

Knowing God..

Face to Face..

How can you know that God is God when you don't want to experience Him being God? He can't just be God to you just because everybody says so. There comes a time when you have to know that for yourself. How do you get to know God face to face...heart to heart? Trials and tribulations. Problems and tests. These may sound too painfully familiar but they are the gateway to truly getting to know God.

See, when you go through trials and tribulations that's when you get to see who your real friends are. That's when you even get to know who you really are: where you are weak and where you are strong. In the same way, when you are in trouble with God in heart, you get to know Him more and know yourself as well. How can you truly know that God is faithful without having to see Him being just that in your life? How can you contend against someone who stands against that when you have never seen God being faithful to you? You can never have a solid foundation to what you say you know if you haven't really experienced it. "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen". Yes, totally true. But faith needs to be applied for it to work. "Faith without works on its own is dead." That means, you have to take that "substance" and put it into work so that it brings results that prove that the unseen is real. Even though you won't see God, He so desires for you to know Him, to know His power, His love and His presence. He wants us to know Him, and to do that, He wants us to tap into Him so we can come into contact with Him.

Our parents' faith is theirs, they have proofs for what they believe in. But do we have our personal experience with God? have we personally wrestled with God? If so, can we point at the wounds that prove that we've seen and touched Him? The Bible tells us that Jacob wrestled with God through the night until dawn and he thigh was injured. Since then He had a scar that proved his encounter with God. Even though the limping might have hurt, Jacob could testify with confidence that he had come into contact with God. That doesn't have to imply that you have to see God in flesh but you can see Him spiritually by having your spirit deeply confirm that you know Him. The pains we endure in our lives are the chances that God gives us so we can see Him. trials are the moment when we should really get excited because God then comes to show us who He really is to us. In the times when you don't know what to do, He wants to come in and be God, be the one who knows the way out of any situation.

John says " We proclaim to you what we have heard and seen, so that you also may have fellowship with us..." 1John1:3. What do you proclaim? Do you proclaim what you've heard people proclaim? Can you testify to what you proclaim? If you know you have nothing to say that is a testimony to who God is in your life, there's still a chance. You can experience God! Oh How He wants us to allow Him to show Himself to us! He desires more than anything to become so real to us such that we can testify with confidence and no doubts. He wants us to know Him face to face, and that only comes through a heart that seeks Him truly. When you seek God deeply and truly, He never ceases to stop revealing Himself to you. He gives you the desires of your heart just like He promised.

So, won't you allow yourself to experience God for who He really is today? He'll be waiting until you are ready to go deeper into Him.