"Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think." - La Bruyere

"Life is a burden for the non-believer, and a gift for the saved." - Erron R. Johnson

Indigo Blues

There's a midnight blue with a violet hue, a darkening comfort, that's majestically cool...

Whomever thought that the blues could have a positive view? An essence of royalty in the undertones it exudes...

A work of art in it's own right, created by the King, carefully composed, fit for a Queen...

A color of intuition, perception, and higher mind, a personality of compassion, serving to mankind...

A virtuous wife, for what man can find? The answer is simply before these eyes of mine...

It's said that a man knows his wife when he sees her. Upon the revelation, his aim is to please her...

She'll see what he sees, by God they shall know, they'll make their covenant as He has, in the clouds with the bow...

That he may Love her, honor her, that she be cherished and adored, that he may share with her the agape Love of the Lord...

There's no hint of disrespect, only peace and joy untold, a husband and helpmeet, to have and to hold...

I know you... So I welcome these Indigo Blues...

The Awakening

I awoke to behold natural beauty in a state of rest. Your eyes closed, you're asleep, taking sweet, simple breaths.

I envisioned this day, yet never imagined it would come. That you and I, would be us, we twain would be one.

All that I have is yours, within and without, for I trust you undoubtedly with holding my heart.

Not wanting to startle you, I draw nearer to hold you. My arm wrapped around you,  I'm grateful that I've found you.

Of course you could model Victoria's Secret, yet you represent Virtuous Women, unashamed of God's gifts.

Your curves discourage the enemy's advances. Our prayers cover one another, we're taking no chances.

This love that we share is from Heaven above, we're equally yoked, were on one accord.

You're all that I've prayed for, and more than I've missed. It's time I awake you, embrace you with a kiss...

But wait... It was all a dream, for I woke up alone... This time. - Erron R. Johnson

Lesson for Life: Let God Choose for You

Lesson for Life: LET GOD CHOOSE FOR YOU

"And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.... And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man. And Adam said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed." - Genesis 2:18, 20-25

This one hits home for me... Not only had I heard from God, but I'd later been told by prophecy, that my ex would be my wife. However, in spite of our personal hopes, dreams & visions, and although God may give us a Word, concerning various things, it's HIGHLY possible, and VERY easy for us to walk out of His will, thus altering the path of our lives. In my case, a woman that I'd met at a church, once a very loving individual, over time became a church-going, hearer, yet not a doer of the Word, she refused to pray for us as a couple, became demeaning, degrading and hard-hearted toward me, lover of material things, disputer & rejector of the Word, literally stating, "I don't care what God say, I'mma do what I wanna do, and say what I wanna say." And that was AFTER He'd spake to my spirit, reaffirming & confirming multiple times that we were unequally yoked, and I was still trying to "make it work," knowing she "was" a better person. Til' this day, she remains an aspiring author, always advising on family & relationships, yet currently seeing a married man, smh... That's truly being a hypocrite. But because she changed, His plan & His will changed. In short, though our dreams/visions, and even God's may remain the same, the other party HAS TO BE willing, and obedient to Him. Although they may at heart, be believers in Christ, and know the Word, keep in mind that God is no respecter of persons, and that above all, He loves His children, and says, it is better that one hang a millstone around his neck, and be cast into the sea, than to hurt one of His little ones. In short, He doesn't want us with anyone that doesn't treat us right, and love us wholeheartedly... We must abandon our fleshly desires and seek His guidance, seek His peace, and seek His will. Ignore the outside, look inwardly, and listen to His voice. Let God make the choice for us, and follow His instructions.

"After you have suffered a little while, He will restore..."

Some struggle is inevitable... No one is promised a life which is free from pain, sorrow or grief. It does not mean that anyone walks through these things alone. Have faith and know that all suffering is temporary.

"In the same way, you younger men must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, serve each other in humility, for “God opposes the proud but favors the humble.” So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are. In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support, and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation. All power to Him forever! Amen." - 1 Peter 5:8-11 (NLT)

Just Thinking...

Just thinking... I'm nowhere near, nor in this world will I ever be perfect. I have flaws, faults, and have erred many times. I may not be the smartest, wisest, most talented, nor the most handsome man ever to walk the earth, and I've definitely made some major mistakes. But by the grace of God, I'm still here, still living, learning, and growing in faith and knowledge of the Word, the Good News of the Gospel of Christ each day. Though I've made many wrong choices/decisions in my life, I can say that from a youth, I made the Right choice, in choosing Christ as my Lord and savior, choosing to believe God's Word, and in spite of my rebellion in my adolescence and adulthood, I chose the savior that would restore me unto Him, forgiving me for my sins, and using me as a willing vessel to proclaim the Gospel. And He can do the same for you if you're willing... On that note, I can surely say without a shadow of a doubt, if I know nothing else, I know Jesus. And I know love...

"Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. All who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. We love each other because he loved us first. If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their Christian brothers and sisters." - 1 John 4:7-21 (NLT)

Just Like You...

"Yes, you who trust him recognize the honor God has given him. But for those who reject him, “The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone.” And, “He is the stone that makes people stumble, the rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they do not obey God’s word, and so they meet the fate that was planned for them. But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests,  a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. “Once you had no identity as a people; now you are God’s people. Once you received no mercy; now you have received God’s mercy.” - 1 Peter 2:7-9 (NLT)

To everyone who's ever been told, "You're just like (whomever)..." By the grace of God, I'm here to tell you that according to scripture, that's clearly not the case. YOU are more than a conqueror. YOU are a unique individual.  YOU are fearfully and wonderfully made. YOU are the head, and NOT the tail. YOU are above and NOT beneath. YOU are the the salt of the earth. YOU are blessed and Highly favored. Truthfully... YOU are just like YOU.

The Message or the Messenger... Which Do You Hear?

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." - 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Amazingly, yet not surprisingly, it's something how some believers, Christians, "church people," become offended by, or biased against the written Word, the scripture. Let me be clear, I'm not referring to the the Pastor's sermon as a whole, his commentary, neither his points made in delivering his message, but simply to the scripture alone. I've noticed people get up and walk out church at any given time when certain scriptures are read. Namely those which refer to adultery, tithing/giving, the love of money, and nowadays especially sexual immorality/inordinate affection,, (homosexuality/lesbianism,) being an abomination unto God. Now it's one thing if the minister/speaker just outright condemns everybody to hell every week of his own volition, and quite another to preach the written Word, the Truth of the Gospel, the Good News of Salvation, that we've all sinned and come short of the glory of God, yet there is hope. That "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. THOUGH HE FALL, HE SHALL NOT BE UTTERLY CAST DOWN; For the Lord upholds him with His hand." That once we're saved and put on Christ, we're new creatures, that we're given a clean slate every day, "for the Lord's tender mercies are new every morning," That "there is no temptation that has overtaken you... that God has not already provided a way of escape." That there's forgiveness, there's mercy, there's grace, that "there is now therefore NO CONDEMNATION such as to THOSE WHO ARE IN CHRIST JESUS, WHO WALK NOT AFTER THE FLESH, BUT AFTER THE SPIRIT."... The God's honest truth, according to scripture, is that WE MUST RESIST the devil. WE MUST bring the flesh under subjection. WE CANNOT continue to dwell, live & daily wallow in blatant sin, clearly doing the opposite of what the Word says, and keep asking God to forgive us everyday. It's written that the people of Sodom & Gomorrah did MANY wicked things aside from same-sex relations & sex with animals, and for that cause God gave them over to a reprobate (sinful, Godless,) mind, and His Word hasn't changed. Just as Jesus Christ, whom is the Word of God, is the same today, yesterday, and forevermore." Is it that we love the things we do more than we love God, because that's what it seems to say to Him. It's like a person saying, "God, I don't care what your Word says, I ain't ready to live right, I ain't ready to submit to you. I don't want your love, peace, joy and abundant overflow of blessings for being obedient. So I'm gonna do what I wanna do, & I'll holla at You later. I love me more than I love You."... Now that my friends is pretty much a bullet train to hell, lest we repent & change our ways. The bottom line is that WE MUST CHANGE, and do our best to live & walk

Right, loving God... But what are you listening to that offends you?... The messenger, or the Message? Jesus said, "If you love Me, keep my commandments." He also said the following...

"Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’ But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’" - Matt. 7:21-23 (NLT)... I pray we all make the Right choice.

To My "Good Thing;" My Helpmeet...

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church." - Eph. 5:25... "Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them." - Col. 3:19

I can't promise things will be perfect. neither can I promise you that each & every day, or every moment that we're together will be joyful, peaceful, and just as nice and quaint as if it were in a movie or soap opera. For in this world, life is unscripted, and in relationships, there are bound to eventually be arguments, (which I attempt to avoid,) and disagreements. Yet I'm aware it's impossible for us to agree on everything, for we're individuals, with varying points of view. Yet i can promise you that I'll never lay a hand on you in attempt to hurt or harm you.

I can't promise that won't look at another woman, thinking she may be attractive, because I'm a man, I'm not gay, and I have eyes. But I can promise you that I won't stare, for in my heart, mind and soul, you're my blessing from God, and that makes you the most beautiful woman in the world.

I can't promise that I can get everything you want, need & desire, at the time, or moment you want, need or desire it. Yet I'm willing to work hard to provide for the both us, and it's not only my duty, but my pleasure to place your needs before my own, and our child's/children's needs before both our own, including any and all children you possibly may have prior to us being together. I promise to bring them up in the way that they should go, in the fear, admonition and knowledge of the Lord.

I can promise you that like Jesus, I will never leave you nor forsake you. I'll always be that unbiased, listening ear, comforting arm and shoulder to cry on. I'm not a whorish, neither adulterous man, so I can promise you that I'll never cheat on you, and I won't find you unattractive if you gain a little, or a lot of weight, time brings about changes. I can promise you that I'll ALWAYS KEEP GOD FIRST in all of our relationships, family, marriage and otherwise. I promise that I'll always be truthful, open and honest with you, for communication is vital, although there are times that the truth may hurt deeply, I expect you to be that same way with me.

There's much more, for just as many articles, books, and magazines, and novels there are on love, relationships and romance, I could go on and on, but all I'm saying is that I promise to love you the way God intended me to love you, His Book being the most important of all... I promise to love you, more than my own body, just as Christ loves the church.

Pride & Humility

Thinking... Some people don't have what they want, because they ask/demand God to supply what they feel they deserve... Unfortunately, they fail to realize that He's already gracefully & mercifully blessed them with more than what they need... It is written, "Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall. Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud. Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful." - Proverbs 16:18-20 (NLT)

"In the same way, you younger men must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, serve each other in humility, for “God opposes the proud but favors the humble.” So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering you are. In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power to him forever! Amen." - 1 Peter 5:5-11 (NLT)