dear beloved,

What this adds up to, then, is this: no more lies, no more pretense. Tell your neighbor the truth. In Christ's body we're all connected to each other, after all. When you lie to others, you end up lying to yourself.

Watch the way you talk. Let nothing foul or dirty come out of your mouth. Say only what helps, each word a gift.

Don't grieve God. Don't break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.

Make a clean break with all cutting, backbiting, profane talk. Be gentle with one another, sensitive. Forgive one another as quickly and thoroughly as God in Christ forgave you.

- excerpts from Ephesians 4 (The Message)

help?

So weary and tired...

"Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary."

Help me wait on YOU.

disgusted

A perverse man stirs up dissension,
and a gossip separates close friends.

- Proverbs 16:28

life's lemons

The last I checked...

I wasn't the one who turned away and stopped smiling.
I wasn't the one who took everything and then gave up.
I wasn't the one who stopped trying.
I wasn't the one who spouted all kinds of unkind words.
I wasn't the one who never bothered to utter the words "I'm sorry".


The last I checked...

I had still faithfully continued to offer a ride back each time.
I gave and I gave, maybe more than I should have.
I tried my hardest but was met with a stone cold wall.
I had only your best interests in mind.
I have lost count of the number of times I have apologised.


I have always mentioned that I hate jumping on the defence, but you're pushing me into a corner. This is not a game. This is not war. And I don't want to battle. Definitely not with you.

I will walk, but only this far. I will stand here a little while. And then one day, with a heavy heart, I will turn around and walk away.

the days

A little more,
a little less...
with each passing day.

But some things still haven't changed.

22

Honour Him and He will honour you.

Have a great one today.

words

I've got my pen.
And a million thoughts in my head.

Now what do I say?