Daily Bible Verse

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Radical, Reckless and Inclusive

Image may contain: possible text that says 'James 4:14... Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth. away.'

Thought for today:

Good morning kings and queens,

I've been reading and doing a workbook study from the book Crazy Love by Rev. Francis Chan; I can't tell you how transforming this book is. I consistently talk about love and urge that we engage in the practice of loving one another...but I know I fall short in discussing the definition, depth, spans and magnitude of what it means to love.

Today's workbook focus is on the things that distract form it...
This passage (James 4:13-17) is about how we believe we always have time....read it and sit with it for a moment.

In this passage James is warning us about "future tripping" and calls for us to practice mindfulness. The passage also calls for us to make note of the fact that "unless the Lord builds a house, those who build labor in vain (Psalm 127) meaning that God should always be in our planning; a thought that is also supported by "seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you (Matthew 6:33).

If God is in you plans you can always refer and defer to Him when you get confused, when you get stressed, when you get discouraged or when you lose sight of the initial plan and purpose.

Kings and queens, if God be for you and with you NOTHING can come against you...and if you are with and in God you will have a love that is boldly and recklessly inclusive of all....don't let another moment go by without you tapping into the source of love. Love of God is the source of love for self and others ~ KB

Saturday, May 9, 2020

Speak Lord



Image may contain: possible text that says 'IF SPEAK IN THE TONGUES OF MEN OR OF ANGELS BUT DO NOT HAVE LOVE AM ONLY A RESOUNDING GONG OR CLANGING CYMBAL. Corinthians 13:1'



Good Morning beautiful souls,
I’m going to preach a little bit; I hope you will provide me with the courtesy of reading the message. I don’t know who needs to hear it but I can guarantee you that it needs to be preached; not just for myself. I used the word “preached” because I am going to bolster my position with scripture. I know that some folks do not like religious dogma and doctrine; I personally do not care for organized religion because of some of the atrocities committed and justified by humans invoking God’s name
Man, can I say what a week!!! I mean this not in a good way.  Strange how when you begin to focus on and begin taking actions toward the things that you NEED to do…your passion and your purpose, you immediately come under spiritual attack.
1 Peter 5:8   Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
With this preface into my week, my mind went to the scripture. Some of you may know the song “I go to the rock” this has been my practice for a goodly number of years. I had no particular passage of scripture in mind to calm myself and to detoxify from my week  I just began reading my book Crazy Love and began  the accompanying workbook exercise.  It was during this time my mind momentarily took me from my workbook to a passage of scripture in Mark 5:1-20
Mark 5:1-20 New International Version (NIV)
5 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7 He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!” 8 For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
9 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” 10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside. 12 The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.” 13 He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were
afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man—and told about the pigs as well. 17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. 19 Jesus did not let him, but said, “Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.

This passage came to life for me for so many reasons…first, the encounters with the contrary spirit (I can’t definitively say anything about impurity of that spirit documented but I can address my choice of words “contrary” not to say one thing is right and the other thing is wrong but to say that the particular spirit sought to elevate itself without empathy, compassion or love; I hope that makes sense.. I fully understand that there are situations and circumstances that prompt our actions and no one knows what battles people are fighting unless they tell you. The problem may be clearly visible but just because it looks like something you recognize doesn’t mean that it’s necessarily that thing (salt looks like sugar, ya feel me?) but based on this scripture, I want you to note the fact that this “spirit” lives in the tombs. Juxtapose this to everyday life…every single day we compromise something in our beliefs to dwell among the dead; gossip, white lies, omissions, remaining silent in the presence of wrong, etc…and before you come for me, note the fact that I said WE! This spirit was comfortable with the dead! and being in the presence of things that cannot bring life.
The second thing that spoke to me was the fact that the spirit KNEW that its life was off kilter, howling in affliction day and night, breaking man’s attempts to contain, cutting itself. The spirit ran to God but then again spoke of its internal conflict, knowing that its life was not quite right. The spirit asked to not be put out of the area and not to be tortured (basically saying I’m not comfortable in my discontent but afraid of change because it’s an unknown) The spirit asked to be sent into the pigs (coincidence? Unfamiliar with the perception of the animal?)
There was no torture; there was no over the top action; there was no massive throng of people. The spirit asked something of God; God spoke and His action took place noting the spirits request. God spoke in love. God spoke in authority and a life was changed. The end
What’s my point…speak in a way that you wish to be spoken to, speak in love, and know that 1 can conquer a legion

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Cognitive Dissonance

Image may contain: possible text that says 'To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength. -Criss Jami POSITIVEATMUSPHERE.COM'

Thought for today :
Good morning beautiful people,

I saw this quote and I just knew I had to share it. Why? you ask.
I'm sharing it because I am thinking about how many people are living in fear because they're living out someone else's expectations or projected pain...both provide trauma for the person trying to live.
I feel for the folks who spend their lives unfulfilled. I say unfulfilled because they're the living conduit for someone's else's dream or the societal "this is how it should be".

What if I told you that living this way is definitely not living....it's a path to cognitive dissonance; a mental flagellation that steals the essence of joy. Oh! you can and will have moments of happiness but NEVER joy... What's the difference, you ask...happiness is dependent upon situations and circumstances...joy comes from within and I dare say it is conjoined with the soul... How does what I'm saying relate to the quote? Well I'm glad you asked...

I just want to say...until you spend some time with you, healing and doing self work, not that superficial surface clean when unexpected company shows up but that Marie Kondo clean where you examine and test the source of your joy cleaning, you will continue to engage in unhealthy patterns and cycles of behavior. Until you make a commitment to to work by the second, minute, hour and day fighting for you healing, awareness and actualization you will remain a perpetual crash test dummy for more trauma. Trusting untrustworthy people to cover your vulnerabilities knowing full well that they see an opportunity to exploit them (cognitive dissonance)


Y'all know I used to work with a crew of DJ's back in the day and I live and love my music....
Today I challenge you to enhance the soundtrack of your life by adding two songs : 1st You Got to Live and Learn 2nd Praying and Believing ~ KB


Dishonest Honesty

Image may contain: one or more people and outdoor, possible text that says 'there's a difference between having a real relationship and just being together because that's all you're used to. there's a difference between meaning your "i love yous" and just saying them every night because "that's what you do". there's a difference between being together and wanting to be together. it's a relationship, not a routine.'  Image may contain: possible text that says 'TODAY'S RELATIONSHIPS: YOU CAN TOUCH EACH OTHER, BUT NOT EACH OTHER'S PHONES.'

Thought for today:
Good morning beautiful kings and queens.

First let me say don't let the photos misrepresent the message. My message is a very simple one...the difference between being private and being deceptive is your intent. Read that again if you need to..
We love to delude ourselves by telling our spirits that something is no ones business...but never ask ourselves the question of why certain information is a secret... this is because we already know that there is a heavy cost hanging on our actions whether it be a form of self harm or a harm to others....truth be told it's ALWAYS BOTH!!!

I'm reminded of the Teddy Pendergrass song...Life Is a Circle...the lyrics say:
The evil that you do
Is coming back to you
The lies that you told
Will put a mark on your soul
If you just aim fair
You'll get more out of people
You'll be rewarded with love
Sweet love, rewarded with love
Say you've got to treat everybody like you treat yourself
You can't love nobody until you love yourself.

We spend an extra-ordinate amount of time talking about karma, wishing bad for others under the guise of metaphysical energy...what about our own for deceit?
What is your intent and does it leave your soul content?


Monday, May 4, 2020

If I have not love....

Image may contain: 1 person, text   Image may contain: possible text that says 'Faults are thick where love is thin.'  Image may contain: possible text that says 'It's not love that you're afraid of. It's the fear that everyone else is just like the last person who destroyed you.'  Image may contain: possible text that says 'I love you neither with my heart Nor with my mind. My heart might stop My mind can forget. I love you with my soul because My soul never stops Or forgets. Rumi'
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Thought for today:
Good morning beautiful kings and queens,

Let me begin by asking the question, have you ever read something that causes a light to go on in your head and heart and you're immediately flooded with both insight and emotion? I had one of those moments this morning.

The word love means so much to me....there's the seminary words in Greek eros, phileo, agape, storge which I have studied and have a rudimentary working knowledge of; I say rudimentary because the definition is ever evolving.....then there's my life experiences with the word and how I physically act on my knowledge and understanding of the word.

My "a ha!!" moment today was in reading a few memes and then looking at one of my favorite passages of scripture 1 Corinthians 13 and the deep conviction that we as a people have really gotten away from the core of this message - hence my many memes.

We have accepted the generic , low quality, knock off imitation essence of love. I say essence because we've grown very very comfortable with less than. We've gotten too familiar sharing our spirits with the things that devalue it and it's because we do not know the value of it....
in 1 Corinthians the words that stand out for me are an admonishment of how we're living "IF I HAVE NOT LOVE"

I had the Boondock's pause" Am I living in vain? What am I accepting and giving as love? Am I adhering to God's standard? What enhances or defiles my temple?

Don't be afraid of these question because it's never too late to change your answers ~ KB

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

You say you want a revolution

Image may contain: possible text that says 'Recognized that 'unlearning' is the highest form of 'learning'. RUMI H.H'



Thought for today:
A most gracious good morning good people,

I love, love, love this pic!!!

Unlearning is critical in true evolution . Unlearning is critical in true revolution..
Just waxing poetic to remind you that education happens when we challenge the constructs of the arcane and antiquated. Unlearning is the Sims and Farmville of the soul and the psyche.

Ok, I'm getting too abstract for some of y'all...allow me to break it down like it needs to be broken...
Our minds, bodies and spirits hold on to information feeds because we are programmed with the messages it's tradition, it's considered normative, society demands it or someone projected upon us. Holding on to these feeds don't necessarily make them good, true or valid to and for YOU!!!

I like to use the "fruitcake" example. There are some family's that pass the recipe for this jellied, fruit laden, dense log of a cake from generation to generation with the preface "this recipe has been in our family for years" and for most of us, it tastes like it has....the only way to consume this brick is either you or the cake has to be drenched in rum..... I'm saying all this to say that just because it's considered "tradition" doesn't make it right or good!

I get both heartbroken and angry when I encounter people holding on to and trying to live a truth that is NOT theirs!!! Doing so creates a dichotomy that strangles a spirit.

John 10:10 (NIV)
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Who or what is your thief? How are you living in abundance when you're not whole?
Here are two quotes that I hope you'll give ear and heart to today:
"Here’s to all the freaks, the weirdos, the malcontents and contrarians, the warriors for justice, the seekers of hard truths, the beatniks with bass beats. Here’s to the artists who question everything and in turn force us to question our world and ourselves." ~ Brandon Wardell

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. ~ Steve Jobs

We're not cookies, so why are you trying to live a cookie cutter life? BE YOU!!!! ~ KB

Monday, April 27, 2020

The practice of people pleasing

Image may contain: one or more people and text  Image may contain: possible text that says 'I learned soon enough that God called us to be people-lovers not people-pleasers. We can have the power to love people without becoming slave to their opinions and behaviors. Boundaries are your responsibility. At some point us people-pleasers must set the tone for how we should be 2 and the direction in which WE are called. -Brittney Moses'
Image may contain: possible text that says 'If you never heal from what hurt you, then you'll bleed on people who did not cut you. NotSalmon.com'  Image may contain: possible text that says 'Sometimes the grass is greener on the other side because it's fake.'
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Thought for today:
Good morning kings and queens,
I start this Monday off deep in thought....

I saw the pic about the greener grass and began to think about how many of us act in cursory and scripted behavior patterns that are rooted in trauma rather than altruism. I then thought about how these patterns of behavior NEVER lead to joy and happiness and how they rob us of the beauty and the purity of/in love.

Our scripted behaviors make us caricatures and automatons living out the plans of others. Our scripted behaviors convince us that we're real when we're actually acting out a fear response that continue to batter our souls and steals our authenticity. Our scripted behaviors redirect our focus from our healing by creating diversionary "emergencies" that are actually visits to "trauma fires"

Begin your healing process by looking to who God says you are rather than what people say and manipulate you into believing. Begin your healing by taking a journey into your soul...with the belief that you are wonderfully made Psalm 139:14. Begin your healing knowing that God made you in love and that you are unique and that your uniqueness has a place in this world.


Truth is that you don't have to hide or be ashamed of anything that makes you, YOU!!!! 

KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOVED!!!! ~KB