mentally bound..poetry
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A collection of Inspirationally poetryTRANSCRIPT
By: Martin A. Bryant
Black Prism Publishing
A Message to Self:
This book is a long time coming, after writing several poems, after publishers several poems, I am
glad finally to go back to my lifelong dream of publishing. Seeing words in print is the biggest
high to me. Back when the journey began in 1999, it actually began in 1982 when on a ribbon
typewriter I created the “neighborhood news”. Print media is far better and satisfying than online
because it’s vintage.
Mentally Bound, Determined by Grace is important because it defines where my pen has been for
the past seven years. It’s not about the applause, it’s not about the open mic circuit, it’s as
Ramsey RIP brother) used to say…it’s about the core. The core of myself is my spirit, a spirit that
possesses many gifts, one of which is inspiration through the written word. If no one sees
anything I write again, I can at least say I inspired myself. God has given me six reasons at least to
be inspired, I must always remember that whenever I have a job to do.
This is a milestone, that MUST turn into a mountain stone, in the manifestation of my writing,
That’s the bottom line cause, I said so.
Sincerely, Lyrically, Spiritually
Martin A. Bryant
All content of this book were conceptualized originally from the mind and soul of Martin A.
Bryant. All poems have been copy-written, from 2005-to the present.
Any permission to copy or duplicate must be agreed upon by the author for Black Prism
Publishing
For any questions, comments, or request [email protected]
© 2010 M.A.B.
Table Of Contents (Poetry)
1. Love
2. More For Me 3. In The Midst Of It All
4. YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW
5. Heaven Hath No Glory Yet A Man Be Reborn
6. Mirror of Self
7. TRUST......LOVE.....UNDERSTANDING
8. God's will......Our Won't
9. Untitled
10. I Want Not
11. "JOURNEYS"
12. "I’m not looking behind me.....My Focus is Pressing and Moving Forward"
13. The worst off you are, The Better you become...
14. Fullness of God
15. FREEDOM
16. The World is not Enough
17. HOW WE STAND
18. MAN
19. MY SISTA'S
20. Break That Yoke
21. Defense wins Championships
22. Less Gossip, More God Talk.......Change Your Speech
23. My spirit, My inner strong-hold on life
24. Don't be scared to fear the Lord
25. LIVE IN PEACE
26. Time to Play the Game, Just Bring It
27. The Struggle....Beat Me If You Can, Survive If God Let's You
28. THIS IS MY CONFESSION, LORD FORGIVE ME, LORD HELP ME
Letters
1. My Letter to Black Men (Just the Beginning Part 1)
2. A Letter to Black Men ( The Apology Letter)
3. The Silent Killer (Domestic Violence)
LOVE
I am not he who opposes me
But Jesus said
love those who oppose
like I have loved thee
For Heaven only knows
the Bible shows
that as we grow as brothers and sisters
our love grows.
God created man in his image and likeness
He said "love one another"
even though some might say "I don't like this"
or that, her or him.....
Love is an internal Spirit
Has to come from within.
Can't love thy neighbor
unless we acknowledge HIM.
For God so love the world he gave his only begotten Son
There's No Greater Love
than that from the Holy One.
Love is the most powerful of the Spirit
Love thy friends as well as your enemies
grab hold of love
ENDEAR IT........
Peace and Love
More For Me
God is more for me than the whole world against....
God is more for me than the whole world against....
Pain my endureth for a night but joy cometh in the morning......
In the midst of the mourning, God smiles on your day
Jesus was crucified, so our lives will be ok....
By his blood
it saves us through the flood,
His flesh, represents us and keeps us out of mess
His body....walked in human form
showing us we can make it through any storm....
He'll bring you through even when the walls are closing in
He'll keep you even when it seems like it's the end......
His grace abounds
He'll put your life on solid ground
Turn to him and be faithful in anything
ask him for everything....
Love, life pursuits of contentment......
Turn to him in humility and sin resentment......
Leave your pride, ego's, proudness, issues at the door
and let Jesus guide you.......you may stumble he won't let your hit the floor.......
What does not kill you makes you stronger
pray long, if necessary pray longer......
Pain may endureth for night, but joy cometh in the morning
in any mourning God will provide a smile......
FOR JESUS IS THE SAME YESTERDAY TODAY AND FOREVER
pain only lasts a little while......
K.E.E.P. the Faith
(Know Everything exists and is Possible)
“For we walk by faith, not by sight" 2 Corinthians 5:7
In The Midst Of It All
God, the unseen but the ever knowing
The spirit, his love ever showing.
He knows what we stand in need of
in peace he sends his dove
Call on him, he'll show you his love.
He gave his only begotten Son
so for a everlasting life, We'd have One....
Put you trust in he
Struggling?,. Strife? I put thy worries to thee,
And I know Jesus watches over me.
He may seems that he's not there when you call him
but he's always there when you need.
When hungry, he will feed.
When thirsty, he will supply for your thirst.....
We have to learn in anything put God First.
WE all go through things
but we must realize
who's the king if kings
WE must accept, through Jesus
we can do all things.........
WE walk by faith, not by sight
For put on the whole armor of God in any fight
And watch......he'll lift you up
and pull you through
It may seem he's not there
But God will be there to rescue you......
We walk by faith, not by sight.....
Jesus lives and will ALWAYS be there
when we call on his might.......
For In The Midst Of It ALL
he knows our struggles
and will answer our call.
Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8)
YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW
YESTERDAY is the past
Along with that was our worries, our struggles, OUR
thoughts of what does the future hold?
"our Memories"
Yesterday is gone like the sunset; the pain may have endureth...
But by God's grace we see......TODAY......
Today is the morning joy came
The day God gave us as a new beginning of hope.
Today either good or bad, God has given us today to change things and make a difference......to
love, to learn, to yearn......to grow......
Today is the present and in the present we can only live as God wants us to live.
TOMORROW,
The door way into forever, for every tomorrow will live
we move another step closer to salvation
for we are on earth alittle while and when we "past into tomorrow"
we are blessed forever.
Yesterday memories carry us into Today's changes for the better....that result into
our "Tomorrow's" reward's
Heaven Hath No Glory Yet A Man Be Reborn
Heaven Hath No Glory Yet A Man Be Reborn
Lets forget about the woman scorn
Let's forget about the closes tattered and torn
I got God on my side,
His clothes of grace are now worn....
It's time to change the way we walk
time to change the way we talk
The devil is a liar
Yet this liar stalks...
Being dipped in the water and seeing salvation
I know that I must give God my dedication...
Being able to reach masses by speaking in tongues
Souls are being saved off of the rungs.
Now is the time that we all must show how
I SHALL NOT WANT
For
My TIME I.S.N.O.W.
IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL
Thru the sinning and the mistakes
WE must repent to the heavenly one
So that our live he won't forsake
And in the midst
while the devil tries to shift us like wheat, and pluck us like corn
Remember
HEAVEN HATH NO GLORY, THAN A MAN AND WOMAN REBORN.
Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high
places"
Mirror of Self
With this all being true
too many of us fight the me that looks like you,
for sister's, sister looks evil at brethren's mate......
brothers killing brethren at too high of a rate.....
They say we are in the last days
so turning your life around it's not too late.
We need to stop fighting and start focusing
and get our lives straight.
The children are suffering for the "example" the adults are setting
I'm not working for the "white man" with that attitude
Where in life are we getting?.....
Own businesses? investments? this should be our mentality
instead of griping, drinking, lottery playing and betting.
We need to let the leaders lead
and if it's God's will for us to follow
Wait until it's your turn to lead take that humility pill
and swallow.
Why kill brethren and ruin two lives, his and yours
Why is sister dissing sister when
when you both can open and close doors
children like "Cain"......
if you are "Able" to kill, before that thought, try God's will
Blood lines get divided..... love have you supplied it.
Don't say everything we tried it
EXEMPLIFY IT.
Flesh gets torn when minds and hearts gets scorn
like baptism in the body and blood
some need to be reborn.
"We are wrestling like Monday/Friday Smack Down
We need to uplift each other instead of putting each other down
For six feet deep is a finality
leave the war to the principality
leave the war to the powers that be
for if six meet and greet
the flesh and blood get along
like the Lord.....taste and see how sweet.
A friend is a brother is a sister is a friend
pray even for your enemies and the fighting to end.
Wrestle not against one another
Call all, your sister and Love thy brother........
TRUST......LOVE.....UNDERSTANDING
Trust in the Lord at all times
for nothing is as hard as it seems
"Love thy neighbor as I have loved you"
Jesus said "this new commandment I give unto you to do"
Now we love but we dislike also
trust is a thing that some don't know.......
Things happen for a reason'
certain things we need to let go.....
but we don't
We let them build up, then they tear us apart,
in part in whole
distrust and showing no love
chokes us like a stranglers glove.
We allow our non-understanding of "it's suppose to happen that way"
instead we lean on I can't stand him/her and that's the last I have to say.
Jesus said "love one another, as I have loved you"...
Put thy trust in God for he knows what we stand in need of
and what we need to do.......
Love is hard to obtain
trust falls sometimes like rain
But put both in the Lord
and thy will sustain
Thy whole self will begin to reign
Find love....find trust in thy fellow woman and man
and be whole AGAIN.....
Matthew 6:10
"Your kingdom come, your WILL be done, on earth as it is in Heaven"
God's will......Our Won't
Thy will be done...is usually our won't
We hear God say do this ...our answer...we want to but don't
We rob ourselves of the blessings
His will we should not be messing
It's when we turn our back of the Will of God
has us the most stressing......
Life is hard enough
going does get tough
struggles might get rough....
realize though this is God's will
The storm He'll keep it still......
God Say's do this.....temptation Say's don't
God say's my will be done.....His will
oft times we don't
hmmmm. God's will......
It makes us stronger it does not kill
What would Jesus do?.....
better question......what would I do?
ask yourself how about you?
To thine own self be true
What makes us stronger ...does not kill
turn your don'ts and won'ts into God's will.
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, Verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he
cannot see the kingdom of God
Heaven Has No Glory, Than A Man Reborn
Reconnected, redirected
re-erected...
He said it, He did it
resurrected
Repent, where thy have went
For us, His Son He Sent
Rebirth, his worth
He's coming back for the earth
Realize, his prize
Recognize
to be reborn, one must be baptized
Rehired
Not retired, He Desired
Us to be Holy Spirit Fired,
Today is the day the Lord has made
He sent his son for our sins to be Repaid
Time to get off this rock
for sin has me trapped and locked,
heart hardly beating
the world has me in shock
All around me and in me is sin
I need to rid myself
of the iniquity within.
I hear the voice of God telling me how to win.
It's the 4th quarter, the 3rd period, the bottom of the 9th
and I literally have nothing left
I hear the voices of angels telling me not to hold my breath
I WALK THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH
they say keep walking
Reverence God, cause the devil keeps stalking
The people need your inspiration…so keep writing and talking
These words hit hard...Lord hear me calling
"What do I need to do…since it seems like I'm falling?
His answer....
"One must endure all the pain and suffering
Through humility, my strength will be buffering
rain will come, and lightning will flash
however I will not leave you nor forsake you,
You don't even have to ask".
I see a vision before me
first I see loaves and fish on the shore
After I eat I start to see more...
I see a cup pouring blood HIS blood in the water
I ask myself should I get in
the voice in me tells me not to tarry or falter....
My body...dirty from sin
I start to get in...I feel cleanse
my eyes start to open their lens...
My clothes filthy, tattered and torn
cleanse by the Spirit
body feels no longer worn
As I begin to see the world different now,
my soul no longer does it mourn.
I leave this message in the sand
HEAVEN HATH NO GLORY LIKE A MAN REBORN!!!!!
Matthew 6:10
"Your kingdom come, your WILL be done, on earth as it is in Heaven"
Philippians 4:11
'Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be
content"
I Want Not
Contentment, no time for resentment
Your sentiment should for on God's settlement...He'll see you through
whatever it is God is there for you.
He'll lift you up...He's all that we've got
Thy mayest stumble but He shall not.
Stand firm.....Stand tall...
be faithful in everything ...give God a call....
His son paid the cost
even though it seems like a loss we never lose
Use God as you construct and Jesus as your tools.....
Be content in good times and in bad
He'll see you to happiness when times make us sad.....
Don't give up for He's the option when all things look like it's coming to an end....
PUT THY TRUST IN THE FATHER
AND HE'LL SEE THAT YOU WIN.........
Psalm 119:105 " Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path"
"JOURNEYS"
You order them, please guide my steps when walking,
Guide, be my light, hear me talking
Protect me when the enemy is stalking.
When in darkness look up for the hook up
keep your head up
God will supply and keep your bread up....
He watches so He sees
in darkness don't be ashamed to fall to thy knees
and ask him please
"let no harm fall down on me"
for Jesus I put all my yoke on thee"
For He's a yoke breaker, burden remover
weight lifter, truth prover...
turn on His word when all hope seems gone
ASK THE LORD
AND HIS LIGHT, HE WILL LEAVE ON...
For He that keeps you from falling
in the struggle in the midnight hour
IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL
Hear me Lord we are calling
He will provide light and sun to help you out
Travel on your path and He'll remove all doubt
But remember
Make sure your path is marked with His will
For
Why gain the whole world, is thy soul and spirit has been killed
Phililpians 3:13-14
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this on thing I do, forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark
for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
"I’m not looking behind me.....My Focus is Pressing and Moving Forward"
The past has happened move over cause its over
My intent is to take one small step toward the future.
God has brought us through it, like He said He would
You thought you couldn't, lean on him
Like you know you should...
I can't, shouldn't be defined....just the words I could.
Push "Pray until something happens"
"PUSH - Prosper Under Spiritual Holiness God keeps us whole
continue on a spiritual roll....up any mountain,
Jesus walks with us and provides thirst like a fountain
He'll carry you through...countless times over
No use counting....
Keep pressing onward and moving forward to that "NEW JERUSALEM”
God and Jesus
Keep using them
The evils of the world
even though some abusing them
God and Jesus
with them at your side, the battles
You'll never be losing them.....
Press on, Move on, Push on,
AND NEVER STOP LONG ENOUGH TO THINK YOU CAN'T WIN..
Revelation 2:7
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that over cometh
will I give to eat the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
The Worst Off You Are, The Better You Become...
Walk that tightrope
With Jesus you can cope
Break that yoke
Become unchoked....
Learn to put thy burdens to the Lord
He will help you on HIS accord
He will cut through your troubles with a sword.
Overcoming means it didn't kill you
Walk by faith
And watch God will you
"thy kingdom come"
Listen as the Spirit says what needs to done
....on earth
Where we need the most worth
for the World is secondary
Put God First.
Listen and let his Spirit guide you
Listen for God He will stand beside you.
He that hath an ear
listen to his word
WAIT
WATCH
ENDURE!
Ephesians 3:19
"And to know love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the
fulness of God.
Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Fullness of God
No matter what,
Be complete with God,
The only power that’s gets the affirmative nod
He is God all by himself
Put your worries, fears and burdens on His shelf
Let no-one overtake his mighty power
Call on him any second, minute, or hour
He will come right on time
He will always be there when you call
Psalms 46:11 reads
"The Lord of Hosts is with us"
Jesus said my name is I AM
and He is IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL...
Become one with the fulness
His anointing, become one
with the power of it's pullness
His spirit is the strength in which we should believe
His love is the power by which we achieve
Become one with the FULNESS OF THE MOST HIGH
Lift him up
and he will
He will keep thee by and by.
Galatians 5:1
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again
with the yoke of bondage.
Ephesians 4:30
And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Philippians 1:28
And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but
to you of salvation, and that of God.
Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.
FREEDOM
God predestined us to be free
rid the mentality of no not me..
Quit letting the he's and she's
have dominion over thee..
The Commandant says though shalt have no other god's before me
yet we submit often time to the demands of the enemy.
We prey on others weaknesses,
instead of praying for their strength,
We prey on their shortcomings
Instead of being prayful of their length.
Not withstanding we hinder each other’s progress
with selfish intent and harm
We should strive for God's freedom
YES THIS IS A CAUSE FOR ALARM
Off in the distance we should grab hold of Salvation's arm
Once again we are slaves in our own minds
YES THIS IS A CAUSE FOR ALARM
Let my people go
Moses said these words to Pharoah.
We need to let go of yesterdays chain
Grab hold of tomorrow reign
cause today’s unchained melodies
is the key when we want to sustain.
Grab hold of freedom
We all need some
Let no one lock your spirit
Let no one lock your mind
THE KEY TO UNLOCK WHAT ENSLAVES YOU
TURN TO JESUS (FREEDOM) HE WILL HELP YOU FIND.
"Whatever you may lose.........ALWAYS KEEP THE FAITH
Psalms 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the
earth.
Colossians 2:20
Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world,why, as though living in the
world,are ye subject to ordinances.
The World is Not Enough
The weather started to get rough
Our hearts and souls seem tossed
Without the grace of God's goodness
The battle seems at a lost
But no battle supersedes the war
For with Jesus as my ally
I can always win and score
Let no man take over and gain victory
For anything in this world stays in this place
For we are here but a little while
But salvation lasts and can't be replaced.
As we may be lost on earth
Always seek answers to salvation
FOR THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
GOD IS OUR TRUE REVELATION.
1 Thessalonians 3:8
For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
HOW WE STAND
The battle is never over
Everyday a new challenge, a new fight
something is bound to happen
but in battle turn to the ultimate captain.
STAND UP
Like Jesus move, we should move just like that
cause we know one day he's coming back.
STAND UP
with God you can achieve
in God you should believe
In sin you should leave
STAND UP
hold you head up, even when it's time to grieve
Philippians 4:13 reads
I can do ALL things through Christ which strengthens me
Nothing beats a failure but a try
He strengthens us to actually do things
not to sit idly by
STAND UP
WOMAN AND MAN UP
FOR GOD I LIVE AND FOR GOD I DIE
STAND UP
GIVE GOD A TRY
1 Timothy 3:4
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity.
(Even though this scripture references a man's yearning to be a deacon, I think it is appropriate
for any man who NEEDS a lesson in maturity and family.
MAN
Yes we were here first
But motto's, cars and money show
We need to obey a different type of thirst.
We are creating this type of struggle, this type of pain
God created us in his image, yet
We ignore our heir to his reign.
The burdens He put on us, we need to man up
and get up
He placed us at the "head" of the household
Men need to fall for this set up
Be FATHER'S to your children
no matter if they are yours by conception
or "adopted" under God's direction
hugging them instead hitting them
consoling them instead cursing them
should be your only interjection
when they get older
they are your reflection
And.....for the sacred sake of love, honor, and obedience
taking care of your woman, should be something done with expedience
If you can lay with her, trying loving her for better or for worse
Like the song writer says PUT THAT WOMAN FIRST....
God put her in your life
To support you as your "wife"
for you are the body, she's the backbone
So you never should walk away and leave her alone.
God gave man the ultimate position.
accept the job, accept the role
and pay that woman and your children more of your attention.
(to many times men let pride be their guide, when men should learn to guide and keep family
close to their side.......for as God made man the head ....a "body" can't survive without that head.
1 Timothy 5:6,13
6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth
13 And withal they learn to be idle,wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but
tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things they ought not.
MY SISTA'S
Stop, drop, and roll
Stop backbiting and fighting
Drop the talking behind each other's back
Cause the struggle for woman without God is hard enough
and roll over a new leaf
Start your morning off with belief
If your "sista" looks good tell her
Quit looking for something to talk about
Quit thinking negative and remove the doubt
If he's in your life stand and shout.
Married woman, take care of the home
too many are leaving husband to roam
Many single woman want to marry
but too many single woman tarry
God created woman as a help mate
too many woman can't accept that roll
"commission" without submission
is like retention without attention
It's like trying to find revelation
without salvation
It's like being caught and almost about to fall
and not looking for God to call.
You woman are the back bone in life
Righteousness is the true path to wife
Feeding off the wrongs of pleasure
The burden will become to much to measure
Sista's you are too valuable of a treasure
Have pride in she
Have pride in woman who looks like thee
for God created woman for beauty
You are what makes the world go round'
place thy feet on solid ground
You are a child bearer
A love endearer
A comforter, A carer
It's not enough air for you all to exhale
someone has to inhale foul air
Don't worry he won't let you choke
With Jesus he will get you there.
Woman you are the center of this universe
Realize God intended man to be first
A Man should feed the children
It's up to you to nourish their thrist.
Nothing beats a strong Godly woman, than a weak ungodly woman.
Don't look unto each other as enemies
Love each other as family.
Hebrews 2:15
...And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
In todays day and age, lets substitute death for failure,
lets substitute death for trying.
Break that yoke
Some are scared to break that yoke
all the while they are still being choked
by earthly smoke...
Still in bondage by the earthly burdens
Let God break that yoke, let him shoulder the load
In order to do this, you can't be worried about the issues, the stress
Put it all on God, he handles it at best
....or he'll give the tools to overcome
Quit asking how come
and ask the Lord How
Quit looking for the early answer
Cause God is coming for you right now.
Listening to the world, knowing the world is not enough
Let God get you going when the going gets rough
Cause anything you are facing
Against the Lord whatever it is, whomever it is
Against God....they ain't that tough.
Jesus was sent to take away our sins
He was sent to save us from earthly death
...are you battling, well it's not over
you struggling, get fighting
Give it all you've got, until you feel you have nothing left
breathless....Jesus was sent to give us breath.
Break that yoke
Let Jesus remove the rope that chokes
Jesus is the true fire
Submit to his smoke.
Put thy burdens to the burden remover, place thy yoke on the yoke breaker
Put all thy troubles on he who is
the life maker.....
Psalms 7:10
My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
Defense wins Championships
IN THE MIDST OF IT ALL
Whom do I call
In the trails, tribulations, and fears
Who will ease my soul, and silence my tears...
When test and struggles come abound
I look to He to carry me to solid ground.
No opposition can overcome God's defense
He's more for us than the whole world against
The enemy can't comprehend A Christian and God's relationship
We just have to be saved, confess and have faith
too win the championship.
No trophy handed out, no awards, or rings given
But, the ultimate reward is eternal living
For the Lord is my everything, whom no-one can overcome
His kingdom come.... Lord.....
THY WILL BE DONE.
Proverbs 6:2
Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of s righteous man is well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked
Less Gossip, More God Talk.......Change Your Speech
SHHH!
Listen to the footprints of Jesus
Shhh!
Listen as Jesus speaks to you
Quit talking so much about those around you
Keep the words of thy neighbor true.
If you don't have anything good to say
Don't say anything at all
If you have something bad to say
Don't give your friends and family a call
Keep it to yourself
Then bury the secret, the news, the GOSSIP, the story
tearing someone down, does not get you glory.
Quit cursing at them kids, show them love from your lips
kind words are one of the building blocks in relationships
just like careful words help win championships.
You get better results from reasoning, than screaming
Jesus spoke of love
hate came from demons.
Embrace loving words....and their meanings
There is nothing like a pleasant "good morning" to start your day
Let’s speak always with goodness
Just not when you have something "good" to say.
May the Lord bless the words from my mouth that comes out
and let me not say things of which brings about doubt.
Change your speech
For from thy mouth, lessons have to be teached
From thy mouth the WORD has to be preached
Proverbs 25:28
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Proverbs 15:13
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
My spirit, My inner strong-hold on life
Lo, we may face many an uphill climb
The spirit to keep climbing
is what we ought to find.
Lo, we may struggle, battle, and sometimes it appears we may lose
but the fight isn't won by the swift
but by he who uses God's tools.
Our spirit places the call God answers...
But ye must want deliverance...
For our spirit should be our guide
and not our hindrance.
For within the holy three
God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit make the trinity
It's in thee
Seek the spirit, for it a strong-hold
Find the spirit and grab hold
The inner spirit.....makes the weak even bold
FIND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD INSIDE YOU
USE IT AS YOUR BUILDING MOLD.
Proverbs 28:14
Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his shall fall into mischief.
Proverbs 31:30
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
Don't be scared to fear the Lord
Fear not, for the Lord is around
Fear not man cause when the going gets tough
he will not be found
Turn to he who places thy feet on solid ground.
Let no man/woman hold rule over you
Do as God wills, to him stay true
Blessed is thee who fears the Lord.
Blessed is thee who does the will, of the higher accord.
The Lord is the only whom we should fear
The Lord is in whom is everywhere
The Lord is thy comfort, thy strength in the fight
Fear He who gave the world light.
For blessed is thee whom in the Lord they fear
Realize, Know, and Believe
Thy Lord is everywhere.
Romans 14:19
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
LIVE IN PEACE
Stop the violence, stop the finger pointing
Peace is waiting for you with an anointing
Love thy neighbor, pray for thy enemy
Pray that both stay a friend to thee.
God don't like ugly nor does He like evil works
hell is no kind of afterlife ....sorry the truth hurts.
Quick to harm
Quick to sound the alarm, even quicker to bite of the hand
and sever the embracing arm.
Make the effort, take the time to do good
Making peace with all, we all should
No sense fighting, and backbiting
that doesn't get your name written in the book....
When it's all said and done
Make sure and take a look....within
Lord examine us outside and in
Have I done my part in extending peace
If not, today my animosity towards others will cease.
May all strife between two cease
and may we all learn to
LIVE IN PEACE.
Philippians 4:11-13
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the
circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have
learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,
whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me.
Time to Play the Game, Just Bring It
Bring the struggle, bring the pain,
Bring the loss, the Lord is my gain,
Bring the drama, bring the tears
The Lord is my refuge he eases my fears,
Bring the hatred bring the enemies
The Lord, I surrender all to thee,
Bring the sorrow, bring the unknown,
I know in the morrow Success in the Lord will be shown.
Bring the trails, bring the tribulation
The Lord and his blessing is room for celebration
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
he brought you to it, the reward of overcoming last longer.
The struggle, like the overcoming
with us in it is the perfect fit,
The struggle, the pain
JUST BRING IT
Job 5:19
He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
The Struggle....Beat Me If You Can, Survive If God Let's You
Here we go again,
Troubles surround thee
But Jesus walks with me
Through it all
He puts us through it, yet he still answers the call.
Don't let the devil win, don't give him the victory
Jesus will carry you through,
Just Know he walks with thee.
The Struggle, is a burden
But Jesus breaks the yoke
Breathe His air, when the struggle tries to choke.
Let no man/woman of God let troubles overtake thee
Know that as many journey's you may walk
Jesus will walk with thee.
The struggle, the pain, the strife,
Beat me if you can, Survive if God's Let's you
He's the God we serve, and he will see you through.
Ephesians 2:8
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God
Psalms 32:7
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about
with songs of deliverance.
THIS IS MY CONFESSION, LORD FORGIVE ME, LORD HELP ME
I come Lord, Humble
Please don't allow me to fumble
She's given me the ball to be the head
Lord
Please don't leave me for dead.
I am failing right now......Help me and lift us up
I reach for your cup.....
Lord please
I am on my knees.....
I need your guidance right now
Please Lord show me how....show us how.
We are striving for a Holy union, and obstacles, after troubles, after trails, are in our way
Lord The devil is after us, help me in this day.
Forgive me of all past wrongs
Lord please change this sad song
WE are striving for happiness and your grace
Lord wipe the tears from my face.
I am weary, life right now is dreary, Lord
I confess all to you
Help us Lord, Help me to stay true.
I am failing God, Please don't allow me to fall
In you,
Forever I call.
My Letter to Black Men
…Just the Beginning Part 1
This is to the brother, the uncle, the father, the husband, the thug, the incarcerated, the free, the
head of household, the basement dweller, the dead-beat, the rich man, the poor man, the
churchgoer, the laymen, the pastor, the non-believer, the son, the friend….the man.
We are at a state in our lives where a lot of things that are going wrong are reflective of our
actions. We first need to go to whatever God we individually believe in and ask for forgiveness.
We also need to ask for direction. A lot of us are driving with no direction. We are impregnating
our society with no erection. We are doing things that are crippling our nation at an alarming
rate; sometimes with no or little regard. We are raping our counterparts without a care, and
killing our children softly every time, one child goes to bed without his/her father in house,
because this “father” is putting someone else to bed at night. A phone call even, goes along way.
We are divided by our beliefs, when we all should be on one accord. We don’t practice things like
religion, love, commitment, because of fear it makes us weak and actually it shows our strength.
We equate sex and money to status and power, thus some need to be sentenced for grand theft
and rape, because we rob our children of intangibles and every time we sleep with a woman
without love in our hearts we take apart of her with us , a part she can never get back. We kill
each other with cold hearted malice for false status and ill regard to human life, yet we all are
descendants of slaves who suffered a fate most couldn’t stomach to watch on TV let alone have
the heart to be next in line.
We need to realize that there is no such thing as the “man” if you are a man yourself. Diddy and
Sean Carter and others are not the select few that can make it. We all need to realize we all have
gifts to make our own opportunities we just don’t see that, we only focus on the end result.
The “un-fathered”, do not use your upbringing as an excuse, use it as motivation. Do not pattern
your life after someone that can not better your life if you meet them or spent time with you.
There is a generational curse that your sons and daughters need you to break. If you were raised
by your mother and you know someone raised by both parents, they are not better than you
because of that. They just have a different story than you…THAT’S ALL. Motivation can/should
come from any situation that appears bad. Good situations should only make you smile, not
relax you; bad situations should motivate and inspire you to become a better person.
We have a black president, So what, some still haven’t changed like he asked. We have a black
president….Good for America, that doesn’t mean we are all entitled. Nothing happens without
God!
Husbands, plain and simple, quit going after what doesn’t complete you. If your name is
husband, God has already supplied ALL your needs. The home is where you find love, not the
hotel. Single brothers, get your business in order, before you lay down with her, every sexual
mate you choose is a potential mother to your child. Those who can’t comprehend this, pull out
before and after the 9 months journey. God made man to head the household, to share a life
with a wife; He did not create us to share a house with a woman, or another man!!!!!
To the deadbeat, the young minded thinker, The coward, The thing that makes you a man is
when you stand up to your responsibilities, if you use the EXCUSE you don’t have it, you will
never have it. Child support is just that, supporting the child. If that is not in your realm of
doable; piss and get off the pot. Let that other MAN take care of her and her children, remove
yourself from the equation. That alone may make you a man, more than your yearning to fight
this man, or hurt this woman. The, if you can’t have her, no-one will phenomenon places you
lower than any convicted abuser. Don’t stick around out of jealously because she moved on….The
child suffers!!!!!
To the criminal minded…You can work for your own, you don’t have to steal. Put the gun down
and fight if you have too, fight for everything you believe in…There are too many hood martyrs
only dying for the hood, No one seems to be dying for their hard work until they come across
you cowardly niggas, and decide to fight back. You emulate what you see on TV, and in the
movies; and your perception is as ignorant as your appearance. Any gangster movie or depiction
you watch, the gangsters/mobsters were all dressed to the tee, in suits and shoes and leather/fur
coats…where in the millennium hood handbook does it read put on clothes 8 sizes to big, hang
your pants of your ass, and look like you stepped off a hobo exhibit?
If you claim the “MAN” is holding you down, then he is, and that’s only because you let him. The
real fight, can be one with your mental prowess, your integrity, and your intellect.
One thought, look into your man mirror, ask yourself…”who am I”?
A letter to Black Men
Part 2 (The Apology Letter)
We are the focal point of the world. We don’t act like it. We should apologize. We should
stand up and apologize for not being more responsible. We leave our children and our
mates on the side of the road called life with reckless abandonment. On our journeys, we
stop walking and we run in the opposite direction. We not only don’t see a “finish line”
Some ignore that one even exists. We blame others and close the door of change,
opportunity, and tomorrow, for what we deem as present glorification. The male ego is
too busy looking for worldly acceptance it can’t stop and look in the mirror and see the
problem staring back at us.
We go out into the world and obtain jobs, not careers, so our foundations are made of
wood at best and not solid concrete. So out sentences begin with phrases like “I would be
able to if”, or” I would be able to support you if”. Just like you can put a hole in a wooden
plank, there is a multitude of holes, in the many excuses of “what would you do”?
We abuse society, we blackened the eye of our mates with things like empty promises,
with events like crime, murder, mayhem. We dwell in the basements of life with our
hands stuck in our pants, are we looking for direction or our erection; either way some of
us don’t have a pot or a window. Yet invite the whole female population over to their
“crib” only for a female’s first step be “down” arguable symbolic of her future.
We should apologize to our fore-mothers, some of us have four mothers…Birth mother,
grandmother, Aunt, Sister. These entities reflect every woman you choose to be-friend,
and be “with” yet, every woman outside of these four have the proclivity to at one point or
another be nicknamed bitch, hoe, trick or tramp, instead of love, or wife. There is a
misnomer that there are no good men in the world…I wonder sometimes if a man started
that out of some guilty admission. In retrospect, We do not need one self help book to
be written, if we don’t stay in school long enough to learn not only how to read but to
comprehend and understand.
The Bible states in all the getting, get understanding. We need to stop right now, and
understand this world is ours to flourish in, not to fail in, not to fall in, and definitely not
to fall in love with the childish things that we encounter . ‘When I was a child I spake as a
child, acted like a child, walk as a child….But when I became a man I put away childish
things.
We need to go back to shaking hands of one another, we need to visit the gravesites of the
fallen. Too many brothers falling at the hands of another for nothing. Two families never
are the same; one family gets buried alive, the other incarcerated either way the lineage is
forcible separated either by glass or the ground. Our children can not dwell on either. A
public apology is In order for the many tattoed tear drops, graffiti walls, flower laid
corner post and streetlights that proved to be the untimely chalk outline of our brethren.
Our “white” blood cells should only be found on our insides not lining the pavement.
An apology is in order regarding whom we choose as mates, whether female or another
male especially the latter, there is nothing natural about two men laying with each other,
or a young “man” primping and posing like a female wearing skinny jeans and makeup.
Equally, there is nothing natural about hopping from bed to bed spreading seeds if you
aren’t going to be around to cultivate and nurture your creation. Every woman you
penetrate, you not only penetrate her women-hood, you penetrate her vessel of life, your
penetrate her heart, and when you leave/run…you tear all that you’ve penetrated and
laced with semen…and when the child is born…they often time don’t “see men”.
Lastly, we need to apologize to God; our creator, whom daily we persecute with our
unbelief. Daily we go against due to selfishness and greed. We rise up against His law and
His will, all the while wondering why things aren’t going like we want them too.
We war against The chosen Man of God, We war against the male boss, both of which
“possess” the attention of our mates. This should be your own personal wake-up call…She
gravitates towards a leader, THIS IS YOUR dance to step up and lead!!!!!
We need to learn how not to be our own worst enemy, all the while learn how not to be
the world’s best friend.
We just have to be, since He’s the Great I AM
© 2010 M.A.B.
The Silent Kill(Her)… Domestic Violence
Every friend hears the screams, but no-one listens to the pain. Blood spills from hand to
hand combat…pours out like rain. The only reach from an umbrella is a woman finally
walking away; or in a lot of situations her body is being carried astray.
What’s the state of love, when the sting of hate creates mutiny?
There is a cowardice running wild in the realm of relationships. Once upon a time a
man’s touch would be the most comforting thing across a woman’s back, on her feet, or
tenderly rubbing her neck. Somewhere though lost in the annuals of L-O-V-E a
substitute came along called a-b-u-s-e!!!!!
How do I hate thee, let me count the ways; Mental, a man will reduce a woman to a self
conscious piece of flesh all for the sake of hunger. This feeds his ego a meal of superiority
all the while she feels inferior. Emotional, a man will make a woman fall in love, only for
him to like, lust, hate another. He will take her heart and use it as target practice for
random indiscretions and broken promises. Even the most timid of male lover knows a
woman seeks love, so the man-ipulator will say I love you only as a trap, in retrospect a
real man will say I love you and mean it. He will use this real love as a key to capture her
treasure; her heart.
Lastly and the way that leads mostly to the grave is physical. Now, it is hard for a woman
to leave, after all fear is a dangerous concept. However NO one should endure hated
hands being thrust upon one’s body with no regard or malice. In recent weeks we have
witnessed quite a few domestic violence instances where lives were taken. If a poll was
given or a study took place we would see that every few seconds or few minutes a woman
is being, abused, beaten, and it’s a shame that a species created carefully by God can be
harmed so much by man.(sounds familiar as this happens with a lot in life).
Sensitivity about the situation, as well as familiarity prevents me from listing cases, so I
continue to reference in “general” however, I am sure everyone knows someone who has
gone though domestic violence or is a product of it. No matter what color, or race you are,
black and blue is not a hue! With that being said…here is an open “letter” first to the
Assailant; God the Father did not create us as man to abuse and “manhandle” our woman.
Any man who takes even a second to put his hands on a woman is no better than the
serpent she is to have enmity with. You are in no way shape form or fashion a man; you
just happen to have your brain hanging down on the inside of your pants instead in your
head. Second to the victim; LEAVE!!!!! You do not deserve this treatment. Emotional,
mental abuse will cripple you; Physical abuse can kill you!!!!! To say God will make a
way…know this fact; faith without works is dead, so is the potential for you to be if you do
not act on your faith and leave.
There are a lot of situations going on in the world today, however if we are attempting to
take back our communities we need to start in our homes. Speaking of which…Fathers of
sons, you can not raise your son to know it is ok to hit a woman, break that curse. If you
grew up watching that, you should go get help, just like you should not “engage” with a
woman if you are not ready to be a father, you should not be with a woman in any capacity
if you have any experience with domestic violence as a youth. Seek ye first the
counseling of a professional, before ye engage with a woman.
I am not going to mention any celebrity instances, because I don’t have too, we don’t have
to go to Hollywood to address this issue. The address of this issue is in our own
backyards…and it’s time we clean house!!!!
Keep your heads up, and YOUR HANDS DOWN!!!!!! Loving a woman is such a beautiful
thing, you need a role model….The loving brother IS NOT hard to find. He’s the guy whom
you won’t let her leave you for!!!!!!
We just have to Be…Because HE’S the GREAT I AM!!!!!!
Martin A. Bryant- I am a writer/poet/author…Most of all Vessel
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