Fire Mission

It is written,
"My God is a consuming fire."
His flame purifies the mire
to reveal the sins that are hidden.

I can feel His heat
radiating brighter than light
I turn my face to the left & right
trying to withstand and not retreat

My heart cries out,
"Lord, it is too much!
I can't handle your touch;
the earth of my soul is in drought."

But my God swells
hotter and hotter
testing, testing, testing...

As the kiln burns hotter
refining impurities like glass,
my God puts to task
the firing of His daughter.

He is a Blacksmith
weilding precise tools.
And though they seem painful & cruel,
it is Love that guides His wrist.

And I can see the final vision
reflected in His eyes
showing me the why
of this Fire Mission.

The Wind

The Wind gusts outside my window tonight
it seems furious & fearful
pushing against the glass
as I burrow beneath the covers.

Though the night is dark
The Wind does not blow for the wicked;
It roars for the righteous.
Like Acts 4, The Wind trumpets the entrance of the Holy Ghost
Stirring the passion of saints.

For the child of God has received the breath of God
walking, running
breathing in deeply
the living breath of Yahweh
exhaling the life that is in the Son
exclaiming, "life forevermore!"

So I do not fear The Wind;
I welcome The Wind.
I turn my face to the North and South,
and cry "Come!"
Come surround, encircle me.
Go before me and behind me
As a shield of powerful anointing.

The Wind stirs the water;
It bears witness to the Blood.
It blows where it wishes,
and I hear the sound of it
this night.

Like Washington's Army

I can feel it coming
Like the trembling of the earth
under the marching boots of an army on the move
Still waters quiver
Birds hold their songs
Little creatures take cover
The silence crescendos
Nature holds its breath

Are the hairs on your neck standing on end?
Does your heart pound in your ears?
Do you hold your breath with Creation?

Listen:
Almighty God is poised to pounce!

Position yourself
Fall into line
Wait for the Commander's signal
To follow Him to Victory!

It seems a little hard to get into the flow of a blog. I've been sitting here staring at the blank post page wondering exactly how to get started. In fact, I've started with a couple of different introductions and they all seem a little trite. What's the theme? Where do I want to go with this? What's the point? To be honest, part of the reason is because "everybody's doing it" and since myspace seems to get smuttier, I thought I'd join the ranks of "bloggers."
And just like everyone else I'm sure, I thought it'd be a fun place to post my thoughts, poetry, and cultural commentary.

So what's the theme?: Ephesians 3:17 says, "being rooted and ground in love..." That's my personal vision. I want to be rooted & grounded in love. Rooted in the love of Jesus as I am learning more & more of the depths and passion of His love--but what you learn intellectually sometimes takes a lot more to take root in your heart & soul. And as the roots go deeper and strengthen, I want love to be the fruit of my life.
So that's my theme. To be edited and expanded, I'm sure.

Where do I want to go with this?: Crazy. Wanna come along? (ha ha--old family joke) Who knows where it will end up eventually. The adventure is in the journey... But my secret dream is to be published, so I am hoping that I can take and develop these posts into something worthy to be bound together in a book. Feel free to post comments and edits to help me along...

And what's the point? To spread the love of course. Why not? What the world needs now is love, sweet love...

Tryin it out

Just for fun, I thought I'd put together a personal blogspot. I always have ideas turning around in my head of creative ways to express myself and this seems to be a fun way to share what I have...Stay tuned for more...