TheRay's Destiny

Photo by Fredrik Öhlander on Unsplash   Gather around and I will tell you about a star I met It was peculiar because this star came to me instead It didn't look unique, but the way it shone was magnificent Illuminatinated so golden, it changed my future by its presence This star led me on a path away from the shoreline On a path that would redeem my time Build me up, laid me down I became a rock Too little faith, a missing ear and I messed up with my walk But every time I turn around this star kept shining Lighting the way, telling me I'm good enough, although my denying One day, I would preach about this Star to the His children and those who aren't I'll tell them about His love that stretches from arm to arm Some said I was loved roughly, but I feel like I was loved more than enough Because the moment He left us, I was more than ready, I was made tough So, listen to my story, I sit with this Star even when His rays were so bright Listen to my story, and I'll tell...

  Dear Heavenly Father,  You are Holy. You are righteous There is no one else that can compare to You Lord, You are love Love is You Father, I confess that I have allowed bitterness and anger to infest my heart I confess that I have allowed selfishness and pride to come into my life But, Lord, I am praying today that I will be release from the bounds of hate That resentment and grudge will be loose from me today Lord, I am asking for Your tender love and grace to step into my heart today That love that can cover all multitudes of sin can fester in my heart today Father, change the way my heart beats.  Let it not beat on negative and hateful views but on the unconditional love of You Let love be in my actions and not just in my words. Lord, please change my heart today. I speak that I would love my enemy today with actions.  I speak that I would love myself with my thoughts. I speak that I would recognize the love You have for me even in the midst of chaos. Lord, You ...

 Hey!  I decided to add an interactive poem!   It is called Who Am I?  Basically, I would write some poems under this same title and you can drop in the comments who you think it is after reading.  Hope you enjoy it! :) Photo by Marcel Strauß on Unsplash The Testimony A story that shows that the word impossible is all a hoax I was born into the bosom of love and the Troas of loss My siblings were present, and my parents passed A trio of love, but how long will one last. Death met with me and only one of us agree But, I had one who adopted me into His family tree. He travels miles too late with only room to cry I was silenced by the kiss of expiry, in white, I lie. But just like the stone, the sting of death was rolled away Words spoken, commanded that I do not lay I'm the evidence that what once was dead can live again I'm proof that dead tissues and ceased organs can mend Wrapped in Buriel clothes I was reborn to the world Now I know my testimony, my stor...

  Dear Heavenly Father, the God of Love.  You are Love!  Your Word says that You are abounding in it.  Your Word speaks of the things You have done for love.  You sent Your only begotten Son.  You died for it.  So, heavenly Father, I am asking for Your love that has been here since the beginning to come and permeate this world.  Lord, let the love for our brothers and sisters come back into our hearts. Let the love for our family and strangers resonate in us.  Let the heart of compassion come to those in our government houses, jail houses, and hospital rooms.  Lord, let empathy reign in the heart chambers of our judges, schools, and establishments.  We cast out hate and bitterness from among us.  Let that not be our first response.  I rebuke deception and mischievousness.  I rebuke lies and manipulation.  I rebuke the spirit of segregation that jealousy and strife bring.  Lord, let us love our neighbors as w...

  I was about to write my Fruit of The Month post, but I had this message burdened on my heart to release to you today.  God loves you and He thinks you're just okay! I was watching this Instagram reel the other day and this pastor was speaking about how a person who smoked was telling him that he wanted to be saved.  He said, "I want to be saved, but I smoke. Do I have to give up smoking?"  The pastor replied, "No"  The man was confused, and he reiterated, "No, I don't think you understand. I smoke pot"  The pastor replied, "You said you wanted to be saved, right?"  The man answered yes and the pastor said great. The man still confused asked again.  "Should I stop smoking because I want to be saved?"  The pastor replied, "No. Just get saved"  Now, I must admit that when the pastor first responded I was confused.  I was like, "Of course, he needs to stop smoking"  But, then the pastor continued and then I und...

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash   May Love be before me.  Let it walk into the room and shadow me.  Let it be my guide, my light. Let it illuminate my path from ever being consumed by the night May love be my strength, my power.  Let it be the resistance for when weakness tries to devour. May love be my teacher, my mentor, my guide  Let it show me how to speak, how to act, and form my thoughts inside May love be my eyes, my vision Let it not be clouded with judgment, but with emphatic precision. May love be my ears and my mouth Let it filter what comes in and what goes out. May love replace my anger, hate, and bitter Let it empty that space and it becomes my well-fitter May love be my first response, my routine reaction Let it be my profile, my biography, my attraction Because when love has its way, it's easier for me to represent Him.  Because when love has its way, it shines brighter and separates sin Then, Love, go ahead and have Your Way Anything...

  It's love week! Happy  Valentine's Day to all of you! Today, I decided to stick to the theme of this week and give you this piece I had written a time back concerning relationships.  Now, if you're a real family of TheRay, you would know that I did have a portion on my Instagram @theraydestinys_ dedicated to relationship quotes and advice, but had slowed down completely.  Okay, I stopped.  But, that's mainly because I don't consider myself a relationship guru or a marriage counselor and I don't want to persuade anyone to think that my words were textbook factual. Even with this post, I want to put a disclaimer out there that I am not a relationship guru or marriage counselor. Please take these words of advice as just advice. If it works for you, then fine, but if not, leave it be. Let's get to it! The Good One, The Right One, and The One. I am sure that every one of us has experienced either one of these in a relationship before.  As I go into defining ea...

 

  I am beginning a new series on the fruits of the spirit. I think that we have all learned about these when we were younger and we may even bypass how important having them is.  I believe that having all of these fruits creates the healthiest and strongest spirit that we can ask for.  It's like collecting all of the infinity stones.  When we hold joy, patience, love, kindness, gentleness, long-suffering, goodness, faithfulness, and peace we create the ideal vessel for God to use.  You can do no wrong when you exercise all of these fruits in your faith walk.  And because I am here to share the good news and to help each of us on this journey to destiny, I want to start this series.  We'll get fruit every month starting from now until August.  Our first fruit that we are taking a big bite of is: Photo by Andrew Seaman on Unsplash In greek, this word translates into Agape.  It means charitable; an intense feeling of deep affection.  I con...