Sunday, April 13, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Up Close and Personal
Last night I came away from women’s ministry empowered, provoked, exposed and challenged. God got up close and personal with us and the magnifying glass was placed on our hearts exposing our issues, fears, triumphs, hopes and dreams. What a sight to behold! We were amazed at what we saw and also shocked at the things we saw in our own hearts.
We gathered together as women of different nationalities, women of different age, of different walks of life and women of different faith levels. Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends. A kaleidoscope of diversity in every sense of the word, yet when sat together and shared on the things that pressed, weighed and were carried in our hearts the differences dissolved away as we realised that these things are carried by all women and are the concerns, issues and hopes of women universally.
Examples that came up included a desire for adventure, a desire to be closer to God and to know his plans for our life, a desire for the welfare and salvation of family, a desire to be intimate and close to God. Some of the things that seemed to be clogging up the arteries of our hearts and if left unattended would lead to cardiac arrest included: fear, insecurity, worry, anger, and unforgiveness.
We were challenged to purge the negative things that dwelled within our hearts that came out of experience, out of situation, out of the wrong things spoken over us as children and were challenged to see ourselves the way God see’s us. We were challenged to change our perspective by adopting God’s perspective.
We were all created fearfully and wonderfully and before experience and situation came in and altered our view on ourselves and the world we were already fashioned into women of influence and were created for destiny and purpose. We were challenged to reacquaint ourselves with that woman and throw out the things in our hearts that kept us from being that “ultimate woman God has created us to be”.
I looked around the room and marvelled as these women readily ripped open their chests and let the open heart surgery begin. Women were allowing themselves to be broken and as we left we were challenged to continue to allow this breaking to occur so that God could give us a new heart and a new spirit….HIS.
Ezekiel 36:26, 27
26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
20that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.
We gathered together as women of different nationalities, women of different age, of different walks of life and women of different faith levels. Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends. A kaleidoscope of diversity in every sense of the word, yet when sat together and shared on the things that pressed, weighed and were carried in our hearts the differences dissolved away as we realised that these things are carried by all women and are the concerns, issues and hopes of women universally.
Examples that came up included a desire for adventure, a desire to be closer to God and to know his plans for our life, a desire for the welfare and salvation of family, a desire to be intimate and close to God. Some of the things that seemed to be clogging up the arteries of our hearts and if left unattended would lead to cardiac arrest included: fear, insecurity, worry, anger, and unforgiveness.
We were challenged to purge the negative things that dwelled within our hearts that came out of experience, out of situation, out of the wrong things spoken over us as children and were challenged to see ourselves the way God see’s us. We were challenged to change our perspective by adopting God’s perspective.
We were all created fearfully and wonderfully and before experience and situation came in and altered our view on ourselves and the world we were already fashioned into women of influence and were created for destiny and purpose. We were challenged to reacquaint ourselves with that woman and throw out the things in our hearts that kept us from being that “ultimate woman God has created us to be”.
I looked around the room and marvelled as these women readily ripped open their chests and let the open heart surgery begin. Women were allowing themselves to be broken and as we left we were challenged to continue to allow this breaking to occur so that God could give us a new heart and a new spirit….HIS.
Ezekiel 36:26, 27
26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
20that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them Then they will be My people, and I shall be their God.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Spoken word by Leeka Lowndes
Abandoned a soul seeks to find a lead
To present a heart of which is in need
Desperation, confusion, without knowledge of why
I am to seek who I am alone and despised
At a cross road I stand of which to chose
To obtain of my life into my own hands
Or to offer myself unto a life with a plan
I see a glimpse of my past
My brother left to choose
Father or mother this is up to you
I feel pain as she begins to pack and leave
A young boy is to rise, take ownership and lead
Son, raise your sister and father her well
Learn and rise quickly there’s no time to dwell
Here is the call but where is your heart
Once was whole is now broken apart
Growing and stumbling both at the same time
So hard to now leave what has made me behind?
For years on end I’ve yearned and longed to be
The same as every girl who calls her daddy in need
But still something within continues to search
A tangible presence and something of worth
IPods’, make-up, jewellery the works
Material possession reflects on your worth
Diamonds and jewels and the money you make
I’ve learnt that love is to give at first and then take
Waves of trends fazes does and shoes
Prices we pay to put ourselves on display
Image distorted and portrayed by the value of your clothes
The fearfully and wonderfully you once created disposed
See we lack in substance but chase the fast life with ease
Adoring worthless possessions and praising useless deeds
See I too was searching for something of substance
Something that I could not only feel, something real, fulfilling, desirable to others
Taking over that emptiness covered in darkness
Again I glance at my past from childhood to youth
For years on end trying to please men
Expectations of others seemed a sleep away
But who was I to please everyone had their say
Opinions, suggestions, comments and direction
To mark out a lane for me to walk in deception
Endless, timeless, sleepless nights,
I found myself captured by what was in front of my eyes
Conversion to change exchange and to switch
My life from the valley and bottomless pit
Such an invention my mind has formed
A circus of evil to entertain and perform
And I’ve met a man who abused, defiled and ate away at my soul
And every bite was so tasty in an instant I was sold
My body to slavery, my mind to captivity, my heart to the one who comes to rob, steal, kill and destroy
Then on a normal day just like now
An up roaring spirit within arised
He has been defeated now open your eyes
To not of which you see your circumstances around you
But lift your eyes to me I am HE of wise counsel
In an instant scales dropped before my eyes
The shadowed lies I once forced myself to believe
Made wings so strong to do away and flee
Truth entered darkness, emptiness made whole
Mis-conception now broken, truth revealed, the lips of the enemy sealed to no longer mis-lead, and devour away at my soul
I jumped on the train adventure unknown
What ticket did I purchase?
What seed had I sown?
I looked back at my friends only to find few
But this is what I’d been searching, I had nothing to lose
And this is my choice and I admit I’m not perfection
That is why I yearn for his understanding and direction
Like a prescription I begun to taste the sweet nectar of LIFE
Something no man, possession or thing in this world could satisfy
And I share this with you brothers and sister’s fathers and mothers
Kings and queens of nations to rule
Lose your life in the midst of HIM
For this is truly where life begins
Angelica Lowndes
To present a heart of which is in need
Desperation, confusion, without knowledge of why
I am to seek who I am alone and despised
At a cross road I stand of which to chose
To obtain of my life into my own hands
Or to offer myself unto a life with a plan
I see a glimpse of my past
My brother left to choose
Father or mother this is up to you
I feel pain as she begins to pack and leave
A young boy is to rise, take ownership and lead
Son, raise your sister and father her well
Learn and rise quickly there’s no time to dwell
Here is the call but where is your heart
Once was whole is now broken apart
Growing and stumbling both at the same time
So hard to now leave what has made me behind?
For years on end I’ve yearned and longed to be
The same as every girl who calls her daddy in need
But still something within continues to search
A tangible presence and something of worth
IPods’, make-up, jewellery the works
Material possession reflects on your worth
Diamonds and jewels and the money you make
I’ve learnt that love is to give at first and then take
Waves of trends fazes does and shoes
Prices we pay to put ourselves on display
Image distorted and portrayed by the value of your clothes
The fearfully and wonderfully you once created disposed
See we lack in substance but chase the fast life with ease
Adoring worthless possessions and praising useless deeds
See I too was searching for something of substance
Something that I could not only feel, something real, fulfilling, desirable to others
Taking over that emptiness covered in darkness
Again I glance at my past from childhood to youth
For years on end trying to please men
Expectations of others seemed a sleep away
But who was I to please everyone had their say
Opinions, suggestions, comments and direction
To mark out a lane for me to walk in deception
Endless, timeless, sleepless nights,
I found myself captured by what was in front of my eyes
Conversion to change exchange and to switch
My life from the valley and bottomless pit
Such an invention my mind has formed
A circus of evil to entertain and perform
And I’ve met a man who abused, defiled and ate away at my soul
And every bite was so tasty in an instant I was sold
My body to slavery, my mind to captivity, my heart to the one who comes to rob, steal, kill and destroy
Then on a normal day just like now
An up roaring spirit within arised
He has been defeated now open your eyes
To not of which you see your circumstances around you
But lift your eyes to me I am HE of wise counsel
In an instant scales dropped before my eyes
The shadowed lies I once forced myself to believe
Made wings so strong to do away and flee
Truth entered darkness, emptiness made whole
Mis-conception now broken, truth revealed, the lips of the enemy sealed to no longer mis-lead, and devour away at my soul
I jumped on the train adventure unknown
What ticket did I purchase?
What seed had I sown?
I looked back at my friends only to find few
But this is what I’d been searching, I had nothing to lose
And this is my choice and I admit I’m not perfection
That is why I yearn for his understanding and direction
Like a prescription I begun to taste the sweet nectar of LIFE
Something no man, possession or thing in this world could satisfy
And I share this with you brothers and sister’s fathers and mothers
Kings and queens of nations to rule
Lose your life in the midst of HIM
For this is truly where life begins
Angelica Lowndes
Monday, April 7, 2008
The heart of a woman
~THE HEART OF A WOMEN SHOULD BE SO HIDDEN IN THE HEART OF GOD THAT A MAN MUST SEEK GOD 2 FIND HER!!!!!~
LIFE - MOTHER THERESA
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
~ Mother Teresa
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.
~ Mother Teresa
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
THANK-YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSIONS
HEY LADIES! we just want to say thankyou so much for all your submissions.. its been exciting to see such a response to this ONLINE WOMENS FORUM.
What we really want to do through this online blog is to get women sending in their work (poems, articles etc) and having a place we can openly discuss life but more importantly WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN.
Please keep sending in your work to bcwomens@mail.com, please go through and make comments on the work that is already there and give us your input. The reason why we have called this womans sight "BREAKTHROUGH WOMEN" is because we feel that it best describe the attitude, paradigm, heart of a NEW BREED OF WOMEN that God is raising in this time.
MUCH LOVE BREAKTHROUGH WOMEN
What we really want to do through this online blog is to get women sending in their work (poems, articles etc) and having a place we can openly discuss life but more importantly WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN.
Please keep sending in your work to bcwomens@mail.com, please go through and make comments on the work that is already there and give us your input. The reason why we have called this womans sight "BREAKTHROUGH WOMEN" is because we feel that it best describe the attitude, paradigm, heart of a NEW BREED OF WOMEN that God is raising in this time.
MUCH LOVE BREAKTHROUGH WOMEN
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