IGNITING PASSION

"Igniting a passion for HIS standard!"

Preaching the message, not the law.

And that message is LOVE

And is the foundation of this mission statement.

For to have really encountered Jesus,

The all consuming fire God,

And fallen in love with Him,

A passion couldn't be stopped from igniting

And one wouldn't ever be the same,

Wouldn't talk the same

Or walk the same,

Wouldn't do what one's always done.

Look at the lives of every person Jesus encountered in the Bible.

The disciples, the tax collector, the prostitute,

The lame, the blind, the dead.

Changed forever, never to be the same again.

But He is the same today, yesterday, & forever.

Continues to encounter, consume, love, & forever change lives.

Ignite: to set fire, to take fire, begin to burn, to excite, begin to glow.

Passion: to suffer, to submit, to have strong love for, an outburst of strong desire.

Standard: of recognized excellence or established authority, to stand upright, stand fast or firm.

"Igniting a passion for HIS standard!"

Only God Understands

No one really gets it.

Not one quite understands.

They may say they know what I'm going through,

But reality is,

They're just on the outside looking in.

Never can they tell me how I truly feel.

Never will they be able to show me what is honestly real.

Words can never change what I know to be true.

Nothings going to make me stop loving you.

It is so amazing how someone can break your heart,

but yet you still love them with every little piece.

Only God understands, knows the heart, & has perfect purpose.

Broken

My heart hurts.

Just Listen

There's something about hearing someone's life story.

What they've been through,

And their own personal history.

To hear the ups, the downs.

The ins, the outs,

The smiles and the frowns.

What they may love the most.

If it's a summer breeze day,

Or a trip to the ocean coast.

Or to hear their heart's desire.

Who they want to be,

And what they aspire.

I can't tell you how many times,

Oh the times I've felt so blessed.

Sitting,

Looking,

And listening.

Just humbling myself.

And letting go,

Putting my agenda upon the shelf.

What is there to gain

When our thoughts are all wrapped up

And on our own glories or pains?

There could be so much we're missing

When we don't get out of ourselves,

Stop talking and....just listen.

"Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves].

Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others.

Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility:]"

Philippians 2:3-5 (AMP)

You Know...

when you go through something, but no one else is going through it that you can talk to (or they don't want to talk about it)...

so you just go through it alone

or don't deal with it at all

forgetting about it even?

and...

then that something blows up in your face...

first because you couldn't go through it alone

which then you never dealt with it

and now can't get out of your head...or your heart?

and then...

hurt

pain

anger

etc

rush in like a storm and a flood, overwhelming you and you think you might drown

and since no one has been going through this with you

no one understands and can help?

so...

you go through healing on your own

you go through forgiveness on your own

you go through restoration on your own

again...alone?

then after its all over and complete...

everyone you wanted to talk to but couldn't starts to go through it...

together?

and...

as you watch and listen

you see that its not going to turn out like it did for you

its going to work out for them and they don't have to go through the hurt and the pain?

but yet...

you get to watch and listen to it all

trying you best to be happy for them

standing once again not on the same page

or book for that matter

but in what your going through yet again...alone?

this has been the endless cycle of my life for the past two years

not going to lie

it hasn't been easy

and it doesn't seem to be getting any easier

but harder and harder.

Love without Motive

"Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor, giving preference to one another; not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer; distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality."

Romans 12:9-13

"Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus." 

Phillipians 2:3-5

Love with a love that doesn't have a motive or expectation of anything in return. Honor your brother and sisters in Christ (all of them, no matter who they are or what title they may have.) Care for one another and think of others more than yourself. Be there for them no matter what you are going through yourself. Pray for them. Rejoice with them. Walk in patience when they are going through something hard. Hospitality- welcoming, helpful, warm, kind, cater, courtesy, generosity, entertain. Give out self to the needs of others with hospitality. Have the mind of Christ, who is Love.

Love's Not

One of the best poetic, lyrical raps I have heard and it's about love...or really mostly about what love is not. :)

Love. What is it? A solid or a liquid?
The question resonates from inner space to outer limits
Outer space to inner city dwellers timid, not committed
Love just isn't built on child support and weekend visits
You kill it like strychnine when you treat it like a cancer
You don't feel it so you spend time seek pleasure, not the answer
In clubs peeping dancers in a jacked-up type of manner
Stuffing g-strings with dollars that should buy your baby's Pampers
Love's not waking up with different women every morning
Love's not beating her down at nine months, with child forming
Love's not leaving your wife and your seed with no warning
Love's not, and when it's raining its pouring
Scoring no points you smoke joints, and toke your life away
You might have another year or two but you really die today
Display respect for yourself, or you can't love nobody else
The hand you're dealt requires action, not just something you felt


I know what love is and it just don't stop
but I explain it better when I can say what love's not.
Yeah I know what love is, and it just don't stop
But I can explain it better when I say what love's not.


A house divided against itself is prone to utter desolation
So for this generation on the brink of extermination
I pour out a libation, a lyrical libation
In observation of the annihilation of the moral foundation
The desperation of the situation was clearly foretold
That in these last days the love of many would grow stone cold
And if hell is without love
Then all hell has broke loose in this culture
Feel the negativity circling overhead like a vulture?
The inverted priority of the majority, squander the sacred
To give what's profane seniority
And incredibly we fail to see collectively
The roots of why things fall apart like leprosy
Passion is the fashion taboos are taboo
Do you see through this voodoo
Cause it stinks like doodoo
Yo it's sad but too true how many don't have a clue
To the fact we'll be judged for all we think say and do
From east to west coast and all areas in between
Real love is like a ghost -- talked about but rarely seen
Except on TV screens where they flash these caricatures
That on the down low are meant to influence our characters
But love is not love if it's manufactured for the moment
That makes it more than the physical between a man and a woman
Wisdom is justified by her children in the end
And real love is being willing to lay down your life for a friend

I know what love is and it just don't stop
but I explain it better when I can say what love's not.
Yeah I know what love is, and it just don't stop
But I can explain it better when I say what love's not.


Love's not caught in mug shots or seen in drug spots
Love's not sex or who you do next Love's not
Road rage, porno pages in the eyes of a racist
Loves not whoring and love's not abortion
Of course then love doesn't bomb clinics to make it finish
Love's not hate and love's not a cynic
Love's not seen on Jerry Springer or expressed by middle finger
And love is rarely captured in the words of any singer
Love's not domestic violence saying shut up or be silent
And love's not represented in the wail of the police sirens
Abandoned children in abandon buildings
Random killings, love's not slow to help you, love is ready and willing
Love is patient and kind, love is sight for the blind
Love was born before the morning, love's transforming your mind
Love is body and blood, bread and wine, remember the time
Love is God divine, crucified for mankind

-by Mars Ill-