The Son and Spirit

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The lyrics to this song absolutely crush me and wake me up...

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:56:00 -0400

The lyrics to this song absolutely crush me and wake me up consistently to what’s really going on around us and deceiving us daily. Listen to the powerful words in this song by Trip Lee. This is one of the best albums I’ve heard in a really really long time.

[Trip Lee:]
You’re tryna live the dream, ain’t ya?
The cream, esteem, supreme paper
You’re thinkin’ this the place to be, like green acres
Look, you’re livin’ a dream and I can’t even wake ya
I know you want the life that they all desire
Wanna rise till you can’t imagine climbin’ higher
But that ladder can’t stand when it catches fire
And when it stops, you’ll be shocked, like electric wires
It’s cool to like fairytales
Until you try to live inside of ‘em, that’s where we fail
The media pushin’ death and they do it very well
Man, who woulda thought that obituaries sale?
Look, you’re livin’ in a dream
Open up your eyes, things ain’t always what they seem
Reality ain’t always what we found up on the screen
They got bait, in they hooks, they got rhymes full of schemes, it’s fantasy

[Suzy Rock:]
Fantasy, masquerade and mansions (All they want is that fantasy)
Smoke and lies, but there is never light within us
The smiles from the envy, a full house that’s empty
Once the night is up, it’s never enough

[Trip Lee:]
Your imagination’s runnin’ wild
Your main goal is to stack a couple hundred thou
In mo’ money, plus you want it now
You be huntin’ for them hundreds till you run ‘em down
‘Cause you want chicks, wanna pick or choose
She gotta be a freak, not just any chick will do
That’s the story that you sticking to, listen dude
Just know the fable that they told you really isn’t true
Hey mami, you think you want that life, don’t you?
See you’re that fine dime all the brothers droolin’ over
But you should know your beauty will be movin’ over
When He cracks the sky like a supernova, to expose us
I ain’t runnin’ game, I ain’t got nothing to gain
‘Bout lyin’ to you ‘bout this life, but something is strange
If the highest joy is found in created things
Instead of something greater but I gotta make a claim, it’s fantasy

[Suzy Rock:]
Fantasy, masquerade and mansions (All they want is that fantasy)
Smoke and lies, but there is never light within us (It’s crazy)
The smiles from the envy, a full house that’s empty (It’s all empty)
Once the night is up, it’s never enough

[Trip Lee:]
Never satisfied
You know, we been livin’ in a dream world
A dream world where we been chasin’ the wrong things
But my prayers is our eyes will open
So we can see it all for what it is

Welcome to the real world
With it’s real treasure, real pearls
Those who try to gain the world only lose souls
And chasin’ fools gold only gets ya fools gold
Well, welcome to the good life with it’s real joy
Let it’s old life seems like a killjoy
It’s ironic that the life giver was killed, boy
He rose and He chose me, you know we feel surreal void
We were made to be connected to the life giver
To build our life around Him, with His life in us
But our pride likes to rise, them lies get us
They separate us from the good, we despise scripture
But we can turn back to the forever source
The One who can’t be described by my metaphors
Even if I’m poor, I’m rich if I let Him set the course
At His right hand, the pleasure’s forever more, yeah

[Suzy Rock:]
Fantasy, masquerade and mansions (We don’t have to live in that fantasy)
Smoke and lies, but there is never light within us (Yeah yeah)
The smiles from the envy, a full house that’s empty (We don’t have to be empty, y’all)
Once the night is up, it’s never enough (‘Cause Jesus is enough)

We’re living in lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, land
We’re living in lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie, land
And you gon’ see it all for what it is
I pray you’ll see it all for what it is

Dear Lord, bring us Home. I ache for your return.

I don’t often post. But this right here, this is what...

Thu, 10 May 2012 02:05:57 -0400

I don’t often post. But this right here, this is what it’s all about. This is real.

Photo

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:00:52 -0400

The Son and Spirit | Transparency

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:42:00 -0500

Not everything is easy. But I’ve heard it said that the best things in life are worth fighting for.

What we’ve lost is only because God had something greater in store. I’m thankful.

What makes a great photoshoot?

How about a gigantic heart-in-a-frame made of Christmas lights and two frail human people who really want to love each other the way God intended and are willing to work for it more and more every day, even through tough times?

Yea, I’d say that about does it. <3

Perfect.

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:34:11 -0500

Perfect.

God’s given me a joy in capturing some of this worlds most...

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:15:00 -0500

God’s given me a joy in capturing some of this worlds most beautiful moments. Though the joys of this life are merely a glimpse of the joys of Heaven, they are still worthy of praise because they were brought about, set in motion, and sustained by the Father. If we can find joy in this world through the grace of God, how much more joy will we find in the presence of our Triune God in the Heavens.

I love you all.

PS - Tumblr blurred this photo because TUMBLR sucks. I apologize.

Lake of Fire

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:42:00 -0500

2 Timothy 3:16

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness”

Paul really had a special relationship with the Spirit. He hit the nail on the head with so many topics, and was used by God to provide us the God breathed words flowing from the Fathers heart that make up so much of the New Testament.

I believe the word of God is without error. Why is this important? Because man has taken the word of God and created a web of confusion with a vast array of translations that have caused so many to refute the truth of the Bible due to differences in “versions”.

My friends, the Bible is Gods word. In the same way that God cannot be corrupted by man, I fully believe neither can His word. [ John 1:1 The word WAS God ]

Why is this important?

Hell is real, and eternal.

No matter how the scripture is twisted, it is plainly there.

I believe in a God who does not make false promises or empty threats. A God who’s word is not void.

Matthew 10:28

“And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

This is no joke friends. Jesus didn’t say this to joke around, and it wasn’t to be taken figuratively. God has the power to destroy the soul AND body[through the means of] Hell.

Christ explains to us what exactly can bring about this destruction[eternal misery in Hell].

Matthew 10: 32-33

“So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.”

To be denied from the Kingdom of Christ leaves only one destination remaining. Hell. And in the same way that I believe God never changes[or subscribe to any dispensation theology] I find it uncharacteristic of God to deny entry to the Kingdom[Matthew 10:32&33], only to later change His mind and invite in those who denied Him with the life He gave them.

How can we truly even imagine that we could believe, or try to understand an eternal immeasurable love, if we deny and refute the existence of an eternal immeasurable wrath. What then did the death of Christ save us from? Just the death of flesh, the earthly punishment of sin? No. What have we to fear, knowing that our souls are saved even when our flesh is destroyed. It is that Christ saved us from HELL. And not the temporary, lighthearted, correctional institute kind. He died to save us from the eternal, wrathful, lake of fire with which God intends to punish those who opposed His glory.

These are simply my thoughts on the matter, which are established and founded directly from the Bible. I’m not using any outside sources, and would like to keep the discussion strictly tied to the irrefutable word of God. This is just the beginning of thoughts on this matter, and I look forward to your responses.

I love what I do. I get to capture the most precious moments of...

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:46:00 -0500

I love what I do. I get to capture the most precious moments of life so that we may be able to reflect on them later down the road. It is a precious blessing to be given the gift of life and to be able to enjoy it while we are here. I’m thankful the Lord has given me an eye and a passion for this and I hope you find it as beautiful as I do.

Tyler and Katie Quinn - Recently Married
Two dear friends whom I look forward to sharing the rest of my life with.

http://www.sonofonephoto.com

The Son and Spirit | Visions

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:33:23 -0500

As weird as the feeling is, I have a totally rekindled feeling of overwhelming joy right now.

Mostly because I just feel at peace about some things. Although I expected it to come differently than it did, I’m here.

I will say this though, even in the midst of what I’ve went through and where I am now, I have been blessed with an incredible gift by the Lord to see things coming and to sometimes understand others and the direction of things far more than they know or think.

Nonetheless, after last night, I feel amazing. I’m on top of the world.

From a mile away.

The Son and Spirit | Thanks

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 03:45:12 -0400

I’ll tell you, life has been busy lately. Working constantly, prepping my business, finishing my last quarter of school, and being more involved in things going on within the body of Christ is truly time consuming. But thank God for it.

I just want to say thank You Lord. This weekend has been wonderful. And I had a wonderful sweetest day, which was very unexpected considering I didn’t know Saturday was sweetest day until roughly 11:59 PM on Friday evening. And now I’m about to have a wonderful Sunday.

I look forward to the time ahead God. Thank you for loving someone like me, who is so undeserving. I pray I am never unappreciative of your grace, love, and sovereignty in all things. I’m thankful to serve such a great God.

The Son and Spirit | Worship

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:26:09 -0400

The Son and Spirit | Thanks

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:56:00 -0400

Man, I love Jesus.

The Son and Spirit | Song of Trial

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:19:00 -0400

I am a wandering soul,
built for a home and not a hole,
yet death still calls me to my grave,
and for my sin I daily slave,
my broken heart and weary hands,
it’s death for me the Law demands,
but by Your love another Way,
that I may die and live today,
the hands of Grace abound in full,
my life to be your favorite tool,
to love like you, to never stop,
whether I am loved, or not,
to give like you, and give it all,
whatever pain on me befall,
forgiveness in my every breath,
and with it bringing life, not death
a heart that loves not giving up,
for thee my Lord, I take this cup.

To love and not have love returned,
Can there be a greater pain than that?
To give your heart and love in full,
with nothing to be given back.
Yet to my pain, are greater wounds,
the wounds of Christ, the Lord of men,
yet in death He rose to take His throne,
and by His Spirit, I too will rise again.

Lord help me. Help me to face this. Help me to know what to do. To surrender or to continue fighting. To give it all up, or to hold fast. Lord I need wisdom. Put peace in my heart and help me make the right choice Father. Teach me as your son.

The Son and Spirit | Revelation

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:32:00 -0400

Every single person in the world should see this. And take it into account and think on it deeply.

Lord, break our hearts for what breaks yours.

Ephesians 1:4 - 5 | NASB just as He chose us in Him before the...

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:30:00 -0400

Ephesians 1:4 - 5 | NASB
just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will.

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Lord, my life has seen the whirlwind this year. From struggle to struggle, victories here, failures there, and experiencing one of, if not, the most painful thing I’ve ever had to go through. You’ve mended wounds, you’ve set me apart, and you’ve pulled me from some very deep and dark pits.

And now here we are. You and I. No one else is here. This thing has become bigger than I ever knew it would or ever could have expected. My mind is everywhere Lord. Joy overtakes me, hope builds me up, and somehow in the midst of so much anxiousness and so much change, I continue to push forward.

I’m about to finish my degree. I never knew I could, and never thought I would. I’ve got a real job. I’m starting my own business. I may be living on my own soon. I’m getting to know you better. I’m getting to know my brothers and sisters better. I’m taking up responsibility in places I’ve avoided for years and years and years. I’m trying to find my place in the body of Christ and take up that cross with honor in hopes of glorifying You. I’m learning how to be a better brother to the body. Learning what it means to be a leader, a teacher, and a man of God. Hoping that you will bless me with those things when I am prepared enough and empowered enough by your Holy Spirit to handle them the way you would have me. My heart is delicate for you. My life cries out for you. Where I’ve failed, you’ve blessed. When I’ve ran away, you’ve forgiven. And when I’ve laid aside my self glorifying pride and been humbled by your grace, you’ve allowed me to repent and be welcomed back into your mighty arms. Lord I weep for You, for Your heart, for Your body, for Your Kingdom.

I sit here and think about how often I find myself missing where I was not long ago. Missing what I had. Not a sad or unhappy missing, but a hope for something greater or for the change needed to receive it again. And I know the longing and yearning, the hope and faith, it’s all from You, but I don’t always remember that all of it is FOR You. All the love I have to give, it belongs to You before it belongs to anyone else. While I know it will overflow to someone else at some point, it always has and always will belong to You Lord. And for those moments in which I’ve neglected to remember that it is FOR You, I repent and ask forgiveness Lord. You are my hearts’ desire.

Jesus, I BELONG to you. You are the father who didn’t walk out when I came into the world. You are the father who never gave up hope, who never neglected His bride. And you are the Father who will never leave my side, never die or abandon me.

Lord You are the Father I never had. The love I’ve always sought. The approval I’ve always wanted. And the hope I’ve always needed.

Lord I belong to You. This is my song today, tomorrow, and I pray for my life in whole. For my time on this planet, the time in which You gave to me to be used by You to bring glory to Your name.

Help me be sustained, have hope, and pour out my greatest love for You alone Lord.

Where I am growing now, I ask for more. I ask for more of You Lord. As much as I can handle God. Give it all to me. I beg of you and plead with You. When I look back on this day, I want to see how everything changed. I love you Abba Father. With all I am.

Grace and Peace Beloved. May God reign in Your hearts.

This just plain makes me smile. I love you Jesus. Thank you...

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:02:40 -0400

This just plain makes me smile. I love you Jesus. Thank you for joy and thank you for my oversensitive heart. I’m just a big bear, a big cuddly teddy bear on the inside.

When death dies, ALL things live. He makes all things...

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:14:43 -0400

When death dies, ALL things live. He makes all things new.

Romans 8 | NASB

Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

Our Victory in Christ

In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Just as it is written,
“FOR YOUR SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG;
WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.”

But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Son and Spirit | Beautiful Things

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:38:55 -0400

Could a garden come up from this ground?

Lord, only You know.

My heart is so full of love. Thank you Lord.

This is, has been, and will be a burden on my heart for the body...

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 10:15:24 -0400

This is, has been, and will be a burden on my heart for the body of Christ.

Pray this with me, that we might be awakened to this need among the body.