Becoming Aware of God

Twice now I have become fully aware of God’s many mercies upon my life. He accepts me.

The fact that He even permits me into His presence after I have defiled and blasphemed against:

1.       Him

2.       His temple

3.       His word…

I have redirected my blessings to satisfy self and flesh.

I never understood the mind-set of true believers. They always seemed so hurt and genuinely moved by sin, ignorance, blasphemy and other evils of the world. Then I saw the true blessings of God and I began to understand Your word. I started to see how our sins hurt You, Father! I realised that sin not only destroyed us and our relationship with You, but they hurt You so much because Your children, Your creation, are totally ignorant of Your existence and Your true love for them. We don’t even believe in the sacrifice that You have made. We live in the world that You have made for us! Yet we can’t acknowledge Your existence. You have given so much. You have sacrificed so much. But what have we given to You? How do we repay You for all that You do? How do we acknowledge and reverence You? Wait…do we even acknowledge or reverence You? Our excuse is that the world is imperfect; we are imperfect, yes. Through sin we are…but through Christ, God sees perfection in us.

We do not understand that Your mercies departed from us. If we were truly deserted by You Lord, WE WOULD BE NOTHING. My imagination [as excitable as it gets and as blessed as I am with it] cannot even begin to fathom how empty, pointless, irrelevant, deserted our lives would be. Words cannot express that image.

                                WE WOULD BE NOTHING

                                WE WOULD BE DESERT LAND

                                WE WOULD BE HELL PERSONIFIED…

Because the absence of God is Hell.

All that I am is You Lord

                                I just truly understood what that means. You increase my knowledge and thirst for You and I appreciate You for that Lord.

I Predict A Riot

So the riot started in London and spread to other parts of the UK. For me and other residents of the country, there is tension and panic in the air. The media coverage is appalling by the way...I tuned in to the BBC naively expecting them to be neutral like they always claim to be. But the newsreader was extremely patronizing to someone she was interviewing, and she actually backed up his point.

He was trying to explain that the riots were going to happen anyway. He was trying to make her understand that it was brewing underground and that the youths were rebelling because they were unhappy. She tried to turn this on him by claiming that he was in support of the riots which he denied. But she kept pushing and of course he snapped:

"...have some respect for an old west indian negro and stop accusing me of rioting...u just sound idiotic..."

Apart from that we have a vast array of ignorant politicians including our very own Prime Minister and his house help/Deputy. The newsreaders keep telling us to expect a speech. Yes. Words are what we need now...not action. We are also told to expect the return of the Mayor of London seeing as he has been of so much help to us in the past.

Speaking of action, police action is messed up. The London prisons are filled up and they are transporting people to other parts of Britain....not that this is in anyway a waste of time or valuable resources.

The thing is the devastation is there though many are still trying to turn a blind eye. And this stopped being about alleged trigger happy cops and a black man's shooting a long time ago...if it was the riots would have started a while back. That was just the straw that broke the camel's back. People are aggravated, tired, confused, concerned, shocked. Things need to be done. Actions need to be taken. Political speeches of ignorance are of no help to us now.

I've suddenly gotten really busy...

I'm writing a gospel album o.O

I'm working on a youth project for church :D

I'm writing an article :D <3

I'm writing a short story based on an aspect of my life :D :S

So yh busy busy busy. Which is good right?? WRONG!! lool

Well its kinda 50/50

Don't get me wrong, I love writing. It's my passion. It's all I am genuinely good at. It's God's gift to me and I am thankful. But recently I feel like I've bitten of more than I can chew. Plus my old friend writer's block has resurfaced. Pray for me I think I'm gonna need it.

MUCH LUVINGS TO U <3

The Music of the Future

The first thing I remember about the black beauty with crazy feet and a memorable voice that I now know as Janelle Monae, was the nostalgic energy of her music. It was like watching a female reincarnation of Little Richard. Her current album The ArchAndroid is a bold display of her imaginative journey, compiled with her many musical influences. At first look, the album is simply a surreal musical spectacle. But her unique take on traditional themes such as inequality, romance, war and the future, as well as the way she paints pictures with her music, overrides this knee jerk response. Her music doesn’t necessarily cross boundaries as much as it erases them. She joins a small selection of artists to successfully explore blends of genres such as Afro Punk. As you listen to the album, you can hear the diverse genres she explores and masters. From Classical through to Rock, her eclectic taste spans across musical generations. Nevertheless these mergers of varying genres intertwine seamlessly in Monae’s album and the transition from song to song is very fluid. Her malleable voice tells a structured story with her music as well as her lyrics that makes the album unmistakably hers. Her voice is so versatile that it can be embedded comfortably in many genres and still sound original. Her sentiments of wanting to use music as an instrument for change are evident in the lyrics of her songs. Therefore Monae’s album can be described on a whole as euphoric and overwhelming.

I wrote this for a friend...I still don't know what he wanted it for...but here it is :) enjoy <3

What's in a name??

For those with the capacity to remember, a name is what they'll know you as for the rest of your life. It's what they'll exclaim whenever they see you from a distance. It's what they'll use when they relay information about you to the world. It'll be one of the triggers of memories of you for them. It's what they'll call your sibling when they mix you up. It's what they'll frantically try to remember when they see you coming. So ideally a name should be unique, memorable, but not embarrassing.

There are two things you don't want. You don't want to be constantly referred to as what's-her-face or what's-his-name. What you definitely do not want is to have a name so embarrassing that you either flat out refuse to tell people, or you shorten it to a confusing but less embarrassing single letter: C.

The reason that this current bout of randomness is traipsing through my mind is because I'm getting baptized [or planning to soon] And I don't know how anyone else does it, but my sister says I'm going to need a new name.

Preferably I would like a Biblical name but I don't know how well that'll work out for me. If it doesn't, I always have the choice of a normal name with a 'Biblical' meaning. The thing is I've had my name for almost 20 years now. It took a while for it to grow on me, but it finally has and I quite like it. I don't know how well I'll adjust to a new one...

Well change is necessary in life...

XXX

“Do you want to be a burning star or a black hole?”

A simple question asked by the duo of Upper Echelon, and they seem to have answered it themselves. The up and coming musicians have apparently chosen the first option as they acquire an ever growing fan base from all parts of the world. So why are the boys trending?

There are two main reasons why any one likes a new song. The beat is either so amazing that you would tell your boss to shut up and move out of the way so you can bust a move, or the lyrics are so beautiful you would stop still and listen attentively to the phrasing of each word till the end of the song, after which you would replay it a few more times till you’ve practically memorised the lyrics and can recite them at will.

Before you listen to their music I have some advice for you. Stop thinking of UE as the two man hip hop duo that it is on the surface; instead think of them as a packaged journey and destination. The journey is in the memorable melodies and the honest, hard-hitting lyrics. Each song tells a story. It introduces the listener to a phase or aspect of life, both personal and universal, that has inspired their genius.

Reaching the destination that is UE means realising that their music is diverse yet seamless. It is the realisation that the magic you’re listening to is a merger of different musical styles with originality and contemporary charms. They manage, with great ease, to stay relevant while injecting styles as old as Motown into their innovative, lyrical pieces.

Their personal accounts of their family, grief, struggle and success makes it easy for listeners to relate to them. Their use of religious allegory in their lyrics makes them seem grounded despite their aspirations to be pioneers of their genre.

The boys are currently working on a mix tape called We Own The Sky. You can find songs from the mix tape on their Youtube page here: http://www.youtube.com/user/UeHiphop1

You can also find them on:

1. Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/uehiphop
2. Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/uehiphop
3. Twitter:http://twitter.com/#!/uehiphop

Happy exploring!!!!

I have missed you all so much....

I shouldn't do this to you guys...but I was stuck in a bad rut over the last few months and the last thing I wanted to do was vent my anger out on the world :)

However things are looking up :D God has smiled on me :)

First of all my godmother, who was previously near death and in hospital, is recovering now and back home, so praise God for that.

Also I am working with these two fabulous gentlemen from the states called Caliph and Tunde :D I think I may have mentioned them before...does the name Upper Echelon ring any bells??

Anyways keep a look out I have a few things coming soon I'll give you a taster later today :D

Also I'm planning to get baptized (FINALLY) I will also return with a lot more info about that.

There are a few other irrelevant snippets of info which I will be throwing in your general direction shortly :)