The JKL Writings

This first part i did not write…i heard it as a kid and its stuck with me all these years! If you know where its from i would love it if you could tell me so i can give credit!

I was trapped by the invisible walls of my fate,
Tricked by the idea that I could not escape,
Chained up in a ghetto where my father died,
Fooled into thinking I would never go outside.
Imprisoned by my friends who knew nothing but war,
Shackled to everything that had gone on before.
I would always be here in this dead end life of mine,
My heart turned back by a city limit sign.

Yet,
and yet I now see a way out of my concrete jail,
A new way to soften a heart that’s grown stale.
No longer cursed in this place for the wealth,
No longer fighting with man or myself.
I understand now what it takes to get real.
If you wanna stand up, you have to learn how to kneel.

I surrender.
My weapons are down at my feet.
‘Cause we’ll never have freedom
When there’s blood on the street.

The blood on the street that HE once gave 
The blood that shows I am no longer a slave!
With flesh torn from his back and thorns stabbed in his head
If you were to see this man you might as well thought he was dead

But no, He picked up his burden and carried his cross
Fully knowing what the price of our sins will cost
Nails were driven into his Feet and hands
And within that moment he became the worlds most hated man!

As his body was cut off from oxygen and his strength depleted
He looked up to the skies, wept, and then pleaded
“Lord! Forgive them for they do not know what they do!”
And everyone witnessed the death of “The King of the Jews”

We killed God! 

All Hail Satan for we thought that he won
But let me tell you something my brothers this story hasnt even begun!

See THREE days past in which Jesus was dead!
Three days his body lay on that cold, stone bed
But on the third day our Lord Came back
And everyone gasped like an asthma attack!

He said “Go out and preach to all the nations
Baptizing them with endless recitation”
And so this is our duty to go preach the good news

Because through our God we will never ever lose!

As he walks the hallways of school he is constantly harassed and bullied by kids. “You’re fat. Go home! No body likes you!” He was always picked last for football, sat in the back of class, sat alone at lunch and never spoke a word. He was driven to tears almost everyday. The worst part is that no one helped him. Not one person took the time to ask how he was feeling or if he was simply alright. Years later he has moved to a new school and doesn’t keep in touch with any of those people. I would like to say that he has made a new name for himself, gotten better friends, and is now doing fine. But sadly i do not know this. He has no Facebook, twitter, or Instagram. No one knows where he went or if he is even alive. The worst part is that i was one of the many who tortured this kid. There isnt a day that goes by where i think what happened to him. Not a day where i wish i could go back and at least stop myself from saying some of those things. Seeing how much i have matured and grown really amazes me! Im about to lead a group of 7th grade boys at church. It makes me wonder what their life will be like? Will they be that child who is made fun of all the time or will they be that kid who was like me and ridules kids because they are different? I only hope that I will be able to lead them in such a way that they will look for that kid and accept him for who he is. Jacob, If you are somehow reading this i want to say that i am truly sorry for the things i said to you! In no way should i have acted the way i did and i am sorry for that! My only wish is that you could forgive me! 

This is for all of you! This is for all the people who take the time to actually read this and not just ignore it and push it aside. This is for all the broken hearted people and al the people who think they are invisible. This is for my friend who thinks he isnt good enough and this is for my brother who is made fun of all the time. This is for the captains of the football team and for the kid who was rejected. this is for the popular girl who doesnt show the bruises in her arms. This is for the girl wo tried to commit suicide. This is for the Gay Kid who is super cool but no one understands him. This is for my friend who hasn’t been told his parents love him. This is for the Church girl whose past is hidden from others. This is for the father whose children have abandoned him and this is for the Children whose parents abandoned them. This is for the nerdy kid sitting alone at lunch. This is for the Ravers and the Clubbers. This is for the Girls who have been sexually abused and for the guys who have been captured by porn. This is for the Strippers who do their job so they can support themselves and for the “johns” who hire prostitutes. This is for the Kid who feels alone and for the person who has all the friends in the world. This is for my best friend who i lost to sadness. This is for the bros, and this is for the geeks. This is for the models who have been told what to look like and struggle to look that way. This is for the guy who punishes his body to try to look better. This is for the kid with the 1 pair of shoes and for the person unsatisfied with his wealth. This is for the Girl who is pregnant and her boyfriend who doesn’t know what to do. This is for the person who feels like they have no one to talk to. This is for all of us. 

YOU. ARE. LOVED! 

Loved so much that christ took his title as LORD and humbled himself. He did this for you. He died with his arms stretched out welcoming you to the kingdom taking al lthe guilt and shame from you. He died and rose 3 days later leaving all the pain behind showing that death has been defeated!  He died. For you! This is His gift and i pray you accept it.

This is a project that i have been working on for a while! Kate and Joyce this makes up for the days i have missed!

Life is Pointless

But without God 

I feel like i can do anything;

I am my own hero no one can tell me what to do

I believed that

God does not love me and never will.

There is a lie that we are all told:

That Jesus came down and saved us all;

But here is the real truth

There is no true life beyond this one

And

We will never find happiness; 

Without christ i know that

I will be more content with my life;

I will have fun with out the fear of harassment;

With christ i know that

My life will fade away, resulting in death;

Sin feels fun but soon

It will only get even better;

And being a christian means

Living a life fully devoted for god.

Its not worth it.

Gaining the whole world;

Its the best decision i have ever made.

It has helped me see that 

I am perfect on my own account

There is a lie that

Has shattered and destroyed many lives

This sin that has been passed through our fathers

Is the very sin that Nailed this so called christ to the cross

And this sin that he died for 

Is the thing that i hold so dear to my heart;

But his love and grace

Is the one thing i will refuse to believe

Being told i can do this alone

Gives me hope for my future.

But knowing Gods plan

Has convinced me further that he doesn’t love me

And seeing what the devil had planned for me

I believed God wasn’t part of the equation.

But then Christ met me in a most incredible way

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