Peace at last...

EARLY IN THE MORNING

I'LL SEEK YOUR FACE,

I FIND MY LIFE IN THE FULLNESS OF YOUR JOY,

EVERY STRESS AND ANXIETY IT IS GONE,

WHEN I ENTER YOUR REST

WHEN I ENTER YOUR REST

I FIND MY LIFE IN YOU,

WHEN I ENTER YOUR REST,

MY PEACE IS COMPLETE,

WHEN I ENTER YOUR REST,

OH MY FAITH IS REFRESHED

WHEN I ENTER YOUR REST,

I AM SURROUNDED BY THE POWER OF YOUR LOVE.

When I enter your rest - Joann Rosario

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I just had a thought, I love God, truly. All that happens in my life, I have the choice to love Him or be mad at Him. Loving God is so nice, because there are no strings attached. You just make the choice and He does the rest!

Sunday's Best

So I've been trying like crazy to get my video to post on the Sunday's Best casting website and it doesn't seem like it's working...so since I have my own blog I will post it here...it's not my best and it's kind of poor quality but I worked with what I had...hopefully you enjoy...




So for some reason this vid isn't working...so what Ima do is put something up here from the crib that I can be proud of...since my video for Sunday's Best didn't work anyway...it said it loaded, but there is nothing on my page...

http://www.sundaybestcasting.com/people/ShaylaPorter

You can see what is on there...

I love Hip Hop...

Okay, so I straight jacked this from Legends League, but this is too hot not to put on here...seriously, I've never seen anybody make beats live like this and it sound mixed...love it...sadly it reminds me of my ex, he kinda looks like him (but it's not him), so it brings back good music memories, bad relationship memories...
enjoy :)

araabMUZIK Live MPC Set Part 1 from Death by Electric Shock on Vimeo.

Romans 8:30 P-C-J-G

"Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher." - Oprah Winfrey

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. - James 4:10



It's funny how money changes situations
Miscommunication leads to complication
My emancipation don't fit your equation
I was on the humble, you - on every station

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Wisdom is better than silver and gold
I was hopeless now I'm all hopeful
Every man want to act like he's exempt
When him need to get down on his knees and repent

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I know that you don't wanna hear my opinion
But there come many paths and you must choose one
And if you don't change then the rain soon come
See you might win some but you just lost one

Lost One - Lauryn Hill

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. - 1 Peter 5:6

I will be in Atlanta this weekend...hoping for something special...

Coulda let the dream killers kill my self-esteem, or use the arrogance as the steam that power my dreams...

"Never change for the mainstream-stay in your lane, and if you're talented and resilient enough the mainstream will come to you." - Russell Simmons - "Do You!"

I was brought to an ugly place last night. I laid in the bed and thought about where I am right now and then saw myself sitting in that office when I'm 45...I broke down, I couldn't handle it, I can't stay "here" anymore. It is the worst place in the world to be... a place where you aren't allowed to be you. I go to work and everybody is so afraid of losing their job (actually of losing their stuff that the job pays for) that they will do anything to keep from getting let go, which includes disrespecting themselves. It is the biggest struggle of my life. I walk around wanting to yell at everybody..."WHAT IS YOUR DEAL! THE SUN DOES NOT RISE AND FALL WHEN YOU COMMAND IT! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Okay, so that was a tad dramatic, but that's how I feel. It just drives me insane to be a part of it, and it's a culture that is encouraged, so that the powerful can stay powerful at the expense of the hardworking little people. I do my job well and I am reliable and loyal, that should be enough, but it's not, I'm supposed to massage egos and inflate heads already blown up to the point they are taking up all the space in the room.

But then, I woke up this morning, with a fresh idea that I'm sure will be the catalyst for my transition from "here" to "there". I will not deal with the crap anymore. I'm not afraid of being poor, I want to afford what I want, but I refused to change who I am to get that stuff. I would rather be poor doing me than rich playing a part. We should all be that way, we have to trust that God will take care of us if we just do what He called us to do, follow your heart, trust God, and know that the universe will follow the pattern. Things fall apart when we go through life trying to do things against the plan laid before us. We would all be much happier this way...

Just wait and see, I have something that will change the way the world looks at black people and music. I know God has called me to do something special, something that will help those who are willing to come back to the beginning when we were guided by love, not selfish imaginary ambition that leads to divisions and chaos...I refuse to say "here"...I'm on my way "there".

Peace

Hope of clarity...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWywGCJtzBc

So I couldn't get this to work how I wanted it, but this is 'Push Myself' - Adrianne Archie

I'm really feeling this song right now. For some reason I'm letting the enemy get the best of me. I'm working feeling like I don't belong here, God has other plans for me, I know it, why I'm still here I don't know. I'm ready to move on, to finally be happy, or at least not unhappy.

I've been studying about the "whole armor of God" in Ephesians 6:10-18.

13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, with truth, having righteousness,
15 and having the gospel of peace;
16 above all, faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
17 And take salvation, and the Spirit, which is the word of God;
Ephesians 6:13-17 (removing the armor part)

It's interesting, until this study, I hadn't looked at the passage this way, the whole armor...all of it, not pieces, all of it...truth, righteousness, gospel of peace, faith, salvation, the Spirit (the words of God), and praying always...when we start to disect these devine words, we start to make sense of what is expected of us, I am only 10% into my study and I'm so excited to know more of my God!

Knowledge, especially knowledge of Him, brings me happiness!