I love you...that is all

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails...1 Cor 13:4-8

I love you...I say those 3 important words OFTEN and each time I say them I truly mean it. I LOVE you, I say it to my family, my friends, and often times to someone I have just met. I didn't know what love truly was until Sept. 26, 2003--the day I met God. I will never forget it, I felt the hate, anger, and hurt leave my heart as God's unconditional love filled me to the overflow. 

Love had always been a source of pain to me. Every person I thought I loved either left me, betrayed me, or rejected me, so I hated love until I met Love...true Love...Agape Love. That was the day that my whole life changed. For the first time in my 28 years of life I was actually capable of loving someone...wow I love you became a beautiful thing. 

God loves me...He gave His perfect love to me, just because. I knew at that moment I had found something that every person needed. I had found that "special thing" every person was searching for and I knew I had to give it away. The Word says "Freely you received, now freely you give." FREELY you GIVE!!!

When I say I love you, I love you and that is all....I don't say it so that you will give me something in return...I don't say it to manipulate...I don't say it for any other reason than...I love you and that is all. 

God loved me when I was unloveable...it was that love that saved me, changed me, and opened my heart to love others. I received a revelation of love, and ability to love...so I love

I love you...that is all

Pastor Brandiilyne

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.--1 Peter 4:8

Wasted time...Spent energy

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. Col 3:1-3

Steve Jobs, the co founder of Apple Inc., the man behind the IPod, IPhone, & IPad--was a true visionary; he revolutionized the electronic world.  He had a vision, and he focused solely on seeing it become a reality.

He once said, “Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things. Some may see them as the crazy ones, we see greatness, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”---This has become my favorite quote of all times! I can completely relate to what he is saying, because I too am surrounded by square pegs who are changing the world... Non-conformist 

He also said, "Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice." Steve Jobs was passionate and determined, I'm sure people called him crazy, but this wild man was a multi-millionaire by the time he was 25...who's crazy now right? He didn't listen to what everyone around him was saying he set his mind and things began to happen. 

Too often I see people who are focused on what others are saying. They worry about what others may think of them, they say they don't care but the truth is it's all they can think about. Every outfit, every hairstyle, every action is weighed out and decided by what so-and-so might say....Wasted time and spent energy!

It's a shame that people meditate on what the world may say or think of them instead of meditating on who they really are; who God has created them to be. Steve Jobs had vision, vision beyond someone's opinion...Until you can see beyond the haze of public opinion you will never accomplish anything except maybe a slot in the who's who of society land. (If you're lucky) 

Don't waste your time and spend your energy on the words and actions of others, find out what God says about you. Meditate on the impossibilities that are within your grasp through Him. Look beyond the ho-hum this world has to offer and grab a hold of the super-natural that God has for you. Desire more than the fleeting wealth of the world, God's inheritance is eternal! GET A VISION of who you really are.  

Although Steve Jobs passed away his legacy will live on for generations to come...If you can't rise above public opinion and step outside the box, people will never really know who you are. Don't allow anyone to dampen your resolve. You have a phenomenal-inexplicable-powerful-world changing life waiting to be discovered when you step out and be who you are!!! There's really nothing great hidden in the crowd of everyday Joe's....

I believe there are people out that that are being looked over, because of who they are. I have something cooking in me...I HAVE A VISION....

Are you crazy enough to believe that you can change the world....I am
....TO BE CONTINUED....

Just Bb

Christian Cutters--

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.--Romans 12:4-5


"Often known as "cutters", people who self-mutilate repetitively intentionally inflict bodily harm on themselves. When you ask a "cutter", "Doesn't that hurt?" the answer is usually no. A person who is actively self-mutilating often does not report feeling pain, but rather a sense of relief, release, calm, or satisfaction. It is particularly alarming that self-mutilation appears to have a "contagious" effect among peer groups"

Inflicting injury by mutilating their very own body brings them a sense of relief and satisfaction; it is an outlet for their pain. They are so full of pain that the only way to release some of the pressure is to cut open a member of their very own body. A cutter causes pain to relieve pain. Somehow it makes their heart feel better to hurt their body.

I want to show you a parrallel between "cutters" and gossips; self-mutilators and busy bodies. We are the body of Christ--when we tear one another down with our words or actions we are mutilating the body of Christ. Cutting His heart, destroying OURSELVES!!--Somehow in our hurt we "justify" our words as we spew out bitterness and pride. With each vicious word we are ripping the body of our Lord. He was crucified and beaten once, let's not rip His body open again, in order to release our pinned up anger and emotions.

Stop detroying the BODY!! The world is watching...they are lost and if we can't LOVE and RESPECT one another why would they want what we have...Just because you get your feelings hurt doesn't mean you have a GOOD reason to inflict pain and often times ETERNAL damage!

If you don't have something uplifting to say about a fellow Christian--(OR JUST A HUMAN BEING)...just keep your mouth shut--put your razor back in your pocket. And don't say, "Their not really a Christian anyway!" That's really not for you to judge-- Your opinion doesn't determine a persons Christianity, but your words showcase yours!!!

Just Bb...

Zac....

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.--John 14:1-3

Hope...those verses give me hope; something to look forward to. I know that one day I will walk into my loved ones mansions and visit. I can just imagine the conversations we'll have, me, "Oh how beautiful your place is!" them, "Yes! Jesus designed it just for me!"

Today Oct. 7, 2011 I can't help but think about one loved one in particular, Zac Ainsworth. Four years ago he passed away and our lives were forever changed. That day shook me and changed the course of my life. I remember asking WHY?! and wondering "was there something more I could have done.." It was a turning point in my life.

That day I decided that I was going to give my entire life to reach the hurting...no matter what the cost. I couldn't bear to lose another! That day as I watched 26 people give their lives to Christ at Zac's funeral I knew that Zac gave his life to save his brothers and sisters. I know Zac was in heaven rejoicing with angels! He would do it all over again, even if his death only saved one!

Today as we get ready to open the doors of the Z.A.C Project (Zeal And Compassion for Women) I can't help but wonder just how many crowns Zac will lay at the feet of Jesus. There is 10 women, who are waiting for the doors to open...their lives will be forever changed. Zac's death brought life on the day of his funeral, and it continues to save lives! The number of lives saved through the Z.A.C project is innumerable...I can't wait to see Zac smiling and hear the number that his sacrifice saved!

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.--John 15:13

I love you Zac--I miss you terrible, but I thank you for becoming a lighthouse in a world of darkness!!

Pastor Brandiilyne

A big THANK YOU to all my enemies...

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.--Rom 8:28


Romans 8:28....my FAVORITE verse. This particular Scripture has gotten me through what has been the most difficult year of my Christian walk. It has truly been a "Bridge over trouble water" When the storm would rage and the waters would rise I would "walk" on this Truth. When the enemies would shout, and form weapons against me I would "stand" on this Promise.

I think of Joseph, a man who was so obviously anointed by God, and favored by his father. This anointing and favor was not received by everyone. As a matter of fact it ignited a wicked jealousy in his brothers. So much so that they plotted to kill him, but decided instead to sell him into slavery and tell his father that he was killed.

This seemingly devastating moment would soon be turned around. Joseph went from slave to 2nd in command of all of Egypt. He was blessed and prosperous, and would later be used to save his family; the very ones who tried to destroy him. Joseph was humbled by the fact that God's plan had played out so perfectly. He was overwhelmed at the outcome and overjoyed by the restoration.

Joseph's family turned into his enemies and God used their actions to try and destroy him to prosper and bless him; which ultimately saved them. Only God can create such a tapestry. I'm sure Joseph felt betrayed. The questions and emotions that he must have experienced during his season of slavery were probably heart wrenching. But in the end, as Joseph looked back, he thanked his "enemies".

Today if you experience a "brother" or a "sister" in Christ selling you out, or stabbing you in the back, think of Joseph. Don't become bitter, don't focus on the betrayal....Thank them! Somehow someway God is going to use their actions to bless and prosper you. He might even bring things full circle.

THANK YOU...to all those who have formed weapons against me. I appreciate your part in making God's glorious plan for my life come to pass. I look forward to the day when I can bless you. What the devil meant for evil God turns around for the good EVERY TIME!! So today I'm not lamenting about the actions of my enemies, but rejoicing! I'm not asking you to stop attacking me, I'm standing here smiling...keep it coming oh my enemy you're pushing me closer and closer to God's purpose, plan and blessing for my life!!!

Pastor Brandiilyne

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD.--Isa 54:17