So it's been a minute since I wrote a blog....not that I don't have anythign to write about....i just havent written lol. to sum it all up, God is absolutley awesome and has granted me favor in my life, particularly in school. I am boutto graduate y'all!!!!!! May 15, 2009 @ 5:00pm!!! Thank you God!!!! I have quite a bit of work to do before then....6 papers between now and the end of the month, 2 finals and I gotta move. and still be involved with junior bible quiz, choir, and danc ministry. whew!!!! i was praying to God today to help me structure things so that everything gets done and nothing gets neglected especially my time with HIm cuz i so enjoy spending time with Him and just basking in His presence.
I can honestly say that God is teachign me and showing me thigns about myself and my life that have me in awe of Him and in a state of humility. His love........wow!!! AMAZING!!! so yeah....He is great!
The people in my life are also pretty cool. I love them all dearly....oh!! My birthday is this month!!! 23 is on the horizon. i have mucho to celebrate about. so hopefully i will be able to keep y'all better updated as this month continues. I cannot make any promises cuz my time is so precious with everything else going on in life lol.
Blessings til next time!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Music Rocks Ya Soul Mix Show
Hey all!!
If you sit at work behind a desk bored, or you have some free time in the afternoon at 2pm and you wanna hear some real hot fiyah gospel music then log on to www.gospelsynergy.com and go to Synergy 1 Radio to listen to the MUSIC ROCKS YA SOUL MIX SHOW hosted by Mr E and CreigyD!!
That's the Music Rocks Ya Soul Mix Show, Mon-Fri at 2pm eastern (1pm central/Jamaican) on www.gospelsynergy.com....Synergy 1 Radio (the link is to the right!!)
It's fiyah!
and make sure to log on to www.soulmovementcrew.com
Friday, March 6, 2009
I Give Myself Away
February 28, 2009 was a beautiful day. It was beautiful because God once again shared His heart with me. He expressed through one of my brothers that He enjoys quiet time with me, and not just me talking but me also listening to Him and being still before Him. A verse I read the week before came to mind; Psalm 37:7a "Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act." (NLT) Later that afternoon (2/28/09) I was reading through the book of Mark and I realized two things:
1) Not all of the healings that Jesus did for people were in public; he took them aside, away from the crowd. (Mark 7:31-37, 8:22-26)
2) He wanted time with His disciples, away from the crowd. (Mark 6:31-32, 9:31)
I realized that time with God alone is very precious. Fellowship, going to church ,bible studies are good but there is nothing like that one-on-one time where God can speak to you personally and reveal Himself and His heart to you.
That evening our church went to minister at a youth group and the message for the night was titled "Turnin' God On." The pastor told of two things that turn God on based upon Luke 18:18-23. The first thiing is to do what He says, obey His commandments. This principle may seem controlling to many but the reality is that we cannot see the bigger picture because we are limited by time. God is beyond space and time and knows our time from beginning to end and knows what is best for us. Jeremiah 7:23 says "This is what I told them, 'Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!" ALL will be well He says, so why not obey Him! the second thing that turns God on is making Him your focus. Not having anything before Him in your life; not having anything or anyone else as number 1 in your life EXCEPT God. Exdous 34:14 says "You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about His relationship with you." That is so wonderful! That God WANTS to spend time with me and have a relationship with me.
Psalm 37:23 says "The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives." WOW! EVERY detail of my life God delights,takes pleasure in, gets extreme satisfaction from. Therefore the most sensible thing to do would be to be obedient to God and keep Him as my primary focus, my numero uno because ALL will be well and He DELIGHTS in EVERY detail of my life. I will heed the instruction in Psalm 37: 5 "Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him, and He will help you."
As God showed me that He wants time with me and desires to use me for His glory I remembered that I do not belong to myself, for God bought me with a high price; my body is the temple of the Holy spirit and I must honor God with my body. (1 Cor 6:19-20) Romans 12:1 says "I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice - the kind he will find acceptable.This is truly the way to worship Him."
That same saturday evening when my youth praise team was leading worship they sang a beautiful and very powerful song that has been with me since that night. It is called "I Give Myself" and it became my prayer because my body is not my own, I want to present it as a living and holy sacrifice so that I can truly worship Him. Proverbs reiterates this principle of God's sovereignty and how small OUR plans really are. Prov 16:1, 9 "We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer." "We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps." Jeremiah said it best in Jeremiah 10:23 "I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course." That is the song; giving yourself to God, placing all your own plans, dreams, desires in His hands, knowing that your life is not your own and allowing Him to use you for His glory. I pray that this song be your heart's cry to the Lord. The lyrics are below and the song is on the page, just press play!
Blessings til next time!
I Give Myself
by: William McDowell (As We Worship Live)
V1: Here I am
Here I stand
Lord my life is in Your hands
Lord I'm longing to see
Your desires revealed in me
Ch: I give myself away
I give myself away
So you can use me
V2: Take my heart
Take my life
As a living sacrifice
All my dreams
All my plans
Lord I place them in Your hands
Br: My life is not my own
To You I belong
I give myself, I give myself to You
1) Not all of the healings that Jesus did for people were in public; he took them aside, away from the crowd. (Mark 7:31-37, 8:22-26)
2) He wanted time with His disciples, away from the crowd. (Mark 6:31-32, 9:31)
I realized that time with God alone is very precious. Fellowship, going to church ,bible studies are good but there is nothing like that one-on-one time where God can speak to you personally and reveal Himself and His heart to you.
That evening our church went to minister at a youth group and the message for the night was titled "Turnin' God On." The pastor told of two things that turn God on based upon Luke 18:18-23. The first thiing is to do what He says, obey His commandments. This principle may seem controlling to many but the reality is that we cannot see the bigger picture because we are limited by time. God is beyond space and time and knows our time from beginning to end and knows what is best for us. Jeremiah 7:23 says "This is what I told them, 'Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!" ALL will be well He says, so why not obey Him! the second thing that turns God on is making Him your focus. Not having anything before Him in your life; not having anything or anyone else as number 1 in your life EXCEPT God. Exdous 34:14 says "You must worship no other gods, for the Lord, whose very name is Jealous, is a God who is jealous about His relationship with you." That is so wonderful! That God WANTS to spend time with me and have a relationship with me.
Psalm 37:23 says "The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives." WOW! EVERY detail of my life God delights,takes pleasure in, gets extreme satisfaction from. Therefore the most sensible thing to do would be to be obedient to God and keep Him as my primary focus, my numero uno because ALL will be well and He DELIGHTS in EVERY detail of my life. I will heed the instruction in Psalm 37: 5 "Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him, and He will help you."
As God showed me that He wants time with me and desires to use me for His glory I remembered that I do not belong to myself, for God bought me with a high price; my body is the temple of the Holy spirit and I must honor God with my body. (1 Cor 6:19-20) Romans 12:1 says "I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all He has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice - the kind he will find acceptable.This is truly the way to worship Him."
That same saturday evening when my youth praise team was leading worship they sang a beautiful and very powerful song that has been with me since that night. It is called "I Give Myself" and it became my prayer because my body is not my own, I want to present it as a living and holy sacrifice so that I can truly worship Him. Proverbs reiterates this principle of God's sovereignty and how small OUR plans really are. Prov 16:1, 9 "We can make our own plans, but the Lord gives the right answer." "We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps." Jeremiah said it best in Jeremiah 10:23 "I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own. We are not able to plan our own course." That is the song; giving yourself to God, placing all your own plans, dreams, desires in His hands, knowing that your life is not your own and allowing Him to use you for His glory. I pray that this song be your heart's cry to the Lord. The lyrics are below and the song is on the page, just press play!
Blessings til next time!
I Give Myself
by: William McDowell (As We Worship Live)
V1: Here I am
Here I stand
Lord my life is in Your hands
Lord I'm longing to see
Your desires revealed in me
Ch: I give myself away
I give myself away
So you can use me
V2: Take my heart
Take my life
As a living sacrifice
All my dreams
All my plans
Lord I place them in Your hands
Br: My life is not my own
To You I belong
I give myself, I give myself to You
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Is Dating of God???
My sisters and I have been having wonderful times together washing each other's feet....(I will give that revelation in the next blog). Below I am sharing something one of my sister's (Genevieve) wrote regarding dating and God. Please note the disclaimer and provide your comments!
Disclaimer:
The following is for the spiritually mature. It is not a character analysis of anyone, it is just me sharing a revelation from God that he has allowed me the opportunity to share. It is for my brothers and sisters in Christ to be aware of since many of us have experienced or are experiencing this.
"The Profanity of Dating" as revealed by GOD
The world's view of LIFE is foolishness to GOD, let me start by saying that. As young leaders in God's kingdom we are to come out and be separate from the world, not in an elitist manner, separate and holy. The bible tells us in Romans 12 that we are to present our bodies unto God as a living sacrifice HOLY and ACCEPTABLE to God because it is our reasonable act of worship. The bible also tells us that we are to be HOLY is HE is HOLY. With all of that said, we can now dive into why dating is profane. We will start with the definition of profanity (these definitions come from non-biblical dictionaries by the way):
profanity (thefreedictionary.com)
Noun
pl -ties
1. the quality of being profane
2. coarse or blasphemous action or speech
Profanity- profane language or behavior (Encarta Dictionary)
Language or behavior that shows disrespect for God, any deity, or religion
profane
Adjective
1. showing disrespect for religion or something sacred
2. secular
3. coarse or blasphemous: profane language
Verb
[-faning, -faned]
1. to treat (something sacred) with irreverence
2. to put to an unworthy use [Latin profanus outside the temple]
profanation n
tr.v. pro•faned, pro•fan•ing, pro•fanes
1. To treat with irreverence: profane the name of God.
2. To put to an improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
Now that we have established what profanity is we can dive into the heart of the matter. *Again I note that this was MY revelation from God, this is only meant to be received as knowledge not condemnation.*
The world has it's idea of how a man and a woman ought to discover that they are husband and wife.
This is what we know as "dating"; the process of getting to know someone "better" to decide if thats who you want to be with forever. After all, if you want a successful marriage you must date first right???WRONGO!!!! We are supposed to seek the kingdom of God, then GOD will handle the rest.
Dating, in my opinion, was created institutionally to elimate God's presence and power from the midst. It is a set-up of the enemy to serve as a catalyst for pseudo-marriages and "testing of the waters". God never intended that, marriage is sacred to God so when people just go off dating without seeking God's face and counsel for their lives their action is irreverent and their actions are profane.
People of God, correct me if I'm wrong. Where is dating in the bible?
Let me help you...NOWHERE. The bible speaks of three types of relationships (outside ofparent-child). They are:
1. Friendship
2. Brothers-Sisters
3. Marriage
I will be writing a note on the difference between those three at a later date (soon) but I will touch on marriage now.
In the Bible, there were three steps the Jewish people had to take when getting married. The families first had to agree to the union, and then a public announcement was made. At this point, the couple was betrothed, or engaged. Finally, they were officially married and began to live together. Betrothal, then, was somewhat similar to what we call engagement now, except that our society does not honor the seriousness of engagement as they did then. When a Jewish couple was betrothed during Bible times, they were already bound together by a contract that could only be broken through death or divorce.
Any Christian who is considering marriage needs to realize the depth of this kind of commitment and not jump into it lightly. God intends marriage to be a lifelong commitment, not a temporary arrangement. The Bible says this about marriage: "'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, let no one separate them, for God has joined them together" (Mark 10:7-9, NLT).
Did you know that? I truly believe if we still respected the sacredness of GOD JOINING people together and not joining THEMSELVES together calling it GOD then the world would be a better place. You have people these days changing fiancees like they change underwear and I know God CAN'T be pleased.
Isn't there another kind of relationship described in Scripture where a man and woman can share romantic intimacy with some physical intimacy without moving toward marriage? No. This kind of relationship does not exist in the Scriptures. What is the difference between romantic desire and romantic intimacy? Romantic desire and attraction is the feeling and desire one has when he or she is attracted to someone of the opposite sex. Romantic intimacy is when those desires are expressed and shared with someone else with the same desires through dating experiences that develop a romantic closeness usually with some physical intimacy expressed. Where does romantic intimacy fit into these relationships God has described? The purpose for romantic intimacy and romantic expression is for marriage and that is where it is to come into full bloom. It is like a flower bud that exists before marriage and is only opened up in a full way when it is time for it to bloom (in marriage). Why? Romantic intimacy involves the most fragile part of our being - our hearts. Once our feelings are expressed and shared, the deepest part of us becomes vulnerable to another.
Song of Songs 4:9 describes the vulnerability of expressing romantic desire to another when it says "You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes..." When romantic desire and attraction are expressed and reciprocated it "steals the heart" and makes it vulnerable. Without the commitment and resultant security of marriage, our hearts can easily be crushed.
The bride of Solomon in the Song of Songs celebrates the unity of romantic and physical intimacy as she proclaims in 1:2 "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth - for your love is more delightful than wine." The Hebrew word translated "love" in that verse is literally "lovemaking," showing love sexually.
In God's beautiful plan for man and woman, romantic intimacy and physical intimacy come to full expression together only within the protective bond of marriage.
I say all of this to say: SEEK YE FIRST the kingdom of GOD and his righteousness and I guarantee you my GOD will bless your obedience. My beloved brother said profoundly once that had he obeyed GOD the first time he would have come in into DESTINY sooner. God is the matchmaker, stop trying to live up to the worlds foolish standards people of GOD...Stand UP!
Blessings til next time!
Disclaimer:
The following is for the spiritually mature. It is not a character analysis of anyone, it is just me sharing a revelation from God that he has allowed me the opportunity to share. It is for my brothers and sisters in Christ to be aware of since many of us have experienced or are experiencing this.
"The Profanity of Dating" as revealed by GOD
The world's view of LIFE is foolishness to GOD, let me start by saying that. As young leaders in God's kingdom we are to come out and be separate from the world, not in an elitist manner, separate and holy. The bible tells us in Romans 12 that we are to present our bodies unto God as a living sacrifice HOLY and ACCEPTABLE to God because it is our reasonable act of worship. The bible also tells us that we are to be HOLY is HE is HOLY. With all of that said, we can now dive into why dating is profane. We will start with the definition of profanity (these definitions come from non-biblical dictionaries by the way):
profanity (thefreedictionary.com)
Noun
pl -ties
1. the quality of being profane
2. coarse or blasphemous action or speech
Profanity- profane language or behavior (Encarta Dictionary)
Language or behavior that shows disrespect for God, any deity, or religion
profane
Adjective
1. showing disrespect for religion or something sacred
2. secular
3. coarse or blasphemous: profane language
Verb
[-faning, -faned]
1. to treat (something sacred) with irreverence
2. to put to an unworthy use [Latin profanus outside the temple]
profanation n
tr.v. pro•faned, pro•fan•ing, pro•fanes
1. To treat with irreverence: profane the name of God.
2. To put to an improper, unworthy, or degrading use; abuse
Now that we have established what profanity is we can dive into the heart of the matter. *Again I note that this was MY revelation from God, this is only meant to be received as knowledge not condemnation.*
The world has it's idea of how a man and a woman ought to discover that they are husband and wife.
This is what we know as "dating"; the process of getting to know someone "better" to decide if thats who you want to be with forever. After all, if you want a successful marriage you must date first right???WRONGO!!!! We are supposed to seek the kingdom of God, then GOD will handle the rest.
Dating, in my opinion, was created institutionally to elimate God's presence and power from the midst. It is a set-up of the enemy to serve as a catalyst for pseudo-marriages and "testing of the waters". God never intended that, marriage is sacred to God so when people just go off dating without seeking God's face and counsel for their lives their action is irreverent and their actions are profane.
People of God, correct me if I'm wrong. Where is dating in the bible?
Let me help you...NOWHERE. The bible speaks of three types of relationships (outside ofparent-child). They are:
1. Friendship
2. Brothers-Sisters
3. Marriage
I will be writing a note on the difference between those three at a later date (soon) but I will touch on marriage now.
In the Bible, there were three steps the Jewish people had to take when getting married. The families first had to agree to the union, and then a public announcement was made. At this point, the couple was betrothed, or engaged. Finally, they were officially married and began to live together. Betrothal, then, was somewhat similar to what we call engagement now, except that our society does not honor the seriousness of engagement as they did then. When a Jewish couple was betrothed during Bible times, they were already bound together by a contract that could only be broken through death or divorce.
Any Christian who is considering marriage needs to realize the depth of this kind of commitment and not jump into it lightly. God intends marriage to be a lifelong commitment, not a temporary arrangement. The Bible says this about marriage: "'This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no longer two but one, let no one separate them, for God has joined them together" (Mark 10:7-9, NLT).
Did you know that? I truly believe if we still respected the sacredness of GOD JOINING people together and not joining THEMSELVES together calling it GOD then the world would be a better place. You have people these days changing fiancees like they change underwear and I know God CAN'T be pleased.
Isn't there another kind of relationship described in Scripture where a man and woman can share romantic intimacy with some physical intimacy without moving toward marriage? No. This kind of relationship does not exist in the Scriptures. What is the difference between romantic desire and romantic intimacy? Romantic desire and attraction is the feeling and desire one has when he or she is attracted to someone of the opposite sex. Romantic intimacy is when those desires are expressed and shared with someone else with the same desires through dating experiences that develop a romantic closeness usually with some physical intimacy expressed. Where does romantic intimacy fit into these relationships God has described? The purpose for romantic intimacy and romantic expression is for marriage and that is where it is to come into full bloom. It is like a flower bud that exists before marriage and is only opened up in a full way when it is time for it to bloom (in marriage). Why? Romantic intimacy involves the most fragile part of our being - our hearts. Once our feelings are expressed and shared, the deepest part of us becomes vulnerable to another.
Song of Songs 4:9 describes the vulnerability of expressing romantic desire to another when it says "You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes..." When romantic desire and attraction are expressed and reciprocated it "steals the heart" and makes it vulnerable. Without the commitment and resultant security of marriage, our hearts can easily be crushed.
The bride of Solomon in the Song of Songs celebrates the unity of romantic and physical intimacy as she proclaims in 1:2 "Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth - for your love is more delightful than wine." The Hebrew word translated "love" in that verse is literally "lovemaking," showing love sexually.
In God's beautiful plan for man and woman, romantic intimacy and physical intimacy come to full expression together only within the protective bond of marriage.
I say all of this to say: SEEK YE FIRST the kingdom of GOD and his righteousness and I guarantee you my GOD will bless your obedience. My beloved brother said profoundly once that had he obeyed GOD the first time he would have come in into DESTINY sooner. God is the matchmaker, stop trying to live up to the worlds foolish standards people of GOD...Stand UP!
Blessings til next time!
Monday, February 23, 2009
I am a FRIEND of GOD.......
........AND He's blessed me with some truly great people in my life who are also His friends.
This is just to let the masses know that God shares His heart with me...and I share my heart with Him. I am a FRIEND of God. He is committed to me, He'll never leave me, He trusts me and doesn't condemn me. I am committed to Him, I will never leave Him, I will always trust Him and always praise and bless His name.
And God has placed very wonderful people in my life and I love it when those who are of like mind in Christ can fellowship together.
1) Shout outs to my wonderful sister (biological) ALLISON...I love you!
2) Shout outs to my wonderful sisters (non-biological) JESSICA, GENEVIEVE, JESSICA (not a typo lol)
3) Shout outs to my SMC Family...CREIG, E, YANNICK, DARREN, LONDON, SADRINA, MARK, TRISTAN, CAMILLE, (the extended fam) CANDICE, MELISSA
4) Shout outs to the new ppl I met at LWCC who are awesomely cool (some I've known little longer) KARA-LISA, CINDY, KIYA, ANGELY, TOYUA
5) Shout outs to ECI ppls in the building!! SANDRA, MARTHE, KERRY, RISHANA, KIM, SOPHIA, KARINE, NATALIE, TASHA, PETINA, JERRY, SHARI, RICHARD, NIKKI, WINSTON, BOBBY, MARC, LUTHER, DAVID, HERNS, DJ, MELANIE
6) Shout outs to Sound Mind Fam..CHARLINE, STEPHANE, DONNELL, ANDREW, ESTHER, RUSEL, TRISTAN, NANCY
I just wanted to let you all know that you guys bless me. I enjoy being with you guys, I enjoy our fellowship. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!! Keep shining bright for the Lord!
FYI: All these ppl overlap somehow in categories in terms of brothers, sisters, SMC, fam, etc. I tried to segment them as best as possible lol. And I'm not excluding my Jamaica ppl..but these ppl above are the ones I interact with now that I'm here in these United States.
(Jamaica massive big up yuh selves!! SWAALOWFIELD CHAPEL and PRAISE ACADEMY to di werl!!!!!! LOVE UNNU!!)
LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! Thank you God for them...and I do truly thank God for you guys!
(I'm gonna need to get a picture with all these ppl one day....maybe my birthday!!)
Blessings til next time!
This is just to let the masses know that God shares His heart with me...and I share my heart with Him. I am a FRIEND of God. He is committed to me, He'll never leave me, He trusts me and doesn't condemn me. I am committed to Him, I will never leave Him, I will always trust Him and always praise and bless His name.
And God has placed very wonderful people in my life and I love it when those who are of like mind in Christ can fellowship together.
1) Shout outs to my wonderful sister (biological) ALLISON...I love you!
2) Shout outs to my wonderful sisters (non-biological) JESSICA, GENEVIEVE, JESSICA (not a typo lol)
3) Shout outs to my SMC Family...CREIG, E, YANNICK, DARREN, LONDON, SADRINA, MARK, TRISTAN, CAMILLE, (the extended fam) CANDICE, MELISSA
4) Shout outs to the new ppl I met at LWCC who are awesomely cool (some I've known little longer) KARA-LISA, CINDY, KIYA, ANGELY, TOYUA
5) Shout outs to ECI ppls in the building!! SANDRA, MARTHE, KERRY, RISHANA, KIM, SOPHIA, KARINE, NATALIE, TASHA, PETINA, JERRY, SHARI, RICHARD, NIKKI, WINSTON, BOBBY, MARC, LUTHER, DAVID, HERNS, DJ, MELANIE
6) Shout outs to Sound Mind Fam..CHARLINE, STEPHANE, DONNELL, ANDREW, ESTHER, RUSEL, TRISTAN, NANCY
I just wanted to let you all know that you guys bless me. I enjoy being with you guys, I enjoy our fellowship. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!! Keep shining bright for the Lord!
FYI: All these ppl overlap somehow in categories in terms of brothers, sisters, SMC, fam, etc. I tried to segment them as best as possible lol. And I'm not excluding my Jamaica ppl..but these ppl above are the ones I interact with now that I'm here in these United States.
(Jamaica massive big up yuh selves!! SWAALOWFIELD CHAPEL and PRAISE ACADEMY to di werl!!!!!! LOVE UNNU!!)
LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! Thank you God for them...and I do truly thank God for you guys!
(I'm gonna need to get a picture with all these ppl one day....maybe my birthday!!)
Blessings til next time!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Year of the Gentleman
So....I went to the Year of the Gentleman Concert here in Miami...Ne-Yo as the headliner and guests Musiq Soulchild and Jazmine Sullivan were also in the building. I had a great time! This was my first official concert (in the buy tickets, go to an arena type concert) since I came back to the US for college. I was very excited because I enjoy Ne-Yo's music and felt that the line-up would make for a very good evening. So here is the run down of the night.
The opening act was okay.....They're called "Electric Red" a group of 4 girls. The said that their album is titled 'How to be a Lady".....but then had some not so lady-like tendencies...that and they lipsang quite a bit (or maybe i just thought they did hmmm lol)
Jazmine Sullivan has a beautiful voice! She opened with "Bust Your Windows" and even had a crowbar, twirling it around like it was a baton lol! She didn't do "I need u bad" which was disappointing, but she had great stage presence.
Musiq Soulchild....great! Firstly he has a really good, all-female band (I know the bass player). Secondly, he sings oh so well (had a couple scratchy moments but we're all human). He did classics such as "Don't Change" "Love" "Just Friends" and did more recent songs such as "Radio" "B.U.D.D.Y." "Teach Me" and "Ifuleave" all of which rocked the house.
Now the moment I was waiting for was Ne-Yo and his entrance did not disappoint.
"Because of You" was THE song to open his 50min with. Yes. 50 minutes of non-stop Ne-Yo, live and in color!!!
(Let me take the time to say that I have wanted to see Ne-Yo in concert since 2006 after he released "In My own Words" and came to Miami on tour with Chris Brown. He's been to Miami since then on the Scream Tour with Omarion and the Alicia Keys 'As I Am' tour in 2008. These were all concerts I did not get to go to. So when my friend got the tickets...I was ecstatic!! Another friend had gotten me a shirt which I wore to the concert!)
Ne-Yo is an excellent performer! He works the stage well, he sings and dances effortlessly, and he goes from song to song...he did 14 songs in his set. If you haven't made plans to go when he comes to a city near you...you should because it's a great show and worth the money. The ambiance was also nice. Concert like but intimate because of how the American Airlines Arena placed the stage and had make-shift looking chandelier lighting. I would love to see him in concert again once another album is released or after a couple more albums are released. (I'm kinda glad I went to this one instead of the others since he was headlining this one and I got to hear songs from all 3 of his albums, which I have!)
I will leave with the opening song of the concert. ( we had pretty good seats so the video isn't too far away!)
Please note that although I love Ne-Yo's music, he PALES in comparison to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! My love for Christ is beyond any love for anyone because of how awesome He is! Always remember that God alone is worthy of the highest praise!!!
Blessings til next time!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
what is REALLY goin on??
umm......can someone explain to me what is really goin on.......what is up with this weather???!!!!!!
Let me explain....for those of you who are not in Miami right now....the temperature is 42 degrees but it feels like 37 degrees (according to weather.com). What is that about?! I live in Miami, Florida not Miami, Ohio lol. Not quite understanding what is going on. All this weather makes me want to do is stay inside, cuddle and drink hot chocolate. But I have to actually go to school in this kind of weather!!! isn't that crazy?! They should have Freeze days in Miami like how they have snow days in other parts of the country lol.
In other news.....my phone is back on....yes!!!!!! Now I'm standing in faith waiting for the other financial blessings that are mine already!
And...I am no longer sitting at the light with my car in neutral...rather it is in drive going through the intersection heading towards the destination God is taking me to!!
Blessings til next time!
Let me explain....for those of you who are not in Miami right now....the temperature is 42 degrees but it feels like 37 degrees (according to weather.com). What is that about?! I live in Miami, Florida not Miami, Ohio lol. Not quite understanding what is going on. All this weather makes me want to do is stay inside, cuddle and drink hot chocolate. But I have to actually go to school in this kind of weather!!! isn't that crazy?! They should have Freeze days in Miami like how they have snow days in other parts of the country lol.
In other news.....my phone is back on....yes!!!!!! Now I'm standing in faith waiting for the other financial blessings that are mine already!
And...I am no longer sitting at the light with my car in neutral...rather it is in drive going through the intersection heading towards the destination God is taking me to!!
Blessings til next time!
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