Hungry Bars {Volume #1.} [7-19-13]

•3:43(pm)

[1] On a Friday before work I am chilling while I write raps./ Hurling up dopness like throwing up yack./ [2] I rap about the one who has those fire contacts./ He gets me so high do you want to catch a contact./ [3] Even when I don't feel like writing crap./ I ask for God's help so that I have no excuse to slack./ [4] So let me get something down on the mat./ Look like I did it with ease like an NFL running back./

[5] I want to preach like Stephen to tick off Saducees./ I want to love & declare like Jesus which is a rebuke to Pharisees./ [6] When I'm in the spirit you can call me a parrot with the speech./ Every good and encouraging thing is from He who made me./ [7] I used to consider Christianity oh so boring./ Then I realized that the things I look into are nothing./ [8] Eyes covered like Ray Wonder until He took seals off of me./ Now I'm Paul with the pen bringing grace to my Family./

[9] Praising God that I get to eat at Hungry./ Get to be around people my own age who are starving./ [10] Ribs touching, yet we are so full that we devour every plate./ We all get equal share, yet a different portion of God's grace./ [11] All who come tonight are not all saved./ All are not walking. Some are asleep in their graves./ [12] We all trying to get closer to Christ even if we at times make it out to be a maze./ Joy is what we all can have, instead as a body we see things as a plague./

[13] So I'm getting my sword sharped to encouraged and to grow./ Yet having my heart focused on He who flows./ [14] The eloquence of God who created speech and has the best quotes./ He is also Love. Love is not Him. Just the all around nature of God is dope./ [15] Way more potent than any kilo of coke./ Yet by Holy Spirit And the blood of Jesus I don't have a dangerous inner & outer dose./ [16] God blessed me with His strength. So great seeds I'll throw./ Not concerned where they land because God is the one who causes any seed to grow./

[17] I really need to Just love folks./ Unconditionally only by first loving God who is most./ [18] Up high is where I expected things to be the most./ Maybe for once I'd like to be a surprised bro./ [19] Was encouraged that I should eat the stew out of my Bible./ Good to know how to cock and aim this living rifle./ [20] Maybe pride is on the inside so for everything I should be humble./ Appreciate that I have Jesus and in no area I should grumble./

Sunday Honesty. [06-09-13]

•6:19[am]

(1) Lately it's always has been a minute with me./ I make commitments, but I also get distracted easily./ (2) So much so that the distractions causes me to become lazy/ A ill equipped thinker who has been procrastinating./ (3) Not just that, but I have been sort of praying./ Asking God to give me a desire for what I be saying./ (4) Like if the rhymes were dancing, then the paper is breaking./ Made with particles of earth so I'm in to quaking./ 

(5) Not really a Quaker since I'm more of a Grits man./ Not the music or the movement, I'm talking that nourishment fam./

(6) So let me say what I know I think./ I should just free write my poems while asking God to lead me./ (7) I only make it harder than it really needs to be./ Why am I aiming for perfect when it's easier targeting me./ (8) The only perfect shot was He who took artillery for me./ So if I'm reminded of Him in constant thoughts, then my aim in one should be three's./

(9) As I write this I haven't really gotten any shut eye./ I've been up all night messing with my phone, until I realized./

(10) I realized that I was letting the clock go to mildew./ Searching for Bible apps & sermons instead of reading & seeking truth./ (11) So eventually I got up with my ESV and went in the bathroom./ Got honest before God before eating the word like soup./ (12) For me personally I need it to stick to me like glue./ Become a burning sacrifice even if I'm only noticed by Him and not any of you./ (13) So consumed while at most my proclamations become mute./ No the enemy doesn't have me shut up, just me wanting to hear Holy Spirit who leads in truth./ (14) I'm not a know it all who knows everything, but what I do know is I want to see more fruit./ Want to see young Adults glorify Jesus instead of acting like He ain't coming back soon./

(15) All ages of Christ we should be eating meat, but most of us are still drinking milk with the spoon./ If you are their, then ask God why. I say this because I love you./ (16) I want to talk about His word and research in my Hungry group./ We will one day, I just need to write out those sermons and pass them out to all of you./

Uphill. {4-1-13}

°11:11am

[1] He's been traveling on this road for longer than a minute./ Older than a teen, yet still feels in that bracket./ [2] He's not a juggler, so he's not one to balance./ Lady in and out of mind, but it may just be attraction./ [3] He wants to persue things, but needs to gain more experience./ [4] He tends to worry and get impatient since He always thinks he's found the it./ Only problem is that he's not sure he's found gold. His heart always fools him./ [5] Little seeds planted in his dome about what could happen./ All he needs is someone to understand or to slap him./ [6] Water for this elephant who might be the biggest./ Man Up from a boy is the hardest perspective./ [7] This battle is so uphill all because it's all inside of him./ The more he dwells upon it is more of when things become caution./ [8] Apologies won't really help since no one is complaining about this being a problem./ What he really needs to do is to cast this more to Jesus./ [9] Realize that no matter what Jesus Christ is preparing him./ All he needs to do is wait and not think of this./ [10] That's the hardest thing, so please pray for manly kid./ That he would not use order of operations on calculus./ [11] So while he is on the desert land or mountain./ He can be guarded with the full armor of Jesus./ [12] He admits when he's weak hopefully it's not too late or an early rush./ He tries to be Mr. Cautious who is careful.. no matter what./

Who Am I Really? {12-29-12}

•6:05(am)

[1] We live on a planet that tells us to define ourselves with ourselves./ We're influenced in a ways that' are massive, yet don't fully help. [2] Everybody reading this, no matter your belief, what does your existence entail./ If you could define your aroma, then my question would be what is your smell?/ [3] I'm asking what makes you who you are, I mean check the details./ I say this because sometimes we have motives that aren't really well./ [4] Some of us are so rich, yet we mope around like we have no wealth./ If you're a believer in Jesus you're already successful, that's something you can't help./

[5] Knowing who we are is really, really important in life./ People will say what you have is what defines you in this life./ [6] Well I have Jesus (Woooooo) and that counts all the way to the afterlife./ My encouragement for you is to set Loving Jesus #1 in Life./ [7] Some of you stopped reading, yet continued because I'm speaking with rhymes./ Pretty annoyed that I keep mentioning this Jesus guy. [8] Well ya see the reason for that is because He's the focus of my life./ In Isaiah 33:17 it says I'll see a land that stretches far off, and behold him, my beautiful king with my eyes./

[9] So ask yourself this, "Is Jesus Christ Numero Uno in my life, do I live like he exists?/ He asks us to follow HIM, not to become saved and live as if he does not live./ [10] Sometimes we fall away or never really give to him, / I think because sometimes we're under assumptions of religion./ [11] While we say God is love while delving into our religion./ We indulge in what He made rather than HIM./ [12] We praise weed, sex, technology like those things died for our sins/ With that we form opinions, we state lies and become defensive on how we live./

[13] This is not to stir up guilt to make you hate yourself. If anything it is to stir in you a desire to seek HIM who helps./ [14] And I'm talking to all people, those who do well, and those who mean well./ We're all sick in our own efforts, our bodies are so frail./ [15] For some of you reading this you feel like you're in some kind of jail./ Feeling locked down forever, like no matter what you do you feel like you're in a cell./

[16] There is freedom for you even if you're a skeptic or an atheist or a fallen by the way side Christian./ Basically if you feel a tugging on your heart or maybe this is starting to make sense, then I highly encourage you to let Jesus in./

[17] And He thinks of you as beautiful no matter what even if your choices are ugly./ His opinion of you does not change, now ask Jesus this, "Jesus (if you're real) what do you think of me?"/

Just.. {12-28-12}

°2:42pm

Yo what up this is Richard Stevens Ivth aka ivth of HIS Clan. Welcome to my blog. I write rhymes. I love Jesus.

This poem is something I just wrote as a teaser.. so share my blog..

(1) I'm writing this rhyme while sitting on my toilet seat./ Unleashing a number two while going in deep./ (2) I so do represent He who is everything to me./ No matter the place I can come to him singing. (3) I know some are going to call me disgusting,/ Saying I should of left those details out when writing./ (4) I hope that you enjoy my creative writings./ This for now is just a sample taste, a sneak peak./ (5) So tell your friends and tell your mother about me./ They will love the things I discuss, and how I eventually bring up The King.