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A “teenage love”….

keisha — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:33:36 +0000

PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN SCRIPTZ (March 24, 2008)

What’s Happening Sis,

Greetings from LYLAS 4 Life Ministries, “A modern day ministry, delivering the word of God through technology to unite, empower, and uplift sistahs in Christ.” In addition to your weekly TextScriptz, I send you God’s love, peace, and blessings. I pray that God continues to send Godly people into your life who will pray for you, bless you, and love you all in the name of Jesus.

The other day I was thinking about teenage love and how many teenagers truly believe that they know what it means to be in love, yet they cannot define love. I am by no means excluding myself from this equation. In fact, I can remember two times in particular as a teenager where I thought that I could not exist without these people in my life. How can I breathe without them I would think to myself? Will there ever be anyone to take their place I would ponder? Can I go on in this world without them by my side I would dwell on in the late night hours? The funny thing is, when I let go of those dysfunctional thoughts regarding what I later realized were dysfunctional relationships, I was still able to survive and I’m here now to write about it!

As I thought about the teenage love thang, I started thinking about how there are even some adults who have carried the teenage ideology of love over
with them into adulthood. Then my wondering mind went a step further and I started to envision what it would be like if no one was able to date until they knew the love of God. Imagine with me for a moment Sistah, a world filled with young and old couples who all put God first in their lives individually and then as a couple. What would the world be like if that were the case?

Unfortunately, not knowing God’s love has caused me and so many others to seek
love in all the wrong places, silently searching for completion in someone who was not God. As I mentioned earlier, not knowing the love of God can cause one to start contemplating an empty state of being without that one in which the affectionate feelings rest. However, as we grow in the love of God his love becomes perfected and matured in us and we come to understand what love is really all about. “And so we know and rely
on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them” (1 John 4:16).

Sistah, one thing for sure is that God wants us to love one another, but how can we truly know love and give love when we do not know the definition of love, which is GOD! Again, I say what if no one could date until they first knew the love of God?

Loving You You Like A Sistah (LYLAS),
Keisha “Kitten” Isaacs
www.lylas4life.org

P.S.
GOT GOD? If you do not know God on a personal level this prayer can start your
walk with him today…….
God, I am a sinner and I know I do not deserve your grace or mercy. Still, I trust you and I believe that you sent your son to earth and that he died and rose again for my sins. I thank you Lord for the personal gift of salvation.
Amen

A journey into the unknown

keisha — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:31:11 +0000

PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN SCRIPTZ (July 6, 2009)

Hey Sis,

Greetings from LYLAS 4 Life Ministries, “A modern day ministry, delivering the word of God through technology to unite, empower, and uplift sistahs in Christ.” In addition to your weekly TextScriptz, I send you God’s love, peace, and blessings. May we continue to walk with God, even in our uncertainty, trusting that He is with us every step of the way.

Today I take a journey into the unknown, not lost in space, but traveling in faith. I go to new grounds where many others have walked before me, yet I voyage alone. This is my faith walk for which I march in confidence that my Lord has destined this path before I was even born. He who is sending me has prepared me for any and all challenges that shall come my way. He who is sending me has given me everything I need to be victorious on this day and the days ahead of me. He who is sending me has a purpose for me as I adventure into a new realm. I trust He who is sending me, so I have left what is familiar and I am willingly headed to the new land for which He has directed me to go.

Friday was a bittersweet day for me as I rode off into the sunset after clocking out at the agency where I have spent the last 8 years of my life working. It was a place where I grew up professionally, so to speak. During that time I have had the opportunity to follow, lead, learn, laugh, love and even cry. I have met many people who have touched my life forever and in turn I have touched many lives. It was a place that became a home away from home, a place where I gained friends who have become family. It is a place I will never forget, but a place I had to leave in faith.

On this day, God has given me a new assignment. Although, I work a job, my jobs are really assignments from God in my eyes. Therefore, it is God who I truly work for. Where I am going is a place I never imagined in my wildest dreams that I would be working at. However, the Lord has spoke and confirmed that this is where He has destined me to be for however long He sees fit. My flesh submitted to his will and so I eagerly await all the experiences I will gain on this new assignment. I look forward to the lives I will touch and those lives that will touch me. I am ready for the unknown because I believe God and I trust him with all of my heart even when I don’t understand what He is doing.

Sistah, I know that I am not alone in a transitional stage during this time and season. So I come to encourage us both to go and don’t look back. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11). I planned to stay at my old agency a little while longer, but God had different plans in mind. The reality is His plans are better than mine on
any given day, so I’m going with him all the way no looking back!

Loving You Like Sistah (LYLAS),
Keisha “Kitten” Isaacs
www.textscriptz.com
www.lylas4life.org

P.S.
GOT GOD? If you do not know God on a personal level this prayer can start your walk with him today…….
God, I am a sinner and I know I do not deserve your grace or mercy. Still, I trust you and I believe that you sent your son to earth and that he died and rose again for my sins. I thank you Lord for the personal gift of salvation. Amen.

The Naked truth!

keisha — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:51:09 +0000

Hello Child of God,

The other day my mother and I were in the car waiting on my niece to come out of a restaurant. While sitting in the parking lot of a corner store, I witnessed a drug transaction. Considering the fact that I grew up in a drug infested neighborhood this was not a new sight for me. However, the drug dealer’s method for dealing drugs caused me to ponder a little bit. He basically stood next to a garbage can where he would hide the drugs inside of an empty cigarette box. Once the drug deal was complete, he tossed the “empty” cigarette box back in the garbage can. The drug dealer was clever in his own mind, but someone is always watching! Point and case, I saw the entire thing while waiting on my niece to order some tacos!

As we drove off I thought to myself, “He sure is lucky, I’m not the police because he would be cold busted!” Then I started thinking about the reality that someone is always watching you and I. More importantly, GOD is always watching us. Like the drug dealer you and I have done things that we try to hide from others in our own little clever way. Unlike the drug dealer, we might be wise enough not to commit that sin in broad day light, but the reality is that GOD sees everything rather it’s done at day or night! “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account” (Hebrews 4:13).

Sistah, we can lie to others, we can lie to ourselves, we can put on a façade and pretend all day long, BUT we cannot deceive God. He knows everything and sees everything. Therefore, let us be wise in our transactions because in the end we will have to account for our actions to our all- knowing Father God in Heaven. There’s no sense to cover anything up from HIM because he truly knows the naked truth!

Loving You Like A Sistah,
Keisha “Kitten” Isaacs

http://lylas4life.org

http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/LYLAS-4-Life-Ministries/165866950117382

P.S.
GOT GOD? If you do not know God on a personal level this prayer can start your walk with him today…….
God, I am a sinner and I know I do not deserve your grace or mercy. Still, I trust you and I believe that you sent your son to earth and that he died and rose again for my sins. I thank you Lord for the personal gift of salvation. Amen.

Love love LOVE

keisha — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 01:57:09 +0000

Hey Love,

Greetings from LYLAS 4 Life Ministries, “A modern day ministry, delivering the word of God through technology to unite, empower, and uplift sistahs in Christ.” In addition to your weekly TextScriptz, I send you God’s love, peace, and blessings.
The other day I woke up with a song on my heart by Musiq Soulchild. It’s a beautiful song in which he is serenading LOVE. While cleaning my house I listened to that song at least 50 times. As I swept and mopped my floors I sang along with Musiq Soulchild reflecting on love. I thought about the love that I have known, the love that I have lost, the love that I have sought, and the love that is yet to come. Then I was reminded of the greatest love of all; the love that our Father God has for you and me.

In the song, Musiq Soulchild says “At first you didn’t mean that much to me, but now I know you’re all I need. The world looks so brand new now that I’ve found love.” So many, including myself have wasted moments in time seeking love in all the wrong places; confusing lust for love. As I sang this verse with Musiq Soulchild I had chills run through my body. I can truly say that the world looks brand new to me now that I have found, accepted, and appreciate the love that GOD has for me. His love has opened my mind and heart in ways that no human could have ever opened me up. I am made whole with God’s unfailing love.

As I repeated that song and cleaned my house, I felt refreshed spiritually. I kept thinking about God and how He is the essence of love. “Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” (1 John 4:8). I am so thankful that I now know love; I know God. His love has allowed me to love myself and others with the love of God. The world truly looks brand new to me and through all the ups and down I will still choose God first!

Loving You Like A Sistah,
Keisha “Kitten” Isaacs

http://lylas4life.org

http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/LYLAS-4-Life-Ministries/165866950117382

Working 4 Jesus….

keisha — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:02:45 +0000

My Dearest Sistah,

Greetings from LYLAS 4 Life Ministries, “A modern day ministry, delivering the word of God through technology to unite, empower, and uplift sistahs in Christ.” In addition to your weekly TextScriptz, I send you God’s love, peace, and blessings.

My working environment is stressful by nature; I am surrounded by youth who are often irrational in their thinking and impulsive in their behaviors. Attempting to maintain peace between the boys is a job in itself. My role requires me to wear multiple hats, one of which is a construction hat. I literally feel like I am carrying three houses on my shoulders each shift that I lead. The most challenging
part of my job is working in a flawed system, with flawed people who expect perfection from other flawed people like myself. Without prayer, stress would overtake me daily!

I must admit that I have allowed my working environment to literally take me out of my zone. I am often get frustrated, stressed out, overwhelmed, and rarely am I walking in peace. Ironically, my best days are when I get to sit down and interact with my boys. Those moments remind me of my purpose and bring back the passion I have for my job. Unfortunately, the day to day job functions and the
unrealistic expectations set by humans can make me forget the reason that GOD placed me in this position.

After a conversation last week, I reminded myself that I will NOT work to prove anything to anyone other than my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I work for Jesus and with HIM I can do all things! Here’s the reality, there is a purpose for the placement despite the tribulations we endure while working with man. As long as we remember who our ultimate boss is and work diligently to please him, then our job is well done.

Sistah, as Ambassadors for Christ, we have a cross to carry daily. It can be as heavy as three houses, but God gives us strength to fulfill our calling. Although, people within our workplace can take our hard work for granted “God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them” (Hebrews 6:10). No matter what hat you wear at work, always remember you work for Jesus!

Loving You Like A Sistah,
Keisha “Kitten” Isaacs

http://lylas4life.org

http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/LYLAS-4-Life-Ministries/165866950117382

P.S.
GOT GOD? If you do not know God on a personal level this prayer can
start your walk with him today…….
God, I am a sinner and I know I do not deserve your grace or mercy. Still, I trust you and I believe that you sent your son to earth and that he died and rose again for my sins. I thank you Lord for the personal gift of salvation. Amen.

The color RED

keisha — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:33:19 +0000

PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN SCRIPTZ from July 7, 2008

Peace Warrior,

Greetings from LYLAS 4 Life Ministries, “A modern day ministry, delivering the word of God through technology to unite, empower, and uplift sistahs in Christ.” In addition to your weekly TextScriptz, I send you God’s love, peace, and blessings. I pray that God continues to teach you how to walk in faith, love, and forgiveness.

I have said before that I am like a bull that rarely bothers anyone unless a person keeps waving the red flag in front of my face and then surprisingly I can snap. However, it takes a lot to get me to that point and I can honestly say that God delivered me from a quick temper years ago. Although I am not easily angered there are two things that can become red flags for me; not being allowed to express my feelings and someone down right disrespecting me in front of other people. The young folks use the term “being treated” as a way to describe someone inappropriately speaking to you, particularly in front of other people. Typically, I don’t surround myself with people of that nature, but there have been circumstances in which I have been around people who are notorious for “treating” people, as an attempt to show out or
play tough in front of others.

Well, circumstances that are beyond my control have placed me in frequent contact with an “extreme treater”. As I am a human with many flaws, it becomes quite challenging week after week to be around a teenager who shows absolutely no respect for most adults and seems to speak with even more disrespect depending on how many people she has in the audience when she puts on her showcase. It can be so bad, that a person with a short fuse would have lost their job a long time ago. Last week as I was being “treated” I started seeing red flags, red blankets, red houses, red socks, and red crayons. My patience had reached its peak and red was all I could see. I felt my blood boiling, but glory be to God for his word. It was one of the scriptures that he often reminds me of when dealing with this young lady, that kept the bull
from coming out of me. I heard the sweet gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit reminding me to ”bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you (Luke 6:28). I would be a liar if I said that I didn’t vent like a fool in anger to my co-workers about the situation. However, the next day my eyes were clear and I was able to express a more Godly perspective to those same co-workers.

See, I work with several teens both males and females and praise God that I can honestly say that I have a good relationship with the majority of them. In fact, I tend to get hello and good bye hugs whenever I come to their houses to interact with them. I had to realize that it would be too easy if there were no challenging teens in the bunch. It would be nothing for me to bless those who bless me, but the growth comes from me learning to bless even this young lady who literally curses me and other staff out all the time. Knowing that I am in the preparation stage for my purpose and destiny, I’ve decided to step up to the challenge at hand. When she starts waving that red flag in my face, I will let it represent love and smile knowing that she is a part of the process for my spiritual journey. Yes, in the past someone constantly waving a
red flag would have caused steam to come from my ears, but glory be to God that I ain’t who I used to be. Therefore, I can’t respond like I used to respond.

Sistah, if you have a “treater” in your environment who walks with a red flag daily, then I encourage you to join me on this “Red Flag Bless Quest”. Yes, we will be tempted to snap back, but remember we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Will there be one?

Loving You Like A Sistah (LYLAS),
Keisha “Kitten” Isaacs
www.lylas4life.org
www.myspace.com/lylas_4_life.org

Joy even in pain…..

keisha — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:06:59 +0000

Hey Queen,

Last week a friend and I were talking about witnessing childbirth and how painful it looks! I shared my desire to personally experience pregnancy and childbirth and she basically said “WHY?!” She was trying to figure out why I would purposely want to endure such excruciating
pain. I responded that pain is temporary but it brings a lifetime of joy. The next day I reflected on our conversation and I realized that so many people miss out on joy because of the fear of pain.

Interestingly, a few days after my pain with childbirth conversation, I was surrounded by three mothers who spent time sharing their childbirth experiences and all of the agony that they went through. Each one of them shared their labor horror stories with the group. They had different experiences but PAIN was the common factor. Although, each mother spoke of pain during childbirth, they all ended their stories with a smile on their face and words of affection toward their children. Listening to the mothers was confirmation for me; much joy can come from painful experiences.

Sistah, there may be love, job opportunities, new experiences, and divine connections that we are missing out on because we are afraid of being hurt, disappointed, or rejected. Although, fear is false evidence appearing real, it can be a stronghold that hinders our growth and opportunities for joyful moments. I encourage you to seek God whenever you feel fear creeping into your spirit. Let your testimony be “I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. (Psalms 34:4). Great things will be birthed through you but fear not, the momentary pain is simply a part of the process of new birth!

Loving You Like A Sistah,
Keisha “Kitten” Isaacs

http://lylas4life.org

http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/LYLAS-4-Life-Ministries/165866950117382
P.S.
GOT GOD? If you do not know God on a personal level this prayer can start your walk with him today…….
God, I am a sinner and I know I do not deserve your grace or mercy. Still, I trust you and I believe that you sent your son to earth and that he died and rose again for my sins. I thank you Lord for the personal gift of salvation. Amen.

Patience to endure…

keisha — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:05:59 +0000

Hello Beautiful,

I am a believer that God will grant the desires of our heart. However, I fully understand that there are things that we will pray for that will be granted, denied, or delayed by God. I know that whatever he chooses to do, it is for our benefit and his glory. As frustrating as it can be at times, there is purpose in a prolonged delay!

I consider myself a faith walker. I enjoy trusting God and stepping out on blind faith. However, in my weakest moments, my bleeding heart is tortured by time and it is only God who can give me the patience to endure the wait. It is always the Lord who comforts me when grief overtakes me as impatience invades my soul. By the time the tears have dried up on my cheeks, I am at peace.

Sistah, we are human beings filled with emotions, so there will be days when we question the reasons for the delay. However, I encourage you to “wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” (Psalm 27:14) God gives us choices and we could easily take matters into our own hands, but the consequences for getting ahead of God are often a heavy price to pay. In fact, I am sure there is more of a pay-off when God delays because good things come to those who wait!

Loving You Like A Sistah,
Keisha “Kitten” Isaacs

http://lylas4life.orghttp://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/LYLAS-4-Life-Ministries/165866950117382

P.S.
GOT GOD? If you do not know God on a personal level this prayer can
start your walk with him today…….
God, I am a sinner and I know I do not deserve your grace or mercy.
Still, I trust you and I believe that you sent your son to earth and
that he died and rose again for my sins. I thank you Lord for the
personal gift of salvation. Amen.

So I Sing…..

keisha — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 05:22:33 +0000

Hot bath in a candlelit room with an echo…Kenny G playing music that soothes my soul….creating melodies for my songs….so I sing…that my words may be heard….bringing peace to my world….I am alone….yet there is harmony in my solitude …..SO I SING!

Bear the Storms

keisha — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:46:08 +0000

My Sistah,

Greetings from LYLAS 4 Life Ministries, “A modern day ministry, delivering the word of God through technology to unite, empower, and uplift sistahs in Christ.” In addition to your weekly TextScriptz, I send you God’s love, peace, and blessings. May the joy of the Lord give you strength during this week.

Today I was chatting with someone on Facebook and they asked me how I was doing. Usually my response would be “It’s all good” or “all is well”. However, to my surprise my response was “I’m blessed. Even though I want to at times, I can’t complain.” Seconds after hitting the enter key a song popped in my head that goes like this “Through it all I remember, that He loves me and He cares. And He’ll never put more on me than I can bear.” Instantly, my spirit starting rejoicing because that song is my jam! I used to love and I mean LOVE when the Mars Hill Baptist Church choir would see that song. After I sang it aloud a few times, I started thinking about a few of my loved ones who are currently going through challenges and feel defeated. My next thought was about myself and how I have felt overloaded in the recent past. I realized that we often allow our storms to hinder our praise when in fact we should be praising GOD through the storms!

In this journey called life, there will be times when we feel like we are walking on hot stones in the pit of hell. There was never a promise that it would be a light and easy walk through a garden of flowers. However, when we know the Lord, our walk is for a purpose and we are never forsaken during our journey. In fact, when I look back over my life, GOD had my back before I even surrendered my life to Him.

Sistah, if there was no test how could we have a testimony? Without a storm how could we see the rainbow and receive the promises of God? If there was no struggle how could we rejoice in our victories? Most importantly how could we give God the glory without an awesome story of His grace and mercy? Just thinking about that makes me feel honored that God would use a broken vessel like me to carry the cross in Jesus name.
I come encouraging you to get up off the pity couch and start shouting “Hallelujah” for GOD is worthy of all praise even on what feels like our worse days!

Whatever you may be going through, remember you are NOT alone. God is present and able to carry you through that situation, so be like David and joyfully declare “I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.” (Psalms 34:1) Sistah, always means ALWAYS, so praise HIM in the midst of the storm and remember “It’s all good, even when it ain’t all good!”

Loving You Like A Sistah,
Keisha “Kitten” Isaacs

http://lylas4life.org

http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/LYLAS-4-Life-Ministries/165866950117382