Excerpts from the Preface . . .
Before we venture any further, let us look into the mirror of our history, at the facts and realities of our spiritual and human existence. In other words, let us break it all down, with as much brevity as possible, the reasons why we are who we are. No matter how we conclude the matters surrounding our lives, and the relationships within our lives, there is a standard set by the creator of life for all living things. Understanding and accepting that we are created triune beings; spirit, soul and body, given the blueprints of life by a triune Creator, allows the opportunity for a specific breeze of submission, concerning what He has said, about every aspect of our lives. God, being triune or three within one, has created us similar in that respect. What this means and how it all plays out is covered in this book and others to follow. It is important to grasp, while reading the pages of this book, that man and woman, together, flowing with God’s Spirit, is the likeness of God!
Excerpts from the Poetic expressions . . .
You are my love, my world of tender freedom, as I fly through your sky, anticipating the active winds of your presence -- the rush of love’s dance. The clouds are cushions for my thoughts of you. Warmth and pleasure compete for a place in my heart, because of you. The breezes, through the window of your kisses, search me. I feel them in my soul fulfilling desire, addressing my longing. You embellish me with your smile. You toss the evidence of your sensuality, from a balcony of passionate words, as you travel through me, elevating my delight toward the outstretched arms of God.
The sky of your love is an offspring of the universal breath of God. His whispers open my eyes to awesome views of the magnificent shores of your significance. My heart has become an instrument of navigation, filtering creativity into direction toward your dream. My love has sampled your delicacies, and my life finds intense pleasure at the discovery of such delightful flavors.
The sky of your love has entered my soul, a biographical storm of pain, neglect and abuse, magnifying your importance within my life. You are essential, as the presence of comfort, within my pulse, and you mean more to me than any love I have ever known.
With the strength of your womanly teaching, you have lifted the hindering weight of chauvinistic conclusion, from my shoulders of choice. And now, in the sky of your love, my flight is fueled with your fragrance of kindness. Every release of your breath takes me ever so high, with no desire to touch the earth again. Yet, standing here overwhelmed by our oneness, I am mindful of the importance and nourishing reality of separation. For the oneness of our love requires three of individual presence: God, man and woman.
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I forgot about the world around me, and locked my trust in with her passionate expression. I had found the woman, at last, whose eyes played my soul, like a harpist tickling strings, to deliver a graceful cry of melodies. Her voice, softly sprinkled across my senses, awakened forgotten elements of desire.
I forgot about all the emotional precautions, and chased her fragrance, through her test of truth, finding a sweet offering, presented as a feast of love.
I forgot about my hurts and followed her words, through my fires of doubt, finding a friend to confide in -- a woman to love. Reminded of the weakness, in my ability to communicate, I defied all the circumstantial expectations of fear, and kept her up all night, with a leakage of words, concerning my heart within her firm caress.
I forgot about the time and touched her soul, with my breeze of suggestive whispers, deciding already that her head belonged on my breast for a lifetime of sunlit mornings.
Deaf to the sounds of the night, pouring through my window, my dream continued . . .
Excerpts from the insights . . .
Several defining moments have shaped direction, along the course of my life. Intervals of time, presented through angles of awareness, to reveal a specific perspective of God’s light of intention. Signature whispers, timely released, just at that moment, when faith and confidence stood, challenged, by storm and indecision. Through my journey, I have come to understand the importance and significance of God’s word, as the steering mechanism, for all my decisions within love relationships and life in general. In other words, I have come to value my relationship with God, first and foremost, which enhances every other relationship I enter into. I have learned that reality is eternity, or God’s domain, affecting human nature, and I live in His space, ever awaiting His voice of direction.
The spiritual benefits that come from knowing God, empowers any relationship involving Him. Likewise, any union without Him, bares the weakest tie. Names are important in this life. Whom you know, can determine entrance and advancement. However, and much more importantly, what you understand, about the name you know, can determine whether you should enter or advance at all. God’s identity validates direction, and His name, Jehovah, responds to every situation. To call upon His name, in prayer, for solutions to our relationships, without first connecting with Him by faith, is like switching the on button to a home appliance, without securing the electricity service to power your home. Consequently, disrespecting his identity, by calling Him whatever we want to, will result in, well . . . if your name is Frank, would you respond directly to someone, if he or she yelled, “Hey Roger?”
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When I was 19 years old, I read about Solomon, the son of David and new King of Israel, whom at the same age, was given the opportunity, to possess whatever he wanted from God. Whatever it was, God was prepared to honor his request without limit. Solomon considered the opportunity and chose wisdom, to lead, rule and government God’s people, Israel. Why was God so eager to grant Solomon’s request? It is because of the covenant or relationship they shared. God knew the heart of Solomon, and how much he loved God and Israel, and therefore, knew that whatever Solomon would request, would be to glorify God. So moved by the decision and the selflessness of Solomon, I prayed and asked God for wisdom. I did not ask for man’s wisdom, but for God’s wisdom. Let me interject here! Be careful what you ask God for! There is, at times, a process involved, in the receiving of things from God, which challenges your intellectual, emotional, and spiritual status. It will also, challenge your love for God, while revealing the reality of the status of your loyalty to Him. To receive anything from God, there has to be adequate space to house it. A clean space or place prepared, in the balance of mind, soul and spirit, for the dwelling. That preparation is often times, a stretching or enlarging, other times, a refining or renovation. Whichever occurs, pain is the result. That ‘good for you’ pain that comes, when God is altering you from the inside. However good for you it may be, it certainly does not feel good. In my case, wisdom could dwell in me, only when God could trust what I would do with it.
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A man can express his heart to a woman in many ways. Most any man, knowing the potential of his touch, the power of his words, the effectiveness of his intellect, can affectionately, teach a woman’s heart to feel again, and open her world to him. Likewise, a woman, who is quite aware of her power, can effortlessly, melt the masculine fibers of a man’s heart. Her intoxicating fragrances and witty charm, soothing inflections and provocative rhythms, can influence a change of mind, in most men. However, it is at this crucial point, where God holds all men and women responsible for their actions, and for the motives behind these actions. In other words, if I approach a woman, and enter her space with kisses of passion, I then, become responsible for the creation from my approach. Consequently, if a woman has chosen, to open her world to me, because of my approach, then she has agreed, and is equally responsible for what happens next. You see, psychologically and emotionally, women open their hearts because they trust that men’s motives are equal to their projections, based upon the approach. In other words, women expect that if you approach them lovingly, in their minds, you mean to finish the deal. Careful consideration, of whom you have allowed into your space, is only a part of the process. There has to be equal responsibility and accountability taken.
To simply, feel again, is not the final chapter, in the book of God’s intentions, concerning the hearts and lives, of men and women in love relationships. Feeling again, is evidence that truth has begun re-introducing the reality of love, to challenge the lies we have believed because of hurt and/or negative precepts and examples. Love requires both men and women, to stand before the mirror of emotional and spiritual truth, and both are responsible, once exposed to the truth.
