My Pleasure Palace

My Pleasure Palace is a beautiful prison to be locked inside
You’ll be pushed to your sexual limits and feel as if you’ve died
Died and gone to sex heaven where only the strong survive
Others have been kissed, licked and sexed so good they cried

It’s a place of seduction I can only visit in my mind
Yet it feels so real, my seduction gets better every time
I must warn you to enter at your own risk if you dare
But be ready for the pleasure and pain that takes place in there

There will be blindfolds, handcuffs, whips, toys and chains
Getting you to submit to me sexually is the purpose of the game
Making you my sex slave to do with as I please
At the same time making sure to satisfy all of your needs

You will experience a sexual pleasure and pain that hurts so good
I will have you doing things you never thought you would
At the end of the night when I’m done with you and have set you free
You will never forget my Pleasure Palace or me

My True Essence

Just something to think about: Have ever thought about dating outside the box? You know the box where (s)he has to look a certain way, be a certain size, drive a certain car, etc. Dating outside the box means dating someone you thought you would never date. Taking your what I “want” list, throwing it away and replacing it with what your what I “need” list. I am not saying to date someone you are not attracted to but to open your mind and heart to doing something different and new. Let’s face it.  If what you are doing now is not working, it may be worth giving it a try. You may be pleasantly surprised.

My True Essence

Letting Go

Sometimes in order for you to prosper and grow

You have to clean house and let certain people go

Let them go on about their way and do their own thing

Free yourself of all the drama they always bring

I know it’s hard and not always fair

But you have to get rid of those of who just don’t care

Those whose presence kills your spirit and dulls your light

Keeping your for letting your light shine bright

So even though it hurts you have to do what you have to do

Your priority should always be doing what’s best for you

My True Essence

Measuring Up

"When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are not wise." 2 Corinthians 10:12b (NIV)

Do you ever compare yourself to other women and feel like you don't quite measure up? Maybe you feel like you're not as smart, pretty, fun, organized or as good at _______ as they are.

It is so easy to think that if we had more or knew more, we'd be s...ecure. But the truth is, even people who "have it all" still struggle with feelings of insecurity. The Bible opens with the story of a woman who had everything but it still wasn't enough (Genesis 2).

God had established Eve's worth as His child and the crown of His creation. He also gave Eve every woman's desire: intimacy, beauty, security, significance, and purpose. Yet Satan conjured up feelings of insecurity by getting Eve to take her eyes off what she had and focus on what she didn't have.

Boy, can I relate. Like Eve, I've heard Satan's whispers telling me I'm not all I could be — or should be. One day I was reading her story in Genesis 2 and I noticed that his questions and suggestions were intended to plant seeds of doubt in Eve's heart. He wanted her to doubt God and herself.

The enemy's whispers tempted Eve to try to "be" more and "have" more by seeking significance apart from God's provision. He convinced her something was missing in her life and that the forbidden fruit would make her be "like God."

It was a foolish comparison, but all comparisons are. Yet don't we do it all the time? If only I was like her...if only I had a house like hers, a husband like hers, a job like hers...if only my children behaved like hers...If only _______, then I'd feel significant, satisfied and secure.

In today's key verse, Paul warns us that those who "measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, are not wise" (2 Cor. 10:12 NIV). Comparison will always leave us feeling like we don't measure up. We can try to do more and be more, yet it's never enough.

If only Eve had focused on who she was and what she had as a child of God. If only we could too.

Yet Satan wants us to focus on our flaws and feelings of inadequacy, then exhaust our energy figuring out how to hide them. But we don't have to go along with his schemes. Instead we need to equip ourselves to recognize his lies, refute his temptations with truth, and focus on God's acceptance, security, and significance. Then we can thank God for His provision and His promises that remind us of who we are in Him:

I am accepted...
Ephesians 1:3-8 I have been chosen by God and adopted as His child.
Colossians 1:13-14 I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.
Colossians 2:9-10 I am complete in Christ.

I am secure...
Romans 8:28 I am assured that God works for my good in all circumstances.
Romans 8:31-39 I am free from condemnation. I can't be separated from God's love.
Philippians1:6 I am confident God will complete the good work He started in me.

I am significant...
Ephesians 2:10 I am God's workmanship.
Ephesians 3:12 I may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Author and psychologist, Dr. Neil T. Anderson says, "The more you reaffirm who you are in Christ, the more your behavior (and beliefs) will begin to reflect your true identity!"

So, the next time we're tempted to use the measuring stick of comparison - let's commit to measure UP ↑ by focusing upward on Christ and who we are in HIM!