Title: 'Heaven's Ecstasy'

Title:'HEAVEN'S ECSTACY' /Oils - Prayer Art by Rev.Bola

HEAVEN'S ECSTACY 
The night dwells 

On velvet outpourings.

Ah, how a wanderer emanates 

Well deserved entertainment!

The ocean lingers in purple delight.

Oh, but the desert weeps

Like frosted sorrow!

A wet cave lingers with 

 Laughter of warm dew drops.

Shall not a wanderer wail 

With blazen ecstasy?

Eternity blows bubbles of

Steaming spring water.

As the wind calls forth 

The delight of our luscious fantasies.

When love fiddles with 

Her streaming outcome

Might not the sun 

Dance to virtuous repose?

A red rose quivers 

In the moonlit lustre.

Ah, but the sunset bravely pines 

For the wisdom of the morn.

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Poetry by Rev.Bola A

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'Why criticise anything or anyone at all?'

Dear Mother God,
I know I’m here for a reason and I just need the tools and support to take me to the next level.
I am an unstoppable leader and I know I can do it.
I am worthy and I deserve to make millions sharing my unique gift with the world.


Yes I admit I am afraid of trusting humans, I have doubts about them. I don't know whether my fears and doubts are justified, they probably are, but I do know I want to be a millionaire without feeling guilty, ashamed, unworthy, afraid, frustrated, confused, bewildered, doubtful or any of those negative experiences. I ask myself this:-


'What if i never had the capacity within me to criticise anything about reality?' would I not be completely free? so I am willing to give up my need to experience these limiting emotions. What if I relinquished my belief that anything that has ever happened was wrong. I give thanks for this insight.


Peace
Rev.Bola

'Are You Wasting God's Time?'

What are you doing right at this moment? Just stop and think about it.
Well obviously..... you are reading this article. ((LOL)) But are you doing anything else at the same time, or simultaneously? For example... are you....alone or with company? Are you, at home, at work, in a library, an internet cafe, a pub, a church building, a college, on a train etc....where are you? What activity are you engaged in? Are you talking to someone, reading quietly or out loud, typing or taking notes? If you are with company, what kind of people are around you? If you are engaged in conversation, what are you talking about? Make careful consideration as to whether, the activity with which you are engaged, at this very moment (no matter how big or small), is of value, is worthwhile, constructive or appropriate? More importantly, is this activity loving? joyful? educational or peaceful? Whom or what does it serve? Does it add-to, or diminish, the quality of  life, for yourself or others? Whom or what would benefit from it now or in the future, how and why?


Time is a most precious and valuable asset. Consider for a moment, the many souls  whose lives on earth have just ended, this very instant, as we speak. They have left their bodies, their communities, their closest and dearest, their homes, jobs, families, friends, colleagues, pets, admirers, enemies, hobbies, pastimes, material belongings. They have simply died, having taken their last breath amongst us for this lifetime, never to be seen or heard from, in the same way ever again. Not even the banking system, the persistent debt collectors, or credit card bailiffs, can ever get another payment out of them, no matter what they have owed. 
It's now finished! Over!

Life is indeed short my dear friend. Not so long ago, you were but a little embryo in the womb and then a child barely learning to walk, and just starting kindergarten. Now as an adult, you look back in amazement, wondering how all that time has passed. Isn't it amazing how quickly a lifetime goes by, and before you know it you are 65 years of age, and being referred to as an OAP, even though inside you don't feel a day older than 21 years of age!! But whatever your age right now, it's important that you stop a moment, to assess what exactly you are doing with the time you have now, and more importantly what you intend to do with the rest of it in the future. Is your time really yours?


The past is over and gone. Perhaps you have done incredibly well up till now, or maybe you've messed up big time so far. Probably many will find themselves somewhere in the middle, along that spectrum. The fact is, one way or another,  you have made it to this very moment in time, and you are HERE, right now and  present. YOU... are still breathing, and I assume still capable, of conscious thought and emotional responses. You are here, creating your future experiences with whatever it is that you are doing right now. Lets repeat that statement. Whatever you are engaged with right now,( in thought, emotion, passion, word or deed), is actively generating your future, and the day will come when you will experience your last breath here on earth, and will cease to exist, in that body of yours. At that time, it is YOU,  and only you who will be accountable then, (as you are now), for how you used your time. 

So at this present moment, do the thoughts you are thinking, the words you are saying, the actions you are taking, benefit you and/or others, in any way, or do they cause harm? Those daily activities and habits that we often take for granted, all add up. Even simple things like doing the washing up, smiling at the neighbor across the road, turning up to an important appointment on time, keeping that promise you made, sending that get well card to cheer someone up 'who is recovering from an illness, answering a client's questions patiently over the phone, telling someone only the truth about a product or service you are selling, giving extra care and attention to the newcomer who is having difficulty settling in, counting to 10 rather than making that hurtful remark, suspending blame or judgement towards another, refusing to participate in backstabbing or gossip mongering, saying sorry when a mistake has been made and making amends for it, paying someone a well deserved compliment, forgiving an indiscretion, etc...etc..etc....Whichever activity you may be engaged in right now, the point is this; how much, and to whom will it matter in 8 months, 8 years or even 80 years time? If the actions of the present are what generate the experiences of the future, then it is important enough that you have a satisfactory answer to the following questions....


What are you doing with your time right now? What are you presently focussed on, and how valuable is it? Is there anything you are not saying or not doing, which you could be saying or doing, that would be of benefit? And is there anything you are saying or doing right now, that you need not be, because it is harmful, a waste of time, or of very little importance or value? Finally the most important question of all, how much will this activity you are engaged in now matter, and will it count for anything, when you are dead?


Written by Rev.Bola Animashaun 
(Copyright 8Apr2011 -ARR)
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'Great Quotes'

Favourite Quote no1*
 'There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they are wearing. I'm not gonna act all ashamed of it'
-Naomi Watts

Rev.Bola's commentary
Do we still have things from our past that we keep revisiting? Old, tired, worn out ideas, mistakes, memories that haunt us? Well we also have the freedom to let go off them. When we recognise that part of the purpose of life on earth, is to learn by our mistakes; then we are able to exercise our forgiveness of the past, and to also be grateful, that we actually made it to be where we are today. The past was never meant to hold us back, or keep us in bondage. Let us be set free today by letting go of the past, and living our lives fully in the present moment, as much as possible. Our present situations really do need our undivided attention.

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Favourite Quote no2*
'There is no ''fix'' that's good enough for everyone. Do you know what feeds your spirit?'
-Anne Wilson Schaef

Rev.Bola's commentary
We really are individuals, and often require very different things to others. We can let ourselves be who we are and allow others that freedom also. One man's tastes may be very different to another's, that does not mean that either of them is in the wrong. It is vital that we keep our discernment of what is right or wrong for us, and yet refrain from passing judgement on others, concerning what they believe is right for them.
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Favourite Quote no3*
'Sometimes the big picture just looks too big, We need to break down our tasks into little pieces and do one step at a time. Who can take two steps at a time anyway?
-Anne Wilson Schaef

Rev.Bola's commentary
I learnt something very valuable from the 12 step recovery movement, started by Alcoholics Anonymous. Though I am not, and have never been an alcoholic, I indeed have suffered, from the harmful effects of another's alcoholism and other addictive behaviours, and I have also myself been in recovery from co-dependency. One principle that really enhanced my spiritual recovery, was the reality that no task or achievement is too great, when it is broken down into manageable portions. The premise being to tackle and focus on just one little bit at a time.

Giving up cigarette smoking was one of the toughest addictions I ever had to overcome. I managed it quite successfully however, by applying the simple principle of a little bit at a time, one day at a time. This really is a miraculous principle equally as powerful as that of the Secret or The Law of Attraction. If you don't believe me, just watch ants at work creating an ant hill; and if you still are of the mistaken belief, that little things don't matter, consider the mosquito! I have had the good fortune of spending some time in Africa, in areas where mosquitoes are rampant, and malaria fever is a regular part of life. So I have personal experience of exactly what a mosquito can accomplish, and what a bite from a mosquito can create.

Love and Light always
Rev.Bola A

 *PrayerArt by Rev.Bola A
  Title: 'ANT HILL' -- Feb'11.

'Hopeful Sadness'

He spoke 

not well

his 

skies

they were

ashen and sober

Yet still 

he stood 

close by my side

 hoping

That through 

the broad earth's 

aching breast

An angel 

would appear 

to come and 

take him

home. 

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Poetry by Rev.Bola A.
(copyright 10.5.10 -ARR)

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'Basic Intentions'

Love is so important. Joy is important also. Time is flying by. We all want to be happy. We want to enjoy life. We have noble aspirations. We want to give. We want to receive.

by Rev.Bola - May'10

Freedom From 'Enabling' Sin

'Liberation': Visual Talismans and Prayer-Art by Rev.Bola A.

Holy Spirit,
I received a liberating message from you today. I now recognize that in the past, I have been an 'enabler'. By this I mean that I have sort to get love, attention, respect and approval from others people, by enabling their unhealthy habits and attachments. I assumed in my ignorance of truth, that if I supported people in meeting their goals that they would appreciate me more.

Back then I never made the clear distinction between people's higher will goals and their lower will goals, and unfortunately as many of the people I was associated with were neither 'born again' or 'fully awakened' to their higher wills, I usually ended up as, an enabler to their lower will (otherwise known as the ego). Now I understand why many of these relationships were problematic and did not work out in the long run. In my ignorance, I have enabled alcoholics to consume more alcohol, addicts to continue abusing drugs, shop-aholics to continue spending money on things they don't need to buy. I have enabled sex addicts to continue abusing sex, relationship addicts to continue abusing relationships, and so on. I have learned sometimes the hard and painful way, that you don't get more love and appreciation from aiding addictions, or being 'good and obedient' with the devil in any way, shape or form. In fact you get the complete reverse. More stress, more pressure, more negativity, more pain.

Holy Spirit, this has been a liberating realization for me, as I definitely do not want to have the role of 'enabler' of sin, in anyone's life; least of all in the lives of people I profess to care about most like my family, my community, and my friends.

I thank you that I am today a new person in Christ Jesus. I am born again, and by your Grace I am now wiser. Thank you for healing me from the need to get attention, and approval by enabling people with their bad habits. Thank you for taking the burden of that oppression from my shoulders. I am grateful that with your help and grace is is o much easier for me now, to say 'no' to such things; and to do it knowing without any doubt that I am doing the best thing for people, when I say no to enabling their bad habits. That is the true power of love, the power of your love.... of the love of Christ and I am so very grateful that this is so now.

By Rev.Bola.A
(Copyright: 30Nov'09 - ARR)
Abundant Life Ministries
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