pay close attention christians

i will always testify to what The Lord is doing in my life

i will always tesify to my death bed

as i say it, i won't be surprise if christian folks roll their eyes or suck their teeth

i don't care if you don't like me

God loves me no matter what

it's amazing how people say that they love someone

but let someone come in with tattoos all over their body people's love will change faster than the road runner

i don't have tattoos personally, but how much you want to bet that christians will look at me sideways

because i wear thick jewelry, i'm loud, and i'm passionately outspoken

wow, wow, wow, and wow

talk about judging someone on their cover

and not know what's inside of a person

when i introduce myself as the poet, i am known as MVP

Most Valuable Poet, the proud taino black puerto rican man of God

as a man, I'm Robert Velez Jr., the man who's chasing after Jesus's greatness

does it mean i'm a perfect christian, no i'm not

i promise you that you're not a perfect christian either

am i the one, no i'm not

you're not the one either

we are one body of Christ that must be living testimonies to inspire others

to lead them to our Shepherd, Christ Jesus

the Faith, the Relationship I have with Jesus is about love, boldness, meekness, and understanding

of how we need to be better examples

heads up christians

what i'll convey will get on your nerves, will even sting you 

we need to hear with our ears, see with our eyes, and digest this to your soul

i love Jesus with my mind, soul, and strength

religion bears no fruit because it creates divsion like our president is attempting to do

it's sad enough that people in this world judge without knowing your name

it's more shamefully sad that people who attend church

whether it's every sunday or overall church events

and you look down on your fellow christians, and even worse

look down on those whose don't know Jesus, The Bible, what their faith should be is an embarrassment as believers

if you're feeling offended from what i said, then i'm describing you

being a christian does not mean i'm better than people

it means that Jesus is showing us how to live Godly

and separate us from the ways of the world

God will put people in our lives to inspire, not to look down upon because their principles

does not align with yours

We as christians should not be in cycle where we disassociate ourselves with others

because we are not equally yoked

it is our duty to encourage others in the word of God by not only speaking about it

but living the life of Jesus.

let someone tell me i'm less christian because i grew up as hip hop fan listening to 2pac or Biggie

let someone tell me i'm less christian because i watch violent movies that is part of our harsh reality

in order to preach the word of God, we must know who and what is around us

where the Holy Spirit is burning a deep desire in each of us to be fearlessly bold 

and lovingly authentic 

our great commission from Jesus is discipleship in building His Kingdom, not ours

have we forgot the story of Paul ( when he was saul )

one of the worse kind of individuals and look how The Lord used him

look how he used a tax collector name Matthew, and made him holy.

there were other stories in the bible where people acted, and behaved horribly

look how The Lord uses them for His glory

so if he can love those folks, we can certainly love people

Jesus is confirming my heart with a few verses that's affirming this poem

Matthew 7:1-2 conveys " Do not judge or you too be judge. For in the same way, you judge others,

you will be judge" or

Luke 6:37 " Do not judge and you will not be judge. Do not condemn and you will not be condemn.

Forgive, and you will be forgive"

and if that's not enough

Luke 6:31" Do onto others as you would have them do onto you"

it would be nice if the world, and people of society would not judge a book by its cover

but rather read on the inside to gain more insights as to why.

i pray that chrisitans exemplify the life of God when people see Jesus in each one of us.

Jesus died for our sins so we can have everlasting life with Him

and not point fingers to be self righteous where your own points of view is full of distortions

i come from a place in the bronx where we were expected to write our wills before the age of 18.

i'm proud of where i came from because The Lord put me here for a reason

not to seek other's approval, but His.

this world is full of people who judge because we have different perspectives 

or different point of views

this world is full of hatred, suffocating us with evil infested ways of living

let us be lead by the Spirit that is full of life, and full of love that brings hope

when we obey Him, His name is magnify where people see Him in each one of us.