Two Tongues, One Spirit...

I thought control meant never slipping. White knuckles. Hard rules. Strong declarations. But control, I’m realizing, is quieter than that. It looks less like domination and more like understanding. I didn’t light up because I love smoke. I did it because something in me wanted easing. Wanted silence. Wanted a pause from carrying myself. The habit isn’t the enemy. It’s a signal flare. It tells me when I’m overwhelmed, when I’m avoiding a feeling, when I don’t know how to sit with myself without an escape. For a long time, I treated the urge like a villain to be crushed. Now I’m learning to interrogate it instead. Why are you here? What are you asking for? Sometimes the answer is rest. Sometimes it’s honesty. Sometimes it’s help I’ve been too proud to ask for. I’m not there yet. But I’m closer than I was when I pretended I had it all together. Control, for me, is becoming the courage to stay present when running would be easier. And today, staying counts

The Difference Between the Teachings of Yeshua and the Teachings of Jesus. 1 . The Person Is the Same — The Versions Are Not Yeshua is the real historical name of Olúgbàlà: Yēshūaʿ (יֵשׁוּעַ) “Jesus” is the later Greek/Latin/English rendering. The difference is not the man, but the systems that carried His teachings. 2. Teachings of Yeshua = Hebrew, Jewish, Original These are teachings in the language, culture, worldview, and spiritual logic Yeshua actually used. Centered on: Hebrew concepts like Torah (instruction), Teshuvah (return), Shalom (wholeness) Kingdom of Olódùmarè understood through Jewish prophetic worldview Teaching methods like mashal (parable) Aramaic/Hebrew idioms that carry depth No political influence, no Roman filters, no councils changing things Character of Yeshua’s original teachings: Radical mercy Deep Hebrew mysticism Obedience as alignment with Olódùmarè Personal transformation Spiritual authority rooted in Él-Ḥay (Living God) Yeshua’s teachings = raw, Middle ...