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Jordan Blaylock

Being A Daughter of Zion

November 15, 2017 by Jordan Blaylock in Christian Spirituality

That moment you begin living as though you are a daughter of Zion, that you stand tall, and proudly proclaim that you are following God’s will by taking your pain and your sorrow, using it for His good and to glorify God, oh! does your enemy, the devil, attack.

First, it will be with trauma, and old wounds that had scarred being ripped open. Then, well-meaning people, who truly want the best for you, and who are aiding in your healing as best they can, will rip your innards out, unintentionally and without malice.

Resentment comes. Anger. Sorrow. And loss. Heartbreaking, soul-shattering loss.

Your teeth will be kicked in, your ribs and limbs broken over and over, before they can even set, never mind putting the cast on. This is all done because, as it has been so eloquently said, “The devil is after you, girl!” And he is, when you claim your status and you embrace that sanctification and justification that follows that embrace.

God has not left you. Jesus is still there. The Holy Spirit is within you. Even when you cry out for no more, when you beg for it to stop.

It was said that resiliency is more heavily within my genetic make up than that of a normal person. Resiliency is a gift from God, a fruit of the Spirit. And I am not normal. You never are, once you embrace this status and become sanctified and justified. We are not normal.

We are strong and courageous, answering as Mary did, as Isaiah. We stand and fight, then we sing. We kneel and submit, we fast… [Read more…] about Being A Daughter of Zion

Shaken

November 7, 2017 by Jordan Blaylock in Poetry

Shaken

When everything is falling apart,
Everything is breaking, your heart
Feels like a cheap commodity
Tossed about in and out of shops,
Left feeling tarnished and dirty.

And your faith? Oh, your faith.
When your prayers float out
And you’re not even sure about
How far to heaven they float
Or even if they go anywhere at all.

Life falls apart.
And so do you.
But you build again.
Work through the pain.

And, right now?
Wanting to scream
And split the seam,
It’s okay.

And it’s okay to be shaken.
Faith and all.

 

Photo via Unsplash.

About Jordan Blaylock
Jordan Blaylock is a nurse, working on going into ministry with the UMC, and loves to write. She’s also managing the Unfundamentalist Instagram account.… [Read more…] about Shaken

Papier-Mâché Heart

October 29, 2017 by Jordan Blaylock in Poetry

Papier-Mâché Heart

Weeping as I dip the broken heart again in the bucket of paste
Trying not to let any of it go to waste
You come upon me, noting the blood
And seeing the heartbreak bud.

I look up at You, Papa
I cry out, “I can’t fix this, I can’t do it!”
You take the heart, stopping the final hit
And You breathe life in to it with a deep, “Ahhh.”

You gather me in Your arms
God keeping me safe from further harms
And I finally see why there were one set of footprints
I had never before had any hints.

And in Your strong hand, cradled with me
You carry the finished papier-mâché
Freshly beating and healing.

 

Photo via Unsplash.

About Jordan Blaylock
Jordan Blaylock is a nurse, working on going into ministry with the UMC, and loves to write. She’s also managing the Unfundamentalist Instagram account.… [Read more…] about Papier-Mâché Heart

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