The God of My Salvation
More“But I have trusted in your steadfast love,
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.Psalm 13:5 (ESV)
The God of My Salvation
24 Jun 2019 6 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: Christian Poetry Collection, Inspired Poetry, poem, poetry, poetry as pathway
All Things Are Possible
19 Jun 2019 4 Comments
in Poetry, Writing Life Tags: faith, faithwriter, hope, Hope in Christ, Hopeful, Inspired Poetry, poem, poetry, poetry as pathway, poetry as prayer, prayer, submission
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You are worthy of my trust, my complete trust. You are worthy of my confidence, my complete confidence. I have nothing, nothing I can give; but I ask you today, this day, please help me to live. Not in my former ways, trusting no one-least of all my self Not in what I can’t or can do based on poverty or wealth. Yet, in humble submission to what I can’t see for only you comprehend all I can be. I stumble too often on what others say Too often satisfied with having my own way Both of us know where these struggles lead so more of you, less of me is what I do plead. All things are possible with you I believe, beyond what my mind can fully conceive. You’ve never deceived your chosen ones, by grace and faithfulness, each battle’s been won- Let me continue this race, wholly trusting your Son, not in others nor self, but in what you have done, not in others, myself- only in what you have done.
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Sarcasm
15 Oct 2018 2 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: Inspired Poetry, journaling, poetry, poetry as pathway, Scripture journaling, The Book of James
“But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing.”
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God’s Will in Six Stanzas
21 Aug 2018 4 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: God's Will, Gospel, Inspired Poetry, Oswald Chambers, poem, poetry as pathway, spiritual journey, spirituality, Timothy Keller, Truth
“To choose suffering makes no sense at all; to choose God’s will in the midst of our suffering makes all the sense in the world.” – Oswald Chambers
A few thoughts from my morning meditations…
There is a trend toward believing life with God is easy, and I would argue it is…and yet, easy is a relative term- we need context. If something is easy, it needs to be clearly shown- easy like …a walk in the park? Easy, like Sunday morning…like running water in the faucet. Easy like, gunshots NOT outside your door, like peace, like safety? By definition easy means without difficulty, painless. I do not find life with God to be “easy”. But synonyms for easy are serene, peaceful, and tranquil. I have found that life with God may not be “easy”, but the peace – the easiness in my soul because of the One who resides there brings stability in an unstable world that continuously offers a variety of reasons to feel shaky…and uneasy.
May I present to you God’s Will in Six Stanzas- yes, 6. For the obvious reason. I pray you know this One who brings easiness, peace and safety to the soul.
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As It Is in Heaven
07 Aug 2018 4 Comments
in Poetry, Spirituality, Writing Life Tags: Christ in Poetry, humanity and grace, Inspired Poetry, poem, poetry, poetry as pathway, Prophecy, Scripture
“Moreover, I saw under the sun that in the place of justice, even there was wickedness, and in the place of righteousness, even there was wickedness.” Ecclesiastes 3:16
I debated on naming this poem, “On Earth”… but decided after I penned the last lines, “As It Is In Heaven” was a better fit, though this is fresh from this morning’s journal so may need to be tweaked a bit. Either way, I hope it hits you where it needs to.
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