A poor child's wealth is hard to find and so much harder to live from day to day. You learn from an early age that what is going on all around you does not make sense, when you are standing on the other side. Surely, the grass is greener, and the life is better in the white picket fenced houses on the other side of town.
No matter the city or town, the house next door always looks better - more normal, more functional, more sane, and happier. Almost everyone and everything looks better on the other side of the street, on the road, and in the classroom, especially in the classroom.
Hand-me-downs or hand-me-ups - from where? From whom? I don't know! I am the oldest! The oldest of seven, since ten! Why did we move so much? What is love, and nurturing, and security? What is wrong with me? With my family? I don't belong with these people, or on this side of town, or in this school, and especially in this classroom where mostly everyone seems to be blessed with whatever they need in life. Surely, I am here because my parents, well my mom, needs time out. School is like a babysitter. That's it!
That's why I'm here, just like everyone else. I'll just fill a chair and wait for the lunch bell, and hold my breath for recess, and count the hours till the end of the school day. Tomorrow comes and I know that it will be more of the same. I know that I will never measure up, fit in or belong and today is baseball. I know that if I can just hit that ball straight and hard through the field, maybe I won't suffer the humiliation of being the last picked for a team. And so, I learn to hit that ball! Wow, it is starting to work. I hear my name closer to the beginning. What a revelation, what a relief!
I hate getting up in the morning. I hate oatmeal, and powered milk, and peanut butter and jelly. How can anyone in their right mind eat that crap? Especially, the oatmeal; it looks like puke! I really hate school. I plan well in advance to have a stomach ache, a headache, or something else, many times a year. Just be convincing, I learned quick to make it work, and it did. I'll never forget the time, I made the ceiling spin to really get sick and dizzy, and I did. That day I stayed home, with some regret. Why did I have to make it so real?
So much better to lie around watching I Love Lucy, The Beaver, and Let's Make a Deal. These three were my favorites. What a comfort not to have to deal with the format and lessons of the day at school. I really hated school for so many reasons, especially, not having good clothes to wear, like 99% of the class, or so it seemed! That's one thing that I will change as soon as I figure out just how to do that, and I did!
When I was eleven, we moved to the next town over and I knew that this was the time to make my transformation. The timing was perfect and I was to enter Junior High School. I had big plans and was ready to do whatever it would take to become a whole new me with a whole new attitude and life. I was almost twelve, and thereafter I learned to lie, I skipped a year, and said that I was thirteen. I started babysitting and earned my own money, usually fifteen dollars a week. I was not extravagant, but my appearance began to improve, as I learned to take the reigns of my own life. Okay, you caught me, I already knew how to lie!
On the outside, things must have appeared that, all was well within, but looking back from the future, so much was actually a time bomb just waiting to explode, and it did, at some future date. I had become a perfectionist, and pretty much still am. I found that my life had spiraled into an abyss of darkness and depression by the time I was nineteen or twenty, preceded by alcohol and substances, toxic relationships, and the birth of my two precious children.
While working at the hospital in dietary, I was introduced to alcohol and marijuana, which became my first love. To this day, it is something I will always think fondly of, but something I have had to divorce myself from. I found myself in the mirror of truth, realizing that I could not afford to chance what the affects may ultimately be creating for me, and I did not want to retreat into darkness and depression. The insanity of bipolar illness, which had already eaten away so many years of my life, with numerous hospitalizations and personal loss and heartache.
Not to mention the affect my foolish choices and parenting weaknesses had upon my two precious children. To this day, our togetherness and unity, has been shattered in ways that I would love to change, but don't know how to make it all better, like every parent would, right? So many hard and painful things happened over the years. I don't see my two precious children that much, and missed 80% of their childhoods. I grieved over the heartache and losses for so many years, unable to accept my own shortcomings and sins.
My two precious children mushroomed, and each became a parent of three. So God has blessed me with six beautiful and wonderful grandchildren. My daughter has two girls and one boy, and my son has two boys and one girl. So I have three granddaughters and three grandsons. Even Steven, all the way. Perfectionist that I am, it is no surprise to me.
Bipolar means two sides. For me that was high or low, depressed or elated. Chemical imbalance they called it. You know manic depression. That's what they called it back in 1977 when I was diagnosed. I didn't really know anyone who had it, but me, and I sure wasn't going to broadcast it. It was frightening to know that I had a mental problem that I really didn't understand and could not control. Was I some kind of a freak? And they didn't know what caused it: childhood, chemical imbalance, environment, or genetics. In my mind, I reasoned, all of the above!
Looking back, I know that my life was mostly a living hell, and 50% of the time, it was euphoria! Reality is overrated, don't you think? Well, in my world it just has to be. I have been through way too much to think otherwise. But, today, life is good and God is in mine. I met Jesus in 1977 and gave my life to Him. I was on fire for the Lord, but the devil just did not, would no let me go. But, all of this time, I know, that I kept the faith, which has served to resurrect me into a new creature in Christ. Jesus set me free and I am free indeed. Free/eeer than ever before in what I considered a miserable, unrelenting life. The enemy is tenacious! But my God is bigger, as BIG as I choose to believe Him to be. Without faith it is impossible to please HIM!
But, things are different now. I am actually happy, blessed, and functional today. I've learned to live in the moment and take it one day at a time. I've learned to balance my life and not cave into the stress and demands of life. I have taken so many routes in my recovery. I cannot credit any one thing that brought me through the long dark tunnel that I walked through, many times being overtaken by yet another train coming through. Many times, I've had to get up, dust myself off, and crawl, to begin walking again. Seeing that light waiting for me to reach, but never being able to just touch it, actually touch and breath in the scent thereof.
I stepped into the psychiatrists office of a pretty recent inpatient hospitalization. I sat down and began to answer his questions. After a short while he said, "I don't think you are bipolar!" After all of these years, what is he telling me? I am stunned. I leave his office and later in the day, I see him and call him over to say, "I am bipolar, you know!"
The next day, I sit in his office again. I say, "Tell me about that condition, what is it?" "I want to know more about it!" He says, "Borderline Personality Disorder!" "Yea, what is it?" He explains very clearly, "When a child receives love and nurturing , and their basic needs are met, the child internalizes these things and it becomes part of their personality."
"When these things are missing from a child's life, there is not a strong foundation, and the child internalizes this and resorts back to an old personality." What a revelation! Now this is an explanation that I can live with. I readily accept this new condition. It sure beats the hell out of being a manic depressive, bipolar, chemically imbalanced, unstable, unpredictable, crazy woman. When I began the outpatient program, I was once again categorized as bipolar. But, I don't care about that anymore. I am bored with trying to learn and figure all of that out. It never really made sense to me and seemed like a dismal life status or sentencing.
I needed something new to figure into the equation. Now I feel that my prognosis is much better, because I know that a whole lot was lacking in my childhood. Things are much different for me today. There are new medications, for good or for bad, I have found that I have to be my own best doctor. I have had to resort to fine tuning my medications at times, or insisting that I be given the opportunity to try something new. I have learned to be proactive in my recovery, as well as, to be my own best friend and advocate. I have a lot more years ahead of me, so I may as well learn to love myself and begin to fill in those empty places within me with nurturing love and seeing that my most basic needs are met.
I have witnessed the closet doors opening and tons of so called manic depressives stepping out. Seems today that everyone and his brother is bipolar. "Small world isn't it, after all?" Sometimes we feel that we are all alone and tend to withdraw and isolate to some deserted island in the confines of our bed and lie there staring at the ceiling with open or closed eyes. The TV princess has come a long way, too. Gone are the days or hopping up to change the channel of what, six to eight channels? Now you can just press buttons and whola, you can surf tons, hundreds of channels. But I don't!
To tell you the truth, I don't even have a television hooked up. To easy to become absorbed in all the garbage that is there calling, "watch this, no, watch this and the commercials, my goodness, give us a break, and they always get higher in volume, damn commercials!" It is too tempting to become a couch potato and I'd much rather be a part of the life, instead of someone else's. Writing is one of my strongest passions, because it is the one thing I could do, no matter my state of mind. I love the ability to express my deepest feelings into written form. Writing is a poor man's wealth and a rich man's dreams. Through reading my expertise of writing is enhanced.
I have been a closet writer for many years, and I have so many possibilities in this little brain of mine. I have reached a stage in my life where I can actually envision myself moving forward with the creation of many writings, including poetry. I am thankful to have the opportunity to expand my horizons with simple means, much like a paper and pen can provide. For I am but a worker bee, but I have learned how to make it all work for me. There is so much to learn and experience every day, and I am only at the precipice of the mountain.
How about you? Jesus is knocking on the door of your heart and is just waiting for you to invite Him in. He wants to set you free from whatever it is that has been holding you down all of these years. Has it been all of your life. I am amazed at how far He has carried me, and I thought I did it all on my own. But looking back I see only one set of footprints! Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for my yoke is easy and my burden is light! Jesus Found Me
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Touch Us With The Breath Of Your Holiness, Love, And Forgiveness
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God, lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death. Lest the enemy (satan) say, "I have prevailed against him, and those that troubled me rejoice when I am moved. ~ But I have trusted in thy mercy: my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the Lord, because He hath dealt bountifully with me. ~ Psalm 13
Lord, your mercies are from everlasting. Great is your Name in all of eternity. There is none like you. Enter our hearts and change our lives for without your loving care and grace we are as prey to the enemy (satan). Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
I long to see your goodness in the land of the living. You have opened my eyes to see the goodness and mercy of God. The mysteries of ages past are within my grasp. Lord, open our eyes to behold wonderful things in your Word. Let your presence be full in this life. Not only for myself do I ask, but for my family, loved ones, children, and grandchildren, the body of Christ, as well as the saved and the lost.
I pray that you surround us all with your special graces so that we can rise above the all that is contrary to your perfect will for our lives. Only your Holy Spirit in a human life can truly set us free from the captivity of the enemy (satan). Touch us with your breath of holiness, love, and forgiveness.
Be the God who has called us out of darkness and into your great and incomprehensible light. Change our hearts within where no one can ~ where only you can complete such a work. "Not by might, nor by power, but by your Holy Spirit!", saith the Lord of Hosts.
Plant your seed within us and cause it to grow by the light of your countenance, the presence of your Holy Spirit, your unfailing love, and the hope that has been revealed to us through the scriptures.
Awaken us in the morning with a holy kiss and not the curse of depression. Lead us and guide us through the day and cause our hearts to trust in you. Sustain us, God Jesus, with the strength of your arms which are not too short or weak to save.
We are weary of the exploitation and troubles that the enemy (satan) plots against us (your children). Lord, arise through the power of your Name, the power that God alone has given you. Let us feast in the victory that you won for humanity on Calvary. Show us the way to the Kingdom of God. Plant the seed of this Kingdom within our hearts, souls, and minds.
Help us to never lose hope in the promises written in your Word and demonstrated to us through the live that you led here on earth so that we can have the opportunity for salvation, eternal life, and freedom from the ugliness and condemnation that has caused us to sin and do so many things that a Holy God can never accept in His presence.
Kiss me in the morning, Lord, and let me feel your loving presence and guide me into a brand new day and life so that I can truly be a child of God, and do only those things that are pleasing onto God the Father. Help me to turn my will and my life over to the care of the one true God who really cares. The God who created everything, including me, for the purpose of bringing joy and happiness to His loving and open heart.
God Jesus, rescue the captives, those, Lord, who live so far away from the knowledge of your saving grace. Make me willing, Lord, to raise my voice and say, "Yes, Lord Jesus, God of righteousness and glory ~ I will come to your table, and eat your words, and go to the world to share your perfect plan ~ to draw all men unto the Father, the God who really cares!"
Help me, God, for I am a filthy person, a sinner whose only hope of salvation is through the cleansing blood of Christ. I need you so much in my life, Lord, for I know that I am really nothing without your active Holy Spirit helping me to turn my will and my life over to your perfect plan for my life.
Reach out to me with your holy arm, which is not too short or weak to save a hopeless sinner like me. Forgive me, Lord, for my sins are many, to numerous to count. Help me, Lord, to change the course of my life. Help me, Lord, to turn around and start afresh for I am looking for a blessing from the Lord. A way to serve your purposes, to stand in a place of reconciliation so that I can stop blindly sinning for I want to serve you, Lord Jesus.
I want to walk with you all the days of my life. I want to tell others the good news and point the way, your way ~ for you are the way, the truth, and the life. There is no darkness in your presence, Lord, for only you can reach into the depths of our filthiness and shame and plant the seed of God into the mud and mire that our lives have become.
Only you can send the sunshine of your Son, and the nurturing of the rain of your Holy Spirit ~ to cause us to become new creatures in Christ Jesus. Thank you, Lord, for never giving up your confidence in us. Thank you Jesus, for the sacrifice of your life. For dying on a horrible and lonely cross in my place. Thank you, Lord, for triumphing over the enemy (satan).
May the resurrection be realized as you arise in my own heart, soul, and mind. I wait upon you, Lord Jesus, the one true God, who has begun such a right and good work in me. I now rest in the promise that you will never leave or forsake me and that you alone will bring this good work to completion. Your desire is the salvation of our souls. Lord Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit ~ I trust in the capacity you alone possess to cause life to spring from the depths of darkness, despair, depression, and hopelessness. Praise your Holy Name.
In the Name of Jesus I write these things ~ Amen ><>
I will sing unto the Lord, because He hath dealt bountifully with me!
Found ~ March 13, 2010
Lord, your mercies are from everlasting. Great is your Name in all of eternity. There is none like you. Enter our hearts and change our lives for without your loving care and grace we are as prey to the enemy (satan). Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
I long to see your goodness in the land of the living. You have opened my eyes to see the goodness and mercy of God. The mysteries of ages past are within my grasp. Lord, open our eyes to behold wonderful things in your Word. Let your presence be full in this life. Not only for myself do I ask, but for my family, loved ones, children, and grandchildren, the body of Christ, as well as the saved and the lost.
I pray that you surround us all with your special graces so that we can rise above the all that is contrary to your perfect will for our lives. Only your Holy Spirit in a human life can truly set us free from the captivity of the enemy (satan). Touch us with your breath of holiness, love, and forgiveness.
Be the God who has called us out of darkness and into your great and incomprehensible light. Change our hearts within where no one can ~ where only you can complete such a work. "Not by might, nor by power, but by your Holy Spirit!", saith the Lord of Hosts.
Plant your seed within us and cause it to grow by the light of your countenance, the presence of your Holy Spirit, your unfailing love, and the hope that has been revealed to us through the scriptures.
Awaken us in the morning with a holy kiss and not the curse of depression. Lead us and guide us through the day and cause our hearts to trust in you. Sustain us, God Jesus, with the strength of your arms which are not too short or weak to save.
We are weary of the exploitation and troubles that the enemy (satan) plots against us (your children). Lord, arise through the power of your Name, the power that God alone has given you. Let us feast in the victory that you won for humanity on Calvary. Show us the way to the Kingdom of God. Plant the seed of this Kingdom within our hearts, souls, and minds.
Help us to never lose hope in the promises written in your Word and demonstrated to us through the live that you led here on earth so that we can have the opportunity for salvation, eternal life, and freedom from the ugliness and condemnation that has caused us to sin and do so many things that a Holy God can never accept in His presence.
Kiss me in the morning, Lord, and let me feel your loving presence and guide me into a brand new day and life so that I can truly be a child of God, and do only those things that are pleasing onto God the Father. Help me to turn my will and my life over to the care of the one true God who really cares. The God who created everything, including me, for the purpose of bringing joy and happiness to His loving and open heart.
God Jesus, rescue the captives, those, Lord, who live so far away from the knowledge of your saving grace. Make me willing, Lord, to raise my voice and say, "Yes, Lord Jesus, God of righteousness and glory ~ I will come to your table, and eat your words, and go to the world to share your perfect plan ~ to draw all men unto the Father, the God who really cares!"
Help me, God, for I am a filthy person, a sinner whose only hope of salvation is through the cleansing blood of Christ. I need you so much in my life, Lord, for I know that I am really nothing without your active Holy Spirit helping me to turn my will and my life over to your perfect plan for my life.
Reach out to me with your holy arm, which is not too short or weak to save a hopeless sinner like me. Forgive me, Lord, for my sins are many, to numerous to count. Help me, Lord, to change the course of my life. Help me, Lord, to turn around and start afresh for I am looking for a blessing from the Lord. A way to serve your purposes, to stand in a place of reconciliation so that I can stop blindly sinning for I want to serve you, Lord Jesus.
I want to walk with you all the days of my life. I want to tell others the good news and point the way, your way ~ for you are the way, the truth, and the life. There is no darkness in your presence, Lord, for only you can reach into the depths of our filthiness and shame and plant the seed of God into the mud and mire that our lives have become.
Only you can send the sunshine of your Son, and the nurturing of the rain of your Holy Spirit ~ to cause us to become new creatures in Christ Jesus. Thank you, Lord, for never giving up your confidence in us. Thank you Jesus, for the sacrifice of your life. For dying on a horrible and lonely cross in my place. Thank you, Lord, for triumphing over the enemy (satan).
May the resurrection be realized as you arise in my own heart, soul, and mind. I wait upon you, Lord Jesus, the one true God, who has begun such a right and good work in me. I now rest in the promise that you will never leave or forsake me and that you alone will bring this good work to completion. Your desire is the salvation of our souls. Lord Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit ~ I trust in the capacity you alone possess to cause life to spring from the depths of darkness, despair, depression, and hopelessness. Praise your Holy Name.
In the Name of Jesus I write these things ~ Amen ><>
I will sing unto the Lord, because He hath dealt bountifully with me!
Found ~ March 13, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Wings Of Love In This Lifetime And The Next
All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purposes. Live in the moment of life's completeness and nurture enough confidence to be assured that you are fitting into the perfect plan that God has for your own individual life.
Loving God, self, and others gives you wings of love that set you free to really love your life and soar on high with eagle's wings ~ keen of sight and wisdom. May your capacity be enlarged to receive the many gifts that God has for you in this lifetime and the next!
For my daughter-in-law, Tracy, on January 10, 2010
Loving God, self, and others gives you wings of love that set you free to really love your life and soar on high with eagle's wings ~ keen of sight and wisdom. May your capacity be enlarged to receive the many gifts that God has for you in this lifetime and the next!
For my daughter-in-law, Tracy, on January 10, 2010
~~~~~~~ ><> Hawaii <>< ~~~~~~~
Make A Wish And Say A Prayer
My granddaughter, Abbie, was diagnosed with leukemia on March 9, 2007. She had a rough eighteen months. She completed her treatment and her port was removed on July 3, 2009, a day before the big celebration day with fireworks, the fourth of July.
This week her family was picked up in a limousine and flown to Hawaii, thanks to the Make A Wish Foundation, which granted Abbie's wish to go to Hawaii.
It is so awesome that they are able to do this for children who are fighting so bravely for their lives. It really gives them something to look forward to, keeps their spirits up, and gives them hope and motivation.
God richly bless the "Make A Wish Foundation" for making something so wonderful to really happen for these children and their families. May the Lord continually bless the many hands and hearts that so diligently work to restore health and wholeness to so many sick and suffering children.
May we be blessed with many cures and solutions to all of the diseases that are plaguing our world in 2010. Jesus, you are the Great Physician, and have the power to turn anything around, and make it better. We give you all the praise and glory! Amen ><> Found
This week her family was picked up in a limousine and flown to Hawaii, thanks to the Make A Wish Foundation, which granted Abbie's wish to go to Hawaii.
It is so awesome that they are able to do this for children who are fighting so bravely for their lives. It really gives them something to look forward to, keeps their spirits up, and gives them hope and motivation.
God richly bless the "Make A Wish Foundation" for making something so wonderful to really happen for these children and their families. May the Lord continually bless the many hands and hearts that so diligently work to restore health and wholeness to so many sick and suffering children.
May we be blessed with many cures and solutions to all of the diseases that are plaguing our world in 2010. Jesus, you are the Great Physician, and have the power to turn anything around, and make it better. We give you all the praise and glory! Amen ><> Found
The Darkness Of The Night
You are a child of the universe and have a right to be all that you can be. Reach for the stars and don't be discouraged by the dark shadows.
Without them, we would not see the glory of the Heavens
against the darkness of the night! ~ Found ~
Without them, we would not see the glory of the Heavens
against the darkness of the night! ~ Found ~
Our Piece Of The Pie
There are animals that kill their young,
but humans are the only creatures that
seem to enjoy destroying themselves in
so many different ways.
Surely, there is a powerful force of
darkness driving us to insanity,
incarceration, and even death.
Broken homes and child abuse are
only the beginning of turning out
criminals, rapists, and murderers.
We lie, we cheat, we steal, commit
adultery, curse God, and more.
Lord, what is there that
we haven't done?
Greed, war, pride, prejudice,
abortion. We laugh in the
face of death and know that
we are really small and that
we really have no real power
or control.
We hide behind the delusion that
we are big and strong.
That we can live apart from God!
But like a candle burning,
the wick is getting shorter.
We think that we are invincible.
But we are part of the whole.
This human condition of separation
from God through sin. We are not
the first or the last. Others have
come before us. And now it is
our turn to make history, our
shot at the brass ring.
Time marches on and waits
for no one. Now is our moment
of decision to do the next right thing.
The Heavens await our impression
on the fraction of the whole that
is in our possession in this,
our moment of history.
~ Found ~
but humans are the only creatures that
seem to enjoy destroying themselves in
so many different ways.
Surely, there is a powerful force of
darkness driving us to insanity,
incarceration, and even death.
Broken homes and child abuse are
only the beginning of turning out
criminals, rapists, and murderers.
We lie, we cheat, we steal, commit
adultery, curse God, and more.
Lord, what is there that
we haven't done?
Greed, war, pride, prejudice,
abortion. We laugh in the
face of death and know that
we are really small and that
we really have no real power
or control.
We hide behind the delusion that
we are big and strong.
That we can live apart from God!
But like a candle burning,
the wick is getting shorter.
We think that we are invincible.
But we are part of the whole.
This human condition of separation
from God through sin. We are not
the first or the last. Others have
come before us. And now it is
our turn to make history, our
shot at the brass ring.
Time marches on and waits
for no one. Now is our moment
of decision to do the next right thing.
The Heavens await our impression
on the fraction of the whole that
is in our possession in this,
our moment of history.
~ Found ~
Honesty
Can we step back and catch our self in a lie and say,
"Wait a minute, I just told you a lie!"
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"Wait a minute, I just told you a lie!"
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Heartbeat
I can forgive you in a heartbeat.
Why is it so hard to believe that
you can forgive me?
~ Found ~
Why is it so hard to believe that
you can forgive me?
~ Found ~
Cape Cod Business Card
I love human beings as they are and
not necessarily as I want them to be!
~ Cape Cod Business Card ~
not necessarily as I want them to be!
~ Cape Cod Business Card ~
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Don't Shoot The Wounded
Don't shoot the wounded. They need us more than ever. They need our love no matter what it is they've done. Sometimes we just condemn them, can't take time to hear their story. Don't shoot the wounded, someday you might be one.
It's easy to love the people who are standing hard and fast. Pressing to meet the higher calling, but the ones who might be struggling we tend to judge too harshly and refuse to try and catch them when they fall. We put people into boxes and we draw our hard conclusions, when they do the things we know they should not do. We sometimes write them off as helpless and we throw them to the dogs. Our compassion and forgiveness sometimes seem in short supply.
I say, "Don't shoot the wounded, they need us more than ever. They need our love no matter what it is they've done. Sometimes we just condemn them and don't take the time to hear their story. Don't shoot the wounded, someday you might be one.
We can love and forgive them when their sin does not exceed our own, for we too have been down bumpy roads before. But when they commit offenses, outside the boundaries we have set, we judge them, in a word we turn them out, we close the door. Myself, I've been forgiven for so many awful things. I've been cleansed and washed and bathed so many times that when I see a brother that has fallen from the way, I just can't find a license to convict him of his crime.
So I say, don't shoot the wounded they need us more than ever. They need our love no matter what it is they've done. Sometimes we just condemn them and don't take time to hear their story. Don't shoot the wounded someday you might be one.
That doesn't mean we turn our head when we see a brother sin and pretend that what he's doing is alright. But we must help him to see his error. We must lead him to repent. Cry with those who cry, but bring their deeds into the light. For it's the sick that need the doctor. It's the lame that need a crutch. It's the prodigal that needs the loving hand. For a man who's in despair, there should be kindness from his friends lest he should forsake the fear of Almighty God and turn away from God and man.
So I say, don't shoot the wounded they need us more than ever. They need our love no matter what it is they've done. Sometimes we just condemn them and don't take time to hear their story. Don't shoot the wounded someday you might be one!
~ Chuck Girard ~
My friend, Nora, lent me this tape to listen to when I'm driving. The words are very powerful, in truth, and I just had to share them with you! There is only one perfect, right? ><> Found <><
It's easy to love the people who are standing hard and fast. Pressing to meet the higher calling, but the ones who might be struggling we tend to judge too harshly and refuse to try and catch them when they fall. We put people into boxes and we draw our hard conclusions, when they do the things we know they should not do. We sometimes write them off as helpless and we throw them to the dogs. Our compassion and forgiveness sometimes seem in short supply.
I say, "Don't shoot the wounded, they need us more than ever. They need our love no matter what it is they've done. Sometimes we just condemn them and don't take the time to hear their story. Don't shoot the wounded, someday you might be one.
We can love and forgive them when their sin does not exceed our own, for we too have been down bumpy roads before. But when they commit offenses, outside the boundaries we have set, we judge them, in a word we turn them out, we close the door. Myself, I've been forgiven for so many awful things. I've been cleansed and washed and bathed so many times that when I see a brother that has fallen from the way, I just can't find a license to convict him of his crime.
So I say, don't shoot the wounded they need us more than ever. They need our love no matter what it is they've done. Sometimes we just condemn them and don't take time to hear their story. Don't shoot the wounded someday you might be one.
That doesn't mean we turn our head when we see a brother sin and pretend that what he's doing is alright. But we must help him to see his error. We must lead him to repent. Cry with those who cry, but bring their deeds into the light. For it's the sick that need the doctor. It's the lame that need a crutch. It's the prodigal that needs the loving hand. For a man who's in despair, there should be kindness from his friends lest he should forsake the fear of Almighty God and turn away from God and man.
So I say, don't shoot the wounded they need us more than ever. They need our love no matter what it is they've done. Sometimes we just condemn them and don't take time to hear their story. Don't shoot the wounded someday you might be one!
~ Chuck Girard ~
My friend, Nora, lent me this tape to listen to when I'm driving. The words are very powerful, in truth, and I just had to share them with you! There is only one perfect, right? ><> Found <><
When The Night Is Dark
There are stars whose radiance is visible on earth,
though they have long been extinct.
There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world,
even though they are no longer amongst the living.
These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark.
They light the way for human kind. ><>
~ Hannah Senesh ~
Jesus is the light of the world and He wants more than anything
to live inside your heart and shower His love through you to others!
There are many beautiful posters and also a free calendar offered
at the website where I found this writing:
http://www.rlmarts.com/products/posters
~ I am Found and Lost, no more! ~
though they have long been extinct.
There are people whose brilliance continues to light the world,
even though they are no longer amongst the living.
These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark.
They light the way for human kind. ><>
~ Hannah Senesh ~
Jesus is the light of the world and He wants more than anything
to live inside your heart and shower His love through you to others!
This is the mystery that has been hid from the ages:
~ Christ In You ~
The Hope Of Glory!
~ Christ In You ~
The Hope Of Glory!
There are many beautiful posters and also a free calendar offered
at the website where I found this writing:
http://www.rlmarts.com/products/posters
~ I am Found and Lost, no more! ~
Less Than A Grain Of Sand
Human beings are less than a grain of sand in comparison to the splendor of the Heavens. Jesus wants to hold us so close and never let us go. His heart breaks for those who turn aside, passing day after day without acknowledging who He is, and what He did to save us from hell and death ~ the enemy's prison for our souls.
Give God Jesus a chance and you will find Him to be the one true God. Only He can fill your deepest longing, a void inside that only He can satisfy. Imagine that He made humans, then He came to live in a body just like yours, taught us the way to live, and how to please the Father, died on a lonely cross, then actually rose again.
Satan thought he killed the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He mocked in victory and thought it was all over, finished! But Jesus rose and that's when he realized that all hope for him was gone.
God did not make hell for humans. It is for the one who is sheer evil, merciless, and total darkness, the father of lies. You are being held captive by the lies of the enemy, because you believe them to be true.
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he! Draw near to God and He will draw near to you! Resist the devil and he will flee from you! Life and love are a process. We are all a work in progress. This life is the challenge and the battlefield is the mind.
Satan wants to take you down, and Jesus wants to lift you up. Choose you this day, who you will serve, as for me, I will serve the Lord; the best decision I ever made.
The enemy took me down many times, but when the war is over, those who stand with Jesus will rise in victory; it is already ours! Listen to the still small voice of God, "Be still and know that I am God!" He came to set the captives free.
We need only trust and believe, repent, and do the next right thing!
Jesus raised me up out of my own personal hell, a place where the enemy thought that I was damned. But, my God is faithful to His Word. "I will never leave you or forsake you!" He is my song and my salvation; He has become my VICTORY! Amen ><>
~ Found ~
Give God Jesus a chance and you will find Him to be the one true God. Only He can fill your deepest longing, a void inside that only He can satisfy. Imagine that He made humans, then He came to live in a body just like yours, taught us the way to live, and how to please the Father, died on a lonely cross, then actually rose again.
Satan thought he killed the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He mocked in victory and thought it was all over, finished! But Jesus rose and that's when he realized that all hope for him was gone.
God did not make hell for humans. It is for the one who is sheer evil, merciless, and total darkness, the father of lies. You are being held captive by the lies of the enemy, because you believe them to be true.
As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he! Draw near to God and He will draw near to you! Resist the devil and he will flee from you! Life and love are a process. We are all a work in progress. This life is the challenge and the battlefield is the mind.
Satan wants to take you down, and Jesus wants to lift you up. Choose you this day, who you will serve, as for me, I will serve the Lord; the best decision I ever made.
The enemy took me down many times, but when the war is over, those who stand with Jesus will rise in victory; it is already ours! Listen to the still small voice of God, "Be still and know that I am God!" He came to set the captives free.
We need only trust and believe, repent, and do the next right thing!
Jesus raised me up out of my own personal hell, a place where the enemy thought that I was damned. But, my God is faithful to His Word. "I will never leave you or forsake you!" He is my song and my salvation; He has become my VICTORY! Amen ><>
~ Found ~
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Lost And Found
Am I here all alone? Oh, there you are Jesus ~
Seems you're my all time best Friend!
Goodnight ~ Found ~
Seems you're my all time best Friend!
Goodnight ~ Found ~
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Gift Of Love From Deep Within
Listen to the sound of silence and what others have to say. There is so much to learn and experience in every single moment of life. Even the dull and ignorant have their story to tell. Listen and you will be surprised at the the many secret truths you never could imagine.
Be silent, and listen, and absorb what the Spirit of God has to say with His still small voice. Prayer is you communicating with God, meditation is your listening to His response. Be opened minded about the answers you receive. God answers EVERY prayer!
Sometimes He says, "YES!" Sometimes He says, "NO!" Sometimes He says, "WAIT!" He really does know what is best for each and every one of us. He NEVER gives us more than we CAN handle. BUT, But, but ~ I've had to learn repeatedly that THERE ARE some things that aren't godly, or that I wasn't READY for, or that would never SATISFY the "GOD VACCUUM INSIDE OF ME."
I, ME, MYSELF, AND ~ I brought these THINGS into my life on my own and God didn't have ANYTHING to do with it. These are the things that caused heartache, pain, grief and shame. It's taken many years to really know that God will forgive and make a "FRESH START FOR ME EVERY DAY!"
It was all about me! "WHAT ABOUT ME?" "What About Me?" "what about me?" BUT, But, but ~ are you with me here? "IN THE MOMENT?" But, it doesn't have to continue to be "MY DOWNFALL ~ ALWAYS!"
"LOVE GOD FIRST", then "I CAN LOVE MYSELF", and then "I CAN LOVE OTHERS" in a "HEALTHY AND GODLY WAY" ~ BECAUSE ~ if I didn't "LOVE MYSELF FIRST" I could not really have "GENUINE LOVE FOR ANYONE ELSE." ~ AND ~ "If I don't "LOVE GOD FIRST" ~ I cannot be connected and filled up with "HIS HOLY SPIRIT" which "BLESSES ME WITH THE GIFT OF LOVE FROM DEEP WITHIN!"
"LIFE AND LOVE" take time and ARE a process. We are ALL "WORKS IN PROGRESS" in the "SCHOOL OF LIFE" to make us fit to be in the "PRESENCE OF A GLORIOUS GOD!" Thank you, FATHER GOD, for sending YOUR SON, "JESUS CHRIST", to build the PERFECT BRIDGE for us to get to your KINGDOM. FATHER GOD, through the power of YOUR HOLY SPIRIT ~ EMPTY ME OF "ALL DARKNESS" and FILL ME WITH "YOUR PURE AND HOLY LIGHT", the "SPIRIT OF GOD" ~ "YOUR HOLY SPIRIT!"
Love you so much my little children who trust me and believe! ~ Father God, God Jesus, and the Holy Spirit of God! We three are ONE! Amen ><>
Jesus found me, one little sheep that got lost along the way! Found and Born Again! Found <><
Those who worship Him, must worship Him in Spirit and in truth!
"If you have seen me you have seen the Father!" ~ Jesus
"Ye must be born again!" ~ Jesus
"Is there any other name more beautiful than "God" or "Jesus Christ" in all the universe?"
Be silent, and listen, and absorb what the Spirit of God has to say with His still small voice. Prayer is you communicating with God, meditation is your listening to His response. Be opened minded about the answers you receive. God answers EVERY prayer!
Sometimes He says, "YES!" Sometimes He says, "NO!" Sometimes He says, "WAIT!" He really does know what is best for each and every one of us. He NEVER gives us more than we CAN handle. BUT, But, but ~ I've had to learn repeatedly that THERE ARE some things that aren't godly, or that I wasn't READY for, or that would never SATISFY the "GOD VACCUUM INSIDE OF ME."
I, ME, MYSELF, AND ~ I brought these THINGS into my life on my own and God didn't have ANYTHING to do with it. These are the things that caused heartache, pain, grief and shame. It's taken many years to really know that God will forgive and make a "FRESH START FOR ME EVERY DAY!"
It was all about me! "WHAT ABOUT ME?" "What About Me?" "what about me?" BUT, But, but ~ are you with me here? "IN THE MOMENT?" But, it doesn't have to continue to be "MY DOWNFALL ~ ALWAYS!"
"LOVE GOD FIRST", then "I CAN LOVE MYSELF", and then "I CAN LOVE OTHERS" in a "HEALTHY AND GODLY WAY" ~ BECAUSE ~ if I didn't "LOVE MYSELF FIRST" I could not really have "GENUINE LOVE FOR ANYONE ELSE." ~ AND ~ "If I don't "LOVE GOD FIRST" ~ I cannot be connected and filled up with "HIS HOLY SPIRIT" which "BLESSES ME WITH THE GIFT OF LOVE FROM DEEP WITHIN!"
"LIFE AND LOVE" take time and ARE a process. We are ALL "WORKS IN PROGRESS" in the "SCHOOL OF LIFE" to make us fit to be in the "PRESENCE OF A GLORIOUS GOD!" Thank you, FATHER GOD, for sending YOUR SON, "JESUS CHRIST", to build the PERFECT BRIDGE for us to get to your KINGDOM. FATHER GOD, through the power of YOUR HOLY SPIRIT ~ EMPTY ME OF "ALL DARKNESS" and FILL ME WITH "YOUR PURE AND HOLY LIGHT", the "SPIRIT OF GOD" ~ "YOUR HOLY SPIRIT!"
Love you so much my little children who trust me and believe! ~ Father God, God Jesus, and the Holy Spirit of God! We three are ONE! Amen ><>
Jesus found me, one little sheep that got lost along the way! Found and Born Again! Found <><
Those who worship Him, must worship Him in Spirit and in truth!
"If you have seen me you have seen the Father!" ~ Jesus
"Ye must be born again!" ~ Jesus
"Is there any other name more beautiful than "God" or "Jesus Christ" in all the universe?"
Monday, January 11, 2010
I Love Kids
Remember there is one in each of us, innocent
And unadulterated by the stain of sin!If you can talk, then you can sing.
If you can walk, then you can dance.
If you can't sing, then you can hum.
If you can't dance, then you can dance,
Just the same!
Let the river flow and join in the animation of life!
Don't strive to stop the river.
It will break through with or without you.
Life is stronger than death and love is stronger than hate.
Jesus is stronger than us.
But, His strength is perfected through our weaknesses.
This life is a miracle and so are you!
You are loved beyond measure!
I'm so glad you found my blog.
please come back again to visit!
~~~~ Found Forever ><>
Loving God, Self, And Others
All things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purposes. Live in the moment of lives completeness and nurture enough confidence to be assured that you are fitting into the perfect plan that God has for you, alone.
Loving God, self, and others gives you wings of flight to set you free so you can soar on high with eagle's wings, keen of sight and wisdom. May your capacity be enlarged to receive the many blessings that God has for you in this life and the next! Love your life today, there really is no other way to truly live. God made us that way, you know?
~ Found ~
Loving God, self, and others gives you wings of flight to set you free so you can soar on high with eagle's wings, keen of sight and wisdom. May your capacity be enlarged to receive the many blessings that God has for you in this life and the next! Love your life today, there really is no other way to truly live. God made us that way, you know?
~ Found ~
I Love Me Is...
I love me...
Is being thankful for the way that God made me
And for this tent of flesh that I live in
No matter where I go, there I am...
~ Found ~
Is being thankful for the way that God made me
And for this tent of flesh that I live in
No matter where I go, there I am...
~ Found ~
I Cried Out To The Lord In 1977
A whole new year lies before me. What is in my heart? Where will I go from here? I can't turn back and start believing those lies again. I am getting better and better in every way, just for today! I have to find a way to live just for today...
The past is over and I am powerless to change a lot of things that happened in my life. But, I cannot play God, anymore. Surely, it is a delusion to think that I have any real control of this life I live. Even my very breath is given through the grace of God.
But, my will is strong and hard to be broken. My being longs for a right relationship with God. My thoughts cling to the cross of Christ in this place where I so often isolate and feel the pain of lonliness.
Please, Dear God, fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me the grace to stay close to Jesus and follow His teachings. God, I cried out to you so many years ago. "God, if you are there, I need to hear from you, because if you're not, I have nothing to live for."
And you spoke to me and said, "Call Mrs. Guilds." And, I didn't think that I would, but I did, and she lead me to your Son, Jesus Christ. I was so ready and had little, no, no resistance.
I never imagined all that He was. I didn't have a clue, but I knew in an instant that He was ALL that I'd been searching for all of my life.
I am so sorry Father God, Holy Spirit, and Jesus that I sinned against all three of you in so many ways. God, I thought I was favored and didn't need to change anything. After you touched me so deep within, I ran off on a pink cloud with no thought of the depths that I would wallow in.
You took away my sins and made my soul to shine and I experienced the indwelling of your sweet Holy Spirit. Truly, I was born again! But, my words, and actions, and choices led me astray, until darkness consumed me, and despair and depression set in.
All I wanted was to share my Jesus, and all that He had done for me, with everyone I could. But anything that I'd been doing wrong before I met Jesus was multiplied many times over, and over again.
I became so empty, Lord, so full of guilt and shame. The lonliness was so hard, the darkness so painful and scary. Lord, I don't know my way back to you. Lord, please don't judge me too harshly, against thee only have I sinned, but I caused pain and injury to others.
Lord, I am not as innocent as I think I am. I am so ashamed of my past conduct. Apart from you, I am nothing. I know that you alone are pure and holy. You alone weigh the hearts. I place mine in your hands, because I need you in my life if I am to change. I cannot find my way back home without you! Amen
Now, I am Found! Thank you, Jesus, for finding me and bringing me back to the heart of the Father, once again! I can finally love God, self, and others! I am so blessed in 2010.
Happy New Year to everyone! Found
The past is over and I am powerless to change a lot of things that happened in my life. But, I cannot play God, anymore. Surely, it is a delusion to think that I have any real control of this life I live. Even my very breath is given through the grace of God.
But, my will is strong and hard to be broken. My being longs for a right relationship with God. My thoughts cling to the cross of Christ in this place where I so often isolate and feel the pain of lonliness.
Please, Dear God, fill me with your Holy Spirit and give me the grace to stay close to Jesus and follow His teachings. God, I cried out to you so many years ago. "God, if you are there, I need to hear from you, because if you're not, I have nothing to live for."
And you spoke to me and said, "Call Mrs. Guilds." And, I didn't think that I would, but I did, and she lead me to your Son, Jesus Christ. I was so ready and had little, no, no resistance.
I never imagined all that He was. I didn't have a clue, but I knew in an instant that He was ALL that I'd been searching for all of my life.
I am so sorry Father God, Holy Spirit, and Jesus that I sinned against all three of you in so many ways. God, I thought I was favored and didn't need to change anything. After you touched me so deep within, I ran off on a pink cloud with no thought of the depths that I would wallow in.
You took away my sins and made my soul to shine and I experienced the indwelling of your sweet Holy Spirit. Truly, I was born again! But, my words, and actions, and choices led me astray, until darkness consumed me, and despair and depression set in.
All I wanted was to share my Jesus, and all that He had done for me, with everyone I could. But anything that I'd been doing wrong before I met Jesus was multiplied many times over, and over again.
I became so empty, Lord, so full of guilt and shame. The lonliness was so hard, the darkness so painful and scary. Lord, I don't know my way back to you. Lord, please don't judge me too harshly, against thee only have I sinned, but I caused pain and injury to others.
Lord, I am not as innocent as I think I am. I am so ashamed of my past conduct. Apart from you, I am nothing. I know that you alone are pure and holy. You alone weigh the hearts. I place mine in your hands, because I need you in my life if I am to change. I cannot find my way back home without you! Amen
Now, I am Found! Thank you, Jesus, for finding me and bringing me back to the heart of the Father, once again! I can finally love God, self, and others! I am so blessed in 2010.
Happy New Year to everyone! Found
Be A Rainbow!
People will forget what you did.
People will forget what you said.
But, people will never forget
how you made them feel.
Be a rainbow in someone
else's cloud today!
~ Unknown author ~
People will forget what you said.
But, people will never forget
how you made them feel.
Be a rainbow in someone
else's cloud today!
~ Unknown author ~
His!
Turn your will and your life over to the care of God, and if you don't know how to do that, ask Him to show you the way! One day at a time works best. We need to be grounded in our place in time and history. We are here! Right in this moment, you are reading this.
Live in the moment. If you can't, try lying down and think over and over, "Be still and know that I am God!" Prayer is our talking to God and meditation is our listening to God. He is there; He really is and you are His delight, His love, His masterpiece, His!
~ Found ~
Live in the moment. If you can't, try lying down and think over and over, "Be still and know that I am God!" Prayer is our talking to God and meditation is our listening to God. He is there; He really is and you are His delight, His love, His masterpiece, His!
~ Found ~
Just Explode
Did you ever get so much out of life
That you could just explode?
I'll tell you about it another time!
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Found
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Free ~ Thank God Almighty! Free at Last!
If the Son therefore shall make you free,
You shall be free indeed! ><> ><>
~~~ John 8:36 ~~~~ ><>
You shall be free indeed! ><> ><>
~~~ John 8:36 ~~~~ ><>
Our Deepest Fear!
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some, it is in everyone. And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~ Marianne Williamson
(I found this at an Adult Children of Alcoholics /ACOA meeting)
Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some, it is in everyone. And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others. ~ Marianne Williamson
(I found this at an Adult Children of Alcoholics /ACOA meeting)
Don't Worry ><> Be Happy
If it makes you happy, to be unhappy, then be unhappy! <><
But I will nurture all goods things in my life, ><>
Just for today! ><> One Day at A Time! ><>
But I will nurture all goods things in my life, ><>
Just for today! ><> One Day at A Time! ><>
How Strong Are You?
You never know how strong you are until ~~~
<>< ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Being strong is the only choice you have!! ~~~ <>< ~~~~~~~
We forge ahead into 2010 fully assured that ~~~~~~~~~~~~~><>
The only ass behind us is our own!! ~~~~ ~~~~><>
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<><
Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper, and
Be in health, even as your soul prospers! III John II
~~~~~~~~~~~~><> ~~~ <>< ~~~~~~~~~~~~
<>< ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Being strong is the only choice you have!! ~~~ <>< ~~~~~~~
We forge ahead into 2010 fully assured that ~~~~~~~~~~~~~><>
The only ass behind us is our own!! ~~~~ ~~~~><>
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<><
Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper, and
Be in health, even as your soul prospers! III John II
~~~~~~~~~~~~><> ~~~ <>< ~~~~~~~~~~~~
I love Quotes, Slogans, The Bible, Reading, And Writing
It isn't ADHD ....... It's random tasking!
Get used to it! ><>
Get used to it! ><>
Isn't It Ironic?
We ignore the ones who adore us,
Adore the ones that ignore us, ~~~~~~
Love the ones that hurt us, <>< ~~~
And hurt the ones that love us? ~~ ~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <><
~~~ Unknown author ><> ~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ><>
Adore the ones that ignore us, ~~~~~~
Love the ones that hurt us, <>< ~~~
And hurt the ones that love us? ~~ ~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <><
~~~ Unknown author ><> ~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ><>
Freedom Of Speech
Freedom of speech is still in America, right? Or is it just online? Come on, let's say it like it is. It is what it is! People get razzzzzelled at what I have to write, say, do, or act like. I'm unique, God made me that way and I like being me, finally!
I used to think that I was so messed up, then I learned the really hard way, that I'm not half bad. But there are so many messed up people out there!
I've been searching for so much more, which is not a bad thing. But I had it all along just like the tin man, scarecrow, and the lion! We are not in Kansas, anymore, true. No, it is way better! We are online, finally!
Spread the Word! ><>
I used to think that I was so messed up, then I learned the really hard way, that I'm not half bad. But there are so many messed up people out there!
I've been searching for so much more, which is not a bad thing. But I had it all along just like the tin man, scarecrow, and the lion! We are not in Kansas, anymore, true. No, it is way better! We are online, finally!
Spread the Word! ><>
The Lamb Of God
Christ is the Lamb of God.
The shadow of the Father.
The very essence of God in a man.
All the divinity of holiness,
Transformed into human flesh.
Sent to earth for one sole purpose,
To reconcile man to God. ><>
Jesus gave me the inspiration to
write this when I became a
Christian in 1977.
The shadow of the Father.
The very essence of God in a man.
All the divinity of holiness,
Transformed into human flesh.
Sent to earth for one sole purpose,
To reconcile man to God. ><>
Jesus gave me the inspiration to
write this when I became a
Christian in 1977.
For Those Who Know Not God
I am the great Redeemer and I've traveled many lands. I search the hearts and break the wills of those who know not God. I am the First, I am the Last, and I will not be compromised. I am the God who came to die to set the captives free. I loved my own, they loved me not, my heart was lonely , too. It breaks my heart to see you live so far away from God.
I know the pain of brokenness, I died upon a tree. My heart's desire is to hold you close and never let you go. Please open up your heart to me and I will come inside. Do not quench the fire of my love that shines for only you. I came to earth to lead the way to God's own second birth. You must be born again into the family of God.
Those who find me holy, find me wholly true. I have come to change your heart to flesh, from iron stone. Those I circumcise this way are one with God. He sent me here to make things right and I can never die. They pierced my flesh upon a cross, they thought that I had died. But they were wrong, my Father's hand is not too short to save. The victory was realized when from the tomb I rose. My arms are open wide to those who trust me and believe.
I came to earth to teach my ways and turn your hearts to God. Come home, my weary ~ lonely one, I suffered all the way. I built a bridge so you can know the loving heart of God. We're waiting here in Heaven and we cannot let you go. When you are sad or tears fall fast just raise your head and know, that we are here applauding you to do the next right thing. You can accomplish anything through Jesus Christ, your King.
Do not quench the Spirit of the holiness of God. Open up your heart and He will come to live inside. I am the great Redeemer and I've traveled many lands. I search the hearts and break the wills of those who know not God. I am the First, I am the Last and I will not be compromised. I am the God who came to die to set the captives free. I loved my own, they loved me not, my heart was lonely, too. It breaks my heart to see you live so far away from God. I know the pain of brokenness, I died upon a tree. My heart's desire is to hold you close and never let you go. ><> Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ~ Amen
God breathed this through me last week!
Lord, my heart is open wide to you.
I seek more of you, more of you.
What is full of darkness, empty.
What is empty, fill with your
Eternal light to share with others.
In the loving heart of Jesus, I am Found!
I know the pain of brokenness, I died upon a tree. My heart's desire is to hold you close and never let you go. Please open up your heart to me and I will come inside. Do not quench the fire of my love that shines for only you. I came to earth to lead the way to God's own second birth. You must be born again into the family of God.
Those who find me holy, find me wholly true. I have come to change your heart to flesh, from iron stone. Those I circumcise this way are one with God. He sent me here to make things right and I can never die. They pierced my flesh upon a cross, they thought that I had died. But they were wrong, my Father's hand is not too short to save. The victory was realized when from the tomb I rose. My arms are open wide to those who trust me and believe.
I came to earth to teach my ways and turn your hearts to God. Come home, my weary ~ lonely one, I suffered all the way. I built a bridge so you can know the loving heart of God. We're waiting here in Heaven and we cannot let you go. When you are sad or tears fall fast just raise your head and know, that we are here applauding you to do the next right thing. You can accomplish anything through Jesus Christ, your King.
Do not quench the Spirit of the holiness of God. Open up your heart and He will come to live inside. I am the great Redeemer and I've traveled many lands. I search the hearts and break the wills of those who know not God. I am the First, I am the Last and I will not be compromised. I am the God who came to die to set the captives free. I loved my own, they loved me not, my heart was lonely, too. It breaks my heart to see you live so far away from God. I know the pain of brokenness, I died upon a tree. My heart's desire is to hold you close and never let you go. ><> Father, Son, and Holy Spirit ~ Amen
God breathed this through me last week!
Lord, my heart is open wide to you.
I seek more of you, more of you.
What is full of darkness, empty.
What is empty, fill with your
Eternal light to share with others.
In the loving heart of Jesus, I am Found!
His Strength Is Manifested In Our Weaknesses
We can take so much for granted. We need to nurture an attitude of gratitude for our very breath. "I am the strength of the sparrow, I AM the great I Am." The seed you plant will become a tree. The Spirit of God animates and gives life. He cares for each sparrow that falls to the ground, and so much more He cares for you and me!
I was on my way to pick up Jennifer to bring her with me to a twelve step meeting. On the way, I hummed a little tune and words came to my mind. "I am the strength of the sparrow; I AM the great I AM." But no, God is stronger than a sparrow, I pondered. And within seconds on the right I read a street sign which read Sparrowbush Street!
Then I realized that my Higher Power had it right, "I am the strength of the sparrow; I AM the great I AM." Without the animating power of the Spirit of God in that little sparrow, there would be no life, no existence, no song, no flight.
So it is for us. We live, and move, and have our being because of the creative and animating Spirit of God! ><>
I was on my way to pick up Jennifer to bring her with me to a twelve step meeting. On the way, I hummed a little tune and words came to my mind. "I am the strength of the sparrow; I AM the great I AM." But no, God is stronger than a sparrow, I pondered. And within seconds on the right I read a street sign which read Sparrowbush Street!
Then I realized that my Higher Power had it right, "I am the strength of the sparrow; I AM the great I AM." Without the animating power of the Spirit of God in that little sparrow, there would be no life, no existence, no song, no flight.
So it is for us. We live, and move, and have our being because of the creative and animating Spirit of God! ><>
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