Pray and Listen

With all the cares of each new day,

Ensure you set aside some time to pray.

God is with you, day and night too,

He sees and hears all we say and do.

We have been given the Spirit

          Nothing is hidden from our Lord.

Keep walking by faith in one accord.

Let nothing come between your God and you,
Keep the lines open so His Spirit comes through.

Our spiritual cleanse is daily confession.

Tell others about Him, witnessing is a

           daily expression

Of your love for Him, which can travel far

           and wide.

Which will keep you close forever by His side.

When you feel the Spirit’s touch be ready to hear
There is work to be done, don’t live in fear.

The Poor and Our Prayers

Blessed is he who is kind and caring to the needy.

The man who is hungry should not be seen as greedy.

If a man shuts his ears to the cries of the poor,

He too shall cry out, and God will not hear but ignore.

His prayers, though  they seem earnest God does abhor.

A bad attitude to the less fortunate spoil your prayers.

To reach God’s ears you must open your heart.

Your attitude must change, and His love impart.

Your response to the needy is a skeleton key.

That will open the door to the way you should be

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If you are walking with the Lord you can never afford 

To say that you are a Christian living in accord 

With the word of the Lord, hidden in your heart.

No man can serve two masters it will tear you apart.

Pray for the needy, ask God to guide in your giving.

Then wait for the Spirit to guide all your daily living.

Pray and then Listen

With all the cares of each new day

Ensure you set aside time to pray.

God is with you, day and night too,

He sees and hears all that we do.

We have been given spiritual ears too.

We can’t hide anything from our Lord.

Keep walking by faith in one accord.

Let nothing come between God and you.

Keep listening, so His Spirit comes through.

Our spiritual cleanse is daily confession.

Witnessing about Him is a daily expression

Of your love for Him which can travel wide.

Which will keep you forever by His side.

When you feel the Spirit’s touch, be ready to hear

How you can live your daily life without fear.

John 14:26 NIV - “All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Counsellor or the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will reach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

Romans 8:9 & 10, 11 NIV  - “ You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit. If the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who lives in you.”

Galatians 5:24 NIV - “Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”

2 Peter 1:21 NIV - “For prophesy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:4 NIV - “My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power; so that your faith might not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.”

Deuteronomy 30:20 NIV “and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to His voice, and hold fast to him.”

My Husband, My Forever Love

My love is so patient, attentive and kind.

He forgives me; the hurt leaves his mind.

He laughs, crinkles his eyes, throws back his head.

I’ve been ill but he puts me first, and waits instead.

He wakens from sleep if he hears I am up,

And he serves me tea in my favourite cup.

He fixes my jewellery and washes my hair.

He always calls home when he cannot be there

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We pray together holding each others hands.

I tell God I am hurting, my love understands.

He will hold me, pray, and cry when I cry.

Life is not fair; I didn’t want life to be like this!

Never questioning, always believing, I get a kiss.

I wake in the morning and he has been up for an hour.

Praying and reading the word, his “Hour of Power’.

Forty-eight-years, mere children they said.

Confident at how miraculously God has led.

This “Calamity Jane” would do it all over again.

This man, peace and contentment his living refrain.

My Valentine, my love, none can compare.

I don’t see the wrinkles or the grey hair.

In sickness and health his promise to me.

Is more valid now as you can easily see.

I looked for a boy who always put God first,

Hungry for God’s word, and oh such a thirst!

I’m more in love than ever with this gentle man.

On this Father’s Day his wife is his number one fan!

Ecclesiastes 4:9 - 10 “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. The other one can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. “

Romans 12:9 - 10 “Don’t just pretend to love each other. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good, Love each other with genuine affection. And take delight in honouring each other.”

Until the Whole World Shouts His Name

Withered, old and the leaves float from the sky.

Crisp, veined, curled, it crackles in my hand.

By Fall its purpose is over, it separates from the tree.

             GOD’S MARVELOUS PLAN!

Underfoot we find vast numbers of dying leaves.

We could easily say, that their use is over, and yet

             GOD’S PLAN ALL ALONG!

It has just begun, for dying it becomes new food.

Correctly used it can now compost until the Spring.

When it is needed in the garden to begin a new cycle.

                GOD IS AMAZING!

That of preparation for fresh growth, awaking earth.

So many life cycles and we take them for granted.

Yet God set the planets in space and yet placed His hand.

                GOD IS ALL ENCOMPASSING!

Upon the smallest snowflake which He has designed

We don’t take the time to look, to study and marvel.

At this amazing universe that He has created for us.

                GOD I MUST STOP AND PRAISE YOU!

We could start by praising Him for our awesome planet.

And marvel at the miracle of birth, a newborn baby.

We still focus on the leaves and the necessity of recycling.

                GOD WE FOCUS NOT UPON YOU!

The work they cause when we need to sweep them away.

So many things we miss as time flies by and we fail,

To see His awesome purpose and design in our world.

           GOD YOU CREATED FOR US TO ENJOY!

How detailed are you God, how beautiful Your design.

If we could but open up the shell of an egg, and look

At its three parts, we would once more be astonished.

            GOD HAS A PURPOSE IN EVERYTHING!

That our God can explain the Trinity in a simple egg.

He not only created us to praise Him, but to open

Up our eyes to our surroundings, to think and to reason.

             GOD HAS A PLAN FOR US!

From the sky above us to the earth beneath our feet.

Are vast unexplored reasons to believe there is a God.

We who are His followers are enfolded in His purpose.

              GOD WILL OVERCOME!

He will prove Himself ever faithful to His promises.

This world is His and all that is in it shouts His name.

Remember the old leaf, remember you have a purpose!

              GOD IS VICTORIOUS!  Amen

Am I Genuine

Do I surrender myself to be used of God

or just proclaim that to be my desire?

Do I continue on as just an empty shell

while I boldly ask God to light my fire?

Is the outward sign that I show to others

the inward evidence of a changing me?

Am I living my life as a white-washed mask

fearful to show you the genuine me?

Is the Jesus in me truly shining through or

do I try to produce His image on an empty screen?

Am I a false prophet claiming to be a seeker of truth

or simply a poor actor in a walk-on part?

Do I merely strut my lines across the stage of life

or have I truly given God all of my heart?

For one tires so easily of having to perform in life

what in breathing does not come naturally to me.

If God is not the very essence of my life

how can I possibly share Him with you?

It does not take long in the bustle of life

until the genuine comes shining through.

God separates the wheat from the chaff

with a quick breath and brush of hand.

An act can be played out only so long

before the real person you begin to see.

I’d rather be God’s person deep in my heart

and not what you are thinking of me.

To be conformed to the image of Christ

is what I am genuinely wanting to be.                                                                                           

Psalm 37: 23 - 24  - “The Lord directs the steps of the godly.  He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.”

1 Peter 1:7 - “These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold - though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials , it will bring you much praise and glory and honour on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.” 

Being Grateful

When you look at others, and feel that they have more,

And in comparing, you sadly think that you are poor.

It is time to take a walk along the other side of the street.

Look around you, and really regard everyone that you meet.

You will see that it is not possessions that make us feel blessed.

Counting our blessings, being grateful, that makes us happy.

We need to learn that it is the sweet simple things in life

That make us happy, releasing praise, and erasing strife.

We cannot live our lives inward; we will surely take a fall.

Living life outside ourselves helps us listen for God’s call.

Doing things for others, opens our eyes to be able to see.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life allowing us to  really “be”

The person God wants, unlocking our hearts to love everyone.

God wants to use our lives as a testimony sharing His Son.

Proverbs 28:20   “A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not

go unpunished.”

Proverbs 10:9   “A man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out.”

Matthew 6:33  “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”