Chapter 4... clasped Hands, Prayerful Thoughts
"a mustard seed"
I'll give up not my morning,
I'll surrender not my day,
I'll relinquish not an evening
for what mankind will say,
I'll retreat not by an inch,
I'll forfeit not a mile,
I'll withdraw not a single step
and strive to wear a smile,
I'll take back not an oath,
I'll revoke not on a promise,
I'll reverse not on the word
when people act dishonest,
I'll yield not to prattle,
I'll concede not for some lies,
I'll lose not due to gossip
or truth that's in their eyes,
I'll retire not in darkness,
I'll tall not down in doubt,
I'll sow not indecision
so man can run about,
I'll return not any jealousy,
I'll respond not tree with greed,
I'll forgive not myself it I don't
plant a mustard seed.
"Humble salt or mankind's pepper"
Some times we shake, being
human-like by nature, the
difference wherein either
the shaking of God or
the shaking of man is felt,
and recognized as such.
It is the tongue some
seek to glorify, instead of
the word, presuming way to much.
Our strength comes form within
when remembered it can be taken
away by the one who gave it.
place not yourself to high
least you find out there
comes a time for shaking, once
more, lite's learning instruction.
"New life dining"
It was at the last supper,
when the Lord was still here,
the meaning so present-
the message quite clear,
it was in the Lord's presence
that denial resided,
in the people, God's chosen,
and doubt also was sighted,
the Lord knew it all...
in their hearts He could see,
"New life dining" cont.
He came to prove love
and to set all men tree,
to train children of Abraham
and seekers of peace,
in His way, not mans,
that the old ways should cease.
"Realize the blessings"
who could foresee,
who would want to know
the events of the future?
Let it surprise,
then to realize
the blessings shared together.
Love has power,
long passing the grave...
splinters form wood caskets.
Standing so still,
you recognize things
that pass by other eyes.
Gardens remain,
some fragrant... some not,
the memories cast in stone,
"Realize the blessings" cont.
but life breathes on,
the path winds on past
the trials life brings us through.
when back on path,
a way begins fresh...
even Morning Glories fade.
"Those timely tests"
It you can trust in the father,
His every word you'll understand
and the truth will be in your heart,
for the truth to indwell
you must invite the Lord inside,
and trust Him for everything to come,
have joy over your heavenly treasures
and put the Earthly things aside,
the importance of a Kingdom to come,
Jesus is Lord God and Holy,
and to accept Him as your Savior
will have you treat others the same,
do you have those sharing hands,
forgiving someone of their differences
and extending forth your own?
"Those timely tests" cont.
Which will show that love's understood,
and shall set firm foundations
well enabled for the tests of time.
"It's that easy"
As a gardener in a garden
trims along the growth,
he also aids in discarding
what would have stunted abundance,
that all would achieve completeness.
This is Jesus, cultivator of spirit.
He died for us, each and every one,
and having belief in Him
all the sins we may have committed
should no more stop our growth.
Think on Him as your gardener
for your life, and let Him:
trim out the pain of the past,
cut off that which won't grow
and change you, "it's that easy."
"Paid in full"
Lead me, father,
lead me,
by the word of
your Son,
for there are
none like Him,
"He is the Holy One,”
the lamb you sent
form heaven,
the sacrifice that
was made,
He paid the price
of sin
and then the debt,
in full, was paid
"Crystalized love"
Love is a crystal,
a crystal of many sides
and many facets...
hard, through the soft light,
colors of the rainbow dance
along the prisms that
magnify every color seen.
Which view is the best, many
sides shine of the beauty within,
or can it be said, "all sides
glorify what is within,
though different."
It difference is needed to
learn of the beauty in all
of us, let our differences
pull us together, to share in
our light within,
as it was meant to be.
"Like a child"
Stand up tall,
pick up your chin
and take in the Lord today,
helping to bring in the flock
and chasing the blues away, t
he peace that wells within
that's there each and every day,
so stand up tall,
pick up your chin
and take in the Lord today.
Remember friend,
hold on tight,
shake tree old dust in new light,
always strive to help another out,
when darkness comes know what you're about,
a child of the King-
let heaven and earth sing praise.
Remember friend,
hold on tight
and shake tree old dust in new light.
Open those eyes
like a child
and you shall see through His eyes
a different world, to your surprise,
one that feels for concern and hopes
to learn to heal the past mistakes.
The answer was, "come believers all,"
for every one calling will be called.
Open those eyes
like a child, like a child of the King.
"what we need"
when God directs someone into
your life, is it wrong?
when God pulls you to someone
like a magnet, don't you feel it?
When God sees we are lacking
what we need, won't He fulfill it...
won't He?
"Love; a drop of"
from a single drop of love
in a pool of life,
the splash felt ripples
across the macrocosm
Illuminating a life time.
'Through miracles'
Jesus walked on water.
This isn't surprising
when teaching that comes
through the flesh is used
for a spiritual message.
As the hesitation and doubts
increased in the boat, so did the sea.
Man's consciousness held them back,
or a lack of faith.
Jesus was able to still the sea,
along with the doubts and hesitation.
He walked above man's consciousness,
answering only the father's calls and
not His own, showing us
there is a higher way of life
we can enjoy and participate in.
It's only when we limit ourselves that
we limit others, as well as loving
ourselves before we can love others.
Loving wisdom truly sets us tree.
"It is better"
It is better to be wrong with man
than to be wrong with God,
for to be right with God is to often
be wrong with man and his way,
it is better to strive for peace and
calm in the face of hate and discontent,
for the Lord was peaceful in everything
He did, the truth He would say,
it is better to be with God than
to have to live without Him,
for what good is life without the
living water that helps us grow,
it is better that we learn the
lesson now than be shown later,
for the way to life is Jesus and we
are much better off when we know.
"With what will you water me"
Water me with greed
and I will wither,
water me with hate
and I will die,
water me with kindness
and I will thrive,
water me with patience
and I will try,
for it you water
me with love
I will grow root-deep.