My Future

Happiness wells up inside of me,

Relief: the beacon of my soul.

I’ve made up my mind,

The future is set,

No longer on the past I will mull.

My future spreads out

Like a leaflet on a book

And paves a way for my feet.

I will not stumble, I will not break,

I no longer will hesitate

I know now what I must then do

I know now what I will come to say

It may be a shock, it may be paralyzing,

It may be the healing balm for my soul

But it no longer matters

What the consequences will be

It no longer matters the toll

I am the master of my own fate,

The keeper of my soul.

My future spreads out before me now,

A path has been laid for my feet.

I see what lies ahead of me across the horizon,

The clouds have been rolled away.

Prayer

Father help me to live each day,

For the glory of Your name.

To praise You in everything,

To shine Your light today.

I know that loving You means that,

I sacrifice my all.

So help me to learn to live,

To obey Your every call.

And if I selfishly do act,

I pray You take my heart,

And wring out every selfish thought,

That led to deed and word.

Help me learn to live in the truth,

To know You saved my soul.

And that You are my friend and Lord

And are master of it all.

God’s Love

Waking with a smile I can feel Your love encompass me,

Your mercy overtakes me,

And I am filled with joy.

I look outside and around me everything is beautiful,

You have made it wonderful,

Yahweh, redeemer, friend.

I see it in creation, and all the faces surrounding me,

You have made them masterfully,

And I know that I am loved.

My God the Great Creator,

Redeemer of the nations,

You surround me with more,

Then I could ever need.

How can I thank You for everything?

I give my life, surrendering,

My heart is Yours, take me,

And help me do Thy will.

It's never been easy,
But love is worth fighting for.
I'll take my pen,
And write a letter to you once more.

Stay true to God my love,
And never give up the fight!
We both know that God,
Is working through all our life.

Take heart in this,
He is faithful and filled with love.
And nothing is too hard for Him,
Nothing, under the sun.

Be able to stand alone my dear,
When the world falls apart.
Knowing you serve the reigning Lord,
Who should hold all of your heart.

And if you don't know, know this,
I am waiting here for you.
I look forward to the day we meet
When you come walking into my life.

And I have and am going to save,
Everything I can save for you.
Because my love, I love you,
With every breath in me.

So stand true and strong in the word of God,
Fight the Devil with the sword of truth.
Knowing that theres more to this life,
Then the wares that the world give you.

And let's serve the Lord together my love,
With kindness and love in our hearts.
With the word as the lamp unto our feet,
As the light within our hearts.

Poetry Ramblings

I decided to post some of my old childish ramblings from the past. Starting at the age of 12 I loved to write poetry. Hopefully you will find it as refreshing as I have (going back through them recently! =) )

Is Your All Upon the Alter?

When you gave your life to Jesus,

Did you make His will your will?

Did you ever fully trust Him?

And you trust Him always still?

Was your all upon the alter?

Did you give him heart and soul?

If you didn’t then you should now,

You should give Him yourself whole.

You should never give Him just half,

Or a portion of your soul

Is your all upon the alter,

Please give Him you fully whole

Is your all upon the alter?

Is your all fully there?

Have you placed your full life under,

Jesus’ will and loving care?

Made Whole

Farewell my sins

 and my transgressions,

For I have Jesus as my might.

For God will lead me,

And He will see me,

Through the very rough parts of life.

I am finally made whole.

For You have cleansed my soul.

And made it pure blossoming white.

And when my life is done,

And I am finally home,

I’ll never grow weary of the sight.

It is Well

The cold turns into warmth,

The brown, into green,

The wind does not chill the bone,

It’s Spring, lovely Spring

The birds chirp happily,

Contentedly as well,

Among the beauty of it all,

I sing “It is Well”

Oh yes, “It is Well” I sing,

It is within my soul.

For Jesus died for me and you,

And made my soul now whole.

The Power of One

One little word can begin a fight,

One tiny ripple, a tide

One caring person can save a life,

One person, commit suicide.

One tiny spark can start a fire

One drop of rain put it out

One quiet voice can begin a revival,

One timid soul, begin to shout

One person, one thing, one tiny voice,

Can change the world today.

So Lord help me understand

The importance of one each day

Rose

Oh Rose your cute chubby cheeks,

Your blue eyes filled with love.

Your toddling steps so confident, yet weak,

Yes you’re a blessing from above.

Though We Never Know the Reason

You can see the question why,

Written plainly on their face

When a loved one dies a sudden

Or a child runs away

When a loved one dies in battle,

Or a baby’s miscarried

When a child has a seizure,

There’s the question: “how come me?”

But us Christians have assurance,

That Jesus loves us so,

And there always is a reason,

That we will someday know.

So let us trust in Jesus fully,

For He means it for our good,

Though we never know the reason,

The hard times are for our good.

The Prayer

The burden was lifted,

A glow on my face

Jesus had come in,

As I had prayed

I prayed oh my Lord Jesus,

I know that You died,

Upon a rugged cross,

For sinners like I

I prayed for forgiveness,

I prayed to be cleansed

And lastly of all

I prayed for God to come in. 

“Goodness and Mercy”

Rebecca Kent

The Lord watches over me all the daylong,

He blesses me with all that I need.

He brings me to places that satisfy my soul,

Yea to places that show me my way.

Even though my path leads me through trials galore,

And I sometimes wonder if I’m on the right trail.

God is by my side, so who shall I fear?

His hand leads me through my great fears.

And God, You have prepared me a path that shall show,

All of those that filled me with doubt,

That You have been by my side the whole way,

And that I am a child of God.

Your hand has blessed me today and forever,

My joy has been made new.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me,

And I shall be with You, forever.

[Psalm 23]

“Love”

Rebecca Kent

So many men, have tried their pen,

On explaining what is love

It is the hardest act,

Most defining emotion,

Most selfless definition

Of all. . .

Love is patient,

It waits forever,

And doesn’t care at all.

It is gentle, kind,

Forever caring,

And thinks not of itself

Love does not envy,

It always supports,

And never tears one down

It does not boast,

In of itself,

It is not ever proud.

Love is not rude,

It’s always thinking,

Of others that are around.

It always gives

A second chance,

And keeps no record of wrong.

Love does not delight,

In evil around,

But rejoices in the good.

It always protects,

Always trusts,

And tries to only preserve.

Love never fails,

It’s always true,

And remains so indefinitely.

It is the greatest,

Of every virtue,

The hardest of all to be.

[1 Corinthians 13]