some days………..just pray

some days all we can do is pray……………..can’t change anything and it won’t go away……………….so no need to ask ”why me”…………….better option is to hit your knees……. doesn’t mean you did anything wrong…………just a reminder that left on our own, life will come shake us and throw us in the…

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when right isn’t right

if love isn’t present in my actions or words…………..matters not the correctness of my position………………………….it doesn’t matter………………… a bitter pill to swallow ……..i cannot come from a position of  ”rightness” void of love and be correct……………..ouch….. when iu am bludgeoning with the ”truth”……………there is no love present…………. for all purposes………………..i…

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education of the Heart

before i make a decision……………i set aside my mind……….and ask for guidance and direction………………..from my heart….. what i speak from my minds point of view……………fades soon after………….what i speak from my heart is engraved………………………. what i know pales to what i have felt…………the feeling is the message and it can…

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Opinions…………….

opinions aren’t needed more often then i would care to admit… few are waiting to hear my thoughts, but sometimes i slip… then the outcome is stepped on toes and bruised ego’s … opinions are rarely needed………..this much i know… haven’t always felt this way……………………………. but the long faces and…

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i take responsibility

we pass the torch…………..from boy to man…………..from girl to woman when we take responsibility for our life………………………….there is no one to curse nor blame the results will be because of beliefs embraced and choices made……………..i can look back and offer they did the best they could realizing there were many…

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the difference

in my world……………things get distorted and it is hard to make sense of things…….. in GOD’S world………….. there is a logic and orchestration of things i cannot see…….. in my world…….. people say and do things intentionally to hurt and punish me………. In GOD’S world these are hurting people that…

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into the furnace

i’m going into the furnace, to separate the silver from the dross…….it’s obvious there are impurities that are keeping me away from the cross…………..that image i am drawn to and the price my Savior paid and i have made obstacles that get in my way………………. all are connected to a…

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always have you

i can’t trust this human race, because they lie and try to hide their face…………..sometimes it is hard to find a trace………….of something forgotten called the ”truth”……………….. but discouraged and forlorn………………in the morning i hear the horn, calling me to pray…… in my time of solitude the message rings loud…

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fly on Betty

how’s it going……over there……………up there………..? Ben told me you moved on and after we hung up i started thinking about you thought i would let you know you made an impression, congrats on leaving sober after everything we have been through that’s the goal…………..leaving sober i don’t say dying because…

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why i am sure i’m not God

G………….doesn’t forget names G…………… doesn’t forget special dates G……………….expects us to have difficulties G……………doesn’t have trouble understanding G………….is dependable G…………..is predictable G…………..doesn’t tap out G……………knows our heart G……………doesn’t keep score G………….doesn’t have to ask permission……..but does anyway G………….doesn’t run out of options G…………..gives unlimited chances to make things right G…………doesn’t…

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a soldier taught me

a soldier said that it didn’t matter who the Commander was that a soldier was taught to follow orders and leave politics out of his mind……………hmmmm as a Christian……………..we know who our Commander is and the political climate should have no bearing as to performing our orders………… to proclaim the…

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not as easy as it sounds

to offer others the same patience, tolerance and understanding that you would want them to offer us……………………..sounds like a good idea………….and it is…. now put it into practice………………………….good luck…… it will take a lifetime to get close…………………….

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tested positive for Christ

then in a dream we were gathered up and put onto a train the soldiers pulled us out and put us all in pens one by one we were called and stood before our Judge we were ask if we believed and marked with tape on our back in the…

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the darkest hour

in the darkest hour my soul beckons me……………to get down on my knees ask the God i have come to know…………..to please come comfort me through the darkness i see a ray of light and it wraps me in it’s glow together we wait in the night………………the darkness has lost…

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don’t be scared/open the door

don’t be scared…………open the door remeber friend, Gods’ been here before He will walk with you and hold your hand He was just waiting for you to make a stand we both know it’s the right thing to do nothing can confront you or stand in your way because God…

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i saw Jesus Walking

i saw Jesus walking as i turned down the path in the words….. i could here His footsteps at the animals scurried about…….. the wind in the trees whispered ”I am by your side”……… the path went around the lake , and the turtles sunned on the logs…. i sat…

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u know better

u know better……………….so what’s your excuse u know what’s your doing will hurt more people than just you u are so driven for revenge that you are willing to suffer to see others suffer come on brother come down from your throne……..no use staying where u don’t belong….. u know…

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i return because i forget

i do my devotions everyday because i let the world take my faith away so i return to be renewed and ask forgiveness for being subdued i am welcomed with open arms………………..the Lord reminds me in a song ”little one i know you flaws, the weakness and the scars……………..come to…

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miner

it is incumbent to my obligation……. for the gift of birth…… to seek, to learn……….explore….and study the mystery and magic of life……..the world around me……………………….. and the world inside me i therefore am a miner

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lapidify

life has it way of hardening us…………..it’s trials and tribulations matters little of your station in life………….humans have issues, rich and poor if we fail to celebrate and acknowledge the good things………..the blessings if doesn’t take long before our hearts and our minds…………are ‘lipidified’……   turned to stone

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window into heaven

human nature adds curiousity…………we want to feel……..to touch……to see hoping for a glimpse into heaven….. sitting as still as we can be…………….we gaze at the grass, the birds and trees and yet we still feel something is missing….. in our quest to get a glimpse into heaven so the search…

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before you fall………………………stop

when thoughts entertained lead to regret…………the only solice one can take is to acknowledge improvement has been made……you didn’t act on it so what use to be an action that had ended in mixed results now is just a passing thought………………..that you stopped before it took off perfection, no…………improvement always

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good thoughts should be shared/bad thoughts arrested

i should like to share with you the pleasant thought your face brings to my mind i hope you will see that my intent is virtuous and kind sometimes the things people do go unnoticed and that is fine but every so often it is good to acknowledge what they…

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legacy

when my train has run it’s course and my ticket punched the last time i hope the conductor will smile at me and say he enjoyed having me on the ride that i had grown quite a bit from when i first boarded the train and he was aware that…

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Focus

where i direct my thoughts, my feet are prone to follow……………so it behooves me to constantly monitor my thoughts………….. my focus determines my direction………..it is the wind in my sails………….i am responsible for where my ship travels and i steer the rudder with my thoughts……. the illusion that thoughts are…

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wisdom

wisdom no longer eludes me…………..it subdues me and our relationship has developed from an appreciation of clear and concise there are few words necessary to describe the beauty of simplicity wordy diatribes are an attempt to convince the author and justify their beliefs i suggest to you that the truth…

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no one wants to be burdened by a burden

if your walk is heavy and the load you bare is hard……………..there is only one solution……………………give it over to the Lord He may not take it from you but He will help your carry the load…………..and give you the strength and wisdom to weather the burden and learn as you…

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do you show evidence

to proclaim his name is no call to fame……………..the object is less me and more of Him……………..but i must seek to exemplify His Work in me or i shall be deemed an empty vessel that speaks of hollowed ground…………….and sounding quite hollow……………… either i show His Presence in my life…

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own it

nothing worse than an almost apology…………….why even bother…………..someone was wrong and more likely both had a part………………own it………. dancing around the issue is like sticking you toe in the pool………either you are going in or you’re not………………….. very distasteful to be approached by someone hinting they may have been inconsiderate…

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the gift/how much is it worth to you

that gift that God gave you when He sacrificed His Son…..what’s it worth to you….what’s it worth when everything around you is in turmoil but you still manage to find comfort knowing the King has accepted your invitation to come into your heart and soul…… you better know in the…

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