spoken words
nonverbal gestures
physical touch
overwhelming scents
visual recognition
i laugh, i cry
tears stream down my face, as His joy overwhelms me
my thoughts are of things unseen, my hope for stories untold
in a glimpse of the everlasting
my blessings overflowing, my passion never-ending
in Him, nothing is impossible
in Him, adventure redefined
in Him, eternally fulfilled
my journey has just begun
I wrote the following poem a couple years back:
As I look around and see the many things that follow me
I contemplate my mistakes and dreams I hope about someday
The time gone by, opportunities missed, feelings held back
The hurt, the pain, understood and yet held in
The wishing of just to go back and change the past
And then realizing how I’ve learned from these things
The effects they’ve had, good and bad
The Time it passes by…
As I grow and come to understand the things I never knew
My joys, my talents, my self
It leaves me wondering, who to be, which way to turn
How do I cope with such decisions and then it comes
The great wall to climb, each step higher then the one before it, always growing…
LIFE, The continuous struggle
But I must not give up
I must overcome such challenges
The Time it continues on…
Now at the peak of my struggles, a burden lifted, self-confidence restored
I remember who’s within me, my inner strength
It’s my Lord Jesus
When I am down, I look to Him
when life’s too hard, I cling to him
When it looks like all is lost, he lifts my head
He is what makes me, me
The Time it steadily continues…
The wisdom shown gives me my joy and happiness
My knowledge is of right and wrong
He shows me how to live, how to survive the hardships of life
He stands by me in my endeavors; He is my light in darkness
I will survive, and Time will go on and on…
I willingly submit to you, I surrender my dagger, and expose my most vulnerable region. The decision is thus, to either strike deeply and destroy or surrender you dagger unto me so that I may ponder the same. I give the outcome to God, whom if struck, will heal the wound no matter how severe. Upon being struck, you notice it not for the shock of the blow. As it settles, you realize how deep it goes; you can barely breath, you go numb, you collapse. You long for death but it escapes you, for God has spared your life. As you lay bleeding, the tears stream down your face, and God holds you in his arms. For pain and suffering is the nature of the flesh, and unto it we submit, but Jesus has conquered the flesh, and gives us eternal salvation in him. The pain will remain for a time, but healing has already begun.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
