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The Contradiction By Brenda Drake
Whisper: Things of the world does not make sense to the wise.
The Contradiction
When angry they say you see red,
When jealous they say you are green,
When life seems good through rose colored glasses are seen.
When in trouble they say you’re in a pickle.
When in a rut you are stuck in the mud.
Blackness shows great despair and white implies pure and good.
Owl are wise, eagles depicts strength and power,
Some appetites hunger for the sweet and sour.
The proud are exalted, the weak rejected.
The rich given more and the poor are neglected.
The powerful are praised and their sin cleverly hid;
And the world refuses to feel the hurt of the under privileged.
Most are contradictions; nothing makes much sense,
When things are not as the Word has said.
Anger, jealousy, fear, hate, and pride,
Are black and dark when held inside.
Trouble, depression, and unwilling to see the pain others are in,
Are also black and dark when held within.
Owls are not wise, the eagle not at all as mighty as man
Portrays it, for it does not even its high position understand.
The sinfully-rich are desperately poor.
Their sins are clearly seen by the Lord.
The poor man’s cry reaches God’s ear,
To Him their lives precious and dear.
To see life grandly and to the truth understand,
It’s not through rose colored glasses – it’s as God has planned.
O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! Romans 11:33
Lord, These Things I Know By Brenda Drake
There are many things I do not know when it comes to God and His ways but each day I am learning. I trust My Lord to lead me to the place where one day I will know everything He desires me to know.
Lord These Things I know
Lord I know You deserve all praise;
I need to show that I’m committed to your ways.
I know that there are things I do not fully understand.
And I know that things do not always go as I’ve planned.
I know that when my heart begins to fear,
That You are still always near.
I know when I begin to grumble and complain,
That in this place I cannot, and must not remain.
I must lift my voice in thanks and praise again,
To allow Your strength to rise up within.
I know that it is all too much for me to bear alone,
And that You help me and that You carry me home.
My great-desire is to do Thy will.
And I know that my needy heart You are willing to fill.
I come in repentance for I know that’s what is needed most,
I also know that in its feat I’ve no room to boast.
Jesus I know by faith soon You come again,
And that I will be with You till the very end.
There’s much I do not know but as I walk ahead in faith,
I know because You are for me, who can fight against?
I know You have a destiny planned for me,
That no circumstance or power can take me from Thee.
I know my heart hungers to do what You ask,
Open my heart’s eyes so I can follow faithfully in Your tracks.
By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. Psalms 41:11
New Found Freedom Brenda Drake
It is strange but the fear of losing our freedom if we give Christ our life is the complete opposite as the truth. In Christ we have new freedom, we have true freedom. We are no longer bound in sin’s chains; and are freed to live free from the threat of eternal death in hell.
New Found Freedom
Many believe there is a great list to follow to belong to Christ.
They feel it take great effort and that they lose all their rights.
A list of do not’s loom in their mind,
And a very hard taskmaster to keep them in line.
Some say, I will wait till I’ve had my fill
Then I’ll give in and do God’s will.
When I’m old and tired – it will be easier then,
Besides, if I go now I will lose all my friends.
But the One that loves them more than they can see,
Says, if you come now My strength you receive;
The terrible hold of sin’s chains will be released.
You will experience great inner peace.
New found freedom is more satisfying than you know,
For Jesus died to make you new and whole.
The list of do’s and don’ts are not an issue anymore,
For you will very much desire to please your Lord.
If you cross the line, you’re anxious to change direction for Him,
As you repent you’ve found freedom again.
Free to worship, free to praise, free to live without fear,
Free to know and to show your God is near.
The one that listens and hears what the Spirit says will see,
They have new found freedom in Me
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:31-32
River of Life in Verse By Brenda Drake
I recently published my newest book River of Life in Verse and am trying to get some traffic on Amazon. It is signed up to KDP select. You can read it on kindle for free or buy it for $2.99. In order for my books to get any traction I need my readers to leave a honest review.
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This same instructions are for all my books, I would greatly appreciate your help and support.
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Faith Walks Through New Year’s Door by Brenda Drake
Faith Walks Through New Year’s Door
Hope and faith walks through the New Year’s door;
With good memories kept safe and the rest left in the hands of the Lord.
Tomorrow’s sun shines like diamonds in the sea,
With the alluring pull of what ahead may be.
New vision, new plans, with a slate clean,
To start building on the new year’s dreams.
Hope and faith are joined with joy and peace within,
Knowing without knowing how the Lord is leading them.
Happy New Year to all is my desire and I pray,
Your hope and faith grows stronger in each passing day.
Like the Hidden Penny By Brenda Drake
Whisper: You are as the lost coin, You are beautiful and Mine.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Like the Hidden Penny
Like the penny hidden away,
Not valued high …not on display,
Rather plain, and tarnished with time,
Common, like many others in design.
Hidden… among other discarded things
But its destiny was to be in the presence of the King.
Without effort it travels from one drawer to the next.
For quite awhile no one really paid attention to it.
It was so small and dirtied with the world’s touch;
No one but God would pick it up.
But what a wonderful change took place,
When God touched it with His grace.
The world still may wonder what it is they see;
For on the outside, it is not at all what the world wants it to be.
But it has traveled from the rubbish into the high place to stay.
The world was wrong; it is to be on display.
It has been polished to become,
An object that represents the good work of God’s Son,
I am now held in high honor only because of God’s
good work in me.
When Christmas Time Hurts By Brenda Drake
This is truly a wonderful time of year; even strangers seem to have ready smiles and greetings of good cheer. In our excitement and bustle we forget Christmas time is lonely for many around us; life-situations have caused hurts and heartaches that have stolen the beauty of their holiday. Lord, help us to be aware of the feelings of others and remind us to lift their spirits by our prayers, love, and concern.
When Christmas Time Hurts
When Christmas-time hurts and joy has fled far away,
And there is no magic left in this once-special day.
All the sweet songs that once cheered now cause sadness within.
Oh how you would love to find pleasure in them again.
The hurting heart remembers sadly its personal loss,
And refuses to be cheered so their mind is cross.
Held in a prison unable to look outside to see,
The gift of the Christmas story that sets them free.
When Christmas-time hurts there is remedy to heal;
Its power is sure, its touch is real.
Find another person that has a heart that is down,
Do something, anything that removes their frown.
Find a little child that has lack,
Provide for them and your joy comes back.
Get your mind in things good, right, pure and true;
Set yourself to motion to the good thing do.
Bring your aching heart to the Father for His healing touch.
Renew your faith as you to Him entrust;
All the hurts, pains of this time of year,
Little by little the sweet joy and peace of Christmas reappears.
Luke 2:13-14
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Have A Merry Christmas by Brenda Drake
Have a Merry Christmas
We celebrate Jesus, His love and His birth;
As we again marvel how the Creator chose to come to earth.
He was born of a virgin as was foreordained;
Witnessed by a star His holy entrance proclaimed.
Angels sang of God’s purpose to those who would hear,
Shepherds and wise men bowed as they drew near.
We give gifts to others to celebrate God’s greatest gift bestowed.
He is the greatest gift our hearts can hold.
When we share Him we share life,
When we share Him we share light.
He is the bread that nourishes our soul.
He is the one that makes lost found and the empty full and whole.
When we celebrate Christmas we honor Him.
So again I say, Merry Christmas let our celebrations begin!
Christmas Gift Retold By Brenda Drake
Christmas Gift Retold
In our Country Thanksgiving is the start,
Of Christmas seasons journey of the heart.
We give thanks to our Creator for all the blessings bestowed.
To the wise the truth of the greatest gift unfolds,
Jesus birth to the one wise
Is a window of opportunity to open the heart’s eyes.
The utter beauty of a love so grand,
Is as hard as it is easy to understand.
God so loved the world He sent His Son,
To be born of a virgin to die a sinful, painful, death for everyone.
This love could and would be grasped by many, but shunned by many too.
But the beauty of God’s gift is each year its retold and delivered again to me and you.
Gifts are exchanged and goodwill expressed to one another,
Families are drawn together to their love rediscover,
Trees are lit in colors bright to behold,
And an angel or star placed high to lead to the joys that under the tree unfolds.
But the wise still remember why they have this day of celebration,
That Jesus is the reason for the season.
Lift up oh heart in praise at a love so grand,
That even the unbelievers celebrate what they don’t yet understand.
River of Life in Verse By Brenda Drake
Just in time for Christmas River of Life in Verse soon to be available on Amazon. $2.99 kindle $11.99 Paperback 25.99 in Hardcover. River of Life in Verse is in color in Kindle, Paperback, and in Hardcover. Other Brenda Drake Poetry books available are: Waves of Comfort, God’s Whispers to the Heart, Love Makes a Way, Not Just Ordinary, and Collected Thoughts. All are available on Amazon.
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