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Torn Flower By Brenda Drake

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I love this poem God gave me.  Its message is a beautiful glimpse of the love bestowed upon us by the Lover of our Soul.  When we practice loving like Jesus we will be aware of those that are used and abused or almost unseen in a busy, worldly, cruel world.

Torn Flower

In the rocky soil in the appointed place,
The little flower lifts up it face.
Perhaps no one ever notices but still it is there,
To offer its aroma to anyone that cares.
Now in this story you may begin to perceive,
That every bloom is important to Me.
Sometimes you get a glimpse of someone others pass by;
And you appreciate their touch upon your life.
Perhaps their aroma has sweetened the air you breathe;
And they have become very precious to thee.
What I want you to see is the one stepped upon;
The one that all their beauty is gone.
They are ragged from the cares of life and the world’s abuse.
They are forgotten and tossed aside like an old pair of shoes.
I desire for you to see the torn flowers, help them know,
That the God that so loved the world loves them so.
Put your arms out and gather them close and you will see,
They become a beautiful display: a bouquet for the King.
Love the unlovely, love the flowers torn;
For such are the ones in God’s kingdom and are the reborn.
Do you remember your condition before God came into your life?
How terrible was the condition of the soul before the touch of Christ.
You prove that torn flowers may be completely restored,
By the good work of love – becoming a glory to the Lord.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Love’s Ability By Brenda Drake

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Love’s Ability

There are no limits in loves ability to touch another;
It has powerful affect – left yet undiscovered.
(Love) refrains from the hard-word of condemnation.
It turns about; to reverse confrontation.
Love’s touch is noted by God above,
 It is stamped with His approval of love.
Love speaks some words that only God hears,
Your inner desires are very clear.
The world has need to possess, to hoard, and to control,
All that they desire to hold.
But the God-kind of love is open and free
He loved you so much He died to set you free
His desire is for you to love Him so much;
You choose to allow within His touch.
Choose life or choose death; it is up to you.
Love’s choices will God’s loving provisions choose.
Your co-operation with Him much profit finds.
His love flows through you, as He designs.
Your prayers for another and even loving deeds,
Randomly sown in acts of kindness; are kingdom seeds.
There are no boundaries in love’s ability to touch,
Even in a word of rhyme, are found seeds of God’s love.

Romans 8:38-39
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Safe Place By Brenda Drake

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            I rarely felt secure as a child.  And I never felt sheltered as a young adult.  I almost always feel protected as a Christ follower.  In troubled times I remember who dwells in me and watches over me.  Jesus is my protector, my Savior and my closest friend.  I run to Him like baby chicks run to safety under their mother’s wing.

The Safe Place

There is a wonderful place,
Where you are completely safe.
In the world you may wonder and ask,
Is there truly a place we can go without lack?
Safe from the death sentence that destroys heart, body and soul?
Safe from evil that desires take control?
Safe from a life forever tainted and stained?
Safe from burden’s terrible heavy chains?
Is there a place where the angels sing?
Where in loving care there waits a loving King?
Where the sun shines and there is no worry lines on the face?
Where every sin and shame is forever erased?
Yes it is real and true.
There is such a place ahead for you.
In this place the air is clean with not a threat in sight.
In this place there is no darkness only light;
Safe from the sin and heartache of the worldly atmosphere.
However, in the care of Jesus your safe place is now right here.
Remember now your safe place is in Christ.
He is the shelter you can claim for each day of your life.

Psalms 15:8-9
I have set the Lord always before me:
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth:
my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good
work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

All are Known but Not All Know By Brenda Drake

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I remember wondering as a small child does God know me?  If He was real I wondered why He would not speak to me?  Now I know, not only did God know me, He knew me in my mother’s womb.  Not only does He hear me He speaks to me in countless ways.  He loves every person born and not yet born.  Jesus died to pay the debt of sin so we could partake in the holy, eternal future planned for His creation to live in His presence.

All are Known but Not All Know

The lonely soul forlornly sitting in a chair,
Wondering if there is anyone aware and cares,
The mother struggling to raise their youngsters right,
With fading strength in a never-ending fight.
The young man or woman that feels only dread,
When they plan for the future they see ahead.
The war-torn survivor of sickness or shame,
And those that have little of value; except their good name.
The loving soul that loves to love,
That has not yet found the truth to the way above.
The proud or obnoxious one that blows like the wind,
That pushes and shoves affection away him.
The widow who cries herself to sleep,
The strong self-sufficient one that refuses to weep,
The Ones slammed by disaster knocking at the door.
And those who are like a storm that does not care anymore.
The one that speaks loud things,
That sputters and dishonors everyone and everything.
Those with hearts repented with eyes opened wide;
That allows God’s wisdom and strength inside.
For all that walk, talk, live, think, or feel;
There is One who died on a cross and rose again desires to their heart heal
All are known and loved and cared for.
But not all know or feel the love of Jesus Christ the Lord.

Psalms 147:5
Great is our Lord, and of great power:
his understanding is infinite.

Psalms 139:1-6
O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising,thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down,
and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue,
but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before,
and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Silently Before Him By Brenda Drake

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            God is as close as a prayer; even closer than this.  We are immediately in His presence.  I love to sit silently at His feet with full knowledge He hears my innermost thoughts. I am very aware of the honor of such liberty.  His love invites me in at any part of the day; whether I am in a melancholy mood or exuberantly talkative.  He likes our company.

Silently Before Him

As I sit silently before my Lord, as I reverently look to Him;
His awesome majesty settles in.
The air smells sweeter and life becomes,
A precious gift that has come,
It is a privilege given to me;
I can in His presence be.
What an honor He bestows,
He looks favorably upon my soul.
What songs of praise I desire to sing,
To honor and give glory to Christ my King.
New words need to be created to express the love within;
For it is new every day; eternal, and never ends.
It is as astounding as forever – as I silently rest at His feet,
The love He showers down is inexpressibly sweet.
His smile upon me is like a refreshing drink of holiness,
When I come before Him I feel Heaven’s kiss.

Psalms 63:3
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

The Gentle Breeze of God’s Care By Brenda Drake

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The love of God is everywhere.  There is not one thing that can touch our life that He does not desire to help us through.  His love is constant; all we need to do is to know this is so.  Jesus provided the way for us to have a forever-touch of His presence.

 The Gentle Breeze of God’s Care

The sun rises and sets each day;
Clouds in the sky are on full display,
With colors bright, subtle; angry red to cool blue;
Great is the display of the world of worlds all around you.
From the world of tiny insects, to the hungry lion that prowls;
From the song of the smallest bird; to the loudest growl;
Every thought and every word is known; good and bad the same;
Every high and exulted name that is proclaimed;
Every deed in progress at any time of day,
Does not pass by: not anything is lost to God’s gaze.
All our opinions and theories of wrong and what is right;
Everything is known by Him and is clear in His sight.
The truth is God is I AM.
There is nothing barred from Him in the land.
God chooses His limitations -He is in full control.
There is not anything that He does not know.
He gives us freedom to choose to love God above,
Or, to choose to reject His great love.
The gentle breeze of God’s care,
Is always available, it is continuously there.
He sent Jesus, His Son to die to save us from sin’s grasp.
He planned complete salvation and all He asks,
Is for us to believe and to trust in Him complete;
So we can know how truly beautiful life can be.

Psalms s 93:1
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

I Climb Prayer’s Mountain By Brenda Drake

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  There are times when prayer feels like climbing a mountain. It sometimes takes great effort to lay all the burdens down and reach for the helping hand of the One we know by faith cares after our every need.  Sometimes we are in such a valley we are only able to see by faith the Mountain-Mover who is able to pick us up and carry us up prayer’s hill.  Each day is new opportunity to face the challenge; to climb up the mountain of prayer or to stay in the low place of self-sufficiency. 

I Climb Prayer’s Mountain

I climb prayer’s mountain, each day closer to the crest;
Up to heavenly place my hearts rests.
Ever closer to becoming like the One I live for.
I travel up the mountain to my Lord.
Sometimes I am in a valley that is dark and cold;
But when I look up heaven reflects like purest gold.
When I find waters of trouble all around,
If I did not reach to God surely I would in my circumstances drown.
The enemy pursues to distract and discourage so I lose my way;
But when I seek, the path is clearly marked to God’s Word obey.
When the day is over and I lie down to rest I find;
I have flown up the mountain when Jesus is on my mind.

Psalms 123:1
Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Free Falling Faith By Brenda Drake

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Psalms 25:8-9
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way

            Sometimes I have just enough faith to say I have some and at other times I have so much I know it is not me it is God in me that believes enough I receive all God desires for me.  I love the times of free-falling faith that does not and cannot turn back. 

Free-falling Faith

Take the leap of faith; you have heard this before.
It sounds dangerous and risky as you propel yourself forward,
It is a decision you make with effort in motion inside;
As your faith rests on providence to be on your side.
But free-falling into the realm of faith is a motion.
That totally believes and counts on God’s full devotion;
You are so a part of the heavenly sphere .
That its gravitational force draws you into faith’s atmosphere.
Over the edge of the natural into God’s supernatural place;
Into the God-ordained, God-supplied grace.
Where nothing is impossible; where the facts do not make sense;
Where it is impossible to walk the fence.
While free-falling into the realm of faith,
There is no turning back, no time to waste.
You experience the thrill of knowing the One that know all things is there,
To catch you up int the arms of faith’s freefalling prayer.
Over the top into the realm to receive,
Whatever it is that you have need.

James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.

Onward Walks the Child of God By Brenda Drake

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            My whole attitude and purpose for living has completely changed since I became a follower of Jesus.  Before Jesus I was anxious and fearful of the outcome of my future.  Before Jesus I had a completely different vocabulary; I was frequently upset, worried or afraid so my words were angry, bitter, and at times not very nice.   I now have a heart new and a mind that is more in tune with Jesus, the Word of God who loved me enough to die to save my soul.

Onward Walks the Child of God

Onward on the path of life;
Overcoming evil influences such as worry and strife.
Each day walking forward, leaving the past behind,
Going forth, walking in the tracks the Lord leaves to find.
Shoulders are squared to meet the day without fear of defeat,
With assurance you are equipped to each situation meet.
Praises ring with words of love; not with grumbling lips
Onward walks the child of God that has the goal ahead.
Thankful hearts see the future holds promise for them.
They count on Jesus as their protector and friend.
The redeemed are shining examples for the world to see.
Onward walks the child of God as they live for Me.

Psalms 112:7
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Come Enter In By Brenda Drake

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Come Enter In

You are invited to come,
As you are, when you belong to God’s Son.
Come right on into the most holy place,
You are accepted because of the holy work of grace.
Jesus has opened up the way,
To come into His presence when you pray.
The one that loves Him and is by the Spirit led;
Listens with their heart to what Scripture says.
They know it is His goodness in them alive.
His holy work mold and shapes them inside.
They know in their weakness He is shown strong,
And His guidance leads away from wrong.
Come enter into the Holy place.
Turn your heart and mind to seek His face.
Strip from yourself all that takes you off track.
Set your face to His promises …do not look back,
For you are new and set free in every way.
Come enter in to God’s loving embrace;
Love, peace and joy fills your soul,
As you come into His Holy flow.

Psalms 84:4
How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord:
my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.