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Cause Yourself By Brenda Drake

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We pray, “Lord make me more like You.”  However we need to cooperate with the Holy Spirit and purpose our life to be more like Him.  We need to follow the example Jesus set before us.  When we determine to obey God’s Word He is able to use our life to help others.  He is able show His great presence in our everyday circumstances.

Cause Yourself

Cause your heart to help carry another’s load, that you see,
Is heavy burdened; help set them free.
Cause your lips to say the prayer that will help them through.
Ask and you will receive as the Scriptures teach to speak the truth.
Cause your hands to reach out to one in distress.
Pull them out of danger, as in God’s strength you rest.
Cause your feet to walk with them a little way;
As they learn to go forward, and to on the right path stay.
Cause your eyes to warm them with the fires of love.
Allow your arms to hold them for your God above.
Cause yourself to be the one that does as Jesus would do;
If you do, He will reveal Himself to others through you.

Psalms 143:8
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Job 5:8
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

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.

Filled to Overflow By Brenda Drake

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From an empty needy soul to alive in the spirit; full and filled to overflow with the love and assurance of God.  From a self-centered insecure life to a beautiful, comforting, purpose filled life; assured of a future at rest in the love and promises of God.

Filled to Overflow

Filled to overflow with God’s love and care;
Enough to satisfy yourself and enough to with others share.
A soothing peace that comforts and makes you strong;
A comforting love that has washed away all claims of wrong.
A wonderful joy that gives you a heart free to sing,
A new song, that gives glory and honor to the King.
The sweet filling of the Spirit flows from God’s throne each day,
With wondrous truth and wisdom you can freely give away.
Let the healing touch of compassion reach out to another touch.
Give way you have received and for God you do much.
Pour out and never fear you run low,
For God’s plan is He will keep filling you up so you will overflow.

Luke 5:38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

The Song I Sing By Brenda Drake

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I love to sing God’s praises and I know Jesus loves the joyful noise I make. He hears, composes and even sweetly joins in at times. My heart rejoices for it knows Jesus is the Song I sing.

The Song I Sing


Jesus is the song I sing, He was sent from above.
He is everything to me; He is God’s gift of love.
His tune is mercy, compassion, and grace.
Jesus’ melody shows God to the human race.
He is a symphony of life’s eternal rest;
He is a divine-orchestra of truth best confessed.
He is the lullaby that lulls us to peaceful sleep at night.
He is the only tune known sure, pure and right.
He is the Composer of provision sent from above.
Jesus is the One who orchestrates our songs of love.
Again I say Jesus is the song I sing.
He is also my Lord, Savior, and my King.

Psalms 149:1
Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.

Psalms 95:1-2
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

Brenda Drake Poetry Books

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I would like to inform my readers of my latest Christian poetry devotionals available on Amazon.
God’s Whispers to the Heart has 365 inspiring poems and scriptures, and my latest devotional Love Makes a Way has 180 pages.

All are available on Amazon books

Waves of Comfort $1.99 kindle $22.95 Paperback

God’s Whispers to the Heart $2.99 kindle $14.99 Paperback

Love Makes a Way $2.99 kindle $8.99 Paperback

New Book Released by Brenda Drake

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I would like to let all my friends and family know I have 2 new books soon to be released on Amazon. The first one is 180 page Love Makes a Way $2.99 kindle, $8,99 paperback and the second one 125 page Not Just Ordinary $2.99 kindle, $6.99 paperback.  My first book Waves of Comfort $1.99 kindle $22.95 paperback and my first daily devotional God’s Whispers to the Heart $2.99 kindle and 14.99 are also available now on Amazon. When you get one or more of my books I would so appreciate an honest review, and hope you share my news with your family and friends and on social media

Priceless Value Left Unknown By Brenda Drake

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Priceless Value Left Unknown

Good mothers are priceless their value left unknown.
Gathered thoughts around the world attest their own,
Is the very best mother; no one else compares,
Most would say no one is better than theirs.
Mothers tackle the job with gusto, trying their very best,
To care for their tiny individual; with very little rest.
They practice being mom each and every day;
Learning by their mistakes made along the way.
Kisses to make things better, dirty clothes gathered from the floor,
Food prepared and placed on the table, and with help from the Lord,
Mothers become your best cheerleader that encourages your to do.
When you grow older she is your best friend too.
You tell her your problems understanding how much she cares,
And also knowing a wise mother lifts you up in prayer.
Even if you mother is no longer in your midst, she is still alive.
For a good mom’s memory stays safe inside.
Remember her on this day set aside for her glory,
As you remember share with another her story.

Proverbs 31:28-29
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all’

As a Flowing Stream By Brenda Drake

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I know what it felt like when I was lost and thirsty for the truth. I was dry unfruitful and very unsatisfied with life.  Now that I am filled with God’s Word, it feels like rivers of living-water flowing within me. I love to share the good news of God’s Word with others.

As a Flowing Stream

Streams of water flow down a hill
To another waterway fill.
The river flows on to another place,
Soaking parched soil along the banks.
On and on it distributes its life-giving flow;
So the grass, flowers, and trees are able to grow.

This also is true of God’s care from above.
He flows into your life a river of His love.
Come to the banks of His goodness and drink some more,
Of the sweet-waters provided by your Lord.
Just as rivers flows onward, so must you my friend.
Continue to show others the way to Him.
To be one with God and to flow His way;
Drink-in God’s Word and its precepts obey
The more you consume, your flowing stream overflows
To share with others the truths you know

John 7:38
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

Isaiah 58:11
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

The Butterfly By Brenda Drake

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I caught glimpses of the truth of salvation a few times before I finally grasped unto its beauty. It is a little fearful to think it could have been lost to me.  I praise God He is persistent in His love toward us.

The Butterfly

Like a pretty butterfly flies across the path of your life,
Constantly landing within your sight,
Its beauty is admired; you love its grace you see;
But, unless you follow after it, it slips away from thee.
The words of the Savior, the truth of His love for man,
Is like the butterfly, do you understand?
When you hear the story, you wonder at the beauty and the grace.
But, unless you follow after it, it has been to you a waste.
It is shown to the multitudes and its beauty they behold and admire,
But still they let it fly away: God’s answer to their greatest desires.
They have let the beautiful butterfly disappear.
Pray they learn to follow, and catch its truth within, the next time it is near.

Mark 8:18
Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

Proverbs 3:13
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.

The Day After By Brenda Drake

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The day after

The day after the resurrection I wonder what it was like?
After a once broken heart was visited by God’s healing light?
I wonder did they dance and sing the next day still,
Because of the joy that their heart filled?
Did people prepare feasts and gather to rejoice?
The day after, they again heard their Savior’s voice?
I wonder how it could not be?
Surely, in wonder and awe, the day after was precious indeed.

Now we celebrate the wonderful event of long ago,
When our life was forever freed from death’s hold.
We rejoice our Lord and Savior spoke in our hearts new,
And marvel, He is alive not in the empty tomb!
Has the beautiful message of the resurrection of Christ,
To have only one special day set aside?
What do we do the day after the day,
Of celebration; surly the beautiful truth with us stay?.
He not only is alive He in health reigns above.
He also reigns within the hearts of all those He is a part of.

John 11:25
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: