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River of Life in Verse By Brenda Drake

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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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River of Life in Verse By Brenda Drake

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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.

Thanksgiving List By Brenda Drake

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What have I to thank God for this day we set aside?
First, I can thank Him that I am alive;
I have a family and I have close friends.
Surely we can give thanks to Him.
If there is a roof over our head we are not on the streets like some,
If we’ve food on our table enough for everyone,
If we live in a Country that still is free to express,
Our  love for God and His ways confess,
If we’ve feet to walk on and arms to raise,
And eyes to see, ears to hear, and a voice to give praise,
When we know Jesus and can read His Word,
And can freely express all we’ve heard,
There is a bright shining future promised when we believe,
And a love that will endure through eternity,
I must give thanks for all my blessings on this special day,
And I must remember to sing His praise.
What else do I have to thank God for?
I could add to this list much, much more!

Psalms 30:4
Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks  at the remembrance of his holiness

Attitudes are Like the Clothes we Wear By Brenda Drake

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In your closet you will see some of your very favorite
clothes – but you may only wear them on special occasions.|
Everyday clothes you put on without thought – they are just there and are convenient.
Some that you know fit you perfectly…. they are so comfortable you automatically and often put them on There are a few that you feel look the best on you… the colors or the style is very flattering.

Attitudes are like the clothes you wear;  some are put on or taken off because of the atmosphere around you.  (The heavy winter coat that is a blessing may feel like a curse in the heat.)

Attitudes are like the clothes you wear.  Most of us have a variety to choose from and it is our preference what we desire to put on.
Attitudes are like clothes we choose to wear. They can be comfortable, convenient, or necessary: some tattered old favorites and some just to be worn out in public.


Just like a much worn shirt needs to be cleansed – so do our attitudes.  Just like our clothes need to be repaired and mended… so do our attitudes.


Attitudes are like the clothes we wear.  What is your favorite attitude you wear in public?  What attitude do you wear most around the house?  When the winds or storms of life blow… what attitude do you put on?  Anger?  Fear?  Anxiety? Bitterness?  What is the attitude that you feel that looks best on you?  Which one fits your desire most? 


If attitudes are like the clothes we wear… some of us need a whole new wardrobe! 


Jesus has the perfect clothes prepared.  He clothes us in His robe of righteousness.  He is the One that will help cleanse our attitudes to glorify Him.


My prayer:  Lord put on me your goodness, and help me to remember to come often to the Living Water for a healthy drink of your love.  Help me also to remember that while I’m  there I need to clean up my attitudes too.  Here I am Lord cleanse me I pray.

You Healed Me Like By Brenda Drake

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Page 23 Waves of Comfort by Brenda Drake

Insecurities plagued me.  I could easily see all that was wrong with me.  I was learning all that Jesus has done for me on the cross.  The holy scriptures are teaching me some beautiful truths of His wondrous love and kindness toward those that Jesus died for.

You Healed Me Like

Just as the man in the Bible was touched so he could see,
Jesus did the same thing for me.
My eyes were opened so I could recognize
The provision of His sacrifice.
Like the deaf man was healed back then,
My ears were opened so the truth entered in.
The truth about Jesus I understood.
Thank You Lord that now my hearing is good.
Like the healing in the Scriptures of the man dumb,
My mouth is able to sing the praise of God’s Son.
I like the lame man can now walk on God’s path.
No longer am I helpless, flat on my back.
My God leads me now step by step.
I am learning fast but I am not running yet.
Like the once crippled man picked up his bed long ago,
I pick up my cross to follow the way I need to go.
All the examples of healing done back then
Is performed in all that are born again.
I marvel when Lazarus raised from the dead,
That received life at the words Jesus said.
I can almost picture it was me,
I was once bound – but now I am free.
I am born anew…. The old me is no more,
For I have been healed as I abide in my Lord.
I am now a seeing, hearing child of the King,
Walking forward, loving to His praises sing.

Only You Can Glorify Him By Brenda Drake

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Page 19 Waves of Comfort by Brenda Drake

My life purpose began the day I stepped out in faith to speak to God’s children with His messages of love and hope.  What a loving God we serve that chooses to use us to help others as He continues to help us.  It is my joy to serve God by sharing His love with others.  There are people that only you are able to touch with the love of God.

Only You Can Glorify Him

Glorify the Father by your life.
No one else is able to take your place to exalt Christ.
For you are unique, wonderfully made – no one else will do,
You are the only one that can fit in the place prepared for you.
Every man has a place purposed in the heart of God’s plan.
No one needs to stay outside the camp.
For every person is able to become
With God and in God as one.
Inside every man’s heart there is a void that needs to be filled,
That can only find satisfaction when doing as the Father wills.
To glorify Jesus, you need not perform.
However to glorify Him you need to be reborn.
Give your life to Him that gave His life for thee,
Submit to His ways as He planned to set you free.
To glorify Jesus – do all you can for right,
And rest assured Jesus is glorified by His work in your life.
This is the fulfilled and the most pleasant task;
When living to please the Savior and doing as He asks.
You glorify God every day,
When you lift up your love in worship and in praise.

Psalms 86:12-13
I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.  For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

Music the Language of Love By Brenda Drake

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I love to sing at Church and some of the old songs are firmly imbedded in my heart.  They visit and come to life at some weird times and stay awhile and will not let go.  I know it is the spirit within that just has to sing praises to God for all He has done in my life.

Music the Language of Love

Music speaks a language all hearts can hear.
The melody keeps playing in the ear.
Love’s music when anointed travels fast and sure,
It reaches the heart with its message pure.
The listening heart opens wide,
To let the lovely lyrics inside.
Now the heart is like a sponge it fills up and then,
The song of praise and worship enters in.
The sweet Spirit orchestrates the symphony inside,
The joy of the Father comes alive.
Jesus, the song of heaven is lifted up,
As the thirsty soul lifts up their cup.
As you your lovely melodies compose,
There is one thing I want you to know.
I am hearing what your heart sings too,
And I also join in and rejoice in you.
Have you noticed even in the wee hours of night?
Your heart is rejoicing in delight?
Throughout the day do you find you are humming to God above?
Know it is a special language of love.
When your heart is in agreement with the love of your life,
You’re singing a duet with the Spirit of Christ!

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

Stand in the Gap By Brenda Drake

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Your prayers, and your faith can stand in the gap.
You can use your faith to help another their burden pack;
The brother or sister that is in great need,
Has perhaps  hope that they will receive.
But in their weakness they are unable to stand alone.
You can be the one that can help them find their way home.
Faith moves mountains even far across the sea,
For there is no distance in prayer if in faith you believe.
Exercise your faith speak the Word to foe or friend,
It is a gift of faith sent by love to them.
Stand in the gap reach out to assist and you will see,
That faith has made a stand and will also stand in the gap for thee.

James 5:16
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Romans 8:34
Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

Heart Talks by Brenda Drake

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There is nothing as special as the holy, personal, heart connection between God and a grateful, repented, thankful sinner’s heart; that is saved from eternal damnation.  Sweet songs of peace, joy, worship are delivered to and through His redeemed.

Heart Talks

Expressions of deep water overflows,
To reveal precious nuggets of the soul.
Sweet sounds of yearning, burning desires,
Are brought to and from God’s loving fires.
Dig deep into the hidden places find,
The sacred sacrifice, at the appointed time.
Heart-talk speaks in different ways and dialects,
To intended listeners selected best.
Love is the language all understand,
It is felt more than heard in all lands.
Expressions, impressions, and confessions all the same;
Are personally conveyed messages the heart proclaims.
Come rest at the feet of the One you adore,
Heart to heart; in touch with the Living Lord.
At worship, in work, in play, and at rest,
Whole, happy, and free; as His you are blessed.
In trouble or trial, in sickness and pain,
Heart-talk with the Master breaks heavy chains.
Jesus is the Word of God and He speaks clear,
Come closer; with hearts together, the world love’s language hears

Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.