The Perfect Place

There is a perfect place where the sun shines bright
That is private, safe, and completely out of sight
Where, your words and thoughts are heard before you even speak.
And, where all that is of most value, is safe there to keep.
In this place, the atmosphere promotes peace, joy, and goodwill.
Its space is wide and vast but with promise filled.
It has pure waters that forever flow
Pleasure dwells within every visiting soul.
Where food that nourishes heart, mind, and emotions,
Is offered with utter respect and with pure, loving devotion
Its space, is reserved just for you to come,
Into the realm provided by the grace and mercy of the Holy One
Come to the secret place of prayer
Into God’s embrace that He with you will share:
His joy, His wisdom, and His helping hand,
With His strength, and power, to go forth, to live and to serve your fellow man.
To reach and to teach others and to show the way,
To (the perfect place) entered when you pray.

Torn Flowers

In rocky soil in the appointed place,
The little flower lifts up it face.
Perhaps no one ever notices, but still it is there;
Offering its aroma, to anyone, that cares.
Now in this story, you may begin to perceive,
That every (bloom), is important to me.
Occasionally, 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.
But what I, want you to see, is the ones; stepped upon.
The one, that all their beauty is gone.
They are, ragged from the cares of life, and, the world’s abuse;
Forgotten, and tossed aside; like an old pair of shoes.
I desire for you to know
That the One that (so loved the world) loves them so
Gather them close and you will see
That 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 soul, before the touch of Christ.
You prove, torn flowers, may be completely restored,
By, the good work of love, a glory to the Lord.

I Climb a Mountain

I  climb a mountain, each day, quicker to the crest
To heavenly places my heart finds rest.
Ever closer, becoming like the One I live for,
I walk up the mountain to visit my Lord
Sometimes in a valley dark and cold
When I look up, I see heavens reflection, like purest gold.
At times, I find waters of trouble all around,
If I didn’t reach out to Him, surely I would drown
My enemies, seek always to distract; so I would lose my way.
However, I recognize the path marked, as I, God’s Word obey
Before long, the day is over, and I lay down again to rest,
For I’ve climbed God’s Mountain and Jesus is the crest.

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

This is an excerpt from my book Waves of Comfort.

      I remember as a young child standing in my room at my Grandmother’s house, looking up to the heavens and saying, “ God, if you are really there why don’t you talk to me?” I listened but I did not hear a thing.
Many years later after I had asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior and had invited Him in my heart….. I heard him speak!
I was sound asleep and I heard “God is Love, Jesus is forgiveness” I woke up immediately.  Oh how excited I was – I knew it was God!  I then woke my husband up and repeated the wonderful message He spoke to me (he probably thought I had went crazy). I wrote it down in a little book.  I was so excited not only could I talk to God but He would speak to me!
Much later after the Holy Spirit taught me to listen I received this poem that reminded me of that day when as a child I called out that I wanted to hear him.  He had heard me!  I just could not hear Him
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There was a small girl child with eyes open wide to see,
She called out to the heavens, to a word from God receive.
She challenged me to listen  and to speak to her clear,
However, she did not have a heart able to hear.
Many years went by and I called out to her many times.
One fine day, her heart with truth aligned.
It still took her awhile,to rest enough to hear my voice.
Now, the little child, can daily draw near so her heart can rejoice.

Happy Valentines Day!  Love is grand but it really was God’s idea!

Love Was God’s Idea

Love was God’s idea…God is Love
His essence fills the earth and heaven above
He so loved the world, that He poured from Himself,
To provide for every need, to answer every cry for help.
Love was present at the cross; when Jesus gave His life,
Multitudes would be saved, by His sacrifice.
Love danced, when the resurrection occurred.
Love was victorious at the risen Word.
When true love is known – fear flees.
When it is embraced, it brings you to your knees
When you love someone
Do you understand what is done?
You are proclaiming, God, in your relationship with them.
True love is powerful, strong, and never ends
Love is sacrificial… it gives and gives some more.
When you say “I love you”  – remember the Lord
His plan was simple …Love is the key.
He that is Love, desires, to show His love through thee.
Man’s idea, of showing love, is from God’s ways, worlds apart,
He desires, love to fill, all you say and do, as He dwells inside your heart.

Ephesians 3:17-19
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;  And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

The Sweet Taste of Jesus

The sweet taste of the name of Jesus upon the lips of clay;
Is a forever pleasure that never fades away.
The more you speak it loud and clear
The sourness of life’s woes disappears.
Speak it, to the mountain; that blocks the light in your day,
And the clouds of depression cannot stay.
At the name of Jesus, in a whispered prayer, you will find,
A satisfying, assurance of heart, and, added peace to the mind.
Joy wraps itself around you and within overflows,
With the sweet touch of salvation’s sure hold.
What is sweeter, than a future, unblemished by the past?
What is sweeter; than the promise, of never having fear or lack?
At the name of Jesus; every knee will bow,
Some under protest, and some; willing, even now.
To the heart fully submitted, Jesus’ name, is sweet to taste.
Everything about Him is fully embraced.
But to the heart rebellious; His name offends.
They push it away from their thoughts…far away from them.
To them Jesus is a foul taste to speak and to hear.
Pray their aversion disappears.
Pray that they begin to hunger and they will taste and see,
The sweet, name of Jesus; and all He has done to set them free.

Psalm 34:8
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Deepest Love
By brenda drake

There is a love so deep, the ocean, is a puddle when compared.
It is so wide, the universe does not have room to spare.
The joy, that accompanies its description, has never had words to teach,
Eons of time, ahead and past, can not its limit reach.
A most loving heart, so big; with a plan, so marvelous and grand.
That no one was, or is, or is to be, will fully understand.
What is man, that God would place upon him, the gift of His love?
Why would He look upon us with such favor from above?
It is too marvelous; He provided the way,for sinful man to like Him become,
For He desired to forever call us to be as His Son.
It’s almost too much for me to comprehend,
That, He also now calls me His friend.
A love so amazing; He allows me to be of Him a part.
A love so grand; He decides to reside within my heart.
Such a wonder… I cannot fully understand,
But, l offer this life, to do His will; to become all He has planned.

Jer 31:3
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

His Love Reaches Out
By brenda drake

He reached out to me before I was born.
He desired my love before I was formed.
Strange, but wonderfully true,
As He reached out to me; He also reached out to you.
On the cross… terrible, was His agony.
In this troubled place, He reached out to you and to me.
He saw our every sin, and, He died for each and every one.
Then, He motioned to us to follow Him, when He was done.
His holy work was finished; He waited for the appointed time,
When He called my name, I reached out, and invited Him inside.
There are many special times when I’ve felt His touch;
When I lift up my heart in worship… He lifts me up.
In times of worry, and times of stress,
When I, lift up my prayer requests,
He takes the problem that weights me down,
And then, He pulls me to higher ground.
Even in times of anger, trials, or fear,
In just a breath of praise, He draws near.
His loving, hand of mercy, and His wonderful, firm embrace,
Draws me even closer; when I seek His face.
He also reaches out to me through others …it is strange indeed,
Because we are so close, when it happens; it is, His embrace. I receive!

I Jn 4:10-11

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.  Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

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Inner Beauty By Brenda Drake

Beauty shines from within
The soul that has been fully cleansed
Gone is the stain that was so deep,
That the vessel was ruined; of little value to keep.
A saved soul has a wonderful glow to it
It shines up into heaven, for, God moves through it.
Sweet, pure waters flow from this place,
With the wonderful, refreshing, mercy; provided in grace.
An acceptable sacrifice, more precious than gold.
A beautiful, treasure, the Father holds.
Made after the image of Jesus … formed by God’s hand,
A lovely bride for His Son; as He, always planned.
Beautiful, are the feet of them, that share the Good News with others.
They shine, as a finely cut diamond; offered to their soul’s lover.
Many people, strive for earthly beauty, that fades as time passes by.
However, the loveliness of the saved soul, is never to be denied
For, the eyes shine; with new hope, and the heart is glad.
For, the future is  bright … and circumstances has lost the hold it had
The light within them, beckons, for the lost to “Come and see
What the Lord has done, and to salvation receive”
Love, causes hearts to smile; with songs of praise to Jesus the Christ,
A most beautiful, and lovely sight; that causes Him  great delight.

Rom 10:15
How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

How Far I Have Traveled

How far I’ve traveled in my life,
I was lost and blind, but now, I’m found with new insight.
From the dark grasp of doom and gloom; I’ve been set free.
I walk in the light, as the Light, walks in me.
Fear, was a constant companion; that always pulled me down.
But now my Lord has pulled me to higher ground
Worry; burdened my heart, and, circumstances blocked my path.
Now, by faith I see a future bright, and my Lord, my burdens pack.
Hope is always nearby … gone, is the weight of dread.
The Word of God, has spoken into my life, and paves the way ahead.
I’ve traveled, far away, from my past and shame.
My Lord has paid my debt, and has given me, the honor of His name.
I still walk, through dry places; and through storms that blow,
But presently, God is my drink, and, the shelter for my soul.
I used to feel so alone, and afraid of what lay ahead.
But today, I remember, all my God has said.
He says He never will leave me; for He lives within.
He goes before me… as I follow after Him.
He is, for me; what have I to fear, I ask?
I travel toward a heavenly city, and,I will not look back.
I walk from death to life, and from life, to life evermore,
To be with Jesus, my Savior, and my risen Lord!

Prov 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Isa 30:21
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.