We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have.
Faith is about doing. You are how you act, not just how you believe.
Mitch Albom Quotes
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Tag Archives: faith
Hungry for Hope
From Lamentations 3:22-24: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,; says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in Him.'”
Simple acts of faith
Filled with love for man
God pulls at heart strings
Part of Holy plan
Life hungry for hope
Man’s health in decline
Liver in failure
God opens hotline
Future growing dim
Darkness can’t escape
Searching for donor
Life’s faithful landscape
Seeking live donor
Doctors’ preferred choice
Humble man steps up
Quiets hopeless voice
Two lives now at risk
Surgery takes place
Success accomplished
Miracle brings grace
One man’s health restored
Donor’s body mends
Hope’s hunger fulfilled
God’s faith never bends
This poem brings a true story, which is close to my family’s heart. The living donor is my son-in-law, married to my youngest daughter. The two of them will be back home in a few days (about one month since the surgery). Many lives have been changed by this simple, humble act. God’s blessings to all living donors.
Always First
From Exodus 20:1-3: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before Me.”
Jesus tempted by Satan
Making His choice very clear
Placing Father always first
Walking in trust, without fear
Moses affirming God’s law
Following the Great I Am
Leading Israel to truth
Bearing faith of Abraham
God deserves our attention
Casting away sinful ways
Stepping in footprints of Christ
Hearing treasured Word each day
Always first, focus on God
Needing Christ’s mercy and love
Entering Kingdom’s blessings
Forgiving call from above
From Psalm 100:1-2: “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into His presence with singing.”
Disciples of Faith
From John 8:31-32: “Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in Him, ‘If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.'”
Throughout life spent with our Father
Clutching His message, forthright Word
Students learning each day and night
Growing in Christ, God’s flock He herds
Disciples of faith, taught by God
Walking in step with Jesus Christ
Children of truth’s Living Spirit
Guiding hands, Shepherd sacrificed
Christ’s lessons teach, lighting our way
Believing our Savior, always
His unselfish acts bring freedom
Following Him through life’s dim haze
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Building discipleship, praise Him
Lasting kinship as believers
Hearing our faith’s eternal hymn
From Acts 11:25-26: “Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a great many people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians.'”
Beholding God
From Psalm 16:11: “You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Witnessing daily life
Scanning God’s fingerprints
Saluting His presence
Growing from His blueprint
Recalling past events
Entering safety’s zone
Protecting us from harm
Kneeling at Heaven’s throne
Viewing God’s handiwork
Beholding how lives change
Embracing His Spirit
Moving from evil’s range
Learning from life’s lessons
Reading God’s Holy Word
Discovering His truth
Nourishing grace conferred
Casting out unholy thoughts
Boosting faith with each step
Living life of “I Can”
Knocking at God’s doorstep
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “The evidence of God’s great power is all over your life. Live confidently knowing out living, omnipotent God dwells with in.”
Marie T. Freeman Quote
You can’t buy good health at the doctor’s office–you’ve got to earn it for yourself.
From Psalm 62:5-6: “For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.”
Righteous Living
From Jeremiah 29:11-12: “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you.”
Fulfilling His promises
Creating from His design
Cherishing every life
In God’s hands, futures shall shine
Calling upon our Father
Hearing our daily prayers
Listening with faithfulness
Blueprints, He lovingly shares
Restoring life’s direction
Gathering each of His flock
Distributing peacefulness
Spirit works around the clock
Teaching life’s daily lessons
Noting yesterday’s hardships
Offering timeless blessings
Tomorrow, we trust God’s script
Believing with faithful trust
Accepting our Father’s grace
Spending time with Gospel’s Word
Righteous living, life’s new base
From the words of American pastor and Christian teacher, Charles Stanley: “If we want to discover the Lord’s best for our life, we must trust that His way is better than our plans and desires.”
Timeless Guideposts (Elfchen Series #65)
Blessed Triune
Holy
Heavenly deliverance
Three in One
Father, Son, Holy Spirit
Trinity
Firm Foundation
Faith
Heavenly Father
Hope and trust
Gathered in His hands
Cornerstone
Lasting Assurance
Worthy
In Spirit
Gospel breathes forever
Lord finishes each task
Confidence
Faith Renewed
From Romans 7:23-25: “But I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
Remolding, new creation in Christ
Transforming self, flesh passing away
Turning to Jesus, finding new life
Lighting each path, righteousness holds sway
Restoring heart, Lord always with us
Healing spirit from sin, His way
Accepting grace from Holy Father
Feeling inner faith renewed each day
Walking with trusting faith, not by sight
Deepening Spirit rekindles life
Leaving sin’s guilt on Calvary’s cross
Living under Christ’s watch, without strife
Forsaking darkness, crushing evil
Seeking Jesus, His love walks ahead
Rescuing this life from sin and death
Lasting faith renewed daily instead
From 2 Corinthians 5:17: “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!”
Fulfilling Hope (Haiku Series #139)
Trust
In midst of life’s storms
Lord’s encouragement builds hope—
Blessed hand of grace
Promise
Led by the Spirit
Born into new life through Christ—
Righteousness brings hope
Faith
Growing in our love
Finding hope’s meaning of life—
Believing in Christ
