Big Sky Buckeye

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Bold Journey

Posted on June 7, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From 2 Timothy 1:7: “For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.”

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Showing gratitude, filled with praise

Daily worship focuses mind

Setting aside time for prayer

Bold journey’s mercy, never blind

Sharing devout faith with others

Treasured gift from Holy God’s hands

Serving with kindness, filled with joy

Bold journey follows His commands

Witnessing morning, Lord alive!

Death abolished, new life begins

Revealing eternity’s road

Bold journey sheds dark life of sin

Dying with Christ, now born again

Redemption drinks from blessed well

Enduring faithfulness shines bright

Bold journey freed from chains of hell

Teaching others from Lord’s Gospel

Strength received from His daily grace

Suffering shared, soldiers of Christ

Bold journey meets in Heaven’s place

From 2 Timothy 2:11-13: “The saying is sure: If we have died with Him, we will also live with Him; if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; if we are faithless, He remains faithful—He cannot deny himself.”

Messages of Hope (Elfchen Series #153)

Posted on May 19, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Righteousness

Offering

Wisdom’s enlightenment

God with us

Guiding toward tomorrow’s light

Hope

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Peacefulness

Pausing

Prayerful moment

Talking with God

Minutes filling with hope

Moving

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Preciousness

Lost

Descending darkness

Hope calling out

Returning to Good Shepherd

Found

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Daily Presence (Elfchen Series #152)

Posted on May 12, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Breaking Through

Life’s

Impenetrable walls

Love-filled kindness

Discovering smallest of cracks

Angels

At Our Side

Everlasting

God’s perfection

Illustrating another scene

Navigating life’s imperfect journey

Peace

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Exiting Fast Lane

Slowing

Life’s pace

Conversing with Father

Sensing His uncompromising grace

Shifting

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This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.

Father’s Love (Elfchen Series #149)

Posted on April 21, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Revealing

Lost

Darkest wilderness

Focusing on Light

Mercy shall be waiting

Found

Confiding

Believing

Never forsaken

Conversation with God

Faithful trust connects daily

Prayer

Heartening

Discouraged

Frozen outlook

Spirit’s warming presence

Gentle rain of grace

Encouraged

This series of poems (written in the German-inspired style of Elfchen or Elevenie) shares a total of eleven words in each poem, with a sequence by line of one, two, three, four, and one words.

God’s Quiet Place

Posted on April 19, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Luke 6:12: “Now during those days He went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.”

Needing to rest awhile

Overwhelmed, countless thoughts

Looking for special place

Mind bound in endless knots

Seeking time for prayer

Faced with fleeting choices

Searching for quiet place

Away from past voices

Hiking to mountaintop

Filled with Spirit’s insight

Trusting every new step

God welcomes with His light

Being alone with God

Bottled up words speak out

Praying for hours on end

Life’s course now comes about

Hearing from God’s wisdom

Blessed words offer grace

Quelling battle within

Always, God’s quiet place

From Luke 5:16: “Meanwhile, He would slip away to deserted places and pray.”

Andrew Murray Quote

Posted on April 19, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

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Where there is much prayer, there will be much of the Spirit; where there is much of the Spirit, there will be ever-increasing prayer.

From James 5:15-16: “The prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up, and anyone who has committed sins will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.”

Andrew Murray (1828-1917) was a South African Christian pastor, writer, and teacher. He believed that Christians should always place a great emphasis on maintaining a rich, personal devotional life.

Choosing to Worship

Posted on April 16, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From Matthew 4:10: “Then Jesus said to him, Away with you, Satan! for it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only Him.'”

Choosing to worship

Searching wrong places

Feeding soul more lies

Filling dark spaces

Choosing to worship

Searching earth’s treasures

Finding temptation

Offering pleasures

Choosing to worship

Searching for false gods

Yielding more sorrow

Seeing only frauds

Choosing to worship

Searching for new plan

Reading Scripture’s truth

Hearing Son of Man

Choosing to worship

Searching new measures

Praying to Father

Seeing His treasures

Choosing to worship

Searching for true joy

Discovering peace

Riding God’s convoy

From Psalm 100:1-2: “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come into His presence with singing.”

Strength in Faith

Posted on April 9, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

From the words of American Christian author, Kay Arthur: “To be courageous is to step out in faith–to trust and obey, no matter what.”

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Each fear tests quiet resolve

Holding tightly to God’s Word

Strength in faith, stepping forward

Waiting courage, to be stirred

Another mountain to scale

Taking every fear to God

Faith’s shield shall always protect

Dissolving evil’s facade

Disappointment knocks at door

Believing in faithful Lord

Unspoken fears leaving heart

Sustaining grace, comes aboard

Endless wilderness journey

Seeing mercy’s light ahead

Every roadbed now smoothed out

Darning each fear, with faith’s thread

Dark challenges setting sail

Meditating day and night

Prayer surrounds every fear

Transforming faith, Savior’s light

Yesterday’s failures vanish

Removing fear’s daily stress

Faith encased with timeless love

Coming sunrise brings success

From Joshua 1:9: “I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on March 24, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

God’s generous gifts of relationships, possessions, and meaningful work should never be cherished more than the Giver.

From Matthew 6:24: “No one can serve two masters, for a slave will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”

Voices of Faith (Elfchen Series #144)

Posted on March 17, 2023 by bigskybuckeye

Refilled

Discipline

Spiritual journey

Father’s daily conversation

Filling up tomorrow’s hope

Trust

Strengthened

Navigation

Feeling forsaken

Lost and alone

Hands folded, head bowed

Prayer

Illuminated

Vision

Stumbling, falling

Unable to see

Spirit nurtures with grace

Light

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Righteousness

Peacefulness

Preciousness

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Breaking Through

At Our Side

Exiting Fast Lane

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Revealing

Confiding

Heartening

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Refilled

Strengthened

Illuminated

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