Accepting
God’s plan
Setting aside worries
Walking with His blessings
Obedience
Revealing
Our weaknesses
Relationship with Jesus
Transforming each into strength
Healing
Beholding
Faithful lifeline
With heavenly Father
Anytime, anywhere . . . He’s there!
Prayer
Praying
For neighbors
Spreading Good News
Christ walks with us
Supporting
Praying
Holy Father
Hearing His wisdom
Spirit’s light ends darkness
Renewing
Praying
For adversaries
Sharing Christ’s love
Division begins to soften
Healing
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.
From Romans 8:12-13: “So then, brothers and sisters, we are obligated, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—for if you live according to the flesh, you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.”
Accepting Jesus Christ
Freeing from sin and death
Spirit within now calls
Freeing Word’s divine breath
Dwelling deep in our souls
Feeding with Living Bread
Spirit within now cares
Feeding from grace ahead
Suffering with Jesus
Walking from bloody cross
Spirit within now breathes
Walking free, evil’s loss
Stepping into hope’s light
Living under God’s will
Spirit within now speaks
Living through Christ’s goodwill
Praying to one Father
Speaking from empty heart
Spirit within now leads
Speaking with faith’s new start
From Romans 8:26-27: “ Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with groanings too deep for words. And God, who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”
From Nehemiah 1:3: “They replied, ‘The remnant there in the province who escaped captivity are in great trouble and shame; the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been destroyed by fire.'”
Shining locomotive churning along
Life ascending every mountain peak
Suddenly, trusty light turns to darkness
Disappointment abounds, whom shall we seek?
Loyal tracks of faith, now wrecked and ruined
Trusting walls of protection, now in shambles
Shepherd’s gate to heaven, forever crushed
Life in darkness, attempts to unscramble
Season of discouragement, shrouds small faith
Eyes filling with tears, overwhelming scene
Kneeling below bloody, Golgotha cross
Prayer fills with forgiveness, hope blooms green
God’s attentive ear, mercy listens in
Rebuilding life within Christ, faith’s linchpin
From Nehemiah 1:11: “O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and to the prayer of Your servants who delight in revering Your name. Give success to Your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man!”
Are you weak? Weary? Confused? Troubled? Pressured? How is your relationship with God? Is it held in its place of priority? I believe the greater the pressure, the greater your need for time alone with Him.
From Isaiah 50:4-5: “The Lord God has given me a trained tongue, that I may know how to sustain the weary with a word. Morning by morning He wakens, wakens my ear to listen as those who are taught. The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I did not turn backward.”
American-born Kay Arthur (born 1933) is an award-winning Christian author and Bible teacher.
From Lamentations 3:25-26: “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the Salvation of the Lord.”
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We are an impatient lot
We know what we want
We want it right now
God’s Word brings us wisdom
Try following a different path
Remain patient at all times
Allow God to be in charge
His faithful plans will unfold
Offer our prayers to God
Give thanks for our blessings
Remain ever hopeful each day
Wait faithfully with quiet reverence
For the Lord delivers Salvation
God allows us free will
How will we use it?
From Philippians 4:8: “Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
Infuse quality into our lives
In our attitudes and thoughts
Guard our actions and words
Influence our daily course
Adjust our tone of thoughts
Jesus taught us to believe
“Blessed are the pure in heart
For they will see God”
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From the words of evangelical pastor Henry Blackaby: “God is concerned about your life in Eternity. Allow Him to take all the time He needs to shape you for His purposes.”
Worry ends where faith begins.
From Philippians 4:6-7: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
None can believe how powerful prayer is, and what it is able to effect, but those who have learned it by experience.
I know of no better thermometer to your spiritual temperature than this, the measure of the intensity of your prayer.
From 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
Peace doesn’t come until we lay it all out before God and then let God do what only He can do, while doing what we can: even if it’s only praying.
From Philippians 4:6-7: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
From Psalm 25:4-5: “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.”
Praying for His guidance
Seeking His protection
Always worth waiting for
Seeing God’s perfection
Living steadfast in faith
Trusting His Holy Word
Always worth waiting for
Grasping mercy’s password
Teaching about life’s kindness
Guiding with compassion
Always worth waiting for
Witnessing God’s passion
Bearing life’s suffering
Receiving Spirit’s fruit
Always worth waiting for
Loving God, taking root
Knowing His divine plan
Forgiving darkest ways
Always worth waiting for
Walking with God each day
From Galatians 5:22-23: “By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.”
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