He has saved me once again

I was crying in the chapel
Tears were streaming down my face
I called upon my Lord here
Thanking Him for His saving grace

Though I thanked my Lord dear
I was crying just the same
For my precious Lord and Saviour
Has saved me once again

I lift up my heart and soul dear
I surrender all unto my dearest Lord
I seek to come ever nearer
Yes, closer unto Him who gave His word

So Lord I praise Thee daily
Dear Lord I would surrender all
I am ready to come home Lord
I thank you for not allowing me to fall

Thank you my Lord, I praise Thee ever
Never could I thank Thee enough
For I know you came from heaven
To save me, because of your precious love

Bathe my heart oh Lord

Pour out your spirit upon me Lord
Lift me up, wash me clean
Allow your voice, dear Lord, to guide me
Show me how to, upon Thy words, lean

Bathe my heart oh Lord
In the Holy Spirit and Thy word
Bring me ever nearer unto Thee
For without my willingness
I know it will never be...

Lost in the desert

It took one night to get 
Israel out of Egypt
But 40 years it took...
To take Egypt out of the Israelites

If we only allow Jesus
To change, transform us...
If we seek in humility
If we seek in faith
For without Jesus 
To the desert we depart...
To stumble around for 40 years

"Save me in spite of myself
Mould me, raise me, Lord
Let the rich current of Thy love
Flow freely through my soul"

Plead with the Lord
"Make us willing to be willing
Replace our steely hearts
With one of love"

"Allow us this peace...
You've given Lord
Let us go forward to home
In Jesus Christ..."

Waiting at the gate

Can you not see your own condition?
Do you understand your fate?
Can you not see Jesus waiting?
Yes, waiting at heaven's gate...

Look into your own heart
Seek thy salvation there
For if you see only yourself?
What hope is there for thee?

Trust in The Lord, in Him only
He it is who sets you free
Take His words, fill up on His love
For He is the gift God gave to thee

Humble your hearts before your Lord
Detach from those worldly claws
Forgive each other for losing sight
For all have fallen way too short

Self-seeking hearts will fall apart
While unity you must all impart
Gather together before your Lord
Seek ye the Saviour at His word

Love your neighbour as yourself
For in forgiveness and unity combined
Together carry the cross you each bear
Uplifting one another day and year

Thy Father was ready to pour out His love
But that humbling work, out of His control
They could not give up self and pride
This vision is all that you have been supplied

God was ready to take us home, but like Israel
The land of Canaan was not entered in
Rebellion and pride went striding in
Carried aloft by His people's sin...

Surrender fully to His matchless love
Allow the completion of His mission on earth
Confession and consecration above all
Will halt this gradual fall...

So Pentecost was lost once again
For there was no peace among the brethren
They could not surrender up their self
Were left waiting still upon life's shelf

The promised land is waiting for us all
Jesus is waiting for us to finally...
Yes, finally accept this beautiful call
Yet still, we only stumble and fall...

Ellen White was given a vision
Way back in 1901, of the General Conference
A vision only of what could have been...
Due to pride, selfishness, all succumbed
Those brethren who should have united for us all

The angel showed her 
Ellen's vision was proved 
To be only that...it is true
Only what "could have been"
Had God's people been ready?
He would have happily...
Taken us all home...

You cannot enter in without me

40 years in the desert
They wandered long
They wandered lost
For their pride and selfishness
They suffered to their cost

They could not see
The promised land
Until all who doubted
Were laid up in their graves
The punishment was severe

So doubters...please
Release your hold upon iniquity
Uphold the Lord
Give Him sole control
Be not outcasts...for you see
God says...
"You cannot enter in
Without me..."

He waits for us

We wait for Him
He waits for us
He sees the pride
The selfishness

He waits to see
If we will change
For without this
He is estranged

He waits to hear
Our prayers to Him
For without pride
Him we will revere

He waits to know
That we have learned
To trust in Him
In all concerned

He waits to come
He is ready...
But still He waits 
For us to come
Yes, still He waits 
For us to come to Him

Bind up my wounds

Bind up my wounds
Heal my soul
Indeed
For Lord I am so ill
I suffer, I am lost
I need you, Jesus
My sweet Lord...
To heal me
Through and through
My life of sorrow 
My life of pain
I surrender all the Thee
For I know that never before...
Have I 
Been so loved
As when you died for me

And now I see 
That never before 
Has this world
Had such need of Thee...

Balm of Gilead

Legend has it that the Queen of Sheba
Brought the balm of Gilead as a gift
For Solomon the Wise, King of Israel
Rare as it is, here it grows, round about
Surviving heat, surviving drought...
A cure-all for illnesses, many aliments too
Precious it was and protected as it grew
The armies left the city defenceless
Protected those magnificent trees...
For nothing could heal...
Like the Balm of Gilead it's true

Is there balm in Gilead?
The question must be asked...
Is there such a precious cure for us?
This world is full of heartaches...
Full of such sorrows...
Is there a solution for today...for tomorrow?
For every situation
For every heartache
For every sorrow
Even for death itself?
Yes...there is you know...
It is dear Jesus Himself who heals us
Jesus who will conquer death itself
But our Lord God is astonished
For we will not take hold of Him
This precious gift God gave us
For we prefer to linger long
In our illnesses, sorrows, our woes
Ignoring the precious healing gift
That is Jesus...to our own sorrow...
Jeremiah 8:22

What have you done for me?

 I held your hand when you were small

I helped you stand when down you fell

I always wanted only the very best for you

How can you ever say?

"What have you done for me?"

I cooked your meals each and every day

I washed and cleaned for you too

I picked up your toys and sorted them

How can you ever say?

"What have you done for me?"

I wiped your tears when you would cry

I listened to your tales of worry and woe

I understood your anger too, at what you couldn't change

How can you ever say?

"What have you done for me?"

I tried to be your very best friend

I held your hand when you were sad

I apologised if I was wrong, bent over backwards too

How can you ever say?

"What have you done for me?"

I took you everywhere you had to go

I drove you back and forth you know

I bought you things you had to have

How can you ever say?

"What have you done for me?"

I sometimes think about these things

From Jesus' point of view

As a loving parent who has done it all

How can we ever say to Him?

"What have you done for me?"

I gave you everything

I gave you everything
All I have is yours
What more could I give?
If not my life for yours
Isn't it enough that I 
Have suffered for your sake...
Don't you know how it hurts?
When you just take and take
You don't seem to care 
Don't seem to understand
I feel your selfishness it's true
But honey, when will you see?
I'd give it all for you...
All I require, all I need...
Is a kind word or two
Even when I'm tired and grumpy
Even when I don't deserve it...
A little patience...wouldn't be amiss
When I am feeling hurt like this?
Just pat me on the back...
Give me a kiss and ask...
"Honey, what's amiss?"
For don't you know it?
A harsh word provokes
While a soft word...
Turns away anger...

The prodigal

What is a prodigal?
What exactly does it mean?
Someone who spends money...
Uses up resources freely
Recklessly, wastefully, extravagantly

So that means that the prodigal son
Took his father's goods and money
Yes that's exactly what he did honey
Took it, spent it, used it...
Wasted everything he was given
On extravagant high living
Didn't care about a thing
Had a great time, doing everything
Until it was all long gone
Then he had to swallow his pride
Had to look at life from the other side
Had to understand about real life
See what it was like to be poor
Had to, maybe beg from door to door

But His Father loved him anyway
Wanted what was best, come what may
Waited by the gate each and every day
Until he could see him coming along the way

Our Father in heaven loves us just so
He is full of love don't you know?
He is waiting at heaven's gate...
He will be waiting until it gets late
Please hurry along and ask
His forgiveness before it's too dark
Probation will close soon enough
Then it will be way too late...
Then He will have to shut that gate
Will you be left outside in the rain?
Oh too bad if you do...to your shame!

He gave for me

He gave for me
A listening ear
He gave for me
An understanding heart
He instilled in me...
These blessed promises
That though He left
We should all know
That where He went 
We too should go

He carried us poor sinners
He offered up His life
He gave for me
Everything...gave all, in love
For His Father sent Him
To be a sacrifice for us
Though we don't deserve it
Though we continue on and on
He watches, patiently He waits
For us to ask in faith
That while we suffer so
He wants us to know
He is willing...
He is waiting...
He is here...
Telling us all to
"Please come home dear!"

Falls apart

She falls apart
Occasionally
Been strong far too long
Miraculously
She's held it all
Together
Until it collapses in
Finally
She falls apart
She breaks...
Upon The Rock
Fractures...
Into a million pieces
There she finds...
He welcomes her
It's all okay...
She copes for another day

She prays 
Upon her knees
Her head is bowed
From there she sees
Her hurts she wears
Upon her sleeve
There she feels
Upon her brow
The flame He sends 
And then somehow
She understands
He sees inside
He understands
Hasn't He been there?
It's all gone as planned
He's felt her pain
He's carried her along

Dear Jesus...
Took up our suffering
Took up our sins
Within His heart
He holds us close
He has paid 
Already done His part
Now it's our turn

We must turn our eyes
Upon His beautiful face
Thank Him daily
For His saving grace
He suffered long
For us all...
Can we ever forget?
How God sent His son
To take our place
Gave of His saving grace
For as we know
We could never have won...

So now He looks down
Our dear Father
His dear Son
Knowing all our struggles
Understanding all we've done
For did He not suffer?
Did He not succumb?
For our sins He bled
For our sins He cried
Until all was done...
Knowing we, weak human beings
Are saved through Him
Can we not now come?
Thank Him for His blessings
Thank Him for His love
For our dear Heavenly Father
So full of His undying love

Strong for too long

Been strong for too long
Been trying so hard...
But some days
I just can't cope...
It's all too much
Everything just feels
Too heavy, too rough
"Help me" she cries
"Dear Lord I need you now!
Please hold me up
I cannot go on, I vow!"
Then peace descends
It all depends 
Upon His answering voice
He, it is who upholds her
He it is who told her
"I love you! 
You are my own!"

Teardrops

Tear drops
Won't stop
Reflections
Sunlight
Circles
Sparkling 
Bright
Full of 
Tiny pinpricks
Sparkling 
White 
Brilliant
Circles of light 

Love's Chemistry

Can you deny love's chemistry?
Can you deny true love?
Does it come from heaven?
Does it come from up above?
Who decides if it should exist?
Who decides if it should come?
Is it God above who ordains it?
Is it God who sends His love?
Wherever it comes from?
Wherever it showers down?
It is such a wonderful blessing
It is such a precious thing to love
Whether it is love for your children?
Whether it is love for all mankind?
It is to be appreciated and treasured
For who knows when true love comes?

If you fall in love

If you fall in love
Just because...
He makes you laugh
What happens when?
The laughter stops?

If you fall in love
Just because...
Beauty now shines
What happens when?
It fades away?

If you fall in love
Just because...
He can provide
What happens when?
He can no longer work?

If you fall in love
Just because...
He plays your games
What happens when?
Sadness reigns?

If you fall in love
Let it be because...
There are no reasons
Let it be because 
It is beyond all reason...

For
True love defies all reason
It simply is...

It's not for beauty...
It's not for grace...
It's not for money...
It's not for a pretty face...

It's because of...
Something...
You cannot name
Something...
That overcomes all obstacles
Something...
That transcends time and space
Something...
That pales beside true beauty
Something...
That calls you from inside
Something...
That cannot be denied

Intuitive writing

I asked a few questions
I simply needed to know
So I called upon another
Asked him, for me, to show
He told me many things
Some I already knew
But of others I had no inkling
For they were for me: truly new
He said I wrote intuitively
That I already guessed you see
For the Lord has shown me much
Along this path that leads to Him
He said that I was channelling
Yes, just like JK Rowling did
When she wrote of Harry Potter 
And all those wild imaginings
I heard him call out your name
"Oh God!" I heard him say
As I listened to those words of his
That answered so many questions
That I had thought to offer up
As I searched for answers from on high
There are many things to ponder
There are so many questions still
But I must get on with living
Get on with this work you've given
For time certainly does fly...
So dear Lord I need your help
To get this blessed work done
A few publishers would be wonderful
If you could only send me some

Trouble in paradise

There was trouble in paradise
That evil serpent slithered along
Determined to create a fuss, he came
To bring strife where before was none
He infiltrated those angel barriers...
Slunk in upon his belly, brought sin
Brought turmoil, brought strife...
For he knew just the things to say
To Eve, dear Adam's beautiful wife
He worked upon her nature, simple it was
To make her doubt her Lord's words
Worked his evil, brought disobedience
Brought the race of humans to damnation
As he showed her of the knowledge
That before was never in her thoughts
"You shall not surely die" he whispered
Into her mind he planted the seeds of doubt
She heard those words he uttered
She ate of the beautiful fruit
She offered these to her husband
Both knowing they should not give in
Afterwards
They covered themselves in shame...
God was angered and surely knew
Just what it was He had to do...
They were expelled from Eden
Left in fear and trembling...
Reaping of that evil fruit...
Now we are still forbidden to enter in
Because Eve and Adam did eat 
Of that forbidden fruit...

Love's token

Love...
Has ever a truer word been spoken?
When one loves another and is broken
What is it that love desires?
Some trinket, some small token
Perhaps that look within her eyes
A soft caress, a warm embrace...
When no words need be spoken...
Is this love that grows alive?
Is it that feeling deep inside?
That miracle indeed... 
Sensed through-out...tingling
All over...no place untried...
When heart decries...love
No other could understand her fate
For she is love incarnate
That beauty...that desire...
Everything going haywire...
Senses screaming...
Lover's dreaming...
What token could he despise
When searching within her eyes
He finds that grace indeed...
He sees her reflected need
For is touch...his lips...
Is it too much?
To dream of this?
That heat within...
Searing, surging...
Heart springing...
Mind searching...
For that returned delight
That exquisite fright
When lovers kiss
At last...
He thinks...at last...we meet...
This first touch is indeed...
Love's most ardent token...

The best message

I just received the best text message
From my grown-up son
Saying that he loves me and 
Thanking me for taking care of him
When he was growing up...
For doing all those dishes
For doing everything
Several hundred times...
At the very least...
Well...thank you for your thank you
Thank you for telling me
For it means so very much you know
When they actually tell you so...

Kisses on the bottom

If Paul McCartney can use that title
So can I?
Kisses on the bottom...
From a precious little girl
She goes around kissing everyone
Wherever she can reach...
Sometimes it's somewhere else
Sometimes it's on our arms and legs
But those sweet kisses 
Are always nice and cute
She goes around smooching
She goes around happily
Kissing and cuddling freely
Most times when we meet...
But beware that little temper
Beware that little girl
She is just as likely 
To swat at you
As she goes about her day
Yes she is a little rascal...
And it varies day to day...

Dead end

Is your life filled with dead ends?
Is your life one big cul-de-sac?
Do you feel something missing?
Is there something wonderful you lack?
What has been transpiring?
As you continue hiking on
What has left you perspiring?
As you ask where life has gone
Are you still running up life's hilly track?
Is there someone closely following?
Someone breathing down your neck
Do you find no evidence of sunshine?
Are there dark clouds everywhere?
What is the matter with your conscience?
Where is that inner peace you seek?
Are you always looking over your shoulder?
Wondering why life is treating you so bad?
Are there many vultures lurking?
Tearing down everything you have made?

What can you do about it?
What could help you find this peace?
Maybe seeing life through Jesus' eyes
Would bring the solace that you seek?
He is our heavenly saviour
He is our only God-given hope
Yes, it is only through Jesus...
Yes, if you only turned to Jesus...
You would find that blessed peace!

When my love comes home

Time is moving slowly
Time is all I have...
To recall these precious moments
Until the heavens open
And the stars begin to fall...
I must sit and wait like any other
Human being; left in limbo after all
Waiting, yes, ever waiting...
For their love to call...
But soon...
The universe has promised...
Yes I've seen it written...
In those very stars above
The promise of new beginnings
The promise of happiness...
When my love comes home

Pedestal

Are you up on that pedestal?

Looking down upon all this strife?

Do you feel that you have?

A better station in this life?

Does life revolve around you?

Do you see it from lofty heights?

Are you seeing everybody

As tiny ants around your feet...

Do you want to stamp and stumble?

Upon those lowlier than thou?

But honey...watch life crumble...

Till you become just another

Of those lowly ants that bother

You as you look down...now...

Head in the clouds

Is your head in the clouds?
Are you far from grounded?
Do you miss the reality of life?
With which you are surrounded?
Are you lost upon your path?
Are you alone and overcome?
Do you struggle with the math?
That tells you how it really is...
Will you miss the opportunity?
To take life as it actually is?
Are you lost without a ransom?
Come back to earth...please
My astronaut...my child...my love
Plant your feet upon this ground
Then when you have found your goal
Please look up to heaven above
For here cometh thy salvation

Selfishness

Does your relationship struggle?
Does it seem to be one sided?
Does life go on around and about?
Does he think of you at all?
Does he even have the gall?
To think you love to wait around?
For him...for time to pass the day
Do you ever have a say?  
Does your selfishness know no bounds?
Do you think it's all about you?
That everything revolves around?
Think you that life is only for your eyes ?
What about others? 
What about their feelings?
Their thoughts and needs?
Ah my heart bleeds...
But not for selfishness...
For those who suffer...
Because of another's selfish deeds!

The universe within

Can you see into my heart?

Can you see into my very soul?

Do you know what I am thinking?

Have you any inkling...

Just what is going on?

Here within this amazing organ

I call my brain...

Does any one of us understand?

Could we even simply, try?

To look into another's eyes

To look within...to find what reposes

Deep inside that hollow within us all

Meditation supposes...

That we all simply possess

A soul...a universe...inside us

A magnificent unimaginable world

Yes we are an amazing miracle

If we could only travel around it

If we could go inside and expose it

This universe that resides...

Right here inside...

Yes...that God made in us...

That God gave to us...

From the moment of conception

Yes, from the very beginning

God gives it freely...

To each and every human being

To every single living soul

My Little black book

Found a gift from a friend
From way back in 2011
It is my little black book
A book of quotes...
Filled with promise...
Filled with love...
Bible promises to be exact
Little bits of sunshine
In an otherwise grey life
For it has been grey for a while
Grief and pain have been a strain
Taken over and caused me 
To, maybe feel a little darker
Than I would like to admit
But through it all
I know...
As sure as I live and breathe
That my Lord is with me...
Has been with me...
Will be with me...
No matter where I stumble
No matter where I fall
He is always with me
Always at my call
This He promises to me
This He promises to us all...

Thank You Wendy Merton

Take a chance

 Will you take a chance?

Will you risk it all?

Will life stagnate?

If you sit and do nought at all

If you take a chance on life

If you only try

You will find success

No matter how small...

For it is said...

To love

Is to risk...

Not being loved in return...

To hope

Is to risk...pain...

To try

Is to risk...failure

But risks must be taken

Because the greatest hazard in life

Is to risk nothing...

Leo Buscaglia said it all

Acceptance

Acceptance has always been

A part of the equation

If you deny the truth

You will be lost...

At what cost can you afford...

To be lost along life's path

Surely you can see...

Just like I do...

Just like me...

That denial is so final...

Like being on trial...

For your very life

Wouldn't you rather go free?

Than be flattened by uncertainty

Yeah sure...life is tough

Even in the rough...

But if you look for beauty

In each tiny little thing

If you can only see 

The silver lining...

Beneath the cloud

That's hiding...

Won't that piece of happiness?

Make you truly feel blessed

Surely a smile is worth the while?

Better than a frown...

Your brain recognises

The muscles that surprise us

Even a half smile is better

Than none

Find a little fun

In all that you are doing...

Enjoy the little things in life...
Smile: even through life's trials

Life's focus

Life is what you make it
All depends on...
What you choose to focus upon
So if you only expect to find the negative
That's exactly what you will get...
Better yet...
If you look for the good in every day
What more can I say: you will find it!
Like a camera lens of old
Will you shift that focus?
Will you choose to see?
Differently
So don't look for trouble
It will surely burst your bubble
Seek happiness...
Seek goodness...
Allow the beauty of your life...
To enter in
Don't hinder...
Don't be blinded...
One eyed...
Short sighted...
Look for all that is good
And surely you will find..
Something positive to see
Something beautiful...
Agreed?

Life is a Challenge

Life is a challenge

Yes it's true...

That's what I'm telling you

If you sit and wait

For everything to come to you

What exactly?

Do you expect to accrue?

Get up and meet it...

Say hello and greet it...

Daily...yes...go out and do it...

Life is too short...

To sit and vegetate

Will you sit waiting at the gate?

For life to pass you by

Too late in case you think

It comes to those who never blink

That's not how it all works...

The fun is in the challenge...

The energy you seek...

That advantage...

Is waiting to be grabbed...

Use two hands to subdue it

Else you really will rue it

For while you are waiting...

Life will simply pass you by

So reach out and take it

Please do not forsake it

Get up and try today...