"Our Weapon"

"The Scriptures are readily available to be learned,

But you must know the Words have to be earned,

By stopping everything in sight,

And diving into it with all your might,

The Words on each page are powerful to read,

But only if we are willing to speak,

God has given us a most awesome tool,

It makes the devil and demons always drool,

With every word God has our back,

He gives us everything so we do not lack"

"Open Eyes"

"The Word of God never idles still,

It's not just a book from the run of the mill,

The Living Words leap right off the pages,

On every line are passages for all of the ages,

Every Word is alive to see,

I'm learning as I open to read it...it's about me,

How awesome my life can be transformed,

By allowing the Holy Spirit to conform,

All the Words I'm speaking to you,

Can be found in this book to be true,

Diving into the Word of God today,

Can save your life from lots of dismay."

"Looking Up"

"I sit outside looking up at the clouds,

To you O'God I shout out loud,

Wondering why everything seems to be so hard,

All the while knowing you aren't far,

Sometimes I want to jump into the car and drive,

Thinking going fast will make me feel more alive,

Father God I need your everlasting peace,

Every need I have Your Word says You'll meet,

I hold onto the promises you have spoken,

Your Love is like finding a golden token,

All the worries, cares and strife,

Mean nothing to me with you Lord in my life"

"Alone At Night"

"Sitting here reflecting on my life,

When just a couple of days ago I was cut on with a knife,

The doctor came in and said I'd be okay,

While I was enduring my hospital stay,

The pain I feel is all too real,

All I could do was pray God would heal,

Contemplating what next to write,

At the same time moving takes all my might,

I am grateful for what You have done,

My Father in Heaven gave me His Son,

You are so awesome and precious in sight,

Jesus, You're faithful to get me through the painful night"

"Decision....Not Ignored"

"My thoughts of feelings are forever fleeting,

Always leaving me in desperate needing,

The high prizes this world has to offer,

Can never compare to the Crowns of my Father,

Your love is said to always endure,

To mold me, to make me more mature,

The more of this life I am letting go,

Your Word says the better of You I'll know,

So I must come to a choice indeed,

One that I choose to put inside of me,

I have chosen to serve Jesus as my Lord,

This is the decision I could not ignore"

"Dead To Be Alive"

"I spent years not being what you need,

It took me becoming afflicted to take heed,

Although my body is not physically strong in heart,

I've been given a new spirit and start,

I long to spiritually be what you need,

To be that Man of God and take the lead,

Waking every morning with you by my side,

Allows me to take a hard look at my life,

I'm slowly realizing the things I cannot change,

Not me but only the Holy Spirit can arrange,

The best way to get ahead in life is to give it all to You,

It helps take away all my heartache and blue,

I'm a new creation that's what Your Word says,

Which means that my old man that was living is now dead"

"Not On Deaf Ears"

We have all felt that sometimes God doesn't hear our prayers because we don't get an answer. And sometimes the wait can be long...very long. I'm talking trials may last months maybe years. But the truth is, God hears every word that we speak ("For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory"- Isaiah 66:18). I envision God's ears perking up when we start talking to Him. Now, that's just my take on it. We must understand God's time table is usually different than ours. I've experienced what seemed to be "dead silence" when I would sit down to pray. But, God calls us to seek Him ("But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you"-Matthew 6:3) even when we aren't getting the answers we need right away. I, personally have chosen to seek God out and trust Him while waiting for this trial to end, you know, to persevere (2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything"-James 1:2-4). It's hard, but I'm looking down the road, not at my current circumstance. And if this trial doesn't end for me while I'm still on this earth, it will when I get to Heaven ("2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life."-2 Corinthians 5:4). Paul is talking about our present bodies making us groan, but when we die we will not be spirits without bodies. We will have new bodies that will be perfect for our everlasting life (I know I took a detour, anyway back on track now). Our Father wants to hear from us. He wants to communicate with us, whether reading His Word or waiting patiently in prayer. Our prayer life should be a revolving door. What I mean is, we shouldn't do all the talking, but also listening. But in the meantime, we can learn how to follow God by meditating on His Word. Meditating simply means spending time reading and thinking about what you have read. Try asking yourself what changes you could make so you're living as God wants. Knowing and meditating on the Word are the first steps toward developing a closer relationship to our Father in Heaven ("but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night"-Psalm 1:2). So, I challenge you to dive into God's Word to get to know Him. You won't be disappointed with what you'll find! There is peace in the Word, it is alive!