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I love the Lord. Each day, he gives me words of praise and encouragement, and asks me to share them with you I pray that they minister to you as you read them, share them, or ponder on them. Have a blessed day!

Hold Me Fast

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I’m holding onto Jesus

And He’s holding onto me

And I’m never going to let Him go

Because I know He’ll always

Bring out the best in me

And I know He’ll always love me so

 

Sometimes I can get lazy

My path can go astray

I find myself a long way from His side

But every time I wander

He helps me find my way

And He’s still there with arms held open wide

 

Sometimes my faith can waiver

And my fear can rise up strong

And the doubt inside can cause me some alarm

But every time I stumble

He comes right to my aid

And gathers me into His loving arms

 

But when I am the strongest

And my faith is waxing strong

There’s nothing like His presence in my life

I sing about His glory

I praise Him endlessly

And I worship Him for Hs great sacrifice

 

His promises are true

His love will never fail

His faith in me grows stronger every day

So I will hold on fast

To the love that He bestows

And He will hold me fast all the way

Connected

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Written in response to The Daily Prompt

 

The world

As we know it

Has changed

 

We used to have

Neighborhood parties

Backyard get gatherings

Social events

One-on-one chats

 

Now we have

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Snapchat

 

It’s not the same

And I fear

It won’t go back

 

We are

Dis-connected

In our own worlds

Alone

Trying to be together

But apart.

 

We blog

We email

We post

We tweet

 

Hoping to get

Connected

While we are still

Apart.

 

I need to connect

Eye-to-eye

Face-to-face

Voice-to-voice

 

In the same room

At the same time

With the same goal

To be connected

Thirst

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Deep down in my soul

Where all my fears arise

My doubts are magnified

And demons testify

Way down deep inside my soul

Where I can’t find

Peace of mind

And joy is far from lasting

 

I thirst

Thirst for something true

Thirst for things not blue

Thirst for living things

That will make me glad

Not sad

Living things

That will lift me up

Not drain my cup

 

I thirst

For my soul’s release

From no inner peace

For me fear’s demise

That I may be wise

For my sorrows end

So I don’t have to pretend

 

How can I quench this thirst of mine?

How can I find

Peace of mind

In the midst of the storms of life

 

Only the Living Water can quench

Only the Living Water can drench

This thirst

This need

This desire

For Joy, Peace and Love.

 

When drink of Him

I will never thirst again

And my thirst

Will be gone

But yet, still longing for more

More peace

More joy

More love

More Living Water.

 

Excuse me

I think it’s time to drink!

 

TIME:  5 MIN 45 SEC

NEW WORD: REDEEMED

 

Written in response to the word challenge from  https://markrenney1.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/word-challenge-wayfaring/

Near To You

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I want to walk with you
For miles and miles
Everyday, Lord
To be in your presence
And feel your sweet touch
I want to stay with you
Step by step
Never leave your side
Constantly abide
In your love
Everyday
I want to talk with you
For hours and hours
Everyday, Lord
To soak in your wisdom
And learn how to love
I want to hear your voice
Word by word
Never close my ears
Listen all the years
To your love
Everyday
Being with you
And hearing your voice
Is my hearts desire
My only choice
Every minute
I spend with you
Just draws me closer
To your side
Near to you
Near to you
Knowing your touch
Hearing your voice
Near to you
By your side
That’s where I’ll abide.

I Give Me To You

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How can I say thank you

For such an amazing gift

You gave your life so I could be set free

 

How can I repay you

For the love that you have shown

When you gave up your glory just for me.

 

There is now way to pay

There is nothing to do

But to offer up myself to you

 

I will now say thank you

For all you’ve done for me

I will lift my hands in praise

To you eternally

I will speak your truth

To everyone I know

This is my desire

But here is what I owe

 

I give you my all

All of myself

All that I do

All that I am

Everything I desire

I find in you

So here is my heart

I give me to you.

Mercy Reigns

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Mercy Reigns

Flowing from the Father

Mercy Reigns

In His love forgiven

Mercy Reigns

I am His forever

 

There is no greater power

No mortal tongue can know

What length our heav’nly Father

Would go His love to show

 

He spoke and light appeared

The earth, the sun, the sky

He commands them by His word

Yet He chose to die

 

He saw my sin and wretchedness

His love reached out in tears

He gave to me His righteousness

He speaks into my ear

 

Mercy led Him to that cross

Mercy is His way

Mercy paid the final cost

Mercy wins the day

Mercy is my only hope

Mercy, gift so free

Mercy says He loves me so

Mercy rescued me

 

He did not have to come

He did not have to die

God looked down with all His love

His mercy saved my life

Prayer Request

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To my faithful readers:
 
Words cannot express my gratitude that you take the time to visit this page. I pray God is ministering to you through the words that He gives me to post here.
 
I would like to ask for your prayers. I have Multiple Myeloma Cancer. Tomorrow, I start the process for a Bone Marrow Transplant. This will be a three week hospital stay. We have a mighty army of saints holding us up, and I know the Lord is in control of everything. I have no fear or worry what the future holds, because I know He’s a good God.
 
I will continue to post as I can during this time. I know He has plenty more for me to share with you.
 
May God richly bless each and every one of you.

Amazing Grace

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Amazing grace

From God above

Sent us His son

Gave us His love

How sweet the sound

What melody

Is His sweet mercy

Unto me

 

Amazing grace

His blood was shed

His back was bruised

The pierced His head

No tongue can tell

Or words can say

The price He paid

For me that day

 

Amazing grace

He came to die

To take our sins

And give us life

The angels sing

The heavens roar

Of His great love

Forevermore

 

Amazing grace

He loved me so

He bore the cross

His love to show

Forgiving me

Of all my shame

Now I will praise

His mighty name

 

Amazing grace

He rose again

He conquered death

And now He reigns

Soon He will come

Back for me

I’ll be with Him

Eternally

Thank You

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How can I thank you?
What can I say?
For all that you’ve done
For me this day?
What words can offer
How I love you?
For all the things
You say and do?
You rise up the sun
To brighten the day
You give me my breath
And show me thy way
You carry me through
The storms in my life
You hold me closely
In my hardest times
You give me joy
To cast fear aside
Your peace is a comfort
When trials arise.
There’s so many ways
You make this life grand
I just want to stay
In your loving plan
Now I say thank you
Thank you so much
I cannot thank you enough
Thank you my Savior
Thank you my Lord
Thank you for all of your love.

Amazed by His Love

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I find myself amazed at His presence
And that He wants to spend His time with me
I can’t imagine why He’d take a minute
To listen when I humbly make my plea
I cannot fathom why He really loves me
I don’t deserve His mercy or His grace
But every time I stop and think about Him
An overwhelming smile comes on my face
He’s the King of Kings, and He loves me
He showers me with blessing from above
He’s the Lord of Lords
Redeemer of my soul
I am amazed by His love
His peace is more than I can find in this world
His joy takes all my fear and doubt away
The hope He gives is more than just a vision
It gets me through the dark and lonely days
Because of His great love I will serve Him
I’ll worship Him and lift His holy name
Jesus is the one for me forever
And I will lift my voice in praise
He’s the King of Kings, and He loves me
He showers me with blessing from above
He’s the Lord of Lords
Redeemer of my soul
I am amazed by His love