The Stain of Negativity

Don't you know the stain of negativity

permeates everything it touches?
She thought you resolved to let it all go
Maybe you like the darkness cast by this stain
If you do, you'll be there alone

She's gotten a taste of a more positive life and
wants to take the chances that
may open up like budding flowers to her
She couldn't see the light through this stain which settled upon her
Thank God for allowing her some crystal clear clarity
which in the long run will be a cherished gift

Pray

Pray when the sun of life is at its brightest
as the clouds dissipate to endless blue
Pray when God wakes you to face another day
Every chance you get give Him the thanks and praise He more than deserves
Always remembering, He is our light, heartbeat and breath of life

Pray when storms seem to pour their rain upon you
The winds might toss you where they may
All the while, you'll know one day this too shall pass
Pray you will soar on eagle's wings
past these storms you now face
high in the skies of heaven

River Flowing

Your love is like a river flowing

so pure and unwavering
This river without end
You only asked for her heart
nothing more, nothing less
She knows her soul is unclean
marked by sin of the not to distant past

As the burden of this darkness weighs her down
she wonders if you might still allow this river flowing to
cleanse and wash her sin away
Giving her forgiveness
she isn't able to grant herself at this moment
So she can feel your love like a river flowing once again

The Call of Her Heart

The air around her has been alive with sparks today

Sparks that could ignite at anytime and
she's ashamed to admit she almost
let the sparks of rage get the better of her
Her temper started fraying
then she heard a voice say,
"My child I am here, you are not alone"
I hear you

She then did what He asked and
listened to the call of her heart
Prayer flowed through song lyrics
Song lyrics she never heard prayer in before
the only thing she can think is that
His mercy and grace are still there
if she'd just follow the call of her heart

I'm Sorry

Dear Lord I know I owe you the deepest of apologies

I'm sorry doesn't even begin to cover
the choices I've made since that wonderful day
you saved this broken soul
You took the time to guide this heart of mine
on the path of grace and love and for that
I am and forever will be grateful

I'm sorry I fell so far so fast
Please take this heart and soul burning out all
that is not of you
Replacing it with everything that is you
I miss the fire you put inside me
The fire that burned deep in my bones
The fire I couldn't wait to tell anyone about
The fire that has been cooled by
secrets that lie deep in me

All I can do is ask for your forgiveness and
pray you see how sorry I am 

Why

Today oh Lord I have some questions I feel

I must ask at this moment in time
Since you blessed me with the gift of poetic verse
I'll use it to help others
who find themselves sitting where I sit now

Why did you give me such a loving heart?
A loving heart that wants so badly to
cling to the belief people are good at heart?
A heart that seems to be breaking
over and over again as of late?

Why do people insist on violating the
fragile thing I call trust?
I will patiently await your answers to
all these questions
Thank you Lord for your time

I Won

It was like I won the lottery when

I opened my heart to you and
your Holy Spirit made his home there
Heck, these feelings I carry inside each day are better
than the high one receives from winning money
A high I never thought I'd feel again
after losing loved ones I thought
I never would   

I know, maybe I was sheltered
The pain I felt was like having
a thousand pound weight on my chest
This pain is the kind you never think will heal
that was until He let me know
He will turn all my pain into something of beauty

The joy I feel knowing He wakes me
in the morning to face another day
good, bad or somewhere between the two
makes me stronger despite what others may think
I won happiness and
freedom because
He laid His life down at the cross for me
I'm beyond grateful for His sacrifice
I have chosen to live and
will choose to live for Him because
He is more than worthy of that
sacrifice on my part