Please dry these tears.
These tears that I've been crying all these years.
Set me free from all my burdens and fears.
I want to live life now.
I know the life I've lived is wrong.
I've been trying to change for so long.
And only by Your love and grace so strong,
has my soul been redeemed.
I want to live life,
so show me how.
Because everything I have is nothing.
And everything You are is everything I need.
I feel like everything within me is broken.
But when I listen to the words You've spoken,
I know that I can be healed.
The belonging I crave You do supply,
If in You I do abide.
Oh Lord, Your love is the shelter in which I hide.

A Prayer Poem. 6-21-11

Please give me strength in this time of weakness. 
Give me a warrior's heart to beat just for You.
Ignite my spirit with Your fire.
Pushing forward so I'll be found true.
Being faithful with whatever You give me,
whether it be large or small.
Still I don't need to be afraid if I fail,
for I know You'll pick me up if I fall.
Give me courage to be strong and bold.
For the prize outweighs any silver or gold.
Someday seeing You face to face.
But for now just basking in Your grace.
The depth of Your love is more than I can fathom.
Knowing You shed Your precious blood for me as a ransom.
Your sacrifice has brought life and healing to my soul.
Now Your love and peace make my heart whole.

Just a little something that I wrote...

Here's my heart. Please let it be always only, Lord, for Thee.
Now take this heart. Hold it safe for me. Keep it under lock and key.
When it beats let it be just for You.
Search my heart. I pray it be found true.
My life seems to be swirling around me.
But I am not lost. It is You who have found me.
When my enemies on every side begin to surround,
You are my strong fortress when I get overwhelmed.
This life is but a day, It passes in a hurry.
Life is too short to get bogged down with all this worry.
You are God and that is enough.
You're with me always and won't leave when things are rough.



I'm not sure if it's finished yet, but I thought I'd post it anyway.

In Your Hands

                                            
I feel helpless with each new senerio as I think it through my mind.
Never knowing what will happen at any given time.
Sometimes I forget You've got the whole world in Your hands.
Whatever the world throws in the way will be worked according to Your plans.
If You're strong enough to hold the earth up in space,
Then You're strong enough to help me through whatever I face.
You are a God of judgment and mercy, power and love.
And You proved this by sending down Your Son from above.
Your grace is so radient. Your love is so deep.
Your presence is with me through my every joy and defeat.
Your spirit calms my soul giving me peace oh so sweet.
You alone know my thoughts and answer when I call.
You know all my secrets to You I can tell them all.
Your glory surrounds me and it is divine.
Echoing loudly through space and through time.
Of You all creation testifies and sings of Your praise.
And will continue to do so for the reast of its days.

YOU

You are my bread and my water.
My sunlight and shade.
You are my strength in the morning,
And my rest where my head is laid.
You are the rain in this desert.
You are my fire when I feel cold.
You give me a calm in my spirit,
And the courage to be bold.
You give me strength when I'm weak.
You give me the words so I can speak.
You've given me a purpose in your mysterious plan.
But you've given me wisdom so I can understand.
No question is too hard for you,
No burden too great.
No temptation too strong for me,
Because You, Lord, are my escape.
I call out Your name,
and faithfully You're there.
You're with me every moment,
So You hear my every prayer.

There is power in the name of Jesus

There is power in the name of Jesus,
God's only begotten son.
People say there are many gods,
but I know there's only one.
There is power in the name of Jesus,
The holy Lamb who was slain.
And because of His sacrifice,
I'll never be the same.
He took the sins of all the world,
and on His back they were laid.
He took the debt that was mine,
and now it's fully paid.
With all the sinners redeemed,
I'll join in and sing.
We'll shout praises aloud to Christ our King.
For Jesus Christ,
the bread of life,
He died and rose again.
Now He rules forever.
Hallelujah and Amen.

Fall Beauty

Okay, so this isn't the poem I was talking about in my earlier post...but it is one I found from a few years back.

Crisp, fall air gently cools my face.
Vibrant colors surround me in this place.
Red, yellow, orange, and brown.
I sit upon the fallen leaves covering the ground.
In this place of solitude, who could possibly frown?
I sit in the silence and pretend I'm alone.
But smile at the rabbit who crawls out of her home.
I hum along with the birds as they sing their song.
And wish I could stay here all day long.