Shades of Whispers
Shades of whispers
In my ears
Under desperate suns
Incite many to fear
Spoken by an enemy
So wise
Deceitful, clever
Bent on telling only lies
Spoken in a serious voice
Misleading always
Inclined to make you
Think you have No Choice
But you do.
A bloodied cross made
Sure of that.
God’s Infinity of Love
That forever lasts.
Chaos
They run, they stride
One spot to the other
Trying each to hide
The fear, pain
From their brothers
And sisters, whisper
As they go
What next, how
Do I know
What comes tomorrow?
How should I act
Is this the right way
I need some help
From this world’s
Chaos
Which seems to hold sway
Over everything.
My death I face
Every single hour
Will someone not tell
Me
Or does anyone
Have the power
To understand which
Way to turn
Where is the help from
This Firestorm,
Pain, struggle, strife
We call life.
Without guidelines
I will fail
Will someone not
Speak
Say a few words to tell
Me how to go?
Until softly and
Suddenly
One hand reaches
Out
In a small voice
Without a shout
Hands me a book
Won’t you give
a Look
Within its pages
One may find
Wisdom
for all the ages
It speaks of a
God
His joy, &
Power
Trying to love us
Through each and
Every hour
Jesus breathed, talked
Walked out
Guidelines in
His love
Sent from
Higher Celestial regions
Above
Never without
Him
Never will force
It
We were not
Created in just
A whim
Formed us in
Joy, did He
For man’s good
He forever gives
His teachings,
Showing us the way
To live
His yearning is for
You
To live within
His guidelines
Boundaries
Perfect until
The end of all time
For without
His boundaries
for our actions
Nothing is left
But the painful
Chaos
Trying to be a devoted follower of Jesus of Nazareth is not easy. Christianity is not for anyone who wants an easy life. Christ on the last night of his life before he would be cruelly tortured to death said:
If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. Remember what I told you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. John 15:18-20 NIV
The first century church’s members were willing and many times faced severe persecution because of their strong love for their leader, the living Christ/God. In so much of the overly industrialized wealthier parts of the world, the churches struggle because the love of the world has crept into the church too much. Some preachers even preach God just wants to give them prosperity and blessings. This is true. God does love people and want to bless us. However, he does expect a level of obedience and devotion from us even when it means picking up our crosses and following him. Christ says:
Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn
A man against his father,
A daughter against her mother
A daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law
A man’s enemies will be the member of his own household.
Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. Matthew 10:34-39 NIV.
Here He is not saying to not love your family or neighbors but simply to put Him first. The first century churches knew how to do that. Their strong faith in the living Christ is what spread a small group starting in Jerusalem all around the Mediterranean until it has been spread around the world.
God wants to give us a much higher level of life, existence. Just to live in His presence is going to be so much higher, better than any level we could live on here in this world with the way it is now. We should make Christ our passion because we truly are His. He left the throne room of Heaven’s bliss and ecstasy to die on a cross for us. Won’t you get to know Him better today.
May you have a very blessed day and Praise God!!!
Submit
Not I,
I say
Rue the day
I bend my knee
To anyone
Or any god
Yet this is
For sure
What some have done
My house, my car
Oh, don’t forget my boat
My money, my wealth
But I mustn’t overly gloat
I stand complete
In and of myself
Isn’t this self-indulgence
Why most attempt to
accumulate great wealth?
The self, myself, yourself
I repeat I will bend the knee
To no one but myself
I wish to run my own life
But could that be
the why
For so much strife?
We all want the same
What each myself desires
But could this self-seeking
Be what Seems
to light the fires
Of so much pain
Each wanting to be
His own god
Live life his own way
With no one greater than man
To have the final say
What can be the answer
To save a world so lost
In pleasure seeking pain
which refuses at any cost
To seek God’s Face
Mercy, love and Grace
His plan was perfect
Until we rebelled
So up until now
Nothing seems to quell
The pain of our endless
Rebellious seeking
for our own way
So we spin and spin
On a world
Where perfect love,
joy are no longer
Allowed to sing
Of His Name, His Power
His perfect plan
All meant to give a
Forever Paradise
To his creation of man
God’s wisdom knows the way
For us to live,
But the price exacted
for true satisfaction
will always be
and forever involve
bending the knee
According to my adoption records I was a sensitive child. I once had an elder of a church say he thought I was a spiritually sensitive person. I know it has been a blessing in my life. I know in this world, especially in our very wealthy, money oriented culture that is so in love with ourselves, money, possessions, and pleasure, we have a tendency to deny or neglect the spiritual aspects of our lives. We are truly spirits only temporarily connected to our physical shell.
I have had several supernatural experiences, and what I guess I’m trying to lead up to is I have had three encounters with demons, very dark creatures.
The first happened many years ago when I was going through a very dark time in my life but trying to draw closer to Christ and God and the Holy Spirit. I woke up one night and a dark mass felt like it was laying on my chest. I was afraid and all I could think to do was say “In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, be gone.” It immediately was gone, left.
The second encounter was when I was on my first round of chemotherapy for my breast cancer. I was sleeping in an old recliner and suddenly woke up. I looked down and this dark person was laying on top of me. It looked up at me, smiled a perverted smile and asked, “Susie, what are you trying to do with this book.” I naturally was frightened but again said, “In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, be gone.” Within a heartbeat, it was gone. I was at the time working on a novel which I have finished which was about the useless divisions within our Christian churches or denominations we have created.
The third experience came about a year ago. I am still suffering fatigue from all the cancer treatments. One night I was awake, and a very dark man was in the room with me suddenly. I said, “In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, be gone.” He said to me, “No, it doesn’t work that way.” I immediately yelled for a second time, “Oh yes, it does. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, be gone.” And he disappeared instantaneously.
Praise you Lord Jesus for the beauty of your face, your great and loving heart and also for your wonderful power and authority over everything in creation. Bless you Lord!! Thank you for your salvation from all of Satan’s schemes against us.
Denial
Deny, deny
I turn my back
Then sigh
Wondering why
I am so
Miserable.
On the bed
At night
Toss and turn
I cry
If you are real
Within your face
Light up the sky!
But nothing
There is not a trace
Of anything or
Any One
So I turn back
To the screen
Of my TV
Or the phone
Things I know
I sit alone
Harden the
Heart
Feel nothing
Develop the art
Of pleasure
Seeking
Just one more fix
This pain will
Pass
Seek one more
High
Maybe it will last
This time
So I rush,
Concentrate
On this world
Fix your eyes
On this strange
Green Pearl
Bigger house,
Fancier car,
Is this by far
The best I can do
Or is there really
You?
Endless cycles
They repeat
As I keep
On searching
For that which
Will meet
My greatest
Deepest need
Maybe one more
Piece of food,
Drink, house,
Vacation,
Rushing, seeking,
I perpetuate
This Empty pain
But I refuse to cry out
Your Name
So again, I sigh
And again your
Name I deny.
Matthew 10:33 …whoever denies me before men, I will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
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