Uncomfortable

Uncomfortable

This doesn't really feel like home
I rant, I rave
I moan,
Even give a little
Groan

It stirs in my blood
A longing, this need
Sometimes just a trickle
Or quite often
A loud, roaring flood
A need arises
Raises its head,
A flower's tender bud,
Then opens

Inside my deeper place
I start to recognize
That for which I hurt,
I sigh
I believe it is this,
This place doesn't fit

This world, this place
Well, it's just wrong
My heart, it misses
Dear Lord, Your face
My fingers itch, they burn
Longing to be allowed 
Once again to return
Close enough to trace
Your beauty, Your love's grace

But for now I must live here
This becomes ever more clear
Until I leave this fragile shell
However, for today,
You desire others of You
I must tell

This world's pain,
Which we all daily see
Was never meant to be
Christ's Reconciliation
My Faith's Compensation
A Return to Your perfection
In silence I stand & wait 
As one of your heaven's gates
Swings slightly open
Daring to call my name!

Help

Help

You Draw near
Power of a trillion sun's
Held in one hand
Sacrifice & 
Love of calvary
Within Your heart
I am not worthy

Of anything
About You
Holy Lord
Your great beauty
Incomprehensible power
Your world-shaking
Passion for us

You, the ultimate
King of all kings
Of uncountable stars,
Whole Galaxies
Wants me!!
What can I give you?

Help me then
To love You
Serve You
Sacrifice for You
Your Calvary's Sacrifice
To reciprocate
Help me to dedicate
This, my only small life,
To You!

Condemnation

Condemnation

Condemnation
Such a harsh word
Denotes a punishment
Or even perhaps 
A scourge

America's church
Should stop
Take a deep breath
We have entered
A time unique, 
Unprecedented
A time of great tests

A culture caught
Tightly, as never before
In satan's grasp
Many lost souls
To his dark chest
Does he clasp

Because
A silent church
Has lost its passion
For the All Powerful
Living Christ
By comfort & 
Convenience
Has it been enticed

So we have become
Cowards
At our work
Afraid to speak 
His Holy Name
Or simply
As we play a game

Or is it because
We've become too lazy
Allowing all the crazies
To overwhelm our culture 
Instead of us helping
God's Holy Spirit 
Our lives to nurture

So before God completely condemns
His blessed more than most
American church
Let us once again 
Become a shining star
Stop denying
No longer pretend
As cowardice & laziness
Are attractive on no one!

 Revelation 3: 15-16  I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other!  So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth.

Immortality

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Immortality

The physical shell will die
Cease to function
But wait!
Dry your eyes
Don't cry!

Good news is heralded
Shining like a rare emerald
No longer for you
Will life ever again be imperiled

Christ has been resurrected
Trumpet blasts of heaven
Freely flow from above
So no longer need you question
Your Immortality!

No matter the hell
At this level life may throw
Cling to Christ
He will lift your soul

You will transcend
To a joy-filled life 
with Him
That will 
Never end!!!

Refuge

My Refuge

My refuge
You, Lord God,
Are my sacred place
In You only & forever
Do I truly feel safe

As a lost world's chaos
It's broken darkness 
Wildly around me spins
You are that lamp
That light 
To my soul,
Your love's warmth
Do You lend

So take me in
In the shelter
Of Your loving wings
Secure me
For I am deeply tired
Of all my wanderings
& in satan's winds
For me,
Let there be 
No more scatterings.

Praise You Lord God
Praise You!!

Not Meant

Not Meant

Not meant
Two important words
Not meant to fit in
With a world so lost
That all holiness
Has away it tossed
Night and day
My senses does it accost

Raging chaos
Blind stumbling in 
satan's grip
My name does it scream
But somewhere else
To someone else
Do I turn to fulfill
All my dreams

To God's beauty, peace
And love do I belong
No more do I listen
To my enemy's most false 
Of siren songs

Stop for a moment to think
That maybe
Just like me
Created in His love
You were after all
Only Meant
In His arms alone to 
Eternally fit
All this just for your
Heavenly Benefit!!