Calling

As I watch the snow,

Gently falling, falling.

I hear Your voice,

Gently calling, calling….

Speak to me daughter,

You need Me, need Me.

Walk with me daughter,

And heed me, heed me.

Pray to me daughter,

And heed me, heed me.

Listen my daughter,

You need me, need me.

I have a plan,

And it’s calling, calling.

It’s time to work,

No more stalling, stalling.

Look at me child,

No more falling, falling.

Trust in Me now,

Hear me calling, calling….

I hear You, Father,

And you’re calling, calling.

It’s to get up,

No more stalling, stalling.

I hear Your voice,

Gently calling, calling.

I will stand up,

No more falling, falling.

Snowflakes

A few weeks ago, a couple of friends and I were talking about the usage of “snowflake” as a derogatory term. We decided that it wasn’t cool to use something so unique in such an unkind way, and that we needed to take that term back. But to be honest, I haven’t thought much about it since that day.

However, it’s snowing here today, and it is the most amazingly beautiful snow I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve spent my quiet time today watching the beauty that God created. It started with sleet, and then gradually changed to snow. The sleet was pounding down in a straight path to the earth; hitting hard at the end and bouncing a couple of times before coming to rest and melting slowly into nothingness. Meanwhile, the snow floated gently down, in a meandering path, knowing that it too would come to a rest on the earth as well. However, instead of melting immediately, the snowflakes begin to lean on one another. Thus, making a quiet peaceful blanket of snow, covering everything they came to rest on and supporting those flakes that come later.

That’s when it occurred to me…

Why are we not more like the snowflake? Each is individual. No two are exactly the same, just like us. A snowflake alone melts into nonexistence, but when they lean on and support each other, they can bring a peaceful existence to an otherwise insane world, at least for a short time.  Man cannot stand alone, lest he melt into nonexistence. God created us to stand together… to support one another, and love each other. Yet instead of standing together, we race to the finish line, bouncing off any and everything that stands in our way, not caring who we harm or what we have to do to win.

We run over each other to finish a race none of us are competing in.

You guys. We all get to the same finish line. Some of us will reach it with grace and mercy, having made an impact of support and love. Others will reach it with terror and anger, having made an impact of neglect and hate, or icy cool indifference.  Which do you choose?

As for me and my household, we choose God's grace and mercy. We choose love. 

We choose to be snowflakes.

Divisive Device

He saw the device

in our hands

and devised

a devilish plan..

A divisive device

that can

divide

man from God, and

man from man.

A created device

no one would think twice,

to check once,

twice,

Thrice a minute...

ignoring anything

and anyone

who was not in it.

A vise of a vice

that would grab hold

of our hearts

and minds

and not let go...

A vise of a vice

we treat better

than our young

and our old,

and consider far more

precious than gold.


A 'necessary' device

which we can't

live

or love

without,


A device to be used

to spread hate,

lies

and doubt...


A device to get advice

from all but the right place,

a divisive device

that will destroy

the human race.


As we hide

behind the screen,

and say terrible things...

Things we would

never say

if we were face to face.


So how do we battle

this evil device?

When everyone

desperately clings

to this vice?


An evil plan

for sure

of that, there's no doubt,

I do think it's time

we throw all ours out!


It's time to find

a vice

that is true,

a vice

that is pure...


There's a vice

that is Holy,

powerful and sure.

We desperately need to

crack it open

and admit

we're all broken..

that the enemy is

winning..

while we're all

sinning..


We need the Word

more

than ever before,

of that, you can be sure.


But it takes

strength and Faith

to say no today,

to stand

on your own

and face

what they say.


To trust that

the Word

we hear from

above

is far more

important

than this device

that we all love.


This device

can't divide

without our

permission.

We have to

stand strong

and accept

our mission.


To share His truth,

His message of love,

to show that He cares,

He came from above..

To show the enemy

he won't win.

To accept our

power,

and walk in truth

once again.