lifelong lessons
SICKNESS Life is full of struggles Some pleasant some unpleasant But when it boils down to illness I am slain in wondering thoughts How a man healthy this minute Is bedridden* the next Agile* in all activities before Can hardly stand his height now One who was a father to all Is now a child to many Who having an insatiable appetite Can barely part his lips to eat Yet in my wondering […]
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A man is not one who is well built Readily owns up to responsibility Faces problems squarely Walks against not along his difficulties Or even handles matters maturely Rewarding attributes these seem Yet they intersect at a common point- Vanity When you see one determined to serve God Against all odds, till death then, you have seen a man. Phil 3:3. “ for we [who are born-again have been reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, set apart for His purpose […]
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‘Cos we want a pain-free gain We end up giving in to gain-less pain But the life of a Christian Is not without pain and gain Gold is worth called gold As it emerges through fire Clay transforms to pottery Having withstood heat Nothing good comes cheaply Our pain is worth less The glory to come, if compared Even by the price of our blood! The presence of pain Makes sweet the price of gain! Fear not […]
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Reckoned* as the most widely read Features the past, present and the future It’s more real than can be imagined Studied to be sturdy Read to be real Followed to be followed Practiced to be powerful Others may just inform It alone transforms Can never be misinformed Once you conform Divine writ Sacred scriptures Written word Holy Bible Heb 4:12 “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to […]
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Before earth’s creation God was Man was made in His image Beguiled* by the devil to sin He disobeyed God to his own detriment* Men lived and men died Yet more men were born Then came the birth of a man who is God Great was and is the mystery of godliness That He was made manifest in the flesh Justified in the Spirit Seen of angels He was preached to the gentiles And believed by many Yet killed for […]
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That love could be so strong I had no idea at all He despises love Who finds himself surrounded by it Yet, when distance broadens, The heart grows fonder* And as thoughts deepen Harbored* anger fades And precious moments are longed for shall I have the opportune time again I shall bask in that love
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Up one early morn Faith arose Before dawn, had begun work He toiled hard to push Hurting his nails to their roots He wouldn’t give up And again to push he arose Dusk closed in but he kept on His destiny, to push it was This Mountain must be moved And harder still Faith pushed Just then the mountain moved. Moved! And into the sea it plunged Faith looked behind him And full of smiles was Work […]
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