Works Of A Wordsmith

Standing next to you, Jesus, It’s easier to be still, Close my eyes, Breathe in the sunlight That warms my face, Silence my conscious thoughts, and Give my imagination free reign. So we soar on the wings of Your wind In the majesty of Your creation. I keep breathing in Your new life. Thank You. […]

Gal. 5:24,25 “And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Ps. 91:1 “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” I seek Your face again […]

It’s a curious thing to me, Lord, How we sing and pray to You… Asking Your Spirit to be poured out, To fill us and move us, But it just occurred to me— Because I’ve sung and prayed the same— That Your Spirit already dwells inside me, So, I am changing the way I pray! […]

I choose to trust You, Holy Spirit. I place my faith in You, Jesus. I lay my life down and let it go, Father God. I forgive and forget, Releasing regret, Repenting of all the judgments I’ve made. I want nothing more nor less than You, Lord. Please, Holy Spirit, Unclench my fists, Break chains […]

The cool, gray clouds wrap themselves Around me like a warm blanket Insulating me, numbing me… Luring me into a cocoon of introspection Till the desolation of isolation Penetrates my soul and I am wailing silently in hopeless anguish… Then the warm Sonshine of Your Spirit Comes shining through the dull grayness, Sharply piercing the […]

It seems that I am lost again— Beaten down by my own hand. I cannot save myself at all. Each time I try, I only fall. Some part of me prefers the sin, But battle rages deep within. My desperate heart cries out for You, For only You can pull me through. Please, Jesus, help […]

Just hearing of Your mighty works and knowing I’m your child, Brings hope and faith to fill my heart and makes me feel alive! I’m sure that You will move in me, because I long to see Your presence flowing out with grace to touch all those in need. Dear holy God of all I […]

Though waves wash over me, Though fire surround me, Though my enemies attack me from every side, My eyes, O Lord, stay fixed on You. There is no other way. There is no other how. There is only You, only You, only You. Though I weep uncontrollably in my failure to understand, Something in me […]

Nature glistens like there are diamonds everywhere today, All covered with a thick coat of ice in the bright sunshine. The frozen rain visited and left us with this dangerous beauty, But somehow, I cannot see the danger right now… The trees bow beneath the weight of this glory, Hovering over the crisp, white snow […]

It’s been a troubled year And I have been astray, But You have brought me here By pouring out Your grace. Although I’ve found it hard To let go of it all, Your love, my guiding star, Still lifts me when I fall. So help me, Father God, To keep my eyes on You And […]