I have been blessed by your discipline
You have opened my heart and eyes to see
Each day which I’m able to spend with you
Further away from worldly sin I will be
In the past, I thought I had sole control
Over the things, I would daily say and do
But I found it all to be a terrible lie
Looking backward, in life, it was never true
Many times, I encountered the faces of sin
As a slave to evil it would always increase
Being entangled by its all-encompassing web
Of this horrible stalking ever consuming beast
My heart it seemed was overwhelmed each day
As what little strength I had was taken away
While I was surely headed for an early grave
With none who cared to help me find my way
Yet while trying to think about any options
One day I turned from his continuing lies
Embracing a treasure which was never hidden
That in my failing life was always nearby
In a most desperate completely humbled state
My broken heart now reached out to the One
Full of deep need and true selfless repentance
For all and any acts of sin I once had done
On my knees, I begged the Lord feverously
He might turn a kind forgiving eye my way
Lifting me from this pending pit of death
Where it seemed my spirit was about to lay
And you Lord, pardoned me for all my errors
Giving life to one who was dying inside
Filling me with Your tender love and grace
Cleansing a darkening spirit with your Light
Thinking about the change these past few days
My heart now dances with such pure delight
While my heart happily sings sweet praises
Thanking you Lord Christ for saving my life.
(Written – November 1, 1976)
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1 Timothy 2:5
“There Is One God And One Mediator Between God
And Men, The Man Christ Jesus.”
John 3:8
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one
can see the kingdom of God unless they are
born again.” “How can someone be born when they
are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot
enter a second time into their mother’s womb to
be born!” Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you,
no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they
are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives
birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to
spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying,
‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever
it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot
tell where it comes from or where it is going.
So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
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I shared this because someone asked a question about
how to approach God for forgiveness in an article I
read. May all of you, my brothers and sisters have
a very blessed weekend.
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Photo Image Credit,
theonenessofGod.org
I find my mind now begins to daydream
Each and every moment you come near
That even when my eyes begin to close
I see your smile in my mind so clear
All of my thoughts become like a mirror
As your beauty, they capture and hold
Imprinting deep on the walls of my heart
The image which each day lights my soul
My heart and mind being easily captured
While each day new feelings begin to rise
In this lovely game as old as earth itself
As love finds a way to place its gift inside
So many moments I find myself to daydream
On the precious moments when you come near
In vain I try to arrest my feelings for you
As the reason for my falling becomes so clear
Deep within, my heart begins to shine brightly
Much more radiant than a thousand burning suns
As I quietly give in knowing I must remember
The joy I feel comes alive because of only one.
(Written for Deborah, May 1977, one month before
our marriage in June 1977)
When a day might seem cold and gloomy
When the sunshine won’t come our way
Many smiles shine through a sullen gray
Bringing lovely new blessings into our day
It’s great to feel the touch of a spirits love
As it comes to us in many different ways
There is nothing as wonderful as a happiness
Whose pure radiance lasts throughout the day
What might be more valuable in our daily lives
Then the kindness of our very special friends
Who elect to share time from their busy days
Sharing a piece of their heart from deep within
There is no value that can ever be placed upon
A spiritual treasure so rare and exquisite
As the time a friend lets you know they care
With a wonderful moment dressed within a visit
And a day is never left quite the same again
As their genuine hugs and smiles make it full
With the blessing of a selfless spiritual love
Which comes to life each day from all of you.
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“My friends you are all so very valuable and
special to me, may all of your days be abundantly
blessed.”
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I was born into a world of
flesh, that I thought would
last, but that was only one
of his many lies
I believed that I had The power to
control my own destiny and that
death was only a dream and that
too was one of his favorite tales
And as I grew older, your word
would try to lead me down the
right paths, yet he would
always be there to entice me
with all types of worldly
pleasures which he promised
would be mine forever
And yet one day I heard a soft
assuring word, and went to
investigate its true meaning
and though I found it was spoken
by a man, it seemed to gently
embrace my heart
It spoke to me this living word
and as I embraced it in return
I was left amazed by this promising
miracle…
For even though it condemned me
deeply to the very marrow within
my bones, and though I was confused
for a few days, this word just seemed
to grow, it grew stronger and stronger
and stronger, so very deep within my
heart and spirit
And I begin to see so many changes to my
world and the very true realization came
that the world of flesh, would not last as
he had said, that all the material things
would fade away, but the Lords word would
always stand forever
And the demon came back to me and tried to
offer me a bigger share of his pie, and
I told him it was not his to give For the
word had spoken to me with His truth,
saying it belongs only to the holy Father
in heaven, and in His word, I could always
trust
And I found that the ruler of this world to be
so counterfeit and that his destiny was to die
in hell and I believed the living word turning
to him who alone can destroy, the body, the spirit,
and the total essence of we, of flesh, and so
now I belong to Him, daily nourishing upon His
word each day
And I find I am saved by him, only because I
believed he would do what he has promised
for our God, he never changes and by absolute
necessity I find that as my body surely dies
each day, my spirit’s life increases and is
assured a place after my passing from this
world for He has risen and defeated death for
all believers and is alive at the right hand
of His Father.
(Written 1971, by Wendell A. Brown, Music by Mark Sellers)
From My Book and CD ‘REALITY.’
which will be released in the
near future.
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Psalm 18:30
As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the
Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust
in Him.
Psalm 18:28
For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will
enlighten my darkness.
Psalm 18:30-31
As for God, His way is perfect; He is a shield
to all who trust in Him. For who is God, except
the Lord? And who is a rock except our God?
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Pinterest.com
An amazing smile
has a special value
A vibrant kiss brings
to life such zeal
An embrace is meant to
be lasting, especially
When its true intent one
really feels
The usefulness of a
a bliss filled dream
Becomes better, when
together its shared
Inspiring words are
given a special birth
As their lasting embrace
fills a heart which cares
A deep need of pure love
surely makes one to feel
Their sincere prayers
have finally come true
Especially in reality as
you hold them close this
Real moment you will never
want to lose
What you once perceived
to be true freedom was
Really a very lonely and
empty place to dwell
Because once you have
found your real love
Your life will daily
embrace constant thrills.
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Photo Image Credit,
Thanks Amy Rose, for use of your image! https://herladypinkrose.wordpress.com
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I did not ask for it to
Happen, yet you touched
Me deep in my heart as I
Looked into the deepness
Of your eyes my descent
Began
I trembled at the thought
Of what I felt inside as
My lungs took in breath’s so
Deeply While longing to
Touch you
You spoke to me and my
Heart leaped with excitement
At every word that found life
From your lips, for I longed
To hear those words as my
Mind became a sudden maze
Of thoughts
I tried to focus on the
The completeness of you,
Your eyes, your mouth, your
Lips, your smile, your
Gentle spirit, yet my mind
Was quickly swept away
People told me one day
That my fall would happen,
That my time was soon to
Come
But who could visualize such
A power that would bring
A grown man to his knees,
This power of love at first
Sight
And I have fallen like a leaf
From a tree in autumn, so
Deeply in love with you.
(Written April 1977 for my wife to be)
Wendell Arnold Brown,
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