Marilyn S Jennings Poet Free verse

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Many times during my "life alone", I told the
Lord I would go anywhere He wanted me to
go, just make the way and let me know that
it is You Who is leading me.  Well one day,
He took me up on it and told me to sell 
everything and leave!  I was shocked but
I agreed!  He was with me every step of
the way.  For awhile, it looked as though
I might end up homeless but, He never
allowed that to happen.  I remember
the Thanksgiving before I met my
husband, I wanted to get a turkey and
couldn't afford it and I ended up being
given two frozen turkeys and was invited
to some friend's home for Thanksgiving!
God in Faithful!!!  God bless.

He Will Make a Way

He Will Make A Way

You know, I have never been one
who liked being alone 
so when a divorce came and my children were raised
that is exactly what happened to me which brought pain clear to my bones.

I would come home from church or work 
and fall down on my bedroom floor begging the Lord to let me die 
month after month the pain and the tears 
until at one point, I had no more tears to cry.

You see, it was after I died to me that I had told Him that I would go anywhere He wanted me to go but just make and lead the way 
and after watching a favorite minister of mine on TV
my Lord told me to sell everything and leave in answer to what I had prayed.

He didn’t send me so far away from home at first
but was preparing me for the journey ahead of my life 
the first move was only one hundred and twenty miles away
then it became twenty five hundred and ten miles or a good five day’s drive.

Sometimes I felt like a crybaby for when I would again
come home from work and fall upon my floor and cry 
being so desperately lonely but He knew
for He would cover me with His presence until my eyes He would dry.

I soon began to know my Lord the three Persons of Him
as He knew that I would need  
for when I would drive by myself to new destinations 
The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit I would definitely need them to lead.

After two years of living twenty five hundred and ten miles from my old home
He prepared me and was sending me off again 
this time it was totally across and down my homeland 
and then down beside the sea and then!

For you see, He had a new life for me and a 
mate that He promised would be 
a man of God and full of His power
and he was waiting there for me.

Yet before I met him, there were times in this new place
I thought I would miserably fail  
the cost of living and low paying jobs
would buffet me like an old ship in a storm that set sail!

But, I had to keep this all to myself and tell 
only my God  
for this was a test between Him and me so no one else could know
how much this was costing me but I just would stand of Him in awe.

Dear God, homeless I would pray Lord 
please do not let that be  
the end of the lesson or maybe the end of me
and I would pray now, continually!

And one more move I had to undertake
and this time only two hours away  
and I found in this move the love of my life 
and in a few months, I would throw my bridal bouquet!

Written by:  Marilyn S. Jennings
October, 2017

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