Reta Pruitt Poet Verse

I Need Not Seek the Praise of Men

I need not seek the praise of men 
My Lord has shown me who I am;
Way back when I was pretty young
He was the friend that I leaned on.

I didn't understand it then;
Didn't really know he'd be my friend,
But I know that it was meant to be
Cause I didn't find Him, He found me.

He won my heart with His loving ways
He knew above all, that's what I craved
He saw my empty loveless life
At home with me, He knew my strive.

It pleased Him when He saw just how
Eagerly I was to bow
To His will and trust  His Word
That I didn't just listen, I really heard.

That still small voice I learned to see
Came not from flesh but spiritually was borne to me.
And so I learned to wait on Him
And not succumb to human whim.

I fell in love with all He is
And all I am is surely His;
My friend, my lover, my everything
He is my Lord, He is my King.


RETA PRUITT
September 21, 2016

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Connie Marcum Wong September 4, 2018 at 5:15 PM A very lovely inspirational poem Reta. : ) Reta Pruitt September 15, 2018 at 9:44 PM Hi Connie. I have to admit inspirational poems are really where my heart is these days. The rest are more for entertainment. Thanks for stopping in and for your very kind comment. All the best, Reta.

Faraz Ajmal August 19, 2018 at 1:38 PM This is a wonderful poem of someone who truly loves God, He never gets tired, no matter how much you speak, He always listens to us, no matter how much we ask for, His bounties are endless but there are some worldly things as well, like marriage, every prophet marry, this is something we are told to do,