Marilyn S Jennings Poet Free verse

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When I first came to know the Lord, I was 29 years old and, I 
told Him one day in prayer, "Lord, I want everything You have 
for me and, don't treat me like a baby"!  That was kind of foolish
in some respects because I suffered a lot in those early years
but, I am not sorry.  I wanted to grow up in Him and be a 
responsible child of His.  Praise God, He is a Good Father!

More Precious Than Gold

More Precious Than Gold

The Bible calls our faith in God as 
more precious than gold  
yet how can you put a monetary value on living for an eternity
with Him where you will never grow old?

For just to wake up in His presence and to know that He is always
so near has more value than a human tongue can speak 
and being touched by His Spirit makes you feel more than alive
and at our best described as being on a mountain peak.

Over the years that I’ve walked with Him 
and the trials and tribulations He has brought me through
one can only say, it must have been God that helped her
with the things that she has had to do.

Divorce and sorrow, sickness and pain 
a child of God seems not to have been spared
yet I know Who holds my life in the palm of His hand
and I’ve known more and more He truly does care.

As time has gone by, my faith has grown in Him 
a Righteous, Holy, Loving Father for that is what He has been to me
when I was young in His Spirit my earlier misconceptions had 
blinded my eyes towards Him not being able of His love to see.

As a baby in Christ I stumbled a lot 
and more than once fell upon my face 
but, my faith has grown as I’ve learned 
to trust more in His awesome grace.

And drawing closer to my twilight years where  
at last His face I will finally see
I’ll say thank You, Papa Lord for being so patient and gentle 
with a child such as me

Written by:  Marilyn S. Jennings
April 21, 2000

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