We live in a world of so much doubt
lacking confidence is a constant seed
so many things contribute to this dilemma
'what can I do?' so many plead
Through the years, confidence has been short
having a stammer has contributed all the more
since infancy, this plight has been my lot
always looking for the key to that door
All the doors have always been locked
no matter how hard I tried, the key didn't turn
but in recent years, I've learned acceptance
the key was to accept me and not to run
At the end of the day, what does it matter?
believe in yourself, no matter what
how you speak, stammer, or fluent
your message gets there, however brought
All of this is really a triumph
one to look upon with pride
just believing you are able
knowing God is on your side
Do you believe that Earth is flat?
There's no way that this can be true.
Flat things have an edge
no fences, no walls.
This silliness does not make sense!
The moon and the sun are both round.
Technology shows planets spin!
In the olden years,
a flat Earth seemed safe.
No proof then, of what we know now.
These days, in our prime modern times
spaceships send back data that show
detailed photos that
cannot contradict!
Plain as black and white, Earth is round.
Don't believe? Then take a spin on
a round-the-world giant cruise ship.
Full circle you'll ride
an East to West loop-
and from the Earth you will not fall!
When Jesus walked on earth
He showed His disciples many signs
proving that Jesus is the Christ
showing them how to walk in line
The scriptures tell us about Jesus
of many of the miracles He done
but not all are put in print
only those that prove He is God's son
This indeed brings home to us
the authority of the word of God
so with utter conviction in our hearts
believing Jesus is the Christ by His sword
This sword convicts bone and marrow
piercing people's hearts in believing
God is the divine source of all scripture
learn to trust in Jesus by cleaving
Believe fully in His divine name
for in His name is true power
that you may have life
for this, Christ is your strong tower
"Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
John 20: 30,31 (ESV)
Keep on believing
Keep on receiving
His blessings from above
Even through the hardest times
He guided us he will make us whole. Hold on to his promises
Dont loose faith
God works together for the good of thoose who love him
He gives strength to thoose that wait.
When we feel broken he will heal
He knows out situation and understands how we feel.
No matter what others say God is real
His miracles still happen today healing still happens today
God knows what things we are going through
Keep holding on to his promises
Knowing what ever our situation he will carry us through Amen
My own longing too often fabricates my history. Did you love me? That will remain a question I alone can never answer. For my heart’s perception exclaims “yes!” while the true reality, untouched by my desire, remains hidden from me and may hold my deepest disappointment. So I continue gazing at the dazzling threads of my soul, weaving a tapestry of dreams and risks, singing a song of enchantment. But perhaps the magic was never you, only my blind willingness to believe.
my eyes glean a shape
in the lurid dark
I go for it through the cold
edge of night
my fingers touch mist
a memory flickers
unreliable as an old film
did the window face east or west
I cannot quite place the shadow
the mirror shows a face I know
the lines etched with years
yet the eyes peering back
hold a question I cannot answer
I reach for the tangible cup
its ceramic warmth steadying
a brief anchor in the soft drifts
I watch the dust motes dance
in a beam that isn't there
or maybe it is everywhere
we build lovely castles
of brick and glass
and then the walls begin to breathe
slowly
imperceptibly
turning to watercolour
perhaps reality is just
a shape we hold
in the mind
for duration of the breath
and when that breath eases out,
what structure remains
is only the echo
of believing.
On the Orthodox Christmas I went to buy
Some bread and a bottle of Cotes du Rhone
The lanes I walked were covered in white
When it feels windless, and the frost is calm
This kind of winter I much prefer
To summer when sizzle hangs on for ages
It’s a joy to inhale the frosty air
And the only event is a turn of the pages
Another day soon shall meet its evening
To become yesterday and the other day
Sit back and drink, share the innate believing
In what you think had happened today.
When I look at the sky or at the ocean from the beach
I cannot lie, it makes me wanna stand up and preach
And when I look at the flowers as the insects scurry about
In all of my hours, I have never had a doubt
His Creation is so vast yet so individually unique
Yet time doesn’t last slipping away, even as I speak
Look out your window, just take a look outside
And I’m sure you’ll see what can never be denied
And when the stars come out the crickets so quick to orchestrate
The geese continue their route
never early, never late
With the ants building below my dog looks into my eyes
As if he wanted to show that even he does too realize
Oh my Lord is so great. How could others not see
But it’s never too late if you realize you want to be free
Just look at His Creation from the seen to the unseen
And if you too can’t contain your elation then you know exactly what I mean
What control do others truly have, over me today?
Can their actions make me mad, or something that they say?
Do I have to react to them, or is it my own choice?
Whatever they say. Good or bad, it's still simply a voice.
A voice are soundwaves from another, I receive within my ear.
They can't do a thing to me, I must choose to fear.
What about what others do, without touching me?
Is it them or just me, reacting to what I see?
God created us with freewill, the choosing is left to you.
You don't have to react at all, to what others say or do.
God's word say's we all are liars and no one does right.
Why dwell on what others say or do, until you want to fight?
It all comes down to one thing then, it's what is seen or heard.
Shift your focus from faulty humans, trust only in God's word!
We all practice "Stinking Thinking" while God say renew your mind!
Stop focusing on the ways of man and shift to The Divine!
All of us are liars and it is only God's word that's true.
That means we are choosing to believe a lie, what's wrong with me and you???
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Even if they were lies
I believed these words
Because they came from you.
Onigiri is another level,
I don't know a place called Seattle,
I took a ladle,
Put it on a table,
I don't know where I'm going at,
I took a sat,
I see myself as a lad,
I don't want to be sad,
I took a notepad,
From the wad,
I stare at the ceiling,
As if I'm on a sailing,
I am not wailing,
But I am piling,
All the reasons I left behind,
For now, I am not resigning,
From what I am trying to define,
The meaning of refine,
I remind myself the since,
I don't take a Hinch,
Even a sinch,
Over something that is so clingy,
To hold onto a blingy,
My burger is zingy,
With a taste I hold onto,
With a pinch of cilantro,
It is my intro,
I keep on going,
For what I am doing,
I love myself in this song,
Is this what I am looking for?
Until my hands are sore,
To the day, I want to do the chores,
Look, it is my other course,
I try to find the source,
Here is my sauce.
Never boasted
Always looking
Up to thy creator
His power
Self reliance
Believing he can do anything humanly possible.
Never chased clout
Steady Self reliance
Believing in hard work
Consistence in all he does
Some people's love
Comes with intentions
So; he's steadily relying on self
Without pretence or defence
No alliance
Just self reliance
Only God his supplier or helper.
BELIEVING PLEADING AND PRAYING-
So I am receiving a thought
That I love humanity,
And in this thought, like God we’re one
What do not want anybody lost?
For in Him when we turn around
In Him we are graced and redeemed
BELIEVING PLEADING AND PRAYING
That none of His children be lost
~
And before I go to sleep
Thinking each and every moment
I believe
As I ask myself
So do I pray for this His people, or lift up a cry or prayer for them
Do I believe and plead when I pray
BELIEVING PLEADING AND PRAYING
That none of His children be lost
~
Or do I ask in forgiveness mercy Lord Father God set a petition from mine heart
Is my prayer even heard I will not hear them in the time that they cry out
Cry out
O cry out to the Father that’s in heaven
BELIEVING PLEADING AND PRAYING
That none of His children be lost
~
Because of their trouble, my Jesus has nailed their sin unto the cross
That none of His children be lost
BELIEVING PLEADING AND PRAYING
That none of His children be lost
8/16/2024
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©
Believing
Miracle Man
8/11/2024
Life has been a journey,
bursting with desire.
Where I had a choice,
to simply laze or aspire.
But God placed in me,
an eagerness to achieve.
But to make things happen,
I first had to believe.
For too long I loitered,
on the roadside thumbing.
When believing was mile one,
on my highway to becoming.
Believing with the heart- opens the mind
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