Life is like a Pregnancy

Life is like a pregnancy

We all carry a dream to be birthed

When we carry it with great expectancy

We will realise its value and worth

Some dreams, out of fear, get aborted

Whilst others are born premature

We need others to feel supported

And to make us feel more secure

All dreams must go through a process

You may need to endure with much pain

For our dreams to be born with any success

We need to keep focused on the dream we'll gain

Most dreams are conceived out of passion

Whilst a few are handed down or forced 

Some dreams just need a longer gestation

Or a need for them to be kindly endorsed 

Some dreams you might sadly miscarry

When there a lack of a goal or a plan

For birthing a dream can feel quite scary 

Especially when others think you’re insane

Your dream may need a forceps birth

Or be cut out with the pain of a knife

But the reward of its delivery on earth  

Is the very purpose of living your life

Life's Disappointments

Have you discovered the purpose of pain,
Ever questioned the fairness of why
Life’s hardships can make us complain
And leave us disillusioned, empty and dry

Have you sought justification for your loss
With a need of understanding the reason
Have you felt the pain in carrying your cross
Left feeling alone and forsaken in prison 

Has your past stolen the peace of your present
Has your trust been betrayed and abused
Were you left feeling disappointed, depressed
With a heart all bitter and bruised  

Have you been injured by the crashes and collisions of life
Is your heart scarred and raw from rejection
Is your life darkened and corroded from strife
With no room left in your heart for affection  

When we live in the valley of regret and remorse
Refuse to lay down our regrets and offenses
We end up blocking our healing’s source
And are left with some sad consequences  

There is a rainbow found after every storm
Where healing is found in the raining of tears
Learning to trust can help our heart transform
And peace is the reward for those who endures

What kind of a Christian are you?

What kind of Christian are you?

Do others know you're a believer?

Can they tell from the things you say and do,

Or are you just a Sunday deceiver?

 

When you are down and have lost your hope,

Is it God that you turn to first?

Is God your vice that helps you cope?

Does reading His word quench your thirst?

 

When you are rejoicing with good news,

Do you thank God for the blessing?

Or is your praise confined to church pews,

And only there do your sin confessing?

 

When you are angry and full of complaints,

Do you trust God and let it go?

Or do you burden others with your rants,

For it's at these times your faith will show.

 

When you see the poor and homeless

Are you touched with God's compassion?

Or do you see them as worthless,

Is giving and loving not your passion?

 

By the love that we show for others,

God's word says others will know.

Not just for our church sisters and brothers,

For it's in loving others that our faith will grow.

Words like Water

Some people tell the truth 

But in a cruel and unkind way

Destroying one’s self-worth

Planting seeds with what they say

Some people attack with words

Especially when they’re angry

Pecking at your soul like birds

Scarred raw by the slash of cruelty

Some people pretend to be friends

Yet their hearts are spawned with hate

With a careful word that offends

Lke sharpened swords that berate

Some people have low self-esteem

Chipped away by harsh words of abuse

With a need for God to come and redeem

And break all these strongholds curse

But when your identity of self is secure

Not defined by others or what you lack

You can shake it off with a smile and endure

Just like water off a duck’s smooth back

The Final Encore

Are you ready for your graduation day

As you wait on the setting of the sun

Have you lived a life worth celebrating

Are you proud of the race you’ve run

Have you jumped clear of every hurdle

Gained wisdom from every hard trial

Have you learnt the value from every lesson

Or are you still hiding past hurts in denial

Have you reconciled your old accounts

And brought your past into balance

Has your life been a profit or a loss

Settle your debts with repentance

Have you accepted the path that your life took

Have you made peace with the ghosts of your past

Every darkened valley and detour it took

Hold precious treasures for you that will last 

Has your seasoned heart been blackened by hate

Has it tasted the cold kiss of betrayal

Are you burdened with needless offenses

Still hoarding them all for rebuttal

Don't waste time with not forgiving

Let go of all your hurt and regret

Settle every score in your heart

And calm every worry and fret

For the curtain is calling on your stage of life 

So keep hoping and wishing for more

But accept this blessed life you’ve lived

As you wait on your final encore