Love seeks for thee...

Love seeks for thee…

Love seeks for thee,
A love that enlivens and is free.
Knows what you are,
Sees what you can be.

A love like no other,
That does not smother,
But, longs for you to experience,
Embrace, and share with another.

A love that is kind,
Does not put you in a bind,
One that liberates your soul,
Graces your heart, enriches your mind.

A love that will ever last,
Through it all and still hold fast.
Knows your faults,
Yet, values your potential as vast

A love that praises you at your best,
Heartens you when you fail a test,
Knows how many times you have fallen,
Yet, still pronounces you blest.

A love that grasps your deepest need,
Discerns what makes your heart bleed,
Encompasses you as a shield,
Guards you, always ready to intercede.

Love sought me at the cross,
Redeemed my wretched soul from loss.
Despite my unworthiness,
Love paid the full cost.

Love seeks for thee,
A love that enlivens and is free.
Knows what you are,
Sees what you can be.

The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. Luke 19:10 I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10b God is love… 1 John 4:8 God seeks for thee…

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
8/25/11

Some times in order to move forward, some things have to be left behind…

Some times in order to move forward, some things have to be left behind…

1. DECIDE that it is necessary for your joy, peace of mind, sustenance, and growth, journal it…

2. Depending on God DECLARE that it will be done through God’s power and might…

3. DISCERN through God what to keep, what to do away with…

4. DISCIPLINE yourself in the Spirit through prayer to see it through—mentally, physically, spiritually…

5. DETERMINE that if/when you fall; you will get back up and go onward…

6. DON’T DWELL on NEGATIVITY; keep your goal before you(mental and actual journal), continuing to declare I will do this…

7. DIAL a trusted FRIEND as a partner/sounding board in pumping you up to keep you going…


Go forth, Conquer, Grow, Live…

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
8/22/11

HE is your all…

HE is your all…

In your darkness, HE is your light, that is why you can see to keep moving…In your weakness, HE is your strength, that it is why you still have energy to keep going…In your perplexity, HE is your guide, that is why you still are doing the good things that you do…In your loneliness, HE is your friend, you may feel lonely, but you, because of HIM, will never walk alone…Though you feel cast down, it is far from the truth, HE is holding you up in the cradle of HIS arms…Trust HIM in every aspect of your existence…Selah…

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. Psalm 62:5-8

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
8/20/11

Love life...

Love life…

Love life…Love through strife…Love folks to life…
Love all the way…Love everyday…Love in all you say…
Love win or lose…Love—don’t run a ruse…Love doesn’t abuse…
Love through tears…Love through fears…Love through the years…
Love being you…Love what you do…Love those that don’t love you…
Love despite pain…Love dancing in the rain…Love for real—don’t feign…
Love the Lord…Love the salvation He affords...Love being in Him—in accord…

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things,
endureth all things. Charity never faileth… 1 Corinthians 13:7-8

RevLDReedSr
I Owe Jesus
8/16/11

I'm free...

I’m free…

I’m not limited by your limitations, not hindered by your hang-ups, not obstructed by your obstacles…I won’t be bound by your bondage…Your narrow vision does not inhibit my eyes’ precision…My eyes have a wide open, fresh view…My shackles have been loosed...I believe I can fly…And fly I will to touch the sky…I don’t sink—I swim…And swim I will to deeper depths…It’s in me to explore, express, expound…I live in the liberty of my Lord…He made me, saved me, raised me—free to be me…praise Him with me!

2 Corinthians 3:17. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Psalms 116:16-19 O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people. In the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

RevLDReed
I Owe Jesus
8/13/11

Thinking of Her...

Thinking of Her…

Her kiss is sweet,

Her embrace, plum pleasing.

Her smile is adorable,

Her way, simple, sensible...

Her toil is of passion,

Her bias is toward right action.

Her strength is my blessing,

Her vulnerability, my opportunity.

Her laugh is my joy.

Her love is my delight.

Her best gift to me, herself.

Her sweet spot—in my arms…

Her name—my lovely…

…Her husband boasts of and praises her, [saying], Many daughters have done virtuously, nobly, and well [with the strength of character that is steadfast in goodness], but you excel them all… Proverbs 31:28-29

RevLDReedSr

I Owe Jesus

8/15/11