Painful Teacher

Pain is a teacher unlike the rest
Mastery through continual test
Speaks loud and clear the nerves to molest
Difficult friend and unwelcomed guest
 
Told to rejoice through various trials
How so when all comfort it defiles
Raises high fears deep emotions riles
Makes a few steps seem as many miles
 
The answer comes through what is induced
Frivolous pursuits greatly reduced
Priorities from limits [...]

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Behind Your Questions

What do you aspire to do?
What motivates and drives you through?
Is it comfort, security or ease of pain?
Power, influence, life in the fast lane?
Why do you work hard, or at other times sit idle?
Why do you follow rules, but then rear your head without bridle?
Are there goals, a plan, or reasons behind?
Fears, ambitions, or answers [...]

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Room 417

On the hallway wall next to the door is posted “Room 417 Storage”.  In this fairly new facility it is used as an occasional office.  The majority could not tell you where it is or for what purpose it is utilized.  I was assigned to sit in silence in Room 417 with three other people for [...]

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Why Physics

Physics is the way to go
Or stop or go with the flow
Or at least know how it works
Like impulse of bumps and jerks

Who cares may be your question
Each action has reaction
Energy conserved as well
Even if you cannot tell

Not effect your life you say
Neglect it and you will pay
Efficiency or power
Safety of bridge or tower

Go away leave [...]

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Just Sayings

Some old sayings recycled and rehashed for the
days we are in:

Desperate times require desperate measures
          So the old saying goes
But are we willing to take the cure
          Before we’re in the throes
 
If it were a snake beside the path
          We’d all been bit for sure
But will we extract the poison there
          So each one can [...]

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Heightened Praise

The more we see of God the more our praise will be raised and our lives be purified. Oh that this might be true of you and me:  
What praise can this feebled mind impart
          Or glory give to God
          But He commands the soul
Lift up words and life to make a start
 
Tell of wonders in [...]

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Eyes on Things Above

Eyes on Things Above is a poem I commend to you if you are losing your focus on what your purpose and endpoint are. We need Him every day to give us joy, purpose, direction, and enabling power to follow.  Click on the poem title to see it.

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Complementary Effects from One Cause

Here is an oldie but a …. well you’ll have to decide about that.  It certainly isn’t an easy one to get nor was it easy to do.  I sometimes get hung up in my own devices poetically.  I’m sure the poetry suffers but it’s about the challenge.  Hopefully the message does not equally suffer [...]

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A Need to Create

Why are we creative? Look around. Consider. To expand your musings read my poem by clicking on  A Need to Create .   Here is a scene that brings back memories for me and could elicit creativity in most anyone:

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Preparing

As I looked out the window at the yellowing grass and the hills rolling back, I thought of the drought that is almost over but still lingers and the study my family is doing on revival from Hosea .  The Spirit works as He will and does accomplish what He wills.  And part of what [...]

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