It's a given (UPDATED WITH SCRIPTURE)

Back here in my bedroom,

feeling sorry for myself,
lonely, alone and blue,

as if the whole world is passing me by.
Allowing myself,
in pity
to give in to the random thoughts
running, screaming through my head,
hauntingly
beating me bloody, pulpy,

till the cows come home,
as we say in the south;
unceasingly telling me that I will soon be dead.

Morose, I know, but that's how it is

when  you're in constant pain,
chronic pain,

dealing with it every single arduous day,

every minute,
ever second the same.
Not exaggerating.

Will things ever change?

If my life now is to be given a chance, 

I need to chase these blues away,

and I know the only way to do so is to turn to what I truly believe.

I know God has chosen me,

I know He has a plan,

I know He hasn't given up on me yet
as others have,

as I have.

But my life is not yet over,

I'm still here, 
albeit a ghost,

and I know I need to change these thoughts

if I am to make the most

out of what I have been given,
what I have been told
and shown,

what God has given me.

These struggles that I deal with daily are just a shadow

of eternity.

So if the evil one wants to mess with my mind,
too bad,

he can stop right now,

because I have not yet finished my job, this race

that  my sweet Jesus has allowed.

If one word of what I am writing

can touch just one lonely soul

then I can rest my head on my pillow
in peace,
 and know that I am doing a good work

despite everything I have to battle.

I refuse to give in,

I refuse to let anyone else but my sweet Jesus win.

And I have read the end of the book,

I've cheated a little bit, as I am want to do,
so

I know that in the end

it's a given.
WE WIN!

1 John 3:11 - For this is the message you heard from the beginning: we should love one another.

Psalm 1:1-3 - Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord and who meditates on his law day and night,  That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither - whatever they do prospers.

A MUSTARD SEED (UPDATED WITH TITLE, SCRIPTURE AND PICTURE)

Forgive me Lord
for my unbelief,

for not being as sustainable as a mustard seed,

for questioning you're
wanting,
desiring
to take care of me,

for doubting that you'll provide
in this economy.

Please help me to remember
that you are in control

no matter
the circumstances
or
what I'm feeling
in my heart,
in my mind,
in my body
and in my soul.

PROVERBS 3:5-6

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND LEAN NOT ON YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING.  IN ALL YOUR WAYS

SUBMIT TO HIM,

AND HE WILL MAKE YOUR PATHS STRAIGHT.

Brave Bunny Gets a Little Sick

BRAVE BUNNY

GETS A LITTLE SICK

Brave Bunny was feeling kind of funny,

and not funny in the usual way,

where you wanted to run and play silly tricks on your 50 sisters and 60 brothers, or was it the other way around?  Brave Bunny only knew that there were 110,

 all of them,

not to mention his aunts and his uncles and his mom and dad and grandparents,

all living together in their warm bunny home.

No, this time Brave Bunny didn't feel like laughing when he told his mom and his dad that he felt a little funny.

He just felt like jumping on Grandma's soft lap and asking her to take all of the funny feelings away.

After a while of Brave Bunny feeling funny in a quite unusual way,

His mom and his dad thought it best to send him straight to bed.

And then when the next morning Brave Bunny was feeling even more funny,

His mom and his dad took him in their little bunny car to go see the bunny doctor.

And that scared Brave Bunny because doctors scared him cuz all they wanted to do

was treat him like a big old pin cushion with all their little pinches that were much more than a little, they were a lot,

especially the shots,
but then they would give Brave Bunny lots of ice cream and lollipops.

But Brave Bunny was in a place where there were other hurting bunnies, too, so along with all the lollipops and ice cream, it really wasn't such a bad place cuz his mommy and daddy were always there, looking at him so lovingly, a wish that Brave Bunny had wished for years.

And Farmer Harvey had already told Brave Bunny a long time ago that His Lord Jesus was in control and was always near, so he had nothing to fear.

.

Please don't take Christ out of Christmas

Christmas shouldn't be a race for the vain,
seeing who can give the biggest gift that will probably put a strain on your wallet.
Christmas should be about the biggest gift of all that was given to everyone for free,
for eternity.
You want to give someone something special for this time of year,
then find someone that needs their tears wiped away because they don't have anyone
in their lives with which to celebrate this special night.
Feed food to the homeless,
give small gifts to the children who may have a broken home.
And be grateful for the little things you have and pass it on.

NOT SORRY TO SAY THAT JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY (UPDATED WITH TITLE AND SCRIPTURE)

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU,

(I ALWAYS AM),

IT'S NOT IN YOUR HAIR

OR THE PRETTY CLOTHES YOU WEAR.

IT'S DEEP IN YOUR HEART

AND YOUR SOUL.

AND IT'S FREE.

IT'S CALLED
ETERNITY.

AND THE ONLY WAY

IS THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.

HE IS THE WAY, 

THE TRUTH

AND THE LIFE.

I AM QUOTING SCRIPTURE HERE,

IN CASE YOU WEREN'T AWARE.

ALL I ASK

IS THAT YOU OPEN YOUR HEART

AND LET JESUS IN.

HE WILL HEAL YOU FROM WITHIN.

COME TO HIM AS YOU ARE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO CHANGE FOR HIM,

HE WILL CHANGE YOU.
HE WILL PICK UP THE BROKEN PIECES
AND MAKE YOU WHOLE AGAIN,
MAYBE EVEN FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN YOUR SHORT LIFE.

JOHN 14:6,
JESUS ANSWERED, "I AM THE WAY
AND THE TRUTH
AND THE LIFE.
NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT
THROUGH ME.

SHORT BUT SWEET (UPDATED WITH TITLE AND SCRIPTURE)

YOU HAVE TO STAY

IN HIS WORD

EVERY DAY

PRAY

PRAY

PRAY

AND LET US NOT FORGET

OUR FELLOWSHIP,

FOR THAT IS IMPORTANT TOO.
THEN LET US NOT FORGET

TO PRAISE OUR LORD,

THEN PRAISE HIM SOME MORE,

BEFORE THE ROCKS CRY OUT.

FOR WE WERE CREATED TO PRAISE 
OUR LORD.

HEBREWS 5:16-18

REJOICE ALWAYS,

PRAY CONTINUALLY,

GIVE THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES;

FOR THIS IS GOD'S WILL

FOR YOU

IN CHRIST JESUS.

Wisdom

Ain't no free lunch