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mirjam
Member
since 1999-11-24
Posts 246
Auckland, New Zealand

0 posted 1999-12-03 06:26 PM


I need God
she whispered
and when she found Him
tried to walk away from too.

I need to surrender
she whispered
and as she said Here - take all I am -
stole fragments, horded them in a secret place.

- My child give it all to me -

I need to sift through my mind
she whispered
and throwing junk out she said
i need to keep this (reshelved it)

I need to let go
she whispered
and when her fingers loosened their grip
she said But not yet and held on tighter.

- My child place it all on the cross -

I need to put the past behind me
she whispered
and walking ahead of it she couldn't help
but turn to check it was still there

I need to focus on the future
she whispered
and as her eyes scanned ahead
she panicked and tripped over hurdles
in the present.

- Child, my name is I am, not
I was, or I will be.

I need to i need to i need to
she whispered
and drowning in this sea of needs
she heard Him say - float my child -
let me carry and deliver you ashore -
for you need not DO, my child,
you need just BE.

© Copyright 1999 mirjam - All Rights Reserved
WhtDove
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245
Illinois
1 posted 1999-12-03 08:29 PM


- Child, my name is I am, not
I was, or I will be.

This was my favorite. I've never heard it used like this. So true though. Something new for me to think about.
I loved it of course. So true!!

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Jesus is the reason for the season


Echo Rhayne
Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495
Canyon Country, CA
2 posted 1999-12-04 03:05 AM


Amen, I have seen many people do this exact thing, myself included. If we just BE, God will help us with what we need...


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~*~ Hell is not a place of fire and a devil with a tail and horns. But a place of torment because the light of God is gone. To escape this, accept the blood of Jesus Christ! ~*~



PhaerieChild
Senior Member
since 1999-08-30
Posts 1787
Aloha, Oregon
3 posted 1999-12-04 03:28 AM


I really like this alot. It makes me stop and think and I realize that I too am guilty of this. If I just BE then maybe something would go right in my life but I too sometimes feel the need to steer my own ship. I always end up on the sandbar. Just need to let it BE.

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If you love me like music, I'll be your song.
~Heart~ Dreamboat Annie

Shawna R. Holder
Boise, Idaho



Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666
California
4 posted 1999-12-04 05:23 PM


Oh my, this is an instant favorite. Wonderful work, mirjam.

Michael

MADDavid
Junior Member
since 1999-12-04
Posts 26
Carrollton, TX, USA
5 posted 1999-12-05 01:29 AM


The hardest thing for me to do is this! My inner "being" is straining ever upward,striving for the "mark" of Christ-like excellence..& my feet of "clay" are stuck in the "muck"..therefore; I feel inside as if I am being torn asunder,ok. That which is "earthy" is clinging after the earthly sustainance,and that which is spiritual is seeking ever higher relations,,and the soul must make a decision which way it will go,this is the agony we feel..because torn between 2 drawings is pure torment. Paul understood what it is to cruicify or put to death the old man, so that the new creation inside could reign in our lives. Really liked this one, which means I can relate to your spirit..God bless..for sharing..Femme's Father..
mirjam
Member
since 1999-11-24
Posts 246
Auckland, New Zealand
6 posted 1999-12-05 03:18 AM


Thanks guys - i didn't expect such a response!!! Well i'm glad we all struggle with this eh. (Isn't that nice? - i mean that i'm not the only one). I was inspired to write this after someone said to me that it was like i was trying so hard to please God by DOING things, when all along God's saying - you please me by just BEING who you are, and that touched me alot because there's always the feeling of needing to do so much to get your life in order - when really if we just be and let God take care of the rest, well you get the picture. I'm thankful for your responses guys!!! Big hugs and God bless. Mirjam.
Severn
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704

7 posted 1999-12-05 04:18 PM


Mirjam - how could you not expect such a reply hon? You have written a jewel of a poem. Absolutely beautiful - and you have also written me - to a tee. Letting go - impossible I say! Love ya, Kamla
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