Determination or Devastation?

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deleeme
Senior Member

since 1999-10-09

Posts 1766
NEW ENGLAND, USA

0 posted 2000-03-17 11:46 PM

D edication to the Lord's tasks,
E ager from the first to the last
T hat in Good, we will succeed,
E ver seeking Grace we need
R eceiving so that we might give,
M ore of ourselves as we live
I n a state of selflessness,
N ot in fateful Helpless
A ttuned to Opportunity,
T o self improve, and better be
I 'm determined, out to win,
O ur Lord wil help
N ow let's begin!

or

D oing things to please myself,
E ven at the risk of health
V ying only for my earthly gain,
A nd causing myself shame and pain
S enseless to the Lord's concerns,
T hat truly for my soul He yearns
A n offer that does not appeal,
T o mean much, or so I feel
I 'm not about to pay the cost,
O f Dedication
No Hope, I'm Lost!

Determination or Devastation,
What is Your Life's Manifestation?
These are the Choices we can choose,
If not right, then you will loose
We must dedicate our Life to the Lord,
Or selfishly come to Life abhorred
May we latch upon the Right,
To escape Sin's dreadful Blight
By Faith convicted and assured,
It's worth all the pain endured
For if we don't we will be wasted,
And not know the Good, we could have tasted
The Choice is ours, the consequences, too,
So to thy God, and Self be True!

"Our Creativity points to a Higher Creator--we couldn't have just happened, and for what ability we may possess--to God be the glory." -dlw-

ellie LeJeune
Member Elite

since 2000-01-10

Posts 4156
King of Prussia, PA USA

1 posted 2000-03-17 11:53 PM

Dear David; This poem is so POWERFUL! Determined to stay by His side no matter what. Once we make that choice,and it needs to made every day, we are asured of His determined salvation. Ellie

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KimW
Member

since 2000-03-04

Posts 268
Medford, Oregon, USA

2 posted 2000-03-17 11:55 PM

Incredibly POWERFUL in the words, the message and the style in which you have written this!

God Bless!!

Kim

Pepper
Member Elite

since 1999-08-19

Posts 3079
Southern Florida

3 posted 2000-03-18 07:18 AM

Powerful indeed, David ....
Wonderful acrostic
L,
Shannon

[This message has been edited by Pepper (edited 03-18-2000).]

rwood
Member Elite

since 2000-02-29

Posts 3793
Tennessee

4 posted 2000-03-18 08:44 AM

The truth of (there is no middle ground) is brought out powerfully here. Keep writing...for I keep receiving blessings from your words.
Sincerely,
Rwood

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis

since 1999-07-22

Posts 9245
Illinois

5 posted 2000-03-18 02:38 PM

I agree with the others, this is Powerful David! And to top it off an Acrostic!
There are only two ways you can go
One way you can save your riches
And the other can save your soul!

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There's only two ways you can go...
One way you can save your riches,
And the other will save your soul.
Rich Mullins

sandgrain
Member Elite

since 1999-09-21

Posts 3662
Sycamore, IL, USA

6 posted 2000-03-18 04:10 PM

This offering is a stylish, rhyming beauty holding an unwavering truth. FANTASTIC!

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