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Sunday, December 27, 2015

Poem~ "Love Like Him"



Good afternoon my readers; I hope you all had a blessed Christmas  and  lets remember just because December 25th has come  and gone, we still need to keep the True meaning Jesus  in the forefront of our thoughts throughout the year.
  Few nights ago, I did not sleep well. I was in a lot of pain, and I could not fall asleep. I started to have some anxious thoughts and my mind kept racing, with all the things I needed to do the next day. Unable to sleep I got up and read my bible, which I so often do when im unable to fall asleep. The thoughts came to me for this poem and I just had to share with all of you, mind you, I wrote this at 3am, but some of my best poetry has come out of the strangest times and during some of my toughest struggles ive gone through
  Everyone has their style of writing, and writers know what their style is, when I write my poetry, I like to sometimes do a story form, so this is what this poem is, the circumstances that are talked about in the poem are not in reference to me, I was just giving some examples. So without further a due, here is what the Holy Spirit brought to my mind a few nights ago, I pray you are encouraged.
                                                                     “Love Like Him”
  Long ago a prophesy was told that a baby boy would be born to save human kind and this prophesy unfolded just as God had planned it to be. For it, all was part of his divine plan, for Gods son to come as a babe in the manger. a king size bed so baby Jesus could lay his precious head, He came to save the lost and change hearts, then lay down his life, the ultimate sacrifice so all that love him can abide with him in Heavens eternal glory one day!
When God created man, he created us each unique, created in love and created in His image. Part of Gods plan was that when his son came to earth, he would become man and feel and cry and understand through human eyes, so when he says he understands, he truly does in every form.
So this is my prayer I hope this may be yours as well. Show me Jesus exactly what you desire of me, show me Lord to love like YOU! Love like you….Lord I want nothing more than to love like you!
On her commute to work, she was so tired, she saw while driving out of the corner of her eye, a dear friend, she hadn’t seen in awhile, standing waiting for the bus, she felt a pull, she felt a tug at her heart, she felt the Holy Spirit speak and this is what HE said to her… this friend needs you now, so she pulled to the side of the road and got out, she walked up to her friend, it was then the tears begun… all she needed  was a moment… she needed love,, she asked for prayer, so then and there, we bowed our heads..God had me there, in this moment for such a time as this!
Lord I want to love like you… love as you do…. We can get so busy, wrapped up in ourselves, we forget to practice what we preach, what does God desire of us? We are so wrapped up in Holiday plans; the business of the season comes over us like a very rushing wind, that try to take our eyes off Him! The very reason why we believe! Trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on our list, we do not always see the opportunities that are right in front of our eyes. That moment we can be Jesus to someone in need!
 The  next door neighbor, we’ve been friends for some times, just told me that her husband walked out on her and the kids, I felt the Lord speak again, this is the moment you can be a testimony of Me .. Show her love, so without a second thought I went to her door and knocked on it. When she opened it, I invited her to Christmas dinner her and the kids, took them in; gave them a meal and more so the
love that no one can steal, love that never fades, love that does not change, showed her Jesus that day!
Learning to love like Him, it may be messy, or out of our comfort zone, might be a bit scary to step out there on your own, leading by example, as we follow His lead! For this is what being the hands and feet of Jesus looks like to them.
To the homeless woman or man you pass by to the widow at church who sits in the back pew by herself. We need to seek the face of Jesus and ask where he wants to lead us! To open our eyes and have what breaks his heart, break ours, the broken, the lost and the hurt, the best way we can share the love of a Savior is through the love we share, how do we represent what Christ stands for, are we willing to go beyond our door? We need to be a light to this desolate broken and dark world. Are you doing your part or do you turn away and close your eyes to that pass you by? To the many missed opportunities, we so often pass by!

1 comment:

  1. Beautiful Natalie. We, as Christisns , carry in us the power of prayer. Prayer is the outcry of our hearts. God hears every cry and responds to our calling. A simple prayer invites God to show the impossible made possible. Love you, Terri Gary

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