I, alone, am accountable to God, All others - and their actions - I must accept, Are not the road with which I trod; This is an outlook making my life adept.
*** Living the Spirit's Power Neither by days nor hours, Is our existence to be counted; Better by the scent of the flowers, Upon which our senses have recounted.
Neither by possessions nor toys, Is our happiness to be secured; Better by the significance of the joys, That our lives have procured.
Neither by plans nor dreams, Is our hope to be fastened; Better by what the Spirit deems, Than by what the enemy's darkened.
Neither by envy nor boasting, Are our achievements to be mounted; Better by obedience to the LORD's posting, By which our lives will be accounted.
*** Father, Forgive Me Father, forgive me for my sins of yesterday, Times when my mind and heart went partly astray, Help me today to care for those in my den, I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus, AMEN.
*** Change: we can do it.
First comes awareness, in the form of knowledge; then comes action-a discipline.
Knowledge always runs incomplete without committed action.
We act now, and every 'now' for the foreseeable future.
Then a new habit is formed.
*** The 'Infilling' Gift of the Holy Spirit The topography of my spirit is the same as yours, Hypocrisy and recrimination are intruders of daily intent, The kind that - really - my spirit abhors, The kind that only the Holy Spirit can fragment.
Hypocrisy: yes, the sin of the flesh, Recrimination: when Satan talks to me, Holy Spirit, help me rise - only You can refresh, Silence the voice - so it's only with You I agree.
The gift of the infilling of the Holy Spirit is an ongoing reality for those continually turning back to God.
We're filled to the level at which we want.
God imposes no limit.
Salvation is not a one-time thing so far as salvation living is concerned.
We must continue to draw near to God so God will draw near to us (James 4:8).
God asks today: "Do you really want the infilling of my Holy Spirit? It is my daily gift for those seeking me.
" *** The Best Friend of Action The best friend of action, Is the finalised decision, It's resolve beyond distraction, And power beyond derision.
*** Many are the enemies of the soul that subsist in boredom.
Beyond plain busyness - a 'modern' trend - stay quietly, diligently active.
*** Let Us Not Forget No matter how bad things get, And in temptation to fret; Let us not forget, Who we have met: Jesus.
In this Lord, we are set.
He has paid our debt, So there is no more regret, Or desirous sweat.
Love is no longer a threat.
© 2011 S.
J.
Wickham.
*** Living the Spirit's Power Neither by days nor hours, Is our existence to be counted; Better by the scent of the flowers, Upon which our senses have recounted.
Neither by possessions nor toys, Is our happiness to be secured; Better by the significance of the joys, That our lives have procured.
Neither by plans nor dreams, Is our hope to be fastened; Better by what the Spirit deems, Than by what the enemy's darkened.
Neither by envy nor boasting, Are our achievements to be mounted; Better by obedience to the LORD's posting, By which our lives will be accounted.
*** Father, Forgive Me Father, forgive me for my sins of yesterday, Times when my mind and heart went partly astray, Help me today to care for those in my den, I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus, AMEN.
*** Change: we can do it.
First comes awareness, in the form of knowledge; then comes action-a discipline.
Knowledge always runs incomplete without committed action.
We act now, and every 'now' for the foreseeable future.
Then a new habit is formed.
*** The 'Infilling' Gift of the Holy Spirit The topography of my spirit is the same as yours, Hypocrisy and recrimination are intruders of daily intent, The kind that - really - my spirit abhors, The kind that only the Holy Spirit can fragment.
Hypocrisy: yes, the sin of the flesh, Recrimination: when Satan talks to me, Holy Spirit, help me rise - only You can refresh, Silence the voice - so it's only with You I agree.
The gift of the infilling of the Holy Spirit is an ongoing reality for those continually turning back to God.
We're filled to the level at which we want.
God imposes no limit.
Salvation is not a one-time thing so far as salvation living is concerned.
We must continue to draw near to God so God will draw near to us (James 4:8).
God asks today: "Do you really want the infilling of my Holy Spirit? It is my daily gift for those seeking me.
" *** The Best Friend of Action The best friend of action, Is the finalised decision, It's resolve beyond distraction, And power beyond derision.
*** Many are the enemies of the soul that subsist in boredom.
Beyond plain busyness - a 'modern' trend - stay quietly, diligently active.
*** Let Us Not Forget No matter how bad things get, And in temptation to fret; Let us not forget, Who we have met: Jesus.
In this Lord, we are set.
He has paid our debt, So there is no more regret, Or desirous sweat.
Love is no longer a threat.
© 2011 S.
J.
Wickham.
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