Monthly Archives: July 2016
For Our Own Good ~

God is at work in us,
He knows what’s good
He knows whether
we’ll do as we should.
He is in control,
over all things right
He knows whether
we’ll follow His light.
For our own good,
God’s working in us
He knows whether
we’ll doubt or trust.
He has a purpose,
each day for our life
He knows whether
it’ll bring joy or strife.
God is at work in us,
for what’s good and right
and those who love Him
do so, with all their might!
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“And we know that all things
work together for good to them
that love God, to them who are
the called according to his purpose.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2016
Deborah Ann Belka
A Better Day Is Coming ~
A better day is coming,
happier times will be here
for soon Jesus will return
and wipe away every tear.
A brighter day is coming,
joyful times will be here
for soon Jesus will return
and eliminate every fear.
A glorious day is coming,
peaceful times will be here
for soon Jesus will return
and all pain will disappear.
A splendid day is coming,
blissful times will be here
for soon Jesus will return
and no crying will we hear.
A better day is coming,
joyous times will be here
for soon Jesus will return
and that day is clearly near!
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“He will wipe away every tear
from their eyes, and death
shall be no more, neither
shall there be mourning,
nor crying, nor pain anymore,
for the former things
have passed away.”
Copyright 2016
Deborah Ann Belka
My Debt Reliever ~
Jesus is my stress reliever,
my care and burden taker
Jesus is my worry quieter
my perfect peace maker.
Jesus is my pain reliever,
my hurt and grief easer
Jesus is my spirit lifter
my heavy heart stiller.
Jesus is my doubt reliever,
my fear and qualm calmer
Jesus is my hope installer
my anxiety tranquilizer.
Jesus is my wound reliever,
my emotional scar healer
Jesus is my soul redeemer
my eternal life sealer.
Jesus is my grudge reliever,
my envy and ego remover
Jesus is my pride eliminator
my depraved mind restorer.
Jesus is my debt reliever,
my sin and shame freer
Jesus is my guilt eraser
my heart and soul saver!
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“Come now, and let us reason together,
saith the Lord: though your sins be
as scarlet, they shall be as white
as snow; though they be red like
crimson, they shall be as wool.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2016
Deborah Ann Belka
Spiritual Inventory ~
I’m taking inventory,
of my spiritual progress
going to be weighing
my increase, my digress.
Going to take stock,
to see if I’ve grown
going to be looking for
the gifts I’ve blown.
I’m going to catalog,
how much fruit I’ve got
going to see if its usable
or if its starting to rot.
Going to be searching,
down deep into my soul
see if I’m warehousing
any areas I still control.
I’m taking inventory,
doing me some stock taking
because one day to God . . .
I’ll be giving an accounting!
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“So then every one of us
shall give account of himself
to God.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2016
Deborah Ann Belka
Drifting Away ~

Feel like your drifting,
pulling away . . .
feel like your paddling
making no headway?
Setbacks and defeat,
sinking you down
feel as if you’ll never
find safe, solid ground?
Loss of your focus,
has your spirit adrift
feel like your drowning
with each emotional shift.
Worry and anxiety,
floating in your head
fear and doubt
causing you dread?
Feel like your drifting,
hope slipping away . . .
then you need to let Jesus
be your anchor each day!
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“Which hope we have
as an anchor of the soul,
both sure and stedfast,
and which entereth into
that within the veil;”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2016
Deborah Ann Belka
Trust God ~

Trust God,
when you hurt
let His grace
your pain divert.
Trust God,
when you’re weak
with all your heart
His mercy seek.
Trust God,
when you’re tired
until His peace
is acquired.
Trust God,
when you’re anxious
let your mind
be His canvass.
Trust God when,
you don’t want to
and His love . . .
will make things new!
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“Trust in the Lord
with all thine heart;
and lean not unto thine
own understanding.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2016
Deborah Ann Belka
I’m Ditching This Boat ~
Today, on water I’m walking,
I’m gonna ditch this boat
and on the Word of God
my feet are going to float.
Today, I am going to do,
what is seemly impossible
because I deeply believe
with God, all is truly possible.
Today, I’m stepping out in faith,
so that Jesus I can meet
I’m going to let God’s Word
lift the sole’s of my feet.
Today, I’m going to heed,
Jesus commands to me
today, is the day . . .
I am walking on this sea.
Today, I’m throwing my legs,
right over this boat’s side
and in faith, on the water
my feet are going to glide!
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“And Peter answered him and said,
Lord, if it be thou, bid me come
unto thee on the water.
And he said, Come. And when Peter
was come down out of the ship,
he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2016
Deborah Ann Belka
Summer Love ~

I love the summer’s rays,
shinning from the sun
the warmth of laughter
with children having fun.
I love summer’s breezes,
gently drifting in the air
the sounds of pure delight
when the weather is fair.
I love summer’s laziness,
the strolls down the lane
the sound of peacefulness
upon summer’s gentle rain.
I love summer’s smells,
fragrant with memories
the happy thoughts wafting
of BBQ’s , friends and families.
I love summertime,
it’s smells, sights, its sounds
I love that God blesses me
when summer comes around!
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“This is the day which
the Lord hath made;
we will rejoice and
be glad in it.”
King James Version
Public Domain
Copyright 2016
Deborah Ann Belka