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Seeking God’s Kingdom~
Seeking God’s kingdom,
is a daily must
for all of those
who believe and trust.
Whether we’re at home,
or be far away
we need to please Him
in every single way.
Seeking God’s kingdom,
is to walk worthy
to remain faithful
throughout our journey.
For us to live is Christ,
to die is our gain
the prize of our calling
is our souls only aim.
Seeking God’s kingdom,
while here on the earth
is joy unto salvation
to all who had a rebirth!
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But seek ye first the kingdom
of God, and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be
added unto you.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
Helping One Another ~
Helping one another,
burdens to bear
we all need to do
to exhibit we care.
Showing them Jesus’,
love and grace
is something we all
need to embrace.
Assisting someone,
in their time of need
is something we all
should daily heed.
We can aid a neighbor,
tend to a friend unwell
or just hold a hand
till their fears unravel.
Helping one another,
needn’t be laborious . . .
we can simply just share
in God our faith and trust!
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Bear ye one another’s burdens,
and so fulfil the law of Christ.
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Deborah Ann Belka
Our Heart’s Desires ~
If we want to have,
our heart’s desires
we need to do . . .
all God requires.
For He wants us to be,
to Him fully submitted
to the Truth and Way
wholly committed.
If we want to have,
the wants of our heart
from righteousness
we must not depart.
For God wants us to be,
drawn to the Light
so the world can see
in Him our delight.
Our heart desires,
God will bring to us . . .
if in Him we commit
delight and trust!
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Delight thyself also in the Lord:
and he shall give thee the desires
of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the Lord;
trust also in him; and he shall
bring it to pass.
And he shall bring forth thy
righteousness as the light,
and thy judgment as the noonday.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
#throwbackpoem# Recipe For A Happy New Year
Take a cup of Forgiveness,
stir in some of God’s grace
then fold it into your heart
and this recipe you’ll embrace.
But, you’ll need to keep adding,
more ingredients as you go
if you plan on having a year
where Love can rise and grow.
You’re going to need Patience,
at least a cup or two . . .
if you want to have Meekness
bubbling up inside of you.
You’ll need to slowly blend in,
a heaping spoonful of Goodness
then beat it into the mixture
so you can whip up Gentleness.
Don’t forget to add a pinch of Joy,
and as you whisk it into Peace
add a dollop of Faith and Trust
and Hope you will release.
If you live in the Spirit,
you’ll need to walk in it too . . .
and if you follow this recipe
it’ll produce His fruit in you!
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.
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Deborah Ann Belka
Greet Me At The Gate ~
Give me peace Lord,
fill me with serenity
so that I may face
today’s uncertainty.
Help me to keep,
focused in on You
so my eternal aim
is always in view.
Keep my feet Lord,
from the truth slipping
keep my hands Lord
on my Bible gripping.
Give me wisdom,
for what’s lying ahead
help me to trust You
so not to get misled.
Give me peace Lord,
as my life I navigate
for my aim is for You . . .
to greet me at the gate!
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This gate of the Lord,
into which the righteous
shall enter.
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Deborah Ann Belka
Lay Your Treasure ~
Put no value in the things,
living in this world brings
for they will only just corrupt
and in the end self-destruct.
Lay instead your treasure,
in things you cannot measure
things like faith, hope and trust
for they’ll never turn into rust.
Put no worth in material things,
things like cars and diamond rings
for that which we now hold dear
will one day all just disappear.
Lay up instead things eternal,
and the things that are internal
things like morality and integrity
against which there is no penalty.
Put no value on worldly things,
instead lay in your heart of heart
the things that will in the end . . . .
not corrode, rot or fall apart!
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Lay not up for yourselves
treasures upon earth,
where moth and rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves break through
and steal:
But lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven,
where neither moth nor rust
doth corrupt, and where thieves
do not break through nor steal:
For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
A Penitent Soul ~
Once you repent,
fruit you will bear
for all of your sins
will be laid out bare.
For a contrite heart,
will forsake all evil
follow no longer
the ways of the devil.
Once you profess,
you are a sinner
worldly conforming
no longer will hinder.
For a penitent soul,
desires no more
of what the world
has for it in store.
Once you repent,
you’ll bear the fruit
of true repentance
so sin can’t take root!
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Bring forth therefore
fruits meet for repentance:
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The Thorn of Pride ~
I got me this thing,
it’s stuck in my side
it looks just like . . .
the thorn of pride.
It’s making me feel,
rather unconformable
it’s making me weak
to satan vulnerable.
It’s bringing me down,
not in a humble way
I’m more haughty
the longer it stays.
It’s a disgrace to me,
so full of arrogance
it makes me believe
in my own intelligence.
I got me this thorn,
its got me feeling low
I know it’s my pride . . .
and God wants it to go!
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And lest I should be exalted above
measure through the abundance of
the revelations, there was given
to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet me,
lest I should be exalted above measure.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
A Callous Heart ~
A callus heart,
edges are rough
getting through to it
is more than tough.
But there’s one thing,
that is for sure
God it’s coarseness
can heal and cure.
A callus heart,
is thick and dense
being cynical
is its only defense.
But God can make it,
soft and pliable
so that it can be
for Him viable.
A callus heart,
is crass, coarse and cold
but God can turn it
into a heart of gold!
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“A new heart also will I give you,
and a new spirit will I put within
you: and I will take away the stony
heart out of your flesh, and I wil
l give you an heart of flesh.”
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
My Heart’s Response ~
My mind said to me,
look at what you can do
my heart responded . . .
Lord, not without you.
My mind told me,
all this could be yours
my heart answered . . .
don’t open those doors.
My mind stressed to me,
see all you can enjoy
my heart advised . . .
don’t fall for satan’s ploy.
My mind reasoned with me,
you needn’t be concerned
my heart spoke clearly . . .
that’s not what you’ve learned.
My mind said to me,
ah, go ahead and just do it
my heart told me . . .
don’t listen to that evil spirit!
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Again, the devil taketh him up into
an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth
him all the kingdoms of the world,
and the glory of them;
And saith unto him, All these things
will I give thee, if thou wilt fall
down and worship me.
Then saith Jesus unto him,
Get thee hence, Satan: for it
is written, Thou shalt worship
the Lord thy God, and him only
shalt thou serve.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
Tongue Control ~
We all need,
tongue control
we all should
our lips patrol.
For the words,
we choose to use
can light a fire
with their fuse.
We all need,
to think ahead
before the words
that are said.
For the tongue,
can be unruly
spewing its own
poison cruelty.
We all need,
to give over the rein
of our tongues
to Jesus, to tame!
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But the tongue can
no man tame; it is
an unruly evil,
full of deadly poison.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
The Very Best Of Me ~
Oh, God I want to give You,
the very best of me
so go ahead and search
and tell me what You see.
If there be anything,
You want to alter
my whole life to You
I willingly offer.
Oh, God I want You to be,
in my life clearly greater
so go ahead and try me
till I simulate my Savior.
If in my heart You find,
anything to You grievous
purge it now from my life
so I’ll be more like Jesus.
Oh, God I want to give You,
the whole heart of me . . .
so search, test and try
till more of You I see!
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Search me, O God,
and know my heart:
try me, and know
my thoughts:
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
Light Walking ~
Light walking,
is more than just talking
it’s knowing . . .
when our sins are showing.
It requires from all of us,
in Jesus blood to trust
to help us not to stray
while on the narrow way.
Light walking,
is more than just a calling
it’s a willingness
to avoid all evilness.
Then a real community,
of non conformity
will come together
as hearts to God surrender.
Light walking,
takes more than just talking . . .
it takes with Jesus a relationship
to form a true light fellowship!
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But if we walk in the light,
as he is in the light, we have
fellowship one with another,
and the blood of Jesus Christ
his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
The Gold in Silence ~
Lord may my mouth,
to You be pleasing
may my words never . . .
be to You grieving.
May my speech reflect,
the Life and the Way
may I tell the Truth
in all I have to say.
Lord, may my mouth,
heed Your instructions
let my lips not speak
words of destruction.
May I discover,
the gold in silence
may I give my words
to You for guidance.
Lord, may my mouth,
keep it’s lips tight
so that my words
embody Your Light!
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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth
his life: but he that openeth wide
his lips shall have destruction.
Copyright 2019
Deborah Ann Belka
Putting Faith Into Practice ~
Lord, help me to put,
my faith into practice
so I don’t appear
phony, fake or plastic.
Help me to live,
with hope abounding
so like a skeptic
I am not sounding.
Lord, help me to put,
faith into my behavior
so other’s will see
the love of my Savior.
Help me to perform,
my faith in You out
so I may be a witness
to a world full of doubt.
Lord, let not Your Words,
pass right through my ears
but let them go and do
everything they hear!
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But be ye doers of the word,
and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
To Know the Fear of God ~
Oh, to know the fear,
of God that is awesome
is to learn how to live
in this world with caution.
For, His Word warns us,
to be not the world’s friend
or with it godless ways
to mix in or to blend.
Oh, to know the wisdom,
of Godly instruction
is to know being of the world
leads to death and destruction.
For, His Word cautions all,
to be alert and sober
for the time Jesus returns
is always getting closer.
Oh, to know the fear,
that makes one respectful
is to honor God . . .
by living a life not regretful!
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The fear of the LORD is
the instruction of wisdom;
and before honour is humility.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
Lips Zipped ~
If more people would keep,
their lips zipped . . .
less hearts would be
torn apart and ripped.
If more people would use,
their words carefully . . .
less hearts would feel
so dreadfully.
If more people would hold,
their angry words at bay
less hearts would be
hurt by want they say.
If more people would use,
their words thoughtfully . . .
less hearts would be
feeling so awfully.
If more people would keep,
their lips zipped and sealed
more hearts to Jesus . . .
could be won and healed!
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Set a watch, O Lord,
before my mouth;
keep the door of my lips.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
A Cheery Giver~
God loves a giver,
cheerful and cheery
He loves when we help
the weak and weary.
He loves a donor,
who gives freely
in the name of Jesus
gifts of charity.
God loves a giver,
happy and joyful
He loves when we aid
the poor and woeful.
He loves a supplier,
without any strings
for they seek no return
for the gifts they bring.
God loves a giver,
cheery and cheerful
He loves seeing us give
with a heart joyful!
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Every man according as he purposeth
in his heart, so let him give; not
grudgingly, or of necessity:
for God loveth a cheerful giver.
I have shewed you all things,
how that so labouring ye ought
to support the weak, and to
remember the words of the
Lord Jesus, how he said,
It is more blessed to give
than to receive.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
Sandpaper Christians ~
Sandpaper Christians,
grate on your nerves . . .
their abrasive thoughts
they don’t conserve.
Raspy and rough,
full of harshness
need God to replace
their heart of hardness.
Sandpaper Christians,
rub the wrong way
thinking not before
the words they say.
Like an emery board,
that’s lost its grit
forget they are filled
with the Holy Spirit.
Sandpaper Christians,
gruff and so bold
need to learn just how
their peace to hold.
Outspoken and snarly,
their words are brutal
need to seek how to make
their lips more fruitful.
Sandpaper Christians,
on the nerves grate . . .
need God’s wisdom
to set them straight!
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He that is void of wisdom
despiseth his neighbour:
but a man of understanding
holdeth his peace.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
Finishing Well ~
Whatever you begin,
finish it well . . .
let the power of God
rise in you and swell.
Be faithful all the way,
as you run the race
hold on to the hope
of the Gospel of grace.
Whatever you start,
finish it well . . .
let the Holy Spirit
your fears quell.
Trust and believe,
Jesus is your strength
to go the distance
no matter the length.
Whatever you do,
finish it joyfully . . .
so you may complete
the course triumphantly!
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But none of these things move me,
neither count I my life dear
unto myself, so that I might
finish my course with joy,
and the ministry, which I have
received of the Lord Jesus,
to testify the gospel of
the grace of God.
King James Version
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Deborah Ann Belka
Rise Up ~
Some people are paralyzed,
with fear and dread . . .
some are just hanging on
by a thin thread.
But, Jesus wants to heal,
our guilt and our shame
just like He did for . . .
the sick and the lame.
Some people are crippled,
by the sins of their past
some are hampered by
their wanderings so vast.
But, Jesus wants to cure,
our spiritual sickness
by offering us the gift
of grace and forgiveness.
Some people are immobilized,
by guilt, shame, fear and dread
but, Jesus wants us to rise up . . .
and have faith in Him instead!
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I say unto thee,
Arise, and take up thy bed,
and go thy way into thine house.
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Deborah Ann Belka
Smooth Sailing ~
Today there’s smooth sailing,
the water’s calm and still
it is such a gorgeous day . . .
to just sit back and chill.
Got nothing on my mind,
my heart seems to be at rest
my worries are but few
I am feeling at my best.
As I go about my morning,
I forget to say my prayers . . .
but, for now it seems okay
for I haven’t me many cares.
The sun outside shines brightly,
calling me to come and read
but, I leave my Bible on the table . . .
for I haven’t any pressing need.
Suddenly there comes a breeze,
stirring up the peaceful water
and I can almost hear God say . . .
don’t drift too far ~ My daughter!
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Therefore we ought to give
the more earnest heed to the
things which we have heard,
lest at any time we should
let them slip.
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Deborah Ann Belka
If We’re Not To Judge ~
If others we are not,
to call out or judge
then why do we still hold
against people a grudge?
If we’re not to condemn,
but rather to show grace
then why do we criticize
other’s right to their face?
If we’re not to deplore,
but rather understand
then why do we still hold
the gavel in our hand?
If we’re not to accuse,
or bear false witness
then why is our nose
in others business?
If we believe God,
will have the final say
judgment for others
we’ll save for that day!
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There is one lawgiver,
who is able to save and
to destroy: who art thou
that judgest another?
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Deborah Ann Belka
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Today’s Verse ~ Bible Gateway- Galatians 6:7-8“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
- Galatians 6:7-8
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The Reason for My Hope
I believe in God,
in all of His glorious creation
I believe He made the heavens
and the earth's foundation.I believe that man,
came from but dust
I believe it's God's image
He puts into all of us.I believe that Satan,
is the cause for our fallen state
I believe it's still his lies
he uses on us to trap and bait.I believe that man's heart,
has always been cold and callous
I believe it's full of deceit
filled with ungodly malice.I believe in Jesus,
God's only begotten Son
I believe He died and rose again
for the sins of everyone.I believe in redemption,
from our wicked, evil ways
I believe it's the blood of the Lamb
that washes our sins away.I believe in God's love,
I believe in His grace
I believe one day
God's judgement all will face.I believe in Heaven,
I also believe in hell . . .
I believe for eternity it's where
the unsaved will dwell.I believe in the hope,
Jesus imparts in me
I believe all can be saved
if these truth they'd just see!~~~~~~~~~~~~
Peter 3:15
King James Version"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:
and be ready always to give an answer to
every man that asketh you a reason of the hope
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I will not be shaken,
nothing can rattle me
not even my own death
will take me, Lord from Thee.I will not tremble,
I have nothing to fear
even if I'm all alone
God is always near.I will not waiver,
on my Rock, I will stand
if I was to stumble
in His grace I will land.I will not be moved,
nothing can take away
the love I have for Jesus
from His ways I'll not stray.I will not be shaken,
nothing will take from me
the peace, faith and hope
I have dear Lord, in Thee!~~~~~~~
Psalm 62:1-2
"Truly my soul waiteth upon God:
from him cometh my salvation.
"He only is my rock and my salvation;
he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved."King James Version
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~ Who I am in CHRIST ~
Who am I in Christ?
I am fearfully
and wonderfully made
I am His new creation
I am predestined
I am chosen
I am adopted
I am a son of God
I am God's child
I am a child of light
I am a child of day
I am God's bride
I am God's clay
I am God's future
I am God's hope
I am alive to God
I am destined
I am called~~~~~~~~~~~
I am loved
I am bought with a price
I am redeemed
I am set free from sin
I am joined to the Lord
I am alive by grace
I am justified
I am forgiven
I am sanctified
I am reconciled
I am transformed
I am renewed
I am made perfect
I am dead to sin~~~~~~~~~~~
I am a slave to righteousness
I am baptized with the Holy Spirit
I am a partner of Christ, Jesus
I am His temple
I am His building
I am His field
I am His branch
I am His follower
I am His fellow worker
I am His ambassador
I am the salt of the earth
I am the light of the world
I am sober-minded and watchful
I am armed
I am His warrior
I am His friend~~~~~~~~~~~
I am being trained in righteousness
I am created for good works
I am a doer of the word
I am kind
I am humble
I am meek
I am patient
I am loving
I am fruitful
I am steadfast
I am gentle
I am faithful
I am never alone
I am never hungry
I am never thirsty~~~~~~~~~~~
I am sealed for the day of redemption
I am called to eternal glory
I am the aroma of Christ to God
I am crucified with Christ
I am not ashamed
I am a sinner
I am forgiven
I am born again
and I am going to heaven!Who are you without Christ?
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~ Throughout the Old and New Testament
we can find Scriptures that let us know who we are in Jesus ~Copyright 2013
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