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His life is woundedBy those times at whichHe abandoned something good—Whether just-begun, long-practiced,Or merely considered-once—Because it was rejectedEither by decree ofHis thoughts orHis emotions.

Each moment in his lifeBrings him choicesAbout whether to walkIn God’s way,Or to walk in a wayOf his own making—Whether to be accountable or not—Whether to do good or not—Whether to love or not—Whether to be wholehearted or not.

There are at leastTwo common ways To keep a high self esteem,And one hard way. The first way is by the ignoranceOf low self-awareness.That is, pay no attention To what’s wrong with you,And you can assume by default that You … Continue reading →

We often wish to be in a better mood,And if we were asked what is wrongWith the mood we are in,We frequently take no more careIn defining it than to sayThat it is “bad”.And we leave it at that.

A poem and a lesson. It is the very design of GodThe each of us should Carry his own load.¹Being lazy, many won’t like this,But still, it’s what he wantedAnd it is what is best for us. And it is … Continue reading →

The statistician will collect and publish statistics about how people are, and the rest of the world tends to take those stats as rules. And in doing so, they often draw some bad conclusions. For instance, when some certain ailments … Continue reading →

She wants a quick fixFor a problem thatShe doesn’t even really understand,That has developedOver many years,And from a multitude of causes,Most of which she has notEven identified yet.

The kindness of ChristWithout the sternness of ChristIs not true kindness at all,But a twisted religionThat does not run off the wolvesAnd lets them devour the people.

They want to find in churchSomething important and real—Some place to belongAnd something worthy to be doing.

The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out. Proverbs 20:5. NIV He thinks he knowsWhat lies inside his own heart,For it is, after all,His own heart.