Store Up

Store up what feeds your soul

In all your times of plenty

For the times that are scarce

So you don't run on empty

It is so amazing how Joseph in the Old Testament overcame so much.

I'VE REACHED MY LIMIT

I've reached my limit

I cannot give in

Enough's enough

Time for tough love

For the better, really

HE is Always There

 God is always there

And He has a plan

Your bad, He makes good

Your small, He makes grand

Each blessing aligns

With our faith and prayers

In time, there are signs

He knows and He cares

I Love You More!

There is one, who loves you more!

To infinity and back, measure Jesus!

You cannot even the score.

Twenty-four-seven, He is there for us!

God is For Us

Struggling with choices

I learned and I trust

That naught is against us

For our God is for us

Dark heavy trials may come

But, still,  light can be found

Brilliantly to surround

His love is all around!

https://youtu.be/dijo5que-Io?si=22zfuvS8fd8rc201

Elder Dieter F Uchtdorf

Romans 8:31

Merry-Go-Round

Anxiety sends me on a ride

Spinning on a merry-go-round

Again and again and again

Circling .... with no solution found!

Magnitude of Debt

Rereading Andrew Skinner's The Savior's Final Week- a trilogy of the 3 gardens. I have never gotten past Gethsemane., but decided to start from the beginning. 

 The sinless Son of Man

 Burst the bands of death 

We'll never understand 

The magnitude of our debt

______________________

At the heart of the Atonement

All our suffering and sins

Were transferred upon Him

Hence, His sacred roll begins

_____________________

Death- the thought is painful

Recall we all do it twice

As to become mortal

We left our Heavenly skies

Experience, to realize

_____________________

Through the Lord's atonement 

Life's bitter becomes sweet

The convicted are uplifted

Such a glorious feat!

Conviction is a prick,

A nudge at our heart

A reminder to repent

For loving peace to start

________________________

The agony of redemption

Began in Gethsemane 

For naught did He opt "exemption "

Our Savior saves completely 

_________________________

The long night of Gethsemane 

Was a victory for history- all alone

But His trial, as the Lamb, was beginning

Yes. He would be punished for all the good He had done!

Sinking Feeling

That sick sinking feeling

That swims inside your gut

Is your conscience speaking

Warning something's corrupt 

If Not Me, Who? Courage for Dating

If not me, who?

If not now, when?

With much to do

I shall not, can not bend

For God and for family

I raise up my voice

And sing out quite happily

Of all that is choice

I found a date

To help out fate

A place?  No you choose!

How can I refuse?

Smiling, as myself

I share.  All is well!

And learn, if nothing else

God's winds in the sails

If we can't turn a corner

Or have to abandon ship

At least I'm getting closer

To THAT relationship!

Who is married happily?

I can pattern after them

I dream of my family

I pray again and again

Opening my mind

To God's hand in all things

I trust I will find

His plan. Let's see what dating brings!

For the richest of blessings

Asking for Forgiveness

 Asking for forgiveness I humbled myself in prayer, Save me from myself, Jesus... Of all my sin's burdens... I now share

For change, it was time, the pain all too real My choices so selfish, I'd acted in pride My heart so hard and heavy it needed to heal I could no longer run from God nor could I hide Setting my ego and desires aside! I trusted to obey. With Jesus to abide. Love and tenderness combining I feel abundantly blessed It is sacred and refining Purely, quietly- rest Seeking for forgiveness, I completely confessed My repentant heart melted, mindful of His grace I recognized how abundantly I have been blessed Here, I see He refined me in quiet sacred ways! I feel my heart changed In quiet sacred ways

Arms of Grace

 

[Verse 1]

Asking forgiveness Holy Humble prayer I lay my pride down Find Your mercy there Love and tenderness Meeting all my mess In Your arms of grace I am deeply blessed [Chorus] Here in Your arms of grace Love and tenderness combining You take this broken heart Turn the ache to something shining When I confess I see How abundantly I’m blessed You hold me close Refining Till my soul can purely Quietly rest [Verse 2] Set my ego And desires aside Teach me to listen And with You abide Seeking forgiveness Brings me to the light Shows me Your kindness More than I realized [Chorus] Here in Your arms of grace Love and tenderness combining You take this broken heart Turn the ache to something shining When I confess I see How abundantly I’m blessed You hold me close Refining Till my soul can purely Quietly rest [Bridge] Repentant heart Mindful of Your grace Every tear A turning of my ways In the quiet You are working Unexpressed In Your sacred Gentle whisper I can finally rest [Chorus] Here in Your arms of grace Love and tenderness combining You take this broken heart Turn the ache to something shining When I confess I see How abundantly I’m blessed You hold me close Refining Till my soul can purely Quietly rest

On a Spiritual Journey

 

Sometimes I have to "back track" To get where I should be. To receive the strength I lack To get myself moving.

Deciding to "do it right" With hope I’d receive From beyond the veil, light If I’d first believe. On a spiritual journey I prayed to know the way With love and light forming for each step to take Recalling in a journal I let the spirit guide To endure life's final With God on my side. With Him, I won’t fail For I wait upon Him I’ve faith. All is well. The heavens will open On a spiritual journey The Lord guides the way With love and light forming Through each step we take A miracle comes Not as we expected As God speaks, to us His love is detected

Pondering Wants and Needs

Outside, on my knees

With the sun on my face

Filtered by the trees

I ponder my place,

My wants and my needs

What truly matters?

Where do I find my strength?

From where should I scatter?

How do I display faith?

With whom should I gather? 

Gethsemane's Olive Trees

History has never erased

Gethsemane's trees

After thousands of years, there stands

Three....of an ancestor's legacy

As a living witness today

At such a tree, He knelt that night

As for all of mankind He prayed

Perhaps here, in pain, He held on tight

While suffering, His tears and sweat

Dripped as He prayed alone and He wept

Blood inside Him could not be kept

So pressing was sn's all consuming debt

The 3 trees are DNA tested to be of the same parent and date to the 1100's AD. Gnarled and ancient, they still produce olives.

image: From The National Museum in Warsaw

Jerusalem. Garden of Gethsemane. Creator: Robertson, James (1813-1888). Creator's role: photographer. Date: 1857. Inventory number: DI 122069 MNW.

The Mathematics of Faith

 

Faith plus repentance

Minus selfishness

Equals baptism

And the Holy Ghost's witness

We're clean. Christ IS upon us!

Duncan Rand Mackie's baptism

A special Saturday!

Forgiven in Quiet Sacred Ways

Asking for forgiveness I humbled myself in prayer, Save me from myself, Jesus... Of all my sin's burdens... I now share For change, it was time, the pain all too real My choices so selfish, I'd acted in pride My heart so hard and heavy it needed to heal I could no longer run from God nor could I hide Setting my ego and desires aside! I trusted to obey. With Jesus to abide. Love and tenderness combining I feel abundantly blessed It is sacred and refining Purely, quietly- rest Seeking for forgiveness, I completely confessed My repentant heart melted, mindful of His grace I recognized how abundantly I have been blessed Here, I see He refined me in quiet sacred ways! I feel my heart changed In quiet sacred ways

Trying to put into words

How sacred is God's Word!

What joy....to hear Him speak

And feel His mercy, as I seek!

Then the prayer...

Asking for forgiveness 

Is a holy and humble prayer,

As you align yourself with Jesus...

It's then His arms of grace are there

Love and tenderness combining 

We feel abundantly blessed

It is sacred and refining

Purely, quietly- rest!

Pondering comments on Elder Bednar's talk on prayer. Thoughts continue to grow in my heart.

What we get Wrong About Pray Always

https://youtu.be/zkXcPZRDsnM?si=9gRdy0WF94_ljkob

These are all poems based on comments by 

​@Dallin-Hoaks

Seeking forgiveness aligns us to Christ

As a repentant heart is mindful of His grace

And we recognize how abundantly we've been blessed

Here, we see He refines us in quiet sacred ways!

The Lord entrusts all His servants

With His love, to pass along 

When we are more given to service

We lift others to become strong

@successboy

When you cant find the words to say

Listen more while you pray 

Feel for His holy presence 

And His peace in the silence 

Then examine your heart 

Seek for gratitude, to start 

Then, speak- what troubles it so 

And feel His Spirit within flow 

 With impressions in tow 

Later through words you'll find, you'll know 

Keep this prayer always in your heart 

Read His words and trust He will impart 

Perhaps from what someone says 

Or a voice in your head ...that is His! 

Make a record of the time and place 

Let it fill your mind and heart with thanks

@jessenashvillejames150

1 month ago (edited)

In the Book Of Mormon before Christ's ascension into heaven he said. "Verily I say unto you, whatever thing ye shall ask the father in my name, believing that ye shall receive, it shall be given unto you. Now, this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth. 🌎 This was the last thing Christ said unto the people, in the hearing of the multitude, before his ascension into heaven. Christ didn't instruct the multitude to pray a certain way. He said "Whatsoever thing ye shall ask" Don't restrict your prayers. The Universe is full of miracles, don't limit them in your life. P.s Was a good talk though

All things are possible!

Our Father's universe

Is full of miracles! 

Don't limit Him in your life!

Pray as much as you like!

@blancarosales3553

I only thanks the lord for his restored gospel and how he communicates with us by his servants

@Dallin-Hoaks

1 month ago

That is a beautiful and sufficient gratitude. To thank the Lord for His restored gospel and for speaking to us through His servants is to acknowledge His hand in the most essential things. From that foundation, our asking, trusting, and enduring all find their place. May we continue to hear His voice and follow it faithfully.

It is a beautiful and sufficient prayer

To give thanks for the blessings we all share

For our Savior, His atonement, the gospel,

His priesthood, our covenants, His apostles,

And His temples where eternity becomes possible

From a foundation of thanks

For His loving hand in all things

We know to ask and trust in faith!

Through His tender mercy and grace

We've strength to endure all we'll face!

@Dallin-Hoaks

1 month ago

@DocFixit32 Thank you for sharing your perspective. I agree that when the Savior taught prayer, He emphasized asking—bringing our desires, needs, and burdens honestly before the Father. Scripture repeatedly invites us to ask, seek, and knock. While gratitude matters and can be expressed through our lives and charity, prayer itself is not diminished when it is urgent, pleading, or focused on our needs. God welcomes sincere asking. May His kingdom come swiftly, and may He strengthen us as we endure

Ponder always in your heart

Jesus' teachings and love for you

In His atonement, your part

Of the suffering He went through

A Jewish Prayer for Yeshua

Our Heavenly Father

I read of your invite

To pray, that I matter!

Oh how my heart delights!

My desires, my needs

The woes before my face

I'm here, on my knees

Humbly, for I need Thy grace

My choices weigh my soul

And so does this world

This takes a heavy toll

So much has unfurled

For mercy and forgiveness

For strength to make amends

For endurance through meekness

I pray Thy Son, Thou sends

I plead, sincerely asking

to abide in that sweet peace

That surpasses understanding

That pain inside may cease

That love inside increase

"Shalom"

God's Clarion Call

The solemn marriage- wife and husband One woman, one man- hand in hand Together vow their love and fidelity A family begins responsibly

What matters the most, lasts the longest

And within the home, we are strongest

It should be strengthened and kept foremost

There is no question- love gives the most

Hear! Oh hear, God’s clarion call

The family is His gift to all

When we've a conflict or crisis

There is a lot we must process

And we see how strong families connect

For they are supportive, help, and protect

As priorities shut the child out

Declined values confuse and doubt

For the survival of the family

Children should be reared carefully

Hear! Oh hear, God’s clarion call

The family is His gift to all

Each member is in need of scaffolding

Held up by daily prayers they are holding

And, weekly there should be one evening

Set aside for home and believing

Each member should feel they are cherished,

Known, and loved by their brother, Jesus

His message to all cannot be ignored or denied

"Love one another-For you I suffered. I died!"

Hear! Oh hear, God’s clarion call

The family is His gift to all

We must now measure, we must fulfill

And live according to the Father's will

What matter's the most, lasts the longest

Believe this... With God and family we endure life's test

Hear! Oh hear, God’s clarion call

The family is His gift to all

#familyproclamation

www.churchofjesuschrist.org › study › scripturesThe Family Proclamation - The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of Go

Remain- Abide

 Set your ego 

and desires aside!

Trust and obey.

With Jesus abide.

John 15:4

Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me

Faith in Troubling Times

Express and act on faith

In these troubling times

Explosions we will face

As the end designs

We'll see many signs

We pray for a revival

A turning of hearts towards Christ

We await His arrival

And fill up our lamps with His Light,

For the wedding feast, day or night

A woman in our ward spoke of her sister on a service mission in the Oman/Dubai region. She could see explosions in the distance and spoke of traveling by faith....

Praying!

You stepped out in faith with,

"Please, remember me in your prayers.'

And the least I can do!

Is say "Praying!" And place you in God's care!

You stepped out in faith with,

"Please, remember me in your prayers."

And, so I'd not forget,

I said a prayer right then and there!

I was reading and could relate to "I'll remember you in my prayers..." and forgetting. Some replied their solution is they text words from their prayer - right then. We are quick to text responses when we can also be quick to say a prayer just for them.  We can also just give thanks to God for that person in need of prayer. Expressing thanks is a beautiful thing.

http://youtube.com/post/Ugkxd3p0x48DihuwdMFmZqWic1Q1lF63S-3q?si=4l5xw1iWp3bYWFrU

I Was Guided in my Conversion- President Snow

I was guided in my conversion

To seek to know for myself

If I was ready for immersion

To study and pray for  help

I was tempted to not pray

The heavens felt leaden and distant

But the baptism of fire came

Let me share of this instance

While praying with new found faith

I asked the Spirit to confirm

Then eagerly, I did wait

For what God would have me learn

I started, “Heavenly Father,” I said

When, with my lips still open, 

I heard a sound above my head

Like the rustling of silken robes

And immediately, the Spirit

Descended upon me completely

Enveloping my whole person

Filling me from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet

O, the joy and happiness I felt

I was so warmed, with love, I could melt

 “I had no sooner opened my lips in an effort to pray than I heard a sound just above my head, like the rustling of silken robes, and immediately the Spirit of God descended upon me, completely enveloping my whole person, filling me from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, and O, the joy and happiness I felt!”

The Lost Sheep to Find

Like adding a drop of water to a vast and endless sea
We go out to save the one and leave the ninety and nine
Yes, those with ears to hear and eye to see go willingly
But not in search of numbers, they've the lost sheep to find

The Lord rescues patiently

Individually 

All too often, it is me

He finds struggling

President Holland inspiring words can be found here- 

https://youtube.com/shorts/irtmKymXfpo?si=QHxb-HBbMim6ZNSl