Category: Christian poetry

If You Were Reflected In Me

Your lifestyle has been so exemplary
It’s what I aspire mine to be
If you were reflected in me
What most would I want people to see?

A big heart filled with compassion and generosity?
A reverence and fear for the Almighty?
A sense of justness and honesty?
A willingness to always help in need?
A lifestyle of high morals and integrity?
On goes the list of fine qualities
But which one would I want most perceived
If you were reflected in me

Kindness is what I’d want them to see
Kindness is part of all your qualities
And to God I give praise and glory
For making you so fearfully and wonderfully (Psalm 139:14)

It’s Just A $7 T-shirt

After going to many stores
I finally found the long sleeve t-shirt I’d been looking for
I don’t like having a lot of stuff around the house
So, my plan was once I found the long sleeve shirt
I’d give the similar short sleeve one away

But then I started thinking
I can take the old shirt and use it for a car wash cloth
Or some other cleaning purpose
But then I heard the voice of God say
“You still gonna give it away, aren’t you?”
My response:
But God, it’s nothing but a $7 t-shirt
His response:
That shirt could be exactly what someone else is looking for
You don’t know how it will bless someone else
And you said when you found the shirt you really wanted
You’d give the old one away

After this, two things came to mind
1) Obedience is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22)
It is better to obey the voice of the Lord whether it makes sense or not
God can see into the future unlike us
And, He keeps His word with us, so we should keep our word with others

2) The adage that says:
One person’s garbage is another person’s treasure
Because something is no longer useful to you
Doesn’t mean it won’t be useful to someone else
That’s why people have yard sales
Something old and cheap
Could be what someone else needs
Even if it’s just a $7 t-shirt.

Living A Dream

It wasn’t serious enough to be a prayer
So I say it was more like a remote dream or fantasy
I’d pass by the place, see all the crowds
Later on I’d hear the fireworks, and cheers
I would think about how on a hot summer night
The ballpark seem like the perfect place to be
Yet, no one I knew wanted to share this experience with me
So it was a dream unlikely to become a reality

Then, this year out of nowhere
Came the opportunity
And it was all at no cost to me
And I’d have enthusiastic company

So as I sat there on this perfect summer night
Marveling in the ambience, the food and the game
I thought about how such a simple experience can be so enjoyable
But some of the most simplest things are the most enjoyable parts of life
And God just doesn’t answers prayers
He let us experience our desires and live our dreams.
Scripture References
Psalm 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. The Lord not only answers our prayers, but He also allows us to experience the things we desire or just dream about.

Psalm. 16:11. Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. It’s a blessing just to enjoy life or at least have a day with no worries.