Spiritual Delight: Poems and Special Sayings

Knowing God

Knowing God is knowing

How to love everybody

Letting the world see the

God in your life . . .

To know God is to know

Forgiveness, not holding

On to all kinds of stuff,

Knowing he has forgiven

You too . . .

Knowing God is to read

About him, and all the

wonderful things he has

done and still doing for us

even until this day . . .

Knowing God is to obey

Him and love his every

Command . . .

To know God is to love

Good and hate evil, to do

Good things and not practice

Doing bad things . . .

Knowing God is to

Read his word, and apply

It to your life daily for

Strength to carry on . . .

To know God, is to love

Other, not knowing whether

Or not they will love you

Back . . .

To know God is to allow

his word to massage

Your inner man, your soul

and your spirit will come

alive . . .

Knowing God is to know

Your plan, is never his

Plan, for his plans for

You is good, and very good . . .

To know God is to realize

That he has a place prepared

For you, knowing he’s coming

Back for you . . .

To know God is to know

That he is always reaching

Out to you, saying take

my hand, and let me

lead you cause he is

there for you, whenever

you call, just trust

in him putting your faith

in him, he won’t let you

fall . . .

knowing God is knowing

his will for you to live

with him for all eternity,

so as of today, get to

know God by spending

some time with him,

showing him you love

him too, we already

know how much God

so loves us from minute

to minute, putting up

with us is no joke . . .

To know God is to

Know his grace and mercy

He keeps sending my

Way, to keep my mind

In prayer throughout the

Day!

Reflection:

Do you really know how much love God has for you? Think about it!

Softly and Gently

Softly and gently, Jesus

Is calling you, saying come

Softly and gently he will

Speak to your heart . . .

Softly and gently his

Expression of love

Showering down on you

From heaven above . . .

Softly and gently, Jesus

Is saying to you, hold on,

I’m already here to help,

Didn’t you know . . .

Softly and gently he holds

Out his hand, saying take

It, as I lead you all the

Way to the promised land . . .

Reflection:

If you live for God, you can go to the place he has prepared for you . . .

Softly and gently our heavenly father will always speak to your heart, so keep your ears open, for there’s no need for him to yell!

God’s Love

God loves me so very

Much, I ask myself

How much does God

Love me . . .

My answer became very

Clear, God’s love is so

Clean cut, any and everybody

He will give his love to . . .

God’s love keeps on forgiving

Me, God’s love keeps on

Giving me another chance . . .

God’s love gives me another

Day to do the things he has

Planned for me today . . .

That’s why I can truly

Say, that God loves me so

Very much!

Reflection:

Do you have any idea about God’s love, how he came to love us so much? God has that unconditional love for the world. God will always love you, no matter what . . .

It Hurts

It hurts me to know

You’re not with me,

I’m hurt!

It hurts me to know

You enjoy seeing me frown,

That hurt!

It hurts me to know

When I’m happy, you’re sad,

When I’m smiling, you’re mad,

That hurts!

It hurts me to know you

Care and love me so, but deep

Down in your heart, your

Ways show me how

You really feel about me,

I’m hurt!

It hurts me to know that,

My downfall become your joy,

That my unhappiness becomes

Your pleasure,

That hurts!

I am so hurt to know that

My hurt becomes your smile,

Everything I go through,

Seems to bring you joy

All the tears I’ve shed

Makes you wanna laugh,

I’m so hurt to know, all

My trials make your day,

Now I’m hurt!

-Bessie Ross

Reflection:

When someone can find joy, happiness, and pleasure out of the things that make you cry, I believe in my heart that something is seriously wrong with that person, and they need some help from God.

To find joy in someone else’s hurts and pain, to be glad when someone else is having problems, to rejoice in their sorrow . . .

If you know someone like that, take a few minutes and pray to God to help them see where they are wrong, so they can make things right in their heart with God.

Bessie Ross

My Dwelling Place

Oh Lord, thy has been my

Dwelling place, in my heart

I invited you to stay . . .

My dwelling place of peace

In my mind, when everything

else is so turned around . . .

Oh Lord, you are my refuge

And my fortress when

Trouble comes . . .

My dwelling place is in you

Oh Lord, is where I can find

My comfort, cause you are my

Coat in the rain, my boat

In the water . . .

My shelter, oh Lord, in the storm

My dwelling place is where

I find his love and strength

To take me through it all . . .

You are my dwelling place

And I put my trust in you . . .

Reflection:

You can always find a dwelling place in God; his arms are open wide, ready to receive you!

If

If I can love you,

Surely you can love me . . .

If we all could love each other, what a

Wonderful place this

World would be . . .

If there wasn’t any frowns,

Frowning at each other,

If there was always a smile,

Smiling at each other, what a

Wonderful world this would be . . .

If we all had something good

To say, nothing bad, could

Ever have it’s say . . .

If this could be the place

To be, a place of love, joy,

Happiness and peace . . .

Reflection:

If this world was the place to be, then Jesus wouldn’t have had a reason to go away and prepare another place for you, because we wouldn’t have a reason to leave this earth . . .

Bessie Ross

He Brightens My Path

He brightens my path,

As he leads the way

To a place of safety,

I’ll always stay . . .

I’ve placed my hand in

The palm of his hand, to

Hold me close as he

Guides my way, to the

Land of promise, where

Joy will never end, and

Peace will always be

In our hearts forever, as

God’s love will shine to

Brighten the place . . .

Reflection:

If your path seems dark as night, just call on Jesus. He’ll help you find his light . . .

Jesus can brighten anyone’s day; if you trust in him, he’ll make your day . . .

Read Your Bible

Read your Bible, in it you

Will find, God’s wonderful

Glory divine . . .

Read your Bible, in it, it will

Help you find you . . .

Read your Bible, it will give

You strength to make it

Through another day, of

God’s blessing you . . .

Read your Bible in it, you

Will find, how God’s love

Is all around . . .

Read your Bible, so you

Will know, that Jesus was

The one who made you free . . .

Read your Bible to find

True love, for there’s no

Love, like God’s love . . .

Read your Bible, it will

Show the way, it will

Show you just how God

Want you to live for him . . .

So read your Bible, it will

Give you a heart to forgive . . .

Read your Bible it is food

To your soul . . .

Read your Bible

Allowing God’s

Word to nourish

And promote your spiritual

Growth, so go ahead

And read your Bible,

So you can tell the

Ones you met, how

The love of God turned

You around!

Reflection:

The Bible was written to keep you encouraged, to keep you going, moving in God’s direction, to enhance your spiritual growth in every way only if you read . . .

It will benefit your soul, improving the value of life while you are still on earth, as you find yourself walking in the will of God.

So take time out of your busy schedule to get to know God, by reading his word . . .

Why Did You Leave Me

Why did you leave me,

When you didn’t have to go,

I did everything to show

You, how much I really

Love you so, I gave you a

Beautiful place, so you

Can live forever . . .

Why did you leave me,

When you didn’t have to go,

Taking one third of my

Angels with you, telling

Them all kinds of bad

Things about me, showing

Them how to turn against

Me, only because you were

Jealous of me, trying real

Hard to be me . . .

Why did you leave me,

You know you didn’t have

To go, I gave you a place

Where love can live forever

And joy is always an overflow…

Reflection:

God doesn’t leave you alone. When you don’t allow him into your heart, that’s when you start going wrong!

The Evils

I don’t want to see no

evil, there are too many

Things going on . . .

I surely don’t want to

Hear no evil where someone

Is talking bad about somebody . . .

I don’t want to speak no

evil, for what comes out of

my mouth, I want it to be

good . . .

I don’t want to do no evil

Always finding ways to

Make others cry . . .

I don’t want the evils to

Get into my soul, cause

When I stand before

God, he’ll tell me that’s

Wrong, depart from me,

You have the evils in

Your heart . . .

Bessie Ross

Another Day

Another day, a wonderful day

Another day, I’m glad

I’m alive . . .

Another day to bring a smile

Another day of wiping tears away . . .

Another day of showing

God’s love . . .

Another day, I’m thankful for . . .

Another day, God has given

To me . . .

Another day of praising and

Blessing his holy name . . .

Another day of giving and

Forgiving . . .

Another day to be a

Blessing to someone . . .

Another day of grace

And mercy flowing my way,

I’m so thankful, it’s another day!

Reflection:

God has blessed you to see another day. What are you doing with the day God has blessed you with?

God Picked Me Out

God picked me out to

Do his shine, to shine

His star among the best,

To reach down low to

To pick up a soul, to help

Bring them to Christ, so

They can do their best . . .

God pick me out, to

Be his star, to be a

Light to shine at night,

To light the way, for

Others to come . . .

God pick me out to do

And say all the things

He would have me to say . . .

God pick me out to be

My best, so he can do

His best in me . . .

Bessie Ross

Reflection:

Can you think of anything the Lord has pick you out to do that you should do?

What Is Prayer to Me

What is prayer to me,

It is a way of life, it’s

My quality time, I

Give to God, it’s my

One on one the

Moments I spend

With God thanking

Him for all he has

Done, praising him

For what he’s about

To do for me . . .

What is prayer to me

It’s not just a key to

Heaven, it’s also the key

To any door right here on

Earth that you can’t

Open yourself . . .