Hello my friends. Hope and pray everyone is having a BLESSED day.(And yes, I did pray and ask GOD to BLESS those who happen to come across this blog today. It's not just something I say, though a lot of people do. I know. I used to be one of 'em.).
Here's Poem #3 on the CHRISTian Poetry Countdown.(Uh, well, it's not really a countdown, though it is Poem #3 in a list of many I have written over the years.). Hope you enjoy it.
"I PRAY FOR YOU"
When I say my prayers, I pray for you
That you'll receive JESUS and start life anew
Repent of your sins, ask the LORD to forgive
And open your heart and let JESUS live
Once your heart knows JESUS, HE'LL never leave
HE will change your life, if you really believe
HE'LL open your eyes, for the first time you'll see
That the words in the BIBLE are so real indeed
Like when GOD told Abraham to kill his own son
And since he showed FAITH, the task went undone
Abraham was given a difficult choice
But GOD BLESSED him for obeying HIS VOICE
HE lays things on your heart, you should never deny
When GOD speaks to you, you should always reply
HE'S telling me now to pray for your soul
For Hell's not the place HE wants you to go
HE wants you in HEAVEN, to be by HIS side
To live life ETERNAL, to praise HIM on HIGH
To be with the FATHER, believe in HIS SON
If you don't have JESUS, then sin will have won
I pray without ceasing for you to be saved
I pray you know JESUS has conquered the grave
HE loves you so much, HE'LL break all your chains
And sin will not win, 'cause CHRIST always reigns
So take that first step and answer HIS call
By waiting too late, you're risking the fall
Until you are saved, the one thing I must do
Is kneel to my JESUS and keep praying for you
By Don Acree
January 18, 2003
#3
So if you know a loved one(don't we all) or an acquaintance that doesn't have JESUS as their LORD and SAVIOR, show them JESUS today. Lead them to Romans 10:9-13. Invite them to CHURCH. Have a heart to heart talk to them. If they just won't listen or give you the time...PRAY! They can NEVER, EVER stop us from praying. No matter how much they say they hate JESUS or don't believe or whatever the excuse. We can ALWAYS PRAY!
No one can change a heart, except JESUS. Lead them to this blog. Show them this website address. And who knows. When they are all alone they might look up this blog. Or read those verses. Or watch that CHURCH service on TV. Plant the seeds in their heart and watch JESUS grow in their hearts.
And continue to use THE "LIGHT" WORDS and see what happens. Until next time my friends...
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
"Say Hello To JESUS"(Poem #2)
Hello Blog readers. Hope you're having a wonderful day. Hope you read my testimony from the day before.(If not, hey you still have time.). Now it's time for Poem #2.
Death is inevitable.(Wow! That cheered everyone up didn't it?). This poem was written with that in mind. I've been at the bedsides of people in the hospital, that we all knew was in their last moments(And that person sometimes knew it, too.). The only comfort you can get out of that, is if that person is saved and going to HEAVEN. And that is what this poem is all about. Hope you like it.
"SAY HELLO TO JESUS"
We've been together for so very long
The friendship we share is so very strong
You called my name and I'm here once again
To catch you from falling once more my dear friend
With a smile on your face and a tear in your eye
You say it's too late to catch you this time
You reach for my hand and hold it real tight
The doctor said you won't last through the night
It's been a long fight, the end is now near
You say you're so happy, with nothing to fear
A CHRISTian person about to go HOME
On the STREETS OF GOLD, forever you'll roam
You tell me what a great person I've been
And never to worry, 'cause we'll meet again
The next time I see you, you'll be brand new
With a new body that GOD made for you
You'll be walking in HEAVENLY GLORY
Hearing disciples tell all of their stories
Listening to angels sing in the choir
Praising their GOD, for no one is higher
Reunited with loved ones you've kept in your heart
'Cause once you're in HEAVEN, you never depart
And your MANSION will have a wonderful view
For JESUS prepared a place just for you
We laugh, we cry, then the moment is here
I hold my dear friend and whisper sincere
"Do me a favor, when it's HEAVEN you see
And please say Hello to JESUS for me!"
by Don Acree
January 7, 2003
#2
I hope this brings you comfort if you have an ailing loved one. Remember, if that person is saved by the BLOOD OF JESUS, they will live for ETERNITY in HEAVEN. If you know someone that is ailing, but not saved, tell them about JESUS, before it's ETERNALLY too late.(Romans 10:9-13).
Have a BLESSED DAY and continue to use THE "LIGHT" WORDS!
Death is inevitable.(Wow! That cheered everyone up didn't it?). This poem was written with that in mind. I've been at the bedsides of people in the hospital, that we all knew was in their last moments(And that person sometimes knew it, too.). The only comfort you can get out of that, is if that person is saved and going to HEAVEN. And that is what this poem is all about. Hope you like it.
"SAY HELLO TO JESUS"
We've been together for so very long
The friendship we share is so very strong
You called my name and I'm here once again
To catch you from falling once more my dear friend
With a smile on your face and a tear in your eye
You say it's too late to catch you this time
You reach for my hand and hold it real tight
The doctor said you won't last through the night
It's been a long fight, the end is now near
You say you're so happy, with nothing to fear
A CHRISTian person about to go HOME
On the STREETS OF GOLD, forever you'll roam
You tell me what a great person I've been
And never to worry, 'cause we'll meet again
The next time I see you, you'll be brand new
With a new body that GOD made for you
You'll be walking in HEAVENLY GLORY
Hearing disciples tell all of their stories
Listening to angels sing in the choir
Praising their GOD, for no one is higher
Reunited with loved ones you've kept in your heart
'Cause once you're in HEAVEN, you never depart
And your MANSION will have a wonderful view
For JESUS prepared a place just for you
We laugh, we cry, then the moment is here
I hold my dear friend and whisper sincere
"Do me a favor, when it's HEAVEN you see
And please say Hello to JESUS for me!"
by Don Acree
January 7, 2003
#2
I hope this brings you comfort if you have an ailing loved one. Remember, if that person is saved by the BLOOD OF JESUS, they will live for ETERNITY in HEAVEN. If you know someone that is ailing, but not saved, tell them about JESUS, before it's ETERNALLY too late.(Romans 10:9-13).
Have a BLESSED DAY and continue to use THE "LIGHT" WORDS!
Sunday, May 19, 2013
No Need To "Panic!"(Testimony)
Good day to all. I thought I would give a little background/testimony to how my CHRISTian poetry got started.(And yes, I always try to capitalize CHRIST, GOD, etc. If we as humans capitalize the first letter of our names, then I think GOD should have every letter of HIS NAME in caps. I believe HE deserves it. But, hey, that's just me.).
I'll try to keep this background/testimony short(Yeah, right!).
I suffered from panic attacks and anxiety disorder for most of my life.(That's right, I said suffered. Past tense. As in all gone. So, yes, there's hope if you suffer from this disorder. Keep reading.). After looking back on my life, I can first pinpoint these attacks dating back to middle school(1978-80). I was told I was just shy. Be outgoing. Go make more friends. But somehow, I had tons of friends. Yet, some days, I didn't want to be around anyone. It made me feel weird and isolated. I didn't want anyone to notice that something was wrong with me. I felt like I would get extremely nervous for no reason. From out of the blue. I would start shaking. Start sweating. For no apparent reason. Definitely didn't want people seeing that. I just wanted to run and hide. I wouldn't have the attacks every day. Sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly, but always there. Always around the corner. When things were really bad, it would be daily for a few weeks, until they subsided, for a short period of time. So years and years went by living in fear.
It was in April 1992 that I was first diagnosed with this disorder. I had gotten tired of having these attacks, so I went to a doctor and finally found out what was happening to me(That's when I first heard the words "panic attacks" and "anxiety disorders."). So the first step the doctor told me to take was therapy. See a Psychologist. I did. Didn't help much. I did learn proper breathing in these situations, as long as these situations were minimal. If it wasn't minimal, I would forget whatever training they had tried to give me for beating these things. After a few years, it was time for the next step.(Next step? Usually when you're taking steps, you're going somewhere. I felt like I was standing still during all of this.).
Next was to see a Psychiatrist. Get some medicine. Try this miracle drug. Didn't work. Try that miracle drug. Didn't work. Let's be a "guinea pig." Okay, that drug finally worked. "Oops, have to take you off of it, because it had side effects we didn't know about." Try another miracle drug. Helps some, not as much as the other miracle drug, but it will suffice.
There were even times when I didn't want to take medicine. I would be doing pretty good, then I would stop taking them. Then I would "fall" even worse. So I finally decided that when I found something this time, I would take the medicine the rest of my life if I had to. I had my mind made up. Whatever it took to function. The "guinea pig handlers" finally found something that would suffice.(As I previously mentioned in the above paragraph. Okay, so I like saying "suffice". So? It's a "cool" word. I mean, it does have the word "ice" in it after all.). It wasn't a total cure, but at least it was something anyway.
I was finally able to get back into church and stay in church around April 2002. Slowly, I started getting close to GOD. Again. Seems I would get close, then dump HIM. Get close. Dump HIM. Finally I wasn't letting go and GOD knew that. So then after being a "guinea pig" for over 10 years, something happened.
GOD laid upon my heart back in November 2002(Around my birthday. Remember that this November. I'm not opposed to gifts. Just saying.) that I didn't need this medicine. That's right! The miracle drug I tried so hard to find to cure me--I DID NOT NEED! The miracle drug that seemed to help me, most of the time, but not all of the time, because I still had panic attacks from time to time.(That did rhyme a lot didn't it? The same word, but still a rhyme). That's right. Still had them. Wow! Some miracle drug, huh?
GOD told me that there's nothing wrong with medicine, but with what I have, I just needed HIM! There's no miracle drug for me. Just HIM!
So immediately I thought, "Was that HIM? Or is that me just trying to quit taking medicine again?" So I prayed about it. Yep, it was HIM!! I stepped out on Faith and stopped taking the medicine. Then, just two months later in January 2003, CHRISTian poetry started to pour out of me. And you want to know something?...
I'VE NEVER HAD ANOTHER PANIC ATTACK AGAIN!! EVER!! Panic attack and anxiety disorder free.(I like free stuff. And this was the best free stuff of all time!). Ever since that day in November 2002, I've been SET FREE. So since that time, the CHRISTian poetry started in January 2003. Joined the choir for a few years(You really don't want to hear me sing. Apparently the church didn't either. No one begged me back. Though I can't complain. They did love the poetry!). Became a Youth Leader in August 2005.(Stepped down in June 2012 to focus on Pastoral studies...and apparently CHRISTian blog ministry!). Became a Deacon in October 2006.
So, yes I'm dedicated to GOD and I've dedicated my life to HIM for so many reasons. JESUS saved me by dying on the Cross and forgiving me of my sins(I was saved by the BLOOD OF THE LAMB in 1983. I "fell" away in 1986 for a while--but that's another story for another time--but I came back for good in April 2002! Thank YOU, JESUS for never giving up on me!). Then HE released me from my bondage of panic and anxiety. That's what believing in JESUS and having Faith is all about!
So that's that in a nutshell(Or a coconut shell. I don't think all that would've fit in a nutshell.). Poem #2, "Say Hello To JESUS" is coming out tomorrow. Hopefully, you will return! Thanks for listening, uh, reading. Have a BLESSED day! Let's always try to use THE "LIGHT" WORDS!
(You can also follow me on Twitter @DonAcree and leave comments at #thelightwords, as well as on here). Thanks!
I'll try to keep this background/testimony short(Yeah, right!).
I suffered from panic attacks and anxiety disorder for most of my life.(That's right, I said suffered. Past tense. As in all gone. So, yes, there's hope if you suffer from this disorder. Keep reading.). After looking back on my life, I can first pinpoint these attacks dating back to middle school(1978-80). I was told I was just shy. Be outgoing. Go make more friends. But somehow, I had tons of friends. Yet, some days, I didn't want to be around anyone. It made me feel weird and isolated. I didn't want anyone to notice that something was wrong with me. I felt like I would get extremely nervous for no reason. From out of the blue. I would start shaking. Start sweating. For no apparent reason. Definitely didn't want people seeing that. I just wanted to run and hide. I wouldn't have the attacks every day. Sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly, but always there. Always around the corner. When things were really bad, it would be daily for a few weeks, until they subsided, for a short period of time. So years and years went by living in fear.
It was in April 1992 that I was first diagnosed with this disorder. I had gotten tired of having these attacks, so I went to a doctor and finally found out what was happening to me(That's when I first heard the words "panic attacks" and "anxiety disorders."). So the first step the doctor told me to take was therapy. See a Psychologist. I did. Didn't help much. I did learn proper breathing in these situations, as long as these situations were minimal. If it wasn't minimal, I would forget whatever training they had tried to give me for beating these things. After a few years, it was time for the next step.(Next step? Usually when you're taking steps, you're going somewhere. I felt like I was standing still during all of this.).
Next was to see a Psychiatrist. Get some medicine. Try this miracle drug. Didn't work. Try that miracle drug. Didn't work. Let's be a "guinea pig." Okay, that drug finally worked. "Oops, have to take you off of it, because it had side effects we didn't know about." Try another miracle drug. Helps some, not as much as the other miracle drug, but it will suffice.
There were even times when I didn't want to take medicine. I would be doing pretty good, then I would stop taking them. Then I would "fall" even worse. So I finally decided that when I found something this time, I would take the medicine the rest of my life if I had to. I had my mind made up. Whatever it took to function. The "guinea pig handlers" finally found something that would suffice.(As I previously mentioned in the above paragraph. Okay, so I like saying "suffice". So? It's a "cool" word. I mean, it does have the word "ice" in it after all.). It wasn't a total cure, but at least it was something anyway.
I was finally able to get back into church and stay in church around April 2002. Slowly, I started getting close to GOD. Again. Seems I would get close, then dump HIM. Get close. Dump HIM. Finally I wasn't letting go and GOD knew that. So then after being a "guinea pig" for over 10 years, something happened.
GOD laid upon my heart back in November 2002(Around my birthday. Remember that this November. I'm not opposed to gifts. Just saying.) that I didn't need this medicine. That's right! The miracle drug I tried so hard to find to cure me--I DID NOT NEED! The miracle drug that seemed to help me, most of the time, but not all of the time, because I still had panic attacks from time to time.(That did rhyme a lot didn't it? The same word, but still a rhyme). That's right. Still had them. Wow! Some miracle drug, huh?
GOD told me that there's nothing wrong with medicine, but with what I have, I just needed HIM! There's no miracle drug for me. Just HIM!
So immediately I thought, "Was that HIM? Or is that me just trying to quit taking medicine again?" So I prayed about it. Yep, it was HIM!! I stepped out on Faith and stopped taking the medicine. Then, just two months later in January 2003, CHRISTian poetry started to pour out of me. And you want to know something?...
I'VE NEVER HAD ANOTHER PANIC ATTACK AGAIN!! EVER!! Panic attack and anxiety disorder free.(I like free stuff. And this was the best free stuff of all time!). Ever since that day in November 2002, I've been SET FREE. So since that time, the CHRISTian poetry started in January 2003. Joined the choir for a few years(You really don't want to hear me sing. Apparently the church didn't either. No one begged me back. Though I can't complain. They did love the poetry!). Became a Youth Leader in August 2005.(Stepped down in June 2012 to focus on Pastoral studies...and apparently CHRISTian blog ministry!). Became a Deacon in October 2006.
So, yes I'm dedicated to GOD and I've dedicated my life to HIM for so many reasons. JESUS saved me by dying on the Cross and forgiving me of my sins(I was saved by the BLOOD OF THE LAMB in 1983. I "fell" away in 1986 for a while--but that's another story for another time--but I came back for good in April 2002! Thank YOU, JESUS for never giving up on me!). Then HE released me from my bondage of panic and anxiety. That's what believing in JESUS and having Faith is all about!
So that's that in a nutshell(Or a coconut shell. I don't think all that would've fit in a nutshell.). Poem #2, "Say Hello To JESUS" is coming out tomorrow. Hopefully, you will return! Thanks for listening, uh, reading. Have a BLESSED day! Let's always try to use THE "LIGHT" WORDS!
(You can also follow me on Twitter @DonAcree and leave comments at #thelightwords, as well as on here). Thanks!
Thursday, May 16, 2013
"How Many Times"(Poem #1) --Let the Blogging Begin
How Many Times
How many times did YOU knock on my heart
To offer me Light, but I chose the dark
How many times did YOU knock, yet again
To open my eyes to all of my sin
How many times did YOU try to reach me
To send forth YOUR WORD, to guide and to teach me
How many times 'til YOU finally broke through
When I opened my heart and saw it was YOU
How many times have I cried since that day
How many times have I knelt down to pray
How many times have I thanked YOU my KING
For all of YOUR love and joy that YOU bring
How many times have I pictured the cross
Nails driven in YOU, to save who are lost
Thorns pressed on YOUR head, spear jabbed in YOUR side
Blood pouring out of my KING who had died
How many times have I thought of YOUR grave
And the life that YOU lived, the life that YOU gave
How many times have I thought of that tomb
So cold and so dark, yet so full of bloom
How many times have I thought of that day
When the angels rolled that stone away
How many times have I seen YOU arise
Alive once again, to the HEAVENLY skies
How many times do I remember that story
Of YOU, KING of my heart, KING of all GLORY
How many times have I thanked YOU today
It's never enough for the price that YOU paid
By Don Acree
January 3, 2003
#1
Well, fellow readers, leaders and followers, this is the first of many. Please share this with others. The more we can all spread the WORD, the more BLESSED and enriched this world will be. If you're a CHRISTian reading this, I pray you've been uplifted, encouraged, inspired, rejuvenated. If you're not a CHRISTian, I thank you for taking the time to read this. I pray this will help lead you to CHRIST(Romans 10:9-13) before it's ETERNALLY too late.
Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to read this poem. Poem #2: "Say Hello To JESUS" is coming soon. May we all use THE "LIGHT" WORDS today.
(You can also follow me on Twitter: @DonAcree)
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
About Me.
My name is Don Acree. I'm here to share my Christian Poetry that GOD laid on my heart, dating back to January 2003. Quick reads with a Christian message. Hope you like 'em. If I can develop a following on here, I'll make sure the messages keep coming every week or multiple times a week. And then I will post a testimony about my life. Thanks for reading. Poem Number 1 is on the way. Stay tuned...
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