Hey "Light" Words peeps! I'm glad(and hope) you made it back. It's been a while. I believe I stated during the last blog that I wouldn't wait a month between blogs ever again. Oops(blush).
I was overwhelmed by the positive responses from my last poem/blog, "I Thought I Knew Love." Thank you so very much for the kind words and the "views"(you know, people checking it out).
Well, at least I learned my lesson of never saying never when it comes to blog posting. So let's just hope and pray it won't be a month(or longer) between blogs...next time. So let's get it going.
"The Trials I've Known"
I'm thankful for all the sorrow
That I've ever had to know
Because without that sorrow
In CHRIST, how could I grow?
I'm glad I've lived through pain
Though at times was hard to bear
But JESUS chose the nails
How can my pain compare?
There's not much worse than heartbreak
But, I'm grateful for that, too
'Cause JESUS healed my broken heart
With a HEAVENLY LOVE so true
My life has had its enemies
My prayers for them I send
If my LORD had not shown mercy
Where would my love begin?
I've seen loved ones pass away
It's a hurt I can't explain
But, life's ETERNAL once we die
So, I live for HEAVENS gain
Through all my burdens and troubles
Through all the trials I've known
For everything I've been through
My LORD has led me home
I know the LORD will give me
No more than I can bear
No matter what may lie ahead
My LORD'S already there
By: Don Acree
February 3, 2003
#7
If you're new to The "Light" Words, this is a series of poems that I started writing back in 2003. It was time to share them with the world(right now the "views" say a small neighborhood, but hey it's a start).
I pray that it won't be long until I post another one. The plan was once a week. We shall see. If you like them, please pass The "Light" Words along. Until next time, I pray you will receive BLESSINGS from these poems. Please feel free to check out the previous ones, also.
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Sunday, July 14, 2013
"I Thought I Knew Love"(Poem #6)
Yo, Yo, Yo, it's been a while, but I'm back with a smile. 8-)
It's been too loooooong since I've posted a new Christian Poetry blog. I've been a little too busy. Won't let that happen again where I go a month without posting. So accept my sincerest apologies for taking so long to post a new one and enjoy the latest.
"I Thought I Knew Love"
I thought I knew love, 'til I read about CHRIST
GOD sent down HIS SON to save all of our lives
A MIRACLE CHILD who's been perfect since birth
The only such MAN to ever walk on this Earth
By the touch of HIS hands, the lame could now walk
The blind could now see, the mute could now talk
By the sound of HIS voice, the dead would arise
The lepers were cleansed and the demons would cry
And the people would stop to hear JESUS preach
"You believe in GOD, believe also in ME"
But some would despise the teaching of this
Then the greed of Judas betrayed HIM with a kiss
I thought I knew love, but JESUS knew more
As the soldiers began to beat our GREAT LORD
They also would mock HIM and spit in HIS face
And even through that, JESUS never lost GRACE
I thought I knew love, but I never will
Not the way JESUS did as HE walked up that hill
With blood on HIS face, from the thorns on HIS head
He continued to LOVE, though they wanted HIM dead
They nailed down HIS hands, they nailed down HIS feet
He was nailed to a cross, but HE couldn't be beat
Even while on the cross, HIS LOVE was still true
"FATHER, forgive them, for they know not what they do"
JESUS loves us so much, HE arose from the grave
And ascended to HEAVEN, the road is now paved
For all CHRISTians to join HIM in HEAVEN above
Until I read about JESUS, I thought I knew love
By Don Acree
February 3, 2003
#6
How many times(That was the title to my very first poem. Shameless Plug, I know. But please check it out) have you seen it. People think they know love. Whether you're a teenager or an adult, sometimes we focus too much on love from others. We think it's the end of the world or something when we go through a breakup. Or we may have love for someone, but they don't love us back. With JESUS, we don't have to worry about any of that.
JESUS IS LOVE! Focus on HIS LOVE and everything else will fall in place according to HIS WILL for your life. HE will never "breakup" with you. And HE will always LOVE you. You just need a little FAITH(like a mustard see) and PATIENCE(like Job). You will be BLESSED beyond measure(Beyond Measure. A Jeremy Camp song. Check it out sometime. Shameless Plug #2).
Well, until next time. Keep using THE "LIGHT" WORDS.
(Shameless Plug #3: If you're looking for CHRISTian clothing and accessories, please check out my Designs at Cafe Press(www.cafepress.com) under my store name Shake Off The Dust. I have over 100 Designs. Thanks!).
It's been too loooooong since I've posted a new Christian Poetry blog. I've been a little too busy. Won't let that happen again where I go a month without posting. So accept my sincerest apologies for taking so long to post a new one and enjoy the latest.
"I Thought I Knew Love"
I thought I knew love, 'til I read about CHRIST
GOD sent down HIS SON to save all of our lives
A MIRACLE CHILD who's been perfect since birth
The only such MAN to ever walk on this Earth
By the touch of HIS hands, the lame could now walk
The blind could now see, the mute could now talk
By the sound of HIS voice, the dead would arise
The lepers were cleansed and the demons would cry
And the people would stop to hear JESUS preach
"You believe in GOD, believe also in ME"
But some would despise the teaching of this
Then the greed of Judas betrayed HIM with a kiss
I thought I knew love, but JESUS knew more
As the soldiers began to beat our GREAT LORD
They also would mock HIM and spit in HIS face
And even through that, JESUS never lost GRACE
I thought I knew love, but I never will
Not the way JESUS did as HE walked up that hill
With blood on HIS face, from the thorns on HIS head
He continued to LOVE, though they wanted HIM dead
They nailed down HIS hands, they nailed down HIS feet
He was nailed to a cross, but HE couldn't be beat
Even while on the cross, HIS LOVE was still true
"FATHER, forgive them, for they know not what they do"
JESUS loves us so much, HE arose from the grave
And ascended to HEAVEN, the road is now paved
For all CHRISTians to join HIM in HEAVEN above
Until I read about JESUS, I thought I knew love
By Don Acree
February 3, 2003
#6
How many times(That was the title to my very first poem. Shameless Plug, I know. But please check it out) have you seen it. People think they know love. Whether you're a teenager or an adult, sometimes we focus too much on love from others. We think it's the end of the world or something when we go through a breakup. Or we may have love for someone, but they don't love us back. With JESUS, we don't have to worry about any of that.
JESUS IS LOVE! Focus on HIS LOVE and everything else will fall in place according to HIS WILL for your life. HE will never "breakup" with you. And HE will always LOVE you. You just need a little FAITH(like a mustard see) and PATIENCE(like Job). You will be BLESSED beyond measure(Beyond Measure. A Jeremy Camp song. Check it out sometime. Shameless Plug #2).
Well, until next time. Keep using THE "LIGHT" WORDS.
(Shameless Plug #3: If you're looking for CHRISTian clothing and accessories, please check out my Designs at Cafe Press(www.cafepress.com) under my store name Shake Off The Dust. I have over 100 Designs. Thanks!).
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
"THE LORD WIll Judge Us"(Poem #5)
Hello once again, my dear friends. I took a small sabbatical to recharge my batteries after the passing of my step grandmother, Dottie Peace. I knew her as MeMaw. She never called me step grandson, it was always grandson. She accepted me as her own and I'll never forget that. I mourn because I miss her. I cheer because she's in HEAVEN with JESUS. What a wonderful day that will be.
Now it's time for the next poem in the series. If you've read my testimony(if not, check it out. It's titled, "No Time To Panic!"), then you know I started writing CHRISTian poetry back in January 2003 and am still writing today. So with this ongoing blog titled, THE "LIGHT" WORDS, I started cataloging my poetry that GOD laid upon my heart. If you noticed the dates, this would be 5 poems written in January. They just came pouring out(after the Holy Spirit poured inside of me).
I've noticed that a lot of the poems are meant for me as well as others. I've written some that I knew didn't relate to me(and was still BLESSED by them), but GOD meant them for someone or they wouldn't be on paper, read in churches or posted in blogs.(And I have some small sermons/teachings in the works also, that I've never had on paper, read in churches or posted in blogs. I can't wait to share them.). So without further ado(wait, didn't we do that last time?)...
"The LORD Will Judge Us"
I could go straight to bed and dream all night long
About hurting the ones who've done me so wrong
I could hold grudges for the rest of my days
And never forgive them and hope they all pay
But I'm not the judge, I don't have the say
Because only THE LORD will judge us one day
Look in John Chapter Five, in Verse Twenty-Two
Only GOD'S SON will judge me and judge you
Read in Acts Chapter Ten, in Verse Forty-Two
That JESUS will judge and learn what HE'LL do
HE'LL judge all the living, HE'LL judge all the dead
So believe in THE BIBLE and all that it says
Once I die in this world, I'll open my eyes
And stand before JESUS and HE will decide
To send me to HEAVEN or send me to hell
The only two places a soul ever dwells
It's one or the other, there's no in between
There's no way around it, we will meet THE KING
And once HE decides, you can never turn back
HIS decision is final, it's a BIBLICAL fact
The sheep on the right hand will be with THE LORD
Forever in HEAVEN, it's the greatest reward!
But the goats on the left will be cast into flame
Forever in torture, forever in pain
So let go of revenge, let go of your hate
Don't be judgmental, give JESUS your Faith
To forgive everyone is so hard to do
But forgive them you must and HE'LL forgive you
By Don Acree
January 30, 2003
#5
Sometimes it's so easy to write the words about hell and what will happen there. But if we actually picture it, it's horrible beyond words. We definitely wouldn't joke about it. How many times have you heard an unsaved person joke about it being a party with the rest of the unsaved? It won't be a party! It's torture and torment. For Eternity. FOR ETERNITY!
I pray that if you're not saved, that you will take the time to find Romans 10:9-13 in the Bible and read it and accept JESUS CHRIST as your personal SAVIOR today, before it's ETERNALLY too late. Or find a BIBLE BELIEVING, JESUS teaching CHURCH this week and learn all you can.
If reading this leads you to being saved, please share it with me. I would to love hear about it!
So until next time, continue to use THE "LIGHT" WORDS!
Now it's time for the next poem in the series. If you've read my testimony(if not, check it out. It's titled, "No Time To Panic!"), then you know I started writing CHRISTian poetry back in January 2003 and am still writing today. So with this ongoing blog titled, THE "LIGHT" WORDS, I started cataloging my poetry that GOD laid upon my heart. If you noticed the dates, this would be 5 poems written in January. They just came pouring out(after the Holy Spirit poured inside of me).
I've noticed that a lot of the poems are meant for me as well as others. I've written some that I knew didn't relate to me(and was still BLESSED by them), but GOD meant them for someone or they wouldn't be on paper, read in churches or posted in blogs.(And I have some small sermons/teachings in the works also, that I've never had on paper, read in churches or posted in blogs. I can't wait to share them.). So without further ado(wait, didn't we do that last time?)...
"The LORD Will Judge Us"
I could go straight to bed and dream all night long
About hurting the ones who've done me so wrong
I could hold grudges for the rest of my days
And never forgive them and hope they all pay
But I'm not the judge, I don't have the say
Because only THE LORD will judge us one day
Look in John Chapter Five, in Verse Twenty-Two
Only GOD'S SON will judge me and judge you
Read in Acts Chapter Ten, in Verse Forty-Two
That JESUS will judge and learn what HE'LL do
HE'LL judge all the living, HE'LL judge all the dead
So believe in THE BIBLE and all that it says
Once I die in this world, I'll open my eyes
And stand before JESUS and HE will decide
To send me to HEAVEN or send me to hell
The only two places a soul ever dwells
It's one or the other, there's no in between
There's no way around it, we will meet THE KING
And once HE decides, you can never turn back
HIS decision is final, it's a BIBLICAL fact
The sheep on the right hand will be with THE LORD
Forever in HEAVEN, it's the greatest reward!
But the goats on the left will be cast into flame
Forever in torture, forever in pain
So let go of revenge, let go of your hate
Don't be judgmental, give JESUS your Faith
To forgive everyone is so hard to do
But forgive them you must and HE'LL forgive you
By Don Acree
January 30, 2003
#5
Sometimes it's so easy to write the words about hell and what will happen there. But if we actually picture it, it's horrible beyond words. We definitely wouldn't joke about it. How many times have you heard an unsaved person joke about it being a party with the rest of the unsaved? It won't be a party! It's torture and torment. For Eternity. FOR ETERNITY!
I pray that if you're not saved, that you will take the time to find Romans 10:9-13 in the Bible and read it and accept JESUS CHRIST as your personal SAVIOR today, before it's ETERNALLY too late. Or find a BIBLE BELIEVING, JESUS teaching CHURCH this week and learn all you can.
If reading this leads you to being saved, please share it with me. I would to love hear about it!
So until next time, continue to use THE "LIGHT" WORDS!
Saturday, June 1, 2013
"Talking With GOD"(Poem #4)
Hello Faithful Friends. I'm so glad you showed up for another installment of THE "LIGHT" WORDS. If you are here for the very first time, I'm glad you were able to come find this. I hope you hang around and became a Faithful Friend. I'm listing poems here that I started writing over 10 years ago and continue writing to this day. In order(And sometime in the near future, some short readable sermons). Hopefully it will show my growth and different writing styles and perspectives from when I started back on January 3, 2003 to where I'm at now. So without further ado(I first thought it was adieu until I looked it up. Adieu means farewell. That wouldn't be good to tell you bye when we haven't even started yet. Now the word ado doesn't look as fancy as adieu, but it will have to, uh, a-do):
TALKING WITH GOD
I'm talking with GOD when you see me in prayer
HE listens to me and shows me HE cares
By BLESSING this life HE holds in HIS hands
And teaching me life when I don't understand
I'm talking with GOD when a new day begins
I pray that HE guides me past all of the sin
GOD knows I'm not perfect and sometimes I fall
But I know GOD forgives me when HE hears my call
For GOD was made flesh in a miracle birth
GOD became JESUS and walked on this Earth
HE knows what it's like to walk by my side
HE bore all my sins on the Cross, then HE died
Therefore, GOD knows about all of my fears
HE'S endured all my pain, HE'S felt all my tears
HE left all the comforts of HEAVEN above
To experience my life, to show me HIS LOVE
Then after three days, HE arose from the grave
And went back to HEAVEN to prepare me a place
Where there's no more sorrow, no more crying
Where there's no more pain and no more dying
There will be no more darkness, no more night
And no need for the sun, for THE LORD giveth LIGHT
Living in HEAVEN for ETERNITY
I'll be talking with GOD, HE'LL be talking with me
But, I won't be alone, as the BIBLE doth tell
All the saved will see HEAVEN, all the rest will see Hell
So, if you're not saved, how long will you wait?
Start talking with GOD before it's too late
By Don Acree
January 27, 2003
#4
So please tell someone you love about JESUS today(Romans 10:9-13). What a wonderful BLESSING it is to lead someone to CHRIST. It never gets old! Have a BLESSED day and keep using THE "LIGHT" WORDS today. I bid you "adieu." 8-)
TALKING WITH GOD
I'm talking with GOD when you see me in prayer
HE listens to me and shows me HE cares
By BLESSING this life HE holds in HIS hands
And teaching me life when I don't understand
I'm talking with GOD when a new day begins
I pray that HE guides me past all of the sin
GOD knows I'm not perfect and sometimes I fall
But I know GOD forgives me when HE hears my call
For GOD was made flesh in a miracle birth
GOD became JESUS and walked on this Earth
HE knows what it's like to walk by my side
HE bore all my sins on the Cross, then HE died
Therefore, GOD knows about all of my fears
HE'S endured all my pain, HE'S felt all my tears
HE left all the comforts of HEAVEN above
To experience my life, to show me HIS LOVE
Then after three days, HE arose from the grave
And went back to HEAVEN to prepare me a place
Where there's no more sorrow, no more crying
Where there's no more pain and no more dying
There will be no more darkness, no more night
And no need for the sun, for THE LORD giveth LIGHT
Living in HEAVEN for ETERNITY
I'll be talking with GOD, HE'LL be talking with me
But, I won't be alone, as the BIBLE doth tell
All the saved will see HEAVEN, all the rest will see Hell
So, if you're not saved, how long will you wait?
Start talking with GOD before it's too late
By Don Acree
January 27, 2003
#4
So please tell someone you love about JESUS today(Romans 10:9-13). What a wonderful BLESSING it is to lead someone to CHRIST. It never gets old! Have a BLESSED day and keep using THE "LIGHT" WORDS today. I bid you "adieu." 8-)
Saturday, May 25, 2013
"I Pray For You"(Poem #3)
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...
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...
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!
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