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Wednesday, April 09, 2008
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appreciating the storm
Appreciating the Storm
My mom would get so frustrated and upset with me and my daydreaming, she would say, “You always have your head in the clouds!” You know what? Those of us with our heads in the clouds are the first to see the rainbows.
I was driving down the road when the rain began pelting my ‘88 Delta 88. The rain was coming down so hard and fast that I was compelled to slow to a creeping 10 mph. What! Why? This is slowing everything down. This is wreaking havoc on my plans. I have places to go, things to accomplish in just a short amount of time. How could this happen now? Of course, I tried to reason with myself and lose the attitude. After all, the trees needed the rain. The grass had been turning brown and dry. Flowers were wilting. The rain was required. I was not terribly upset because of the downpour. The rain came down for a short half hour. I looked up and saw one of the most vivid rainbows I had ever seen. How many people did not even notice that rainbow. There were 120,000 people in town that day that saw the rain; and only a handful, I am sure, even took the time to appreciate the rainbow. Something good can always come out of the storm. If I had not seen the rainbow, I still would have noticed the greener grass in a matter of days. I thanked God for the rain as well as the rainbow.
How many people complained about the rain
and never took the time to admire the rainbow?
© christy bahr
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
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Life Begins
© Stephen Worthen
Life begins at 40,
That’s what some may say.
The moment born & breath begins
We live from day to day.
First a babe, then a child,
And on throughout the years.
A word is spoke, a smile is given,
We even shed some tears.
As life goes on the end draws near
Our steps begin to falter
Where e’er you say that it begins
I say life begins at the altar.
though i didn't write that one, i wanted to post it. we continually remind ourselves of our mistakes sometimes when we need only remember the cross. the altar. repentance. sometimes in today's religious world, we leave out and sometimes forget what repentance means. it's more than a confession...read proverbs 28:13. if my sins are hidden, let it be because they are on the altar and covered by the blood. let us forsake our sins.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
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You Set Me Free
You Set Me Free
©christy bahr
No words could ever truly express
The way I feel in gratefulness
For you have set me free
When the winds of doubt
Encompass me about
You speak your peace to me
When the bitterness of life
Tries to lure me into strife
You show me a better way
When the night seems so dark
And I search for a spark
You transform it into day
When questions blanket my mind
It is your peace I find
And I find you are all I need
Your truth has made me free
And You give me the victory
As long as your word I heed
When the mountain stands before me
Seeming insurmountable I see
It is nothing more than a small hill
For each new trial that tests my faith
You give me peace you give me grace
And my soul you fill.
whatever our souls need, whether courage, strength, encouragement God is able to fill us and not only transform us, but can also change the problems we face. Don't let the enemy lie to you and tell you that your problems are insurmountable. that the river has been raging too long and it's too deep and you can't walk on water....etc. when we can't walk on water, that's when He parts the sea.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
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BECAUSE HE LIVES
I know it has been a while since my last post. I ask forgiveness from my subscribers. I have been pondering on a thought for some time. I generally do not ponder on one too long before I write about it. A lot of people get asked what their favorite song is. When I think about that, I know I could never answer with just one song or even ten songs. I began to search my heart to find answers to the question I was never personally asked except in the form of "tell me everything about yourself" type emails (which I generally do not respond to). Of course, many people would list Amazing Grace as one of their all time favorites, and I would definitely have to include it into my top ten with no emphasis on what order in which it would land. Others might choose the hippest newest contemporary christian song out there, and I must say that I do like some of them that stir my heart and mind. One night while lying in bed, a song flooded my heart. It was the old hymn, "Because He Lives." I thought about all the songs that have been written since that song that elaborate on the hope of His resurrection. The fact that He is alive and not in a tomb, gives us the hope of a resurrection if that same Spirit that was in Christ abides in us. As the words played in my mind, I realized that song would have to be one of my favorites. Because He lives, I can face tomorrow....I can face anything life would throw at me because He lives. I can face any attack the enemy catapults at me. I can face the fear, the uncertainty, and the decisions of tomorrow because he lives. If He didn't live any other song on the christian charts would be meaningless. Life would be meaningless and hopeless. In life there were times I felt like tomorrow wasn't worth facing, and the words to that song would ring in my heart like an anthem. Because He lives, all fear is gone....He hasn't given us a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind. Because I know He holds the future....I had no future without him. I had no reason or meaning without him. I can rest assured that the future is secure in Him because he didn't stay in the grave. My life is worth living just because He lives...and in those moments when the enemy thought he had me and told me life was worthless, that nobody loved me and nobody cared and that there was no purpose or meaning to life, I could tell him he was wrong because my Savior lives. My life truly is worth living because of Him.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
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the greatest miracle
The Greatest Miracle
© Christy Bahr
The Lord heals blinded eyes
And makes the lame to walk,
Touches the broken hearted
Causes the dumb to talk
He walked upon the water
He even raised the dead
Greater things than these you’ll do
Is what he said
He multiplied the fish and loaves
Turned water into wine
When the people had the faith,
He met their needs just in time.
I dare say there are those
Who don’t believe in miracles today
I’m not convinced of such falsehood
For God is the same always.
In our ranks, we’ve seen the wounded
Walk away completely whole
Vitality restored when doctors believed
Cancer had taken its toll.
We’ve seen God take the brokenhearted
And restore hope again
Those that were wounded in their minds
Had found their heart’s best friend.
We’ve seen deliverance come to those
Who had been bound for years
Depression and sin had left them
In a seemingly endless stream of tears.
I know firsthand of His miracles
For I know how he set me free
I was so bound by bitterness and sadness
Because of the sin inside of me.
Of all his wondrous miracles,
The greatest is my sins washed away
When I asked Him for the truth
And then I chose to obey.
No matter the multitude of your sins
Or whatever your need is right now
God is a prayer answering God
And will work with miraculous power
christy_the_poet
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- Name: christy
- Country: United States
- State: Texas
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 5/5/2001
