BELOVED

"What is it that troubles you, Beloved?"
     Lord, I feel so inadequate in this salvation...my salvation.  I feel like so many of my steps are mis-steps...so unsure and hesitant.  And even when I feel sure, there is still doubt.

"Do you trust me, Beloved?"
     Sometimes I think I do.  I mean, most of the time I do.  I know for sure I don't trust myself.  Sometimes I am so overcome with my need for your help.  I feel one wrong move and I will fall back into the madness you delivered me from.

"Do you believe I love you?"
     I do.  I'm not quite sure how I've come to know this for certain, but I do.  I feel your love all over me and moving specifically in my heart.  For the first time my heart is touched and stroked by a peaceful breeze. 

"Do you choose me, Beloved?"
     I do.  I know that for certain.  My desire is to live for you, to know you, to stay in constant fellowship with you.  I need you for my life to have hope and meaning.  I have always felt lost without you.  I need you, Lord.  I can not live without you.  My life would be unbearable again without you.  You are my ONLY choice.  There is no other choice than to choose you. 

"You're doing fine, Beloved."

Lord, I love you.

LIBERATION

FREEDOM FROM THE RULE AND REIGN OF SIN!!

Romans 6:14 

 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

FREE TO LOVE AND BE LOVED

 FREE TO LOVE AND BE LOVED

Lord, I love you!

I am free to love you

without fear of

being misunderstood,

being mistaken,

being mishandled,

being mistreated or

being misused.

Lord, you love me!

I am free to be loved by you

without fear of

disappointment,

disenchantment,

discontentment,

dissatisfaction,

disillusionment or

dismissal.

I am free to love

and

be loved by you!

copyright 2010 Groshonda McDonald

WHY I WRITE

Why I Write

I am writing for

my salvation,

for my motivation,

for my life.

My pen is my flashlight

that makes visible my soul.

Words I place

on this paper,

fill my spirit's

empty spaces

and repairs,

one by one,

each and

every hole.

Psalm 45:1 

My heart is stirred by a noble theme.

As I recite my verses for the King,

my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

World Peace

EVIDENT

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SUBMIT AND SURRENDER

Lord,

NO FEAR IN LOVE belongs to you.

My poetry is Your gift to use, to promote Your name,

to expand Your kingdom, to edify Your body. 

I am Your vessel, willing, obedient, and available to You,

with ears to hear, eyes to see and a heart to serve. 

Guide and direct me.  My footsteps are to be ordered by Your Word.

I trust You!  I trust You!  I trust You!

I seek and follow after Your wisdom. 

I seek and follow after Your peace.

You are my source of 

JOY,

ENERGY,

INSPIRATION,

ZEAL,

COURAGE,

BOLDNESS,

WAITING,

STRENGTH,

ENCOURAGEMENT,

COMFORT,

and

MOTIVATION.

Your faithfulness, righteousness, holiness, and mercy

 are the objects of my

PRAISE

and

WORSHIP.

I belong to you with ALL that I am.

In Jesus' Name I pray,

Amen.