It's Ok, Jesus Loves You Anyway!
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It's Ok, Jesus Loves You Anyway!

  1. 38 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

It's Ok, Jesus Loves You Anyway!

About this book

Guilt! Shame! Embarrassment! These are the three most powerful reasons why people feel their sins are unforgiveable. Intellectually, Christians know God forgives, but emotionally, they won't accept self-forgiveness. Why? They confuse temptation with sin. Some people say, "If I were a good Christian, I shouldn't be tempted!" Wrong! Paul wrote extensively in Romans 7 about his internal struggle between the flesh and the spirit. These poems offer a unique way to address the conflict between the heart, soul, mind, and spirit. So, forgive yourself, because Jesus loves you anyway.

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Information

Publisher
Resource Publications
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781498219204
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Religion
1

Divided Heart

What is this battle frenzy in my heart?
Where did it divine its dividing art?
First, I want to, and then I donā€™t.
Then I do, while crying, ā€œI wonā€™t.ā€
How does it position me skillfully so?
Why wonā€™t its fiendish grip let me go?
I see. I want. I devour.
Time matters not, nor the hour.
Yet, in sacred conscience, another I see.
There is a caring second side of me.
That which denies self, placing others first,
That part of me which offers a cup of water to quench a thirst.
Then, I witness the nature dark, pursuing wholeheartedly
That which feels good, but makes me cry despondently.
What will liberate me from this cursed torment?
How can I escape its torturous soul-crushing bent?
Perhaps if Iā€™d been honest about my initial thought,
It would not have lured me into temptationā€™s covert haunt.
If only I had listened to the former true voice calling,
Warning there is a deep, round, black caldron boiling,
I would not be embroiled in this mess Iā€™m in,
And have to account for the consequences of my sin.
2

Who Deserves Angerā€™s Flame?

Why do my legs hasten to forbidden, costly doors?
Why do my feet cross thresholds, dark and dim by the score?
Why do my arms hungrily and eagerly embrace?
Greedily succumbing to pleasureā€™s beguiling disgrace?
What makes my hands burn like fire?
Why do they ravenously grasp with thoughtless passionā€™s desire?
What makes me do what I swore only moments ago I would not?
What numbs sinā€™s choice with less guiltless thought?
Surely my vision has not blindly betrayed,
Creating an illusion my fickle heart has made.
Can I not trust words, sweetly luring,
Promising a rose-colored future enduring?
If honest about my soulā€™s predicament,
Perhaps itā€™s me, not others to whom I should direct angerā€™s b...

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. 1: Divided Heart
  5. 2: Who Deserves Angerā€™s Flame?
  6. 3: Hungerā€™s Cure
  7. 4: Doubtā€™s Darkness
  8. 5: Alone?
  9. 6: Never Satisfied
  10. 7: Internment
  11. 8: A Flag to be Unfurled
  12. 9: Lost in Darkness?
  13. 10: The Beginning of Wisdom
  14. 11: The Beginning of Understanding
  15. 12: Where have I seen these Eyes before?
  16. 13: Fruit on a Vine
  17. 14: Pride Blinds
  18. 15: Beyond Self
  19. 16: In the Grip of Vice
  20. 17: Godā€™s Love
  21. 18: How I live
  22. 19: Crimson Stain
  23. 20: What is Sin?
  24. 21: Humility
  25. 22: Choices
  26. 23: Salvation
  27. 24: Jesus Loves You Anyway