Author: Marie Fitts

The life rope you’ve been given
May seem loose with slack
Soul’s anchored to ME drift slightly
Before MY taut line pulls them back

The “WILL” that you’ve been given
Allows hearts and minds to drift FREE
Just how far you let your rope go
Is up to you… not ME

MY SPIRIT within will give you a tug
Prompting you to return to ME
For “I AM” THE ANCHOR for every soul
“I AM”, THE HOLY TRINITY

Satan plays tug of war with every heart and mind
Trying desperately to pull you off course
The life line you’ve been given from ME
Is all about “THE CHOICE”

“I AM” THE ONLY ANCHOR for the soul
Tied to ME, you are planted and secure
“I AM” THE STRONGHOLD for every believer
Anchored to ME you can be assured

That I will not leave you or forsake you
Your name is written in THE LAMB’S BOOK OF LIFE
For “I AM” THE BRIDEGROOM for every believer’s heart
I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE!

Today’s post was inspired by a recent sermon entitled “Separated For The Better” by Joel Osteen, Pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, TX.

When we are facing difficulties, remember God is working on our behalf
He separates our dysfunctional parts, winnowing our “good grain” from our “chaff”
The threshing floor is meant to refine us, it’s not meant to be a permanent place
Stay in peace in the fire of affliction, the threshing floor refines our faith

In affliction, we’d prefer God to change our situation
Yet, God wants the situation to change us
The threshing floor leads us to the fullness of our destiny
And onto the path of the righteous

There are times we need to be stripped of our weakness
Rid of our insufficiency and lack
This separation is part of God’s preparation
Not usually seen…until looking back

The Lord refines and prunes us to bear “good fruit”
But he will never cut us back out of season
We are refined to shine and pruned to bloom
The Threshing Floor has no other reason

Psalm 1:1-6 (NIV)

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Languid space and time
Slow, deliberate, moments
An uncontrolled vapor

Compressed under pressure
Condenses when filled
Evaporates when wasted

There is a powerful plan of Salvation
A prepared place for us to go

Where everything that we long for
Upon us will be bestowed

We’ll receive a personal escort
Into the Heavens on that day

When Jesus Christ returns for His Church
And all Believer’s sorrow is washed away

Yes, Our Lord is entirely majestic
He is able to do all things

And we will live in perpetual fellowship
In the shelter of His wings

We do not belong to the night
We are all sons of the day
We do not belong in the darkness
We follow Jesus… who is The Way (1 Thessalonians 5:4 (NIV))

The Truth and the Life (John 14:6)
For The Lord is our lamp (2 Samuel 22:29)
And turns darkness into light
Yes those who follow Jesus

Will never
Walk in darkness
But will have
The light of life

Our God will guard the feet
Of His faithful servants (1 Samuel 2:9 (NIV))
But the wicked will
Be silenced in the dark

So be careful to do
What The Lord God has said
Do not turn aside (Deuteronomy 5:32 (NIV))
To the right or to the left

Walk in obedience
To all The Lord God commands
So that you may live and proper
In the land that you possess (Deuteronomy 5:33 (NIV))

About times and dates (1 Thessalonians 5:1 (NIV))
We do not know
The Lord will come
Like a thief in the night

But you my brothers and sisters (1 Thessalonians 5:4-5 (NIV))
Are not in darkness
No, You are all
Sons of the Light

Today’s post was inspired by the Sermon Notes of Dr. Charles Stanley, entitled: Those Feelings of Inadequacy
(In Touch Ministries, Intouch.org)

I can relate to those feelings of inadequacy
Because they have been hanging around and bothering me
Most all of my adult life they’ve been in the way
Of the confidence I carried in my younger days

Because I used to believe I could conquer the world
There was no goal I couldn’t reach in my dreams as a young girl.
But I became consumed with what “other people think”. And the confidence I once had, began to shrink. I critiqued my every move, because they were watching me and I gave into those feelings of inadequacy.

They were telling me things like “You’ll never measure up!” The path I’d envisioned became rocky and rough. A faint whisper said “Your family is from the wrong side of the tracks, with no Ivy League education or Trust Fund in tact!”

The boss’s comment: “We’ve hired way too many rednecks, we need someone more polished!”

And In retrospect, I believed his condemning words were really pointed at me, mocking the humble beginnings of my Family Tree.
Yet even Gideon’s humble beginnings made him doubt his ability, though anointed by God to deliver Israel from her enemies. And Jeremiah was called by God to be a Prophet, yet he claimed he didn’t know how to speak. And Moses lack of eloquence was an obstacle when God called him to go before Pharaoh to speak.

And I too had allowed my feelings of inadequacy, to shape my thoughts and make me believe, that I could never become that girl I dreamed I’d be.

Because I doubted God’s promise to finish what He called me to do. And that He’d given His Holy Spirit to see me through.I felt defeated with every failure and praise didn’t lift me up. A poor self-image from comparison to others were the feelings that filled my cup.

But when we let insecurities rule over our lives, there will always be something missing. We won’t be able to sense The Lord’s almighty power… or the fullness of His blessing. Because The Lord isn’t looking for people who measure up to His calling. He is looking for souls just like you and me. And He will use us in our weakness, and dispel those feelings of inadequacy.

So remember, God’s calling is irrevocable. Condemning voices do not have a say. When you keep your tent pitched in the land of Hope, those feelings of inadequacy will go away.

The Word of Forgiveness: Continue reading “The Word Of Triumph”

Lord I long
To see Your Majesty
When You come back
To earth in Grace

I long to see
The wonders of Your Glory
I long to meet
You face to face

I long to see the Heavens
Open up in splendor
Thunderous clouds
Unveil dazzling light

When Glory reveals
Its Majesty
To the sons of darkness
And of the night

For those who
Live in darkness and
Turned away from
The Savior’s Love

Will see Glory on
The captives in His train
When His Spirit descends
On believers like a dove

The dead in Christ
Will rise first from the earth
Dry bones lifted from the grave
With great care

And then all those
Who’ve died to self…will rise
And meet the Lord Jesus
In the air

Can you imagine
This heavenly army?
Every Generation
Of Believer…in tow

Standing firm on The Rock
The Lord Jesus
As Angelic Trumpeters
Begin to blow

Their mighty horns
Call the world to battle
Darkness then will
Bow down to The Light

Children who never feared
The Lord God Almighty
Will know
The true meaning of Fright

With one breath Christ defeats
The lawless one’s army
All wrongs are instantly
Made right

For our days have already
Been ordained
By The Lord God
Who gave us life

He gave His word
To all who would believe
And free will
To choose Him…if we like

So I share my faith
Of the God I believe in
Introducing those who may not
Know His name

I pray that those
Who have forsaken Him
Be given a second chance
To do the same

So they too will
Understand this longing
I feel deep
Inside my heart

And they will rise
With us
In His Glory
And never be apart

From the Saving Grace
Of Jesus
His unconditional love
On believers bestowed

I pray this longing
In every hardened heart
I pray the Lord Jesus they soon
Come to know

And that all would turn
From sin and repent
For He wants none to perish
In the Lake of Fire

But to live eternity
In His Presence and
For this to be their
Only longing and desire

You are not forgotten
Though you live enchained
For sinful deeds committed
Christ still loves you just the same

As He loves those of us “on the outside”
Some have done far worse… that’s true
Committing what should have been punishable deeds
Yet, are allowed to walk freely through

This Life…

While you sit inside a cell
Why the punishment doesn’t
Fit every sin?
Is not for me to tell

But I do believe a life confined
Allows time for contemplation
That God’s “chosen”… may not have ever used
Were it not for the incarceration

God has a plan for each of us
The ones He’s called, ones He foreknew
“Who are The Called” …some may ask?
I believe, “It’s Me and You!”

What a great opportunity
To use confined time
To paint God’s word
On your heart

Ask The Holy Spirit
To reveal His “knowledge”
Ask for His “wisdom”
As you read to impart…

The Gospel

To those around you
Who are thirsty
To the souls who are
Dry and parched

God can use you even
In confinement
For we each play a
“SPECIFIC PART”

Your role is not forgotten
You’re not just an “extra” to the scene
He forgives “ALL” who repent
Filthy hearts… He washes clean

For “ALL” have sinned
Falling short of His glory
We’ve trampled over the
Commandments He sent

None are worthy
To stand beside Him
Or to be allowed
In His Holy presence

This sinner was compelled
By His Spirit
To pray for you
Time and again

Knowing Jesus
Loves “Unconditionally”
He died for
“Unpunished” and “Imprisoned” Sin

Motivate a change in my attitude
From fear to unlimited faith
As I remind myself that I serve a Great God
Help me to know that it takes

Me thinking like a Dynamic Servant of God
Because I am exactly what I think
And I will not conform to this fallen world
That stands ever close to the brink

Of Destruction…

So I will turn my ears
To His words of Knowledge
Apply my heart
To His every instruction

To the voice of God
My thoughts are be active and open
God did not call me
To a life of destruction

For I can do all things
Through Christ who strengthens me
Just like
His apostle Paul

Proving His good, perfect and pleasing will
Works in me and
I will not
Fall