General Chat for Fri, Aug 26
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What is this thread all about?
Just a place for general discussion. A place to unload whats on your mind and talk about anything - personal, health, help needed, achievements, daily highs and daily lows, theories, predictions and what have you.
Does not need to be Q related.
So yesterday's General Chat became a fertile ground of imagination for all the budding poets in GAW. Lets keep those creating juices flowing!
THIS
This, is where the water goes It’s where, It ebbs and flows
This, Is where I find myself Wandering, among the kelp
This is where I hide my dreams It’s where I find my sanity
This is where, I find reprieve This is where I dream
And I get lost within my thoughts I lose all track of time
It’s where the rockhound looks Among the kelp and sand
The sea, it hides great mystery And this is where the water flows And where I find myself
Yes, I get lost within my thoughts
And this is where I sing and pray Where I’d love to spend each day
Because It’s where I feel close and can converse With the mighty God who created the universe
He created all and called me by name
He showed me love when I was all alone He told me in him I was always home
So you see, the sea is where I find my peace
Where I can hear and see and feel released
Released from all my fears, my pain Released from struggles, arguments, worries and drains
Where I laid my dad and gram to rest And where I feel and find myself, I am blessed
That Day
You know you will never win But you’ll be here again
You will live, You will see that day You will see the day, You will see the day
Yes you will see that day,
So when the clouds, All dark and gray, Have settled low, And come to stay Blanket the sky, Darkness remains
And ripples form , Across the earth Deepest crevace, Mountains brought low The world begins to shake
Come what may, Yeah, You’ll be there You’ll be there that day
When Christ shall come, You’ll see his reign
You’ll be there that day, Oh what a glorious day
When the rocks cry out , And the saints walk from their grave Alive and well, Whole again, No decay
Yes, we’ll all be there, To join him on that day Cause we’ll be there, And we will see that day, that day Yes we will see that day
Make the wicked Fall
When your people cry to you O’ Lord Hear us when we pray
Lord hear us when we pray
When your people cry for justice Lord Hear us when we pray Hear us when we pray
Make the Wicked fall oh Lord
Let them fall upon their face In shame for their disgrace
Remove their scourge from on this land Remove this bitter taste
Remove them from the highest courts Make them fall right where they stand
Let them fall upon their swords Let them fall in shame
Let the demons try to run and hide
Let them shrink in fear Let them turn upon each other
When the people cry for mercy Lord Hear us when we cry O’ Lord Hear us when we pray
Lord Praise your Holy name Your name, your name Lord Jesus praise your name
When the righteous stand in Faith O’ Lord Lord hear us when we pray Lord, hear us when we pray
We cry for the children Lord And those who been deceived
For the ones that have suffered Lord At the hands of their tormentors
Lives taken, lost and used Many before birth Others taken from their homes
Lord make the wicked fall Oh Lord please make them fall
When sinners turn to you O’ Lord Hear us when they pray
Return the people ALL to you O’ Lord Lead them All to seek your face
In Jesus Almighty All Powerful Name I pray
Amen jWinters
Be Silent Be Still
Be silent, be still and listen for his voice
He speaks in many ways When we’re not making noise
Perhaps through a dream Or a gesture or letter from a friend
Maybe in our circumstance
But we just can’t pretend Not to hear, listen dear
You might feel it in a tug That pulls upon your heart
In the dead of night When you’re alone in the dark When sleep won’t come And your mind won’t stop
When he draws you to his word At the most random time
When you feel like you’ve been given The biggest task on the block
Or you might receive a warning Of a place you shouldn’t go Or something not to do
He’s there in the still and quiet When you’re not making noise
Will you sit still and listen Because you have the choice
Are you wholly in his word Spending time upon your knees
Cause that’s when you’ll realize That he’s in the in between
He has a higher calling And he calls upon his own
When things aren’t making sense And you’re on the longest trek
He’s got the road mapped out And the way planned ahead
So be silent and be still And listen for his voice
Where were You
Where were you When they cried out from the grave
Where were you When these little ones Needed someone to plead their case
Did you speak up Did you try to defend The lives they should have had
Or sit quiet while they met their bitter end
Their spirits will not be silenced Won’t you hear their plea
Listen and do something It’s up to you and me
They’ve been taken Like sheep to the slaughter But they were someone’s son or daughter
Did you stand up and fight, Life’s a God given right Knit together in the womb
Known by the Father, long before they would be born
A child, not a choice
Where were you They need you and me
They deserve to live Not be taken, torn apart or forsaken
Will you speak up, Will you listen
Can’t you hear and feel Their innocent cries and begs for mercy
Please love them and save them Don’t let them die and be forgotten
Where were you I scream, at the top of my lungs
Where were you When their lives were being taken
Did you stand up and cry out Use your voice where they cannot Or sit back, and let it happen
My voice won’t be silenced My heart won’t be stilled
Please, listen, hear, take heed and stop this ill will Save their hearts that would be stilled
We’ve been charged to protect them Love and not neglect them So where were you Where were you
Thrown away, And torn apart It breaks the Father’s heart
Where were you, Where were you
We are charged to protect them Be mighty soldiers to deflect the harm That would come
Where were you, Where were you
MY VOICE
My voice is but a simple one Tired of the lies, Just give me the truth
Ain't no sunshine where there is shame
Instead of flowers I've gotten rain
Evil frought against me, left without a fight
Going through the badlands, Not having seen, the way of right
As a bat minus eyes to see, Shielded from truth and light, Of what is and what could be
Never stood ground against what I didn't know,,
Could not see Yet felt darkness, there before me
Blocked at every turn, Kept from my purpose
Silent without a voice, Til the Lord spoke my name
He said "Stand up, stand your ground, What is happening I will not tolerate,
These are my people, this is my land"
I asked, for wisdom that I would know, For discernment that I could tell,
That the veil on my eyes be removed, For empathy to feel others pain
Then I looked about and saw, Grief and pain and evil about
Not that I should sit idly and quietly by, But that I stand and speak
He told me "speak it loud, speak it clear, Yours is not to accept and retreat,
STAND your ground, DO NOT back down, SPEAK truth and right,m When evil and darkness come against you, Say it louder, call my name,
though they try to silence you, they will NOT SUCCEED
They may imprison or take your life, Yet your reward for truth, lies in me,
Your physical being is merely a vessel in this world Your eternal lies with me,
Should they silence you, I will bring more,
Now Go, reach all you can, For the hour is late, I am coming soon,
My army will come to clean and glean, For the harvest is plenty,
Now GO, and SPEAK"
j Winters
I’ve been there, I know what you’re going through
I felt darkness most cannot understand It began when my family ended
As a little girl of seven Torn between two parents
Who liked to pit her against each other When in my teens severe depression began
I began having the worst ever mood swings Not ordinary teen angst
But a much darker lethal kind Always accused by my mother of using drugs I never did
Responsibility piled heavily on With no trust or freedom given
The darkness clouded my eyes beginning then And only continued on
I tried to end myself slowly with starvation Then a diagnosis of bipolar 2 came at 19
Following an end I tried to claim It didn’t work thankfully
You see, I gave my life to Jesus As a young girl of five He has saved my life since many times
How I knew at that age what I was doing was a miracle in itself, but I did, I truly did
I saw many year off and on with periods. of literally visual and emotional darkness When it was bright outside and warm outside I saw dark haze through clouded eyes
Tried a couple more times in vain To escape physical and emotional pain
God has had his hand on me Through broken bones and back and now excruciating sciatic pain
I now have 5 & 7/8 Grand babies, #6 arriving soon I know and love and wouldn’t trade This experience for the world
To be here for them, to love and hold And watch them grow Is worth all the pain in the world
So I’ll stay on my crazy roller coaster ride Til God says I’m done
Cause he’s told me many times There’s much more work Yet to be done
And my reward will be many days in the sun
Lord reveal your mighty hand
Lord reveal your mighty hand Display your writing upon the wall
Make it so the whole world sees Let it be before us all
Lord, make it known Lord, make it seen
Let evil shrink and hide, Make the wicked fall
Let them run and try to hide, Let them show the world their own disgrace and turn upon each other let them fall upon their swords
Bring the sinner to their knees in utter humility Soften, turn hearts to you
Open eyes, ears, hearts and minds
Lift and mend the broken, heal the sick and help the poor
Lord set the captives free, those imprisoned wrongfully
Show them your mercy, love and healing grace
Lord make it known Let your people all rejoice, sing and shout the victory
Let us lift our hands in praise and cry out your Holy name
Let us hear your voice aloud Let us hear above the storm
Lord make it known, Lord please make it known
So many men have turned away They have wandered far from home
They haven’t heard the truth Oh Lord Or the pieces just got torn
So many ways divided Lord Open hearts and ears and homes Lord, make it known
As the seed that’s sown on rocky soil Gets choked out by the thorns
We greatly need your help dear Lord Let us see, Lord, make it known Lord, make it known
Let the truth be seen Oh Lord Open eyes in wonder That the blind may seen
Show your signs and wonders Lord For all the world to see
Lord, make it known Make it known, make it known, make it known Make it seen, Lord Jesus, make it known