Amy S.

How do I begin, where do I start
To put into words, the feelings in my heart
I love you as a sister, a dear and trusted friend
I’ll be there in joys, sorrows, and when you’re on the mend.

As I’m on this spiritual walk,
I’m thankful for you cause we can talk.
You always have time and energy for me,
When I’m struggling to clearly see.

I love you for everything you are,
You challenge me to “raise the bar”
God put us together in ministry,
And I’m as thankful as I can be.

Honoring God

If what you have doesn’t meet your need,
Be wise enough to turn it to seed.
Plant it and water it every day,
With faith in your heart and the words you say.

For God wants our life to be abundant,
That’s the reason His Son was sent.
To give us a joyful life of victory,
That we would live to bring Him glory.

So honor Him in all you do,
And His strength will see you through,
There’s blessings on the other side of pain
The joyful life is ours to gain.

Keep your eyes focused on Him
Don’t let your vision turn within.

12 Steps to Abundant Living

To “work the steps” the first time shows,
How far I have yet to go.
But, without the Lord walking me through
There isn’t much I can do.

With Him, is where I can be strong,
To really look at what is wrong.
And to realize how far I’ve come,
The “pit” He delivered me out from.

Step One, I realize the power I lack,
To get “the monkey” off my back.
It took the work on Step Two,
To know this is something I can’t do.

Step Three requires giving up control,
Turning over my life and soul
To my Lord who knows it all
With Him, I can tear down my wall.

Step Four is one that’s hard for me,
My character defects, I have to see,
My strengths I have to look at too,
With Jesus, this step, I’ll get through.

Step Five, I take my list from step four,
And reveal myself, down to the core.
To God, myself and someone I trust,
For healing this confession is a must.

Step Six to be willing from within
To let go of my defects and sin.
Step Seven; God, my mind renew,
Transform me to be like You.

Step Eight, I list those I’ve hurt,
And I pray not to feel like dirt.
Again, I need a willing heart,
To make amends and do my part.

I make direct amends to those people in Step Nine
After I do, I really feel Christ’s love shine.
Another personal inventory is Step Ten,
I feel like I’m doing step four again.

Step Eleven, I make Jesus my best friend
Pray for His will and strength to send
Step Twelve, I’m on fire to spread the news
So that others can experience Him too.

Discipline

I don’t want to live my life in sin,
But, I’m having a hard time with discipline.
I do the things I don’t want to do,
And don’t do the things I want to.

To die to self and pick up my cross,
All I have gained, to count as loss,
Is the hardest thing I’ll ever do,
But God’s my strength, He’ll see me through.

I’m slowly gaining confidence,
With this journey to obedience.
Walking through the desert, I won’t groan,
Because I know I’m not walking alone.

I have a Savior who holds my hand,
And leads me to the promised land.
Pressing forward, forgetting the past,
Thank you Lord, I’m free at last!!

Emmaus Walk

Journeying down the Emmaus road,
Jesus joined me to share my load.
And though my eyes recognized Him not,
He was the Savior that I sought.

With Him, my troubles, I openly shared,
Gentle eyes and tender words showed me He cared.
He explained the scriptures, beginning to end,
So that I could easily comprehend.

As we walked, I listened and I learned,
Within me, I felt my heart burn.
Later He took the bread and it was broken,
Then I recognized Him, my eyes were open.

He walks with each of us every day,
It’s up to us the role He will play
Master, Savior, Shepherd and friend,
He’s everything to me, with Him there’s no end.

Intimacy

“Into me see” creates real fear,
For it will reveal all I hold dear.
Searching inside me with a flashlight,
All my dark corners being brought into sight.

Don’t know if it’s past hurts left unhealed,
That makes me want to keep my heart sealed.
Or if it’s love for myself that I lack,
That causes me to keep holding back.

If just for a moment I could see,
Myself the way that Jesus sees me.
What an amazing awakening it would bring,
To see the righteous child of the King.

To personally experience that awesome love,
And gentle peace that comes from above.
My life would never be the same
Being flooded with love in Jesus’ name.

He Still Can Move a Stone

Easter 1997, what does it mean to me?
Two thousand years ago, Jesus died to set me free.
God in human form crucified on the cross,
The blood of the Lamb shed for me, was the cost.

God sent His Son to die, so we could live,
This is the ultimate gift He could give.
Why did He do this I sometimes wonder?
So we’d no longer have “the law” to live under.

We have free will, we’re given a choice,
We have thoughts, decisions and opinions to voice.
We’re given life or death to choose,
One we win, the other – we lose.

Things were made simple when Jesus came,
We’re now saved by grace, not the works we claim.
He gave a new commandment that was simply to love,
Our neighbor as ourselves and with everything God above.

He died a death like that of a thief,
His mother and John watched in their grief.
They laid Him in a rich man’s grave,
So all us sinners could be saved.

And with His resurrection, Jesus went home,
To sit with God on the right hand of the throne.
Throughout this land He wants it to be known,
Trust Him with our lives, He still can move a stone.

God’s Puppet

“I surrender all” is what I sing
But am I willing to be God’s puppet on a string?
To let go of all my fear and to trust,
To be obedient to the Spirit, it’s a must.

Months ago, on the altar, I put my shoes.
To signify that what He says, I will do.
Since then, my life has not been the same,
I’m no longer playing that old fleshly game.

The Lord is continually working with me,
Floating things to the surface for me to see.
Then we work on the issues together,
My character defects, He helps me to sever.

He’s pouring out the old and filling me with the new,
The pain that accompanies it, He helps me with that too.
He’s truly my Master with a plan for my life
To ease my burdens and rid me of strife.

My sins are gone, as far as the east is to the west,
In my Heavenly Father’s arms, I have finally found rest.
I’m dying to self, becoming a new creature in Christ
Because before He knew me, He died to pay the price.