No Distractions

Being intentional

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You’re Dead To Me

You’re dead to me As I lift my eyes unto the Lord Your virtual end overtakes me To bury you is to lose you Forever emerged; so deep How will I see you now? Through lonely window panes I will never be the same!

Though my heart breaks My soul calls your name Please don’t answer You are dead to me now I have put on the new Fighting the old The place where you dwelled The door has closed

Though I never asked for this Your soul collided into mine I was completely changed Eyes wide open My love for you excelled It created the perfect storm I knew not what had come All I felt was an eternal love

This love unlike any love felt before An undying love; I’m so afraid This love will outlast forever more I will bury you today But your soul is immortal It can’t die and it won’t go away If I could undo what is; I would But this runs deeper than it should

Then perhaps and maybe one day These thoughts will never go away Somehow you are already there Past, present and future Pretending to make away Living God’s will one step at a time I’ve prayed you disappear Thousands of miles away But I look up you’re still here

~Mel 11.20.16

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🎶Muted Sound 🎶

Words come Thoughts flow With raging swiftness Written down

Line by line Words jotted down Thoughts complete Muted sound

Oh how I yearn For just a harmony A few rhymes A song to sing

One day the music will Come together On blank pages Harmony will prevail

Till then only Will my words feel void Written down with Hollow sound

09.30.16 ~Mel

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“You Lead The Blind”

You lead when we can’t Your words speak for us You diminish the fear that grips us

The path of your greatness Your purpose instilled Our hearts sing to you Oh Lord! Oh Lord we cry out!

When we can’t take One more step The Enemy calls Give up; give up now! whispering in our ear

But- Rise up! Be still Your path made straight From the beginning of time Your life is mine Full of love & might

Restored, refreshed renewed Your name We bear; Loving well, lifting up praises We will never stop Praising your holy name

Our souls will rest in you leading every step We’re Never alone Along the way

Blind no more; Awakened soul Heart full of love Darkness changed to light Oh Lord we cry out & lift you up Forevermore

~Mel 09.30.16

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Blockades & Barricades

Blockades and Barricades The time is now Clock strikes midnight Unbound [confined no more]

Roadblocks and chains Your love shining through Pulsing through my veins calling my name [calling my name]

As the lights and glitter fades Reality of your love sets in Raising up your Holy Name Eliminate my pain [your holy name]

Nothing else matters; I’m found Coming into focus now Your vision calling So paramount [I’m found]

(clearing the way You make straight my path Guiding me home to stay)

Hallelujah my path is yours

~Mel 09.27.16

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Help Me Father

(I) Need to be strong Unbending; unshaken Solid rock by the shore Withstanding crashing waves

Holding everyone up Pushing through the storm Hurricane winds rages in Trying to knock me down

Can’t see; torrent rains Coming down on me Uncertainty rains Help me; I’m drowning in this sea

Too many requests; responsibilities I have nothing left to give My soul cries out Help me Lord, just one more day

My strength is failing fast Can’t breath; nothing left Darkness closing in Come Lord and carry me

Make it through; one more day Show me Father where to go How to lead; how to breath Show me who I’m supposed to be

~Mel 08.26.16

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So iced cold~

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"Clouds of Adversity"

It’s so easy to say Lay down your burdens Jesus takes your shame After the song is over We still face the rain Returning back to the same Enduring the pain

The guilt never quite goes away Even though they’re washed away Leave it at the cross His blood shed paid When is it okay to just be human? Weak, vulnerable, and sick When is it okay to just fail Admit to being nothing?

On the clouds of adversity We can’t stay and be oblivious Suffering, pain, disappointment None release the humanness The raw soul amongst it all I’m human; I feel, I hurt Sweetly broken until the day I die

It’s just easier to say; Turn people away; the burdens remain No matter how much I love My soul remains the same

~Mel

08.07.16

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“Turning Pages”

We turn the pages of our lives Slam shut chapters gone wrong Gently turn the pages of love Slowly creating stories strong

We believe we’re in control Handling the day to day Avoiding error and heartbreak But there is only One who knows

Our lives marked out year by year Events etched out in holy stone We’re led here and there Though ultimately going home

Our tears pave the only way We go blindfolded yet in full control Falsely we believe it’s our destiny Only to wake up in this cold reality

It’s not us who holds the key It Never was, no and was never meant to be The journey, not ours you see

The winding road ahead No one knows where it leads Bumps, hills and winding roads He will guide us as we go

~Mel 08.06.16

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"We can no longer run on sin because our engines have been switched over to another, superior type of fuel. We cannot run on that fuel and on the other at the same time. We cannot live from Christ and from sin." Dallas Willard

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Fighting Alone

When the days are long Sweat pouring down The glimmer of hope Fading fast

Reach out for love You’re sent from above A purpose greater than Yourself

When struggle is real flaming darts pierce your soul Striving takes a toll No longer able to feel

Reach out for love Know you’re sent from above A purpose greater than yourself

No one understands Trying to be a man Taking your own stand Striving to find your way

You need to reach out for love From a friend sent from above Purposed life greater than Yourself

Alone You find no rest Struggling to be the best No man can stand alone An island unto himself

God sends you love A message from above Wisdom to impart To comfort your ailing heart

~Mel 07.27.16

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"Unravel Me" This desert place I've been Wandering Hoping Clinging to your word Unravel me from the depths Of my sin Take me what I am Faltering Praying Clinging to your word Unravel my past My disappointments On my knees I fall Longing Imploring Untangle my soul Set my path straight You are the One The only one To love me Unconditionally Unravel me-- Unravel me-- ~Mel 07.25.16

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Evil Hearts Evil hearts they say Wicked in all its ways Leading us so far away From You How can we obey Understand and follow in your ways Wicked hearts we have So they say Searching out Your Word Hoping that they're wrong Finding proof that might lead To the truth Apostle Paul he said We will bear the fruit Of love and light Full of His goodness And joy Being saved by grace We will flow Fully in His love Bearing fruit Everywhere we go Matthew speaks to us Reminding us That we are the pure in heart Confidently We shall see our God By faith we are saved In light of His blood He holds our hand Cleanses our hearts Till the end Holy Spirit come Live in our hearts A home He found He Comes and teaches us All of His ways Redemption has come Wicked hearts no more A new life has be given buried; dead to sin Holy Spirit lives within 07.20.16 ~Mel Perplexed to believe that a redeemed soul would have an "evil" heart- Holy Spirit would not reside inside a non-regenerate heart that which is evil~ Hebrews 10:22 our hearts (believers) are sprinkled clean from a evil conscience... Any comments? Photo credit: http://hoodooartstudio.deviantart.com/

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Who am I? Who are you? You should know by now Almost forty-two And faintly not a clue You are everything to everyone But who are you? You're what (they) need Knowing exactly how to be What does your maker say What does he need you to be Who do you pretend to be Dig deep, look in and see A child of the one true King A branch grafted in the vine The conduit of Christ Justified and redeemed Called to be a saint Along with souls in every place You call upon the king of kings Carrying the name of Christ I'm God's workmanship Created to produce God's mighty works From now till the end of time I'm a light in dark places chosen for works all along Born for a specific purpose Singing a new song Who am I? I am the daughter Of the one true king Redeemed & sanctified 07.01.16 ~Mel

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"Honey Bee" Looking out at the reality of life God's intricate creations Swooning to those willing to hear Moving to and fro making waves A hustle and bustle life takes shape From winged birds, butterflies to honey bees and hummingbirds Mostly too busy for one to see. We're no different in the vast sea People moving to and fro Some stopping to say hello Mostly a plethora of moving parts Like the one interesting bee Wanting my sole attention Making himself presently known Among the hundreds of others Flying, crawling, back and forth This bee knows me calls Me by name- A bit reassuring that I'm not alone I'm seen in this ocean of emptiness Hello! How are you? Yes, I see you Am I loud enough for you? Look up from that book! I want your acknowledgment A simple validation, that's all As I set my book down (again) I say Hi; handsome one Please don't sting me! ~Mel 06.30.16

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"I Will" I will bring you out From under the chains From under the weight Of all your fears I will free you Redeem you I will catch you when you fall With an outstretched arm With my might and power I will call you out I will call you out I will take you And lead you I will save you from it all I am your God You free me Redeem me You catch me when I fall Take me Redeem me Save me from it all I trust you, I believe you I loved you through it all Exodus 6: 6-8 ~Mel 06.26.16