Be Still the Dawn
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Be still and know God as Jesus saw God, His almighty Father.
Remember Jesus’s words to His disciples.
Matthew 19:26 says, “Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.’”
Seek God and Jesus, for they are perfect love.
King of Kings
He who is perfect goodness,
From whom we are all so imaged,
Yet one we’ve never seen,
And we long to see His visage.
He’s the perfect love at first sight,
Who validates our very thoughts.
If He appeared this very day,
We’d easily feel unkempt in knots.
For we know we’re really messy
On the inside and outside,
Seeking to be dressier
With moral traits we do not hide.
As if life is a journey
To reclothe and redress,
Transform messy into dressy,
A royal blessedness.
To stand a royal and regal stance
That can’t be paralleled,
Not even by our kings and queens
Before us who have dwelled.
Except for His Son, Jesus,
Who is also a King of Kings;
Praise we repeat with devotion,
Resound in songs we sing.
“King of Kings,” we echo.
“Lord of Lords,” we sing.
Clothe and dress me in righteousness
That outshines any diamond ring.
Even the rings between bride and groom
Are expressing their souls’ undying love;
But the only perfect eternal love
Is given from Him above.
From day of birth to day of death,
He knows each and every one.
From crown of head to tips of toes,
His image breathed in daughter and son.
For this very reason,
God perfects perfect love;
For His love for you preceded
His creation of you from above.
For you and I were once but dust,
And to dust we shall return;
Like Adam and Eve who wore fig leaves,
They reclothed to repent in turn.
Aware of wrongdoing,
They realized they were naked;
So they sought to cover a mistake
For the apple they had tasted.
Don’t we all seek a royal dress
To cloak the knots of sin?
But realize God untangles those knots
And that’s where we begin.
In God’s Hands
God will do what God will do,
Forge what He intends,
Even though the human mind
Not always comprehends.
He will provide, make a way,
Connect the past to present day,
Pave future roads when we feel lost
To pay the debts of yesteryear cost.
He knows our human nature—
To live by sight, not trust.
He wants to turn those words around
So hopes don’t turn to dust.
Behind the scenes, He does fight
Like a warrior with great might,
Shepherding any single sheep
That runs with delusion, loses sleep.
For He cares so deeply with nestling hands that save,
Inviting those who doubt to seek when they’re not brave.
God will remind us all, “Do not be afraid.”
He will not separate from His people He has made.
The best part of all is that we act, and we go to our Father’s feet. We kneel and pray. Whatever hurts or concerns we have, we offer them up to our Father, as we have so much to say.
Father, Take Thy Cup
Some see the cup half empty,
While others see it half full.
Are you one of those tempted persons
Who feels pressured by drag and pull?
When you focus on your worries,
You create more fret, not less.
The sheer weight of fret alone
Will cause your soul to digress.
You’d like to fill the cup and your life
Up to its very rim,
Even wishing for an overflow
In a preference to be full, not slim.
Or maybe you’ve packed your life so tight,
Like brown sugar smashed with a spoon,
That you feel no breathing room,
And you’ll burst like an over-inflated balloon.
Either way you describe it,
Anxiety is consuming you.
So drink from a cup of blessings
To realize God is seeking you.
You’ll start to see fill and fulfill are really not the same
And that you have been spinning around in quite an endless game.
So cast your emptiness and tightness to the One who is truly endless.
God is infinity and beyond. He created His world so tremendous.
Our Father will take any cup,
Your cup and all you have to bear.
He will never deny your reach and stretch
But return comfort beyond compare.
“Father, take thy cup
That I offer today.
Hear these very words
As I kneel and pray.”
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On the seventh day, God rested. God was still. In stillness, God blessed his creations.
Psalm 100:3 - Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Have you ever walked on a sandy beach searching for a perfect conch shell? The one you hold up to your ear to hear the relaxing ocean waves rolling to the shore.
Without God, we would not have pebbles and stepping stones to trod, nor beautiful seashells to seek and find. God placed his love in the sand, in the seas, in the skies, in valleys, in mountains…Everywhere. Do you sense Him?
Be Still the Dawn takes you on a journey to feel and know God’s presence. Through poetic devotions, you are invited to be still and hear God’s calling. His whispers are as sweet and soothing as the wonderful message heard inside a conch shell.
Be still and know Jesus. He is with you in your hurting and happy place. That place is all one in the same; it just feels different at different times. Let Jesus dwell in your heart as you experience your ‘gift of life.’
Be Still the Dawn also invites you to be still and to know yourself and others more deeply. It instills principles of faith, hope, and love to improve your quality of life and relationships with others.
Are you ready to be still and take an inspirational journey?
“Inspirational. Motivational. Poetic.
Making Choices in God’s Wilderness.
Experiencing Growth in Green Pastures and Still Waters.”
About the Author
Diann Marie Farnsley envisioned writing a poetic memoir to fulfill her dream of imparting insightful and inspirational messages to others. Diann’s goals are to engage others spiritually and to instill the realization that God will shepherd His sheep along the right paths for His name’s sake. Diann is a native of Pennsylvania and currently resides along the coastal shores of Florida.