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A dress

A dress, made out of a purple, shiny, beautiful piece of cloth
Fitting exactly right, like being specially made for me
A gift, out of the hand of the Father
As to the prodigal son, the ring and the robe
Anointing and authority, will be given to me
And even more, being His child, the apple of His eye
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
And forever, His eye will be resting, on me
Like Jesus to His bride, He says: beauty is what I see

02-04-07

Propetic word : A year of Transition

What will 2007 bring to our nation, the Body of Christ in America? What is the present word of the Lord for us? Many ministers are proclaiming the year of harvest, blessing, jubilee and many other things the upcoming year will bring. Can the Lord do more than one thing at a time? Most definitely, but I hesitate to put the Lord in a "box" in what He is about to do or can do.

I do know that there will be two distinct works done in God's people. The first will be for the majority of the Body of Christ who have been going on in their walk with the Lord as business as usual. The second will be for those who have been hearing the sound of the trumpet calling us to repentance, intercession, and to make themselves ready to be a Bride for the Lord. I am not trying to declare two classes of Christians, however; I am speaking of the separation that is happening right now in the Body of Christ between the wise and foolish virgins, those who are building their house on the rock verses those building on the sand. The separation Jesus spoke about in Mathew 24 where He declares,"Who is the wise and faithful servant who the Master finds working and the lazy and unprofitable servant.

A coat

One Sunday morning
The service came to an end
The offering collected, the blessing given
All in order the way it went

The moment of prayer seemed gone
And yet I asked: Lord, please grant me safety
Feeling locked up, a covering because of fear
Even afraid, to let God's love enter me

By grace, I received prayer
Inviting the Holy Spirit to flow through me
As He was showing how Jesus loved the rich youngster
Who failed to be the perfect one; just like me

As a little child, in a shop, with mother and a shop-girl
And two coats to choose between
I just couldn't make a decision

Outlook

Looking over the hills of Pennsylvania
All around, I see above me, the blue sky
Soft colours, farmhouses, horses and cows
And sometimes clouds, which are passing by

How wide is this landscape
Peaceful, the environment, to me
But it was the touch of the Holy Spirit
That brought rest on the inside of me

Praise to God, who all this has created
Who said it was awesome, that I was born
Making the latter better than the first
Renewing the places in which my soul was torn

27-09-06

Fear

Fear, you can't see it
You can't grab it, but it is there
Entering a room, filled with people
Something that is hard to dare

Fear pops up at various places
Even sitting in a special lazy chair
Called up tension, extreme unsavety
Having no control, sitting overthere

Father God, I need Your help to break this barrier
Need Your love, to chase this fear
Your guidance to walk in freedom
Only Your voice to hear

17-09-06

Future

Future, a word that should give hope and joy
To me, it seemed the other way around
School, work or even marriage
To relax, and enjoy life, was not to be found

Never achieving the goal of doing well
Always something missing, never good enough
Became like a negative perfectionism
I won't try anything anymore, it's too tough

On a conference, one brief moment, fear was gone
Only the presence of God the Father
Hope was born, a possibility to change was there
But events got only harder

God led me to another church
Fulfilling a wish from the past
To learn a spirit guided walk

Paradise

The sun is setting
Its light plays with the leaves
Between trees, there's a little pool
A deer is drinking, so quietly it breathes
For a sheer moment, paradise seems near
The singing of birds
The beauty of flowers
Green all around me
Above the sun, heaven appears

14-9-06

There

Surrounded, by friends
Enjoying their courtesy and respectfulness
Their willingness to listen
The love, with which they share

The image of hands held together
When saying thanks for the daily meal
It speaks of safety, belonging to
Part, of the Father's care

To see a father hug his girls
For they are special, in his eyes
It opens for a lot of tears
Forming the question: my place, is where?

When, shall be revealed, how to feel
The love of the Father for me
Or does He tell me how to look
Changing my eyes to see it's there

17-09-06

To be

I noticed some movements, in a tree
A soft rain was falling
Two squirrels were looking for food
And joyfully playing

It was fun, to see these creatures moving
The way they were made
And the Spirit spoke: be free to be
As you were created

There's no to slow, to silent or to different
Just be the one the Father made you to be
Knowing His heart that says:
You'll always be a daughter to Me

15-09-06

A new joy in the morning

There was a burden of negative,
Thoughts, feelings
I just couldn't get it of

My cry was:Lord, help me
I feel powerless in this
I need your hand right now

One day, early, during worship they sang:
It's a new joy in the morning
And it ministered to my heart

As in the day of harvest, joy came
God reached out for me
Negative just fled

21-08-06