BellaRose

They were really good You should keep writing!!! God bless you Arben

Hi Arben I am glad you liked the poem. When I write, I try to put myself in the shoes of other people and be the voice of those who cannot express themselves. I love to encourage, uplift and comfort people thru my poetry. God gave me the gift, so I use it for HIM and His GLORY Everything I write is from my own experience and journey with the Lord or I write about what i see and hear. I do not write about anything I do not understand or havent gone through myself Most of my poems are more like mini testimonies really. If you want to see some more of my writing click on the link below BellaRoses Garden I would love to read one of your poems Arden God bless thanx for your encouragement

I have written this poem to once again be the voice of many. As I have mentioned before, I don't write for the ninety nine, I write for the one who needs to be encouraged, uplifted, comforted and understood this is why I will keep sharing my heart and being transparent in my writing. Because someone out there, knows and has been through exactly what I am writing about. I too, have experienced what I have written here, which is why I can write about it But I was blessed to have those few in my life, who did, Just Listen to Me when i was going through times of healing and I dont know how I would have made it through without them. We all need that ear, we all need someone to listen But too many times in Christian circles, people are told what they MUST do and HAVE to do Sometimes people don't need answers They just need messages of HOPE When the valleys are dark, it is comforting to know there are a few ears that will take the time to listen and a few hands that are reaching for you when you need them The Christian walk was never meant to be a solo journey We need to learn to listen to each other and hold each others hands through trials, temptations and every circumstance To truly UNDERSTAND someone STAND next to them and help them carry the burden they are UNDER GALATIONS Ch 6 v 1 - 4 Carry each others burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ JUST LISTEN TO ME ___________________________________ Can anybody hear me? Are you listening to my desperate call? Can you help me Escape from behind these prison walls? I don

I have heard so many different things preached about the rapture Some have said that Christians will be raptured BEFORE the great tribulation and then others have said Christians will have to GO THROUGH it I dont know who to believe ... because each preacher backs up his or her teaching with scripture All I know is a few important things and I will remember.... To LOOK UP, keep my LAMP FULL, Keep MY EYES on JESUS, keep a short account with God and REPENT for my sin,TAKE up my CROSS, LIVE my life for Christ, be willing to DIE for Christ, STAND for the TRUTH, KNOW the WORD and keep it as a LIGHT unto my feet and a LAMP unto my path, know JESUS well as my SAVIOUR and LORD, SERVE Him faithfully, LOVE the LORD with all my HEART, SOUL, MIND and STRENGTH... and IF Jesus comes tonight...I WILL BE READY

I was reading LUKE 21 this morning... MMMMMMMM.. should we begin to LOOK UP? is our redemption near? Is the Coming of Christ just on the horizon? What do you all think? are these the SIGN of the TIMES? it will be interesting to see what becomes of this...

Luke 9 v 49 v 50

Luke 9 v 49 v 50 ___________________________

I will give an explaination to why i wrote this God has done amazing healing in my heart over the past 5 yrs. I was and have been very hurt in the church. My book, Rags to Righteousness, it tells the story of how i was so wounded as a girl in the church and how I found the LOVE of God. God has shaped, molded, healed and restored my once wounded and hardened heart. I will be really honest here... Some terrible things came out of my mouth, when God was bringing all my hurt, pain and unforgiveness to the surface I was wounded, but it still didnt excuse the terrible things i have said. God has taken all of it, as I laid it at His feet and asked for forgiveness for my bitterness and resentment. He has transformed my heart into a heart of LOVE instead of HATE It is a miracle in itself that i could write such an apology, but I really meant it. I thank God HE has changed my HEART The church which i have attended the past couple of years, hasnt helped things. My minister constantly bags out certain churches and has a go at certain preachers... In my spirit, I am greiving, because I do NOT agree with the way he is preaching. I havent sent the apology to my pastor as yet, because it kind of goes against some of the things he has preached. BUT I will do it! I am just so tired of hearing whats WRONG with the church.. There is plenty RIGHT with it too. Theres been enough talking....but not enough changing. SO... The changing will start with me The world will see JESUS in the church IF we start acting like HIM and do what HE asked and PRAYED for. Even on this forum, I hope we can demonstrate LOVE, PATIENCE and KINDNESS too, which I am so sure all of us will. I just had to apologise IF any of my poems came across as trying to tear down the BODY of CHRIST. I have been strongly influenced by a few people, including my pastor BUT i have seen the LIGHT!! praise God! and do NOT want to do that again. I want God to use me to BUILD UP, STRENGTHEN, and UPLIFT my brothers and sisters in CHRIST, but i will not stop challenging them, because we all should challenge eachother in our walk too. That is benifical, IF it is done in LOVE. Everything we do should be done in LOVE, otherwise we shouldnt do it at all.

MY APOLOGY TO THE CHURCH To my dear sisters and brothers in CHRIST, I will start by asking for forgiveness. Please forgive me for anything I have written in bitterness, anger or resentment against the church. I am truly SORRY. The Lord has shown me something and I have wept in repentance over it. I feel in my heart to share what HE has shown me. The verses of scripture He has shown me is found in Galatians Ch 5 vs. 14

PLAY NICE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One sunny afternoon a father was mowing the lawn. He stopped for a short break and went into the kitchen to refresh himself with a cool glass of water. He watched from the kitchen window as his two children were playing in the backyard. He noticed a scuffle breaking out between the two of them over a particular toy, then suddenly to his horror, he watched his eldest son pick up a piece of wood, raise it above his head and whack his little sister across the back with it. The father dropped the glass into the sink, and ran as fast as he could out into the backyard. He first picked up his daughter in his arms and comforted her. Assessing her wound he cared for her first and foremost. As he was wiping the streams of tears from her face, he glanced at his son with an expression of anger and said,

More Questions without Answers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have more questions I have questions, which I need The answers for My spirit is thirsty And my soul is hungry For so much more Why isn

GREAT ANSWERS !! thankyou keep em coming

QUESTIONS without ANSWERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have a few questions Do you mind if I ask them? Is the church following The GOSPEL of Christ Or the doctrine of men? Why doesn

REAL ISSUES NEED TISSUES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The wounds and hurts of our past Just don