Showing posts with label Denial of Self. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denial of Self. Show all posts

Monday, October 17, 2016

Heaven Awaits Servant-For-The-Savior Corps!





I Had Always Aspired To Be A Servant!
A Faithful Servant Of The Living God
Ready
Willing
AND
Able To Do His Bidding
For The Ultimate In Blessing And Reward!

I Thought
On The Ultimate Servant
He Who Died
To Make My Treasured Position Possible
AND
Realized
That Love Makes The Work Ennobling
AND
Keeps Satan Out Of My Business
For
In God's Service
I Am On Prayer
Wrapped Up And Floating!

Working Honorably
In The Master's Service
Requires The Setting Aside  Of
Vanity
Airs And False Graces!
I Must Be Willing
To Make The Stand Unpopular
With The Rallying Call:

Death Before Dishonor
Though The Heavens May Fall!

For
I Am Nothing To Do 
With Doing A King Saul!

My Clothing
Was Changed Upon Entering 
Heaven Awaits Servant-For-The-Savior Corps!

Upon Entry
I Had To Leave Behind
Past Life
Willing Sinner
Self
Self-Satisfaction
Self-Gratification
Self-Service
Selfishness
Hate
Intemperance
Heedlessness
Greed For Gain
You Know ... Me-Itis
On The Chopping Floor!

I Willingly
Gifted Back My Will To Jesus
AND
Started Walking
In The Master's Way
Being Ever Ready
Daily
To Do As He Lovingly Says!

I Learned In The Servant-For-The-Savior Corps
That Constant Prayer Is A Must
For Help
For Strength
For Light
For Wisdom
To See The Wrong
AND
To Do The Right
To Make Peace
To Live With Hope
To Plead For Mercy
To Embrace Grace
To Be A Living Light
To Learn That The Earthly Fight
Is Not Won
By Power Nor Might
AND
That The Spirit Of The Living God Is Real
AND
Will Bud In Us
AND
Will Grow In Us
When
We Denigrate
AND
Deny Self
AND
Put The Love Of God
In Our Hearts
AND
Destroy The Self-Made Idols
That Had Obscured
Living Faith
Faith For Today
Faith And Works
Beauty In Truth
AND
All The Like Kindred
That Would Show
Jesus In Me
As My Changed Life's Proof!

While Working For The Lord Is Easily Hard
It Makes Living In The Hard World Easier!
I Recognized
That I Didn't Have To Have
Baubles And Beads
AND
Fashionable Creeds And Steeds!

I Realized
That I Can Live On A Little
Living For Him
Who Loves Me Best
AND
I Permit The World To Keep Its Oysters
For
By Faith
I'm With Jesus
Confidently Walking To
AND
Will Ultimately Walk Through 
The Pearly Gates Of Heaven Blessed
All My Known Sin
Forgiven
For
They Will Have Been Penitentially Confessed!

Field Work Is Available!
Will You Apply?




Wednesday, August 17, 2016

PRAYER: Father, Help Me To Look Up To You





Have Mercy, Dear Father
And 
Forgive Me
For All The Times
I Have Raised My Self
Above
My Creator
My Healer
My Helper
My Provider
My Defender
My Protector
My Perfector
My Savior
My Sealer
My Friend To The End
My Lord
And 
My God!

Help Me, Father
To Look Away From Self
And 
Look Up To You
To Step Outside Of Self
And
Step Up To Glory In You
To Give Up Self
And 
Give In To You
To Walk Holy
And 
To Live Wholly For You
In Whom My Hope Rests!

I Pray, Lord
For The Indwelling
The Chiding
And 
The Direction 
Of The Blessed Holy Spirit!

I Also Pray, Lord
That In The Day
That I Must Need Be Chastised
That You, In Mercy
Will Help Me To Accept Graciously
The Reproof 
As A Blessed Child
Of A Loving And Holy Father!

I Also Beseech You, Dear Father
To Help Me
- No Matter The Earthly Reward -
Not To Grieve The Holy Spirit Away!

I Love You, Lord
And 
I Thank You For The Many Blessings
And 
For Hearing 
And 
Answering Prayers
Even With The Unwanted 
Yet Often Necessary
Fatherly "NO!"
In Jesus' Holy Name 
I Come
I Stand
And 
Plead!
AMEN.






Thursday, February 18, 2016

PRAYER: Help Me To Deny My Wayward Self






Father,  
Wayward Self and I had a Difference of Opinion
And, it did not turn out too well!
I wanted to Trust You More Today
BUT 
Wayward Self wants Me to Believe as The World
That You're just Something inside My Head?!

Father, 
You have to Help Me
Wayward Self is becoming more overbearing of late
As It knows that I'm Leaning on Something Someone
Who is Steering Me away from The Sinners' Just Fate!

Father,  
I Love You!
I Trust You!
And, By Your Grace
There is Nothing and Nobody That can Change That
But That Wayward Self Is Acting Right Malicious
Pompasetting and Somehow Plotting
Something Nasty Behind My Mind's Back!

Lord, 
I Beseech You Today
To Hear Me as I Pray!
Please Remove Wayward Self Clean Out of My Way!
I Repent of My Sins
And I Am Walking As One Cleansed
BUT,  Lord Have Mercy
This Wayward Self is Pushing Me to Act 
Like Someone Straddling The Fence of Truth
And Avoiding Faith Like It's A Disease!

Lord, I am Mere Man!
You Created Me
And You Understand
For Jesus Christ Was Tested 
With Everything That Is Common To Man!
Jesus is Our Example
And You Say You Won't Leave Those Who Believe
For Satan to Trample Upon
So,  Please, Accept This Wayward Self 
That I am Placing On Your Altar
So that I will No Longer
By My Own Wayward Self
Be Made Anymore To Stumble and to Falter!

Help Me, Lord,
To Die To Self Today 
AND
Every Day 
Until That Day that Begins Forever.
AMEN