Joye Atkinson's Blog (63)

LORD I COME BEFORE YOU TO OFFER YOU MY PRAISE

THANK YOU LORD FOR BRINGING ME THROUGH ANOTHER DAY

THE WORLD IS GOING CRAZY THERE'S CHAOS EVERWHERE

ONCE AGAIN THOSE AFFECTED CRY OUT TO YOU IN PRAYER

WHAT'S WRONG WITH OUR SOCIETY WHERE DID OUR MORALS GO

HOW CAN YOU PUT UP WITH US WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN BELOW

AND SEE ALL THE EVIL TAKING PLACE EACH DAY

I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER HOW LONG BEFORE YOU SAY

SON GO GET MY CHILDREN BRING THEM HERE TO…

GOOD EVENING LORD I THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY

AND WALKING CLOSE BESIED ME EACH STEP OF THE WAY

THIS JOURNEY'S GETTING HARDER THE HILLS ARE GETTING STEEP

THE MOUNTAINS LOOK LIKE GIANTS & THE VALLEY IS SO DEEP

I'VE COME SO CLOSE TO LETTING GO OF YOUR MIGHTY HAND

BUT THEN YOU REMIND ME IT'S YOU WHO HELP ME STAND

I COULD NOT IMAGINE HOW HARD IT WOULD BE

IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOUR SPIRIT DWELLING INSIDE OF ME

NOW THAT I'M GETTING OLDER I'M…

FATHER HOW I THANK YOU FOR OPENING UP MY EYES

HELPING ME TO UNDERSTAND AND FINALLY REALIZE

I DON'T NEED THE WORLD'S APPROVAL OR BE LISTED IN WHO'S WHO

AS LONG AS I KNOW I'M DOING WHAT YOU TOLD ME TO DO

YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS FOR ME TO LET GO OF MY PAST

I STILL HAVE TROUBLE LETTING GO PLEASE SET ME FREE AT LAST

MY MIND NEEDS A TRANSPLANT A HOLY TOUCH FROM YOU

I LONG TO SEE AND LOVE MYSELF AS YOU SEE AND LOVE ME TOO

PLEASE CLEANSE MY…

While in my quiet time alone my mind wandered back

To the time I was growing up and never was in lack

My parents worked really had to see that we were fed

To keep a roof over us and we all had our own bed

When Sunday morning came around we went to church each week

After Sunday school we'd go hear the preacher speak

There we learned the hymns of old and to ths very day

I wish I could go back in time to the old fashioned way

When things…

Dear Lord I know you're busy and I hate to bother you

With all the problems in the world you have so much to do

Yet I remember when I was a child being taught about your love

How you died to set me free and left your throne above

Now my body's aging and my mind's starting to go

People say I'm senile and forget things I should know

My family's trying to get me to leave my home and friends

They say they know what's best for me and how this…

I WAS SITTING QUIETLY ALONE THE OTHER NIGHT

AS I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW I COULD SEE THE CITY LIGHTS

I COULDN'T HELP BUT WONDER HOW AWESOME IT WOULD BE

IF WE ALL WORKED TOGETHER SO THE WORLD CAN SEE

THAT WE WOULD NOT BE SILENT ABOUT OUR CHRISTIANITY

THEN I SAW IN THE SPIRIT TEARS STREAMING DOWN THE FACE

OF THE ONE WHO DIED FOR ME BY HIS AMAZING GRACE

I SAID LORD IT ALWAYS HURTS ME EVERYTIME YOU CRY

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT WOULD YOU PLEASE…

WELL LORD HERE WE ARE AGAIN ANOTHER YEAR HAS PASSED

YOUR CHILDREN LONG FOR YOUR RETURN SO WE'LL BE SAFE AT LAST

FROM EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING WE KNOW THE END IS NEAR

AND WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS PEOPLE WILL CRY OUT IN FEAR

WHY CAN'T THEY JUST UNDERSTAND UNLESS THEY HAVE ASKED YOU IN

TO BE THEIR LORD AND SAVIOR…

As I was sitting quietly with my pen and my pad

I couldn't really figure out why I was feeling bad

Then all at once it hit me the Lord opened my mind

And I saw in the spirit some people being kind

To those who were less fortunate and they looked…

The other night I found myself under heavy attack

All I could hear was satan telling me I'd always lack

Then suddenly I got mad at the devil and his lies

And Jesus calmed my spirit when he made me realize

He's given me the power to put out the devil's flame

By authorizing me to speak the power of his name

Then I started shouting Hallelujah to the lamb

All glory praise and honor unto the great I AM

The longer I kept praising him I felt…

I AM WHO JESUS SAYS I AM I'M THE APPLE OF HIS EYE

HE WATCHES ORE ME CONSTANTLY FROM HIS THRONE ON HIGH

HE IS MY ROCK AND SHELTER ONE THING I KNOW FOR SURE

WHEN I'M IN A RAGING STORM IN HIS ARMS I AM SECURE

I AM AN OVERCOMER BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB

THE ONE WHO GIVES ME VICTORY IS THE GREAT I AM

HE IS MY SHIELD AND BUCKLER AND THE LIFTER OF MY HEAD

HE PROVIDES EVERYTHING I NEED AND MAKES SURE I AM FED

I AM HIS CHILD FOREVER FOR ME HE…

When I woke up this morning in my warm comfortable bed

I wished I could have stayed there and gone back to sleep instead

But the Lord was beckoning and I knew I'd best obey

So I got up and prepared myself for what he had to say

I thanked him for watching over me throughout the night

And allowing me to wake up surrounded by his light

Then I stopped and listened and as he began to speak

Just the power in his voice was enough to make me…

I had another vision from the Lord the other day

It too was so powerful I could find no words to say

I saw in the spirit destruction all around

Heavy smoke, broken glass debris throughout the town

I asked the Lord what happened; with his eyes full of tears

He said they have not listened to my warnings now for years

I gave them many chances yet they still refused to hear

I sent many messangers but my words fell on deaf ears

I said Lord…

This morning when I woke up I looked out and saw the rain

That explained the reason my body was in pain

But the hurt went deeper into the depths of me

I felt like I was tossing on a raging sea

I knew something was going on for when I feel this way

I know to sit and listen to what the Lord will say

I settled back in my chair and said "Lord, what's going on

I know you're grieving heavily I can hear your inward groan

After a few minutes he…

As I was sitting quietly in my living room last night

Praising God for who he is something did not feel right

I sensed there was a battle raging out of control…

Lord there are some questions going through my mind

Like why do people call on you when they're in a bind

Why do people come to you as a last resort…

LORD THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS GOING THROUGH MY MIND

LIKE WHY MOST PEOPLE CALL ON YOU WHEN THEY'RE IN A BIND

WHY DO PEOPLE COME TO YOU AS A LAST…

GOOD MORNING HEAVENLY FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOST

I JOIN SAINTS AND ANGELS AND ALL THE HEAVENLY HOSTS

IN GIVING YOU THE HIGHEST PRAISE UNTO YOUR HOLY NAME…

THE LORD GAVE ME A VISION I WAS WALKING ON THE BEACH

SO LOST IN HIS PRESENCE I FELT HEAVEN I COULD REACH

THEN HE CAME DOWN AND JOINED ME AND WE JUST TOOK A WALK…

Why is it so hard for me to let go of my past

How I long to wipe it clean so I'll be free at last

I'lve always heard people say time will help you heal…

This was given to me after I learned that a young teen killed himself because he was literally bullied to death.  I pray it will touch someone. I usually don't write on the dark side anymore but I couldn't ignore what God gave me. 

I'm sending you these final thoughts since I'm no longer…