[__ Prayer __] The Best Way

[Ph8th]

The best way to start the day is thinking about Jesus
​

I need to walk in the light of Your love
I need my eyes fixed on You
I need my life to reflect Your will
I need to be pleasing too

The path I travel is narrow
The path to destruction is wide
You lead me through trouble
My needs You provide

In Your arms I find comfort
Your arms are always open wide
When lost and feeling weary
Your love will be my guide

I long for the day I will be leaving
The day I return to You
That day I will be in glory
Spending eternity with You


peter​

 

[AirDancer]

Amen!

Have you considered having a collection of your poems/praises published?

 

[Ph8th]

Amen!

Have you considered having a collection of your poems/praises published?

I did have about 150 things go through copy write. So this guy using them in his music would not claim them. I really don't know how to do the other a lot of people have suggested. I do not think there is a market for poetry
I do have some I think are good.
I like to recite most of my poems I have in my head.
I am the gas pump poet

peter

 

[AirDancer]

You could look into Writer's Digest for a listing of publishers who produce Christian poetry.

Potential titles:
Psalms for the Heart
Praises for Daily Living

 

[Ph8th]

You could look into Writer's Digest for a listing of publishers who produce Christian poetry.

Potential titles:
Psalms for the Heart
Praises for Daily Living

I really like those
Would you like to see where and when the poems came into my life?

 

[AirDancer]

I really like those
Would you like to see where and when the poems came into my life?

Does this mean a free holiday to Scotland?????

 

[Ph8th]

Yes it does!
This came from a letter I wrote in 06

My name is Peter I am a 46 year old man. I
am the product of a "MIRACLE " from which many miracles stem from. The
anniversary of my story will be the 31rst of this month. Due to memory
issues I have researched the beginning of this story with the people that
were there family, friends, doctors, and nurses. On Aug. 31 2005 at 10 pm I
called 911 apparently having chest pains, volunteer rescue arrived
shortly afterward. While being transported in the ambulance I set up and
Said, looking the man in the eyes "something is wrong" and died. I was hit
3 times with paddles in the ambulance before getting in emergency, In
emergency where I was hit more than 20 times. From the time I coded in
the ambulance 15 minutes had elapsed. Heart beating on life support I
lay-ed. My brother was called from the neighboring state, which has not seen
me in 5 years, to come and make a decision to remove me from life
support. His wife got on the phone calling everyone she knew to start
praying. My brother arrived after I had started breathing on my own. He
started praying for me he even got a lady he did not know to put hands on
me and pray with him. I remained in a coma for 55 hours. When I awoke I
appeared to be in the worst state that could be imagined. Severe brain
damage due to lack of oxygen to the brain. The outlook for any recovery
was bleak at best. My brother in a spiritual battle of his own, he was
upset that they had gone to so much trouble to bring me back to say I
would have no quality of life. He listened to things being said "he won't
be able to chew food" the word " vegetable ". He told me that regardless
what was said everything is possible through Jesus Christ. Being told I
would have to be under medical care for the rest of my life. After a
little more than 2 weeks I was moved to a nursing home in North Carolina,
still peeing in a bag and being fed through a tube. My family attended
meetings with staff. They were informed that the family should except that
I had reached plateau and this was as good as it was going to get. I was
awake but talking very little that was intelligible. I was in this place
for approximately 3 weeks, after the second or third family meeting my
family came into see me. I remember this day and very few blurbs of things
before. We communicated not all intelligible, but I remember. I remember
most from this day forward. My first physical therapy was being sat up and
falling over. Due to the brain damage I had little muscular control. I
was told "I had to learn to sit so I could be put in a wheelchair so they
could work with me". I was pushed for a while till my motor skills improved
and was able to do it on my own. After removing the bag they started
teaching me to transfer myself from bed to wheelchair to bed and back.
(FREEDOM).Physical therapy person started to work with my legs. I was told
later there was no expectation of me walking with aid much less on my own.
They were right, But everything is possible through Jesus Christ. I had
speech therapy also. I walked out of that nursing home on January 1,
2006 4 months to the day that this whole ordeal started got in my own
car and drove away. I love all the people I met and know through all
of this. They were all sent to me by the Lord who wants nothing more than
a relationship with me. I have no memories of the event of august 31,
2005, no pain, agony or anything bad. The only thing I am sure of is woke
up In God’s grace and surrounded by people who love me. My fondest memory
of all was sitting in a wheelchair outside the nursing home talking to a
lady volunteer she told me " God had a plan for me " I said "I wish I knew
what it was " she replied " you are doing it you are letting people know
"God is still performing miracles "
That is beautiful
isn't it??

So now you know where the poetry comes from
I am a very blessed man I never wrote poetry until lack of oxygen to the brain
The Lord healed me to day my mind is sharp I did 3 triathlons 07,08, 09
they were my first ever God is good
This is the testimony of His goodness

peter

this was 05 I am a 55 year old man now​

 

[AirDancer]

Your testimony is breath-taking!

Like you, I know first hand that our Lord God is still blessing us with miracles. He hasn't ceased in His amazing mercy & grace!

None of us know what challenges we'll face. What's important is that we remain faithful to Him and to acknowledge and utilize the gifts He has bestowed upon us.

I'm delighted you are here with us at CFnet, willing to tell your very powerful testimony and to share your beautiful poetry

 

[Ph8th]

Your testimony is breath-taking!

Like you, I know first hand that our Lord God is still blessing us with miracles. He hasn't ceased in His amazing mercy & grace!

None of us know what challenges we'll face. What's important is that we remain faithful to Him and to acknowledge and utilize the gifts He has bestowed upon us.

I'm delighted you are here with us at CFnet, willing to tell your very powerful testimony and to share your beautiful poetry

professing Him and sharing His testimony that is His plan for me........... didn't you read the last lines of what I wrote This year will be the 10th year anniversary

You are only a prayer away
You wake with me in the morning
You protect me throughout my day
You comfort me when I am sleeping
You wipe my fears away
You fill dreams with your love
You hear all the words I say
You paved my way to eternity
You are only a prayer away


​

peter

 

[AirDancer]

Yes, I noted the upcoming anniversary and rejoiced in praise that you are able to write about it.

After what you experienced, living for our Lord takes on an altogether new meaning, doesn't it!

 

[Ph8th]

Yes, I noted the upcoming anniversary and rejoiced in praise that you are able to write about it.

After what you experienced, living for our Lord takes on an altogether new meaning, doesn't it!

Yes it does ..... don't get me wrong there was nothing bad about it...It was the greatest experience in my life..

I am on the greatest journey
That man can go through
It’s the journey that begins
When he s called by You
The journeys never ending
There is more to be had
It s the experiences of life
Whether good or bad
Times of joy times of toil
Times of hurt and pain
My need for You grows stronger
It never remains the same
My need is to have all of You
My heart shouts for more
Your mysteries vanish by asking
or knocking at your door
All l that I have is worthless
There is nothing I can do
My life is incomplete unless
its lived for you
So I continue on this journey
Its what I have to do
Is follow my heart
on this journey
My pursuit of you
Thank You
Jesus

​

peter

 

[AirDancer]

There you go. The title for your book: "The Greatest Journey (Psalms for the Road)"

 

[Ph8th]

How about life and rhymes of the gas pump poet

 

[AirDancer]

That's a good one as well

 

[Ph8th]

are you up for some fresh bread and real butter? The bread is parmesan sundried tomato it has bits of onion, garlic and basil. The only thing missing is teeth.

come and get it........ Syke!

 

[AirDancer]

Typically, I bake my own bread and only have real butter. There's just something of a marvelous treat to have baked-today bread!

 

[Ph8th]

This is my recipe it is made in a bread machine but I also use a conventional oven for my cinnamon craisen bread and such

 

[AirDancer]

How do you like your bread machine? I've never had one.

 

[jasonc]

I wonder, if I posted pics ... could you see them and use them. I have many things I see. I'm planning to do that with churches.

 

[Ph8th]

How do you like your bread machine? I've never had one.

when I finally perfected a base mix it became very nice ............ I like being able to walk away. It is not an issue unless I was going to add things during the process.

It’s not me
but
You who dwells
within me
My will is like
the morning dew
Just a moment
There
then
Gone
when the Son
comes into view
Let me be
a
willing vessel
That Your life
Is
live through
Thank You
My sweet Jesus
Loving praise
I give to You
​

peter