TIDES OF THE HEART

TIDES OF THE

HEART

By: Tyararr J. Jones

Waves of distraction meet me on bended knee,

Beckoning doubt and confusion as I humbly pray and plea.

Change cries out to me with a new face seeking to ignite my day,

Stumbling upon rocks of past experience as I seek to find my stay.

This swell of emotions that overwhelm the ponderings of my mind,

Running from my grasps, stability so hard to find.

Low tides of joy find me in the valley of what shall I do,

Refreshed by God's promises and mercies which are daily new.

Paddling on still waters as my soul salivates at constant peace,

Longing for the battles of my will and desire to finally cease.

Release me O God from the under- current of weary that shackles my feet,

Increase my taste for your Word that is filling and sweet.

My heart is thine O Lord to daily mold and prod,

I bow to you with honor for you are my God.

PARTING OF WAYS

PARTING OF WAYS

By: Tyararr J. Jones

Bound we were on common ground, our heart and mind becoming as one,

We have hit a trifling wall of question and now all has been undone.

I bow my head in shame wishing that to you more things I would have thought,

Praying that a biblical mindset of life, from me you would have caught.

Decisions you have made for self for such a temporary pleasure,

Not guarding your precious heart as God's divine cherished treasure.

Round and round we have gone discussing what is truth and what is real,

Your emotions feeding on the world as its daily thoughtless meal.

I stand firm on the principles I have shared, that I know are true,

Even if that means losing the happiness that comes from knowing you.

This mindset you have chosen that is based on doing what you feel,

May your eyes and heart be quickly opened to what is Godly and what is real.

Relationships are so important for they can make or break your life,

You can walk a path of peace or one that is filled with strife.

The spiritual must be the foundation of all that you say and do,

Please strive in your choices to be pure and in your relationships right and true.

We now part ways as friends, though that path is clouded and dim,

I let you go with hurt, but I know you belong to HIM.

GOD OF THE PROCESS AND THE PRODUCT

GOD OF THE PROCESS AND

THE PRODUCT

By: Tyararr J. Jones

O Lord refine this vessel as I upon this challenging journey tread,

Keep my eyes focused on Heaven which awaits me after I am dead.

Help me to stay true to the process of your molding hand,

Shaping my heart to your statues and the obedience of your command.

At times I grow weary while restrained in this temporal state of mind,

Longing for that refreshing peace that can be so ever hard to find.

Renew me from within so that in the mirror of life I am real,

May I feast upon your precious Word as my daily spiritual meal.

May I not lose sight of the big picture that life is all about You!

Pressing forward faithfully for the prize that is so eternal and true.

Though the storms of life twirl about me and the rains flood my way,

May I rejoice in you always for you are my Rock, my stay.

Keep me patient in the process that you are doing in others and in me,

Your will is my desire and the song my heart will plea.

Please make your loving voice the tune my heart longs to hear,

For though I long for Heaven, I will be still....for You are always near.

LORD IF YOU ARE WILLING

LORD IF YOU ARE WILLING

By: Tyararr J. Jones

O Lord purge this dying vessel from the filth that is within,

As I daily battle for control on the dangerous brink of sin.

Victory's hand seems oh so fleeting as I contend for where I stand,

Longing to bend the knee as I submit to your command.

Break the chains of my will so from sin I may be restrained,

Push me toward your reflection that I in your presence may be contained.

Cleanse this wicked man from within and also from without,

That I may press forward by faith and not by clouds of doubt.

I covet the calm and peace that whispers before the pouring rain,

The refreshment and release after one has been removed from inner pain.

Help others to see I am not invincable or unemotional to the voice of sin's plan,

But I am just striving to be real and to be God's obedient man.

THE GOD OF TODAY, YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW

THE GOD OF TODAY, YESTERDAY, AND TOMORROW

By: Tyararr J. Jones

You try to silence me in the pondering of your thoughts...But I am in the silence and the noise...I am God.

Our conversations have been distant, you cry out to me only in time of need...I am always communicating to you...I am God.

Life's grip of burdens have broken you and knocked you to your knees...Give me your burdens...I am God.

You are looking for love in all the wrong places...temporary objects of affection...I love you...I am God.

Guilt has robbed you of usefulness. You are caged by the grip of past mistakes. I forgive you...I am God.

Tomorrow scares you, for your faith is in temporary expectations. Put your faith in me...I am God.

Fear is bound to your heart and actions. The opinions of people control you. Fear not man or the future...I am God.

Rest in me, commit to me, trust in me, hope in me, delight in me, walk with me. I know and hold your future...I am God.