Without fear, in love – v2

Without fear, in love,
walking forward boldly,
putting on the mantle of Christ,
fabric of our salvation…
 
Living in love, as a witness,
love fulfills, defines us, alive,
unburdened by fear, anxiety,
a threat of condemnation…
 
Without fear, in love,
striving into the future,
living out God’s abundance,
sure of amazing grace…
 
Living in love, commissioned,
assigned for a purpose, as disciples,
going forward boldly, courageous,
as beloved children of God…
 
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Edited August 30, 2024
Without fear, in love – v2
 
July 30, 2024
Without fear, in love
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/without-fear-in-love.html
Based on #1John4:16-24
Edited July 30, 2024
The lies of my inner voice – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-lies-of-my-inner-voice-v2.html
Edited August 30, 2024
Trapped within the history of myself – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/trapped-within-history-of-myself-v2.html
Edited August 30, 2024
Wrestling with Satan’s Lie – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/wrestling-with-satans-lie-v2.html
Based on #Psalm51
Edited August 30, 2024
Don’t believe Satan’s Lie – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/dont-believe-satans-lie-v2.html
July 29, 2024
Don’t believe Satan’s Lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/dont-believe-satans-lie.html
Edited August 30, 2024
The Enemy speaks a Lie – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-enemy-speaks-lie-v2.html
Based on #Psalm51
July 29, 2024
The Enemy speaks a Lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-enemy-speaks-lie.html
Edited August 29, 2024
Why don’t I believe You Love me – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/why-dont-i-believe-you-love-me-v2.html
Edited July 29, 2024
Why don’t I believe You forgave me, Lord – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/why-dont-i-believe-you-forgave-me-lord_29.html
Edited July 26, 2024
10, 20, 30 years in our past – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/10-20-30-years-in-our-past-v2.html
Edited August 29, 2024
I am broken, full of sin – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/08/i-am-broken-full-of-sin-v2.html
 
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poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, Psalm 51, prayer, sin, forgiveness,
 
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Without fear, in love

Without fear, in love,

Walking forward boldly,
Putting on the mantle of Christ,
The fabric of our salvation…
 
Living in love, as a witness,
Love fulfills, defies us, alive,
Unburdened by fear, anxiety,
The threat of condemnation…
 
Without fear, in love,
Striving into the future,
Living out God’s abundance,
Sure of amazing grace…
 
Living in love, commissioned,
Assigned for a purpose, as disciples,
Going forward boldly, courageous,
As beloved children of God…
 
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July 30, 2024

Without fear, in love

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/without-fear-in-love.html

Based on #1John4:16-24
Edited July 30, 2024
The lies of my inner voice – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-lies-of-my-inner-voice-v2.html
July 29, 2024
Trapped within the history of myself
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/trapped-within-history-of-myself.html
July 29, 2024
Wrestling with Satan’s Lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/wrestling-with-satans-lie.html
Based on #Psalm51
July 29, 2024
Don’t believe Satan’s Lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/dont-believe-satans-lie.html
July 29, 2024
The Enemy speaks a Lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-enemy-speaks-lie.html
July 29, 2024
Why don’t I believe You Love me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/why-dont-i-believe-you-love-me.html
Edited July 29, 2024
Why don’t I believe You forgave me, Lord – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/why-dont-i-believe-you-forgave-me-lord_29.html  
Edited July 26, 2024
10, 20, 30 years in our past – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/10-20-30-years-in-our-past-v2.html
July 25, 2024
I am broken, full of sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-am-broken-full-of-sin.html
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com ) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com  Poetry Where You Live.
 
 
poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, faith, love, grace, 1 John 4, prayer, sin, forgiveness, scarcity, abundance,
 
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The lies of my inner voice – v2

The constant inner monologue,
My history, my trauma, the stones
That I carry, the weight, the chains
The doubts overwhelming, the lies
Of my inner voice, my past, repeating,
Weights, anchors, delaying, denying
My dreams, my aspirations, joy right now,
Today, not tomorrow, scarcity, doubts
My history, my beliefs, standing in my way…
 
But now, I am taking control, power,
I am listening to another message, a hope,
Feeling like I am at a turning point,
Changing my life’s path from my history,
My past, my old way of thinking, breaking free
Of my legacy, my history of a broken childhood,
Relationships unbalanced, sending the wrong message,
That I wasn’t good enough, that I failed in the tasks,
That I would not succeed, that I would not measure up…
 
So much more to unpack, to name, to discard, to banish,
But finding my voice, my power, my agency rising,
As I put these words down onto paper, as I let go
Of my past, my history, my demons, my belief systems,
Only letting me survive, not letting me live, to risk,
To pursue opportunities, life’s choices, free
To follow my hopes, my dreams, into a future,
More to do going forward, but leaving time for rest,
To dream of abundance, what will come next…
 
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Edited July 30, 2024
The lies of my inner voice – v2
 
July 29, 2024
The lies of my inner voice
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-lies-of-my-inner-voice.html
July 29, 2024
Trapped within the history of myself
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/trapped-within-history-of-myself.html
July 29, 2024
Wrestling with Satan’s Lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/wrestling-with-satans-lie.html
Based on #Psalm51
July 29, 2024
Don’t believe Satan’s Lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/dont-believe-satans-lie.html
July 29, 2024
The Enemy speaks a Lie
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-enemy-speaks-lie.html
July 29, 2024
Why don’t I believe You Love me
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/why-dont-i-believe-you-love-me.html
Edited July 29, 2024
Why don’t I believe You forgave me, Lord – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/why-dont-i-believe-you-forgave-me-lord_29.html
Edited July 26, 2024
Why don’t I believe You forgave me, Lord – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/why-dont-i-believe-you-forgave-me-lord_26.html
July 26, 2024
Why don’t I believe You forgave me, Lord
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/why-dont-i-believe-you-forgave-me-lord.html
Edited July 26, 2024
10, 20, 30 years in our past – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/10-20-30-years-in-our-past-v2.html
July 26, 2024
10, 20, 30 years in our past
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/10-20-30-years-in-our-past.html
July 25, 2024
I am broken, full of sin
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/i-am-broken-full-of-sin.html
July 25, 2024
Cheating on his mistress
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/cheating-on-his-mistress.html
July 25, 2024
Taking what wasn’t his
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/07/taking-what-wasnt-his.html
 
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We crawl on the ground - v2

We are burdened, beaten, exhausted,
We crawl on the ground, in pain, asleep,
when we should be climbing, soaring...
We believe the lies of Guilt, of Fear,
leading to judgement, to punishment,
leading us to a state of living death.
 
We cycle from Guilt, to Fear,
a repetitive dialogue, a mantra,
Never worthy, good enough,
self-centered, self-condemnation,
of what we have done, repeating,
of what we cannot do now...
 
Fear and Guilt, these are the shackles,
we pick, that we choose to carry,
because we have been fed lies,
from the beginning...when, by Grace,
God's Goodness and Mercy
pursue us in this life.
 
We crawl on the ground, only,
We believe the lies of Scarcity,
of Guilt, of Fear, that we deserve
our struggles, our sorrow, our longings,
When God gives us Abundance,
Everything we need in this life.

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Edited January 4, 2024
We crawl on the ground – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/we-crawl-on-ground-v2.html
January 3, 2024
We crawl on the ground
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/we-crawl-on-ground.html
 
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We crawl on the ground

We are burdened, beaten,
We crawl on the ground
when we should be climbing, soaring...
We believe the lies of Guilt, of Fear,
leading to judgement, to punishment,
leading to living death.
 
We circle from Guilt, to Fear,
a repetitive dialogue, a mantra,
Never worthy, good enough,
self-centered, self-condemnation,
of what we have done, repeating,
of what we cannot do now...
 
Fear and Guilt, these are the shackles,
we pick, that we choose to carry,
because we have been fed lies,
from the beginning...when,
by Grace, God's Goodness and Mercy
pursue us in this life.

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Edited January 4, 2024
We crawl on the ground – v2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/we-crawl-on-ground-v2.html
January 3, 2024
We crawl on the ground
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/01/we-crawl-on-ground.html
 
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Poetry, God, fear, guilt, scarcity, abundance, grace, goodness, mercy, law of attraction,
 
#poetry #God #Guilt #Fear #Grace #Scarcity #Abundance #Goodness #Mercy #lawofattraction 

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harvest the fruit of our hope

#harvest the #fruit of our #hope
#seeds planted in #SpringTime
reap the bounty of your #love
which is so freely given
harvest the fruit of hope
into the storehouses of #heaven

#8AMLive #church #coronavirus, #COVID19 #God @PastorRuthFoss #poem #poetry #sermon #FollowersoftheWay

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awaken our dormant hope

awaken our dormant #hope
rekindle the fire within us
#faith to move mountains
faith of a mustard seed

awaken our dormant hope
as the #world in #SpringTime
fire us with Your #love
oh #Father, oh indwelling #Spirit

#worship #God #sermon #poetry #poem #COVID19 #coronavirus

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a moment of encouragement

a moment of encouragement
a moment of hope
feeling a calling
to share the good news.

uncertainty,  helplessness
weighing us down
needing hope, a message,
grounding somehow.

https://t.co/BCaCf6qPtI #COVID19 #coronavirus #poetry #poem

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we have hope

we have hope
a spirit of thankfulness
God is in control
nothing is pure chance.

no matter our struggle
the storms swirling around us
our Father God resides
in the eye of the storm.

#hope
https://t.co/BCaCf6qPtI #COVID19 #coronavirus #poetry #poem #God

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thanks in everything

thanks in everything
in every situation
feeling God with us
in control.

thankful to God
in each moment
a spark of God
within everyone.

guided by #God's peace
a calm place within
knowing God fully
in every situation.

https://t.co/BCaCf6qPtI #COVID19 #poetry #poem #hope

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a word of hope - v2

We can share
a word of hope
light piercing the darkness,
a message of healing;
God is present with us
in the midst of the storm.

We have assurance
one promise in Jesus
we can be certain
of the love of the Father;
God is right beside us
in the midst of the storm.

5/11/20
a word of hope

8AM Live


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we can move out

we can leave

we can move out
we are not stuck
in #fear, #scarcity,
we have a choice

#God's love binds us
His love transforms us
we are reborn
new creations
to be light and love

5/3/20

Sermon by Pastor Ruth Foss

Followers of the Way 

#COVIDー19 #poem #poetry #FollowersoftheWay @PastorRuthFoss #sermon #Church

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lead us out of scarcity (Scare City)

lead us out of scarcity
our vision limited
show us the world
the abundance of your love

break our chains
our self-inflicted prisons
free us to love
as we are loved by the Father

5/3/20
Followers of the Way

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