Held (A Poem by Katie Best)

HELD

The emptiness it consumes me
I try and fight it but I just can’t win.
I reach out for something, anything to fill me
But all I gain
Is more grief more pain more confusion
Then through the gloom and the shadows
I see something, someone reaching out for me.
And I hear him saying
Come to mc.
I will fill you, I have been with you
When you were in pain
When your grieving and
Even when you were confused.
Watching
Waiting for you to call for me
All the time calling for you
But you couldn’t hear me.
I wanted to hold you,
I wanted to heal you.
But you won’t let me
Lord. Lord I cry as I run into his arms
And just as he said he would he did
He held me
He rescued me
When I thought that nothing could.
When it seemed so hopeless,
He gave me hope
He gave me the one thing I needed to be filled with
Not money, not attention,
He filled me with something not of this world
He filled me with his love, his peace and his never ending grace.
And he said he will always be by my side
Holding me, in his arms of protection
And I have faith that he will do just that.

By: KT Best
11-7-06

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Disciple Makers: Prayer Letter 11-03-08

Dear fellow disciple maker, In the past month I have been reading a couple books which I believe are valuable to anyone who wants to grow in both being a disciple and in making disciples. These books are: Irresistible Evangelism, by Steve Sjogren, Dave Ping, and Doug Pollock, and Growing True Disciples, by George Barna. These are both available on Amazon. Let me share a thought from Barna. He says that “Discipleship is not a program. It is not a ministry. It is a life-long commitment to a lifestyle.” He would say that this lifestyle is “being a follower of Jesus Christ (is) an all-consuming obsession.” Page 19. One further quote that I think is important. “Discipleship…is about being and reproducing spiritually mature zealots for Christ.” To all this and much more I say a hearty “Amen”. This is what I am all about. And I will push you to enable you to pursue Him and His mission the same way. Following Christ is not like following the Yankees. Pray: 1. for a band of men and women to be raised up here who will pursue following Him with growing passion and into which I can contribute, my life. Pray: 2. For the following key guys and gals: Steven, Brook, Sharon, Ken, Mark, Al, Barb, and Matt. Pray that they would be single hearted in their love for and pursuit of Jesus Christ. Pray that He would become their all consuming obsession. Jesus want not to be first in our live, but everything. Pray 3. That neither I nor Myrna, get tired of pouring our lives into these people and others that He is bringing into our lives. One way to define discipleship, according to Barna, is the becoming a complete and competent follower of Jesus Christ. He goes on to say, “it is about the intentional training of people who voluntarily submit to the Lordship of Christ and who want to become imitators of Him in every thought, word and deed.” My prayer for you is that you would take this eminently seriously. “Go and make disciples” was the last thing Jesus said before going to His father. Barna says that, “Not one of the adults we interviewed said that their goal in life was to be a committed follower of Jesus Christ or to make disciples.” Friend, what is your answer to this question? Love, Charles Powell Acts 2:42-47

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