Prayer for the lost sheep

Lord, there are so many that I pray for,

people whom I know that You adore.

Many of them seem to have lost their way,

seem to have wandered away, I should say.

I wonder if You could reach them still

and teach them again to seek Your will.

I hope You will not leave it up to them;

don’t trust the source from where their choices stem.

Father, Your Spirit will convince of sin

and He can work directly from within,

so send Your Holy Spirit to convict

and cause them turmoil and inner conflict.

Do not allow them rest or peace of thought

return them to You from whom they were wrought.

You work with endless love and patience -

lay a love-burden on their conscience.

Father, I trust them to Your care today,

Your will be done, in Jesus’ name, I pray.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
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Springs of life

I went to the river to bathe my soul

I sought the One who made me whole

I knew that He could give me rest

and I would put Him to the test.

He found me in that river wide

and He came closer to my side

for in His hands He held something

that could bring joy in place of suffering.

From His pierced hands water flowed

and this water was with life endowed

He gave me some of this to drink

and it would change the way I think.

I never thirsted once again

after I drank from Him who was slain,

but I also emerged completely clean

when once I knew whom I had seen.

I now have waters welling up inside

like a torrential vibrant tide

since the Spirit came to live in me

so others can also drink freely.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
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Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
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Dancing with the sun on your back

I pulled a rabbit from a hat.

It was the hat on which I sat,

but, oh my! what did this rabbit see

remains a mystery to me.

I saw a snail without a shell.

It was afraid that I would tell

it had been streaking all along,

though it knew quite well that it was wrong.

I kissed a frog upon a leaf

but found that kisses can deceive

for it never turned into a prince

and I haven’t seen it ever since.

I danced with the sun upon my back

as I lost myself from reality’s track

to deliver myself unto silliness

and all that I got from it was this.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
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Dragonfly choices

The dragonfly hovers in the air,

before darting off from here to there.

It doesn’t seem to have a plan,

but simply goes wherever it can.

I wonder if it ever makes a choice,

or listens to its inner voice.

Or do its whims always dictate

the routes that it decides to take?

Does it consider consequences,

or simply respond to incidences?

Does it know its impact on another,

or does this never become a bother?

Dragonfly, do you care to know

the effect you have on those below?

You attract with endless fascination,

but is this with calculated anticipation?

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
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Weskus-weë

Aan die Weskus see het ek my hart kom gee,

maar die lewe loop op vreemde weë,

want wie sou kon raai dat hierdie baai

my ongetemde hart sou kon verraai?

Die wind waai wild, die wind waai koud

en die see se spoor spoel die wêreld sout

waar die druppels op my wange land

wyl ek naak lê teen die rots se wand.

Die wind die huil met woeste mag

en beur teen my met al sy krag;

laat my uitgespoel en omgewoel

met 'n hart wat klop, maar niks meer voel.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
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Smeekgebed

O Heer, hoor my smeekgebed

U is die enigste Een wat red,

die Een wat my nog kan uithelp,

die lewe het my so oorstelp.

Net waar ek kyk sien ek 'n nood,

selfs by hulle wat aan U behoort

Dit maak my moedeloos en moeg

as ons so onverpoosd bly swoeg.

Tog lyk dit nie asof ons ooit voor kom

en na soveel moeite vra mens hoekom,

waarom is U dan nie in ons leed,

en ons wonder, het U ons vergeet?

Dan sing die voëltjies buitekant,

en ek onthou U hou hulle in stand

Dus pak ek my bekommernis nou weg

en laat toe dat U my saak vir my besleg.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
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Jealousy

Let us talk of jealousy,

to dissect what it could be.

Let us take a closer look

at its tentacles and hooks.

Is there more than just one kind

of jealousy for us to find?

Is one kind healthy and good,

the other evil to the root?

Let us explore its origin

to see where it is all begin.

When we take a look inside,

we find the root of its abide.

This monster’s a self-centred one,

and this is where it’s all begun.

It’s when we put our own selves first,

that we develop jealous thirst.

That’s when human consumption starts;

with its poisoned envy darts,

it aims at what self-interest needs

without considering it greed.

It does not mind to isolate,

or even to manipulate,

to make sure it gets its way

with its morsel of human prey.

But let’s consider what it’s not;

it’s not love at it’s core plot.

It seeks not what the other needs

and doesn’t contain Spirit seeds.

It doesn’t know of sacrifice,

but holds love in a deadly vice.

It doesn’t care whom it destroys

by the evil schemes that it employs.

At it’s core, it speaks of lack,

of things that keep us off the track

of where God wanted us to be,

and clouds the way we think and see.

God made us with the right to choose,

knowing well that He might loose

us in the garden of Eden

where at first it all began.

If God did not use forced control

to keep us in our pre-cast role,

why do we force our will and way

on those we love to make them stay?

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
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Constant God

Through the sunshine, through the rain,

in my joy and in my pain,

You are my constant, present Companion

and of my cause, You are the Champion.

Through the heartache and the sorrow,

You give me hope for a new tomorrow,

You know my innermost desires

and equip me for all that life requires.

Through the loneliness and turmoil,

You’re the One who never did recoil,

through the upheavals of my soul,

You saw me through and made me whole.

You are a constant present Friend

Whose love simply knows no end,

You are a God Who never fails,

attached to us with blood and nails.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
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Seeking an answer

If only You would talk to me

that I might know Your plan,

I would submit consensually

and leave, or take, this man.

But now I simply do not know

or pretend to understand,

how this thing that hurts me so,

receives Your silent command.

You could give me clarity

amidst this jumbled chaos,

and help me to see clearly,

what is gain and what is loss.

Instead, You keep Yourself aloof

and withhold Your Godly wisdom,

when I need Your Holy Spirit proof

that this will advance Your Kingdom.

But this is not the entire truth,

for I think that I did hear You.

Or was it but my own self-soothe?

I wish I had a clue.

Do our voices sound the same,

and is that why I can’t hear You?

And where do I then place the blame

when it turns out this was not true?

So, once more I will seek an answer

and come to You in humbled prayer;

should I leave things as they were,

or show this man how much I care?

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
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Giving Up The Dream

I had to give up my dreams.

They were mine

and they were treasured

but they were not valued.

By me, they were.

But not by others.

They were derided,

scorned,

even mocked.

People frowned

and never understood them.

They were not pulled from a box,

did not fit into a mould,

did not belong anywhere else -

they were mine.

And I had to give them up.

And it hurts.

Everyone is always telling you to keep on dreaming,

to live your passion,

to follow your heart.

What they won’t tell you,

is how uncomfortable it makes them

when someone actually does just that.

Then their advice changes,

then they want to be rational,

then they bring out saws and hammers

to reshape your thinking

so you will fit back in the box

from which you never came

but they assumed you did.

But it hurts.

So you don’t.

You simply die;

piece by piece,

little by little,

moment by precious moment,

you die.

For this is not your life you’re living

and if it’s not yours,

then you are dead,

but still in motion.

And it hurts.

An original poem by Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

'n Oorspronklike gedig deur Miekie (Marietjie Uys).

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
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For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
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