GOD'S WORDS
Plain and Simple
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FAITH WALK
You asked me to bless you in a mighty way;
But are you truly ready for me to test your faith?
Are you ready for the hurt and pain; sorrow and tears?
Are you ready to endure for days, months, and sometimes even years?
Will you trust me to break you and put you into the scorching fire?
So I may purify your soul in order to take you higher?
Are you ready for me to mold, shape and restore your heart?
Are you willing to draw closer to me and build a relationship that will never part?
Are you ready to step off the cliff, not knowing what you’re about to step into?
Will you trust that when you feel like you’re falling; my hand is already there to catch you?
Will you trust that everything I say and do will come to pass?
Or will you believe in the world’s view that is temporary and will not last?
Will you allow me to manifest in you wisdom, joy, hope, love and peace;
So when you have walked thru your storm, these treasures you have won will never cease?
Will you believe in the physical eye; what the world says and only what you can see?
Or will you believe in the spiritual eye, what’s not in front of you, believing in me?
Will you trust I am taking you thru the storm, not to harm you, but to prepare you for my kingdom?
So when you stand in front of me on judgment day, I may say, servant well done?
Will you believe that I am the God of all creation, or will you give up and say I’m all talk?
Or will you trust me with your heart, mind, and soul; and take, with me, this faith walk?!
March 4, 2010
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GOD’S WORDS
“PLAIN and SIMPLE”
I bring to you a book of poems that is plain and simple from the start
No enormous collegiate words; only the feelings that flow from my heart
It is not just about professionalism, intelligence or eloquence, you see
It is about being obedient to God and allowing him to use me the way he choose to use me
It is about ministering to all of God’s children and drawing them near to Christ
And reassuring them that, even thru their storms, they may still have peace and joy in this life
So God, I pray that all around the world, someone will be drawn near to you from a poem that is heard
And I thank you for using me to minister to others, Plain and Simple, God’s Words!
March 20, 2010
About the Author
Rayna Roxanne is a strong soldier in the army of the Lord who is totally devoted to uplifting the body of Jesus Christ and advancing the Kingdom of God throughout the earth. God has equipped her with many gifts and talents that help her reach the world one soul at a time.
I am thankful that divine intervention brought us together for a purpose greater than ourselves. I have been blessed to know Rayna for over two decades; and from the moment we met, I knew that there was something special about her. We were both so young, barely in the eighth grade and from such different worlds. Through her smile, her exterior was rough and defensive. It was obvious that she had grown up fighting and constantly protecting herself. She was a very bright student and I admired how Math and English curriculum came effortlessly to her.
Like most adolescents, she felt misunderstood; she was lost. I remember, feeling as if she was missing the crucial support needed for her development from a girl to a young lady. She knew a lot; those big beautiful eyes had seen too much in a short time. On the opposite end, I had grown up very sheltered. My parents were very busy and loving pastors; and what Rayna knew intrigued me. It was so different from what I had always known. She was a survivor with a deep longing to feel special and know the unconditional love of Jesus Christ.
Throughout the years we have made many mistakes together. We have developed into God fearing women with ministries and a passion for the will of God. I will never forget how we have lost, loved, learned, prayed, and felt great pain together. We also rejoiced, laughed, cooked, and cried, then, laughed some more, together!! Amazingly, through it all we have remained unconditional friends. And we will glorify God and WIN together. 1 Chronicles 29:11 says: Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.
God has a way of giving you enough of what you need so that there is plenty to give to others. Rayna has a gift of touching the hearts of others with honesty and by walking in the spirit of love. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 says: And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, as we do for you. Her poetry will reach the world right where they are, and with plain and simple words so that all may understand.
Rayna is originally from Little Rock, Arkansas and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia where she has been a resident for five years. She is a wonderful mother of four beautiful children and one energetic grandchild. They are all unique and require individual attention, yet, she finds a way to make them all feel special and loved. Her children will soon rise up and call her blessed. I feel extremely blessed to call her my friend.
-Bethany Devine-