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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: REDUCE (11/05/15)
Awakened from my slumber, I realized
The Lord’s lamp began to shed light
in the inner recesses of my mind
probing deeply my thoughts and schemes

My child, give less heed to the externals
More heed to the internals
which are eternal
They are not temporal

Pay careful attention to what I say
to your core in the still small voice
Don’t let iPad or iPhone take My place
Listen to Me with your heart, soul, and mind

Desire more for the internal
less for the external; the visible
will fade away but the invisible
will stay safe in eternity

What comes out may defile
from within come evil thoughts
your lips may honor Me
but the heart is so far

Learn to treasure the unseen
more than what you can see
the unseen are more real
but the seen will one day pale

Help me to realize this
To have less
is to have more
I can’t have the best of both worlds

Shield me from without
the distractions
and the temptations
Take captive of them, I entreat

Deliver me from within
the noise and din
and find my calm
in Jesus, the true balm
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Donna Powers
11/13/15
A very true sentiment and you expressed it very clearly and in a straightforward manner.
Maretha Retief
11/14/15
You are covering many truths at once in a "to the point" manner.

Thank you for sharing!
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
11/14/15
This is really lovely. I liked how God spoke to the MC. I suspect he whispers that in many ears. The only suggestion I would offer would be to put quotation marks around when God is speaking to make it clearer. I think you did a nice job on the topic and I enjoyed this artistic poem.
Phyllis Inniss 
11/17/15
A wonderful poem. Asking the Lord to shield you from the distractions and temptations that can mar one's life is truly a step in acknowledging God's power to make you worthy of His love.
Gloria Pierre Dean
11/19/15
Your entry reminds me of the deep inner thoughts of David that I read in the Psalms.
Well done.