Lenexa Baptist Church = Serving God Is Not For Sissies Poem by Tom Zart

SERVING GOD IS NOT FOR SISSIES


Serving God is not for sissies
But for those with commitment of heart.
As troubles arise to test our resolve
From faith we must refuse to part.

Evil hungers to separate are souls from God
And have us respond like apes in a tree.
Through trust, love, faith and compliance
We are blessed and fortified by Thee.

All Heaven’s heroes had their issues,
None become righteous without pain.
They prayed to God to be delivered
As the faithful were ridiculed or slain.

Nothing has changed since Adam and Eve
Humans are the most unpredictable of Earth.
Faith gives us hope through love, and devotion
As the power of God’s Will elevates our worth.


OUR SHEPHERD WITHIN


We find ourselves in the darkest valleys
When circumstances place us there.
Spiritual warfare, our own rebellion
And the acts of others unfair.

Every valley is a passageway
Rather than just a destination,
Eventually difficulties will pass on
As God controls all creation.

The deeper the valley, the greater the work
We are able to accomplish through pain.
God is more pleased by our character
Than our comfort or the reasons we complain.

By the Grace of God, we always have hope
For you and I have a Devine Shepherd within.
Guiding, comforting and strengthening
Protecting the faithful from the futility of sin.


CHRIST’S RETURN


The Bible promises Christ shall return
And His second coming will be known by all.
Jesus has prepared our eternal home
For believers who have answered His Call.

Passed followers shall be resurrected
By Heaven’s timing not ours.
We have our own spiritual assignment
To defeat wickedness and its powers.

We should worry less about Christ’s return
And concern ourselves with obedience through love.
For everything we say, ponder or commit
Is recorded and measured by Heaven above.

Never make important decisions without prayer
For the answers of a lifetime come from within.
God whispers His wisdom to our heart and soul
As we shoulder the burdens of ignorance and sin.

All of Heaven’s Heroes got their answers from prayer
When they acted on their own they suffered despair.
The best way to glorify Jesus and His Return
Is to set by example through prayer what we learn.


THE BATTLE FOR OUR SOULS


God’s gift of salvation to save our soul
Is deliverance from evil, fear and danger.
When we refuse to believe in His Word
We suffer the fate of a stranger.

God leads believers to perform and pursue
The fulfillment of His plain for our soul.
We accomplish the greatest blessings in life
When servitude and obedience is our goal.

Every time we worry about ourselves
More than God’s plan for our story.
We soon find happiness never last long
As our missteps shadow our glory.

Heaven and hell recruit all they can
As both sides numbers enhance.
Some run God’s way others another
But only the faithful are aloud to advance.


GOD’S WATCHING


What kind of monsters will we release on society
If we fail to teach our children the pitfalls of sin?
They’ll learn everything the difficult way
Before they can stop and start again.

Take down your Bible or purchase a copy
And never let it collect dust on the shelf.
If you can’t attend church come Sunday morning
Read scripture to someone or yourself.

People who believe our Lord is watching
Can feel His presence within.
We pray for awareness to be delivered
And transformed, to rise again.

Stand up to disciple and give the lost hope
And God will love you even more.
Say no to Satin and yes to Jesus
And blessings shall shadow your door.

All God’s heroes had their issues
Though He loved them just the same.
They prayed for courage and the will
To guide them from wickedness and shame.


By God’s Poet Tom Zart
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