Breakfast with you is sweeter than strawberry crepes
More filling that the most filling plate
Better than chicken n waffles on a Saturday
How I enjoy my time with you
As we start our days with laughter
Then go our separate ways after
There’s a pleasantness that lingers
Because I started the day with you
One night my soul was distressed
I was crying on the floor
Feeling so low I couldn’t form many words
All my soul could do was moan
But in the mist of my pain I found Your word comforting me
Scriptures of Your truth kept coming back to me
I know the verse that says I would have lost heart,
Unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living
But honestly I would have lost heart if it wasn’t for Your word within me
The constant replaying of Your word wouldn’t let me believe a lie
It is the sword of the Spirit that helps me fight the battles inside
Sure I’ve had bad thoughts, but they never seem to stick around long
In times of trouble and sorrow I remember that the Lord is my strength and my song
So I’m thankful for Your word that is always there for me
It is a constant reminder of God’s love for me
It is my treasure
It is my delight
God Your Word Is The Center Of My Life
Check out the poem before this https://www.camilleawalker.com/2018/09/pray-for-the-girl/
It’s when I’m safe alone in my room that I think of the girl whose freedom has been removed.
Who doesn’t get an off day,
Who can never call in sick,
Who has to paint a smile on her face to satisfy the men,
The men who use her and mean her no good.
Men who treat her worse than a dog in the hood.
As I watch a movie I think about her dreams.
What would she do if she could be free?
Would she dance on the rooftops?
Would she sing with the morning birds?
Would she paint a beautiful canvas,
Or go horseback ridding in the woods?
I don’t know where she is, but in my heart she’s close to me.
Sometimes I feel her pain and a burden comes over me.
I may never know her name,
I may never see her face,
But each night I will intercede that one day she will be free
Free to joke around and free to be herself.
Trust that miracles can happen when we pray for the girl.
Inspiration:
Today I watched several documentaries on human trafficking. I saw the statistics and I heard the stories. I saw how this is an international problem that is affecting millions of women and children. I took my anger and turned it into art, but most of all I feel a greater responsibility to intercede for these women and children daily. Sometimes I get a pressing in my spirit to pray for a particular girl even though I don’t know her name or where she is. I don’t have to know all the details to be obedient. I just know that prayer is powerful and intercession does work.
I recently bought the book “Becoming A Prayer Warrior” by Elizabeth Alves. I haven’t even finished it yet and already it has been a great blessing to me. I love the way she breaks prayer down and it’s a easy read with lots of Bible references. I especially love the poem she referenced in the introduction titled, “I Traveled on My knees” adapted from a poem by Sandra Goodwin. The beginning of the poem goes like this:
“Last night I took a journey
To a land across the seas;
I did not go by boat or plane,
I traveled on my knees.”
That poem is a great illustration of how our prayers can literally go all around the world. In our quiet time with the Lord we can pray for the girls. We can also support organizations locally and internationally who are helping the survivors and leading investigations to get more girls freed. Let’s donate our time and some of our money even to help this cause. Also remember to be grateful for your freedom and don’t let the little petty things of life keep you down. When I think of issues like this it helps me put my problems into perspective and suddenly they’re not so bad after all. So please pray for the girls and even the boys who are caught up in human trafficking aka slavery.
A great organization to get involved with that is all for abolishing slavery is A21. Go to https://www.a21.org
In my quiet time I was reading a book
I heard it was full of wisdom so I decided to take a look
I didn’t know where to start so I opened a random page
It was Psalm 139 that greeted me
As I read I felt the words come to life
That was a day that would forever change my life
As time went on I would read some more
Thirsty for knowledge I kept coming back for more
But one day I read something I didn’t mean to read
I saw something that didn’t agree with me
Torn between my views and the book I love so much
It’s calling for a lifestyle change that is hard to give up
So with this book on my lap I pause to think
Do I skip the page or change what I believe
When we first met you said I looked familiar
I’d never seen you before but I thought you were peculiar
I hear you speak and you say what I think
An inner knowing went off inside of me
Just two strangers passing by unknowingly meant to be
A connection like this doesn’t happen often
Some people may think it’s strange
But I feel peace when I’m with you
I am no longer afraid
I love you when I shouldn’t
I mean it seems too soon
After all we’ve had just one good afternoon
And it was amazing too
Didn’t have to talk long to get the feeling that I already know you
I know the music you like
I know the movies you love
I know the deep parts of your soul
I know you’re kind
I know you’re fine
I know you are absolutely beautiful
Easy on the eyes and easy on my heart
I know that we were chosen to be set apart
Set apart for each other
Set apart for a purpose
I’ve waited for you all my life and you are completely worth it
My last day with you, it was a Sunday afternoon
On a beautiful day in May, I sat by your bed most of the day
A day when each second was so precious, there was a peace in the air
When it seemed like you couldn’t hear
I kept talking to you like I didn’t care
I sung and said hey a thousand times, determined to hear you speak again
After all I had to hear the last words of my dearest friend
You’ve been a great sister
You’ve been a good friend
You’ve been the best aunt since I was a kid
Your laugh contagious
Your smile so bright
Sometimes I still think of you at night
Even when I do I can’t complain
Because God has been so good to me
I have been blessed to know you and love you my entire life
I hope I can get your strawberry shortcake just right
As I look back I can’t help but say
Thank you God for giving me another day
Another day to sing and pray and say that I love you
I couldn’t have asked for a better day
My last day with you
This poem is dedicated to my Aunt Annette. She passed on Sunday May 28,2017. Even though she passed, I can truly say that was a magical day. She was in the hospital and God’s peace was there with us. She loved to hear me sing (especially my own songs). At first she wasn’t alert at all so I kept saying hey to her. Then all of a sudden she got a burst of energy and started talking to us. We had a mini church service in her hospital room with lots singing and prayer. Most of all I was soooo happy that she finally said “Hey Camille” to me. She also said “I love you too” after I told her I love her. I had been waiting all day to hear that lol. Then that evening she went back home to be with the Lord. I am so grateful we had such a beautiful last day!!!
So you wanna get a husband, why don’t you follow my lead
It’s stiff competition, you gotta roll up your sleeves
No time to be shy when the man is the prize
You better do what it takes because men have roaming eyes
You gotta have their baby, if they cheat look the other way
Sure it’s not fair, but that’s the price you pay
To get a man to put a ring on your hand, that’s the modern way
Who cares about modesty
Morals are overrated
You quoting scriptures from the bible, but that old book is dated
I’ve told you my way and sometimes it doesn’t work
It’s worth a try because inside we all want a husband, no matter how much it hurts
So what if he cheats and his love for me is weak
I won a husband, and that’s good enough for me
I wrote this poem from the perspective of a woman who finally won a husband. Some women really do have this mentality. I see women fighting over men all the time on TV and even in real life. Sometimes as women we forget that we are the prize. Please don’t settle for just a husband when you can have the husband God has for you. 🙂
