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First Principles: The Liberty of A Nation Depends Upon the Vigilance of A Few
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Grown Into Purpose
Grown Into Purpose
by Michael Doyle
In all times, God grows us with purpose,
So that we are fit to perform our service.
Conformed as we are in God's holy wisdom,
All that we serve well in Heaven's kingdom.
The Prophet Elisha fit into this sort of frame
He served his good purpose despite his name.
Elijah and Elisha were prophetic bookends,
There were enough stories to have made them friends.
Lives are lived openly and on display,
How we live sets our example more than we say.
Faith arrives in its spiritual confluence,
The example given is, indeed, our only influence.
Life is either learned in sincere imitation,
Or it is limited by the fallacies of observation.
Imitating Paul as he imitated Christ isn't arrogance.
It is, indeed, a matter of correct observance.
Elisha's story demonstrates the use of the ordinary
To push the limits and truly become extraordinary.
12 teams of oxen point to Elisha's financial security.
Yet, wealth does not rescue life from its obscurity.
The truth of life is the price that was paid on the cross,
To love Christ as God is the victory that has no loss.
To give your life of worth into giving Christian service
Is to finally understand life's truest sense of purpose.
Each of us walks this world in our mantle of authority.
It is in this that we learn to recognize God's sovereignty.
This, then, details the difference in one another's calling.
From the mother's womb God has known our precise falling.
Falling into who exactly we are each meant to be.
This is the extraordinary way of what we're yet to see.
A large part of God's plan is that we walk in love,
Realizing that those around us are also loved by God above.
Our greater prayers by which we start out each day
Is that the Lord God find use for us that given day.
Our prayers aren't meant to ask for a blessing each day,
It is to gratefully be a righteous servant in every way.
Our path is to be surrender, sacrifice, and service.
It's only in this way that we live up to our purpose.
In this surrender, there will be no going back,
And in taking on the mantle of God, there is no fade to black.
(c)July 19, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: Absorb What Is Useful, Discard What Is Not, Add What Is Uniquely Your Own
“Absorb what is useful, discard what is not, add what is uniquely your own.” – Bruce Lee
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First Principles: The Issue Today Is the Same As It Has Been Throughout All History, Whether Man Shall Be Allowed To Govern Himself Or To Be Ruled By A Small Elite
“The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite.” – Thomas Jefferson
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Thought For the Day: Apart From the Cross, There Is No Other Ladder By Which We May Get To Heaven
“Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.” – Rose of Lima
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First Principles: Elijah Said To Elisha, “Tell Me, What Can I Do For You Before I Am Taken From You?” “Let Me Inherit A Double Portion of Thy Spirit Be Upon Me.”
“When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?” “Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.” – 2 Kings 2:9
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For All of My Life
For All of My Life
by Michael Doyle
For all of my life,
It's been understood.
God is great
And He is good
There is no promise
That has ever been broken.
All of His words,
In love, have been spoken.
In my knowing, I know what I know.
Our God is the God of never letting go.
I know this because the Bible tells me so.
It's one of the few things that I truly know.
His is a path of consistency,
Weaved through all of my life.
It's a wholeness to live in integrity.
His peace removes all my strife.
Faithfulness isn't a sometime thing.
It's there in the joy that He will always bring.
I live my life with Heaven in my sight,
And I know His Word will keep me right.
In my knowing, I know what I know.
Our God is the God of never letting go.
I know this because the Bible tells me so.
It's one of the few things that I truly know.
(c) July 18, 2026 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: And Into the Forest I Go, To Lose My Mind and Find My Soul
“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir
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First Principles: The World Looks Toward Us As A Country That May Become A Great Nursery of Arts and Sciences
“The world looks toward us as a country that may become a great nursery of arts and sciences.”– Francis Hopkinson
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Close As A Promise
Close As A Promise
by Michael Doyle
When the world drags us apart,
I hope it is, you'll keep me in your heart.
Despite a world of endless treasons,
I find that I love you for sentimental reasons.
Your love shapes my fragile soul,
Like the irresistible beat of rock-n-roll.
And I find that given my chance,
I'd love my life to be our dance.
Holding you close as a promise,
The kind of promise met with a kiss.
If it's up to me, you'll stay the same,
Even to the day that you wear my name.
All these miles lived between,
It is that they don't mean anything,
Because as it has been from the start,
I'll always hold you in my heart.
All these times, pass slowly by,
And I don't want you to cry.
But I miss you more than you know.
I promise, I'll never let you go.
Holding you close as a promise,
The kind of promise met with a kiss.
If it's up to me, you'll stay the same,
Even to the day that you wear my name.
I feel your heartbeat,
Every time our eyes meet.
And I know that I love you,
In everything that you do.
The times that we're together,
These couldn't be better.
Even though we want them to,
I am so in love with you.
Holding you close as a promise,
The kind of promise met with a kiss.
If it's up to me, you'll stay the same,
Even to the day that you wear my name.
(c) July 17, 2026 Michael Doyle
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