Tag Archives: Flow

I Surrender

Posted on April 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

I Surrenderby Michael DoyleFaith comes from hearingAnd learning to loveIt’s not from fearingBut following heaven aboveHolding the doors open wideWe know God always stands besideHis followers, as we lift our hands in praiseThis is the faith flowing from our daysIt’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All My Days, Breath, Darkest Night, Days, Door, Everywhere, Extol, Faith, Fear, Flow, Follow, Follower, Go, God, God's Purposes, Good, Guiding Light, Hands, Hear, Heaven, His Services, I Surrender, Know, Learn, Lift, Lifting My Hands, Live, Lord Jesus, Love, My Very Life, Open, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Promise, Sacrifice, Song, Soul, Stands Beside, Surrender, Sweet and Tender, Theology, Understood | Leave a comment

A Void of Emptiness

Posted on March 9, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Void of Emptinessby Michael DoyleApproaching the study of the edges of space Has only begun as technology sets the paceFor the time, it must be studied in deferenceAs it is a humbling, character-building experienceThe stars we watch are like … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alive, Alone, Anguish, Approach, Bell Jars, Better Angels, Beyond, Bleak, Bond, Breathing, Burn, Character Building, Choose, Compelling, Conversations, Crash, Cruelty, Decontamination, Deference, Distant Stars, Ebb and Flow, Edge, Emptiness, Envy, Essence, Experience, Fail, Fear, Flow, Forest, Happiness, Heads, Hear, Heirs Apparent, Human Heart, Humbling, Hurt, Imagination, Intrude, Jealousy, Know, Learn, Loneliness, Love One Another, Made of Stone, Making Friends, Moments, Mortals, Moving Sea, Muddy Waters, Need, One Another, Others, Ourselves, Ovens, Overwhelming, Pangs, Poetry and Poems, Promise, Shore, So Much Love, Soul Revealing, Space, Stars, Strive, Study, Suffering, Sum, Swear, Taking Form, Technology, Transparent, Trees, Vanity, Voice, Void, Voyage, Watch, Watch Back, Waves, Wear, Wore, Worn | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Law of Nature and the Law of Revelation Are Both Divine: They Flow, Though In Different Channels From the Same Adorable Source

Posted on January 2, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“The law of nature and the law of revelation are both Divine: they flow, though in different channels, from the same adorable source. It is indeed preposterous to separate them from each other.” – James Wilson (1804)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Different Channels, Divine, First Principles, Flow, James Wilson, Law of Nature, Law of Revelation, Same Adorable Source | Leave a comment

(Questions of Life) However Inspired

Posted on December 4, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

(Questions of Life) However Inspiredby Michael DoyleHowever it was inspiredLife came to be firedSparked a billion years agoAnd continued on in its flowThough no man was there Science believes it clearNeurons appeared 400,000 year agoBut who can truly know?From the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Better Days, Better Ways, Billion Years, Billion Years Ago, Brink, Brought Together, Courage, Darkness, Debate, Disbelief, Drink, Feeling the Fools, Fired, First Cause, Flashpoints, Flow, Formation, Full-Tilt, Gift, God, Handcuffed, Hands, Information, Inspired, Least Hesitation, Life, Losing Position, Lucy, Major Fail, Mature, Mother Nature, Near Miss, Necessary, Neurons, Pause, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Predators, Primordial, Question, Questions, Sad, Science, Smackdown, Splash, Stare, Think, Thought, Through, Time, Traction, Transition, Turned Out Better, Two Neurons, Warning, Wonder | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Fruit of the Spirit Is Fundamentally Relational. Rather Than Originating With Us, It Flows To Us From Our Union With Christ

Posted on November 12, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The fruit of the Spirit is fundamentally relational. Rather than originating with us, it flows to us from our union with Christ, and it flows beyond us to bring us into fellowship with others. The secret of this flow – … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Fellowship, Flow, Flows, Fruit of the Spirit, Fundamental, Humility, Jerry Bridges, Origin, Others, Relational, Thought For the Day, Union With Christ, Us | Leave a comment

Cumberland Falls

Posted on November 8, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Cumberland Fallsby Michael DoyleInternet sites, articles, and word of mouthHas Cumberland Falls as the Niagara of the SouthAnd though we haven’t made it to see the moonbowWe have been there to see the gentle waters flowThe Cumberland River’s water ripples … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beautiful, Change, Cumberland Falls, Cumberland River, Daniel Boone National Forest, Daughters, Eyes, Father, Flow, Forge, Full Moon, Giant Boulders, Impression, Kept, Light, Majestic, Mark, Moonbow, Niagara of the South, Nights, Path, Pinkies, Poetry and Poems, Polish, Promise, Promises, Record, Ripple, River, Slept, Sunrise, Tall, The Girls and I, Time, Unfold, Water, Word of Mouth | Leave a comment

Like Wanderers Seeking

Posted on October 11, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Like Wanderers Seekingby Michael DoyleLike wanderers wandering a lovelier wayWe plant the seeds that bring the new daysWith a fullness of dreams filling our heartsWe loosely planned how the days would startBut kept the freedom breathing in and outNever steadfastly … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Air, Arrive, Better, Breathe, Care, Change, Cold, Curves, Days, Desrve, Doubt, Dream Together, Dreams, Drive, Earn, Family, Flow, Freedom, Future, GPS, Guide, Happen, Heart, Hours, Journey, Late, Myself, Nurture, Plan, Poetry and Poems, Pth, Seeds, Seek, Show, Start, State, Straight Roads, Talk, Wanderer, Way, Wiggle Room, World | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Fabric of American Empire Ought To Rest On the Solid Basis of the Consent of the People

Posted on September 25, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought to flow from that pure, original fountain of all legitimate authority.” – Alexander Hamilton (1787)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Alexander Hamilton, American Empire, Ancient Forest, Consent, Fabric, First Principles, Flow, Fountain, Legitimate Authority, National Power, Solid Basis, Streams, The People | Leave a comment

Not Me, But God

Posted on July 16, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Not Me, But Godby Michael DoylePaul, the murderer, brought salvationFinding perfection in the worst situationToday in the world’s secularizationWe can still find faith in our dedicationThe traumas that come and goCan be disruptive to our best flowGod somehow finds His … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Church, Dedication, Flow, God, Heal, Heartbreak, Me, Mistake, Murderer, Paul, Perfection, Poetry and Poems, Salvation, Situation, Trauma | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Evils We Experience Flow From the Excess of Democracy. The People Do Not Want Virtue, But Are the Dupes of Pretended Patriots

Posted on June 5, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The evils we experience flow from the excess of democracy. The people do not want virtue, but are the dupes of pretended patriots.” —Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Democacy, Dupes, Elbridge Gerry, Evils, Excess, Experience, First Principles, Flow, Pretended Patriots, The People, Virtue | Leave a comment