Tag Archives: God

I’m Not the Kind of Father

Posted on September 23, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

I’m Not the Kind of Fatherby Michael DoyleI’m not the kind of fatherWho can spend a lot of moneyHowever much I love my daughtersMy ex thinks this is funnyShe complains about the money she spendsDespite the child support givenAnd I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Allow, Another, Answer, Best, Best of My Best, Blindness, Books, Brain, Busy, Cherish, Child Support, Cling, Compare, Complain, Could Be, Daughters, Deep, Disease, Doctors, Down Stairs, Doze Off, Dream On, Easy, Eighteen, Every Breath, Ex, Faces, Fall Asleep, Father, Forgiven, Funny, Go On, God, Gone, Grow Up, Hate, Hug, Hurry, I, Insane, Inside Me, Last Night, Lasting Memories, Life Upends, Limits, Listen, Live, Love, Memory Loss, Money, My Miracles, Need, Need to Know, Night, Not Letting Them Know, Other, Payers, Poetry and Poems, Push, Rest, Seems, Seen, Shelf, Spend, Steps, Sweetest Dreams, Taken, Tell, Time, Tolerably, Traces, Unkindness, Wake, Walk, Wearing Me Down, Wish, Wonder | Leave a comment

Talk of Grace

Posted on September 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Talk of Graceby Michael DoyleIt is all of us, the body of peopleFound under God’s holy steepleThat makes us wonder about graceUndeserved in favor, yet we know our placeClearly, His church is most attractiveWhere grace is found and is most … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All of Us, Apparent, Attractive, Church, Clear, Favor, Found, Glory, God, God's Story, Grace, Great Things, Holy Name, Holy Steeple, Learn, Lives, Love Given, People, Place, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Reflective, Talk, Transparent, Undeserved, Wonder, World | Leave a comment

Love Is the Christian Test

Posted on September 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Romans 13:8 Love Is the Christian Testby Michael Doyle In every moment lived there is powerTo become transformed in the hourOf God’s greatness that we liveIn all the blessings that He gives Letting no debt remain outstandingThis way of love … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ample, Blessings, Christian, Debt, Determination, Dream, Elimination, Esteem, Example, God, Heaven, Hour, Law, Life, Love, Moment, Needs, Neighbor, Outstanding, Poetry and Poems, Power, Self, Standard, Test, Testimony | Leave a comment

First Principles: How Beautiful On the Mountains Are the Feet of Those Who Bring Good News, Who Proclaim Peace,…Who Say to Zion, “Your God Reigns!”

Posted on September 10, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news,who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation,who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” – Isaiah 52:7 (NIV)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Beautiful, Feet, First Principles, God, Good News, Good Tidings, Isaiah 52:7, Mountains, Peace, Proclaim, Reigns, Salvation, Zion | Leave a comment

Gentleman George

Posted on August 31, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Gentleman Georgeby Michael DoyleIt took a lifetime to forgeThe humility of Gentleman GeorgeWith his best fights fought on his kneesHe is God’s child and aims to pleaseOnce a lion, then a lamb, in doing all thingsHe only gave his second … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aim, American Flag, Best Fight, Born Again, Bout, Boxer, Bring, Brutality, Comeback, Dedicate, Dignity, Forge, Frazier, Friend, Friends, Fumble, Gentleman George, George Foreman, God, God's Child, Gold Medal, Humility, Jamaica, Jesus, Jungle, Knees, Lamb, Last Breath, Legendary, Lifetime, Lion, Locker Room, Mercy, Mike Tyson, Morer, Muhammed Ali, Near Death, Nervous Tension, Olympics, Pack A Punch, Please, Poetry and Poems, Punch, Recall, Record, Rope-A-Dope, Sunshine Showdown, Tall, Teach, Tenacity, The Ring, True Man, Very Best, Won, Zaire | Leave a comment

Walking With Inner Peace

Posted on August 27, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Walking With Inner Peaceby Michael DoylePeace is more than an idea or feelingIt is a gift of God constantly revealingGiven to all who walk in His waysIt fills our hearts throughout our daysGod provides this peace adequatelyFor all to live … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adequtely, Christ, Days, Destination, Feeling, Forgiven, Free, Full Measure, Gift of God, God, Hearts, His Ways, Inner Peace, Joy, Poetry and Poems, Salvation, Sovereignty, Surrender, Treasure, Trust, Walk, Walking | Leave a comment

Inside the Temple

Posted on August 26, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Inside the Templeby Michael DoyleThe mercy of God fills the heartOf the blessed souls that will departBut as the light fades, the night grows longFor the sake of the fight, make the coffee strongIt might be hours; it might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Absolve, Blessed Souls, Coffee, Confusion, Days, Demon, Desperate, Destroy, Eternity, Fight, God, Heart, Hours, Inside, Light, Mercy, Name, Night, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Restless, Sacred, Serenity, Shame, Sins, Temple, Unclean Spirits, Vanquish | Leave a comment

A Child Never Walks Alone

Posted on August 25, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

A Child Never Walks Aloneby Michael DoyleOur sins will seek us outPutting holes in hearts to fill with doubtsIf evil wasn’t real, there’d be no need for GodThat’s a paradox that burns us, however oddThere in the ashes of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ashes, Blasphemy, Child, Christ's Child, Cry, Curses, Desires, Doubt, Dream, Evil, Fire, God, Hearts, Heaven, Holes, Hunger, Living Nightmare, Lust, Need, Odd, Paradox, Poetry and Poems, Prayers, Present, Real, Remnants, Seek, Shadows, Sins, Stake, Under, Walks Alone, World | Leave a comment

Seven Ways of Living A More Godly Life

Posted on August 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Seven Ways of Living A More Godly Lifeby Michael DoyleTaking and saving a life surrendered from sinFollowing God’s will and starting once againSanctification is the life’s journey we travelNever worried for our future; assured we will prevailThe first habit is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accomplishment, Charge, Commandments, Conform, Constant Prayer, Contemplation, Control, Conversation, Dedication, Dependence, Devil, Dilemma, Faith, Faithfulness, Focus, Follow, God, God's Will, God's Word, Godly Life, Habits, Holy Conversation, Holy Relationship, Holy Spirit, Indwelling, Intimacy, Judge, Know, Live, Meditation, Obedience, Path, Poetry and Poems, Power, Prevail, Promises, Quibble, Repetition, Resilience, Righteousness, Sanctification, Seal, Seven Ways, Sin, Soul, Sovereignity, Surrender, Think and Feel, Thoughts and Questions, Trust, Understanding, Worship, Wrath | Leave a comment

Perpetual Providence

Posted on August 17, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Perpetual Providenceby Michael DoyleIn God’s perpetual providenceWe are always seeking His guidanceAsking God for aid in making our decisionsThat we know His preferences with greater precisionGod is a constant companion wherever we goHowever we travel; whether by will or by … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Aid, Constant Companion, Decision, God, Guidance, Hidden, Light, Perpetual, Poetry and Poems, Preferences, Pride, Providence, Reveal, Side, Speak, Travel, Truth | Leave a comment