Tag Archives: God

First Principles: Love Your Neighbor As Yourself and Your Country More Than Yourself

Posted on July 3, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself.” – Thomas Jefferson (1825)

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Thought For the Day: As Man Depends Absolutely Upon His Maker For Everything, It Is Necessary That He Should In All Points Conform To His Maker’s Will

Posted on July 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“As man depends absolutely upon his Maker for everything, it is necessary that he should in all points conform to his Maker’s will. This will of his Maker is called the law of nature. … This law of nature, being … Continue reading →

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Thought for the Day: Keep Your Lives Free From the Love of Money and Be Content With What You Have

Posted on June 30, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5 (New International Version)

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Turning the Impossible

Posted on June 13, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Turning the Impossibleby Michael DoyleIn all of our daysLet us lift our voices in praiseLike the Lion of JudahRaises our valleysAnd lowers our mountainsGaining vantage that we might seeTurning our impossibleInto all our needed miraclesWith the faith of a mustard … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Days, Faith, Final Say, God, Humility, Impossible, Light, Lion of Judah, Lives, Miracles, Mountains, Mustard Seed, Need, Nowhere, Path, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Pride, See, Sees All, Sense, Shine, Trust, Turning, Unbreakable, Unmovable, Valleys, Way | Leave a comment

Dropping the Label

Posted on June 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Dropping the Labelby Michael DoyleIn every moment, any given momentCan become the truth of a holy momentGod is with us wherever we areWhether in a building or under starsLife may not be fair, but God is faithfulBringing to our lives … Continue reading →

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In the Process of Confession

Posted on May 29, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

In the Process of Confessionby Michael DoyleKeeping reality and the Bible in contextIs a paradigm that constantly correctsTo keep truest meaning in its placeThroughout our lives, it’s a truth to embraceGod answers prayers in His timeTo do otherwise would be … Continue reading →

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In Accordance With His Will

Posted on May 23, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Based on the sermon that I listened to here: In Accordance With His Willby Michael Doyle From my lips, I proclaim your praiseAs I do in all of my passing daysCrying out with joy and gladnessPrayer helps me escape this … Continue reading →

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Dropping the Wrong Attitude

Posted on May 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Dropping the Wrong Attitudeby Michael DoyleTaking a deep breath with communityA moment to bring this to realityEvery day lived in our true measureLiving dignified even under pressureCrossing the valley of well-renown despairApproaching Gethsemane, the place of whereBeauty and brokenness are … Continue reading →

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First Principles: The Lord Your God In Your Midst, the Mighty One, Will Save; He Will Rejoice Over You With Gladness

Posted on May 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The Lord your God in your midst,The Mighty One, will save;He will rejoice over you with gladness,He will quiet you with His love,He will rejoice over you with singing.” – Zephaniah 3:17

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The Slow Crawl

Posted on May 16, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

The Slow Crawlby Michael DoylePushing past the slow crawl of another dayEdged to darkness and I begin to prayTo a god that I feel unsure ofBut who has a sense of humor disguised as loveDeath is a way out of … Continue reading →

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