If my journey is my destination, when will I arrive
Heaven, not being at the end of my life beginning when I arrived

I am in heaven when Jesus comes into my life
Trials continue in this world with much less strife

God is lighting my path to show me the way
Fewer worries at the end of the long day

Thank you, God, for placing me in your divine plan
Walking with me daily, striving to do the best that I can

Winning my hard-fought race here on earth, 
drawing me nearer to my heavenly birth

Enduring the sorrows and pains making it all worthwhile
Feeling Jesus' Glorious Love and beholding His loving smile

January 29, 2023
Mark Waldrop

Ever been a coach? Trying to get others to excel. 
By teaching them perseverance, they will do well

The person you are coaching holds the illusive key
Without desire from the mind and heart, they will never see

A good coach seeks the desire of the heart first
Finding that the mind and body will never thirst

A word of encouragement will go a long way
Reaching the distant goal at the end of the day

Never never, never give up is what a successful coach will  say
Traveling this path will produce the desired prize not far away

Through time sweat, and tears that may have come my way
All being worth the effort to enjoy the completeness I feel today

January 29, 2023
Mark Waldrop

Peace is a feeling that is difficult to explain 
It seems to come out of nowhere and return again 

The most remarkable coincidence I've found
When I seek Jesus, His peace comes around

Not keeping my eye on Him, it will disappear
Prayerfully starting the process over for it to reappear 

January 28, 2023
Mark Waldrop

The past should teach me an invaluable lesson
The memories of which I do not have to make a confession

Not being ashamed of whence I came
Being my transformation that I proudly claim

My past is my heritage leaving  my mark on earth
This will genuinely tell a common man’s great worth

Learning from my past and moving ahead
Trying to make fewer mistakes before I'm dead

January 27, 2023
Mark Waldrop

Do you see a lonely beggar on the street
He is not there of his own accord
Being unable to control the cards dealt to him, he sees no reward

I passed him by with a sorrowful sigh
Not willing to give him a helping hand
I have a feeling of great remorse. I do not understand 

Now Jesus is in my heart; he has opened my eyes to see
The blessing of helping others brings a great blessing to me

God’s joy I feel within can't be explained
Not being given from above to be contained

Being the hands and feet of Jesus while here on earth
No possible way to explain this incredible  worth

Thank you, God, Thank you, God, for forgiving me
 Eternal life and forever setting me free

January 26, 2023
Mark Waldrop

Bless me, Lord, watch over me today. 
Bless my friends; watch over them. I pray

Praise God from whom all Blessings flow
 Continually watching over me wherever I go

Not understanding how His Love could ever be
I praise and thank him every day for setting me free

January 25, 2023
Mark Waldrop

I was shackled by time 
I was shackled by sin

I was shackled from within
Each day finding no way to win

I was shackled by my friends
No encouragement from my kin

Then crying out, please God unshackle me
An incredible peace came in I could not see

I fell to my knees in great surprise 
Streams of tears flowing from my eyes

Hearing of God and what he had done for others
Years ago, I heard of Jesus from my Mother

Never in a million years thought he would have time for me
Now Praising and thanking Him every day on bended knee


2Ti 2:9  for which I am suffering even to the point of being shackled like a criminal. But God's word is not shackled.

January 25, 2023
Mark Waldrop

Knowledge is from books on earth 
Wisdom is from God's Great Worth

Both used for the love of God and man
Bringing Majesty to His Great Plan

Walking daily with my eyes on Him
His Heavenly light never grows dim

At the end of my race here on earth
Feeling God’s love at Heaven's birth

January 23, 2023
Mark Waldrop

Fear is of this world.  It does not abide where God abounds
If you have God in your heart, there can be no fear around

Only when we take our eyes off Jesus
can the devil possibly see us
With the Love of God in us, the devil with us can have no fuss. 

The blood of Jesus covers our sins. The devil can find no door to enter in. 

Thank You, God, for sending your son
That through Him, the race is won

January 22, 2023
Mark Waldrop