Change

Change can be good or bad. 
Have you changed? Did it make you happy or sad?

Changing to improve your situation 
Can bring you great eleation 

We can change outwardly. We can change inwardly.
The most profitable being changing both simultaneously 

There's always room for change no matter where we are in life
I pray the difference we make will bring much less strife

December 7, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Jail set me Free

I was a condemned man for what I had done
Oh, if I had only not had that gun

Being condemned and sentenced to prison to die
That's where I found Jesus, setting my soul free to fly

Finding the love of God, changing my life all around
Discovering my soul is set free from this earthly ground

Thank you, Loving God, for saving me
I'll be flying from this old jail cell on bended knee

December 7, 2022
Mark Waldrop

The family of God

Some had a good family. Some had  evil families. Some had no family at all. 
Whatever your situation, you will get through it all. 

By joining the family of God, you are never left alone. 
God Everlasting is always on his throne. 

He will give you peace, joy, and contentment in your every need. 
When you accept his son Jesus
You will be completely free.

Being in the Family of God will bring peace in any situation. 
Relying on him will bring much-needed illumination. 

Taking time to pray and thank Him today. 
For His love and Mercy, he bestows all along the way. 

December 6, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Rock

What kind of rock are you familiar with, rock that you have seen
That would depend on the part of the country where you have been 

The Red rocks of Arizona or the limestone in Kentucky 
Wherever you live, you are blest and so lucky

The Rock of my life is Jesus Christ Himself
Seeing Him as Almighty God myself 

He's the Rock of my Salvation, the Rock of Hope for the future 
I'm only a tiny pebel in His Rock of the total picture 

God can take a tiny pebel and make for him a Gem 
Oh, the pressures that come with that may seem so grim

Whichever Rock you stand on over your lifetime
Make sure it's a Solid Rock, not on sinking sand

Bow your head and prayerfully say
Thank you, God, for being my Rock today

December 5, 2022
Mark Waldrop

The best thing I can do today

The best thing I can do today
Be kind and gentle as I work and play

Don't talk badly about anyone
Not knowing what race they've won

Give a lift-up if someone is down 
That will add a star to your crown

Say Hey Neighbor to all you greet, lifting their spirits and being so sweet

The best thing I can do, removing the smile from my pocket and sharing with you 

December 5, 2022
Mark Waldrop

Multitasking

Multistakin is an art strangely possessed by only a few.
The few seemed to be richly blessed by what they could do.

Often trying multitasking, only failing in what I do.
Not being able to walk and chew gum at the same time without it sticking to my shoe.

Well, what can I say? Bless those who can perform more than one task at at a time
To me, it just seems like a doggone crime


December 5, 2022
Mark Waldrop
Suggested by my friends
Brad & Cheryl VanAtta

Wandering

I have wandered in my life
Causing great family strife

Wandering far away from home
It would be better on my own

Wandering away from the church
That's when I began to search

Not returning to the Church building
Being cared for by God’s children

Changing my heart and clearing my vision
Wandering no more, Worshiping in every season

December 5, 2022
Mark Waldrop

The Mountain

Climbing the mountain and reaching the summit, giving it all you've got.
I exerted every ounce of energy, collapsing on the spot.

Was it worth it? Was it not?
Oh, the vast beauty I've seen in this holy spot. 

Few expend the energy to get where I got. 
It is well worth the effort to reach the very top. 

Sights I've never seen before that take my breath away,
It gives me much more confidence in every which way 

Some stay down low; some scale the heights. 
Whatever your destiny, keep God in your sights.

December 4, 2022
Mark Waldrop