WHEN I RISE... Culled from 'Secrets of An Irresistible Woman'

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When I rise,
full of love for life and laughter,
and the me that I am,
Love will meet me...

When I rise,
above my own neediness fears and frustrated tears,
and allow myself to be warmed by the Son,
Love will shine on me...

When I rise,
past prayerlessness, desperate hopes, sleepless nights
and wondering why I'm alone,
Love will wrap me in its arms...

When I rise,
beyond sacrificing who I am,
mistreating my heart and giving my affections too freely to the ungrateful...

When I rise,
above accepting scraps
when I crave for a whole slice of cake, 
reaching for carrots that are merely mirages of together forever, 
accepting another's rejection as validation of my undesirability...

When I rise,
oh when I rise.
When I rise above it all, my wings will carry me to a place called faith and deliverance,
a place where the lies whispered in the dark must flee in the face of such intense light.
For this is the place where God is and love dwells, 
for God and love are the same...

And as I rise ever higher, 
chains snapping from my heart, my mind, my soul
I soar even higher, carried on the wings of love itself...

Yes I rise, and love kisses me deeply, 
ever so sweetly and whispers
I'm home...

~Michelle McKinney Hammond



'Seek to find yourself wrapped daily in the love of your Heavenly Father, God. Only then can you rise above the undeserving things to that which a true daughter of the most high kingdom should have.' 

 ~JhummieOOZ

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