KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE WON



  I LOVE KNOWING
   FROM INFANCY, I
   KNEW THE HOLY
   SCRIPTURES.
   SALVATION
   THROUGH FAITH IN
   CHRIST JESUS,
   SHOULD PLEASE US
TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS, REBUKING IS A FIGHT OF BLISS, I'M A SERVANT OF GOD THOROUGHLY EQUIP FOR THE BATTLE WON EVERYDAY OF FIGHT TO BE JUDGED JUSTLY THE LIVING OF MY DEAD LIFE LIVED. THE STRONG HEAVY VOICE GOD GAVE ME RIGHTLY SO TO PREACH THE WORD, MY POETRY FLOWS TO EARS SHUT-WIDE OPEN ENCOURAGING GODS LOST CHILDREN TO COME SEEK HIM IN JESUS HOLY NAME. I'M HERE BECAUSE I ENDURE HARDSHIP, ALL MY FAITH FLOWS FROM EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING, ITS FREEING, LET'S DO THE WORK OF AN EVANGELIST DISCHARGE ALL THE DUTIES OF OUR MINISTRY.
   I LOVE KNOWING
   FROM INFANCY, I
   KNEW THE HOLY
   SCRIPTURES.
   SALVATION
   THROUGH FAITH IN
   CHRIST JESUS
   SHOULD PLEASE US.
IN JESUS HOLY NAME... AMEN

About this poem

ITS ABOUT KNOWING GOD, JESUS AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, STANDING FIRM IN FAITH.

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Written on October 15, 2022

Submitted by purrplespice28 on January 13, 2023

Modified on March 24, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGGcABCDEFGGh
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 849
Words 154
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

SHIRONDA GAMBOA-COX AKA GOD"S THERESA PURRPLE REIGN

I'M 53YRS. OLD BEEN WRITING SINCE I WAS 7, FROM NEW YORK CITY, THE 8TH. CHILD OF 9, MOTHER OF 4 ADULT CHILDREN, 9 GRAND CHILDREN. IT WASN'T UNTIL LAST YEAR THAT I FOUND OUT MY PURPOSE OF WRITING POETRY WAS FOR GOD, I DELIGHT IN WRITING A POEM FOR MY CONGREGATION EVERY WEEK, MY TRUE BLESSING. more…

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2 Comments
  • Teril
    Inspiring and inspired. I know your poetry will flow to those "ears shut-wide open."
    LikeReply 11 year ago
    • purrplespice28
      THANK YOU SO MUCH YES THAT'S MY GOAL IS TO REACH THOSE EARS OPEN-WIDE SHUT, AN AN REACH SO FAR AS TO REACH THE SPIRITUAL SOUL
      LikeReply1 year ago
  • Frazier1990
    That's a powerful poem!
    LikeReply1 year ago
    • purrplespice28
      OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH, WHEN I READ IT TO MY CONGREGATION THEY LOVED IT AN SAID THE SAME THING THAT'S WHY I SUBMITTED IT, THANK YOU AGAIN
      LikeReply1 year ago

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