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If we lived in the Garden of Eden
how long would we be content?
Adam and Eve lived there for a season,
got booted when satan sowed discontent.

The garden’s where I feel God’s presence
working the dirt we’re made from
and perhaps unconsciously trying to fix
where Eden went terribly wrong.

Do we talk to God
or listen t’others conversations with Him?
It seems to make more sense
to talk directly with Elohim.

The difference between fact and fiction
is much like night and day,
fiction doesn’t require a decision
but facts compels a decision, okay?

Can you live at peace with other’s
when you always have t’be right,
what if we focused on other’s,
gave up sparring in winless fights?

There’s no need for winner’s, loser’s
when a friendly exchange of ideas’ a win,
but if someone stresses be teachable
you can bet they’ll do the teaching, you listen.

The children of Israel had a problem,
they saw Yahweh as Moses’ God
so had no relationship with Him
which left them grumbling, complaining, and dry bones
in the desert except for the 2 righteous spies. (1)

There’s no such thing as justice
when evils all about
and redemption’s the road to freedom,
sinful leaves you joyless with deadly doubt.

We all strive for importance
though it often looks routine,
and the surest way to important
is to walk beside Jesus the King.

Faith is believing the impossible,
trust is joining the fight,
first cousins on righteous’s side
and dependent on His Holy Might.

Courage is doing right regardless
though often battling fear
but if the Good Shepherd’s with you
then fear just disappears. (2)

Grace can’t be demanded,
it’s not something you can earn
and mercy’s not just a given name,
it’s not getting what you deserve.

Prayer aligns our hearts and minds
with God whose always clear,
hope’s a blessing we know’s coming
and doubts forgetting God is near.

God doesn’t want our lives
to be hard or easy,
He wants them to be impossible
so we’ll always depend on El Shaddai;

life’s key is knowing the hand you’re holding
for only God knows the righteous way
and Satan’s often a wolf in sheeps clothing, (3)
his bloody paws always give him away.

Mason Swinney

(1) Numbers 13 and 14- The story of the 2 spy’s Joshua and Caleb
(2) Psalm 23
(3) Matthew 7:15