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…between here and there.

where are You in all this –
between here and there –
as I sit on the sweat stained couch of despair
waiting for bliss?

the courage to get up and walk has waned.
I do the minimal things to survive
I really want to be alive,
while my mind and soul remain pained.

reframe it.
reframe me!

a walk along the Urangan Pier
to feel the unsheltered breeze
often sets my mind at ease.
it’s a journey that I hold so dear.

I don’t really want to reach the end.
I wish that I could go out more
to better see Fraser Island’s shore
and enjoy the sea mist and breeze as a friend.

reframe it.
reframe me!

I know the hard times cannot last.
there’s good to come withheld from my vision
and the walk between here and there is my mission.
there’s good that will come to pass.

so rise up, soul, and overwhelm me
with goodness and joy and life and peace.
reframe my life and never cease
until I become the man You see.

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Psalm 77:1-3, 7-9 New Living Translation (NLT)

1 I cry out to God; yes, I shout. Oh, that God would listen to me! 2 When I was in deep trouble, I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted toward heaven, but my soul was not comforted. 3 I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude...
7 Has the Lord rejected me forever? Will he never again be kind to me? 8 Is his unfailing love gone forever? Have his promises permanently failed? 9 Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he slammed the door on his compassion? Interlude

Hebrews 11:8 New Living Translation (NLT)

8 It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.

New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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…whisper.

it’s hard to choose to believe the small voice
– the whisper –
that says that everything is going to be alright
even as crops fail, the rains don’t come
and we live in a land that seems forgotten.

reframe it.
reframe me!

my confidence in seeing Your goodness is waning
like the echo of a whisper in the Grand Canyon.
could I build my house there?
overlooking opportunity?
past and present richness?

reframe it.
reframe me!

my timeline for breakthrough has come and gone.
many times, in fact.
more whispers of truth come
will I believe them?

I’ll never leave you or forsake you…
all things work out for good…
I’ll see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living…

reframe it.
reframe me!

please, quiet whisper,
prove Yourself true.

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Psalm 27:13-14 New Living Translation (NLT)

13 Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. 14 Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

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MightyPoets 5y

…flickering candle.

false starts, blown by the wind,
sometimes strong, sometimes week,
sometimes fluid and dynamic,
sometimes solid and stubborn
I am a flickering candle
wax, wick and all.

reframe it.
reframe me!

You won’t snuff me out
or make me a slave to Your whims.
I am Your child, a recipient of Your inheritance,
therefore, place me where Your light needs to shine.

reframe it.
reframe me!

I’m imperfect, yet I have uniqueness.
I burn uneven
sometimes fast, sometimes slow
but please, let this flickering candle
always burn for You.

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Isaiah 42:3 New Living Translation (NLT)

3 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.

Galatians 4:7 New Living Translation (NLT)

7 Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir.

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…release the white dove.

counterfeit living – afraid to be myself
idealistic projections placed on an unreachable shelf
poor in treasure and internal wealth
tired of the battles with mental health

reframe it.
reframe me!

I have so much to offer this world
in spite of my flaws and my brow that’s furled
insecurity has my mind knotted and curled,
though my sin is forgotten and into the depths hurled

reframe it.
reframe me!

the new space will lead to authenticity
yet the time it’s taking is a constant worry
after the months and years of psychotherapy,
the truth doesn’t seem to take hold within me

reframe it.
reframe me!

practice and exercise. faith, hope and love.
one day the click will come from Thanos’ glove,
but the truth constantly streams from Heaven above.
bring peace from Heaven. release the white dove.

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2 Timothy 1:7 New Living Translation (NLT)

7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.

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...in this I'm blessed.

I know You’re working
– doing something I can’t see –
in this mess.

I know You’re providing
– giving us all we need –
in this test.

I know You’re reframing –
growing inside an eternal seed –
in this chest.

I know You’re building –
building a house with an eternal deed –
in this I’m blessed.

reframe it.
reframe me!

Your grace is sufficient,
covers my weakness,
develops the endurance I’ll need
to reach perfection in eternity.

the keys to the Kingdom!

it hurts!
I don’t like it!
I can’t see the end game.

If I saw what You see,
perhaps I’d run in the opposite direction.
God, I don’t want to just survive.
I want to thrive!
I don’t know what’s next.
perhaps, in this I’m blessed?

so do Your perfect work,
and reframe it.
reframe me!

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2 Corinthians 12:9 New Living Translation (NLT)

9 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.

James 1:2-4 New Living Translation (NLT)

2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

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…crumbs off the corners.

I surround myself with the wise
psyches… counsellors…
friends who have similar beliefs…
their words are like
the blows of inflatable novelty hammers
on a life-sized gingerbread house.
they’re only able to knock crumbs off the corners.

reframe it.
reframe me!

it’s because the once tasty structure
has grown stale and weathered
- inoculated against attack
- overly protective and judgemental.
the words of evil have made home in the attic
and permeated the whole,
like sugar ants that replace what it’s eaten with concrete.

reframe it.
reframe me!

may the words of my mouth
and meditations of my heart
be pleasing in Your sight
my Rock and Redeemer.
give me the courage
to replace what’s evil
with Your truth.

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Psalm 19:14 New Living Translation (NLT)

14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Proverbs 13:20 New Living Translation (NLT)

20 Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.

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…I’m Your masterpiece.

reframe it.
reframe me!

give me the grit and grace
to see myself as You see me.
a masterpiece.
to not be afraid to be me;
how You’ve created me to be.

reframe it.
reframe me!

give me the courage
to believe what You say about me!
I’m Your masterpiece!

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Ephesians 2:10 New Living Translation (NLT)

10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

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…change that’s overdue.

I am chosen.
I am a royal minister,
a member of a holy family –
owned by God.

reframe it.
reframe me!

a voice and purpose
has been planted inside of me,
along with a light that shines;
a light that shows the goodness of God.

reframe it.
reframe me!

give me a desire
to pursue the truth
of who I am in You,
rather than
the redundant and outdated
subscription to feelings –
it’s a change that’s overdue.

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1 Peter 2:9 New Living Translation (NLT)

9 But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.

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…real love.

I need real love to really love
and I need to be really loved to really love.
I am really loved with real love.
help me to believe it
in my darkest days
and in the midst of pain.

reframe it.
reframe me!

rebuild my life with the authenticity
of being secure in real love.
my short-comings and flaws can’t negate the truth.
I am really loved and can really love
because of real love.

reframe it.
reframe me!

nothing can separate me from Your love,
so help me rest in how You see me.
give me wide open eyes to see
when guilt, shame, unforgiveness and worthlessness
want to rob me of the joy of real love.

remove the lies. replace it with truth.
Your truth.

reframe it.
reframe me!

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Romans 8:38a New Living Translation (NLT)

38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love.

Romans 12:2, 9 New Living Translation (NLT)

2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

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…mountaintop chateau.

downcast soul
downcast mind.

help me to lift my head.

reframe it.
reframe me!

I’m scared to be myself.
I’m afraid people won’t like what they see.
It’s unbearable to be known as an asshole.

filled with shame and regret
and pain that won’t forget
the wrongs I’ve caused
or the wrongs of others.

reframe it.
reframe me!

I am not the sum total of my failures.
I am protected, shrouded in glorious light.

a soft, compassionate, supernatural hand
gently lifts my chin up
and holds my head firm.

reframe it.
reframe me!

my life is a journey,
as is my recovery.
I note it, and share it.

on the whole, you can probably see
the highs and lows, the ebbs and flows
and one day
perhaps even the views
from the mountaintop chateau.
victory.

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Psalm 3:3 New Living Translation (NLT)

3 But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high.

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…between here and there.

…whisper.

…flickering candle.

…release the white dove.

...in this I'm blessed.

…crumbs off the corners.

…I’m Your masterpiece.

…change that’s overdue.

…real love.

…mountaintop chateau.

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