Poetry for the Soul: Volume 3

By Janice Stampley Means

A POETS PRAYER OF THANKS

Lord I come to you as humble as I know how I thank you for birthing forth this gift in me right now I thank you for the testimonies that you have given me I thank you lord for setting me free I thank you for the anointing you have placed on my life I thank you for bringing me from darkness and into your marvelous light Lord you have blessed me in so many ways And every day Ill give you thanks and praise Lord I thank you for all youve done Most of all I thank you for sacrificing your only son May all the nations read these anointed words And may your name be glorified from what theyve heard May these poems be blessed that you have placed in me So they can bless your people and set them free

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Feb 22, 2013
• ISBN: 9781475970609

Janice Stampley Means

Janice Stampley means is the author of several books including; poetry for the soul vol. 1, 2 & 3, the autobiography “A Search for Love” and “Children’s bedtime stories.” Within these anointed books she shares her personal testimonies dealing with abuse and betrayal, but nothing compares to the trials and tribulations she faced throughout her marriage dealing with temptation. Throughout this book you will see through gods’ grace and mercy how Janice was given the strength to share her story on what she had to endure while trying to Resist Temptation.

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BLESSED HOPE

Every poem that God has given me to write

Will put some blessed hope into someone’s life

Because I know there’s a poem that you may read

That’ll give you blessed hope in your time of need

Because every testimony that I’ve been through

Someone around the world is experiencing it too

And I tell my trials to glorify Gods’ name

And to keep my testimonies from falling in vain

So by me testifying on what I did to cope

Is giving someone else some blessed hope

HURT

When the courts are about to send a loved one away

Their family is hurt and left with nothing to say

And it’s hard for them to listen and be strong

When they know that society wants you gone

Because during the act of committing a crime

You’re not thinking about

the consequences down the line

Because if you was you would see

How hurt your family and friends would be

Because whatever sentence you receive for that crime

Your loved ones will also have to do that time

And once you’re sentenced, shipped and gone

Your loved ones will have to make it on their own

But all you had to do was find some legal work

And no one would’ve ended being hurt

So not only do you have a price to pay

But you’re hurting your loved ones along the way

A PRICE

I’ve written a few books during my life

And the first thing people ask is What is the price?

But if they knew the trials that I’ve been through

They would see I paid a price for everything I do

Because no matter what we do throughout our life

Somebody is going to have to pay the price

And for me to have the testimonies I have today

You know I paid a price along the way

But no matter who you are or where you’re from

A price was on your life since the day you were born

And even God had to pay the ultimate price

By giving up his only son to save our life

But before this anointing was placed on my life

You can rest assure I had to pay a price

GODS PLAN

I wish my family and friends could see

The plan god has in his will for me

Because after being cut up, talked about & abused

God said I’m still the one that he wants to use

I never lived a glamorous life

But I was blessed to become someone’s wife

But problems occurred along the way

That was especially designed to test my faith

But life’s just a series of testimonies & test

And we’re only required to do our best

But now I realize what he wants me to do

And that’s to help usher others through,

So when you see me doing something

you don’t understand

I’m only fulfilling Gods’ majestic plan

USED

It’s hard to love someone when you’re feeling used

Because every day you feel more hurt and confused

And no matter what it is you try to do

They’ll still find a way to use you

It’s as simple as asking you to use your car

So they can drive around while you’re at your job

And because you love them you give them

chance after chance

To step to the plate and act like a real man

But as long as you allow them to do what they do

You can rest assure they’ll continue to use you

HOMETOWN

I left my hometown when I was eighteen

To experience places that I’ve never seen

I decided to leave the only place I knew

So that I could experience the city life too

And since I had never been far from home

I was homesick the whole time I was gone

But even though the city is exciting and full of lights

It could never take the place of the quiet country life

And by living in the city all my adult life

I had forgotten how it feels to rest at night

But now that I’m older and set in my ways

I’ve been thinking about my hometown more every day

Because I’ve been in the city for far too long

And now I’m ready to go back home

Because after living in the city it has made me see

That returning to my hometown is the best thing for me

MOMENT OF PASSION

I’m disappointed in our women today

At how they’re carrying themselves the wrong way

Because instead of finding out what’s on a man’s mind

They’re focusing on his body at the time