Poems: Planting Seeds for Life

By Clara Johnson

These poems give wisdom to those that understand them and advise you to place your life and trust in God. Put Him first in your life, and everything else will fall in place. Please let Him in and receive the blessings he has for you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Apr 17, 2014
• ISBN: 9781452595450

Clara Johnson

Clara has gone through much sickness and trials, but the Lord has delivered her. Through it all, she counts it all as joy because of the things that she received while she was well. Her love for God caused her to give her life to Christ, totally surrendering it all to him by forgetting the past and pressing toward the mark of a higher calling, which is writing God’s Word and making it rhyme.

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Poems

Planting Seeds for Life

CLARA JOHNSON

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Copyright © 2014 Clara Johnson.

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ISBN: 978-1-4525-9544-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4525-9546-7 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4525-9545-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014906219

Balboa Press rev. date: 4/15/2014

Contents

Dedication

Introduction

Inspire

Plant A Seed

The Building of Faith

My Love

I Said A Prayer

God’s Favor

Our Father Knows

Love And Grace

Forgive Yourself

I Haven’t Stopped Loving You

I Still Exist

Purpose

Deeds

Place me O’ Lord

You Ignored Me

When You Can’t Pray

Your Life

Don’t Give Up The Fight

For My Delay

My Commandments Still Stand

Tests

Believe

Worry Not

An Amazing Surprise

Open The Door

My Gift To You

I Gave

I Can See

Help Me Lord

A Wonderful Woman’s Life of 89 Years

God’s Christmas Gift

Christmas Is A Time

Encourage

Sickness

It’s Time

A Word To A Mother

Mothers Be Mothers

Fathers Be Fathers

Our Children

Divorce I - Woman

Divorce II - Man

Unpredictable

Inner Turmoil - I

Inner Turmoil - II

Inner Turmoil - III

Through Your Eyes

Follow My Way

Change Your Ways

Don’t Walk Away

Red Lights

Addiction

Be Not The Judge

Raise Up My Children

Women Teach Your Sons To Be Men

Teach Your Daughters

Focus On Me

Guilt

Mothers

God Spoke Healing

Be Yourself

The Road

Comfort

Words Of Comfort

Fear Not Death

Our Friend

I Slept Away

Young And In Love

My Garden

Meeting Jesus

One Of Gods Servants

Rest My Child

Nod

Accepting Loss

Hard To Pray

I Am Finally Home

A Mothers Song

The Open Door

Gods Precious Garden

My Grace

Don’t Be Disappointed With God

How To Say Goodbye

I Am Only A Child

Evermore

Jesus Walked In

When It’s Time To Go

Stage Of Grief

The Bridge Of Life

Grief

Rejoice

Dreaded News

Do Not Grieve

He Will Forgive

Authority

A New Thing

First Black President

My Servants

The Unkept Garden

Rulers

My Race

Just Because

Promises

Mental Illness

Dedication

THANKS, TO ALL MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THE PEOPLE I’VE MET THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, WHOM I GAVE THE POEMS TO, AND THE ONES WHO PROOFED SOME OF THEM AND URGED ME TO ONE DAY WRITE A BOOK… THEY ARE THE ONES WHO PLANTED THE SEED, AND NOW WE’LL WATCH UNTIL IT FORMS TO FRUITION.

Introduction

Poems: Planting Seeds For Life deal with everyday living. All of us have some things going on that we either deal with, or we don’t. These poems touch on the lives of children, mothers, fathers, marriages, divorces, authority figures, death, inspirations, and the faithful love of God.

Some of these poems were written recently, and some over several years; and given to people in their time of need, so that they might receive a revelation, comfort, or to be read at a funeral to give a little comfort to those that are grieving.

From the people that read my poems, I received a lot of thanks and feedbacks on how much some of the poems helped them spiritually, gave them guidance, confirmations with answers they needed, and comfort when they needed it most. Either way, it was given from the heart, with a lot of love and compassion.

I’ve always written poems and short stories from the age of ten. Reading was always my favorite hobby. Many of these poems, I was able to keep copies, and that’s how this book came about.

Where ever you are in the process of your life, or whatever you are going through, I hope these poems inspire you in some way.

My poems are guiding you to look to God for which comes all our help, no matter what you are going through. You should know, God is in control!

Life is like a seed; it’s planted, it grows, it produces, it provides, and then it dies. Isn’t that the process of life?

Take the time to plant a seed. You will never know what words you say, that might impact someone’s life. That little nugget of wisdom planted at the right time, into that mind, will take root, and be acknowledged as a word of God given truth. The seeds consist of:

Speaking words of wisdom

Being honest and truthful; even if it hurts

Showing love and compassion

Believing in Gods love for you

Knowing He’ll always be there

And you are never alone

Some how and some way, that seed is rooted within. Stand back, it takes time and sometimes years, but it will sink in and bloom. Words spoken truthfully and believing in God’s faith and grace are never forgotten.

These seeds of wisdom provide words of encouragement, understanding, love and compassion, fellowship to our rulers and people in authoritative positions who make decisions for our livelihood. Most people want to be able to live and survive by providing for themselves, but as the world is now, or forever was, its not that way. There are some that can’t make these decisions for themselves, and need the help of others.

We must learn to live and be respectful of one another. It doesn’t matter what race, color or gender, we are all Gods children, and He loves us all.

Inspire

Plant A Seed

EACH TIME YOU PLANT A SEED,

SOME GROWTH WILL PROCEED.

YOU MIGHT NOT SEE THE EFFECTS RIGHT AWAY,

BUT WATCH THE PROGRESSION DAY BY DAY.

SOMETIMES IT SEEMS NOTHING IS TAKING ANY EFFECT;

AND TO YOUR SURPRISE, WHAT YOU THOUGHT WOULD BE A WRECK,

A BEAUTIFUL REVELATION APPEARS BEFORE YOUR EYES.

THEY LISTENED, AND YOU SEE THEM RISE.

SUDDENLY YOU SEE THEM ARRIVE;

AND YOU WATCH THEM THRIVE,

IT DOESN’T HURT TO GIVE A VOICE OF WISDOM;

AND WATCH THEIR BLESSINGS COME.

PLEASE KEEP PLANTING THOSE KNOWLEDGEABLE SEEDS.

YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE IT WILL FEED.

The Building of Faith

Once upon a time in life, I decided to enjoy,

All that the world had to offer, and experience life like a child with a toy.

I had happiness, love, peace, and joy, I thought,

But it wasn’t the life for me, my parents had sought.

In the beginning everything was fine,

As long as you’re partying