Inspire Me: Book of Inspirational Poems

By Tamika Larkin-Stowers

We never know what God has in store for us and surely I give thanks to my Lord Jesus Christ for loving me so. I also thank God for giving me the chance to be doing today what I love and that is praising His name through my poetry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 26, 2010
• ISBN: 9781465327178

Tamika Larkin-Stowers

MY NAME IS TAMIKA LARKIN-STOWERS I WAS BORN DECEMBER 4, 1981 IN JACKSON, MS. MY PARENTS ARE LEON AND SHEILA LARKIN. I AM THE BABY GIRL. I HAVE ONE BROTHER, CEDRIC BERRY AND A STEPSISTER, NICOLE GHOLAR-EELY. I GRADUATED FROM PRENTISS HIGH SCHOOL PRENTISS, MS. “CLASS OF 2000”. I AM MARRIED TO JEREMY D. STOWERS, WE HAVE THREE KIDS SHARELL, DONTAYE’ & JER’CARDIYE. I HAVE ONLY BEEN WRITING FOR A SHORT TIME BUT I ASKED THE LORD ONE DAY WHAT IS MY PURPOSE BECAUSE I HAVE FACED DEATH MANY TIMES AND HE HAS CONTINUED TO SAVE ME. SO ONE DAY A LADY NAMED MYRTLE BARNES ASKED ME TO WRITE A SPEECH TO SAY FOR A FATHER’S DAY PROGRAM AT OUR CHURCH. SO I WROTE A FEW WORDS AND I WAS LOST AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS RHYME POPPED IN MY HEAD AND IT HAS BEEN THERE EVERY SINCE. THE LORD HAS TRULY BLESSED ME. MY GOAL IS TO REACH MY PEERS AND OTHERS TO SPREAD JESUS’ MESSAGE OF LOVE. I ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF BOOKS COMING OUT SOON CALLED “KYMELIA AND THE BOOK” AND ALSO “THE KING IN THE CAGE” PLEASE SUPPORT AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ME AND MY WILL TO SPREAD GOD’S UNDISCRIMINATED WORD. JESUS LOVES US ALL NO MATTER WHAT COLOR WE ARE AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE AS LONG AS WE REPENT AND BELIEVE THAT JESUS WILL SAVE US. THE KEY TO LIFE AND SUCCESS IS KEEPING GOD FIRST AND NEVER EXPECTING MORE THAN YOU PUT IN NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION IS. TAMIKA LARKIN-STOW

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*INSPIRE ME*

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MY BOOK OF INSPIRATIONAL POEMS

TAMIKA LARKIN-STOWERS—AUTHOR

JEREMY D. STOWERS—ILLUSTRATOR

Copyright © 2010 by Tamika Larkin-Stowers.

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Contents

JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

RAZZLE-DAZZLE

BACK IN DA DAY SHOLE AIN’T LIKE TODAY

JESUS IS GOD

THE GREAT DECEIVER

THE FACINATING WORKS OF JESUS CHRIST

ETERNITY

*JESUS IS THE GOODNESS INSIDE OF ME*

MOTHERS THE FOUNDERS OF LOVE

PASSION FOR CHRIST

*THAT GLORIOUS DAY*

THE LAST DAYS

THE PROMISED LAND

RELIGION

*STAND UP FOR CHRIST*

PRAISE GOD

*HOLY GHOST POWER*

*720 DEGREES*

ARE WE CURSED?

CONFESSIONS

FAITHFULNESS

IS THIS YOUR EXCUSE?

BEING WISE

FAITH FEAR & LOVE

GOD’S GLORY

GOD SPEAKS

HONESTY IS IT IN ME?

INSIDE OR BESIDE?

JESUS

IN THE IMAGE OF ME

ON TIME GOD

HE WON’T FAIL

INSPIRE ME

MY FAMILY PRAYER

REASSURANCE OF GOD’S LOVE

SIN AND GOLD

*THE PASTORS PROMISE*

GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN

A TRIBUTE OF LOVE TO *JENNIFER HUDSON*

*A TRIBUTE FOR HATTIE*

BLESS YOU ALL

DO YOU EVER WONDER?

HEROES

I’M BLESSED

*JUST HOLD ON*

LEARNING TO FORGIVE

MENYON’S PRAYER

THE SACRIFICE

REUNITED

THE UNEXPLAINED

*TRUE LOVE*

*HISTORY IS MADE*

KHIRY’S TIME

BAD CIRCUMSTANCES ARE ONLY TEMPORARY BUT

YOUR LIFE’S WORK AND WISDOM LASTS FOREVER.

TAMIKA LARKIN-STOWERS

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FROM THE HEART OF TAMIKA:

WE NEVER KNOW WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE FOR US AND SURELY I GIVE THANKS TO MY LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR LOVING ME SO. I ALSO THANK GOD FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE TO BE DOING TODAY WHAT I LOVE AND THAT IS PRAISING HIS NAME THROUGH MY POETRY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO IS SUPPORTING ME: MY PARENTS SHEILA AND LEON LARKIN, GALILEE BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY, AUNT YOGI, REE, PALLIVE CAFFIE, TRICIA, MY BROTHER CEDRIC BERRY AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO BREON GARDNER FOR HELPING ME ALONG THE WAY. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY HUSBAND JEREMY STOWERS FOR BEING MY INSPIRATION, TEACHER, AND ILLUSTRATOR. HE MOST CERTAINLY HELPED ME BECOME THE PERSON THAT I AM TODAY LOVE ALWAYS AND FOREVER.

BIBLE SCRIPTURES THAT ARE QUOTED ON MY POEMS ARE FROM THE NEW LIVING TRANSLATION AND THE NEW KING JAMES VERSION OF THE HOLY BIBLE.

JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD

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1 JOHN 1:4-7

RAZZLE-DAZZLE

IN THIS WORLD OF RAZZLE-DAZZLE WE ALL LIKE THE BLING—BLING AND ALL THE NICE THINGS IN BETWEEN. I MEAN WHO WOULDN’T WANT THESE THINGS BUT IF WE AVERAGE PEOPLE SHARED SOME OF THESE NICE THINGS AND BLING—BLING WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN? WHAT IF THE WHOLE WORLD WAS LIKE A TEAM IN REALITY AND NOT IN A DREAM LIKE THE SPEECH WRITTEN BY DR. KING. I BELIEVE THESE THINGS WILL PROBRALY NEVER COME TRUE. THE ONLY WAY WE WILL HAVE REAL FREEDOM IS WHEN JESUS COMES TO GET YOU AND FORGIVES YOU BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH. YES, JESUS BECAME A HUMAN TOO AND GOT ON THE SAME LEVEL AS ME AND YOU. THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY WE WERE GONNA MAKE IT THROUGH. SO HE DIED FOR US