Poetry to Live By

By Karon Schlicker

Poetry to Live By offers thoughts for experiencing life through God’s wisdom through his many blessings, trials, and tribulations for spiritual growth and edification with all aspects of life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Dec 11, 2018
• ISBN: 9781973633204

Karon Schlicker

Karon is a retired widow with two dogs and a cat. She spends most of her time in church activities, teaching ladies bible studies and is an AWANA secretary. She enjoys family dinners and Community Theater.

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ISBN: 978-1-9736-3319-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9736-3320-4 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018907895

WestBow Press rev. date: 12/11/2018

FOREWORD

I was never very good at writing poetry. I would have those assignments in school to write a poem about something and I never knew exactly how to fix it. Whatever I had written certainly was not poetry!!

Poetry-it can evoke many emotions and thoughts from the author as well as the hearer. God can use poetry in our lives to convict and to bring glory to Himself. I have the privilege of knowing this particular poet and I know that her desire is to bring the reader closer to God.

Karon has been writing poetry for many years. She has written poems daily for the 15 or so years that I have know her. She shares them with the congregation on a regular basis. It is because of the encouragement of one her dearest friends that she is publishing these for others to enjoy.

The ability that she has to put words on paper is truly a gift from God and Karon would be the first to tell you that He is the One to get the glory. I would like to say thank you, Karon, for sharing your gift with the rest of us. Her wish, and mine, is that you are able to focus on the Creator as you read these wonderful poems. God bless you.

Laura Grenier

Secretary First Baptist Church

Of Moses Lake, Washington

PREFACE

I was encouraged by my Bible Study Group to publish the poetry I have been sharing with them for spiritual growth and encouragement.

INTRODUCTION

These poems are written by the inspiration of God for spiritual growth, and encouragement. It is life in poetry form.

CONTENTS

Serve Him

Another Stripe on His Back

Foundational Stone

A Day unto God

Why My Face Is Turned Up

Where Are the Tears?

Not Worth It

All the Tears Are the Same

The Robbery of Our Freedom

Silent Scream

Forgiven

Love Enough

The Teacher

Joseph—Assignment from God

Plugged into Christ

Self-Will

A Gift Received a gift Returned

It’s not About Me

Holding On

Then there was You

When I First Discovered You, O God

We Know the Rest of the Story

A New Pew

Left to Themselves

The World and Sometimes Us

No Decision

The Reason

Own Thing

Is He your King

Anything He Wants

Making Sure

Christmas’ True Meaning

We Shoul Be Different

Without Excuse

Why do you Serve Him

You were not There

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