Barrels of Peace and Buckets of Joy

By Marilyn Weik

HERE'S A GLIMPSE by Marilyn Weik.

It is at the dead-ends that God's glorious power is shown! It's through life's agitation that a Christ-like heart is known. When we pull ourselves back to God's precious word, we run the race by His instructions we have heard. We say 'all this and Jesus too' as we thank our God in prayer.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marilyn Weik
• Release date: Oct 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781087986838

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Barrels of Peace and Buckets of Joy

By Marilyn Weik

Copyright @ 2021 by

Marilyn Weik

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted in writing from the author.

ISBN: 9781668554289

Printed in the United States of America

Acknowledgment

With a heart cascading with love and appreciation, I give thanks to my precious husband, Gary Weik, for helping to make the printing of this book possible!

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When you observe a beautiful piece of jewelry, make note of the following.  If a glistening pearl is attached, remember that it is the result of an irritant that found its way into the muscle of a clam and that the clam, in secreting a mucous over time, formed that beauty.  If there are diamonds attached, remember they were formed by both great heat and pressure over time.  Even the gold or silver that may be used to set the display was made useful by heat, burning away impurities. 

So it is in the life of Marilyn.  Over times of difficulty and distress, there has birthed the messages found in these poems.  She is a living testimony of the faithfulness of God and a faith that stands even when one is unable to walk, and the greatest challenge can be transitioning from bed to a wheelchair. Her hope is secure, and her witness shines bright, as it will be seen in the pages of this book.  What you read, she has lived!  Yes, and I have witnessed this up close.

Therefore, dear reader, be encouraged and inspired that whatever you are facing, God will make a way and there is peace and joy in Him!

Gary Weik

Table of Contents

AMAZING!

ALERT!

ANSWER UP!

AROUND EACH BEND

AT HOME IN THE WORD

BARRELS OF PEACE

BOUQUETS OF PRAISE

BUCKETS OF JOY

CALL UPON THE LORD

CALLED AWAY

CHOOSE LIFE

COCOONED

COMPLETE

DID YOU MEET WITH GOD TODAY?

EMPTY YET FULL

EXPECTATION!

EVALUATION, PLEASE

EVIDENT LOVE

FAITH

FEAST

FIXED

FOR YOU

FRIENDS

GLORIOUS SWAP

GOD IS GREAT

HEARKEN

HIS

HIS PRESENCE

HIS LOVE EXPRESSED

I CAN COUNT ON YOU, GOD

IF ONLY

IN CASE I DON'T GET A TOMORROW

IN YOUR PRESENCE

IT'S GOOD!

IT IS WELL

I KNEW

I WANT TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE I LOVE!

JESUS, THE WAY

JESUS, OUR SUSTAINER

JESUS IS COMING

JESUS CHRIST -- THE ARTIST OF MY LIFE

LIMITLESS

LUNGE TO THE LINE

MY CHILD OF EXCELLENCE

MY LEGACY

OUR CLOUDS HAVE SILVER LININGS

OUR REWARD

OUR SONG

PAUSE

POUR POUR POUR

PRAYER IS

PRESS ON

PULL YOURSELF BACK

REMEMBER RHODA?

RUN TO GOD

SINCERELY

SORROW'S GATE

STAND

SUBLIME!

SUBMISSION

TASTE AND SEE

THANK YOU JESUS!

THANK YOU LORD

THE KEEPER

THE LAST TIME

THE LORD IS

THE PROMISER

TRUST

TRUTH

VICTORY

WE CAN'T -- HE CAN

WHO WOULD YOU BE?

WILL YOU TRUST ME?

YOU ARE PRECIOUS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

AMAZING!

Don't be like Nebuchadnezzar,

Always pointing to himself.

Instead, be God's servant,

Removing pride from every shelf.

Then in your faithfulness to God,

Courage will arise!

Your heart will be humbled daily

As that haughty spirit dies.

Your steps will become steadfast. 

Your voice will shout in prayer.

Then you'll be as Daniel,

For he knew his God was there!

His God was in the den

Where the lions could not roar.

His God listened to his prayers, 

Rising higher than birds soar.

His God gave clear distinction

Of the writing on the wall.

His faith extended upward,

Beyond the image that was tall.

Dreams were not brick walls

To interpret or relay,

Because God let discernment flow,

With wisdom every day.

We can learn from sincere Daniel

And from Nebuchadnezzar too.

If we look to God and put Him first,

We'll be amazed what He will do!

ALERT!

Hundreds of years, prior to our time,

Pages were written for all.

Facts were given, foreknowledge told.

May we take heed to the call!

Lives were depicted, intricately so,

Of lifestyles and attitudes of heart

That would be on display, around people each day,

With unbridled passions, off chart.

In the last days, Second Peter described

Scoffers walking after their lusts.

People would be covetous, lovers of themselves,

Fierce, unrestrained, and unjust.

They'd be oozing with pride, unthankful to God,

Loving pleasure,