Conversations with God

By Sharon Dexter

Have you ever wished to have a conversation with God? Have you ever been distracted while you talk with God? When I pray, and distractions appear, And I request You to walk with me, We'll make all those distractions A part of our conversation. And God says, "Look for Me . . . Expect Me . . . I set My vision of Hope before you To anchor your soul." Sometimes we babble at God, and sometimes He seems to answer us. Usually the answer we think we hear is exactly the words we needed at the time. Conversations with God is an attempt to discuss thoughts such as how He wants us to change, or about our choices while we are in His presence, or how He wants us to help others. But God always desires that we give Him our thanks and praises.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: May 22, 2016
• ISBN: 9781681972503

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Conversations with

God

Sharon Dexter

ISBN 978-1-68197-249-7 (paperback)

ISBN 978-1-68197-250-3 (digital)

Copyright © 2016 by Sharon Dexter

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

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Table of Contents

Chapter One     Change Me   From Sin

Chapter Two     Change Me   Toward Improvement

Chapter Three     Change Me   To Usefulness

Chapter Four     In Your Presence   I Have a Choice

Chapter Five     In the Presence   In My Relationship

Chapter Six     In Your Presence   Together in Relationship

Chapter Seven     Helping Others   To Bring Them In

Chapter Eight     Helping Others   Through Your Church

Chapter Nine     Thanks and Praises   In Gratitude

Chapter Ten     Thanks and Praises   We Worship and Praise

Conversation

When I pray, and distractions appear,

And I request You to walk with me,

We’ll make all those distractions

A part of our conversation.

With debilitating temptations

And evil attempting derailment,

When I turn to tell You, Lord,

Our conversation continues.

Chapter One

Change Me

From Sin

Keep Your

Mind on Me!

(God Speaks)

Keep your mind on Me,

For more than merely moments

Focus, child! Focus on Me

And you will be amazed

As blessings pour upon you

Of glory and of mercy

From opened gates of Heaven.

Keep your mind on Me

Repent, and beg forgiveness

For sins of inattention,

For sin of too much pride,

And knowingly committing

The sins of hate, of envy,

And you will be forgiven.

O God

O God above,

O God around,

O God within,

Wash me with love,

With grace, surround,

And cleanse my sin.

Merciful Lord,

I beg, release

The grip of sin.

I trust Your word

To tame the beast

That dwells within.

Forgive

How can I know what sins

Still lurk within my heart?

O Lord, deliver me

From unknown and the known.

Cleanse me from the hidden faults,

And keep me from known sins.

Don’t give my sins control.

And please, O Lord, forgive!

(published in Sing Into the Silence, Green Ivy Publishing, 2015)

Repentance

Lord, may all my tears freely flow

Recalling the pain I have caused.

May I feel sorrow,

Let me grieve deeply,

May consequences come quickly.

I’ve need of Your mercy, Your love.

Lord, I declare my dependence.

Once I’ve repented,

Lord, You lift me up.

You have refilled my empty heart.

One More Time

Because of past forgiveness, Lord,

I’ll approach Your throne room again.

Please delete my sins one more time,

And empty out the trash bucket

So I can’t revisit old sins.

I know once You’ve forgiven them,

They are gone!

Here again, I fall on my knees.

I beg You, blot them one more time.

I offer up deep thanks, O Lord,

For You first beckoned me to come.

My repentance granted entrance

Before You.

Thanks for being accessible.

Praises, You are approachable!

Lord, help me be more malleable;

Help me become obedient.

O Lord above, forgive my sins

One more time!

Before and After

I felt helpless, and hopeless;

Was worthless, and witless—

This, Lord, was my Before.

Now I’m repented, restored,

You’ve guided and guarded—

This, now, is my After.

Lord, I had been afflicted,

But now, my affection

For You has tripled!

Lord, please hear my confession,

And grant me compassion.

Help me to sin no more.

Sins

Lord, don’t let it be in arrogance

That I not confess each sin by name.

It’s just my short-term memory loss

For I truly cannot remember!

I know I have sinned in many ways: