God and Me Poetry

By Ann Ritter

The kingdom of God consists of "righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Romans 14:7 NASB). Those who enter must "come like a child" (Matthew 19:14). How did children respond to Jesus when He walked on the earth? They ran to greet Him with pure joy, played in His presence, and reveled in His love. They had no complicated theological questions to ask. They just enjoyed His company, responded to His words of love, and knew with simple childlike trust that it would always be good to be with Him. Jesus said, "The kingdom of God belongs to such as these" (Matthew 19:14).

It is so simple to relate to Jesus in this way. Who complicated it? Ecclesiastes 7:29 (Good News Translation) says, "God made us plain and simple, but we have made ourselves very complicated." Paul expressed concern over the believers in 2 Corinthians 11:3, stating that their minds "might be led astray from the simplicity and purity of devotion to Christ." Your spiritual walk is about your relationship with Jesus Christ, pure and simple. Do you love Him? Do you obey Him? Is He your first love? Do you always return to Him, asking for forgiveness when you mess up? It's really that simple.

These poems are about a relationship. Some are personal experiences; others chronicle universal themes. It is my hope that they will lead you into a closer walk with Jesus so that you too can express your relationship with God as I did in God and Me: Poetry.

With love,

Ann

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: May 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798886856040

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God and Me Poetry

Ann Ritter

ISBN 979-8-88685-603-3 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88685-604-0 (digital)

Copyright © 2022 by Ann Ritter

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Table of Contents

To King Jesus, my Savior, Lord, and friend, whom I love to spend time with!

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Journey

Family

Happy Birthday, Jesus! (John 17) (A Christmas Poem)

Eagles and Prophets

What Praising Eyes Can See

If I Could Take You There

He Protects

Trust

The Way of Peace

Blowing Kisses

Creation Watched

The Son Came Out to Warm Me

Mercy Knows

God's Army

Creative Flow

First Love

Nature Sings

Church of the Unlocked Doors

In His Name

See, Hear, Do, Speak

In the Morning

It's Time to Fly!

Come Home, One and All!

Savior

The Visit

Intimacy

Follow and Believe

When God Speaks

God and Man in Unity

Children of the Light

About the Author

To King Jesus, my Savior, Lord, and friend, whom I love to spend time with!

Acknowledgments

Simply put, these poems were written by God and me. I am grateful to the Holy Spirit for His inspiration and guidance in composing them. The overriding theme of all the poems is the love of God for family—His desire to see all come home to heaven one day. This amazing love is best described in the poem Family.

I am thankful to my brothers and sisters in the Lord who took time to review my poems and encouraged me to publish them. Special thanks to Ray and Renaid Almgren for their many helpful suggestions. Appreciation and thanks to Michelle Lynn at Christian Faith Publishing, who guided me through the entire process of publishing.

This is the Lord's work to do with as He pleases. It is my earnest hope that these poems will touch hearts and move people to respond to Father God's call to "Come