I have created this blog as a means of sharing the thought-provoking poems that the Lord has been
giving me over the past few years… Some of these poems have been published in my book called, My Heart Makes Its Home in a Faraway Land, that came out in March of 2014 (which is available through Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and Outskirtspress.com). I will be including some of them here, because I feel a constant urgency for as many as possible
to read and hear what, I feel, comes from the heart of God. The Day is drawing
near, and so many need to wake up to the fact that the Lord is coming back
soon. We don’t know when He will return for His own, but He has called me
to do my part in sharing His love and His Word with those who will hear…
This
part of my spiritual journey began as my mother-in-law lay in the hospital in
Elkhart, Indiana… just days before going home to meet her Lord Jesus, whom she
had been serving for over 60 years of her life. Even though I knew her
for only four short years, during that time she inspired a longing in me to
know my Lord better and to draw closer to Him. As a result, my Father in
heaven began pouring into me words that became poems and songs…
Although
the following is not the first of those poems, it is probably my most favorite,
because I identify with it more than with any of the others. I hope you
will go with me on my journey to the end…
My
Heart Makes its Home in a Faraway Land
My
heart makes its home in a faraway land,
Not
seen with the human eye.
I enter
that place when I start to pray,
Where
my Lord is so very close by.
He
takes me out of this present world
And
fills my heart with peace.
He
takes me to places beyond the clouds
Where
my cares and my worries must cease.
I can
bring to this land everyone that I love,
As I
lift them to Him in prayer.
I know
that He’ll touch all those precious to me,
For the
answers are always found there.
Sometimes
I just want to stay in this land,
Where
God’s presence is so real to me.
But He
wants me to go tell this world that He loves
That in
Him they can also be free.
He says
I can come anytime to this place,
For He
waits for me night and day.
And He
says I can stay for as long as I want,
When I
open my heart and pray.
My
heart finds its rest in this faraway land,
This
place that is truly my home.
When I
go through the pain that the world has to give,
He
reminds me I’m never alone.
Lisa
Marea Hare Wimberly
Written January
2, 2012
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