I Choose...

Good evening! I hope your week has been going well! It is almost time for the Fall. Are you ready for a new season? I sure am. Time to start breaking out the warmer clothing as we begin to put away the summer wardrobe. And time to get re-organized as we prepare for those grand holidays coming our way. I was cleaning clutter out of my room this morning and I came across a poem I had written a year ago and I thought I would share it with you.
It is called "I Choose..."
Think about the free will God has mercifully provided us to make choices as you read this:

I Choose:
The world tries hard to suck me in
"No!" I say, "I won't give in."
I choose to live the way I've been purposed to live;
living to love. My heart yearns to give.

This world is not mine.
The presence of Death, Violence, and Sickness is a sign.
I choose life, because God is life.
The world is wrong. God is always right.

The answer is Love. This is the only way.
If we have not love, then one day we will pay-
a heavy price that will result in tears and pain.
I choose God, because He'll never let it rain.

I am happy because I choose to love me.
Once you choose love, your heart is always free.
The dreams of this world are not mine, nor are they yours.
Learn to break free from this path, and choose another course.

My personal dream is heaven on earth.
The Father in me is all I am worth.
I choose love. It is the truth and the way...
to live God's promise today and every day.

May God bless you, keep you, and strengthen you...

Love & Many Blessings,
---ats
Written 8/12/06