God’s Promises

It is said faith can move mountains,
So why are you still looking for a way around?
In the desert the Lord will raise fountains,
So why are you still worried water won’t be found?

It is said “a faintly burning wick he will not quench”*
A weak heart he will not break.
So why are you shielding your flame from the wind
And afraid when you feel your heart begin to ache?

He promises to uphold you
And keep you in his arms,
So why do you let trouble shake you
And believe you’ll come to harm?

He makes a new path for you,
But in terror you walk the other way.
Tries to give you clothes fresh and new,
But time and time again, you strip them away.

He promises to walk you through the trials.
Promises that you won’t be consumed by flames.
But still you live your life in denial,
Denying the power of his name.

Refining in the heat of his glory,
You believe he’s let go of you.
But turn towards the cross’s story
And remember the pain he bore for you.

-Justin Farley

(*Quoted text taken Bible verse from Isaiah 42:3)

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My current collections of poetry, all available on Amazon, all written by me, Justin Farley. A Voice in the Wilderness is a chapbook of Christian Poetry, written about the joys, doubts, struggles, and sorrows of the Christian life. Nature’s Bounty is a collection of nature poetry celebrating my love for the outdoors. And Thorns of Love is the first book of three in a series of poems about love, this one being sad, breakup poems.

I have also published two poetry collections about the seasons and mental health–each book containing half nature poems about the particular season and half mental health issues that I felt correspond with the season. The first collection I published was Frozen Rivers which is about winter and also the hardships of life and specifically living with mental illness. My latest book is Blossoms of Hope which focuses on spring and finding hope during hard times.

I write to reach the hearts of the searching, the suffering, the still fighting. I write to soothe my soul and hopefully to soothe yours too. I write to celebrate and attempt to put words to the beauty of life. Here are my published books on Amazon. More to come. A huge, humble thank you to anyone who supports my work.

-Justin Farley